Friday Night: Little Tokyo and BGC (Butterflies and Bizu)

Friday! Majority of my officemates went to MBO at noon for the company outing. I know it may sound lame that I chose to pass on that but surprisingly, I don't really care. Friday was great! Erika said she was in the area so we thought we'd have lunch only to find out we both weren't hungry and ended up having coffee. I was successful in convincing her to go with us (Pma and Ayee) in the afternoon.

Pma's meeting got cancelled. Couldn't hide my grin while "working" - that meant we can stay longer and go anywhere. Timog isn't really my place so... yeah :)

They picked us up at almost six and we were driving to nowhere. We drove around San Juan, Pasig, Mandaluyong until we have decided that we're going to Makati and due to Pma's lack of suggestions for Italian restos, The Little Tokyo vote had won (yey!)

I've been wanting to try this place since late last year. We got a bit lost but we got there just in time before I lose my appetite.

Tadah! Little Tokyo's entrance. With hookers on the side lol.

We ate at Oishinbo. It had an nice and cozy interior. The tables were full so we had to sit at the counter which is good btw. I'm glad we got to try that :) Bottles of liquor and food being grilled in front of us.

The Menu

Beef Bentou

"I-forgot-the-kind-of" Ramen (nonetheless, it was good!)

Erika and I shared our dinner since we cannot decide if we want Ramen or Bentou. I love the potato salad! Haha yep, anthing potato keeps me happy!

The ambiance we got from the counter. We transfered to the big table at the corner for the fifth member. (a baseball game being shown on TV, I really wished they had Sumo wrestling) Joy followed to have dinner but she had to rush to a meeting at BGC. We decided to just go to there as well and get coffee/try Starbucks Drive Thru since we were done eating anyway.

Starbucks Drive Thru

Got Strawberries and Cream. Can't take too much coffee in a day :p

We parked beside Starbucks (which is kinda odd since we can park at Starbucks for free) just because we wanted that dim parking lot feel and we didn't want to be in a crowded place. Pma started playing the guitar. She's getting good at it! It was plain laid back and relaxing.

Sadly we had to end the night for 1. My Curfew 2. Pma's need of sleep to prep up for camping. We picked up at Ate Trish at St Lukes and then brought us to our "drop off points".

I want more Friday nights like this! And I'm going to say it again, I wouldn't trade a long way drive, Little Tokyo, Starbucks Drive Thru and Fort parking with Marriott, Corregidor, booze and Kaos. BABAE! :)

Pes

They're not as charming as you are. What's your name again?

Butterpleys. I'm not panicking this time haha this too shall pass. :))

Food and Friends

In line with being a happy kid, which is my almost-everyday-kind-of-kid lately, this is a post to acknowledge one of the major sources of my happiness -Friends and Food.

Last week, after hours well spent at Greenhills, Pma, Ayee and I together with Iya then followed by Ate Trish, Tita Grace and Tito Elmer (whew!) went to Eastwood to try out Sambokojin or for us, Sambojokin. :p

Actually what I loved most about our dinner aside from the fact that we got to grill our own food, was that we had tons of laughter! Like we were laughing so hard we didn't even care if the place was full of people munching on food. Tita Grace gave us that stern-trying-not-to-laugh look and said "Dinig na dinig ko kayo dun" (pointing at the far side of the room). Hah! Whatever. We were all having a good time and I know she was happy that we were all so hyped.

SamboJOKIN with Ayee and Pma

So yesterday, I planned to stay home and enjoy the weekend by fangirling (lol). My phone was actually turned off but I decided to charge it just in case my dad would try to call or text me. It was almost noon and I was still alone in the house. Not complaining though, I love alone times :) I immediately received a text message upon opening my phone. It was Pma telling me we're going out. I wasn't so sure if I wanted to since I came home a bit late the night before after having a few drinks with Erika at TK. I missed her so much! I love that I got to talk to her again about random stuff. I feel sad sometimes thinking we don't get to do that everyday anymore. Oh, and while we were drinking, she randomly said that we should watch the Incubus concert. Then in a sec, they were already playing Drive and we were laughing while enjoying the music. When it hit the chorus, people started to sing in unison "Whatever tomorrow brings I'll be there..." like it was automatic. That made me smile, it was just plain good vibes!

