KUMAGCOW FOOD REVIEWS: Italianni's : Lunch Out with My Boss

It was the first time I met my Boss from the U.S. and the mood was nice. I had my team mates all in one place and this was the afternoon we were going to eat out for lunch. We chose Italianni's for obvious reasons that 1) It was near our office and 2) We wanted Italian food. So we went straight to the second floor of the new Eastwood Mall and ate a lot.

A LOT!

Did I say it was A LOT?! Heheh

Italianni's served free bruschetta in herb oil and balsamic vinegar for starters. I like that bread, it was crusty outside and soft on the inside. The herb oil was not that pungent as I would have liked it to be but the balsamic made the bite complete. They offer this for free in every meal so make sure the ones you order are in small portions because you will be very full at the end of the meal. That was not pleasant believe me but hey! The food was so great and I ended up finishing the whole plate. What did I eat you ask? Check this out and take a closer look!

I forgot what the name was but this was chicken over pasta that had olives and capers. This really hit the spot if you ask me. I am so inlove with capers now. =) not that I'm single! haha! My other team mates ordered mouth watering roasted fish that literally melts in your mouth.

I forgot the name of it too but if you saw the fish in their specials you better get this one that had a salad and dessert with it. They were not able to finish eating it because of the large portions and the wild mushroom pizza we had to munch through.


Vince and Jessie got the scrumptious lasagna... that was huge! It was nice to see though that my boss even helped Jessie out it on his plate haha!

It was all small chats with the boss, and a few things about what we will be doing in the future that he talked about. It was that, wine and a lot of funny stories in between. Not to mention good times inside the office and a tour around Eastwood. Thank you boss! I really had a good time with you and the team!

IAMRICHGIRL'S ANNIVERSARY BLOG CONTEST

I just joined this awesome contest with one of my photos. You should do the same because they have great prizes and it is so easy to get an entry in. Here are the mechanics and her post:

Anyone can join as long as you have a blog and you're currently living in the Philippines! Just capture a picture whether you're in it or not, and place 'iamrichgirl.blogspot.com' in the picture then send it to jurichanne@gmail.com with the subject: 'iamrichgirl blog contest'.

Rules:


* Photos must be in .jpeg, .gif, or .png file types.
* Photos can be edited or not. Unedited pictures are more loved. ^^ Photoshopping is so easy. Come on, show us your photography talent! :)
* Photos don't have to be high quality. Even phone cameras will do. ^^
* Photos without 'iamrichgirl' anywhere will be disqualified.
* Photos must not show any kind of violence and the like as well as nudity.
* Only one picture/entry per person.
* Those who will join are also required to re-post or blog about the contest too.
* Deadline of submission will be on September 13, 2009, my anniversary date! ^^
* Finalists will be posted the on September 14, 2009. Voting will also start by then.

* These rules can be modified by the blogger anytime. If there are other queries, send a message at jurichanne@gmail.com or leave a comment on this post.



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1st Prize:
* 20$ worth of gift from iamrichgirl (free shipping)
* 500 pesos from cat-gamer
* 100 pesos from Christopher
* 1 month advertisement + 1000 EC credits from Khristel
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* Donation on your chosen charity from ishy
* 1 Chibibo character picture of the winner


2nd Prize

* 10$ worth of gift from iamrichgirl (free shipping)
* 300 pesos from cat-gamer
* 100 pesos from Christopher
* 1 month advertisement from Rosa + 500 EC credits from http://www.expresslife.com
* 1 blogger layout from Francesca (http://www.littlemissperky.com/)
* 1 Chibibo character picture of the winner


3rd Prize

* 5$ worth of gift from iamrichgirl (free shipping)
* 200 pesos from cat-gamer (http://cat-gamer.blogspot.com)
* 100 pesos from Christopher (http://jologsnayuppie.blogspot.com/)
* 1 month advertisement from Rosa (http://www.babyko.info) + 500 EC credits from (http://www.rosamuth.com)
* 1 Chibibo character picture of the winner




So what are you guys waiting for? Join now! I'll be expecting your entries, ayt? ^^

Special thanks to all the sponsors!
* Geo of Cat Gamer
* Arrenz Jay of Designer Jockey
* Khristel of Pink Royale
* Francesca of Little Miss Perky
* Rosa of Pink Precious, Istarblog, Babyko.info, Life in Palawan, Express Life, Rosamund
* Ishy of Ishtation
* Christopher of Jologs na Yuppie and Crisiboy
* my office mate Lennard.
* and to Lee and Judy, the ones on the poster! XD

So if you guys are into photography like I am, you better stretch your clickers and give this contest a shot!

Get that Season Pass!

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NOCTURNALS

It was a great day, well not so great because I was lacking sleep from my photo shoot last Saturday where we almost got side swiped by drifters in Greenhills. That was a nice event though I could have prepared more the next day for the NOCTURNALS photowalk that was held in University of the Philippines. I know, don't ask why I still had time to go to work even if I woke up early for this one. I guess I had the urge of taking shots even when I was dead asleep the day before.



The NOCTURNALS by the way are composed of men and women (although I have not seen on yet!) that work for call centers around the metro. Since we had call center operations too, I think I qualified for that so I went ahead and met the people behind the images I've seen in Digital Photographer Philippines (a photography forum). The call time was around 8AM but I think I arrived there around 10 sumthin. I couldn't remember I was so sleepy even in the cab. When I got there, there was an event so they closed some of the streets. Little did I know the cab driver already passed the oblation's street so I asked him to stop... Grrr... I had to pay for that and walk back imagine that!

Anyway, I met Ismael Alippudin and Aleksys Paat in the steps of the Main Building. Introduced myself then we headed to the Bell tower. We took a couple of shots there, the Beta way, and the Sunken Garden. It was nice to see more people. At least I would not be contained in just a few groups I joined earlier. Now there will be VARIETY as they say in what I do because each group has their strengths. I hope I can contribute to them what I have learned in the past, and learn more of what they already know. The important thing is, we were all having fun! Here are a couple of shots from that photo walk. Enjoy!