Of cooking, foods and laziness
Posted on 01. Mar, 2007 by dimaks in Life
I have not been cooking my meals for about a month now. I don’t know why I seem to be losing my blossoming passion for cooking. It started one day my rice stock was over and I keep on reminding myself to buy that 5-kilos pack at the nearest shop, but I always end up eating at the restaurants along the way. Few days ago, I learned about the newly opened Sri Lankan restaurant at about 15 minutes bicycle away from my dormitory. D and A decided to try the resto out and well, i don’t know, though I like spicy foods, I did not seem to have a good first meeting with the foods there in Amma Kariya. I just didn’t like the feel of the spices they used in the food we ordered. So, D and I agreed, it would have been better if we went to Mira, an Indian restaurant. Yes, curry and nan bread are awesomely gorgeous duo!
Aside from that, I think I am about to get tired of the foods that can be found in the shokudos (cafeterias) near our department building. And the pasta in the coffee shops? well, I can only eat seafood pasta there so, I am bound to get tired of it too.
One early morning, I suddenly craved for this common pinoy breakfast – you know, the infamous sinangag (fried rice), tuyo or danggit (dried fish, with white vinegar on the side for dipping), and fried eggs. I wanted to cook but, I still got no rice and also, dried fish here are way expensive. Sometimes I thought of having them sent from the Philippines 
But anyway, I tried going to Sukiya, along Higashi Odori (East main street). It’s a 24-hrs restaurant – very fast service and cheap price. The breakfast set below (rice, beef, egg, and miso soup) goes for around 400 yen.
I like the service here, its fast.. feels like I’m buying from a vending machine. Just one push of a button and your food is ready in the dispenser slot. In Sukiya, upon sitting, you will be welcomed through a cup of oolong tea (and of course you can refill later, as many times you want). After that, the waiter will be waiting for your order.
D told me that maybe next time, I should try the Thai resto nearby. So I said ok, that will be good I guess. Now I’m thinking when will I regain my cooking passion (as if) 
Maybe until I forcefully drag myself to buy my groceries? I guess so.
Uh, and I’ve been having a frequent carbo-load for over a month now. The past days, I feel heavier on my bicycle than before. Oh no! look at my waistline! I guess too, I need a more calorie burning activities – visit the gym perhaps or do some sports. I don’t know.. reduce rice? more vege? time will tell hehe.
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Dimaks is a part-time blogger born in Cotabato City, Southern Philippines. He loves a wide array of things: Martial arts, Scootering, Painting, Photography, Cooking and of course eating. Indulge with his blogging rounds!
annamanila
Mar 2nd, 2007
Sometimes you cook in, other times you eat out. Restos: sometimes you choose right, sometimes you miss. Sarap ng buhay. Lalo na pag tapos na ang Nihonggo exams. Tapos na nga ba? Good luck whatever you do.
dimaks
Mar 2nd, 2007
annamanila,
like wash clothes, clean room, read books, call home, struggle with the language barrier (but at least now I can manage a bit).. etc. Today is the last day for this series. Thanks!
Cook in, eat out.. there is more to it
tina
Mar 2nd, 2007
food trip! haha. welll seems like there are interesting restos around the corner.. hehe.. more exercise if youre eating a lot!! hehe
dimaks
Mar 2nd, 2007
tina,
almost every next corner, you can find a resto or convenience store ..vending machines too.
You got it right
Richmond
Mar 2nd, 2007
I hate frying.
dimaks
Mar 2nd, 2007
Richmond,
Bakit, ayaw mo ng talsik ng mantika? lol
sasha
Mar 2nd, 2007
Hi Dimaks! Naku, carbo-loading… I can totally relate! And this is just probably a phase you’re going through. If you get tired with all those restaurants/fastfoods that you go to, you’ll be forced to cook again and will most likely regain that passion lost
By the way, I finally used the tux you gave me.
Happy Friday!
dimaks
Mar 2nd, 2007
sasha,
Greetings!!!
I will really try to get back on track this weekend. Yes, I saw your new design and its really great, the tux stands very proud up there at the upper right corner of your webpage
verns
Mar 2nd, 2007
Kung wala kang rice jan…kunin mo na yung isang sako ng bigas sa bahay. December pa yun…until now ay di pa rin ubos kasi seldom lang kami nagsasaing kasi kain din sa labas palagi hehe
kathy
Mar 2nd, 2007
Si Baggy rin non, suki ng mga konbini dahil tamad magluto. Palagi obento ang kinakain, tumaba tuloy, hehe.
Ang hirap naman kasing magluto for just one person. Either maraming sayang or kakainin mo yung ulam for one whole week.
dimaks
Mar 2nd, 2007
verns,
Hindi kaya palay na yun ngayon at tumubo na? hehehe.. salamat sa offer. San ba kayo laging kumakain, McDo, KFC o Jollibee?
dimaks
Mar 2nd, 2007
kathy,
Tama.. minsan nakakatamad din mag-init ng ulam.
cai
Mar 2nd, 2007
sarap talagang kumain.. yum yum.. btw, salamat po sa pagsagot sa survey!
*magexercise tayo tuwing umaga*
Leica
Mar 2nd, 2007
ei ed, i can so relate! anyway, sige next time, lets go thai. yun nga lng by bike na. wah, car withdrawal syndrome ako.
annamanila
Mar 3rd, 2007
Just letting you know. Ur Pare is okay. He just had connection problems and was very busy at work. He will blog again once he get connected.
dimaks
Mar 3rd, 2007
cai,
You’re welcome.. *a-one a-two a-three… hingal*
dimaks
Mar 3rd, 2007
Leica,
Ok, hmm sayang hindi pa yata pwedeng magdrive si A, gawa ng pilay nya.
dimaks
Mar 3rd, 2007
annamanila,
Nice to hear that.. sigurado ako, maraming entry deposits yun, hehe.
Shai
Mar 3rd, 2007
Hmm, I wonder why you suddenly lost your passion for cooking, baka katams lang yan, katamaran, hehehe :p
dimaks
Mar 3rd, 2007
Shai,
Sa tingin ko tama ka
sexy mom
Mar 3rd, 2007
same here, dimaks, i do like spicy foods, particularly south asian food, but the sri lankan food simply did not go with my taste. i have tried it many times during my frequent visits to the country.
dimaks
Mar 4th, 2007
sexy mom,
well, now i am looking forward to the variation of sri lankan cuisine ..maybe some other recipe would suit my taste
Sukiya encounter « Ctrl + Alt + Delete
Mar 20th, 2007
[...] Mar 20, 2007 in Health and Food, Japan Delights, Thoughts, Life After knowing that I got no more meats and veges in my fridge to cook for dinner, I decided to just go to the nearest restaurant and get my hunger addressed ASAP. I only had a brunch so by 7pm, it felt like there is some kind of a riot happening inside my stomach. So off I went to this Chinese restaurant that is around 10 minutes bicycle away from my dormitory. Upon arriving, it looked like a group of students happened to book a reservation for a party, so I opted to find another restaurant. My quick choice – Sukiya. [...]
sexy mom
Mar 20th, 2007
the trouble with restos is that you are never sure how much of the msg (is there msg there?) or preservatives or whatever that you would not normally place in your food if you were to cook yourself. and the extra lbs, careful, careful…:)