Ok so going back to yesterday, I finally decided to go. We figured we'll just go to Makati since we have been to Ortigas and Eastwood already last week. We ended up eating at Bon Chon and having dessert at Cara Mia. Chicken wings and Gelato kept me smiling the whole time. The weather was perfect - not too hot but not so cloudy. We sat there for hours enjoying the quietness of the place. I loved it! No amount of food or alcohol or music can beat conversations with friends. :)

Killing time doing the it's just a face/phase post

I want more and more of this! I wish I didn't have to go to work tomorrow :p

The Brown Things

I can't think of anything to actually say on this post. I'm just feeling happy. :) It must be the weather!

So I noticed this morning that my room has a lot of brown in it. I have thought long before to add color in my room but I can't figure out how to do it. Well, no rush. Brown is good!

The brown brogues I bought with Miko weeks ago. It makes me smile. IDK why.

I miss Miko. I wish I could shop with her more often. This is another impulsive purchase and she was there to support. (how can you not love her?)

I finally gave in and bought the brown satchel from the ukay-ukay at Cubao. I first saw this when I was with Jervi. I had thought twice on buying it since I was kinda hoping I would win the Cambridge Satchel by joining the contest on Twitter but figured, that was a long shot. Besides, I was looking for a brown satchel for quite sometime so I guess, there's no reason to hold back on this baby. :p

Yes, I had to take a picture of it with my Mario :)

Sale!

It was Macy's 6th bday celeb last week (I won't post pictures since I look so worn out because of the heat) and we had to go to the mall to find a gift for her. After having the gift wrapped, I went searching for Kuya to go get him and follow Mum to the grocery. He was looking for a bag at Nike's section of the dept store. We were in a hurry since we're running late (as always)

In a span of 10mins I managed to fit shoes, ask Kuya which is nicer, ask for a new stock and pay for the pair.

Sale is evil. I had no plans of buying shoes that day but since those snicks were on the shelves teasing with the 30% off tag, I could not resist. :)

Late Posts

I'm going to catch up and post some stuff :)

Chances are...

I just got home from Halo with friends - Ayee, Iya and Chal.

Ordered baked chicken as usual. Sipped Taragon shake as usual. Had a great time as usual.

Random topics when suddenly Ayee got a text message.

It's too soon to tell, I know. No bidding goodbyes yet, we still have a month. Then again, a month goes by so fast we wouldn't have enough Halo and Moonleaf to fill in her absence for the next few months or years.

If "The Secret-ing" is true/effective, then I'm going to claim it. Ayee's going to SG, get an awesome job, earn money, save up, buy the things she wants and buy the things I want. Hehe.

More than getting old, we're growing up. I'm happy for you bok, for having a supportive family and for landing in a job that offers a great deal. Don't expect too much though, all things have ups and downs. You're going to rant about work and all that but always think that this is a nice opportunity to explore and go beyond your boundaries. Do this while your young. We're all here to support.

Take this as a blessing! Ma-overwhelm ka lang. Then go for it! :)

When friends finish HS, they go separate ways and study in different universities. When they finish college, they go further, and farther.

We would love to do the usual things with you but I guess, just as how a word loses its meaning when you say it over and over again, life loses meaning when you do the same things over and over too. Whatchathink?

So go there and start being YOU. You without mom, ate, iya, relatives, friends... It's going to be hard. And worth it. So don't get emot and be excited! Lez plan when Pma and I will go visit ok?

I love you!!!

Mga Muchachos

Back when we were payat :)