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Bagong menu item ng Andok's ang "Shrimpura" with 3pcs breaded shrimp, sawsawan and rice. Ordered this via Foodpanda, ₽125.00 ang presyo ng Shrimpura; bumili din ako ng inihaw na bangus na pang-ulam bukas (di kona pinikturan yung bangus - staple ko na bangus ng Andok's, alam kong masarap). Masarap ba ang Shrimpura ng Andok's - Moonwalk (P'que)? Hindi masarap. Mapait sya, bitter ang after-taste. Not good   Yung sawsawan almost but not quite the same sa alam kong tempura sauce, pwede na. Pero sayang, malaki nga ang shrimp pero di masarap yung "shrimpura" ng Andoks na 'to. WHY? Mga haka2x namin kung bakit ay pinag-lumaan yung harina, nasunugan yung ginamit na mantika, panis na, atbp. Yung mga pinanood ko na reviews, sabi nasarapan sila at sulit sa presyo... Hmmm, sana di fake positive reviews dahil marketing chuchu (sponsored sila). Benefit of the doubt - sa Andok's branch lang kami minalas, maybe.

Subok ulit ng bagong menu... This time sa Wendy's (via foodpanda delivery). Eto yung "apple shrimp salad (solo)" nila. Masarap ba? Oo, masarap!  Marami ang serving, nabusog ako. Maraming matamis na kasama - candied walnuts, dried cranberries. Refreshing yung apple slices. Merong spicy sauce yung shrimp. Maraming greens din. Yung grated carrots di ko na malasahan pero oks lang, dumagdag sya sa visual appeal. Bumili din ako ng frosty but di nako tumikim. Pati chicken tenders na kakainin namin tomorrow for brunch kasama sa order - sana di maalat tulad ng fries nila nung umorder kami dati.

Ang init at lagkit (hot and humid) sa Paranaque 🥵 Ipa-on ko ang a/c maya-maya.

*May 15, 2026 FRI No internet since May 13, WED afternoon. Third (3rd) day na without Globe internet. Same issue as before: steady green lights except the "Internet" light is off (see pic). GlobeOne app states no outage. Unplugging the modem does not fix the issue. Sigh, eto nanaman kami. *May 16, 2026 SAT Called 211 with a Globe phone today. I requested to cancel/terminate my plan  since the lock-in period has already expired. The rep confirmed I'm "out of contract" and put me on hold for the "retention" team. But it did not go through, so the rep created a ticket # for me and told me to wait for a call-back within 24 hours. *May 20, 2026 TUE No one got back to me. Called 211 with a Globe phone to follow up. Rep said my ticket # is open and in queue for a call-back. "Wait nyo lang po ang tawag nila." Okayyyyy. *May 22, 2026 FRI Still no one called from Globe. My plan's cut-off is end of the month so, dapat ma-process ang c...

04/30/2026 Expectation vs. reality ng "creamy chicken pesto pasta" from Pizza Hut Bicutan branch (Dona Soledad Ave) via Food Panda delivery:  *Pasta? Expected fusilli per product description but received spaghetti. *Taste? Salty 😬 as in... Sayang. Expectation versus What we received... Already ate some before I took this photo.

APRIL 23, 2026, THU: Napundi yung 2 bulbs ng Electrolux range hood today - it's the second time since we moved in. The first time was in 2021; back then, we replaced the original bulbs with Omni brand E14 screw candle 10w 'warm white' which were marketed as refrigerator bulbs which turned out to be too dim for the range hood but we made do for years... I remember the orig candle bulbs were yellow or warm white too but bigger in size and with a higher wattage; maybe the max allowed (40w each) for this specific Electrolux range hood model; those were really bright. APRIL 25, 2026 SAT: These are the 2 new bulbs I bought: E14 that are "corn bulbs" LED 5w in 'daylight' (via shopee PHP65.00/bulb). Anyway, it says 5w sa online product description when I ordered these, however, the boxes were not marked specifically, and I didn't check if it says so on the bulb itself. But LED white light na so, it should be okay.  Since the new bulbs arrived today, we instal...

Masarap ba yung luscious mocha cake ng Goldilocks? Oo, masarap!   Here it is, delivered via FoodPanda. It's the 9-inch round cake with dedication (+pink candle), PHP 689.00... I used my foodpanda vouchers so I paid less than that, plus extra cash tip for the rider. It's like their regular mocha cake made "luscious" with the sweet chocolate ganache inside and outside... deelish! I used to avoid buying Goldilocks after eating one of their cakes with "grainy" frosting many, many years ago. But that changed when I was gifted their mocha dedication cake last year, the large rectangle one. It was so yummy; not grainy at all.