Review On Potato Giant XL, Mendiola

Yes, I am happy that the stall in school actually has a shop near my house because they make mean mojos, man! Here is a look Potato Giant XL in Mendiola, Manila.

The Place

Outside

Aside from the sign on top, this is practically how it looks like. It is located in between Pericos 2 and & eleven.

Inside

The place consists of two floors

Ground Floor 

This is what it looks like, it’s actually has a bright atmosphere in the shop and it actually reminds me of the California Girls music video by Katy Perry because of all the painting on the walls.

2nd Floor

       

This are of the shop is my favorite! It’s like a little Japanese dining room, low tables and the best part: BEAN BAGS, it’s very spacious but has a low ceiling. I like how you can just sit like a boss surrounded by tons of bean bags and you can definitely take your shoes off.

The Menu 

Other the potatoes, this is their menu. The ones with the thumbs up are their best sellers. I didn’t get a chance to take a picture of the menu for the stall outside though, I’m sorry guys. The price is very student friendly and just an additional 5 pesos you get soup and a drink with your meal.

Our Order

Their two-piece burger steak, this one is very tasteful. The rice is so delicious, I can’t describe how it tastes but what I can guarantee you is that the rice is divine! I presume that the patties are home made because as I was eating it looks like it was prepared by them. The soup is Chicken Soup, it tastes really nice, it definitely complimented my order.

This is the Mozzarella Balls IT IS A MUST TRY!!!! it deepfried potato balls with mozzarella cheese and ham inside, it heaven! it’s served with a dressing of your choice. So they have Honey Mustard (what I got), Garlic Parmesan and Thousand Islands.

 

The Beef Quesadilla, this speaks Mexican. The flavor of beef, bell peppers and onions topped with cheese sauce is perfect! I was actually surprised with how it tastes like because I have had beef quesadillas before and they tasted kind of off but this one is just so peeerfffff. It’s actually 4 pieces but then my mom was excited to taste it so yeah.

The Wall Designs Upclose

This place would have been better if it was air conditioned but still, this is a must try.

The Naked Truth: She Will by Niko Oredina

 

Photo by Niko Oredina

Model: Trish Perez

Makeup by Reneé Solis

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Photo by Niko Oredina

Model: Ayah Averion

Makeup by Reneé Solis

Isosceles By Angel Cruz (Spoken Word Piece From Intramuros Rising III)

Isosceles

I wish for you to have amazing sex with her every night!

I wish she does everything u tell her to, bend her body in angles her bones are not accustomed with, wont tell u to stop,wont ask you to be gentle…

I hope you feel like coming home to a whore. I hope she feels like she has nothing to offer but this, no warmth, no orgasms that quake more than the muscles, no quiver… joint souls, no lovers intertwined.

I wish you read long letters to her which she does not understand. I wish she becomes the cliche in your poems because you have nothing else to write about.

When the only wetness u are swimming into is a stagnant pond of algae,

you will remember how you wished i was your river, how we flowed into the ocean to be as wide as the horizon. You will remember how the moon reflected tales of lovers in our eyes and how we tried to be them.

You will know that sometimes it is important to fight, make your voice shake the ground the nieghbors press their ears to the floor anticipating for something tragic..

You and i are tragic lovers.

We both know that.

But aren’t the most tragic stories also the most epic?

Didnt juliet swallow death?

Dont we all ingest poison everyday to prove we are the brave ones who love and asks for nothing in return, even if all you want is to be loved in return..even what we are, are dried up bodies tying to hydrate dried up souls.

Lover, we live in a generation where people rejoice in brokenness..

make ugly beautiful,make curses sound like promises..

“Stay a little bit longer”

“I love you but i cannot leave her..

Stay…but  not a little bit go pick her,

tell her how she uncomplicates wanting,

tell her how you understood exactly what she meant when she asked you to love her.

Tell her that there arent oceans you’ve had to swim across just to reach her bossom,

Tell her that there arent any nights that you cried beside her, just because the thought of losing someone so fragile terrifies the fuck out of you

Tell her that the reason why you hold her hands is because your palms feel empty..

Tell her that you have forgotten how it feels to dance under street lamps…

Tell her that her body needs nothing more but another body,

tell her she makes everything feel easy…

Show her your calloused hands and tell her how you struggled with me,

show her the bloodstains on your skin and convince her that you tried to rinse them off..

