Today turned out unexpectedly well.
After a client meeting which turned out much better than planned, I headed to the Peninsula Manila with Diego for the celebration of their 33rd Anniversary where we were to meet with Fonta, Ina, Lynn, Tin, Cris, and Marie. The Manila Pen, as it is fondly called, marked this auspicious occasion by selling at their original 1976 prices the three menu items which have been present since Day One, namely the Halo-Halo, Pancit Luglug, and Schublig. The 1976 prices being Php33 per dish, it was a no-brainer.
As I foresaw, the line was insufferably long. The estimated 2.5-hour wait left me questioning the worth of the dinner we were about to have. To make matters worse, Ina had class to attend and Lynn had two meetings.
Three Schubligs and 1 Pancit Luglug (and about 2lbs worth of fries) later however, I found myself thinking that everything that happened after that point made the grueling wait outside in the sticky, humid Makati air seem like a mere trifle. I enjoyed the food and ambiance (as evidenced by the 9 hours we spent there), I met new friends, and I had quite the....interesting conversation that night.
I still say, what a way to spend the day.
What was this interesting conversation you enjoyed so much? :) The band playing "The Way You Looked Tonight" was reason enough. And it didn't hurt that your 9 hour parking fee was waived :)
ReplyDelete<3 Ina
Those too. :) That song was definitely one of the highlights of the night.
ReplyDeletewait your parking was waived?? i had to fork over P50!
ReplyDeleteoh and damnit a jazz band played? i should've stayed on pala!
Wala, you should've flirted with the waiters! Not that I did.
ReplyDeleteAnd nah, it was just the hotel live performance. There was a sax though.