Super addicted to Super Junior! :)

It’s official. I’m addicted to Super Junior.

I made a promise to myself that I would be loyal to 2NE1 only, and that I would never EVER be addicted to other K-pop bands’ music. But here I am, spending my time listening to SuJu songs, memorizing the lyrics (thank you, Google), knowing each member’s profile, learning about the subgroups and their songs, reading SJ facts and trivia, saving pictures of them in my Super Junior folder, watching their videos on YouTube, watching their videos on YouTube WHILE imitating their dance steps in the living room, switching channels from MTV to Channel V to tvN to Arirang, making plans on visiting Korea to personally meet them, dreaming of marrying Eunhyuk, etc. Oh well, promises are made to be broken, right?

I actually had been listening to their songs before, but not to the point of getting excited and getting kilig whenever I did so. I did not care if Ryeowook was singing this part, or Kyuhyun was singing that part, etc. I just know that it was Super Junior singing, end of story.

Then Bonamana came. I really loved this song (well, I still love it). I became hooked to it because of Ryeowook. Whenever I watch the music video, I only focused my eyes on Wookie. In their other songs, I could now recognize Ryeowook’s voice. Though I love Bonamana, and Ryeowook and his voice, I could say that I still was not that into Super Junior.

One super happy day, Super Junior launched their latest single, “Mr. Simple”. I was watching tvN when the music video was played. And played. And played again. Even on MTV and Channel V, Mr. Simple was always shown. And I was hooked, not only to the song but to Super Junior, per se. <3

I now understand my classmate who’s a crazy fan of SuJu. Before, whenever she wore her “13elieve in Super Junior” shirt in school, I wanted to point at her shirt, laugh out loud in the corridor, and shake my head in disbelief. Now, I believe I am a much crazier fan than she is. And I want a Super Junior shirt, too. So to those who see or will see Super Junior fans, before you point at them, laugh, and shake your head in disbelief, think twice. You just might be one of us someday. Belat! ;P

Manang's Chicken sa Katipunan (Woot!)

(Note: Hindi ito isang food review na sinulat ng isang batikang food critic. Kaya gagamit ako ng mga salitang gusto ko, ok? Walang basagan ng trip.)


Sa wakas, nakakain na rin ako ng manok na pinagkakaguluhan ng buong bayan, ang Manang's Chicken!

Mabuti na lang at may branch na sila sa Katipunan. Hindi ko na kailangang problemahin pa kung paano ako pupunta sa Mercato o Ortigas para lang makatikim nito. Maliit lang ang tindahan nito sa Burgundy Plaza, tapat ng Ateneo (ay, mahaba pala ang sakop ng Ateneo sa Katipunan, basta igala mo na lang mabuti ang mga mata mo 'pag hahanapin mo 'yung Manang's Chicken). Sa liit ng store nila eh hindi mo aakalaing may second floor pa pala 'yun.

Anyway, nag-take-out ako ng 6-pc wings in original sauce. Php 149 'yan. Saka extra original sauce for 10 pesos. Pag-abot sa akin, susme, ang gaan. Haha! Medyo kinabahan ako kasi baka isang chicken wing lang ang nalagay. Paranoid eh. Well, hindi ko na masyado inintindi 'yung weight dahil excited na 'kong matikman 'yung Manang's Chicken.

Ayun, pag-uwi ko, kinain ko na. Thank you for reading this post. Echos! Masarap naman, malasa RIN 'yung laman, hindi tulad nu'ng sa Bon Chon na balat lang 'yung may lasa. (Pero I still want Bon Chon. 'Yung wallet ko lang 'yung umaayaw. Haha.) Hindi rin dry 'yung chicken, sapat lang sa sauce. At may sesame seeds! Woohoo! I love sesame seeds. Pero ewan ko ha, parang hindi masyadong crispy crunchy 'yung wings na nabili ko. Parang kulang sa pagka-lutong 'yung manok. Hindi ko alam kung dahil ba maliit lang 'yung wings eh hindi sapat 'yun para ma-experience ko ang crunchiness, o dahil nag-take-out kaya pagdating ko sa bahay eh medyo nawala na 'yung pagka-lutong niya. (Pero malapit lang ang bahay namin...) 'Di bale, baka sa susunod kong bili ay crispy crunchy na siya. Yey.

Natutuwa ako sa Manang's Chicken ('yung store mismo) dahil nag-ooffer sila ng extra sauce. At 10 pesos lang. Kaya malalasap mo talaga 'yung lasa ng double fried chicken nila. Actually ('eto na, prangkahan na), parang ordinary lang 'yung lasa ng Manang's Chicken, 'Yun bang pagkakagat mo, masasabi mo na, "Ay, ito na 'yun? Lasang Reyes' Barbecue." (Heto na, naghahanda nang mag-isip ng mga argumento ang mga 'di sang-ayon sa sinabi ko. Wait lang kasi ha, hindi pa ako tapos.) Subali't habang patagal nang patagal, nag-iiba 'yung panlasa ko sa chicken nila. Parang may kakaiba sa sauce, nag-iiba ang lasa nito habang kinakain. Parang may wine na may pagka-garlic din na ewan. Basta ang sarap. Waah gusto ko uli bumili!

All in all, masarap ang Manang's Chicken. Ito 'yung tipong kapag pinasalubong mo sa kapatid mong sosyalin ang taste eh hindi ka mapapahiya. Sa susunod, try ko 'yung chicken cuts naman with extra spicy sauce. :)