Got Milk (Tea)?

I made my own milk tea today because I was feeling a bit off and tired, aside from needing a healthy source of fiber or some form of natural laxative to hinder my despicable regular incontinence. I finished my concoction in one chugging, which only means that I loved it and that I would surely be making more in the days to follow.

For one, it's cheap. I super love cheap thrills like this that makes you sunshine happy in an instant (I suddenly miss UP and the endless venues for cheap thrills huhu, but that deserves a different entry). Secondly, it's so easy to make. Warm 1/4 glass of water and add one bag of tea. Leave the bag soak for around 5-1o minutes. Then mix half a glass of skimmed milk to it (or normal milk), half a pack of Splenda (or whatever amount suits your taste), some ice, and tada! Cheap instant yummy milk tea. Nomnomnooom.

I got hooked on milk tea last December after our school choir organization, VoX, sold milk tea and food as their fund-raiser. I've recently had three milk tea experiences after being able to try it at school: two in a mall in Divisoria (was it 999 mall? Basta the one beside 168) and one in Megamall. I've spent the last 30 minutes googling and bloghopping on milk tea establishments here in the Metro, and I found two that I want to visit some time soon:

1. Serenitea - A fave of my med batchmates. They often have some delivered to our school.
2. Happy Lemon - You could opt to put an egg in your tea and/or indicate how much sugar you prefer added to it. How cool is that! And what's cooler is that Chris Tiu owns the Philippine branch of Happy Lemon! :3 LOL. Hahaha!

Okay, I'm excited already. Haha. Weird kooo. But yay to my milk tea!

Gustatory Pleasure

I think that jogging in the morning is the proper way to start the day for me. One, I'm up early. Two, I get to enjoy the cool breeze during or just after sunrise and hear the pleasant chirps of birds, instead of waking up and being greeted by mid-morning heat, pollution and traffic. Three, the feeling afterwards is incredibly refreshing (which I already blogged about in an earlier entry). And most importantly, I get to burn the fat that's inadvertently accumulating in all the wrong places of my body. Ugh.

I was able to do two laps of jog-walk around the Ultra and St. Paul. My heart raced and pulsated wildly, and I got kind of dizzy afterwards. I was drenched in my own sweat, my cheeks--my whole face, even--flushed by the increase in my body's blood circulation. I look horrendous after, but at least, I'm horrendously fitter. Haha.

Anyway, my main motivation for today's jog was to burn the calories I gained from eating at Charlie's Burgers in Brgy. Kapitolyo, Pasig. My friend Ivan treated me to a scrumptious meal of Black Angus burger with french fries. It was my first time to eat there and boy, was I satisfied with the food! The burger was not greasy nor fatty in appearance and taste. I don't know if the burger patty was grilled or fried, but I did not get a hint of distasteful oiliness out of it, unlike other sinful burgers around. The lettuce, tomatoes, onion, and potatoes were also fresh. In other words, the food was simply mouth-watering and delicious. Nomnom.

The store space and ambiance, however, were not as good. It was beside a car wash, and the noise from cleaning cars was not at all delightful to the ears. The swish-swash and black-plack sounds were even startling at times.

Also, the space was really small. It was literally jam packed with people. We had to stand and wait for around 15 minutes to get a table. When we did get one, we were almost elbow to elbow with the people seated on the tables on either sides of ours. Their comfort rooms and condiments were great, nonetheless. And honestly, the food was really worth all the trouble. Now I know what the rave on Charlie's Burgers is all about. My rating? 4/5 hearts (yes, hearts. I like them better than stars hihi).

I didn't get to finish my meal though because it was so heavy and filling, so I took it home and gave it to my brother. He was one happy teenage boy. My air-conditioned room smelled like cow meat afterwards.

Off to devour another burger at Brothers Burger Megamall later. They're having a 50% discount on their burgers today! That's another two laps of jogging for me tomorrow, but yay to good (and cheap) food!

For breakfast, we had pancakes with maple syrup and bacon. I wish we also had warm tea served in cute porcelain tea cups, to complete our makeshift English morning, hee.