Troy's Blogs

One of the problems I face every other month is my hair. You see, my hair is hard to fix because of its dry texture and wavy flow. When it may hair gets too long it’s kind of irritating because it makes me sweat all the time plus it looks ridiculous sometimes. One of the reasons why I can’t maintain a good haircut is because our h ouse is far from anywhere where haircut services are provided. There’s this salon in Congressional Ave. that I always go to. Its name is Keon salon. I always go here because of the service they provide. They provide free wifi to keep customers in line busy. Before your hair gets processed, they will asked you to get shampooed. Aside from the styles of cuts that they do, the staff and people there are very welcoming to their customers. It makes the ambiance of the place very comfortable and relaxing. It makes the whole experience much more special than just a simple trip to the barbershop.

SM North has been the ideal mall for me since it’s the mall I have grown quite fond of. It’s a one stop shop, so whenever we go there, we do lots of things from doing groceries, dining at a restaurant, shopping clothes and sometimes we watch at their cinemas. I can say that the cinemas in SM North Edsa are really big, and through time they have expanded and added new cinemas to accommodate the demand of customers. Though as they expanded their cinemas, their prices also changed, the price I remember in 2014 was 190-200, but recently it has changed to 260-290. I think that their way of order-taking has a room for improvement. It is because there often are long lines whenever there are brand new movies in stall. Instead of people waiting in long lines to get their tickets, there should be more ticket counters so that this problem could be avoided. However, I agree with the way they segregated the lines to lessen the trouble and make it more organized by putting up a senior citiz...

My girlfriend and I have always been fond of going to karaoke booths or hang-out places. The Karaoke Hub located in SM North has been one of our go-to's whenever we were in the mood of spending quality through fun karaoke. Despite it having a slightly expensive price, the service and facilities were good by the staff and brought to the Karaoke room, The rooms were well air-conditioned and very neat. But aside from the facilities, the song were also up to date which is why it was not hard for us to choose the songs that we would like to sing. However, it feels like the time is too short for the payment that it costs per session

Yesterday, we were able to dine in Kenny Roger’s again, after quite a long time, because of my mother’s 50th birthday celebration. I have always enjoyed dining in here ever since I was a kid, seeing the varieties of food and side dishes just fascinates me. It's funny that I used to think that Kenny Rogers was one of the fanciest restaurants in the country. Nonetheless, the food they offered was really delicious. We ordered a whole roasted chicken and it comes with 4 cups of rice, 4 side dishes, 4 muffins and a pitcher of iced tea. Before we entered Kenny Rogers, I already had in mind what to order, so I asked my mom to add a meal of Burger Steak with 1 side dish. For the 4 side dishes that comes with the roasted chicken, we chose the potato salad, tropical fruit salad, corn and carrots, buttered vegetables. To our expectations, the food tasted great. It was also a nice thing that they have many combo meal promos, really perfect for family meals and feasts. Everything was...

After school whenever I only have some spare change with me and I'm still hungry, I usually go to this small food stall in Dapitan. The reason I knew about this food stall is because my friend was carrying a cup full of this crispy fried balls. At first I thought that he just bought some chicken nuggets since they do look alike. So the following day he said that he would again buy some "Spuds", that's when i was introduced to this indulging bite-sized snack. The first time I bought, I was confused at what to buy. The stall offered many fried snacks such as Spuds (potato balls with fillings), Mojos, Wicked Oreos, and other more. So after a couple of days, I just realized that I was going to that stall every day! You may be thinking that these little potato balls is just any other potato snack, but don't let these precious little bombs fool you. These little balls of fluffy potato  has been on my comfort food list ever since I got to try t...

If you have been reading some blogs of mine, you may have notice that I really love food. Steaks, ramen, pizza, dumplings, burgers etc. you name it and Im sure I always have a space for them in my belly. I have always been a fan of burgers (fan of lots actually). Whether it is burger steaks or hamburger sandwiches, I am all down for it. For burger steak, I always go for Jollibee. But with hamburgers, nothing beats Zarks so far. It may not be as affordable as the hamburgers in Jollibee or other fast food chains, but it is certainly worth the price. Aside from its massive size, it comes with a good deal since there would be fries and iced tea on the side if there would be an additional 35 php. And also, with the huge patty that it has, the juices and flavors are just bursting inside your mouth once you bite into it. Whenever me and my girlfriend are celebrating our monthsary or other special occasion, Zarks is one of the places we usually go to.  I also take my family out to...

After a long and stressful day in school, it is always a nice thing to know that I get to spend the rest of my time with my girlfriend. Whenever we have freetime, we always make it a deal to bond together by eating out somewhere, driving around, or just staying at home while watching movies or our favorite TV series. I can say that our relationship is not as lavish as other relationships are. We don’t always go out to pricy restaurants, spend the day going out, or buy gifts randomly for each other, unless the occasion calls for it. As much as possible, we keep things simple and bond over the little things that we both enjoy. An example of this is eating street foods in our neighborhood. After school, we always go to the tricycle terminal outside our village to eat fried calamari, fried isaw, and fishballs. These are our comfort food after a long and tiring day. Every time we agree to see each other, food is always a must even if we always get short in budget. No matter what activity...

                   Admit it or not, all of us are looking forward to the special day where we feel loved, special, that feeling where everyone remembers you, the day you were born. So after seventeen years of existence, the day has come for my age to enter the “legal age”. Weeks before my big day, I was already thinking of what I should tell my parents to get me or how we should celebrate it. Finally, the day has come, but then I had to face the reality that I still have some responsibilities as a student, it’s Wednesday! So I had to wake up early (which is not one of my proud skills), and take a cold bath. It’s kind of irritating but I am still thankful to God that he gave me again the chance to experience a good life, another year to mold myself by the challenges around me, and another year to acquire new skills and knowledge. I just left the house and walked some distance to get to the tricycle terminal and then BOOM, no tricycle w...

Every after class, no matter what the time was, I always went to this famous dimsum house just along Dapitan street. Ever since my first year in college, I was always cautious of how much money I spend everyday, since my allowance is very limited. I never thought that I’d be the money-saving type of guy, because price never mattered that much to me before. As long I was able to enjoy myself in a meal, I was okay with that.  Until I got into college where every decision should be carefully made, even in terms of food. This is where I started to learn that price does matter instead of just the quality. A quality of something would even be more appreciated if it was also achieved in an affordable price. This is what Angkong is. Among all the other affordable food stalls/restaurants around the university, this is the place I always come back to. Aside from having affordable prices, they also provide the best tasting siomais and dumplings I ever had. I always had a liking for siomai, it...