Filed under: Britney Spears
Filed under: food
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We had lunch yesterday at Sala Bistro. (Sister of Sala restaurant.) The lunch was to celebrate our hiring (Meia, Beth and I) and Gary’s associateship at the ASP. We were accompanied by the office’s managing consultant, Sir James.
The trip was fine, just a few minutes from the office. It could’ve been a lot faster if freakin’ Ayala Avenue wasn’t congested. We left the office at around 12:30PM.
Upon arrival, we were mesmerized by the setting of the restaurant. It was a breath of fresh air from the outside urbanity. And not because it was different, but just because it was well crafted. (Meaning, the inside still has a very urban feel.)
To start the meal, I ordered pear, rocket, blue cheese and walnut salad. But before everything was served, we were treated to freshly baked baguettes with fresh butter. It certainly doesn’t taste ordinary, but I didn’t find it edgy. Or my expectations were too high. (Though everyone else in the table was raving about it!) … The salad was good. There was contrast in texture, yet they perfectly complemented each other. The blue cheese melts perfectly in the mouth while the bitterness of the rocket lettuce brings the experience to a new dimension. The mild complexity of flavors tickles the tastebuds and readies it for the next meal.
For the main, I had slow roasted beef brisket with cauliflower cheese. Though it did take half an hour before it was served (which welcomed a LOT of conversations), it paid off well. The beef was so tender, I wondered how long did they braise it to achieve such result. The beans which came with the cauliflower was the perfect siding to the beef. The sauce did not overpower the dish as a whole; the beef was still very beefy, but not to the extent as needing condiments. Simply put, I could go on days eating the same thing. Goes perfect with red wine, but I declined James’ offer since I had lots work left in the office, and I don’t know what effect alcohol has on me.
Before dessert was served, I had a portion of lamb shoulder confit with potato gratin ratatouille. It was Meia’s, but her appetite is the same as her height, so I had to give in. Not that I mind, not at all.
The confit was great! It remained juicy even with a crusty coating. So good that it makes you forget how it might affect your blood pressure level.
Before dessert, everyone opted for coffee or tea, except I and Beth. We were so looking forward for dessert. (Not because we’re stressed — ’cause stressed spelled backwards is desserts. Hahaha!)
I had sticky toffee pudding for dessert. It was something I already saw on British TV, and am looking forward to try. It was decadent, but not too rich. The warm butterscotch sauce is perfect! Went pretty well with the ice cream and pudding.
We left at around 3:30PM, but did not immediately return to work. :p Haha!
But yeah, overall, the meal we had was satisfying. The restaurant ambiance was okay, nothing special about the atmosphere, just the decor. The food was something to really look forward to. Service is great; convenient, location-wise. Four stars!
(Sorry! No pictures of food!)
Sala Bistro
Garden Side, Greenbelt 3, Ayala Center, Makati City
Filed under: Nonsense
I’m sick and tired of your attitude
I’m feeling like I don’t know you
You tell me that you love me then cut me down
I’m sick and tired of your reasons
I’ve got no one to believe in
You ask me for my love then you push me around
Yes, I remember what you said last night
And I know that you see what you’re doing to me
Tell me, why? Why? Tell me, why?
I take a step back, let you go
I told you I’m not bulletproof
Now you know.
2:24.
Filed under: Friends
1. I miss the times when I reverted back to the simple life with no complexities. No friendship twists, no deep grudges. Hay parang naging exponential ang pag-increase ng dagdag kong iniisip after that early October night. It is not under-control, but is externally so.
2. Was able to chat with a very close friend tonight. Grabe, missed him. Pambawi sa lungkot. :)
3. Hindi pala ito considered tweet, everything is more than 140 characters. @_@
Filed under: Friends
A man of many companions may come to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.Proverbs 18:24
Sorry.
I am not weird. I am normal. The joys in my life follows the pdf (probability density function) of a normal distribution, when plotted against time. I noticed this three hundred thousand times already.
But then, all pdf’s are of that form. Its area (below the curve) has to be 1. Maybe if I treated life, on the contrary, as a cdf (cumulative distribution function) then everything will be fine. But that’s impossible, since everyone always seem to let go of the past. And it wouldn’t be healthy to always carry around grudges and hurt, right. So, pdf FTW!
On a lighter note, my professional life has been on high road lately. I’m starting to comprehend all the mathematics I’m working on, thanks to my supportive colleagues. Enjoying them, even. I enjoy listening to my superiors’ stories of how they interacted with life. Makes me wanna do it, too.
Just a reality bite: money is hard business. Now that I have own source, I also have my own new outlets. Bills, food, socials,… Ugh. But I love that it’s a humbling experience of some sort. Especially when people around you earn at least n times what you do, n>25. And I am proud to be giving some to the KAISA foundation to help really deserving scholars.
UP, CSSC, Math Club, KAISA, Genio, MMC (hehe), I-Math, Esbi – I miss you!
