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It’s no secret. Everyone knows I love tea – especially green iced tea. I’ve been talking about it constantly on the podcast and in this blog (I think). I love it for the taste. I love it for the refreshing feeling I get after drinking good amount. I love that it’s something that not most people really, really like. |
This morning I’m in the office early because of the Tuesday color coding scheme. On my desk are a couple of bottles of C2 Cool & Clean Green Tea (500 ml.) which, to me, is one of the best things that ever came out of the Gokongwei camp specifically URC (Yes it is even better than Galleria… or even Litton Mills *snicker*). They have successfully marketed this supposedly healthy drink. In my opinion, they probably have already surpassed the sales of Nestea and Lipton ready-to-drinks.
Now though, green tea represents something more than a soothing drink for me. See, I’ve been gaining back the weight I have lost. Since my reunion with my daughter, Julia, I haven’t had too much time to pursue the stenious activities that I’ve been subjecting myself to for the past half year. I haven’t rolled (Mixed Martial Arts/Submissions Grappling) any for the past two months. I have been playing some badminton, though, but that’s simply not the same thing, is it?
Green Tea gets dissed yet again.
No Apple, No Peach, No Lemon, but tons of green tea.
Caught with this dilemma, and desperately wanting to get my old bionic self back, I have been contemplating the merits of crash-dieting. Still, I have always maintained that I’m not built for such suffering. I love my food. Heck! I write about food whenever I can. And, while Mox tries daily to coerce me into going on a low-carb diet with her, I simply know that I will never be able to sustain that for any significant period of time.
So… having crossed out the possibility of duking it out with my MMA mates any time soon, and having abandoned the prospects of going Atkins on my ass, my only recourse is to faith-heal myself through the envigorating energies that come with C2 Green Tea. This is the diet for a man like me. It’s affordable (20 Pesos a bottle). It’s available (Virtually no one buys the plain Green Tea… people opt for fancy schmancy Apple, Peach, or Lemon). And… most importantly… it’s ready-to-drink. For a lazy bum like me, that is essential. I’ve tried boiling water for Kankunis and Kancura. It ain’t fun.
I don’t diet and I’m lazy. Until I get enough money for a Vicky Belo liposuction, I’m going to C2 my fats away!
Note: Generous readers may donate to the “Bring back Jay-Bionic Fund” by emailing me your pledges at manongguard@yahoo.com. The money you donate will probably not go to liposuction but instead fund my PSP purchase. All the more reason for me to continue sitting on my ass all day.