Thursday, May 15, 2008

Full tank, empty pocket

I think I'll have to start walking or biking to work sooner or later. When I had the gas tank of my car filled earlier before my trip to Manila I was shocked to see that unleaded gasoline now costs more than Php50 per liter. Consequently I had to pay more than Php1555 for just half a tankful of gas! (The indicator of my car's fuel gauge was on the first tick below the halfway mark.)

Fastfood fatigue

I'm afraid that given the limited choices near the campus I've finally gotten tired of eating nearly the same food for lunch everyday. It took some time for me to decide what to eat for lunch earlier before I reluctantly settled on roast chicken from the little kiosk near the mall. Sometimes I wish could explore other eating places outside campus. But then I don't have much time during the lunch hour to walk to other places farther out. Driving is also out of the question since gasoline prices have skyrocketed. Besides, after all the stress we get from work, who would be crazy enough to drive through the chaos of noontime rush hour just to have lunch?