The Cowrie Experience

I accompanied my close relative to a restaurant at Asiatown recently. She was with her fiance John from England. John wanted to dine where bands perform.But with time constraints, we heeded to Golden Cowrie. It's an upscale and elegant place. It has an open-air and enclosed dining areas where one can choose from. The ambiance was perfect as their menus. One's attention would be caught by the large clam-shell like light cover hanged over the ceiling. The grilled pork ribs were tender enough. We loved the tinolang tangigue, especially the soup. The lapu-lapu fried like onion rings was superb.I liked the crispy pata. The unlimited rice made the evening more spectacular.

John was amazed with the rectangular plates used, topped with banana leaves. It was his first time experience to have such. I honestly thought he hadn't experienced the same in his homeland. Although, we had a little bit of communication barrier, the dinner was great to the five of us.

John's craving for music was filled after our dinner. We brought him to Sunflower City,just adjacent from the Cowrie. It's a hang-out place for yuppies. Live bands perform. The dance floor was not really spacious but was enough to move bodies around. An hour stay listening to upbeat music was relieving our spirits.

Who is who?

Watching the presidential forum last night, with four presidential candidates took turns selling themselves to the public through their most convincing replies to win the hearts of the populace this coming election. The audience were very excited as I do. The forum lasted for two hours but I was satisfied with the results. A veteran anchor roasted the presidentiables like peanuts in a frying fan with his hot and tricky questions leaving each of them somehow pondering.
 
Issues like insurgency and rebellion, survey results, tremendous accumulation of wealth after term of office, poverty to name a few were tackled. Basically , a voter glued on the show could weigh who stood out among them. Who has the political will. Who has a big chance of making it through not based on surveys and popularity.Who has the proven track record of accomplishment and not just lip-service. Who is able to tap the best out of limited resources. Who is who?
 
My forecast will be different from yours and vice-versa. You like someone who's very articulate. Probably,some would like candidates who are entertaining. In fact, politicians nowadays became instant actors and actresses. They became dancers and singers. Others might choose someone who are greenhorns. Some are for veterans.
 
But the bottomline, was it an informed choice? My hats off to one of the presidentiables who proposed that instead of campaigning with large tarpaulins and placards, meeting de avance ,etc might as well conduct forum to every schools in the country. In such a way, the people can interact with them freely. It costs less. Consequently , it levels the playing field.

The Red Moon

I'll be a year older this month.I woke up the morning with a birthday greeting text message from my parents.Good wishes came after the other from my colleagues. I received them annually. My high school friends never missed to greet me before. But from the time I changed my contact details and I wasn't able to inform them. I lose contact with most of them recently.
 
A close colleague of mine and has been the mother for us offered to shoulder our lunch, which she previously ordered a week ago for another affair and was postponed.It was only for a few heads. I decided to have additional food enough for the entire office.
 
The Red Moon dishes were sumptuous and saliva-dripping. The crispy chicken was perfectly soft that pampered our taste buds. The shrimp tempura and rings, deliciously soaked on the sauce craves nothing left on the plates. The pancit canton specials soothes everybody's contentment. The lumpiang shanghai was absolutely delicious with the fillings. The caldera, goat's head cooked with spices and thin sauce was loved by all, especially Adan's followers.
 
How wonderful the meal was! I'm greatly thankful to the one who's the giver of everything. He who's will brought me to where I am right now.