Food::Dinner @ Aristocrat

        It was the beginning of our 3rd week on vacation.  Dinah and I, along with my sister Carla arrived in Manila Monday morning via Farinas Bus Lines.  Our first order of business was to have breakfast at Jollibee right across the bus station.  After breakfast, we headed to Ermita to book our hotel accommodation at Best Western La Corona Hotel.

         Auntie Lydia arrived at the hotel around 10 am.  She was there to accompany us to Ortigas at Sta. Lucia Realty.  It was almost lunchtime when all 3 of us got ready so we had lunch first at Mang Inasal right across our hotel.

        It was already past 5 pm when we got finished with our business with Sta. Lucia Realty that day due to traffic in our commute.  We agreed to have dinner at Aristocrat that night and asked Auntie Lydia to let Mang Sito's and Mang Nards' kids to join us.

        
        
        While waiting to get seated at Aristocrat,  Carla whispered that she wanted Pancit Canton, Chicken BBQ and Chicken Potato Salad.  I told her, "No problem kapatid ko".  We were already seated for quite some time waiting for the kids so we went ahead and ordered for ourselves.

Green Mango Shake

Sago Gulaman

Chicken Potato Salad

Pancit Canton

Beef Mechado

Chicken BBQ

Kare Kare

         The kids arrived just after our orders were served.  We only knew Levi, Mang Sito's son.  It was the first time for Dinah and I to meet Mang Nards' kids, Joy and Moses.  Joy, was a female carbon-copy of his dad.  Moses wanted some Bulalo so we ordered one as well.

Beef Bulalo Soup

        Seeing these kids all grown up made us realize that we're really getting old.  We had a great time that night.  We really enjoyed listening to the 3 kids, well maybe 2 since Moses didn't talk much.  But listening to Joy and Levi was really entertaining, like their dads :)