Konquest Mode

Wow!
Well, here's something that was taken down before we even got to promote it.
Back in late May of this year, KFC sold a burger called:

It looks and sounds promising.
And spoiler alert, it actually delivers!

Normal Zinger

and
Ultimate Tower Burger.

And now side by side for comparative purposes.

This was sold alongside the then more commercialized El Chaco.

This was the menu board from KFC Guadalupe.

This burger was so rare and elusive that I've only seen two promotional posters for it.
Second sighting was sadly unphotographed.

Why was this burger pulled out from the menu?
Was it too expensive for the public's taste?
Or was it simply too costly to produce on a daily basis?
I mean, sure. It was sorta pricey!
But so was the Teriyaki Samurai and Ebi Burger from McDo.

I remembered ordering the said burger and the cashier had to double take and ask me a second time if I really meant what I just asked for.
Did the said burger really existed or was it just a figment of my imagination?

Ah well....it is what it is, I guess?

Division Supervisor

The lighter side of Divisoria Mall.

Sans the traffic, the people and the stress....

Barangay Beatles

Forget Abbey Road, for the real road to Beatlemania can be found here in the Philippines.
Located at Fugoso St (Manila) 

cor Kusang Loob St, lies an alleyway aptly called:
"BRGY. BEATLES".
            The entry point looks pretty normal enough!

Just your typical barangay entrance, I guess?
Decorated with your typical unmovable and unpushable "sirang Mitsubishi L300" and your somewhat typical murals about sceneries and such.

BORING! 
Been there, done that!
But that's where you're wrong!
After the somewhat bland looking entrance, you are greeted upon with rows after rows of brightly decorated murals.
Most of which were designed after famous Beatles album covers or tour posters.

With the exception of two Tintin murals

and weirdly enough, one Van Gogh self-portrait.

This alleyway also houses a school of rock.

But apparently, no Mr. Ned Schneebly in sight since the said school is currently closed.

This "brutally honest" warning for would be vandals

and this poorly drawn Naruto fanart.

Thus conclude our rather short but very meaningful tour of Brgy. Beatles.

Join us again next time as we find more unique things on the city streets of the Philippines.
Things out of the ordinary but definitely something we could all be proud of.
So hurray, for your unconventional source of Pinoy Pride!

Mabuhay ka, Brgy. Beatles!

Chicken Nee-Nee

Markang pruebo,

Ika'y bistado.

Akala ko'y tattoo,

O.B. The Giants

The Jervs Store

One of the many great things about our current work is that we get to travel a lot.
Not out of luxury but more or less, out of necessity.
Kinda like how Kid Goku was doing back in the days.

And we all know that Kid Goku was the bestest kind of Goku there is.
So there, I'm terribly sorry about that, the OTHER Kid Goku from GT!
But it is what it is!

Given that we're not confined to a single office space. We were given the opportunity to explore our surroundings. Survey the area, finding new ways to make our commute a little less dreadful.
And with that said....
Most of our adventures were STILL within the metro but definitely not within our normal route since this is at the exact opposite as to where we reside.
Enter, Guadalupe Station.

The 9th station in our very problematic and accident and malfunctioning prone Metro Rail Transit System -3 or MRT-3. Naku, aberya na naman, late na ko!

Or as barkers within the said had affectionately named her as "GUADA" or "TULAY"(Bridge).

An area that houses a weird assortment of marketplace and jeepney stops.

Filled with bars, small restos and specialty kiosks.

(Kainan Na!)

This is where we buy our chicken skins. Not only were the portions a lot bigger and better tasting.
They were indeed using Magnolia chicken's, well.....SKIN.

In effect, making what they're selling a lot better than what you'd normally find elsewhere.

GRAVY siya! For the "Gravy" portion of this condiment box is always empty!
They currently don't have a store name upon the documentation of this blog entry. Hopefully that changes soon. Will edit this again in the near future.

Guadalupe is a portal if you will, if you wishes to visit places like BGC, Market Market!, McKinley (pronounced as MAH-keen-lee, hence don't be a dumb fuck. Pronounce it like a local!) and of course, AFP/Housing. O ayan, hindi niyo na kailangang mag-Taxi a!

Going to Market Market! should only cost you around P8.00 (Minimum Fare).
While somewhere as far as AFP/Housing would only cost you around P13.00.

But that's not why we're here!
We're here to discuss this hidden bookstore that the said place had to offer.
Which was Jervs/Mabel Pocketbooks Store.

Located within Basement, Guadalupe Commercial Complex (right beside McDonalds)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jervs.pocketbooks/

The place offers a wide variety of both used pocketbooks and various other reading
materials such as back issues of Men's magazine, Academic books, books dealing with
Religion, DVDs and even a few comic books.

All of which were somewhat priced around P10-P20.
An absolute steal, mas mura pa kesa sa Booksale.
Hindi ka pa tinitignan ng masama nung saleslady.

And because there are no saleslady within the said store. The entire place was managed and maintained by "Kuya Ed". Which would strike charming and engaging small talks/conversations with you right before you leave. Ensuring that visitors to his amazing bookstore leaves happy and well-informed. An absolutely delightful place to score some really affordable pre-loved books.

And that's about it. Here was what I got from the store.

A more detailed summary of each of the books on a latter blog entry.
But for now, this would have to be our assessment/recommendation of the place.
It's definitely worth your time and visit so simply just give a go then.
You won't regret it!