Archive for February 12th, 2007

Tagged Tell 5 things that people don’t know about …

Posted by Pinoy Pan de Sal on Monday, February 12th, 2007 @ 7:00 pm in Personal - Philippines.

Tagged Tell 5 things that people don’t know about me and I wouldn’t mind them knowing. After my digital career in graphics ends, I will pursue my dream of being a chef.I have mild OCD but I think I have a handle on it. There are some that I just couldn’t look over like misaligned things, objects facing the wrong direction, crooked and scattered wires. When I was younger I

From Bean to Cup

Posted by Top Dog on Monday, February 12th, 2007 @ 11:10 am in Personal - Philippines.

I've always belong to Team Coffee Bean. But today I'm on Team Starbucks, even if I still find their coffee too sweet, as I attended their little seminar, Starbucks: From Bean To Cup held at La Salle.

The Coffee Masters talked about coffee of course.

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We got lots of media.

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And a bag of free coffee beans too.

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Starbucks thinks their customers are sticker-happy, so they decided to throw in the Coffee Passport as well.

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But the best part was tasting the different regional coffees.

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And also which pastries go with which coffee.

This tarpaulin sums up everything.

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After the seminar, we had coffee at, you guessed it, Starbucks Taft. We raved and bashed our professors, which was fun. I suggested a feature to Brian and Steph for our organization's paper. I'm counting on them to take what I said seriously. *Grins*

I went home with Kat, who I had a great time talking to. It's really nice to get to know someone new a lot better.

Because Starbucks made me drink a lot of coffee, my bladder was about to explode by the time I got to SM Southmall. And because of this near-catastrophe, I'm sticking with Coffee Bean.

Unlikely sartorialist

Posted by Top Dog on Monday, February 12th, 2007 @ 11:09 am in Personal - Philippines.

Life always has a way to surprise us.

Never did I think I could regularly have talks with Josef. No, they're not the useless yakety yak kind. We share our frustrations. Talk about different people. Discuss our academic woes. And then comes the fashion.

Yes, most often than not, the chatter are of the sartorial kind. I've never thought Josef has this side of him. It is worth mentioning he often starts these talks.

We gripe about size and fitting. We rave about Giordano, Folded & Hung, and Topman. Complain about skyrocketing prices. Inform each other of current and upcoming sales.

Very masculine, I know.

The end-of-season sales have commenced. Since I'd like to keep up with my fellow students in the blogoshpere, err, here are my recently purchased clothes. All from Topman.

Stripes for the win!

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Yes to military.

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Look at the detail.

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Hair & Age

Posted by Top Dog on Monday, February 12th, 2007 @ 10:39 am in Personal - Philippines.

Valentine's Day is nearing so I decided to have my hair trimmed today. I went to Fix at Alabang Town Center. After a half an hour wait, I was finished. So I handed out 200 bucks but lo and behold, the cashier, who was a bit cute, courteously said the bill was 225 bucks.

225 BUCKS? Up by 40 bucks since I last went there? For a haircut? Don't get me wrong. Fix is a great salon. 225 bucks is totally worth it, considering I get my hair shampooed and conditioned with lovely imported products, and I get a top haircut which the Top Dog truly deserves. Have I mentioned the free head massage as well? It feels like their hands are making love with my hair. It's so good that I can happily sleep with my head in the sink.

But then again, 225 pesos is a bit too much for me. I am sure I can find a similar salon offering similar services for a lower price. I'll just have to go and find one.

Let the hunting begin!
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On my way home today, the tricycle driver called me 'boy'. I'm not so sure if I should be happy or not. One thing I'm sure is that I am amused by this. Do I look like a kid?

Yes, I am old. There are times when I can see the effects of alcohol and sleepless nights to my body, especially my face.

I feel old yet act like young. Childlike even.