Mommy Pehpot, Author at Mommy Pehpot

Shakey’s If It’s Late, It’s FREE Policy

In my attempt to give my 2nd born classmates a delightful treat, I ordered pizza from our favorite pizza restaurant, Shakey’s. Attempt FAILED. The pizza was 10 minutes late and not to mention COLD. He was actually late by 20 minutes but he insist that he had a hard time looking for our house so I asked him what time he arrived on our subdivision gate.. he arrived 10 minutes ago daw.. eh di late pa din sya! Helllloooo

It would have been different if I didn’t know that the branch was less than 3 kilometers from us (30 minutes walking and 10 minutes by car). It would have been easier to take if the driver just said sorry and not use “traffic kase” reasoning. TRAFFIC?!? At noontime? But wait! Even if it is really traffic, he’s using a motorcycle.. it would have been more acceptable if the weather is bad but it was sunny! And the pizza was COLD. UNFORGIVEABLE!

And as much as I don’t want to stress myself over a cold pizza, nakakahiya sa bisita ko! Too bad the “if it’s late it’s free” policy is not applicable that time. I already paid it thru paypal. I still called their hotline and asked for a refund. I wouldn’t mind if it is 30 minutes late as long as my pizza is still hot.. but COLD pizza is unacceptable.

The calls didn’t took that long and after 7 working days, the payment was refunded in my paypal account. I am really glad that Shakey’s is very prompt in following their if it’s late, it’s FREE policy.

Have you tried asking for a refund when your delivery is late? Or are you usually forgivable when it comes to late deliveries?

The Military Diet 3 Day Menu Plan

Military Diet Menu (3 Days Diet)

The Military 3 Day diet is the fastest way to lose pounds in 3 days. The Military Diet Menu is the strict menu for this diet to work out. From the Military Diet Website, it mentions losing up to 10 lbs in a week. The diet plan is effective because it is a low calorie diet plan.

The Military Diet Day 1 Menu Plan

Day 1 Breakfast

1 cup of coffee (no sugar, no creamer, caffeinated)
1 slice of whole wheat toast with 2 tablespoon peanut butter
1/2 grape fruit (I think Pomelo is a good substitute, try 2 slice)

Day 1 Lunch

1 cup of coffee (no sugar, no creamer, caffeinated)
1 slice of whole wheat toast
1/2 cup of tuna

Day 1 Dinner

3 ounces of any meat (I used chicken meat)
1 cup green beans
1/2 banana and 1 plum
1 cup vanilla ice cream

The Military Diet Day 2 Menu Plan

Day 2 Breakfast

1 egg cooked (any way you like it, I got mine scrambled, no oil, no salt)
1 slice of whole wheat toast
1/2 banana

Day 2 Lunch

1 hard boiled egg
5 saline crackers
1 cup cottage cheese (but I can’t find any cottage cheese so I just replaced it with a slice of cheddar cheese)

Day 2 Dinner

1/2 cup carrots
1 cup broccoli
2 hot dogs (I can only eat one!)
1/2 cup vanilla ice cream

The Military Diet Day 3 Menu Plan

Day 3 Breakfast

1 slice of cheddar
1 small plum
5 saline crackers

Day 3 Lunch

1 egg cooked (anyway you liked it, mine was hard boiled)
1 slice toast (whole wheat)

Day 3 Dinner

1 cup tuna
1/2 banana
1 cup vanilla ice cream

TIP! TIP! TIP! To make your ice cream nights taste a lot better, microwave the fruits included on the menu for that time and mix it with vanilla ice cream!

THE VERDICT

I lost 3 pounds in 3 days!

WARNING: You can’t do any physically exhausting activity while on diet and you need to take a 4 day rest after the 3 day diet.

Obviously, it is effective when it comes to weight loss. Imagine if I did the diet in a month with a 4 day interval, I can lose to 12 pounds in a month!

WHY I STOPPED DOING THE MILITARY DIET?

It is effective in a short period of time but in the long run it can ruin my metabolism. The diet is a low calorie diet and it does not boost my metabolism. With my age, my main problem is slower metabolism. I need a diet that can speed up my metabolism and so far, the most effective diet on doing that is eating a complete meal every 4 hours.

WHAT IS A COMPLETE MEAL?

A complete meal, as discussed to us by well known Nutritionists Nadine Tengco should be in this proportion:

1/2 veggies
1/4 protein
1/4 carbo.

HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT EFFECTIVELY?

Eat a complete meal every 4 hours
Exercise (Metafit is the fastest fat burning exercise, imagine losing as much as 600 calories in just 4 minutes)
Drink psyllium fiber once everyday

With these 3 simple steps, who needs a Military Diet to lose weight?!? Go ahead and give the Military diet a try and then give the complete meal diet a try too and see the difference.

Max’s Restaurant 70th Year Celebration

Do you know that Max’s Restaurant has been serving sarap to the bones fried chicken for 70 years now? My oldest memory of Max’s restaurant is 25+ years ago. Madalas kame sa Baclaran branch nila eh and it’s always something that I look forward to kapag naluluwas kame sa Pasay (I grew up in the province fyi). Akalain mong mas matanda pa pala doon ang Max’s Restaurant!

Ang nakakatuwa, even now that Max’s Restaurants is everywhere, my kids had the same excitement as I had with a mere mention of Max’s chicken. It’s really one of our favorite restaurants.

In celebration of its 70th year anniversary, Max’s Restaurant brought its family, friends, and loyal customers back to the place where it all began, the original branch at Scout Tuazon.

There was an outdoor display at the Ruby Hall’s courtyard featuring historic photos of the five original founders, black and white photos of the original branch when it had just opened, and even a photo of the old Greenbelt branch in Makati. As guests admired the displays and exchange happy Max’s stories, they were being serenaded by a quartet playing songs that conjured some of their fondest memories.

Syempre hindi pahuhuli ang #KumareBloggers in celebrating Max’s 70th Year Anniversary. Alam nyo naman na ang favorite ninyong mga kumare eh Max’s din ang favorite na restaurant. I really wish nakasama ako sa marehan portion na ito to enjoy endless trip down memory lane kwentos with Kumares and enjoy the surprises Max’s offered to their guest…

Kase naman, as guests entered Ruby Hall, they were welcomed by a creen showing Max’s Restaurant’s heartwarming television commercials, and by a mini museum hosting various memorabilia through the years. Vintage uniforms, yellowing employee Ids, and even antique menus from previous decades proudly showcased Max’s Restaurant’s apparent staying power in the food industry, having not only survived, but grown through numerous years of changes.

President and CEO of Max’s Group Inc. Mr. Robert F. Trota led the final toast in thanking the guests for being a part of the celebration, sincerely expressing to each of them that “we would not be here without you,” just as he did during his surprise visit to one of the branches. The evening was a genuine and heartwarming expression of gratitude from Max’s Restaurant to all of those who were part of building “The House That Fried Chicken Built” with them. The celebration was truly a testament of the tradition of host-guest hospitality and generosity that the founders started 70 years ago.

About Max’s Restaurant

Max’s, one of the country’s leading casual dining restaurant traces its roots to a family’s generosity and passion for good food. Max’s, “the house that fried chicken built,” continues to innovate and expand worldwide with plans to open branches outside the United States. Today, Max’s Restaurant has established itself as a household name, an institution, and a proud Filipino tradition, zealously upholding the values passed on from its early beginnings in 1945 to the present –day generation of food aficionados. For the most exciting updates about Max’s Restaurant, log on to www.maxschicken.com or visit www.facebook.com/maxsrestaurant to be a Max’s Restaurant Facebook fan.