Slumber Party Gone Tame!

You are never too old to have slumber parties. This is what we proved when had a party for Rose and Eric who are to be wed this August. Initially, we were faced with many options as to what the theme should be. Since it is a merger between a Korean (Eric) and a Fil-Chinese (Rose), I was thinking of a United Nations Party. But that was turned down as being too conservative.

Jasmin was leaning towards the Hollywood Glam look but majority of my Joy Luck Club hates dressing up so that was thrown out the window. The bride to be, Rose then suggested S and M costumes which got a violent reaction from a few saying that they were not going to attend if they have to wear black patent boots and bra to match it with. I for one had to research something so wild! In the end, I told Rose that I just do not see myself wearing this...


So it was back to the drawing board until finally, Rose decided that we have a PAJAMA Party. Everyone sighed with relief especially since this is a dress down to the max event.

Well, pleased as we were with the theme, we were even more pleased when Minena agreed to do our dinner!!! YIPPPPEEE!!!! Not only did we have it in her house, we were going to eat the finest dishes that our version of Martha Stewart is known for.

To Rose and Eric, are you sure about this? Rose, you still have time to back out. But you know....nothing bad about having an endless supply of Bulgogi! YUM! BWA HA HAH HA! Just kidding Eric.

Till our next food trip. Enjoy the pics.

The sleeping quarters.





The tummy fillers.








The Sleepers.

Engagement Party at Sala Bistro.

Being a romantic that I am, I was almost in tears when Rose and Eric told us the story about how he proposed to her 2 months ago. First, I had to see her engagement ring and was amazed at the colorless of the diamond, which is a very good thing when you talk about diamonds. A princess cut of 1. 5 carats mounted in a simple solitaire setting. It looked great on Rose's slim fingers. Here's the couple being oh so sweet. As you can see, Eric has an ear fetish. (Bwa Ha ha) To the happy couple, I say, YIPPEEEE!!!!


My Joy Luck Club gets together at least once in two months to try out new restaurants and this engagement was a perfect reason to gather the members and try out Sala Bistro in GB3. After much chit chat, we finally got down to ordering our food. Thank goodness, our waiter was competent and got everything right. That's always a good start of a dining experience.

My dining mates starting with Dr. Jasmin Jamora who is forced to give free consultation about skin irritation, freckles, liposuction and other methods of losing the fat every single dinner we have. With her is Cherry Tan who has the funniest and wittiest smart ass remarks about each topic we have. Without her, dinner would not be as much fun.

Our version of Martha Stewart, Minena Garcia, promised us a truly special dinner. We are holding you to that promise dear! Don't think that a dinner hosted by you is something we are likely to forget. Dr. Chrissy Jamora is another dermatologist who also has to give her medical opinion about all our skin problems.


Christine, the leader of the pact, who just gave birth a month before this photo was taken, already sported a very slim body. As if she never had a 7.8 lb. baby girl! Your bloggerina and the groom to be, Eric who couldn't stop talking about his dining experiences all over the world. This guy loves food like no other. Probably more than his soon to be bride. (hehehe)


The other members of the gang consisted of Pat Garcia, Gary Jamora, John Oliver, otherwise known as Pascual.







The food. Presentation wise, it was very good. All the orders were delicious but I did find the fish and chips to be a bit too salty.









My watermelon and mint shake. Yummy! Just be careful that you don't have any mint leaves stuck between your teeth!


Reservations required
Sala Bistro, Greenbelt 3
Unit 114 Ground Floor, Garden Side, Greenbelt 3, Ayala Center
Makati City, Metro Manila
(02) 729-4888

Joy Luck in Mamou.

The food, hmmm, the steak seems to be worth going back for. Priced at P3,000 but is good enough for 2 people, or 3 if you eat light. The roast pork and chicken was not attractive to look at but I was told that it was good. I guess it doesn't seem appetizing when the plate has all that black together (black beans and brown rice and grilled chicken). The pasta salad, we had to return and order another because once again, besides the fact that it didn't look good, the combination of the vegetables (green and red pepper) and anchovies need to be improved. But there are still quite a few in the menu that we didn't order so I am not fully decided yet. But because the kitchen is open to the dining area, when dinner is done, you tend to smell like what you ate. I say, I don't think I will be back anytime soon.

But what was good about this night was the combination of good friends, great laughs and exchange of stories. We also took time out to plan the Joy Luck Christmas party. To the absentees, Cherry, Oliver and Lawrence, we missed you.

Alex and Ylaine.


Gary and Krissy.


Peter and Pat. Put them together and you get Peter Pat. Hihihi...


Minena, Christine and Mary Ann


Rose and Minena


My Joy Luck Club. Jasmine and Eric, sorry, I failed to take a close up!