The Raket Diaries: Cafe Puccini

Have you guys seen Cars 2 yet? If you still haven't, make it your number 1 mission this coming weekend! Disney Pixar didn't disappoint. I don't like watching animated films, especially when it's in 3D because I get a mild headache after. (Probinsyana kase ko, ndi sanay sa 3D glasses, lol.) But because it's from Disney, and it's Cars, I don't mind getting a little buzz-ed.

A couple of weekends back, I hosted a party in Cafe Puccini in the Fort.  It was the birthday of this cute little boy named Samou. The whole cafe was closed to give way to his birthday party and because they were Japanese, they just want to downplay the decorations. They just asked for yellow and white balloons to be placed in each table. Simple but cute.

 They prepared Cars-themed prizes and loot bags for the kids. 

The kids were too cute! They were mostly Japanese so it's a good thing that I speak Japanese Ingrish. Hahahahaha!

I am resting from my hosting rakets for awhile because sometimes I do back-to-back parties on weekends, wala nang time para mag rest. Baka mamatay ako ng maaga, ahahahaha! But I miss it. I miss seeing the smile on the kid's faces. I miss playing with them. Withdrawal syndrome ata tawag nila dito. Or sign of aging? Hehehe!

Happy Monday people! 

The Unpure One,

-=K=-

Weekend Tales: CERCHIO GRILL and LOUNGE

I love vegetables. There are days when I crave for nothing but veggies. My favorite vegetables are OKRA (because it is slimy when you pop it! It reminds me of something, haha!), AMPALAYA (because it is bitter and long and it has cute jagged ridges! Again, it reminds me of something, LOL!) and POTATOES. Speaking of potato, here's my favorite patatas joke of all time --

Two wives are buying vegetables in the palengke:

Wife 1: Mare, pag nakakakita ako ng potato, naiisip ko itlog ng mister ko!

Wife 2: Bakit? Ganyan ba kalaki?

Wife 1: Hindi! Ganyan siya kadumi!

I have a new addition to my list of favorite veggies - The CUCUMBER! Wait, is cucumber a vegetable? I don't feel like googling about it today but I'm almost (Operative word: ALMOST, lol)  sure that it is classified as a vegetable. Hehe.

Cool as Cucumber - P95

I went to this restaurant that serves the coolest Cucumber concoction! And the drink is aptly called - "Cool as Cucumber". It's a mixture of anything and everything nice. Hahahaha! (Wala akong kwenta magdescribe noh? LOL)

The name of the restaurant is CERCHIO. It's in Tomas Morato - right at the corner where Don Hen is located.

I honestly do not know how it is pronounced because I never bothered to ask any of the waiters. Hmmmm... Anyway, I am no designer but I like the interior of the place. There arent alot of visual distractions in the restaurant so you can focus on your food, your date or whoever it is that you're with, hehe! 

Minimalist Appeal

Here's what I ordered --

Pork Sisig - P230

Ang walang kamatayang Sisig. BOW. I liked how they plated the sisig. It was served in a bunch of three and each had a sunny-side-up quail egg on top! Hehehehe! I like my sisig crunchy and dry so I was a bit bummed out when I tasted mayonnaise in their sisig. It still tasted good but it would have tasted better sans the mayo.

Next up, KARE-KARE! Their Kare-kare more than made up for my not-so-heartening-sisig-experience.  There are only three ways I want to die

(1) I want to die peacefully in my sleep 

(2) death by erotic asphyxiation 

(3) I want to die by eating too much of this Kare-kare.

Yes, that's how much I loved their Kare-kare! Buwis-buhay ang lasa! Hahahaha! The peanut sauce was not too sweet and the pork and towels (tuwalya, haha!) were super tenderrrrr! 

     

Grilled Kare-kare - P450

There are still alot of other interesting food to try in their menu, unfortunately, my stomach can only hold so much wonderful gastronomic treats. But I will be back for sure. Again. And Again. Hehe.

And oh, last but not the least, they get 1,000 pogi points for having a big and clean restroom. =) 

If you guys want to try it out, here's their address :

CERCHIO GRILL and LOUNGE

#76 Scout Limbaga Street

T. Morato, Quezon City

Have a happy weekend!!!!!

-=K=-

Weekend Tales: Bawai's Vietnamese Restaurant

My friend and I headed to Tagaytay two Saturdays ago to have lunch. It was a foggy and rainy trip because there was a typhoon that day.

Bad timing, I know. But we already planned it days before that's why we wanted to push through - rain or shine.

