Movie Night: A Very Special Love

I didn't expect to like this movie but I did! I was skeptic at first, thinking that there just isn't any chemistry between the two lead stars. I thought John Lloyd is too mature for Sarah, and their personalities, he being too serious an actor, and she being too bubbly and young, just wouldn't gel.

But kudos to the writers and director of this film, they were able to capitalize on the very aspects that made me think this movie wasn't going to click, and made them the selling points of the movie.

I'm glad I watched this feel-good film. Not since My Bestfriend's Girlfriend did I have a good laugh watching a local film. This film is sheer fun with a little tug at the heartstrings.

Ebi Fry

I didn't know that making ebi fry was this easy! Had I learned this a long time ago, I wouldn't have spent so much ordering this in restaurants at sky high prices, when I could make it right in my own kitchen, fresh, fast and delicious! Not to mention that enjoying this at home assures that there is more than enough for everybody! Hindi bitin!

Seven huge pieces of prawns.... japanese bread crumbs.... all purpose flour seasoned with salt and pepper to taste....

.... and an egg... which Yotsuba thought was a toy!

It was really simple.... dredge in flour... dip in egg.... roll in bread crumbs... back to the egg, rolled a second time in the breadcrumbs... deep fried.... and voila!

I proudly present, my very own ebi fry! Crunchy, flavorful and very delicious! We had different dips with it ... chili garlic sauce , catsup, japanese mayonnaise & mayo magic. My personal choice... mayo magic.

I just know Mon and I are never ordering this in restaurants anymore.

Orchid and Garden Show

It was my first time to go to the Orchid and Garden Show of the Philippine Orchid Society which was held at the lagoon area of the Quezon City Hall Orchidarium Park, at the corner of East Avenue and Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City.

For a minimal entrance fee, enter a paradise of flowers and greens right in the middle of the city.

Rebecca enjoyed posing by the plants... but had the most fun admiring the flowers and the landscaping exhibits.

It was a photographer's haven.

The show also featured lectures and had a wide array of suppliers in the commercial section. It also featured an Orchid and Landscape contest.

Congratulations to the winners. I'm looking forward to next year's show.

The Sizzlin' Pepper Steak

My first visit to Trinoma was to have lunch at The Sizzlin' Pepper Steak. I read somewhere that Pepper Steak is the local version of the more popular Pepper Lunch franchise at Rockwell.

Bright and modern woodsy interiors .... the tables are quite small... I felt like the people at the next table could hear every word we were saying...

Service could be a bit faster. Good thing they had flat teevee screens hanging on the walls where watched watch clips of how to fully cook your food when your order comes. It kept us from getting bored during the wait.

Asuka and Moe in yukata watched and posed... and read. They were excited to get their orders too.

My hubby had the seafood pepper rice... it could use more seafood...

The rest of us had the classic beef pepper rice. When our orders came, it was time to put to practice what we watched on tv.

I cooked mine until my desired doneness was reached. Then I poured more of the the special sauce they had.... and enjoyed my lunch!

It was fun to eat at Pepper steak. Though the food itself wasn't all that spectacular, the novelty was.