Nakakarami na ako. Thats what happens when there's no work.

Well well well. J knows about my blog na. Was keeping it a bit of a secret because a lot of the posts are about him. Heeh.

Plus J will see how much I've been eating with Berts. :) Anyway Jo, welcome to my little space on the net. Enjoy.
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I'm actually missing wedding planning a bit (not the harassment - that I don't miss), just the thinking of ideas part. I am beginning to see why Clarice and Abie have decided to pursue being a wedding planner.

I don't think I have that in me though, as I am not really that creative with themes and such. Plus I am very impatient, and we all know how fickleminded brides-to-be can get. :)
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We're having dinner at Peejay's house tomorrow night (Peejay is Berta's friend and fencing teammate). Well, if you could call eating at 1:30AM dinner. We'll pick up a cake from Shang or the Pen early tomorrow evening, then maybe loaf until 12MN, and then head over to Peejay's place in Cavite. I can't remember exactly what Peejay is going to prepare, but its either Pochero or Caldereta or something like that.
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Last Monday, Manny, Aeroin and I had dinner at El Comedor after our Punchlist at EK. (A punchlist inspection is done at the finishing point of construction, and we point out defects such as bulges in walls, protruding nails, misaligned lights etc, that the contractor needs to rectify without charge to the owner).

Anyhoo, we had Gazpacho, Gambas, Paella Valenciana and Rabo de Toro (Oxtail Stew).

Heres my take on the food:

• Gazpacho - one of the best I've had. The soup was nice and chilled, and was a bit more pureed than I've had. I guess this is because the soup comes surrounded with little dishes filled with chopped vegetables (tomato, onion, cucumber, peppers, etc) eggs and tiny croutons. It was fun picking my mix, although in the end I dumped everything but the croutons in :) Yummy!
• Gambas - nothing special, the shrimps, although crunchy (not soggy) tasted....well, shrimpy. I liked dipping my bread in the sauce though.
• Paella Valenciana - so so. Quite disappointing for a Spanish restaurant. The rice wasn't sticky, and the paella was a bit bland. I've had much better at Casa Armas and La Tienda.
• Rabo de Toro - Yum, this was good! Oxtail in a brown stew that was thickened by the boiled tail and tendon. Very tasty and smoky-meaty. It had olives, and I am sure there was some tomato in the sauce. I liked that the parts were a mix of large and tiny tail cuts.

I have to say the service was great. The waiter kept an eye on us the entire time and made sure to give us refills of bread and water immediately. He served us the Paella as well, which I liked (although I noticed the 2 guys were ilang because they couldn't get the large portions they are used to hahah).

Sulit naman, still at around 500 bucks per person. I'd go back for the soup and stew, but will probably try the Bacalao Paella next time.

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