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Maginhawa Street in Teacher's village is already a well-known street to foodies and students but it has now elevated its status from Quezon City's delicious secret to Quezon City food street. During the celebration of the 75th Anniversary of Quezon City last Saturday, the said street celebrated the very first Food Festival which caught the attention of many and thus, Maginhawa Street became more popular that a lot of people have been wanting to visit and take a look of all the affordable hole-in-the-wall restaurants in the area. 
This is the from Jeepney Restaurant extension somewhere along Maginhawa. 
They also have board games (tables) to be enjoyed by bored people. K. Hahaha. 

Our orders were these Pork BBQ sticks which I liked. The meat  was grilled just right and the taste was okay. hahahaha.
Chicken BBQ
I think they chopped it this way to be eaten easily but I like my chicken not chopped. Also, I liked the pork BBQ more.


More than these budget meals, I think Jeepney is more famous as a boodle fight restaurant (DUH nasa pangalan na nga. Hahahaha.) Basta, you'd see a lot of customers who prefer to boodle fight that to eat this way.


SAYA FACTOR: 
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Sobrang AHHH OK ko lang kasi mag-describe ng pagkain kaya nilagyan ko na ng ganitong klaseng ratings pag magpo-post ako ng mga restaurants. Bakit SAYA at hindi SARAP? Hindi kasi ako nagde-describe ng pagkain na masarap o hindi masarap, mas gusto ko pag sinasabing masaya o hindi masaya. May mga pagkain kasing masarap pero hindi nakakasaya. Bow. Wag na intindihin plez. :)))

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MUST TRY KOREAN BUFFET/ EAT-ALL-YOU-CAN (IN QUEZON CITY). AS IN. SWEAR. This is one of the best. 

Hanayo Grill Korean Buffet Restaurant is in Tomas Morato Corner Scout Lozano. If you're not familiar with the street names in the area, this is located across Zirkoh.

Although Hanayo is a bit more expensive compared to the others I've tried since their weekend lunch buffet costs P 580.00/person, it's more than fine to pay that much given that quantity of the choices were more too. Weekday buffet is cheaper though at P 295.00. I just don't know if grilling is included in what they call, "Open Lunch Promo"

We were the first ones to arrive at the restaurant since we arrived there by 11 AM (excited!!) when its opening is at 11:30 AM. The waiter saw us outside and told us to come inside already so we did. 
I felt anxious/shy because the whole 30 minutes, no other customers came. I guess we're the only one who's uninformed that Hanayo Grill opens at 11:30. Still, we enjoyed our dining experience with or without other customers. The place got packed soon after the clock struck 11:30 so it's still better to arrive early. Medyo palusot ko lang 'yan kasi maaga nga kami pero napuno talaga.
We started checking out the food choices from the buffet spread. My "normal" self would look at all the choices and then decide what I am having after seeing everything but that day I decided to stick to what's familiar. Ehem. Samgyeopsal. I was sooo excited to eat samgyeopsal. Hahaha
I now feel a bit regretful not tasting these and not even knowing what are in these chaffing dishes. 
Banchan
Side dishess..

Beside these sidedishes are bowls of bibimbap, kimchi jiggae and sundubu jiggae all of which you can order to the waiter. The jiggae options are new to me since the other buffet restaurants only serve them ala carte and not inclusive in the buffet.
Meat Options Samgyeopsal
There are seven meat options but I only tried three.
Beef strips, samgyeopsal strips and the marinated pork strips.

I didn't try everything out that time since all I wanted was to eat samgyeopsal which I have been craving for the longest time. 
Kimbap and Sushi
They have kimbap and california maki as well. 
Grilling Samgyeopsal
We started grilling our meat and I went back to look at the other buffet options.
And there, from the twigim or fried section were tempura, breaded fish fillet and fried chicken. 
Then I went back to get myself more pieces of kimbap and sushi but then I saw slices of tuna and salmon sashimi so I got some too.

Although Korean people like eating these raw fish slices too, it's a surprise seeing tempura, sushi and sashimi on a Korean buffet. This is the first I've gone to one that serve Japanese cuisine as well.
Korean Tea which is also buffet inclusive

This isn't sweet but I liked how light the tea taste was. This Korean tea was my water when I was there. Perfect drink as we stuffed our mouths with fatty porky goodness of samgyeopsal.
Korean Ice Cream Choices
And just when you thought you've "unearthed" all surprises Hanayo has in store for their customers, you'll find out than even these Korean ice creams are buffet inclusive. I mean, is this a dream come true?! Seriously, my sister and my cousin's son ate like 6 pieces each. I wont say how many sticks I ate but it's less than what they had; 5 siguro? HAHAHAHA. 


See, I told you Hanayo is a must try! My companions are all Korean buffet first-timers but they enjoyed, probably more than I did since they still kept on talking about the pork slices and the ice creams. Bawal mag-move on?! Hayy, galing galing ko talaga mag-recruit ng mga tao. hahaha. Welcome to the world where you'll crave for Korean food once in a while.


As we were leaving, the owner escorted us to door and he said Kamsahamnida which is the Korean word for Thank you. And I answered him in Korean as well so we kind of exchanged some lines, I said something like we're so full and we're coming back again. 

When I said that I am coming back again, the heavens must have listened to me intently that when I posted our picture yesterday in my Facebook account, three of my friends told me that we should go back. Oh wells, I'm more than willing to. Hehehe. 


