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Affilliation
電車男 (densha otoko, "train man")
I learned about this from a Wired Magazine online article. You really should check it out. More links (particularly links to English translations of the original posts) can be found here.
I wonder how I can get myself a copy of the book…?
No tags for this post.I Spy with My Eye #1-2
I’m gonna set this part of my blog as a segment for quirky stuff I find around and manage to take pictures of. I’ll start with these two:
#1: What kind of work does a “danGer GRO” do? Undercover operations?
#2: I saw this displayed quite prominently on one of the Ortigas area’s more prominent commercial centers. For what everyday purpose does the common man need a machine gun customized with a grenade launcher? Rats in the kitchen?
JT’s Manukan Grille
A friend has been telling about this sidewalk place called “JT’s Manukan Grille” for some time now, and as usual, I’m always intriqued by the possibility of good cheap food. We got a chance to go there for lunch last Tuesday, and I was pleasantly surprised.
The main branch (where we ate) is along the Ortigas Avenue Extension (corner Valencia), and I think there are branches in Sgt. Esguerra and Eastwood. 
It’s owner is a famous Filipino actor, which explains the various pinoy movie related posters adorning the walls and doors (”JT” appears to be his initials, as is made pretty obvious by the said posters). It’s basically a sidewalk eatery, so don’t expect anything fancy. However, it’s one of the better sidewalk eateries I’ve seen, and they play chillout music (which was another pleasant surprise). I have been told that the place really gets packed at night: lines of people form, tables are added, and the place extends to the roads (which makes it very difficult to reach the street parking nearby).
The food focuses on chicken inasal, with other typical pinoy grill foods to add a little variety. I was not disappointed, this was the best chicken inasal I’ve ever had! Their formula has a hint of pinoy barbeque sauce like taste, which I’m not a fan of, but not so much to deter from the inasal taste. Service is typical of places like this, but they are polite. If not for time constraints, I would’ve loved to try their batchoy, but I wasn’t able to. Given the sidewalk status, the price does not disappoint either. It’s cheaper than the named chicken inasal places you may find in malls, and still they manage to make it taste better than those (to me at least).
Great price versus performance, this is a rare find. The actor owner is one of the more decent actors in Philippine cinema, and the food reflects focus on a proper chicken inasal experience. Given the sidewalk experience, this is a good reflection of typical working man local cuisine. If we had more places like this, maybe we’d have something good enough to rival the cheap sidewalk food available in other countries that foreigners go for. If you don’t mind the setting, I recommend you check this out.
branches:
- #4 Granada Street, Ortigas Avenue Extension, Quezon City
- #26 Sgt. Esguerra Street, South Triangle, Quezon City
- Citywalk I, Cybermall Eastwood, Quezon City
Jack’s the Man of the Day
Before I retire for the night (morning?), I just want to mention that today was a Jack day. I lost a lot at Triplejack.com today due to a lot of weak plays. I lost a lot, and I lost bad. After (or while) doing some website related research, I basically worked on getting it all back, and it was very difficult.
Just as night was ending for me, I was getting some of my groove back, and I noticed that the Jacks were the hands that were helping me. I still had a ways to go to break even when I chanced upon pocket Jacks, and people started with their all-in frenzies. I was the stack leader, so I decided “what the hell”, and joined the bandwagon.
It turned out to be the most profitable Triplejack.com hand so far! Monster pot given the buy-in and blinds! As usual, I was too excited to get a screen shot, but the record is in my stats.
There, I let it out already. Now I can sleep.
Tags: Triplejack