Filed under: Britney Spears
“3” hits number on3 at the Billboard Hot 100 making it her 3rd #1 after “…Baby One More Time” and “Womanizer.” This makes her the first artist in 3 years to debut at #1, and the first non-American Idol artist in 11 years to do so.
It would would have been cooler if it debuted at #3, making it her 3rd #3 (next to “Gimme More” and “Circus”), but a #1’s cool, too.
Listen to “3” (3:33):
1 Decade: For fans who stuck with her for the past ten years, the pop princess is releasing her third a compilation album featuring her singles from her debut album back in 1999. The album, called The Singles Collection, hits the market on November 24th. It will be released in a deluxe box set containing all her singles in their original sleeve packaging; and in a mediocre standard edition single disc containing 17 of her best singles, plus the new song, “3.”
Here’s the cover for the standard edition CD, with my comments:
It’s one of my favorite covers so far, I just had some issues with pictures from the In the Zone era and Britney era; I’m a bit sure they’re trying to put chronology in the images, but her team simply failed. Nonetheless, I though the cover was classy, and very different from her past covers.
2 Decades: My friend, Joseph Ray Clarence G. Damasco is celebrating his 20th birthday today! Happy 2 decades to you, my dear friend! I pray that you continue to hit the high road in our career and be a blessing to everyone around you! :D
I remember last year tuning online to Ney York’s Z100 station to listen to the world premier of Brit-Brit’s comback single stream. It was 6AM there, which advances twelve hours here in Manila. I arrived home from school before 5PM and was waiting for the music before 6PM. I remember the rush I felt. O hai, makes me feel old. Well, things changed a lot since then. :D
Happy anniversary, “Womanizer”!
And happy first month in the industry for me and Meia. :)
PS 3.
Filed under: Love
J/K. :p My Sun number here. If you need to reach me fast, contact my Sun number. I almost always leave my Globe phone in my office drawer; Sun’s with me everywhere I go. Kk, bb. :D
Filed under: Chronicles
We dropped by the Nike outlet store in High Street today before doing rounds of jogging because my office mate has no extra shirt to change to. Inside, a man approached me and asked, “Excuse me, saan yung changing room?” I can’t express how I felt, but it kinda felt a little weird, but at the same time interesting. I wasn’t offended (Or bothered!) because I was wearing the usual sports attire of sales assistants in the store – loose shirt, jogging pants and rubber shoes. So I just let it pass, although my office mates were smirking.
Well, they should. I was wearing Adidas the whole time! :D
Filed under: Insights
It’s a well known fact that I’m a fan of synth dance-pop club music, which includes everything 2003-Britney to Craig David’s club beaters to Sarah G.’s new sound.(No Lady GaGa now, please.)
No1curr.
However though, I tire of the genre, too. Sometimes, nakakaumay. :) So, I listen to other albums, too. Frequently, it’s American country music I turn to. (Or its British “counterpart” — The Corrs.) It’s like a breath of fresh air. It has a very cool sound which soothes the emotion deeply, and makes your move legs too, but in a non-dancy sort of way.
Shania Twain, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood — I like the music of these people.
Standing out were two of my favorites, Shania and Carrie. The former I loved since the day I listened to her Come on Over CD I found inside my uncle’s car. I love all her songs, even her crossover pop songs. Carrie, on the other hand, was my personal favorite in American Idol Season 4. I have both her albums, and they are amazing.
No1curr. I just to share my thoughts right now concerning music. ;)
Cool. Thinking about it now, the only ten CDs I have belong to these two ladies + Britney. Oh hai blond girls. *_* Oops, Shania’s not blond.
Anyway:
1) Carrie Underwood’s third album, Play On, is out on November third. The first single, “Cowboy Casanova” is now released to radio. I’m getting my copy!
2) Kudos to Shania Twain for finding a new love in the former spouse of the her husband’s new woman. Cool. :) He “has been the most constant companion of support for both [8-year-old son] Eja and me, and having gone through the suffering of his family splitting apart at the same time under the same extreme circumstances, he understood me better than anyone,” she writes.
Filed under: Uncategorized
Today, I got my first traffic violation ticket. I was ‘caught’ driving in an ‘illegal counterflow’ in Ortigas center. I had to surrender my driver’s license. It was apparently a major offense, so I was supposed to pay P3,000 fine, plus a 3-month suspension on my license.
My main defense is that there were no very visible signs in the area, so I couldn’t blame myself if I made a practical turn to the street nearest my destination. I voiced my concerns (it was really my mom), and it was settled. The charge was reduced to reckless driving, was charged a ticket, had to pay for the damages to have my license back. (Although this happened in ~speedy~ process.) Not happy about it still. The only thing I appreciated was that the fact that I experienced something like this before I face the real world out of school.
Speaking of that, I just signed a contract today for my work (described in the previous post), after applying for some necessary pre-employment requirements in UP. Then, a little celebration after with the legendary Miss Janis Narvas.
