Summer na summer

Grabe na talaga ang inet dito sa Metro Manila. Epekto talaga ng global warming. Ordinary days na lang na mag register ng 35 degree centigrade ang aming house thermometer. Konti na lang, may lagnat na lahat ng tao. Since hindi naman ako pwede araw-araw mag beach, at bawal tumalon sa palaisdaan sa likod bahay namin, nagpasadya na lang ako ng infinity pool sa aming terrace sa third floor. Buti na lang kaya ng water pressure na umakyat at di ko kailangan utusan ang mga med na magbuhat ng balde sa hagdan.

SA Wakas, the Musicale

Dahil mayroon na akong friends in the media, i was able to sneek in the press preview ng Sa Wakas, the Musicale. Maganda palang mag attend ng press preview, may food stub pa na kasama sa libreng ticket.  Plus pwede pa kumuha ng pictures while the play is on-going.

Ginamit ng play sa storya ang music ng Sugarfree (na hindi ko kilala) pero epektib na rin as it went well with the story of boy-girl love story/ boy got tired of girl who is busy pursuing her career / boy saw another girl. So teleserye series. With a lot of JLC reference ( na hindi ko marelate syempre)

Mga dating Blue Rep members ang nag produce at nag stage, which is good for their first project outside of Blue Rep. (?) May pag-asa ang teatro ng bansa.

An original OPM rock musicale that will appeal to young theater goers. There was a point na nagkakantahan ang mga nanunuod. Not another rokeoke event plis.

Topper was played by Vic Robinson , ang dating si Juan Tamad, na lumaki na at nagkamalay. While Lexi, his original partner, was played by Caisa Borromeo. Caisa was tentative at first (hindi kaya sanay sa PETA?) but later got her bearings. Love her dresses. hindi ata part ng props. Kyla Rivera as Gabbi. 

Enjoy ako sa Ensemble, lalong lalo na kay formerly Nadia of blue rep's bare a few years ago. Hilarious ang chorus nung kinakanta na ang Telepono. Sayang at di ko nakunan ng picture.

Sablay for me ang Act 1. Siguro dahil hindi ko masundan ang train of presentation nila at sanay ako sa linear presentation of story. But Act 2 was a different at mukang nakuha na nila ang bearing nila.

Kung nakakagawa nga ng movie about indecisions and infidelity, why not a play di ba?

Rub Ribs and BBQ

Minsan kinailangan ko pumunta sa aking labahan sa Pasig City para personal na mag update ng aking laptop para sa database.  Ang aking labahan ay sa East Drive, Kapitolyo Pasig. Marami na palang mga bagong bukas na kainan duon. Natuwa din ako nakita ko na may branch pala duon ang RUB BBQ and Ribs na originally ay taga Quezon City. Sa hirap mag park sa main nila, wiz na ako nakabalik ulit duon.

So before ako umatak sa aking office, gora muna ako to lunch dito. Standing room only habang naghihintay na may mabakante, kasi maliit ang lugar at maraming parukyano. (imagine, asa liblib na lugar na ng Pasig ito). i ordered the ribs with two side dishes, garilc mash potato and grilled corn.

onion rings

Red velvet cheesecake. Luz ito. Wah na orderin. Php150.00 malulungkot ka lang. Okay na sana ang lunch ko, nasilat lang dito.

 Service is very polite and attentive. Apologetic pag di agad na deliver ang order. Laki tuloy ng tip. Pwedeng bumalik.

Chelsea at Podium

Wicheling ako mag sulat in the vernacular ngayon hane, medyo mainit lang ang ulo ko..kaya rant galore muna ako at para maintindihan din ng mga expat na kumakain duon.

Had dinner at Chelsea Restaurant , Podium..

I should have given notice to the dying centerpiece that greeted me when I entered the restaurant as a sign of things to come…

Z wanted to eat crabcakes and I wanted to eat at once since I was already a hungry pig. Since we have already tried the crabcakes at Chelsea, we decided to go back there. When we ordered the crabcakes, the waitress apologized since they were out of stock.  I then ordered the buffalo mozzarella salad, and again, the server apologized since it was also out of stock. Two out of two should have been an indication of the kitchen but, no, we held on and tried to compensate by ordering the grilled JUMBO prawns and the saffron mac and cheese.

This is the alleged JUMBO prawns

Pictures were taken up close. Prawns were not of the JUMBO variety but just the ordinary tiger prawns. Plus, it was rubbery, dried and no flavor whatsoever. Most probably, these prawns were taken out to thaw at the microwave for easy grilling. I tried to  salvage the thing by squishing lemon juice all over but some things are really not salvageable.

 The risotto is horrible. Horrible. Horrible.  

I think the pasta has been sleeping in their pantry for more than a year. Lasang luma, really.

The Saffron Mac and Cheese with chorizo and bacon.

How can things with bacon be so horrid?!

And green peas?? FROZEN GREEN PEAS?  I never tasted a hint of saffron. Maybe just the food color eh?

I gave up. Rather, we gave up.

We just finished the shrimps (for that’s what they really are) to get out money’s worth and asked for the bill. Waited for fifteen minutes only to ask for it again.

Therefore, no tips for tonight. And no return visit ever again. What happened Chelsea?