Friday, September 21, 2007

el cheapo gimmicks 1

so you think you can't spend a hundred pesos or less on a gimmick? well, friday nights out need not be expensive! for those who are trying to save money (or are just real cheapskates ;P), here are some tips to have fun without worrying about the weight of your pocketbook.

1. eat in a fastfood resto. ooooh, yeah, that really came out great, didn't it? but hey, not all fast food restos need not be expensive like mcdonald's to have a full tummy. (sorry mcdo, i love you lots but my budget ain't enough for your mouthwatering double cheeseburger meal at the moment.) anyway, my friend lay was craving for chinese food that's affordable, so where do we go? chowking. yeah! ;-P as everybody probably knows, chowking offers a range of items below 70 pesos like their noodles, congee, dim sum, etc. no, this ain't a promotion.

here's what we ordered:
moi: meatballs congee P30
lay: beef wanton noodles classic P68
heidz: wanton noodles spicy P46
lei: beef wanton noodles spicy P68

can you guess who's the most kuripot of us all? ;-)

2. want to sing your hearts out at a ktv but can't coz of a tight budget? well, never fear, worlds of fun is here! *applause, applause* for only about P60 (sorry my memory fails me here but i'm sure it's about that price), you can get not just ten, but TWELVE tokens! the two extra tokens are actually free when you buy ten tokens, so how cool is that? and so, we got to sing twelve songs despite the fact that the ktv rules allows people to sing ten songs max only. i think the attendant was so entranced by our beauty that's why ok gag me now. and no, this is NOT a promotion.

let's say the bag of ten tokens is really 60 pesos, divided by 4, that's P15 each. add that to what we ate earlier, that still is below a hundred pesos. galing! üüü

so there you have it, folks. tune in next time for more el cheapo gimmicks. ;-)

18 comments:

  1. Haha! That was a good "promotion". Joke lang!

    (:

    Yes, it doesn't need to be expensive for Friday nights out. Usually, we'd go to el cheapo places too.

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  2. Every after my MWF class, my classmates and I would dropped by the street near our school to catch the food vendors selling toksu-toksu (kwek-kwek, fish balls, chicken balls, and calamares). That's how we bond, and this coming sem, I am decided now to enroll.. and surely, I 'll miss them and those cheap street foods I usually eat with them!

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  3. i'm always on the lookout for those el cheapo places too.

    i can blog about them but i can no longer maintain another blog...

    noones blogging about those cheap food finds in the city. most of the food bloggers go in pricey elitist restaurants :(

    i'm thinking though of posting my discoveries one of these days

    tutubi food trip :P

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  4. If you want cheap places, why not try the food stalls that line up the supermarket check out counters inside a mall? I usually have my meriendas there... :-)

    Or cheaper still, how about street foods? Especially the al-time fave, fishballs? Just make sure you've had your Hepa shots, hehe. :-D

    But you know what is the most important thing in a "gimikan"? Having friends who are very "cowboy" (do they still use that term?) and who aren't squeamish about the place and its foods. Yun tipo bang, kahit sa park lang mag picnic, pwede na... :-)

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  5. You know how to make the maximum out of your money!
    Indeed, you don't need lots of money to have fun !

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  6. For a minute, thought they had another "bloggers free dinner meet" sponsored by Chow King and that KTV place in exchange for promotional blog blurbs ... hahaha!

    I love Chow King, though!

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  7. I remember the last time I was in Manila, we went to Chow King. We ordered so much food! So much food... I can't believe it... for 4 people. Tapos, we ended up paying about P300. We had my parents' senior citizens cards pa. I couldn't believe it. :) Sobra naming saya. :)

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  8. Those are very good idea! Fave ko rin ang chowking, madalas ako kumain ng choafan nila with steamed dumpling with matching TUBIG hehehe.

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  9. kyels: gosh, if only all restos are affordable (and if my friends and i have the budget all the time), we would have eaten in all of them. but yes, el cheapo places are the places to go! =)

    adel: you can still enjoy those wonderful foodies with your new classmates right? hehe toksu-toksu? yan pala tawag sa mga street food ngayon =)

    tutubi: well come on, let's go blogging about these el cheapo places! =)

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  10. snglguy: hmm, that's a good suggestion. i've been meaning to try them for a long time now. about thsoe street foods, yeah, we go to UP for them, tas picnic kami sa sunken garden. we used to do that before kaso bisi-bisihan lahat ng mga peeps =)

    sidney: hehe thanks! i agree with you on that!

    señor enrique: it does look like a promotion, doesn't it? hehehe. chowking is really one of my faves too. i'm beginning to try out their other items instead of ordering my usual beef wanton noodles and merienda bola-bola =)

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  11. toe: haha yeah! were you able to use both your parents' senior's IDs? that would be really great! =)

    ferdz: chaofan with siomai? sarap! that's what i ordered yesterday sa chowking delivery hahahaha! and yeah, agree ako sayo jan, always with tubig and not coke or iced tea para mas mura talaga hehehe =)

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  12. sino kuripot? Teka, sino nga ba? Yung isa P46... Ahh! Alam ko na! :-)

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  13. thanks for the tips!

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  14. bakit may mga maliliit na mga words na parang hindi na mabasa... hahhahaha :)

    oo nga... nakapag-update ka na! kala ko kasi hindi pa eh! wahehhehehe!

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  15. aryo: hm, yung P46? wahehehehe. =)

    luke: no prob! =)

    yatot: feel ko lang malagay ng fine print hehehehehehe =)

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  16. I am a cheapo. It bugs the tar out of me to spend big money of bad food too!! There is a place here called Taco Bueno and we frequent there often. It's cheap and it's good!

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  17. Burger King 2-piece burger steak with rice (and REAL ONION RINGS) is a steal as well...forgot how much exactly, something like P70 bucks.

    or the Bibingcrepe at Half-Moon is pretty filling as well, good for two pa nga :D

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  18. rochelle: yup, it really sucks when you pay a lot of money but the food isn't good. oh, mexican food, me likey! =)

    grumpyurbanslacker: talaga only P70? wow! kasi alam ko super mahal sa burger king. thanks for the info! =) and yeah, i tried bibingcrepe before, never thought that cheese and chocolate would go well with each other. =)

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