"malay ko sayo"

this is a late post but hey.

about 3 weeks ago, Jaja, as part of her birthday celebration treated us to a Korean hmmm delight, i would say. Jaja is a teammate (office) and is known to many as a fan girl of everything Korean (or lahat yata ng singkit ang mata). she speaks Korean, writes a little Korean, talks about Korean crushes, watches those Korean youtube videos after work, has Korean bangs, eats Korean and maybe sleeps like Korean - if there is such a thing.

i don't exactly remember the last time i ate Korean food so that last time would have probably been forgettable. i didn't know what to expect in other words. so off we go to the K-town (go figure) somewhere in Makati Ave near Rockwell area on a Saturday morning just about lunch time.


so this is the place (i know, that is forgettable haha). it doesn't resemble a lot like a restaurant and because it isn't. it's more of a residence turned into a karinderia-like setting. being an observer, what i always look out for in these foreign food outlets/restaurants is if their local countrymen patronize them. as soon as we enter, the place is filled with - you guessed it right - Koreans. kami lang ang pinoy. the place is also owned and operated by Koreans. so it must be good and authentic.

btw, K's have these weird greetings that sound like "malay ko sayo!" haha so i greet back with "malay ko rin sa inyo" and then bow as a sign of respect. i don't know, maybe it's just me :P

so all we did was sit around the table then their crew, which btw are all Filipinas, served what Jaja ordered for everyone. let the pictures tell you what they are because i don't even know what i stuffed in my mouth hehe :P


each table had its own grill cooktop and someone cooked for us.


yummy! and healthy take note :) merong rice dyan pero konti lang.


some close up shots. they had this super hot hot hot soup which i liked very much pero di ko naisip picture-ran. daig ng matakaw ang camera hehe.


burp! ooppss :P


oh, this is our miserable attempt to imitate a Korean poster guy. and of course, we miserably failed :P

a very pleasant experience indeed and i was surprised myself. i am excited for the next one actually. not only were Korean food masarap (or baka depende din sa kakainan) they're very healthy too. no wonder makikinis ang kutis nila. subukan ko kaya kumain ng kimchi araw araw. hehe magkakasakit naman ata ako ng almoranas :P

we drove all the way back to Greenbelt 3 to satisfy everyone's sweet tooth. that's another story and may require another post.

o Jaja, kelan na ulit? "malay ko sayo!" bow.

i am watching the live feed of the Michael Jackson memorial service and boy i lost it at the end part when Michael's daughter Paris talked and thanked his daddy. "ever since i was born daddy has been the best father that you can ever imagine... and i just wanted to say i love him so much..." my tears just welled up hearing this girl. *sniff sniff* such short but powerful speech. she essentially got the most compelling and moving words of the entire service. she channeled the same emotion as i did when my own mother died. *sigh*



before Paris' speech, it was one of his brothers speaking, Marlon if i remember it right. i enjoyed hearing his story about Michael having to disguise (with some fake hair and no slip-ons) and went to a local store. when Marlon found him he called for him and said, "Michael what are you doing here?" to which MJ responded, "how did you know it was me?" haha i love that part :) Marlon responded, "because you're my brother. i know you." oh such a sweet brotherly love.

some of the highlights of the program included John Mayer's instrumental rendition of Human Nature (awesome!!), Brooke Shields' telling of the crazy little things they did together when MJ was being himself, Magic Johnson's story about how surprised he is Michael actually loves Kentucky Fried Chicken which he brought to one of their meetings, and some other personal accounts of people who knew MJ. the artists performances of course; Mariah Carey, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, his brother Jermaine and others. a really special service for a special artist.



if you haven't seen these, then youtube is your friend.

welcome to this world JJ!

he has arrived :)

Sarah, my brother's girlfriend, gave birth to a healthy baby boy on July 3 at 7:15PM. at mabigat, dahil 7.5 lbs hehe. my brother, whom i call Boyong (i suggest you skip the question why), is still in the US and is waiting for his new passport to be released (yes, he's now a certified US citizen) before he can go home. probably in a month. my sister told me how anxious Boyong was the minute he got news that Sarah was already in the hospital. pagkaka-describe pa ni ate, "hala ganyan pala si Boyong pag natataranta. di mo makausap at lakad ng lakad ng mabilis pabalik balik" hehehe. i would understand. that's just joy welling up coupled with the anxiety that he can't be at her side during this delicate process. though he missed the moment (the first sight, the first touch, hearing the first cry) i believe he's just as joyful hearing the news that JJ was born. oh, did i tell you his name yet? it's Jordan John. Jordan, obviously because Boyong and i are great fans of MJ (i mean his airness, not the king of pop). and John because of John the Baptist. and dahil daw si Jesus was baptized in the river of Jordan. ganon?! hmmm.. OK. makes sense. sige pwede na nga ikaw naman ang bida ngayon :)

it was funny my tatay called him "gi-gi" (that PLDT caller ID commercial before, it comes to mind). "GG?!? ano yan, galunggong?! tatay, it's JJ. let me repeat. J... J... got it?" :P everybody in the family is just so happy and excited. our family has seen only the first 4 pictures of the baby and here's one:




look at how cute he is! awww... :) at ang puti puti puti!

the mother and the baby are still in the province. i hope to see you very soon JJ and we'll play cuddle cuddle haha. call me uncle timmy! ku-tsiku-tsiku-tsiku :D