ang saya!
happy birthday papa! birthday ng tatay ko kahapon. 42 na siya.
akala ko nga uuwi kami ng probinsya para dun i-celebrate yung birthday niya, pero hindi natuloy. pagod kasi siya at si mama. kaya dito nalang kami nagcelebrate.

umalis kami ng bahay para kumain sa labas at manood ng sine. kaso, ayaw naman ni mama yung mga palabas ngayon (onga, i have to agree. lang magandang flicks ngayon sa SM fairview. napanood na namin yung iba sa DVD at yung iba..e sadyang di talaga maganda sa aming pakiwari)...so, kumain nalang kami.

but the thing is, we really had a hard time choosing a place to eat in. and we spent almost a whole damn hour trying to find one. wow pare, ginutom talaga ako nun. ang hirap kasi, daming categories at dapat pumasa yung kakainan sa mga yun.

CATEGORIES FOR CHOOSING A GOOD PLACE TO EAT FOR THE DOMINGO FAMILY

1. must be cheap and affordable. [I agree.]
2. food must be good. [mura nga (o mahal), e sagwa naman ng lasa, eh...no thanks.]
3. there must be a lot of food choices. [wag naman puro chicken, patatas o sapagetti ang nasa menu nila. purgado na kami ni mareca sa ganito eh. para maiba naman.]
4. they must serve food na hindi kayang lutuin ng nanay ko. [alam niyo ba kung bakit? kasi si mama, pag kumain kami halimbawa sa Barrio Fiesta, at um-order ng sinigang, pinakbet, adobong pusit, kilawin, crispy pata or anything on the menu na niluluto niya at kinakain namin sa bahay, sasabihin niya ang usual line niya: "sana sa bahay nalang tayo kumain, pinagluto ko kayo ng [insert name of viand or food we ate here ]...nakatipid pa tayo! at mas masarap akong magluto noh!" well...mahal ko ang luto ng nanay ko! kaya, agree na rin. hehe. /gg. ]
5. the food must be very healthy. my dad must not, i repeat, MUST NOT consume food that literally swims in oil and cholesterol. [so, pizza, chicken, crispy pata, bulalo, tempura or any other foods we know that is very high in cholesterol, no thanks.]

so, category # 6 eliminates almost everything I know to be delish. but when we went to the food court, I thought of my and my dad's common fave. veggiemeat. Bodhi. so we ended up eating there. veggiemeat (especially the sweet and sour one and the barbeque) was very good...and I got this idea of eating here with Erica and Grace. that way, i can make Grace eat veggies. But Grace's keen tongue will be able to taste any sign of vegetables in her food even from a mile away (oi, exaggeration ka naman eh. <---bunny critic), so I figured that maybe it isn't a good idea after all. baka lalong hindi kumain yun. so, up to this day, i pray na Grace, kumain ka na ng gulay...mahal kita eh. hehe. :)

happy birthday, papa...mahal ka namin! :) salamat po kay Lord at siya ang binigay niyong tatay samin. :) alabshoo, papa! :)