Friday night turned out to be a pleasant surprise with an unexpected mini-reunion of old TCO friends in one of my favorite bars in Manila.

But first, Rico’s!

Andrew invited Ron and myself to Diageo’s open bar, but he had to accompany Faye for a check-up, so we ended up taking a raincheck on the open bar. So, while waiting, Ron and I had dinner first at Rico’s Lechon where I ordered the usual.

Suffice to say, we were so full when we left the restaurant. I’m so glad that the place was packed, because that would mean that they wouldn’t be closing down any time soon – and that Cebu food will continue to be a stone throw away from the office!

Good Earth Roasts – we meet again!

One of my old time favorite places to drink is Good Earth Roasts. Despite being in BGC, they continue to serve affordable drinks and my all time favorite – Jam Juice – brings back so many memories of my early working days, when we were still located at the old office building in Makati.

I’ve made a lot of friends over Jam Juice, and while most of us have gone our separate ways, I will continue to treasure the memories we’ve made over this drink.

I couldn’t not have Jam Juice when in Good Earth Roasts so I still ended up drinking 2 jars of this drink. Jam Juice isn’t really Keto-friendly, because it’s mainly made up of pineapple juice – so I had Rum & Coke Zero for the rest of the night.

And this – their infamous Mixed Nuts, which is basically just Ding Dong heated in the microwave! BUT – it tastes so good! I had to just pick out the peanuts to keep it Keto. Haha.

TCO Mini-Reunion

Earlier in the evening, I sent her a photo of myself and Ron, saying that nobody wanted to drink with us, and asked her to come! She actually did! To our surprise, Kristi actually came home for the weekend (from Singapore), so we were shocked when she asked where we were and that she was going to meet us! Flo also followed and the night was filled with stories for catching up!

We finished at almost 2AM already. I can say it has been one of them better Fridays! 🙂