Tell her i never loved you anyway..

and convince yourself that i never did,

Lover, when i told you my body couldnt bend in angles my bones arent accustomed with,

i was inviting you to not be rigid..

i was asking you to understand that sometimes,

bodies do not need force, just need presence, just need touch..

Pick her.. allow her to marvel in the beauty you discovered in darkness..

Allow her to unclench ur fists.

Allow yourself to discover gentle..

and be that..

Tell her to be everything you want her to be…

while wishing she was me..

BY : Angel Cruz

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You would lose your mind trying to understand mine.

Midnight Story

He was on the other end of the line and I was lying down on the bed with my laptop. Hearing his voice was beyond ecstatic, it was surreal; it’s like he lying down on the bed. I was drifting into my fantasy when he suddenly said “I love you, you know that right? You know that no matter what happens it’s true.”, chills ran down my spine as I heard him say it and my stomach twisted, there was something familiar with the way he said it. “of course I do, I love you too” I replied.

“No babe, I really love you, please don’t forget that. Goodnight” The second he dropped the call, I figured it out, I know this feeling because I have felt this before, I know what that tone is. There was an urgency in his voice and the tone that he used to say those words, those sweet words that was meant to spread butterflies, sent tears down my eyes instead because in that moment I knew, that he was not professing his love for me, he was saying his goodbye.

6 Lines Girls Are Tired Of Hearing From Guys

1. “Ibahin mo ako sakanila” – Yeah, it’s not just you who said that, It’s practically every guy and the plot twist? They were all doing the same thing just in different ways. So, huehue for youuuu.

2. “I’m sorry”  –  “You say sorry just for show, ohhh” Say like you mean it bruh! Huwag yung sasabihin mo lang para matapos na.

3. “I’m right here to stay” –Ano? Kapag may period nga ako ayaw mo na ako kausapin or lapitan eh huhu

4. “Trust me, hinding-hindi kita sasaktan” – Isa kang malaking sinungaling! Ayoko sayo! Hindi mo maiiwasan na masaktan ako kaya huwag mo na sabihin to.

5. “There’s this thing called waiting, that’s what I’m gonna do” – Wow, salamat sa waiting mo kuya ha. Ilang araw palang tayong wala may iba ka na.

6. “Ikaw lang sapat na” –  eh bakit may options ka pa kung ganun? Huwag mo ko niloloko Huehuehueeeeeeeee

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I Know, Love.

I see your muscled back turn away from me as you stir in your sleep, your face so calm and gentle faces me now and I hope my astounded gaze does not wake you. How did this beautiful person became mine? I count the days that I will last see your face, for I know what you are hiding.

I know that you’re tired of me, I know that the end is near for you and me; as silence tells me everything that you don’t say because you don’t want to hurt me in any way. I know, love, and I promise I’ll break it to you soon.

Allow me to lift the burden on your shoulders; that when you come home at night tired from work, all you have to do is rest and be at peace with the TV on, pizza and a beer on your hand and not worry about anybody else but you.

Allow me to smooth out your life as I know that the rigid road has bruised you too much to move, allow me to remove the hook stuck on your lips when you were fished out of the sea.

Allow me to remove the burden that is me

I know, love, that I no longer help you grow, that I no longer aid your wounds and end your suffering. That I’m no longer the smile on your face, the beat of your heart and the mate to your soul; but love, I know that you will find her.

And when you do, please tell her how lonely it was at nights when you couldn’t see her face or hear her voice. Tell her how you would bring your chariot with your white horses, your sword and your shield and fight through battles just to reach her. Tell her how you asked the Gods and Saints to give you strength and keep you safe, so you could go through war for her.

Show her how you waded your sword through your enemy’s chest because the thought of not coming home to her frightened you. Show her how much you missed her, longed for her and love her through the gentleness of your thrusts as you enter her.

Court her with the best of you and love her with all of you, show her how she is behind every smile, laugh and triumph in your life

Protect her like you were Davy Jones and she was your treasure, treat her like Cleopatra and make her feel so beautiful, show her how you are ready to move mountains and terrains just to see a smile on her face.

Show her how she was a part of your soul by making her see you at your most vulnerable and allow her to be the best of you; show her that if you ever were to lose her, you would lose yourself too.

Love, I know all these because that is how I am with you.

