Saturday, Bubba spent most of the day attending his medical appointments –one was with his ortho doctor in Cardinal Santos and the other with his allergologist in Makati Med.  I spent my afternoon cooking for the potluck dinner with the “berks.”  That dinner idea started when we attended Ann and Made’s surprise birthday party for Dru and Eric last September 13.  Since Bubba and I have been attending pua tiong chiu dinners lately, we suggested that we do one with friends.  They were game with it so the Saturday dice-throwing get-together happened.

I cooked pasta (I’m sure Bubba is so sick of), curry rice and choco crisp.  I need to extend my menu list or else I’d be cooking the same stuff over and over again.  Ann cooked Buffalo wings, which were delicious and had crispy skin on it.  There were a lot of food on the table –Heaven’s pork bbq with a delish sauce, lumpia shanghai, king prawns with cheese and herbs, and Razon’s halo halo.

I asked everyone on the table if they’re interested to play Laser Tag.  Eric played the game at Market Market and we are planning a Laser Tag get-together this coming weekend.  I cannot wait!  Dinner made everyone full.  While the table is still being fixed for the dice-throwing game, Eric shared their photo activity at Bohol that we tried to duplicate.  It was really fun.  Each couple had their idea of the “double” shot.

Around 9pm, the dice-throwing game ensued and this was where everyone was laughing hysterically.  From the onset where Made had to call her mom to verify the rules of the game to Eric calling his mom to revalidate.  That was so cute.  Made, Buch and Marie gathered a lot of ang paos (red money envelope).  Buch actually started slow with no wins but came out as the biggest winner of the night.  Dru had to check the rules on pc, 2 flights of stairs up, twice.  Jim got 4 (fours), which qualified him the top prize.  Jim had to go up two deck of stairs to check too.  We played a joke on him, faking that Buch actually got 6 (six) thus snatching the top prize from him.  Everyone had to act and Buch had to roll one dice to make the sound.  Jim believed it.  I really doubled over laughing –my mascara making a mess on my face.

The dice-throwing game finished past 10pm.  A poker game followed afterwards and boy was I happy!  I haven’t played in 2 years!!!  With 9 of us playing, with 4 re-buys, we finished around 2am.  Eric won first place, with Dru playing the last hour on Eric’s behalf.  Placed a few bad calls and folds, but I won second place by a hairline.

Saturday Night with Berks Album:

Sunday night in October 2007, before watching the movie Rendition, we had dinner at Green Tomato.  CW used to eat here a lot when he was still with San Miguel, which is just a stone throw away from Shangri-la Plaza.  It was my third time to eat here during the visit with my mom.  The second time was after the Premiere of the third installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean.  CW likes the food here but I find it ordinary.

You can split the pizza into two flavors.  We ordered 4-Cheese Pizza and all meat.  Their 4-cheese pizza includes a pesto sauce instead of a tomato base.  We also ordered a pasta dish that I forget.

Album: http://cushee.multiply.com/photos/album/273/07_1028-_Green_Tomato_Rendition#