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Two weeks ago, we had a dinner at Il Pirata in Eastwood. It’s our fourth time to dine there and I really liked the food. I love Filleto Alla Griglia Gorgonzola (Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Gorgonzola sauce served with baked potato or fries) but we decided to try something else. We ordered Penne Alla Matriciana, Pizze Morgan and Filleto De Pollo Gratinato (Baked Chicken Breast Fillet topped with vegetables & Mozarella Cheese).

This time was different because a group of musicians were serenading the customers in each table. I thought that wasn’t a good idea, but when they started to play, we were really impressed. At first I thought it was only a recording. They asked what songs we like. We don’t have anything in mind so we just chose from what they offered – ‘Til There Was You’ and ‘Ikaw ang Miss Universe ng Buhay Ko’. Marlon even joked that he should have worn one of his silk ties to match the ambience.

A week ago, Harvy, Marlon and I had a dinner at Dad’s Saisaki/Kamayan Ultimate Buffet in Glorietta. This is my third time to dine in this restaurant. I visited Dad’s years back on two consecutive days, first with my HP friends and the next with Marlon and my grandmom. Those were the days when I’m still taking in Ling Zhi Chuang Yao Wan. That explains why I was able to consume all those foods, even more than what Marlon can. I remember gaining weight so fast that I somehow thought of stopping using Ling Zhi and take in a few diet pills.

This time though, I’m completely medicine-free. I only felt the natural hunger – no craving caused by Ling. We arrived at the restaurant at 9:00 PM and were informed that it will close at 10:00 PM. We only have one hour to devour our food, so we wasted no time. We took our first set of meal from Saisaki, the Japanese food buffet. The next round, Marlon and Harvy gobbled on the Filipino dishes. After that, Marlon was full. Harvy took another round of assorted meals. As for me, I ate pasta next. Marlon and I had finished the dinner with ice cream and some desserts. We left the place very full, but not totally satisfied. The food was great – yes, but we did not get our money’s worth, and I blame it to the time frame we have. It should have been better if we started earlier, we would have more time to savor all the dishes.