I looooove Vietnamese food! When I went to Vietnam last year (click here), I did nothing but eat eat and eat! Because seriously, there's nothing that you can do in Vietnam except that. Hahahahaha! Everything that I ate when I was there was delicious! Kahit sa restaurant, kahit sa kanto-kanto - lahat masarap! =)

So when my friend invited me to have Vietnamese lunch in Tagaytay, I said yes right away!

BAWAI'S TAGAYTAY

If you want to have lunch at Bawai's, you have to allot about 1 1/2 to 2 hours travel time if you're coming from Quezon City. The place is hard to find so make sure that you call them prior to your actual visit so you can get instructions from the owner.

Actually, you really need to call them beforehand because they don't accept walk-ins. You need to make reservations and place your order (from what I know, the place is open only on weekends).  The owner is very nice and accomodating so you can just ask them for their highly recommended dishes.

I didnt take too much pictures because I was too busy eating all the sumptuous treats before me.

We ordered the usual Vietnamese Spring Rolls, Shrimp Sticks, Pho and Pork. 

"Heart Attack waiting to happen"... hahaha! But 'twas worth it! :)

 Shrimp Sticks.. I forgot what they call it on the menu but this one's my favorite. I only remembered to take a picture of this when it was down to the last bite. Hahaha! 5pcs sya when you  order this.

Ubos na! Hahahahaha! Grabe, I ate so much that day my tummy didnt have enough room for dessert. Sayang! :)

It started to drizzle when we were about to have lunch. The sky's dark, the leaves were rustling and there was a violin instrumental playing in the background. Perfect! Kulang na lang kumot at unan, heaven na heaven na talaga! Hahahahahaha!

The weather that day was conducive for sleeping! Gusto ko na dapat matulog sa couch nila.

 

It's a nice place to bring your friends and family for a quiet and relaxed lunch or dinner.

 

 

The Unpure One,

 

-=K=-

 

 

 

BAWAI'S VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT
Contact# 0920-9722924

Bawai's facebook page - click here

 

Weekend Tales: Yakimix and Xcess!

I went out with my officemates and friends last Saturday. We decided to have dinner in Yakimix to check out what everyone's raving about. What I mostly had were fish and shrimps while my officemates favored the more sinful pork and beef.

Major lamon talaga ginawa ko that's why I don't have decent pics during dinner. It's either nakanganga or andameng food sa mouth. LOL! Napagod ako kaka-grill, seriously. Hehe. Binayaran mo na nga, pinagluto ka pa! It doesn't sit well with me.

After a very hearty dinner, we decided to go to Xcess to dance all the calories away! Hehehe. It being a Saturday night, the bar was packed! Ang init at ang daming mga bagets. Ugh.

I think I drank one beer too many because I had a very serious head-ache the morning after and my legs were pretty sore from too much dancing. Sign of aging!!!!!!!!

But all in all, I had a lot of fun because I get to spend time with my friends.

How'd your weekend go?



The Unpure One,

-=K=-

RUB Ribs and BBQ, Tomas Morato

If you want to rub elbows with one of the tastiest ribs in this side of town, you better head over to RUB Ribs and BBQ. Since I was just home all weekend (well except for the quick dinner I had in Katipunan last Saturday) nursing over my sickness, I felt like I needed to go out and eat something good. And that was exactly what I did this morning.

RUB Ribs and BBQ is a new addition to the rows of restaurant in Morato. It is located at Sct. Rallos, just a couple of tumblings away (haha) from Shakey's. 

The place is not that big but it looks homey and cozy inside. We ate in the 2nd floor which can accomodate about 20-25 people, approximately. (if they're all as slim as me, hahaha!)

We ordered french fries & nachos while we were waiting for our ribs to arrive. I wasn't able to take a decent picture of the fries because I was hungry already, I only remembered to take a photo when it was almost na-dah. Hehe, sorry naman, tao lang. The dip was orgasmic! I forgot what it's called but it was mayo-based with a hint of garlic and everything divine. LOL.

It would've been better if the nachos had a little bit of pork, cheese and veggies sprinkled on top.

See I told you, ubos na  yung fries when I remembered to take a picture! Hahaha!

I don't think I can finish a whole slab so I only ordered half a slab of pork ribs & rice with corn as side dish. My friend ordered the same for himself except that his sidedish was mushroom and spinach.

Masarap sya sabayan ng beer, pramis!

And last but not the least, there were interesting quotes that were on display all over the resto. Naaliw ako basahin sila isa-isa. Below are my favorites --

"When things go wrong, don't go with them!"

Let's all start our week right! Think positive thoughts!!!! (5 days nalang, weekend na naman! Yeheyyyyy!)



The Unpure One,

-=K=-





RUB Ribs & Barbecue
64 Scout Rallos Street
Tomas Morato, Q.C.
#622-6352