By Trish Perez

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Model/Hair Artist: Trish Perez

Makeup by Reneé Solis

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Makeup: Reneé Solis

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Review On Breakfast Bin, Maginhawa

We dropped by real quick in Maginhawa a few weeks back and I must say, I am practically overwhelmed by all the food that I saw, we had no idea which one to stop by to order in our take-out. This is where we finally stopped, Breakfast Bin because it’s where we can find a parking space, parking is really really hard there, so you better make sure that you know where you will go get some grub when you have plans on heading to Maginhawa.   

BREAKFAST BIN

The Menu

 This is their menu, what makes this place different and personally what I absolutely love about them, is that they have the option of serving your meal with brown or white rice. If your on a diet like me, brown rice is very healthy and this is the only place so far that I have encountered that serves brown rice. They will definitely see me back here.

My Order

This is their beef tapa and it is to die for!!!!! I am a fan of beef tapas and this is definitely in my top 3 beef tapas of all time. The flavor has this sweet-ish tang to it that makes it really good, partner it with spiced vinegar, it is divine! Their vinegar tastes like the one we took home from Quezon Province. MUST TRY THIS!

The Place

Inside

To be honest, it was really small and steep but man look at how lively it is in there! It really gives you that feeling that you are having breakfast with  the sun up and makes the experience more surreal.

Outside

Just so you won’t get lost if ever you decide to try it, it’s next to The Round Robin Cafe, Crepe Man, I forgot the ice cream shop though. it’s right in front of Yvan Navy.

To My Younger Siblings, Love Your Ate.

Dear You,

Hi, first of all you’re a pain in the ass, oh wait! You’re a pain to my ass, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t love you. The difference between me and you is that I’m older than you, people expects too much from me because I’m older. I need to be wiser, I need to be an achiever, I need  to be your second mom, I need to be the breadwinner, I need to be SOMEONE YOU CAN LOOK UP TO, I need to be this, I need to be that and I can’t completely be myself for you.

The difference my darling little brother/s and sister/s is that I put you first and above me. I understand that I HAVE to, it’s not that I have a choice because I’m older than you. That is the curse of being the first. This may come as a surprise to you, but I envy you; because you don’t have to do the things that I do.

When I want something, I can’t just simply say it because they would say that I would have to work for it, so I don’t even bother asking. I have high grades through most of my school life, always in the honors list and I never got something in return for that, but you, you who has barely passing grades, you are bribed with material things just to get that passing grade, you don’t have to get high grades, you just have to pass and they will get you what you want no matter how expensive it may be. That is never the case with me, even when I graduated with flying colors, my simple wish was never granted.

I give up so much for you, I have so many plans and so many things that I would want to do but I can’t because I have to think about you, I can’t be selfish with you. Though it seems to everyone that I am, in truth, I’m not. I don’t ask for what I truly want because I already know that I will get declined, I wanted to have something extravagant on the day that I turned legal but I couldn’t because I don’t have the heart to ask for it because I was thinking of you, the money to be spent on me on one of the most important days of my life, I would rather be spent on you.

I just vowed to myself that when I start working that I would spoil myself but no because I have to help mom and dad first, I get so overwhelmed when they talk about how to spend my salary when I haven’t even started earning it and how I should send you to school, to an expensive school or maybe even abroad as if I don’t have a say in it. As if that I don’t already know my responsibilities, it is repeated to me over and over and over again. I feel so used and controlled my brother/sister, you don’t have to feel this because you are younger, nothing much is expected from you, you are the baby as to I am the helper.

My little one, I am obliged to help you but you have the freedom of choosing whether or not to help me.

So, please understand when I yell at you because I’m stressed, on my period, you did something wrong or you’re just an absolutely idiotic sometimes, it just means that it’s for you because you have to know your mistakes. Too much pressure is laid on my shoulders and we are treated unfairly, as much as our parents tells us no, and I try to completely wrap my head around that fact, it’s not.

I’m only asking that you do your best to help me too, to listen to me, to follow me when I tell you to do something, to give me a little break once in a while, to understand me because I have to balance so many things, don’t pick fights with me and act so superior when you’re doing little or no help at all, respect me and don’t act like you can boss me around because I sacrifice so much for you. I miss out on so much in life because I have to stay in and be with you.

I’m sorry for saying all this, but it’s the truth and I hope now you understand where I’m coming from, forgive me when I’m on my bad days, know that you can always come to me when you need someone to talk to, I will help you when you need me to, I will be there for you.

I love you so much.

xx,

Ate