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Friday, March 30, 2007

Starstruck and the Salad Crusader

Last night, me and some colleagues here at work chilled out with some of the Avengers - our term for ex-officemates who have resigned from our current company. That has been the largest count of Avengers' attendance ever assembled in one tambay night... at least, that I was aware of.

Attendance...
Avengers: Joyness & Lem, Fungi, Igo, Jan, Donna, J.Lao, Miming, Fred, Lizette, Mike M. & Wife, Kix
Survivors: Obi, Bubungers, Dennies, Koya Jeff

Dinner was at the National Sports Grill in Greenbelt 3.

As usual, everyone was like... "ooooh, pumayat ka Obi ah".... "ampayat mo ngayon".... "oist, in love ka noh".... "para kay Pouty ba yan". Lately, I've been getting a LOT of comments that I am getting thinner. Lalo na sa mga taong matagal kong di nakita.

But first thing first: I don't mean to get thin.

So ayun, dahil ayaw nila ko tantanan sa mga comments nila na pumayat nga ako, kinwento ko na lang kung san ba nagsimula lahat to. Sa seafood antipasto. Sabi ko, wala naman ako pakelam sa katawan ko... mataba man ako o payat, carry kong sikmurain. AND, I'm not much the one who'll impress people with how I look. Kaso nga, nasarapan talaga ako sa salads lately kaya siguro bumagsak ang weight ko kakakain ng damo. At least 10 pounds na din ata nawawala sa 'kin. Kagabi lang mismo ang kinain ko yung Chicken Caesar Salad nila e. Panalo naman, men. Yub yub. Peksman. Pati tuloy sila Joy napa-salad na din.

Kaso yun nga, the trick is to love what you are eating. Kung salad ka nga ng salad pero di ka naman enjoy sa kinakain mo, I'd rather cut it off. Kasi in the end, tatakamin mo lang sarili mo para maghanap at ma-miss yung kung ano talaga ang gusto mo... and when you do, you'll indulge twice as what you can! Mas tataba ka lang. May psychosomatic effect pa since you're degrading your mind of what it craves.

Anyway highway, nasobrahan ata ng kumbinsing powers ang "pagpapa-totoo" ko. Kasi kanina lang sumama na sa 'kin si Koya Jeff bumili ng seafood antipasto. Na-curious siguro. Kinwento ko din kasi na dumating na sa point na pinag-aralan ko na din siya gawin. Hehe. Kakwentuhan ko nga kanina si Manang Salad. I was telling her I was able to replicate their honey mustard dressing. Tawa lang ng tawa. Sabi ko, hindi na bibili sa kanila yung mga ka-opisina ko... sa akin na! *insert evil laugh here*

L-R: Fungi, Mike M. + Wife, Lem, Joyness, Lizette, Dennies, Kix, Fred, Ai, Jan, Obi, Jeff, Jhoanna, Igo

Dahil dyan, gagawa ako ngayon ng listahan kung sinong mga nagsabing pumayat ako... starting yesterday. Trip lang. Tatawagin ko itong...

Obi's Papanchin List (Take 1)
Aileen
Joyness
Fred
Koya Jeff
Kix
Jhoanna
Jane

The Avenger's Night session ended around 11:15pm. Sa uulitin!

*****

Commercial:
Photo's for posterity! Pao's gig at Ratsky's Malate last March 24.

Pao Chavez, Tita 9, Bruce Wayne

The Fans! - Tita 9, Kimay Idol, Batman, and Ly (at least, present in my heart... yikee!)

Philippine Idol Pao Chavez and Little Miss Philippines Aiza Seguerra

4 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

maganda yang tip mo, oks pala salad para makapayat, yun lang as long as gusto mo kinakain mo mas maganda. ang maganda lang kasi sa may payat o hindi matabang katawan ay for health reason. mas safe ang may katamtamang pangangatawan diba :)

3/30/2007 8:34 PM  
Blogger Katia said...

kelan kaya ako masasabihan na pumayat ako? tuwing uuwi ako ng pinas ang sabi sakin, "tumaba ka na naman".

3/30/2007 11:32 PM  
Blogger JoLoGs QuEeN said...

syet nakakapayat ang salad? tanginengyan kaya pala payatot ako tsk tsk tsk kelangan na iwasan ang madadamong pagkain.

kambal ba si pao at aiza? mukha silang twins hindi nalalayo ung mukha ^_^ sinong mas maganda?

4/02/2007 4:44 AM  
Blogger Obi Macapuno said...

is coup: oks talaga salad. pero wag din naman palagi. lahat naman ng sobra masama e hehe. kelangan din ng katawan ng meat protein kasi. tas yun nga kung di ka naman masaya sa kinakain mo, it's never a good habit to pursue.

ka tia: haha. oks lang yan. you'll need it. masyadong stressful ang work mo man. you have to compensate in one way or another. kaso remember, there's a reason why the word "overcompensating" was coined. hehe. saktong kain lang.

JQ: mas maganda si Aiza! hahaha.

4/19/2007 10:39 AM  

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Obi Macapuno: Starstruck and the Salad Crusader

Merong na nakatambay.

