Thursday Thought

"You must not lose faith in humanity.  Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty."

-Mahatma Gandhi

"There are causes worth dying for, but none worth killing for."

-Albert Camus

"Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime."

-Ernest Hemingway

"There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people."

-Howard Zinn

"The world is full enough of hurts and mischances without wars to multiply them."

-J.R.R. Tolkien

"No one won the last war, and no one will win the next war."

-Eleanor Roosevelt

My heart is breaking with what's happening in our world.  It's not just about what's happening in Gaza, it's also because of North Korea's threats, those plane crashes and disappearance, and let's not forget the bombings and shootings all over the world.  What happened to humanity?  What happened to us?  What triggered us to become these monsters?  I don't know all the truths, but with what I've been reading, we're all crazy messed up.  I know this blog post isn't gonna solve our problems, but I just want to put my thoughts out and shed a little awareness.  Even just a bit.  It's crazy how some of us, including myself, are complaining about silly things while hundreds of people are being bombed at in their own home. *sigh*

Simplicity.

I always notice this restaurant in the corner of Trinoma Mall's 2nd floor North Ave side called Recipes every time I pass by there.  The area is small and really simple, but it's always jam packed.  And we all know, there's only one possible reason for that, the food might be good.  So my companions and I decided to have our late-lunch-early-dinner there. :)

"Our life is frittered away by detail.  Simplify, simplify."

-Henry David Thoreau

Adobo Flakes (Php 180.00)

Out of all the rice meals, I would probably pick this one as the best.  It's crunchy and soft.  It's tasteful and kid-friendly.  My brother loved it, and he's a real picky eater.  This one's a steal!  Look at that portion. :)

Crispy Bangus (Php 185.00)

And the 2nd place goes to this milkfish dish.  If you wanna go a bit healthier, go for this one.  I said, a bit because it's still fried food, you know. :D

Korean BBQ Short Ribs (Php 175.00)

A little dry, isn't it?  I personally think you can order better than this.  I expected a little more sauce and moist, but for the price of the meal, it's still quite okay.  But reality check, okay is not good. :)

Pork Inihaw (Php 170.00)

I recommend everyone not to pick this one.  Look at that, it makes me sad just by looking at it.

All of the viands above includes a cup of plain rice and an iced tea, and with just an additional of (Php 10.00), you can have a cup of garlic rice instead. :)

Lechon Kawali with Kangkong (Php 218.00)

Crispy fried pork + stir fried water spinach = a really good balance of good and bad.  Well, in my opinion. :p  You may disagree, but you can't change my mind. :) 

Gising Gising (Php 175.00)

This is one of my favorite vegetable dish, ever.  It contains ground pork, green beans, coconut milk, shrimp paste, and seasonings.  It taste heavenly!  I can eat it everyday. :)

Their rice meals are really affordable; they're actually budget friendly with options from every possible food category.  I think their a la carte choices were better tasting, so you might wanna lean over that side of the menu in picking what to eat.  There were hits and misses but I still recommend this restaurant to everyone, especially students who are tired of eating at the same fastfood joints over and over again. :)

                                                                                       Later!☺