P.S. Heavens, why is it that whenever I say that I want to go to Korea you seem to cover your ears and ignore me? Oh wells, I'm also more than willing to wait for your YES, I'm sending you to Korea. HAHAHAHA. Assumera but I'll definitely make that happen! 
Huhubells.  I'll wait patientlyyyyy for that fated day. 



SAYA FACTOR:
10/10
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Here are some things that you might want to know if you're having your first credit card. I am posting this here because of a message that I got asking me to teach/write an article on "credit cards" dedicated to first timers. Seryoso ka ba 'te? Sa'kin ka pa talaga nagtanong?? Haha. Lol. Nevertheless, I am glad that some readers find my articles easy to understand and/or to relate with. But you see, this isn't a finance blog and I'm far from being a finance expert but I'm learning. Since this is posted as per request, assume ko na lang na effective ako somehow. :))

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1. Ano ba ang credit card? From the word credit itself, utang 'to. Kung meron kang Credit Card, para bang you can spend even if you don't have kahit hindi naman dapat ganun ang thinking. Tsk. Gamit kasi ang credit card, makakabili ka ng mga bagay on installment basis without interest pa nga paminsan, makikinabang ka sa float period o 'yung grace period mo bago mo kailanganin bayaran 'yung bagay na binili mo, makikinabang ka rin sa iba't iba pang perks ng pagkakaroon ng CC kagaya nga nitong I Shop. I Choose. I Redeem ng BDO at meron din 'tong points sa bawat paggamit na maaring gamitin pag redeem ng iba pang rewards. Sa Credit Card, "Buy Now, Pay Later."

2. Ano ang card na meron ako? BDO JCB Lucky Cat Credit Card. Hindi ako nag-apply so don't ask me how. Pero parang gusto ko pa ng isa, 'yung may Miles. Haha!

3. Pwede ba magpa-waive ng Annual Membership Fee? Oo. 

4. Ano pa ang kailangan meron ako tuwing gagamit ako ng credit card ko? SELF-CONTROL. Kitams, kaya ayoko masyado nagsusulat ng ganito kasi practice what you preach eh... wiz. hahaha. 

5. Ano ba ang float period? Sabihin nating ang due date ng card ko ay every 1st day of the month and then 'yung labas ng bill ko ay every 7th of the month.

What if bumili ako ng damit ng September 4, kailan ako magbabayad? Since nakuha siya sa cut off date na September 7. Masasama 'yung pagbayad ng damit sa bill for October 1st. So ang float period mo ay less than a month.

What if bumili ako ng damit ng September 8, kailan ako magbabayad? Since lagpas na ng cut off for the month, 'yung damit ay kasali sa bill ng October na babayaran sa November pa. So ang float period dito ay halos two months. 


6. Kailangan ba laging bayaran 'yung bill ng full o pwede na mag minimum payment na lang ako buwan-buwan? Siguro dito nagkakatalo kung magiging blessing or curse 'yung pagkakaroon ng credit card. I remember one time when I almost forgot to pay my bill and my companion was like, "Bakit ka magbabayad? Na max-out mo card mo?" For almost two years now, I always try to pay my bill in full so I won't incur interests... na-max out man o hindi 'yung card ko. Walang interest gumamit ng credit card kung nababayaran mo ng buo ang bill mo pag due date na. 

Isa pang halimbawa, meron akong bill na P 10,000 para sa buwan na 'to at nakasulat dun na P 400.00 pesos 'yung mimum. Pag 'yan, binayaran in full, walang interest pero pag 'yan e binayaran lang 'yung minimum...

P 10,000 nagbayad ng P 400.00 kaya ang utang sa susunod na buwan ay P 9,600 na lang e may 3.5% Finance Charge... P 9,600 x .035 = P 336.00. So ang bill for next month ay tumataginting na P 9,936 lang naman given na hindi mo ginamit ulit 'yung card mo kaya hindi nadagdagan 'yung bill. You paid but you're only paying for a month's interest 'cause andun pa rin 'yung utang mo at ang malala, nagco-compound interest siya buwan-buwan hangga't di mo nababayaran in full. If you really can't pay the bill in full, bayad na lang ng malaki (pinakamalaking halagang kayang ibayad) hanggang sa maliit na lang 'yung kulang at malalagyan ng interest. 


7. Paano pag na-miss ko magbayad sa araw ng due date ko, pwede pa  ba ko humabol? I am not sure if this works for other banks but it works for BDO. Diba, ang due date ko ay 1st of the month and ang cut-off every 7th kaya 'yung 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th or 'yung days sa pagitan ng due date at cut-off date mo, pwede siyang i-consider na grace period. Hinahabol ko lang paminsan kahit lagpas sa due date basto bago mag cut off date, wala naman interest na nilalagay sa bill ko for the next month. 

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Other things that you would like to know about or did you notice something wrong by the way I understood Credit Cards? Comment here or send me a message in the Contact Me page. Thankssss.  




My hope is for a lifetime of paying all our bills on time. Kaya natin 'to. huhu. :)


 Napansin ko na maraming tumitingin ng tungkol sa savings back na posts ko. Nilagay ko 'to dito almost ten years ago and thanks, everyone, for continuously accessing them but we now have better options if we're talking about the interest that our money will gain while deposited. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to keep the two banks accounts that I wrote about before and stuck with BDO because there's a branch a few blocks away from home making it the most convenient bank for me at the moment. And well, my credit card is still with BDO so yeah.

While the information in this post are still relevant since, I made the switch and here's my review of two Digital Banks here in the Philippines.

Go Tyme Bank and Seabank


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