fly me to the moon
I so love listening Frank Sinatra’s "Fly Me To The Moon" and "Strangers in the Night." They take the blues away. Listening to "oldies" music transports me to another dimension. An imagined dimension where people don dresses and coats and ties, are polite, and dance the foxtrot. A dimension where everyday (should I write every night?) it’s a perfect evening — stars scattered across the sky, the moon is bright, the night breeze is calm, and in a dance hall, Frank Sinatra or The Temptations is lined up to serenade the partygoers. I know that sounds like a scene from a film marketed for hopeless romantics. what can I say, I can never get away from the hopeless romantic side of me. Fifi and I agree that love songs of today are not as romantic as the ones Sinatra sings.
Love was just a glance away,
A warm embracing dance away.
I miss Iloilo City. My brother Paolo, who is assigned there, has told me that JD Bakeshop now sells Black Forest Cake. JD is our favorite haunt since HS because their goods are so affordable and can satisfy food cravings. They have Baked Mac (it was only PHP 10 an order when it first opened in 1994), Chicken ala King, Palabok, Fried Chicken, Ginat-an, and pies and breads. If you have PHP 100, you can almost get a piece of everything you want to taste-test.
Then I just remembered last night this German-owned restaurant on Seminario St., Jaro — BAVARIA. Back in college, we go there to eat Rosti and drink German beer. And you think it’s expensive… no, not at all. Their serving of Rosti then only costs PHP 25. Rosti is made of shredded potatoes, it’s supposed to be a side dish but that’s all we can afford then. Hehe. They have this other cocktail drink that’s only PHP 25 (or was it PHP 35). We just share a glass of it because it is in a very tall glass. And their beer, I forgot the brand… but mind you, it’s not as expensive as the beers here in Makati. So, I asked my brother this morning if Bavaria is still around and it still is. Yey! I promise I’ll have their Rosti (and this time, along with other stuffs listed in their menu) again when I visit Iloilo City.
Here are other food stuffs sold in Iloilo City that I miss:
1) Tibiao’s Teren-Teren. my ate and I used to have this as afternoon snacks. A Tibiao branch is just behind our first boarding house in Aurora Subd. Tibiao’s Palabok (which I like over Jollibee’s), Spaghetti, Siopao, Baye-Baye, and Katalugan, as well as Biscocho, are my favorites too.
2) Banana-Que or Kamote-Que sold near St. Clement’s gate or West Visayas State University Hospital. I think it’s only PHP 5.
3) Ma’am Trinidad’s suman latik sold at WVSU HS/COE and CMC makeshift Canteen. Only for PHP 6 then.
4)Tatoy’s Manukan chicken and grilled tanigue with the sawsawan that I sorely miss.
5) Roberto’s meatballs.
6) Buho’s pan de coco and pan de sal. When I was in HS, sometimes the whole family would drive around the city and then end up buying pan de coco and pan de sal at Buho (near Sun Yat Sen) before heading home for midnight snacks.
7) Though this is not exceptionally tasty, I also miss Shellsyd’s huge burgers that can be divided into four equal parts. I don’t know if Shellsyd still exists.
