THE WANDERING TASTE BUDS

Friday, April 30, 2010

Life is like a piece of cake...

The last time I enjoyed a scrumptious dessert was with a friend. I never really enjoyed desserts after meals. They make my tummy crumble as if I wanna live inside the comfort room for a whole day. But since we were looking for a feel-good-food, and feeling better is what we were aiming that day, I decided to try one with her.

Last night I purchased a chocolate cake from Cheesecake etc. They were offering 20% off and I was envious of Glay for buying one, so I asked Jayne, Yen and Liz to come with me and give in to our sweet tooth. While eating it, I remembered the last dessert I ate. And it was with Wheng.

Now I know that Life is indeed like a piece of cake. You can only have enough, not too much. Or you'll end up throwing up everything you ate; maybe have an angry stomach or something.

I'm not sure if I can still continue posting food reviews here, but I'll try my best. It feels like I lost a leg; perhaps a hand or even an eye. Losing friends is one of the things I hate the most. I just hope the reason is worth it. I just hope she'll be happy with it.

Ciao!
♥Jacy

Saturday, April 10, 2010

La Mesa

I made a deal with my former supervisor who became one my closest friend, Toby that I will treat him to lunch or dinner when I get my 1st pay from my new company. So, when I got my pay, I immediately called him and arranged a dinner with him. Before we went to dinner, I asked him if I can go to Fitness First as his guest. I really wanted to try Body Jam because he said that it is a combination of exercise and dance. I’m into exercising and not a good dancer but I have a good rhythm.

I went online few hours before meeting him and my friend, Marcie chatted with me through Facebook and asked if I will go to dinner with Toby., I said yes and then she asked if she can go with us. (By the way, Toby is also her former supervisor.)

While waiting for the Body Jam session, I received a text from Marcie saying that Marla will also join us. What should have been a dinner for two turned out to be a dinner for four. Whew! But it was a very nice change because I got to see 2 of my close friends. I haven’t seen them in almost 4 months, which is long, considering that I used to be with them almost everyday.

So I had my Body Jam session with Toby which is really tiring but very enjoyable, then went to shower room. I was just waiting for Toby to come out from his very long shower session (hehehe!) when I received a text from Marcie that she is already in Megamall. I went out of Fitness First to meet Marcie. We were supposed to eat at Brothers’ Burger but Marcie said she wanted to a try a different place. I’m not that picky when it comes to restaurants or any eating place so I agreed. This place turned out to be Mesa, Filipino Moderne. We then texted Toby and Marla to follow us to Mesa. Marla on the other hand, was quite late because there was a political parade on her way to Megamall.

As we entered Mesa, Filipino Moderne, I was impressed by the design of their restaurant. The design of the place is not like any other restaurants. It was indeed a Filipino modern design as they used bamboo as their main material which has a feel of Filipino culture.

As we are waiting for Toby and Marla to arrive, Marcie and I made our plan of attack J . We took the liberty to order food. We chose, Crispy Baby Squid, Pork Barbeque and 4 cups of rice. They served the food fast and food was really delicious. The Crispy Baby Squid was indeed crispy and perfect. Pork Barbeque is also delicious but the serving is too small. The serving is too small that we ended up ordering another food, Mixed Vegetables delicious but you can get the same taste at different restaurants with lesser price and more servings. As I said food are delicious but they have a small serving.

I'm looking forward to my next food adventure.

Happy eating everyone!

♥Wheng

Labels: Filipino Moderne, good food, megamall, Mesa, restaurant

Thai shall be done

It was shopping day for us last March 13. While I was fretting how to "properly" allocate my salary, Wheng (as usual) already fixed her allowance and shopping budget. I gotta hand it to her, she really is an expert when it comes to budgeting. Wish I could have that sort of talent.

After work, we had breakfast at KFC Eastwwod, Libis with friends. Gravy was overflowing (talking bout calories). We left for Tutuban round 7am with Glay, one Jeepney ride to Cubao then took the train-LRT2 to Recto.

I insisted to go to Quiapo first. Wheng said it's her first time there. I wanted to buy some anime series from my "suki" but we were too early, stores were still closed, so I ended up buying some stuff instead. We met my friend Ryan there, he came along with us to Tutuban.

So from Quiapo, we rode the jeep again to Tutuban. We walked a little to reach 168 mall. We shopped around. Wheng bought some neat long-sleeved shirts. I ended up buying Hello Kitty stuff. It's a really tiring adventure for girls to shop (I believe most girls would agree) so around 11am, we were already famished.

I dragged my two companions to the 3rd floor, towards 168's food court. Picking what to eat is one thing, having a tight budget is another. So we looked for a stall that would serve big plates, preferably good for 3 persons. I remembered that Thai food I ate before with my boyfriend and mom. So again, I dragged them towards that particular stall and the rest was history.

(Nah... I still need to tell you how satisfied we were)

We ordered one platter of Crab meat fried rice, one platter of Squid with Garlic and Pepper and another of their Pandan Chicken. I was hesitant to order the Pandan chicken. I thought it won't satisfy my taste buds. But hey, I was completely WRONG!

Per platter, it was a hundred bucks (or one hundred pesos each). For us it was fair enough since we wanted to try something new and not the usual fast food meals.

So the what's verdict? I gave it a super high 5! The Crab Meat Fried Rice can actually be eaten alone since it's tasty enough to satisfy your hungry tummies. The Squid with Garlic and Pepper is soft and tasty and the Pandan Chicken is like Chicken Lechon. All 3 meals were super yummy I just cant get enough of them! Especially the Pandan Chicken. My taste-o-meter went OOOHHH LALA!