do you go out for lunch or bring your own food at the office?

Philippines
June 13, 2007 2:38am CST
i am working here at eastwood..and we,filipinos all know that eastwood is a place where there are so many expensive restaurants..i always bring my own food here at the office..because if i woulndnt,i wouldnt be able to save money..hehe!and bringing my own food is a lot more convenient than buying outside..but sometimes,especially when friday comes,i dont bring my own food..coz friday is the day wherein me and my officemates eat lunch outside the office.. how about you?do youj go out for lunch?or bring your own food?
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• United States
13 Jun 07
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• Philippines
13 Jun 07
ok..ill check that tommorow..
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• Philippines
13 Jun 07
I, myself, work a little bit away from Eastwood City. I go to Eastwood almost everyday during weekdays. Simply because I work out at Fitness First in Eastwood City as well. It is true that Eastwood is the place where you would find great and known restaurants and fast food establishments. It is the place where the celebrities hang out during weekends as well. And it is the place where thousands of people work everyday. It is a small New York City, having both leisure and business in one place. And being a busy place most of the time, people need to eat. You would have a lot of choices in Eastwood City. From fast food chains to the expensive restaurants. You name it, it would be there. Now, having said that, I rather choose to bring my own lunch and dinner to work. Well, actually just dinner. You see, I work from three in the afternoon till midnight. So I just bring food for dinner most of the time. It is more convenient and most of all less expensive. When I don't have food with me you see, I end up spending hundreds of my hard-earned money on food alone. That is why, I always try to bring my own food with me to work. Except on fridays though. =)
• Philippines
13 Jun 07
really?..me too..i sometimes watch live bands every friday..hhmm..i hope you can join me sometime..hehe..
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• Philippines
13 Jun 07
thats true..eastwood city is the place where you can find a lot of expensive resto,and fastfood..and every friday..(gimmick time,you'll see a lot of celebrity there..(but we are used to it..).hehe! me too..i really tried to bring my own baon..coz if not..for sure,ill be spending a lot of money for it..
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• Philippines
13 Jun 07
After my friday night shift, i would go straight to Eastwood to have some fun. It is always great that there is LIVE music all the time. I guess, it wouldn't be that bad to have a nice dine out on that day though.
• Singapore
15 Jun 07
Usually I have lunch at a cafe or canteen near my place. These places are cheaper than restaurants. The food's reasonably good as well and there's a wide variety of stuff I can eat. I don't bring along my food from home because it might go bad in our really warm weather. Sometimes, if I am lucky, I might actually be able to lunch at home. That's best because I tend to like home cooked food a lot.
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• Philippines
15 Jun 07
that's good..coz here in my place,we are sorrounded by so many expensive restaurants..and we have no choice but to bring our own food..(coz if not,we can never save money..) me too..i really love home cooked food.
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• Hong Kong
13 Jun 07
I used to bring my own lunch to save money on lunches when my mom lived with me, because she would be the one who cooked dinner and then I would bring a portion to work the next day. Since my mom doesn't live with me now and I don't usually cook dinner for myself, I would go out to eat or buy takeouts to eat back in the office. I think it's really a hassle to go out and strive for a seat during lunch hours. I prefer to bring lunch to work, in that way, I could eat comfortably in my own seat and browse the internet during that time.
• Philippines
13 Jun 07
yeah..i do the same thing..it was more comfortable eating with your own table and browse the internet at the same time..and i love it when i am eating together with my officemates.
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• Philippines
15 Jun 07
ok..we'll do that..sorry for that attitude..
• India
14 Jun 07
Please do not eat while you are working or browing internet, we should respect food and should eat on proper time and limit the quantity as we need then you can keep your health long without any sick,food well prefered at home is better
• Philippines
15 Jun 07
Sometimes, I bring my own food whether I cook it by mself at home or buy from a fastfood shop/nearest cafe serving meals and with their own specialty like dimsum. The other option is patronizing our own company's cafe which also serves meals. Budgetwise, it costs less to prepare food at home & bring it in the office than buying it from a food shop. When I am concerned with my budget I prepare my own food, and sometimes, I give myself a treat by buying a favorite food and indulge :)
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• Philippines
18 Jun 07
yeah..and it depends also on your budget if your gonna buy or not..that's a wise decision huh?..
@kawaii24 (520)
• Australia
15 Jun 07
I always go out for lunch. coz i dont have tiome to prepare my foods however, since i need to save i might bring food in the office sometimes which I really doubt if I'll be able to do it :)
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• Philippines
15 Jun 07
you can do it..just wake up early..
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@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
13 Jun 07
when i was still working, i always bring food to lunch. i ate in the place where i work. i wanna save money like you plus, i hate going out during lunch because of the very sunny weather. i am okey with lunch at work. most people do this these days. and it's fun to eat with other co-workers. we sometimes even share the food we have. and then, have some chats before getting back to our posts... anne
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• Philippines
15 Jun 07
yeah..it adds appetite if you are eating together with your officemates.
