Mom Violy told me she wanted to order the Paella Negra from Dean & Deluca. Carmina suggested we dine in since we’d never really tried their main courses, always just getting takeout with the cream puffs . Mom Violy agreed, and we arrived about thirty minutes before the lunch rush began. The service was very slow, even though we had ordered ahead of time. They mistakenly brought out the Paella Valenciana , despite Mom Violy repeating the order three times to the person who took it. It turned out the cook on duty made the error, even though it was written down clearly. We know Paella Negra takes a long time to prepare, which is why Mom Violy had requested it to be cooked beforehand. She wanted it as her main meal, but because of the mix-up and feeling hungry, she took a piece of Carmina’s Turkey Club Sandwich and asked for the bacon on the side. I didn’t expect the turkey to be just one piece, and the bread was toasted so hard that it removed one layer of the sandwich. Since ...
Sorry, my best friend doesn't want to be discovered had to put a disguised on her. 😉 My best friend Beth say’s when she talks to me like her tongue is twisted for me talking to her English and Tagalog into a sentence. She say's I talk too fast that she has a hard time picking up the story I am telling her. She gets lost and tells me to repeat myself. I have known Beth for a long time. We have known each other ever since I started living in the Philippines when I was still single. I met Beth when I decided to visit the Philippines with my mom. We had stayed with her best friend since grade school. My mom's best friend had children of her own. I began hanging out with her son Jim who was almost the same age as me. Jim had introduced to me his friends whom had a party at his friend's house. That time I brought my cousin Kate with me. She was visiting and she had stayed with me the whole time. Kate and Carmina At that time there we...