"If you really want something, and really work hard, and take advantage of opportunities, and never give up, you will find a way." - Jane Goodall

Friday, May 18, 2012

Parvati and Bugsy's Bar and Bistro (Food Mumblings)

We recently had lunch at Bugsy's Bar and Bistro at Makati. The restaurant serves american food and has a laidback interior perfect for diners who just want to relax and enjoy a cozy ambiance.
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Calamari
We had this while waiting for our main course. They were good, but the serving was too little, I must say they're a bit overpriced for 175php.

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Fish and Chips
Battered dory fish fillet, fries, lemon butter sauce
The waitress said this is a "must-try" and we were lured to order it. True enough! I especially like the fish while he loved the fries.

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Chicken Roasemary
Deboned quarter leg, garlic rice, demi-glace sauce
I was a bit surprised when my meal arrived, in a good way. I found this dish bursting with flavor, yummy!
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Beef Salpicao
I had a bite from his plate, and I find this course delicious as well, except that the beef was not very tender for my liking.

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In my opinion, the food is generally good and reasonably priced; an estimated budget of around 200-500php/meal. You could visit this for their complete menu.

I also like to share some food mumblings about Parvati. My sister and I had merienda here at Trinoma.
"The Parvati Store is the first of its kind. It serves as the outlet store for the “Home Bakers” who are currently on their own, striving to market their products to the best of their capabilities. They cater to them by helping them sell and market their products without losing their identity in the process. It's ultimately where home-bakers and dessert lovers meet."
We both ordered cream of mushroom on which we disagreed. She liked it while I didn't, so she ended up eating mine. :)
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Shrimp Etouffee
I like this pasta a lot as it was spicy and they placed really big shrimp toppings in it!

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Bolognese

I would also give two thumbs up to their Brewed Honey Apple Iced Tea! It's about a hundred pesos but this one's really refreshing plus it comes in a really huge glass!

So there. Off to our next hunt for foody goodies! :)

Thursday, May 10, 2012

My Dreamy Wonderland

Bring me to my dreamy wonderland. IMG_9522 IMG_9524 IMG_9526 IMG_9538 IMG_9539 IMG_9554 IMG_9547 IMG_9563
"When you're beautiful, people think you're an airhead..."
I do not claim to be beautiful, but I feel like I'm always underestimated.

***I'm pretty much nervous with what life awaits me, but I know I can and I WILL make a beautiful ending from this mess.

Fuckin' Perfect (Pink)
Made a wrong turn, Once or twice
Dug my way out, Blood and fire
Bad decisions, That's alright
Welcome to my silly life

Mistreated, misplaced, misunderstood
Miss "no way, it's all good", It didn't slow me down
Mistaken, Always second guessing
Under estimated, Look, I'm still around

Pretty, pretty please
Don't you ever, ever feel
Like your less than Fuckin' perfect.
Pretty, pretty please
If you ever, ever feel
Like your nothing
You're fuckin' perfect to me.

You're so mean,
When you talk about yourself, You are wrong.
Change the voices in your head
Make them like you instead.

So complicated,
Look how big you'll make it!
Filled with so much hatred
Such a tired game.
It's enough, I've done all I can think of
Chased down all my demons, I've seen you do the same.

The whole world stared so I swallowed the fear,
The only thing I should be drinking is an ice cold beer.
So cool in line and we try, try, try,
But we try too hard, it's a waste of my time.
Done looking for the critics, coz they're everywhere
They don't like my jeans, they don't get my hair
We change ourselves and we do it all the time
Why do we do that? Why do I do that?
(Why do I do that?)