Serye V

February was likewise a socially busy month, starting off with a lunch out at Trellis Restaurant on the 12th. The restaurant is located along Kalayaan Avenue corner Matalino Street, Quezon City. It’s an open restaurant, with a garden right in the middle of it, so the patrons are treated to a relaxing, green atmosphere while chowing on the establishment’s scrumptious dishes.

A colleague celebrated his birthday on the 18th by treating the group to a delightful dinner at Burgoo, Tomas Morato, Quezon City.

The following day was a February celebrators’ birthday lunch at The Office…

The next birthday cum anniversary celebration was held at R Bistro Bar, along Timog Avenue, Quezon City on the 24th. It’s a nice restaurant, bathed in cool lavender, with lounge music. The food was great and the service was impeccable. What was wonderful fun was being able to sing onstage – it was really nice of Joshua, the performer for the night, to allow the group to do solo and duet numbers. That was the highlight of the night; well, for us ladies anyway. I bet the guys’ highlight was when Luningning of Wowowee came and was kind enough to pose for some pictures.

 

The end of February, the 26th, saw the group again having a lunch out at Trellis Restaurant, this time with our Prosecutor friends. Keep your friends close; keep your enemies closer (wink, wink).

 

March was not as busy, socially speaking. Two weeks into the month and I have only gone out twice – on the 3rd and the 5th.

The first  was at Shakey’s Congressional Avenue with my cousins. It was the final game between All-Filipino basketball teams, Purefoods and Alaska. We thought it would be nice to watch the game onscreen while having a dinner party. The hotdog guys won; and I had a delicious pizza and pasta meal :)

The latest was a colleague’s belated birthday celebration at Cabiserra, Congressional Avenue (where we had the group’s ‘09 Christmas Party).

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My Movie Library

The Phantom of the Opera

I loved it! It was a feast for both the ears and the eyes. Gerard Butler accomplished a difficult feat with this movie – making the Phantom look hot.

 

 

 

Bridget Jones’s Diary

While the movie did not remain loyal to the book, it was still enjoyable to watch. Colin Firth portrayed Mark Darcy brilliantly, with the right amount of snobbishness only the British can pull off. What surprised me was Hugh Grant effectively portraying the cad, Daniel Cleaver.

Bridget Jones’s Diary: The Edge of Reason

Now this second bit of the Bridget Jones series did not, at all, remain loyal to the book…well, except for Thailand and the drug-busting. It would have been heart-wrenching and heart-warming to see the love triangle among Bridget, Mark, and Rebecca. I’m not at all a fan of portraying Rebecca as a lesbian. Still an enjoyable movie, however, so I forgive those lapses.

Notting Hill

From being a cad to being such a charming, unassuming travel bookshop owner, Hugh Grant can do just about anything…except probably an action movie. This movie is one of my favorites in the romcom genre because it’s so simple and the emotions come out as so real. Julia Roberts shines in this movie and she only has to smile.

 

Mary Poppins

I grew up watching this classic film and I will let my kids watch this. I almost memorized all the songs from this film, and surprisingly, I still sing A Spoonful of Sugar whenever I feel depressed. I especially enjoyed, until now, the routine on the chimneys.

 

 

The Wizard of Oz

Another classic, The Wizard of Oz is oozing with spectacular visuals, wonderful songs, and life’s wisdom.

Random Images

 

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Serye IV

There’s nothing like welcoming the New Year with a bang!

13 January 2010, Wednesday.

The Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto dinner at Crustasia, Trinoma Mall, for Php350/meal. It’s an eat-all-you-can buffet of sumptuous seafood and Thai dishes.

14 January 2010, Thursday.

This time around, it was a night-out at Laffline, a comedy bar located along Timog Avenue. We had such a good laugh!

15 January 2010, Friday.

Colleagues and I went on an official business at the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) in Pasay. Since the errand took us way beyond lunch time, we decided to have a feast at Aling Tonya’s, Seaside, Macapagal Boulevard.

 

16 January 2010, Saturday.

College friend invited me to his kid’s 1st birthday

18 January 2010, Tuesday.

Had dinner with a former colleague/friend at Napoli, The Block. It was a hefty meal composed of chicken pesto, oil and garlic with Hungarian sausage, onion rings, and the uber delicious four cheese pizza.

22 January 2010, Friday.

Had an advance birthday lunch with my colleagues at Pink Pepper, Il Terrazo Mall, Tomas Morato. Colleagues surprised me with a banapple cake :)

25 January 2010, Monday.

This time, it was Ching’s turn for his birthday lunch. We had it at Luk Foo Cantonese Kitchen, Commonwealth, Quezon City. My apologies as I didn’t bring my camera during this day.

27 January 2010, Wednesday.

The birthday celebrators for the month of January (me, Ching, Marvs, and Carol) had a power lunch (wink, wink) at the basement, which means everybody at the Office was invited. Again, I didn’t bring my camera.

29 January 2010, Friday.

Marv’s turn for his birthday lunch, at Gerry’s Grill, Tomas Morato.

The staff of the restaurant, wishing Marv’s a happy birthday. For the video (well, the end of it) click here.

 

 

 

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30 January 2010, Saturday.

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Whew.

Serye III

December is one big affair to remember.

5 December 2009, Saturday.

It was an amalgamation of friends from primary to law school during cousy’s birthday, which she celebrated by feeding children at the Missionaries of Charity Home of Joy for the Sick Children, in Tayuman.

 

Lunch was at SM, San Lazaro, at A Venetto Ristorante, where every hefty serving of pasta dishes and pizza was delightful to the palate.

Dinner was a family affair, this time at La Mesa Grill, The Block, where every dish, and I mean, every dish is delicious.

 

By the way, this is just one of those delightful structures at The Christmas Village being displayed at The Block.

 

 

6 December 2009, Sunday.

Being a member of the Food Committee for The Office’s Annual Christmas Party has its perks – like this free food tasting at Robert Camba’s Catering.

I’m so excited for the Christmas Party on the 17th because, so far, the food I’ve tasted are scrumptious!

9 December 2009, Wednesday.

10 December 2009, Thursday.

It was a colleague-friend’s wedding, so we had an early lunch at Tapa King, Visayas Avenue Branch, to be able to prepare for the 3 o’clock invite. I loved the establishment’s sweet and spicy tapa (dried beef).

At the wedding…

12 December 2009, Saturday.

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16 December 2009, Wednesday.

The group from The Office decided to have a separate Christmas Party so we did it in style at Cabiserra, Congressional Avenue. The place is cozy;the song selections, and sound system are top notch. For the budget conscious, this IS the place to go for a delightful videoke session. Plus, the food was good.

17 December 2009, Thursday.

Happy Holidays.

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Whew.