The Buffy: buffalo chicken fillet, garlic sauce and coleslaw. From Chuck’s Deli.

We will meet in dreams. Or maybe until this adventure in sobriety ends. Then I’ll crave for one again.

Off-the-menu. What is your allure? Is it the exclusivity? Is it the general notion of having something not everyone can have?

Either way, this eggplant parmigiana was fantastic:

It also helps that we were there to celebrate the Chef’s birthday.

[at Grappa's]

The streetdance competition, the flower float parade, Session Road in Bloom.

The night of the living unslepts. Parking hike. Line to highway. Hot air balloon flights, both morning and evening. Kites flying about. The crowds. Horses. Sleeping inside vehicles, gasping for air. Mutated giant alien shrimp — for lunch. Coke bike. Films over at the Fuji stall. Dine-in take-outs.

Scenes from the 16th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta:

Happy Birthday, lola! I love you!

November 10:  KFC Philippines’ profile picture was changed to this:

If you compare it with the original ads, then you probably already know that it’s the Double Down Sandwich.  To quote something from my tumblr post about the Double Down Sandwich, “KFC please bring this sandwich to my country.”  I guess the best way to get things is to ask for them — because, a full 2-days earlier than what the profile picture said, people have been claiming the the Double Down Sandwich is already available here — in my country!

I verified this:

(Taken with my phone)  What concerned me at first is: it says “mayo” instead of “Colonel’s secret sauce,” so I didn’t know if this would taste different than the ones in the States.  Also, it’s priced at Php 100 ($2.29)!  It’s cheaper here?!  Awesomeeeeee

Anyway, I bought three (and ate two) and can only come to the conclusion that: it is quite an experience.  It’s a bit too sour for my taste with the mayo, but I’d still eat it.  A sandwich — with no buns?!  Preposterous!  But it really happened, as my stomach bears witness.  Check it out!

Here are some pictures:

This is basically the opposite of a vegetarian meal.

I am ridiculous because I didn’t want to buy lenses for my lx3 before getting to try them on.  Fortunately, Mikko’s dad ALSO has an lx3, plus accessories!  (He even has the Ricoh LC-1 lens cap!)  Anyway, here’s what the lx3 would look like with a telephoto lens:

With wide-angle lens:

Will I get my own?  Will it boost my boso-capabilities?  Eventually.

Relish, a new posh restaurant recently opened across the street from where I used to work.  Relish is a gem located at the ground floor of Ponte Salcedo, situated in the ever-awake Valero St. in Makati City.  If you come in at a Wednesday, Friday or Saturday, finding the place is easy — you could listen in for Moise, the brilliant one-man, mixed-genre musician who provides soothing “are-you-sure-it’s-not-a-CD?” tunes while people eat.

The atmosphere is conducive to comfort, which in turn is conducive to comfortable eating.  It also helps that there are a lot of greens, which is both relaxing to the eye and at the same time, my favorite color.  A glance on the menu will give you a glimpse that the food adheres to the theme of “what-you-want-in-your-tummy.”

I ordered the chimichuri chicken kebab — which combines my love for chicken, and, well, kebabs.  It was delicious.  I ran out of things to say, so here are some pictures:

Pricing is very reasonable.  My only thing with Relish would be: why wasn’t it open when I was working across the street?

Do check it out, it’s at: G/F 120 Ponte Salcedo, Valero St. Makati City