@ctv101103 (859)
• Philippines
13 Jun 07
if i have time to prepare something to bring to the office, then i bring lunch. but most of the time, i just go out and buy lunch, take it back to the office and eat it there.
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• Philippines
13 Jun 07
i do the same thing if i dont have any time to prepare my own food.
@maean_19 (4655)
• Philippines
13 Jun 07
I used to take my lunch outside the office or buy my food and eat it in the office. But now that i have my own home and going solo, i bring my food for lunch with me to save. lol.. It's kinda spending much when you always go out or buy foods.
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• Philippines
13 Jun 07
yeah...we can save alot of money and time if we will bring our own food.
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@smoke_gun (1243)
• Malaysia
13 Jun 07
i cooked every morning for my lunch and brings it to office in tubberware.its more healthy,cheep compare with food outside,beside i can cooked my favorite foods.sometimes food outside are not delicious enough to open my appetite,i rather woke up early a bit prepared for my daily meals.
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• Philippines
15 Jun 07
that's what i am doing too..id rather cook my own food than to buy outside.
@msvenzon (424)
• Philippines
13 Jun 07
hey kababayan! I too do the same. I bring food in the office, it's difficult to include meals in our budget. It would better if you just bring food than always buy in fastfood or restaurants. And besides there are not much restaurants that offer vegetarian food in our place that's why it's difficult to rely on these food chains, I'll just get hungry =)
• Philippines
15 Jun 07
yeah..we can save a lot more money if we will bring our own baon..besides,food in the resto or fastfood chain has alots of cholesterol and sodium..and it is not good in our health.
• India
13 Jun 07
Having healthy food is my priority. I usually prepare my lunch before i leave for office. I get up early to prepare my food, at times if i get up late or i have some other problem then i go out to buy my food . But i make sure to make one meal at home & enjoy it.
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• Philippines
13 Jun 07
me too..i always wake up early to prepare my own food..coz my mom is also working and doesnt have any time to prepare my food..i enjoy eating the food which i prepare than buying into the fastfood..i dont know why..
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• India
14 Jun 07
I bring my food from home. I think rather than buying outside foods everyday it is cheaper and far more hygeinic to eat homemade foods.
• Philippines
15 Jun 07
i agree with you both!
• China
15 Jun 07
i agree with you. When we eat out, we may get sick. food poisoning or maybe hepatitis. we never know.
@puyol1 (194)
• Malaysia
14 Jun 07
hmm.. i prefer to make my own meal n bring it to the office.. it's more cheap, more healthy, more safe... =)
• Philippines
15 Jun 07
yeah..i agree with you.
• Philippines
15 Jun 07
yeah..i agree with you.
• United States
18 Jun 07
bring lunch always to save money and time...since offices this time have pantry with microwave and sometimes with ref. so very convenient already that we can reheat or put foods in fridge. eating out only on occasions or during days we can get our pay checks. making yourself eating healthy foods as well by preparing it personally that grabbing out from Fastfoods which are always FATFOODS.
• Philippines
19 Jun 07
yeah..that's right..we may sometimes treat ourselves..but to always eat at the fastfood..i think..it is not good in our health.
@mayenskie (1307)
• Philippines
17 Jun 07
When i was working before i do not bring my own lunch since i leave alone and i got no time to prepare my food in the morning. We have a company canteen where i eat my breakfast and lunch. It is ok since the food were not budget friendly. Also, i do not spend much on food since i got many lunch invitations then.
• Philippines
18 Jun 07
hhmm..that's good..atleast,you you save money because of you lunch invitations.
@yan_i24 (258)
• Philippines
22 Jun 07
wow 51 responses! That's a lot already. =) here's for the 52nd response: I go out for lunch with my officemates.. I do want to bring my own food though, but I don't have the time to cook coz I have so many things to do, and I'm only living on my own right now. So..that's it.
• Philippines
22 Jun 07
its ok..me too..as of now..im buying on the canteen near our office..coz i dont have time to prepare..un nga lan..it was very expensive..and i wouldnt save money if i keep on buying.
@321633wy (1795)
• United States
21 Jun 07
Most of the time bring foods to work because i don't like to eat outside everyday .But once in a while i would like to eat outside .
• Philippines
22 Jun 07
yeah..better treat yourself.
• United States
21 Jun 07
I almost always bring my lunch to the office with me. Some days, I will go out to eat, but it is really expensive to do that too often.
• Philippines
21 Jun 07
yeah..you'll save money by that..
@kyutstudph (1263)
• Philippines
18 Jun 07
Sometimes I go out for luch with my officemates but often times I bought food in our pantry though its not advisable, If I have time to prepare food at home I also bring my own food in the office.
• Philippines
18 Jun 07
good thing you have your own canteen on your pantry..here in the office,we only have pantry,but they dont sell foods..