My husband and I decided to just settle down in Los Banos, a province in Laguna known as the “Science and Nature City”.

I was sad when we left Manila. I couldn’t even pack our things very well. Dave made sure that we have made most out of our last week in the city so we went out every night to pig out, watch movies, shop, and just savor the smell of the malls. We we’re pointing at particular places and saying “we’re gonna miss this.”

Now going to Manila makes me feel like a child going on a field trip in the big city.

This has happened to me before, when I used to commute all the way from Los Banos to Manila for my Master’s. I didn’t mind the stress of taking a bus, then taking two trains just to get to the graduate school; it’s like I’m indulging in the mixture of sweat and city-feel. You cannot blame someone who’s been tied up to the province for almost a quarter of her life (assuming that I live for a hundred years, haha).

I got to enjoy the little things the big city gave me — good or bad, are worth smiling for. It brought me two of the most important people in my life: my husband and our little girl.

I kind of admit that I get bored in the province. My husband has given me a new lifestyle in the big city, which is way too different from what we have now. We were mall rats, movie buffs, steak fans, and we socialized very well by means of late-night dinners and drinking sessions (but we were not party animals for Pete’s sake!) We two enjoyed almost all the alcoholic drinks in a bar in Makati that going home both drunk was not unusual for us. There was once an instance when we couldn’t get home since we had no cash left and all the ATMs were down.

I can’t compare the big city to the province. Each has its pros and cons and feeling constantly bad about going back to where I was raised is like turning my back against my past. There are still reasons for me to love my province yet the thought of being in the big city is much, much more exciting for me.

I’m about to give birth anytime so I’m hoping this is just some pregnancy blues. My actions are limited to walking, sleeping, eating, writing (for a living) and attaching myself to our friends via internet.

We are not certain if we’re going back to the big city soon or we’re ever gonna go back there. There are lots of things to miss, but surely when our little girl comes out, we wouldn’t care about where we are — for as long as we three are together.

Definitely we’re taking our little girl to the big city often when the right time comes.

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Dear Chooks Management,

First of all, thank you. Your product has been driving traffic to my site ever since I posted my Chooks food review. However, I feel like I’m in serious trouble because I cannot answer all my readers’ queries about Chooks. I can only share how great your product is, but I cannot tell them the branches or franchise information. Why? Because I simply do not know.

If it isn’t too much to ask, can you just give me a list of your branches all over the Philippines? You can do so by posting a reply to this blog post, or sending me an email to sheenah(dot)tan(at)gmail(dot)com. That way, more and more people will discover the wonders of your product.

Thank you and more power.

Sincerely yours,

Sheenah

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FOOD RATING: 5/5

from Chooks to Go's Facebook Profile

Apologies for not providing an actual photo of the product. Why bother take a photo when I can just grab this delightful chicken treat and put it inside my mouth?

Chooks-to-Go is a brand from Bounty Fresh, a known manufacturer of products like chicken. It has taken its chicken product to a higher level by producing the oven-cooked Chooks-to-Go.

Part of Chooks-to-Go’s slogan is eating it bare, meaning, without the sauce. True enough, there is no need for any condiment since this product is as good as it is.

My dad, who is extremely choosy with food he eats, now defines “lechong manok” as “Chooks” since it instantly became his favorite. He spread the word to the family and everyone’s enjoying this chicken treat at times.

Without the need for sarsa (sauce), I didn’t bother finding a saucer and pour massive amounts of sauce (I sometimes feed on sauce alone) to go with my chicken. The roasted chicken is so tasty even on the inside. I can see the flavor well-distributed, and the skin (oh cholesterol!) well-roasted. A typical lechong manok would have burned portions.

Pam and I have been talking about joining the Chooks-to-Go contest and even thinking of how to spend the proceeds shoud we win. We heard that there’s a contest. The mechanics are here.

Anyway, Chooks is the best roasted chicken I’ve tasted by far. Sadly there aren’t any branch here in Makati. Los Baños has two. I’d like to spread this word to everyone so that there will be branches in Makati and other areas.

I give this treat a perfect five.

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