Maximizing Saturdays: Dimsum and Noraebang

- July 13, 2013, Saturday.

- My friend Margarette planned to make the most out of her last free weekend before she goes to her new job on Monday. She first asked me and Clarisse to have a dimsum afternoon once more, since we really can't get enough of dimsum.

Lucky number??

- The three of us met in Golden Fortune at around 2 in the afternoon and stayed until around 5. We ate like there was no tomorrow since the dimsum there are always well-done, moist, and best of all, discounted. (At least during afternoons and late nights.)

- After our dimsum tea party, Marga and I went to get her car to fetch Melissa, to have a Korean K-Pop night. Marga planned to have a karaoke night in Music 21, located at HK Sun Plaza at Macapagal Boulevard.

- We discovered a nice Korean restaurant named Song Do Weon, also located in HK Sun Plaza. Although the payment scheme was cash-only (so far,) the food was great, and authentic. Like most awesome Korean restaurants, the side dishes were free and refillable. Since Marga and I were still full from the afternoon dimsum, we ordered significantly less than what we usually order.

- We spent two and a half hours in Music 21, a few doors away from Song Do Weon. Aside from singing K-Pop songs, we had some fun singing songs from the past. Marga and Melissa said that passers by who might have heard our room might be confused, since we sang Spanish, Korean, Mandarin, Filipino, and English songs -- had they offered Indian songs, I might have gave it a shot too, they said.

- We finished around 10:30 in the evening, and quite tired from all that singing. At least we were sure that we made the most out of our Saturday, despite not being too fond of going home late any day of the week. We may need to wait a long time again before we get to get all crazily-wholesome like this, but at least bits likes this Saturday created yet another nice memory.

Dimsum Party with the Engineer and the Food Blogger

- October 12, 2012, Friday.

- My good friend Margarette wanted to meet up with me and Clarisse, despite having met 2 weeks ago, because Margarette finally passed the engineering board exams. (Congrats!!) Also, my friend Clarisse was recently invited by Yabu to try their food, and blog about them. As for me, I am still struggling with studying for my last final exam next week. (Sigh.)

- We met at our very favorite dimsum place, Golden Fortune Soler, at around 3pm. For some reason, we were a bit too hungry, and had twice or thrice the usual number of dimsum baskets. We were a few dishes close before we could say that we ordered "one of everything" on the dimsum list.

- I also handed Marga her congratulatory present, a framed origami hanbok. I hope she'll display the framed hanbok where she can easily see it, and fantasize about her Korean celebrity idols.

- We walked home around 5:30, with high hopes that life will treat us better from now on. On a random note, my attire's concept was based on the "yin yang" symbol. Haha.

Golden Friday

- June 17, 2011, Friday.

- I was looking forward to this day since Monday because I knew many big things would happen. The biggest of them were those I didn't expect. Today's plans were simple: to go to CKSC and go to some friends who are still in high school, so I could give them the souvenirs I got from Korea. I also needed to meet with my friend Jane, who is now a disciplinarian, to give her the souvenirs for her, Crystal, and Leanne. I also needed to visit Lalaine's younger sister, to hand her the souvenirs for Lalaine. After that, I needed to have my piano lesson, and meet Marga and Grace in Golden Fortune for another dimsum tea party.

- Aside from today's supposed schedule, I as able to meet Megan, who also happened to be in CKSC. I also met some friends from the lower batches who happened to be lingering around. I also found out today that my batchmate Clarizza is now an English teacher in CKSC. She's also the new adviser of the Writer's Guild, the club she became part of during high school.

- After my piano lesson, I waited for Grace's and Marga's text messages, so I'd know when to leave CKSC. Grace soon texted me to meet her up in CKSC Narra, where she's taking up her second degree. She told me to meet her there so we could ride in Grace's car to Golden Fortune.

- Grace and I arrived around 3:30, and waited for Marga to come. We ordered a bowl of noodles each, and ordered some dimsum after Marga told us that she's already near the restaurant.

- Marga arrived around 4:45, and the Koreanophile riot began. The so-far hot topic of course was my recent trip to Korea, especially my Music Bank experience. However, the bigger and hotter topic was Grace's birthday celebration next week. That, I have to watch out for.

- The afternoon ended with my mom calling me and telling me to come home, because they decided to eat out for dinner. Wow, talk about a lot of food. Grace was kind enough to drive me home, since my house was on her way home. Right now, I'm again tired just thinking about my class tomorrow. Good thing I have free cuts in the afternoon; my professor, same for both subjects, will not be around tomorrow. Another adventure perhaps?? Yes. :) :) :) :)

Dimsum With The Koreans v(O'u'O)v

- May 21, 2011, Saturday (the supposed rapture day.)

- My friend Sang left for Singapore to work after graduation a few months ago. A few days ago, I suddenly received a text message, surprisingly from Sang. Apparently he missed us so much that he rode a plane to Manila just to visit us; he'll fly back to Singapore tomorrow, I think. He's currently in our friend Yoon's house. Yoon used to be my classmate in some subjects, but we got to know each other in Korean class last semester. Haha.

- I met up with Sang today, and was surprised to see Yoon with him. Sang didn't tell me beforehand that Yoon was coming. Oh well, it was nice to see both of them again - especially Sang's relatively longer hair. We all met at Golden Fortune Soler, and ate a whole lot of dimsum.

- I wanted to tag along my neighbor Charmaine with me today, but she had other commitments. Aww.

- Before, during, and after eating, we all talked as if we hadn't met each other for ages. It would have been fun to have had a bigger group of people eating on dimsum, but oh well. At least I got to see Sang and Yoon again. :D:D:D:D