Monday, August 13, 2012

The Best Decade Yet...



“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.”
- Steve Jobs (Stanford Commencement Exercises, June 2005)

I gotta say, I can relate to that quote above because I realized that everything that happened to me in the past helped shape me to who I am today. All those actions, whether good or bad, had led me to this. A lot has happened over that decade as all the changes in my life happened there. Also within those past ten years is the roller coaster ride in high school and college.

I am very happy to be a graduate of Cebu City National Science High School because all the life lessons I missed out during my first decade of existence. It's insane. The spirit of not giving up was built through the Scouting experiences I had. The talents I had also flourished when I was part of the Glee Club. All the bonds I had during high school were strong and most of them still hold up to this day. Thanks batchmates for the one of the best experiences I had!

Then, there was this insight I had during my last year in high school that programming is the path I've chosen because of this unusual interest in it. It felt weird at first, but I realized that this is it. So I wanted to take BSIT for college, but during the enrollment phase, the "woman over there"  convinced me to take BS Computer Science. And since my laziness activated during 4th year high school, I went to the University of San Carlos.

I never thought that this chapter of my life would bring about more change to my life. Right now, I realized how stupid I was in terms of the matters of love. I also realized that all those experiences in Datalogics Society was amazing. I love those tough times and fun experiences and hopefully the friendships made during that time will last for a LONG time. 

To all the people that have been with me through the 2nd decade of my life, THANK YOU VERY MUCH for the friendship and I hope it'll last through the next decade and beyond! I love you all and I will forever be grateful. :D

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Food Trip: Dimsum!



Another day, another food trip. And yes, that is one good meal right there.

It all started when my grandmother told me it was the day that she usually goes out for relaxation purposes and she wouldn't be cooking lunch. I took advantage of that and went to one of the places I really wanted to go for lunch: Dimsum Break.

I was so surprised to find out that there was a Dimsum Break in the new mall that Gaisano Capital put up near our place. It's big, but the mall part seems small. It's actually a mall and a condominium, so you can tell by now that the big part is the latter. I'm still happy though that I could eat a meal like this after SO LONG. Hahahaha. My cousin would surely love this news when he comes here for vacation.

So, I got the usual stuff: Steamed rice, spring roll, and siomai. Sadly, they ran out of Quail's Egg siomai (my all-time favorite siomai), so I got the mushroom one instead. I can't believe that over the years, the taste hasn't changed one bit. This is the reason why I am happy with the taste of the food in Dimsum Break (and sister restaurants Ding Qua Qua and Harbour City). I personally think that the soup-like substance in the steamed rice was a bit lacking. I wish they could put more again like the good old days. The prices went up too. Last I checked, it was still P52. Now it's 10 pesos more. The quality is unrivalled as of today though which made a happy camper!

The spring roll and the siomai still taste the same. I love it! Still disgusted with them running out of Quail's Egg though. Oh well, it happens.

Can't believe I posted two "Food Trip" posts in one setting! Hope to do so with the next thing I'm planning. Until then!

Food Trip: Twister Fries!




Today, I am starting a new blog series about food. Yes, food. I'm actually trying to do this with the dictation feature in OS X which is Mountain Lion. (With editing, of course.) Never mind, I got tired with it after a while. Sheesh, typing feels so much better.


Anyway, on to the food! Yes, if you follow my Instagram feed (@iamlianixx), you know how much I loooove food. Ohh yes, there are full of pictures of food in there. Hehe. Every year, McDonald's brings out their famous Twister Fries! 

It still has their signature "french fries taste", but it's more fried and they obviously twisted it. I honestly like the taste, but the quantity ALWAYS wants me to come back for more. All in all, McDonald's still makes me fall in love with these fries! Hopefully they could put MORE fries for the same price or cheaper! :D

More to come soon. :)