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2009 Christmas Dinner with the Berks

January 8, 2010 by Janey

Don’t ask me why Berks. It’s just is and the name stuck 😉

Flashback: Berks Christmas Dinner December 27, 2007

Although I was forced to file a leave for December 21 and my last day of work was supposed to be Dec 18, I was still working until Dec 23, Wednesday. I wanted to cook for the Christmas dinner but I didn’t find the time because I was still in the office until 6pm. Bubba and I just ordered food for the potluck. Made looked for my pasta (*meblush* tee-hee).

What makes this Christmas different is, the group was complete! Alex has moved back to Manila after a long career stint in Singapore.

As customary, dinner was potluck and the table was filled with so many delicious food! There were just too many dishes on the round table that it was hard to find space to put everything in. Alex brought 3-way duck from Luk Foo and it was delish. I don’t remember who brought Nathaniel’s Buko Pandan but it was also a hit with the group.

Andrew brought Tequila Rose to which I chided Anne to drink the first shot. Anne is pregnant with their second baby so she couldn’t go anywhere near the alcohol. Hee-hee!

After dinner, we all gathered near Eric’s beautiful Christmas tree for our exchange gifts. This year was a bit funny because most got each other gift certificates! Er-hem, I didn’t start the fire 😉

We’re thinking of doing 2 themes next year, one is White Elephant while the other is the regular exchange gift. That should be fun.

Year Ender Photos!

Toast to Friendship and a Happy Christmas!

Cheers! 🙂

Xmas Celebs Album

One Fun Saturday Night: Dice Game

In Crumbs: July 2009

Good Vibes This Weekend

Fely J’s

LazerExtreme Laser Tag

Addicted to Ristras

Christmas is in the Hearts

Turning Two: Being Young and Lovely

Zipline in Tagaytay

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Potluck Dinner and Armin Van Bureen

November 26, 2008 by Janey

(Image source Paul Ang)

Friday evening, around 8ish, Bubba and I were at Sab’s place for potluck dinner. It was a dinner for couples as three love duos gathered for an evening of good food and conversation. It was too bad that Didi and Edmund, the supposedly fourth couple, weren’t able to make it. We missed Didi on this dinner.

Sab’s place is a lovely home and what makes it lovelier is the presence of Brian and Sab’s little Sophie, the cutest Chinese tot I’ve ever seen. We arrive earlier than Fran and Paul so we bonded with Sophie while her yaya feeds her dinner. Meanwhile, Sab was slaving away in the kitchen.

Our Menu:
From Sab & Brian
Shrimp cakes
Grilled Salmon
Chocolate Ice Cream

From Fran & Paul
Chicken Mozzarella
Leche Flan

From Jane & Chris
Penne Al Tono Cream
Angel Hair Pasta with Sardines and Capers
Taco Salad with Tostitos Tortilla with Hint of Lime
Choco Crisp

Fran and Paul arrived and we started dinner shortly. Brian arrived a few minutes after. There were so much food on the table that we just kept stuffing ourselves –even little Sophie after a full dinner and a bowl of minced apples for dessert partook in the feast!

I was so full after all the good food! We had to wrap up around 11ish to bring home my favorite dish plates and troop over to World Trade Center for the Armin event. We got to WTC around midnight, just in time to meet our friends outside the tent. Happily, the line at the entrance moved fast and it wasn’t more than 15 minutes that we were able to go inside. Between the past three Big Fish Manila events, it was at this event I really enjoyed the music the most. I had a lot of fun dancing with Camille, Carlo, Bubba, Francis and Martin.