Rough Groove

Turon 2 go, a new take on this Pinoy snack

The typical Filipino turon is ripe saba banana with a sliver of jackfruit inside it and then wrapped in lumpia wrapping. It is then cooked with brown sugar that the end result is a crispy, sweet and delicious snack with the caramelized sugar coating all over. It sells from P10 – P12 per piece.

Now comes turon 2 go that tries to improve this humble snack. Does it succeed? Well, the only difference is that there’s the packaging as well as the sweet filling of chocolate (at P16) and other fruit flavors of banana, strawberry, mango, orange and pineapple (sells at P18 a piece) which is then injected at point of sale. These are sold at small mall spaces. Is it worth it? For the price, perhaps, its a bit overpriced but I do like the addition of a sweet sauce. Not filling though compared to the typical turon.

Another flame war brought by Jacque Bermejo

From her Facebook account:

“buti n lng am hir in dubai! maybe so many sinners bak der! so yeah deserving wat hapend!”

I just checked her multiply site and hate comments on her supposed idiotic remarks on the Ondoy devastation is reaching 10,000! If true, this Dubai OFW is really pathetic. Reading from the comments, one can just feel the outrage to this insensitivity. There are even Facebook group with 6,000+ members dedicated to her.

Nakapunta lang ng abroad, asal baboy na?

Pelikula!

First there was the Cineuropa featuring several films from the European Union. This was followed by the Korean Film Festival, which is ongoing until Tuesday in time for the Korean – Philippine Friendship week. By 1 October, Pelikula, the 8th Spanish Film Festival will start until the 11th! By the way, the last film festival charges P65 per movie in three venues. The other two were free.

This should keep me busy

Down with hurting achilles tendon

It’s the first time I had this, a hurting (or inflamed?) achilles tendon on my left foot and, God, its just too difficult to walk without grimacing in pain. I don’t know how this started. Three days ago, I ran on the road for about 30 minutes and the next day, my shins were having muscle pains. Despite that, no achilles tendon pain was felt. Prior to this, I can only remember walking around in the mall. Now, I’m just staying at home, resting. Not even going down to buy food.

Poor me.

Sen. Lacson exploded his bomb. Many more to come!

Just this afternoon, Senator Panfilo Lacson gave his priviledge speech at the Senate and it is about the shady deals and questionable character of convicted plunderer, former President Erap Estrada. So what’s new? Other than the old jueteng issue, Sen. Lacson mentioned Erap’s pressuring the Yuchengco patriarch, and employing tactics, for him to sell his shares in PTIC. He also mentioned about the so called Oplan Delta that was allegedly done to liquidate publicist Bubby Dacer and his driver that might implicate Erap.

As I see it, this is a good time to let people know what kind of person Erap is considering that he’s planning to run again for President. And that is direct from the mouth of Sen. Lacson who has knowledge of the ins and outs of the Erap presidency. Now, I just hope that this is not another speech that will go down as biting soundbites but a start that will lead to concrete justice. I also hope that this will not be a smokescreen for the senator who is imbroiled in the Dacer – Corbito slays.

Sayang lang, may part two pa next week. Di na lang tinapos. Tomorrow, Erap’s son, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada will give his own priviledge speech.