Deliciously Healthy Memories

Trading stories over lunch

Three young male teachers of Poveda where boisterously chatting at Kenny Roger's Galleria, lunchtime at the first week of classes.

Teacher 1: Pare, I asked this pretty student of mine to define Economics. Her face was so angelic and her accent so charming I completely did not hear what she said. I paused stupidly - completely mesmerized - for probably 10 seconds after she finished. Dyahe pare.

Teacher 2. Di ka pa ba sanay sa magagandang estudyante, pare? Why, our students can be commercial models!

Teacher 3. Basta alam ko crush ako ng mga estudyante ko. Ako yata ang pinaka-gwapo sa ating tatlo.

Teacher 1 and 2: Ulol !

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Bonding over Food

Poveda teacher 1 could no longer stand the onslaugth of bright and beautiful high school students so he decided to enter a commercial bank. Clueless in the ways of the private, corporate world, he tried to observe the ways of his co-employees. One time a female colleague invited him to join her barkda for after office dinner at Kenny's. Over ribs, corn and carrots, and loads of office gossip and banter, a long-lasting friendship was formed.

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In love with Ribs

Makati yuppie and Diliman girl have known each other since graduate school. They hit it off immediately, but their friendship soured when the guy began to court the girl. The girl would suddenly evade the guy, who was perplexed. Three years after they would reconnect - over roasted ribs at Kenny Roger's Galleria. Kenny's would later be their default place for pre-movie dinner dates.

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Comfort muffins

The Makati yuppie suddenly found himself working in Ortigas and staying in a condo in Shaw. On nights when work was stressful or rains were heavy, he would seek comfort in those luscious corn muffins of Kenny Roger's along Shaw Boulevard, devoured along with roast chicken or ribs.

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Pasta Perfect

The stress of corporate world has eaten into yuppie. He decided to run again, soon becoming a runner-blogger. In one carbo-loading party, runner-blogger-cum-party host finally got the chance to have pasta dinner while Kenny Roger's endorser Marc Nelson poses for pictures with runner fans. He was hungry, yes, but it was best pasta with meatballs he had for a long time. He would have wanted to devour more pasta but he had to go back to being event host and gamemaster.

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The Sweetest Thing

Sometime before he resumed running yuppie was dragged by his officemate to a different kind of wedding practice. In lieu of giving wedding souvenirs, the couple decided to throw a party and give donation to an orphanage. There yuppie would taste Pasta Filippini - the sweet, home-cooked, catsup-laden spaghetti that evokes memories of children's parties and rural fiestas. Yuppie loved it not only for its simple sweetness, but for all the good intentions and memories that go with it.

Yuppie thought it would be a boring Saturday afternoon event. But faced with all those beaming kids, dressed in their best clothes and all eager for affection, it was a Saturday well spent after all. The kids and their caretakers would later thank the couple and their volunteer friends. In his heart, volunteer yuppie thanked the kids more.

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The Loyal Supporter

Kenny's partnered with takbo.ph to bring us a 250-runner strong carbo-loading party,

feeding us and subsidizing our singlets and party venue.

In the party we tried to bring running icons and bloggers together

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Time has come to celebrate what we have become

From fat, hypertensive try-athlete (Sep 2008)

...to slimmer, healthier marathoner (July 2009)

Growing from this: Takbo.ph at the UP Ictus Run (Dec 2008)

To this: Takbo.ph at the Globe Run for Home (July 2009)

Time to Create New Memories

As we Eat. Help. Run

For Php600 pesos,

I get to Eat my comfort foods,

Donate funds to kids of Hands On Manila and the 57:75 Movement,

and Run the distance of my choice (5k, 10K and 15K), night-time!

Visit Kenny's and takbo.ph for details of the run

Kenny's Urbanite Run

For Deliciously Healthy Memories