How timely.

All this sounds too familiar. O sadyang pranjng lang talaga siguro ako ngayon.

http://m.femalenetwork.com/sex-relationships/an-open-letter-to-the-woman-who-won-t-stop-flirting-with-my-man

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Commercialize It.

In response to the Say It with Toblerone campaign, Hershey's (finally) joined in on the personalized bandwagon and launched their own campaign: Hershey's Happygram!

While Toblerone has been doing well with it's personalized chocolate bar marketing gimmick, Hershey's is gaining points for making it social. Unlike Toblerone, Hershey's is crowd sourcing-ish the words to print on their chocolate bars. Deviating from standard greetings like "Happy birthday!" and "Good job!", Hershey's turned to social media to ask consumers to share happy thoughts. All it takes to participate is taking a selfie and uploading it with the hashtag #Happygram. Hershey's will then make chocolate bars with wrappers that have your words on it. I have yet to find out how Hershey's decides which ones to produce - they're picking out the top five so make sure you upload your best selfie. I read somewhere in the comments that people have until the end of September to submit their entries.

I only saw the announcement on my Facebook News Feed. So yeah, I'm not being paid to write about this. LOL.

This seems like a better idea than Toblerone's, as far as social media is concerned. Getting your fans involved in your products is a great way to show appreciation for their loyalty to your brand. Hershey's lack of transparency over the mechanics and rules of this campaign is a different sad story, however. Oh well. You can't have everything. Meanwhile, here's a video of Hershey's instructions how to join the Happygram Maker promo:

Do you want to see your message on a Hershey's Chocolate bar? Now's your chance!Simply watch this video and learn how simple it is to do so!
Posted by HERSHEY'S on Monday, August 3, 2015

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What happens in, stays in...

Never forget rule number one.

I've decided to leave everything behind in Boracay. Thank God for friends who always got your back. Here's to a full recovery.

Malungkot lang ako, pero hindi ako nag-iisa.

Dealing with Guilt.

You don't know me. But I feel the need to apologize. Part of me says I may have caused you pain, I don't know why. Maybe because I got hurt too.


To his (current?)favourite girl,

Wow. All I could say was wow, you are pretty. Probably smart too. I wanted to say something bad about you but that wouldn't help me in any way. So I told myself he wouldn't be with you if something's wrong with you.

We don't know each other. Not at all. It didn't even crossed my mind that he would even mention me to you. He did mention you to me though, once. To tell me "he's seeing somebody." Fair enough.

The next thing I know, I was frustrated. At myself. I couldn't stand talking to him knowing he's seeing somebody, you. Part of me wanted to kick him in the balls for telling me he misses me. Another part of me felt like I was on a ship about to sink - something's not right, and I am not sure if I want to be in that place - because he says he misses me.

I made a decision for myself - walk away now, woman. He's seeing you and I respect that. If I were in your shoes, I wouldn't want him going back to the past just because he misses the familiar face that once made him feel home. I walked away, with a reminder for both of us, to not come back in my life. Unless he is sure that he wanted me to be part of his life. That he would finally admit to himself that he still wanted me to be his Mrs. Guison. That's when he can come back.

I think that was wrong.

I think that's the part where I started to hurt you. I think.

It was silence between us for three weeks. I was fine. I thought everything went well. Until he showed up again. I thought he was still seeing you so I didn't mind him.

And then I asked about you and told me you're no longer together. I asked why, and he never said anything, even telling me that he doesn't feel like sharing that with me.

I was honest enough to tell him I couldn't be friends with him. It would be hard. With all the history and shit we went through, I just felt like it wasn't a good a idea, especially since we ended with petty fights and issues that could've been resolved right away. Aaminin ko, umaasa pa rin kasi ako sa amin.

It was a good month or so being "friends" again with him. I missed talking to him and it felt so familiar that I almost forgot we were apart for almost two years.

But then old issues that never got resolved surfaced. And everything went downhill again. I like dealing with stuff, he doesn't mind tiny glitches. I sort things out, he'd rather not waste time on trivial things. Til he gave up on me again.

Then one day, out of the blue, it crossed my mind to ask him if you got back together. He never answered my question.

Today, I saw pictures of you together...

You're still pretty. And you seem fun to be with.

I'm sorry you lost a month or so of being with him because he "wanted to give us a chance." I'm sorry you guys had to be apart for awhile. I felt like I needed to give you an apology for this. I'm sorry I messed up what could've been our second chance at this - not to mention at the cost of you ending things for a while. I'm sorry you had to deal with being separated from each other when you could've been working on building what you already have. I'm sorry for spending time with him when you should be taking him home to your folks. I'm sorry for taking away something good from you and just messing everything up.

I'm just sorry.

Patricia Eats: The Burger Lab

Never play with your food.

It was always a rule at the dining table. I've lost count how many times parents and elders remind the young ones, or how strangers and fellow diners frown upon little children toying with the food on their plates. But at The Burger Lab, I think it is well encouraged to have a little fun with your meal.

Our office recently relocated to Five E-com in MOA Complex. Not that it's a big deal, but we're at the gastronomically-friendly side of the area. With half of the mall being renovated and lunch staples are closed, it's either we bring baon to work or look for new places to eat in.

I was on a quest to find good burgers. Lo and behold, there's a new burger place in the Prism Plaza (Two E-com). I've only heard of its name, but after checking out social media and of course Looloo and Zomato, I was convinced I should try it. A few days ago, I was able to convince Eunice and Efren too. Yay!

The Burger Lab is actually a bar. But there's more on the menu beyond alcohol. I carefully reviewed the menu on Zomato. There are several ways you can get a burger, from a plain "Sad Burger" to the most adventurous one like the "The Cardiac Burger". The menu is easy to look at - the name of the burger, the ingredients and of course the price. Price ranges from Php170 to Php360.

Eunice's Cheese-Stuffed Burger (Php230); effin' oozing with cheese!

Efren got a Pizza Burger. With extra bacon. The love affair of meat and guys. Lol. Medyo nainggit ako sa mozzarella cheese. Costs Php225 before the bacon. He then asked for ketchup, and whoa. It came in a syringe. 

I got this Smoked Gun Burger (Php270), because between a spicy chicken burger (Buffalo Soldier Burger) and one with barbecue sauce, barbecue wins for me. The coolness factor with this one was it came in a glass cover, smoking, then revealed my burger. It was a good burger, the patty was really juicy and the coleslaw was just the right amount of tang. Although I'd prefer to order this next time with the barbecue sauce in a separate container. It was too much for me - but it was still good that I want to order it again next time.

We also had milkshakes (Php120) - what burger meal would be complete without milkshakes? I got a classic vanilla milkshake, which is usually my test for good or bad milkshakes. The others got chocolate milkshakes. I personally liked the creamy vanilla flavor, but the fact that their blend still had chunks of ice in it doesn't make me want to recommend this to anyone. It's pretty good though, an insect dove in my drink and enjoyed it.

Efren also ordered chicken wings (Php195). Weird as it is, it was supposed to be an appetizer but was served after we were finished with our burgers and almost done with our milkshakes. One order's about 6 pieces, so it was enough for the three of us. It was not that spicy as I was expecting it to be, and it the ranch dip really complemented the wings.

I'd give this restaurant 4 stars (out of 5). If it weren't for the milkshake-stealing insect and the late chicken wings, I'd give the Burger Lab a perfect 5 stars. But, things happen. And I'd try to remember to ask the server to separate the sauces next time. 

The Burger Lab is located at 4/F Prism Plaza, Two E-com Building, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City

Contact Number: 832-5838

Open 2pm - 10pm (Monday - Friday); 2pm - 2am (Saturday)