diet

i've been steadily growing my record collection by buying two cds per pay day. i've been doing this for five months now, i think. so that's twenty new records and a growth of roughly 40% to my music trove. (bonus points: give me the starting count of my cds. math geek much? ehe.) what i've been mostly buying are OPM albums, old and new alike. but alas i'm putting this on hold because of this...


so from now on until the concert, i will be on a strict music, food, shirt, shopping(?), splurge diet. good luck to me.

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also if you'd like to experience being the third wheel you should join me and my date on the concert. awkward and out of place moments galore guaranteed! hehe.

on first dates

the guy pays for everything (movie, dinner, dessert, coffee, shhhhh..arwarma) but with gift cheques. is this acceptable?

the guy uses his credit card to foot the bill. problem is he wasn't aware that the card was already maxed out and added to that he isn't liquid at the moment. to save from his further embarrassment the girl pays for the chit. minus pogi points?

is it a good gauge that the date is not going well when the girl insists on going dutch? that is instead of the (not so) usual courtesy of her offering to split the bill then the guy generously declining her offer then proceeds to taking all the damage, a tennis match ensues on who's paying for what.

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more on first dates here

first expectations

i know there's an unwritten rule that men are supposed to pay for everything on the first date. this is what women expect from us men. but up until now i can't think of anything men expect from a woman on a first date. so to make things all fair and equal i propose this unwritten rule for women:

women should offer to split the bill.

3 simple questions that shouldn't be asked on the first date

just before the date begins...

question: kanina ka pa?
translation: you are late. and being late for the first date is inexcusable. come on man, haven't you heard that first impressions last?
solution: forget your nationality, which i'm assuming is filipino, for a minute and be on japanese time which is 10 minutes before the actual meeting time.

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it has begun...

question: anong gusto mong gawin?
translation: you don't have a plan, which means that you didn't exert any effort whatsoever in preparing for the date. hmmm... were you forced by your friends to go on this date?
solution: plan ahead. it's not a requirement that you get reservations for a resto just that you already have an idea what you will be doing and where you're going to eat. actually this question is quite harmless, given that you already told her of your plans for the date. this act will let her know that you are flexible and that you are open to her suggestions .

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goodbyes...

question: paano ka uuwi?
translation: i had fun but you're a gud. if you were to tell me not to ask this question about two(?) years ago i would be baffled then. but yeah, based on my friend's experience i'd never utter these words ever.
solution: offer to take her home, that is assuming that the date went well. it doesn't matter if she lives in bulacan and you live in cavite. what matters at this crucial point of the date is that you are willing to go the extra(x10) mile(s). thought counts, my friend.

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hope that helps kids.

stay tuned next week when i tackle the merits of being single against being attached against being attacked by a shark.