so, i guess my dad pitied me a bit and we ended up having dinner at Outback in Libis with my Tita Jona and cousin Sheina instead of at Shangri-La. also, ate Con offered to split the bill, which was good for me! anyway, she needed to make 10 transactions on her HSBC card this month so she can get a free Timex watch. cool huh? and the best part is, there's no minimum! so i advised her to go to the grocery every now and then, and buy something worth a P100. haha.
during dinner, Charlie kept teasing me that he'd get all the expensive dishes to maximize the (rare) treat from yours truly. good thing he didn't, although we did order a bunch of desserts. yummy! ate Cla ordered a drink though. take note people: if you want to save on dinner, skip the shakes and other juices. they're the items in the menu with the highest mark-ups! my dad's Coke Zero in a can cost something like P106, while ate's four seasons shake cost P150. of course, feel free to splurge every now and then, especially if it's something you've never tried before. denying yourself all the time is never good, trust me. i know someone who does so, and now she either regrets it or blames everyone else for her doing so. or both. but remember, gluttony is a sin. hahaha. and it makes you fat and unhealthy and then that gives you low self-esteem and a bunch of other problems. moderation is key. just think of the Spice Girls singing "Too Much" and you'll have a much easier time of keeping your intake in check.
if i have to hear people complain how fat they are one more time, i might go berserk! i have a confession to make. one of my top pet peeves is gluttony. i think the obesity crisis that has beset a huge part of the world is due to gluttony and selfishness. and frankly, i am annoyed that there are so many diets or exercise routines or counseling sessions devoted to this. if people would just know when to stop and give the rest of their food to the needy, they wouldn't be having this problem anymore! they'd be helping other people and themselves in the process. but the problem is, we live in a world that teaches us to want, want, want and to buy, buy, buy. so, hear me out when i say "drop that 10th cookie!"
oops, sorry for the ranting. i don't hate people who are overweight, mind you. some of the kindest people i know are. being overweight is not purely a problem of the gluttons too--many people experience it. people with hormonal problems, people who were just born with those set of genes, the list goes on. but there are some people, not all, who are overweight because they overeat. i hope you hear me out. the next time you're on the verge of getting that shake probably loaded with corn syrup, or the next time you order something because it looks yummy, even though you're already full, think of all the people who are starving in our country and across the globe. your not eating surely won't do them any good, but maybe you can pool your savings and figure out a way to help them out.
i come across a lot of people everyday who say they don't have enough resources to help the impoverished. but i believe that that is never true, not even for the lowliest and humblest of us. we just need to ask ourselves what on earth we are here for. are we here to have fun, to eat, play, and be merry all the time? or are we here to lend each other a helping hand, and find happiness in that? your stomach will only be full for some time. but your heart and your soul can be full for a lifetime.
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