Day 3 was all about being acquainted with a few street slang and cultures, particularly a few that you can find in Taguig City. Read up. There are no culture shocks involved.

What We Celebrated: Street Slang and Cultures

STATUS contributing writers Sarah Meier-Albano and Vicky Herrera put the girl in girl power. S and V have been/are models, TV and radio hosts, bloggers, contributing writers for several newspapers and magazines, and recently, they added another title to their profiles: published book authors. They launched their book, Unscripted, last week at Fully Booked in Bonifacio High Street and, as supportive members of the family, we just could not not be there to celebrate and party. Featuring a diverse roster of personalities like Lourd de Veyra, Gang Badoy, Raimund Marasigan, Madame Imelda Marcos, Carlos Celdran, Jim Paredes, Kate Torralba, and Ryan Cayabyab, Unscripted is based on the girls’ favorite conversations with them from “The Dollhouse,” their radio show at U92.

To cap off the night, we headed over to The Fort Strip’s Órale (learn how to pronounce it here) Taqueria Mexicana. We were served with Enchiladas, Tacos, Burritos (to our surprise, we learned it’s not really Mexican food after all), and Margaritas. But my favorite would have to be the Corn on the Cobs with lime, Quesadillas, and the Arizona Pina Colada drink (take note: it’s non-alcoholic, so down that baby!) that they actually ship from abroad. This resto is definitely our kinda thing. It’s a pretty chill place with its unfinished concrete floorings and walls, wooden chairs and tables, and the colorful mural with Mexico’s icons. Apart from the burritos, everything else is authentic Mexican—from the ambiance to the imported beers and the food (dude, they make their own chili). They also celebrate Cinco de Mayo every year, and instead of cutting a ribbon for their opening, they had to hit a piñata! They ended up just slicing the behind though ‘coz they named the piñata Jojo and felt bad about breaking him. Talk about massive respect to the culture. Seriously, if food were fashion, authentic Mexican is the new black. We’re actually thinking about having the next release party here—complete with sombreros, ponchos, and all.

Learn the slanguage:

The Real OG - OG stands for original gangsta; someone who pioneered a movement; a segment on “The Dollhouse”

BBB - Blessed beyond belief; a section in S & V’s book

Órale - Mexican/Chicano word for “hell yeah,” “right on,” “awesome,” and the like; Órale Taqueria Mexicana’s food

What We Caroled:

Just because we thought Pitbull was Mexican. Apparently, he’s Cuban! Oops.

Drake and Lil Wayne’s “Miss Me” was playing in the background during dinner. Always good stuff.

Lil Rob is your “Mexican Gangster.” He used Órale in his song! Yeah, that’s become a favorite expression now.

What We Wish:

That warm, fuzzy feeling when we eat good food and read a good book to last the whole year round. Eat. Read. Love.

WTF:

The only “WTF” I can think of is actually quite “normal” by now: the editorial team hung around the food and booze section during the book launch. What’s new, right? Catch yall tomorrow!—HITGIRL