Friday, March 30, 2007

Starstruck and the Salad Crusader

Last night, me and some colleagues here at work chilled out with some of the Avengers - our term for ex-officemates who have resigned from our current company. That has been the largest count of Avengers' attendance ever assembled in one tambay night... at least, that I was aware of.

Attendance...
Avengers: Joyness & Lem, Fungi, Igo, Jan, Donna, J.Lao, Miming, Fred, Lizette, Mike M. & Wife, Kix
Survivors: Obi, Bubungers, Dennies, Koya Jeff

Dinner was at the National Sports Grill in Greenbelt 3.

As usual, everyone was like... "ooooh, pumayat ka Obi ah".... "ampayat mo ngayon".... "oist, in love ka noh".... "para kay Pouty ba yan". Lately, I've been getting a LOT of comments that I am getting thinner. Lalo na sa mga taong matagal kong di nakita.

But first thing first: I don't mean to get thin.

So ayun, dahil ayaw nila ko tantanan sa mga comments nila na pumayat nga ako, kinwento ko na lang kung san ba nagsimula lahat to. Sa seafood antipasto. Sabi ko, wala naman ako pakelam sa katawan ko... mataba man ako o payat, carry kong sikmurain. AND, I'm not much the one who'll impress people with how I look. Kaso nga, nasarapan talaga ako sa salads lately kaya siguro bumagsak ang weight ko kakakain ng damo. At least 10 pounds na din ata nawawala sa 'kin. Kagabi lang mismo ang kinain ko yung Chicken Caesar Salad nila e. Panalo naman, men. Yub yub. Peksman. Pati tuloy sila Joy napa-salad na din.

Kaso yun nga, the trick is to love what you are eating. Kung salad ka nga ng salad pero di ka naman enjoy sa kinakain mo, I'd rather cut it off. Kasi in the end, tatakamin mo lang sarili mo para maghanap at ma-miss yung kung ano talaga ang gusto mo... and when you do, you'll indulge twice as what you can! Mas tataba ka lang. May psychosomatic effect pa since you're degrading your mind of what it craves.

Anyway highway, nasobrahan ata ng kumbinsing powers ang "pagpapa-totoo" ko. Kasi kanina lang sumama na sa 'kin si Koya Jeff bumili ng seafood antipasto. Na-curious siguro. Kinwento ko din kasi na dumating na sa point na pinag-aralan ko na din siya gawin. Hehe. Kakwentuhan ko nga kanina si Manang Salad. I was telling her I was able to replicate their honey mustard dressing. Tawa lang ng tawa. Sabi ko, hindi na bibili sa kanila yung mga ka-opisina ko... sa akin na! *insert evil laugh here*

L-R: Fungi, Mike M. + Wife, Lem, Joyness, Lizette, Dennies, Kix, Fred, Ai, Jan, Obi, Jeff, Jhoanna, Igo

Dahil dyan, gagawa ako ngayon ng listahan kung sinong mga nagsabing pumayat ako... starting yesterday. Trip lang. Tatawagin ko itong...

Obi's Papanchin List (Take 1)
Aileen
Joyness
Fred
Koya Jeff
Kix
Jhoanna
Jane

The Avenger's Night session ended around 11:15pm. Sa uulitin!

*****

Commercial:
Photo's for posterity! Pao's gig at Ratsky's Malate last March 24.

Pao Chavez, Tita 9, Bruce Wayne

The Fans! - Tita 9, Kimay Idol, Batman, and Ly (at least, present in my heart... yikee!)

Philippine Idol Pao Chavez and Little Miss Philippines Aiza Seguerra

4 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

maganda yang tip mo, oks pala salad para makapayat, yun lang as long as gusto mo kinakain mo mas maganda. ang maganda lang kasi sa may payat o hindi matabang katawan ay for health reason. mas safe ang may katamtamang pangangatawan diba :)

3/30/2007 8:34 PM  
Blogger Katia said...

kelan kaya ako masasabihan na pumayat ako? tuwing uuwi ako ng pinas ang sabi sakin, "tumaba ka na naman".

3/30/2007 11:32 PM  
Blogger JoLoGs QuEeN said...

syet nakakapayat ang salad? tanginengyan kaya pala payatot ako tsk tsk tsk kelangan na iwasan ang madadamong pagkain.

kambal ba si pao at aiza? mukha silang twins hindi nalalayo ung mukha ^_^ sinong mas maganda?

4/02/2007 4:44 AM  
Blogger Obi Macapuno said...

is coup: oks talaga salad. pero wag din naman palagi. lahat naman ng sobra masama e hehe. kelangan din ng katawan ng meat protein kasi. tas yun nga kung di ka naman masaya sa kinakain mo, it's never a good habit to pursue.

ka tia: haha. oks lang yan. you'll need it. masyadong stressful ang work mo man. you have to compensate in one way or another. kaso remember, there's a reason why the word "overcompensating" was coined. hehe. saktong kain lang.

JQ: mas maganda si Aiza! hahaha.

4/19/2007 10:39 AM  

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