my birthday fell on a weekend (yay!), and plans were all set. breakfast at the salcedo market in the morning, then off to bulacan to look at wedding rings. maybe have lunch there and back to manila for a dampa pig out. sounds good to moi!
that friday, k asked me if we can go out and greet my birthday with friends. i said yes, of course! we hung out at heaven 'n eggs in libis with ian and michelle. food was yummy!
before 12mn, the staff brought out my pancake birthday cake. yummier! ian actually loved it so much he finished it hehe
at 12, they brought out another birthday cake, this time from the sweet couple. awwwwwww.
loved the cake as well! calories, calories. but it's my birthday, so not counted!!!
we went home really late that night, so naturally we woke up late the next day haha! and to very sad news as well. pres. cory aquino had passed away. i cried like a baby ( i dunno, i felt so sad for the family. and i remembered my own mama).
scrapped the day's plans and stayed glued to the live coverage on tv. gma recorded her message from the US, and declared a 10-day national mourning (only to find out days later that she reportedly smiled widely after that recording; they "celebrated" by dining in outrageously expensive restaurants right after hearing about the death, etc.). we were thinking about dropping by la salle greenhills that evening but heard the queue was growing too long.
at about 5pm, k asked me to get ready for dinner. dampa, here we come! :)
but then i received a text message from michelle saying that bacci, their son, has prepared a gift for me and if we can pick it up. of course! k drove to antipolo, and rain suddenly started pouring hard! we got lost for a while until we pulled up to this.
yep, there was no gift from bacci after all. k prepared a surprise dinner for me at vieux chalet, antipolo!
before they served anything, a birthday song suddenly played on air and a staff handed me a bouquet of flowers (from k, of course). i love birthdays! :)
we had home made pate de foie with bread for starters (with a glass of wine).
next came soup, a generous serving of fresh veggies salad, beef tenderloin medallions (or was it fillet mignon?? it was sooo good) and roesti. sorry they were so good we forgot to take photos hahaha!
thes staff then came out to sing me a happy birthday song and brought me a chocolate birthday slice. yum-o!
it was moist, rich, and oozing with dark chocolate sauce. we paired it with some good coffee (from vienna??). just the way i like it!
it was raining all throughout the evening, but the night was perfect. we loved every minute of it.
vieux chalet is ideal for a romantic dinner date, or intimate get-togethers with family and friends. service is very good, the food divine.
Vieux Chalet, Antipolo
Taktak Rd.
Antipolo City, Rizal
(02) 697-0396
http://vieuxchaletphilippines.blogspot.com/
thank you k, for yet another unforgettable milestone. you know i love you. xoxo
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