Four dash Two

This blog post is all about my block in college and how awesome our section is :D
I just wanted to share this cuz I'm really proud that we're so bonded that even people from other sections 'envy' us. Not sure if that's the word I want to use but anyway... I don't want to be mayabang, but I think we have bragging rights to be. Hihi

Our class was divided into groups of 3 for our first major plate for Design VIII. The plate was due real soon so we had to work with our groups already.

It all started when one of my groupmate, Chi, decided to make Tikoy for our afternoon merienda. And we took this picture of us eating Tikoy and uploaded it on Facebook:

Then another group made fun of our picture and decided to make one of their own! They had ice cream instead of tikoy tho. Even tried to copy our poses. Not exactly like ours but meh. Close enough ((:

It cracked us up big time that we had to stitch the two images together and uploaded it back on Facebook. It drew a good number of likes so we started messaging our blockmates to make one with their groups. Ivan, Darwin and Francis were the first to make one. Not exactly merienda for them. Granulated cofee for D, cough syrup for F and lotion for I (Well at least that's what I think it was :D).

Minutes after it kept growing and growing and growing! We had to stitch in picture after picture! It was quite a chore but we were really happy that our blockmates responded to our request!

Clockwise from top left: Chame, Justine and Mon (Team kiddie sweets); Darwin, Ivan and Francis (Team random); Marc, Jules and Benj (Team suicide. Fly paper trap, rugby and rat poison! LOL); Pia, Frances and Cara (Team chocolate ice cream); Pat, Ija and Karen (Team double dutch) and finally us, Me, Chi and Hya (Team tikoy)

I swear pictures kept coming! Earl (Team forever alone, with Loacker Tiramisu which was reeeeaaaalllly yummy) joined in with three pictures of himself cuz his partner, Xue Li, wasn't there. ((: His picture was the last one stitched to the original one but just yesterday, Team piso with Celle, Claud and Mau dropped in theirs.

It was so overwhelming, almost everyone in class joined. The pictures gained a lot of likes and was even shared a couple of times ;) I swear it was priceless. Priceless not cuz it drew quite a handful of attention, but priceless because of the effort of our section to belong.

I'm just glad that I belong to this section. Not to take anything from the other 7 sections of the batch, but I'm really happy to be part of this block. Inspite of the issues within, we are still solid. :D

Kami po ang Arkitektwo 2013.
2AR-2, 3AR-2, 4AR-2 and soon 5AR-2 ((:



PS Sorry for the badly composed blog post, I haven't slept well for 3 straight nights. My brain needs a reboot LOL. Thanks for reading still, tho! See you in my next post! ;)

GOIN' BANANAS FOR JOE

I came across this relatively new milk tea shop along I. Delos Reyes St. one December afternoon when I decided to take a different route on my way to UST. They weren't open yet then. When I saw the place, I was like, "Meh, just another milk tea shop" and just continued on walking. And then I passed by that place again, this time they were already open. From the outside, the little tea shop looked really inviting and warm-- too bad I was running late that time. 

When I got back from the holidays, the new milk tea place I was itching to try escaped my mind. Then a friend texted me if I tried JoeMonkey already, my immediate reaction was like "Oh right, that new MT place!" So I went down, hurriedly, and made my way to Delos Reyes.

The first thing anyone would recognize is this:

The grass is greener on this side of UST

Their crazy awesome grass floor carpet! It was uniquely JoeMonkey, I thought. Their white and pink themed shop is very humble, clean and minimalist in design. They have this long pink couch where you could lie down or do the Indian for all they care. And it's couple-friendlier, if you know what I mean ;)

When I am new to a milk tea shop, I always order Wintermelon or roasted milk tea or just the plain milk tea first. It's like my scale on how good their drinks taste. Like when my friends eat at a Korean restaurant, they always get the Bibimbap first, that's their "batayan" on how good the food is there. Anyhoo, my first drink with JoeMonkey was Wintermelon MT with pudding. It was good. And their pudding was the best I've had so far. It was flavorful and not too soft that it would go through your teeth.


Their menu had a lot to choose from. When I went back there, I was dying to get their Wintermelon Mousse-tache which I've heard so much about. But when I got there, they already ran out of stock. So I got this intead: Green Apple Yakult Green Tea.

When I ordered this, I asked to add some pudding (cuz I loved it so much) with it but the one who took my order said it might not go well with the drink and suggested to add nata jelly instead. I was impressed, to be honest, they know what they sell and not just get what the customers want. And it was a good call, the nata went well with the drink. 


Their drinks are really good, the staff are friendly and the place is not too big that it becomes crowded. Just right. And they've got free WiFi! ((: Here are some pictures of the place. Go check it out! 

Joe Ilaog manning the counter (:

JoeMonkey Manila is located along I. Delos Reyes Street, cor P. Campa, Sampaloc Manila. They're open Mondays to Saturdays until 9pm. I'm not sure tho. When I was there they closed at 9PM. (:
Follow them on Twitter! @JoeMonkeyManila