Inihaw

It was just like one of those days, it started slow and easy. Maybe because it was a Friday.

Before I came into the office, I went out to check some houses at Greenwoods in Pasig City. I meet up with my realty agent, Eva, inside the village. The first house we checked out was located in Durian Street in Phase 7. It was an old house, that used to be occupied by a some lady married to a foreigner. There were 3 rooms in the second floor, while another room was constructed downstairs for the house maid. What I didn't like in the house, was it looked pretty cramped. All the rooms in the second floor were like attic rooms, where the ceiling would slant on one corner, anyone can get hurt hitting it. The master's bath was terribly designed where the shower can be used as only by a toddler because of the really low, slanting ceiling. It was delapitated and all, I can't see myself occupying that place.

We went to another house, this time, its a bungalow type and for sale. It was poorly designed, with no room for air ventilation, I didn't even care to get in to check it out. We went to another house for sale, this time, it was duplex house. There can't be any garden left, however, the three rooms were decent and large enough, I almost liked it. It was on the brink of completion, and the fresh paints were so inviting knowing you will be the first ever occupant whose gonna spoil the place. But I resolved to myself, I need a house with a garden, even though it would just be a small garden. Nearly accross the duplex house was another bungalow type, also for sale. When the owner came with the keys, we went in to check out this newly built, ready for occupancy house. Everything was clean and nicely done, the sala and the dining area were well appointed, the house even provided for a dirty kitchen and laundry area near the back of the house. The maids room was spectacular, I must say, with its own bath and 2 entrances. Eva even joked that the maid might overwhelmed with her accommodation she will not ask for a single salary increase thereafter. I like the coziness of the house, its small garden with blue grass landscaping and those white-flowered plants, these all looked dainty.

Everything was a good thing, except when we check out the 2 appointed bedrooms. The master's bedroom was really small, a king sized bed could not even fit in its designated corner. If I say the master's bedroom was small, the other room must be more midget in size. That really cut-off the whole deal.

I drove off to the office thereafter. Before I know it, it was lunch time already and Mimi has asked that we now have to go for lunch. Chay and Rene joined us to Glorietta 4. We hit Food Choices again as we were on budget.

I went to see Inihaw and ordered the stuffed grilled squid. Inihaw means grilled, so most of its menu are grilled stuff, like seafood, pork ribs, ang barbecue and the like. The squid was a bit big in size, stuffed with cubed tomatoes and onions. It was topped with roasted garlic and served on special soy sauce dip with green lime (or calamansi). The squid was tender and nicely cooked, I was totally satisfied with my meal. With a glass of soda, I paid some Php137.00 or US$3.00 for my meal. Though I was full, I craved for ice cream to wash off the fishy taste in my pallet, I went to get a double dutch ice cream from Selecta. I paid Php20.00 for a single scoop of ice cream. That was my lunch escapade for the day.

After window shopping, the group meet up and Alvin brought us back to the office. As it was the promised day for the camera to get fixed, I asked Alvin to drive me to Canon's Service Center in Pasong Tamo. It took a while to fetch my camera, but I was more than happy to see it finally fixed. I took a couple of test shots and was satisfied that indeed, it's back to its normal operating mode.

I went back to the office with Alvin.