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Sa BonChon, either hit or miss ang lasa ng food... First taste was at a restaurant inside SM Bicutan -- the beef "bibimbowl" was shockingly salty. As in! Second, delivery naman via FoodPanda -- Bonchon beef stew and soy garlic chicken. Both were savory! Very delicious!  Third, delivery ulit -- Bonchon soy garlic chicken and chapchae (pic below). The Bonchon chapchae was sweet as expected. But the soy garlic chicken... bakit super sweet din? Anong nangyari? Waah!

Kakabanggit ko lang tungkol sa cart issues ng Pushkart kahapon. Ngayon naman, I see na tumaas na ang grocer's/delivery fee nila from 99 pesos to 249 pesos... Pati ang "kredits" nila, parang from 1 for every 100 pesos, naging 1 for every 500 pesos na... At this point, baka bumalik nako sa Waltermart delivery kahit na mas mataas ang charge nila. I think the straw that finally broke the camel's back is yung pagtaas ng delivery fee ni Pushkart without any notice or updates sa website nila as of now to reflect this change; kahit email blast man lang na nag-increase na sila ng fees, wala din. Alam ko na they can increase their fees at their discretion... kainis lang kasi sayang oras ko mag-shop tapos, ayun nga. Update Nov. 17, 2019: Pag-log in ko kanina sa Pushkart, P249.00 padin ang fee. At meron nang banner na 1 kredit per P500.00 -- late man itong notice, at least meron na. Hmm... I've been using Waltermart delivery since pero pag naubos ko na lahat ng free deli

Photo courtesy of Unsplash Since Honestbee disappeared, I tried other online grocery alternatives here in Metro Manila. So far, MetroMart failed - I will not use MetroMart ever again - so, Pushkart it is. In the last three months, my experience with Pushkart was OK. I like the "kredits" refund for unavailable items, and the shopper asking about replacements. I had nothing to complain about... until last week. Available slots are getting full too quickly: On my last order, the soonest available was 4 days away! System glitches: Their website has always been slow... but lately, "kredits" were not reflected properly, and the "Cart" was not updating. Yung Cart talaga merong issue... nasasayang ang oras ko magshopping. Sigh. Si WaltermartDelivery naman, as of now, ang laki ng minimum (2000 pesos) at delivery fee (300 pesos) so not practical talaga. Meron pa bang other online grocery options? Out na yung mga specialty shops; I just need regular su

APRIL 2019 My first time to use Metromart since Honestbee is still down... FAILED pa, grabe! Short Version: I ordered groceries sa Metromart website and paid online with a credit card. BUT pagdating ng groceries ko, sabi ng deliveryman na meron pa daw akong dapat bayaran in CASH! Ano daw?! So tiningnan namin yung receipt... Ayun, nakita na binili ng shopper ang di ko in-approve na item at dinoble pa... over 400 pesos ba naman! Kaloka! Eto pa ang malupit: 1000 buo lang ang cash-on-hand ko and walang barya ang deliveryman. Late na din so hassle na samin at deliveryman nila... So yung BISITA ko ang nag-offer na magbayad!!! Waah! Nakakahiya talaga. That's why I will never buy from MetroMart ever again. Long Version: I did not have a good experience with Metromart's grocery delivery... I had a short list and the shopper texted me about unavailable items. I approved one (1) item replacement -- tocino. Yun lang, nevermind na yung mga hindi available We had no problem texting,

[image from unsplash.com] This is what I wish my wall and desk are now. Uncluttered. Simple. Minimalist. ... My blood pressure has not been good since the year started. Still, it has been happy new year cuz I spent time with my sister and her family! My to-do list has been growing though: I have to replace the broken a/c before summer creeps in, I want to get together and catch up with my friends, etc... Right now, I'm going to take a bath cuz that alone takes me 2 hours (1 to bathe, 1 to dry and wear clothes cuz of myositis) and then, I'm tired. The dizziness has been coming and going for weeks now too. Sigh.