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To be honest, I don't even remember if it's called Box OF Rice, or Box O' Rice. I hope it's Box O' Rice. It just sounds cooler that way. But anyway. I went there last Friday for dinner, and it was my first time there. It's a cozy little place right next to my dorm, and they serve exactly what their name implies: boxes of rice. Boxes of rice with toppings, of course. Emphasis on the word "boxes." Which means there are no plates involved. Which means you can bring the boxes in and out of the store as you please. I should've noted this earlier, because I embarrassed myself at the counter, telling the cashier TWICE that I wanted my box of rice "to go." Durrr. Boxed na. To go pa. Anyway, the food itself is good, for P60-P70 priced meals. My only complaint is that their meat-to-rice ratio needs a bit more tweaking. There's just so much rice, and so little of anything else! That's Pinoy portioning for you. Actually, the store don...

For those non GMA and ABS-CBN watchers, here's the situation as I know it: One of these stations got hold of this hologram-transmitting technology thingy, and then the other one got jealous and decided they needed one too. Which one of them got it first, I have no idea, but now the two stations fight about it ON AIR, showing it off and trying to see which station's is better. It gets SO annoying. Just give us NEWS already! (P.S. I advise you to click the picture for a larger and more hi-def version, and then right-click THAT and Save. In a few month's time, this picture of the hologram of the 15th Philippine President is going to be PRICELESS!)

After the giant wound I sustained to my ego thanks to my embarrassing faux pas from last post (you won't see it until you scroll down to the last few paragraphs, or unless you actually read what I posted and detect that something's off), posting something here that I just ripped off the Internet would be pretty risky. (Lesson learned: Fine print isn't always fine.) Nonetheless, I am going to post this article I found on Tumblr (you know, the virtual pool of awesomeness from where I plucked the Villerap cartoon ) because I found it such a good read and I think it's really worth sharing. This guy, Juan, (his real name is John, I think) says it all. Unbelievable? Believe it. I have witnessed it myself. Kanina, matapos akong ma-badtrip sa torture device na nagpapatugtog ng campaign jingle in the tune of “Nobody” malapit dito sa amin, umalis kami ng kapatid ko para magbayad ng water at electric bills namin sa Laguna Water District at sa Meralco. Ako ang nagpunta sa M...