After weeks of craving for a Burger King Swiss Mushroom Melt, I finally had my burger fix early last week at the nearby BK store in Robinsons Galleria. That was a superb lunch treat. I took down a Whopper Jr., giant apple juice and chips, and (melted) sundae with (melted) chocolate syrup. I went back to the office with my shades still on and a crazy smile scrawled on my face.
I still had those beef particles inside my digestive track until the following morning. It was like the experience I had when I once ate a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder. I felt constipated I had to drown myself with milk from the fridge hoping the bloated feel would be flushed down the plumber knows where.
Now Pinoy-style burgers were like donuts compared to its Western counterparts where portions were almost like the size of a regular dinner plate. I remember frequenting McDonald’s somewhere in Kingston-Upon-Thames every other day sampling almost every burger diet that was alien to my tastebuds. I guess walking around the town center under the cold noonday sun helped save me from that bloated feel and developing belly fat. I even drank too much Coke then. If you want to lose those burger pounds, this liporexall review might help.
So who invented the hamburger? It was not exactly McDonald’s idea. They say it was the Mongols during the peak of Genghis Khan’s conquest of the known world in the 12th century. Because they moved from one place to another checking out lands to conquer, they thought ground meat formed into patties was handy and easy to eat while mounting their ponies.
The term hamburger came from the word “hamburg steak” which was brought to America in the 1800′s by German-speaking immigrants from Europe. These immigrants were served meat patties grilled and placed between two pieces of bread while on board those Hamburg lines.
After a mad rush from work to the mall, braving angry winds and rains and the sick Ortigas traffic jam, I arrived at Vivere Salon in Robinson’s Galleria with my hair dripping with rainwater. Francis, my brother’s barber for years, and mine for 2 years, greeted me at the door.
As usual, i didn’t escape those wrinkled brows as he inspected my 6-month old rebonded hair the way a doctor would check on his patients and shoot questions at them about their routines. I haven’t been faithful in shampooing every other day. I do it mostly everyday. (Come on, I live in a real polluted world.) But I promised Francis that if my hair falls out one day due to neglect, I’ll keep him out of it.
I had my hair cut short and a pedicure. Historically-speaking, long hair does not become me and Francis agrees with me for a simple reason like I’m too lazy to manage one. The weight of this mop, including body fat accumulating in wrong locations, drags my overall personality down and adds up years to my present age. And just recently, I have been called “mommy” by a taxi driver. Neth told me it could be a sign that I should really be serious at getting pretty and healthy. Mesothelioma cancer and its other dreaded relatives is something I wouldn’t want to acquire these days.
The life stories of Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter Little Edie were featured in the latest HBO series, Grey Gardens. Both were from prominent families, occasionally gracing the social circles of New York’s elite. However, circumstances dramatically reduced them from intelligent and fashionable ladies to mentally-deranged women who resigned their lives to fate and were constantly haunted by their failed aspirations. Their story first went to public in a documentary in 1976. It was also during this time that their relative, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, rescued them, and their East Hampton mansion-turned-garbage pit from deteriorating further.
Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore breathed life into these two eccentric personalities. I must say that the acting was exceptionally brilliant. It was as if you’re watching the real Edith and Edie act on screen. You could hardly distinguish them it becomes somewhat creepy. Not to mention the haunting view of the controversial and smelly Grey Gardens Mansion getting into the nostrils and nerves of the residents in the posh New York suburb, and this time, the viewers, too.
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By the way, it has been more than two years since this website’s first birthday. Major changes coming soon.
So who invented the hamburger? It was not exactly McDonald’s idea. They say it was the Mongols during the peak of Genghis Khan’s conquest of the known world in the 12th century. Because they moved from one place to another checking out lands to conquer, they thought ground meat formed into patties was handy and easy to eat while mounting their ponies. 
After a mad rush from work to the mall, braving angry winds and rains and the sick Ortigas traffic jam, I arrived at Vivere Salon in Robinson’s Galleria with my hair dripping with rainwater. Francis, my brother’s barber for years, and mine for 2 years, greeted me at the door.