The Engagement Dinner II

I was talking to our OJT the other day and she told me that Ebizu in Eastwood has an Eat-All-You-Can grill buffet every Mondays-Thursdays. The set up is like Shabu-shabu, you grill your own food in front of you, but the grill is smoke-less so you don't end up smelling like your neighborhood barbecue-man (not that I have anything against barbecue smells...in fact, i love the smell of barbecue...only when i'm hungry). So anyway, the price is not bad for an EAYC grill. It's P495 per head + tax so it'd end up something like P600 per head. Like I said, NOT BAD. It got me thinking, maybe I should hold my engagement dinner instead at Ebizu. I don't think my guests will starve because it's EAYC, and it's quite near to where my fiance's family lives. AND MOST OF ALL, we're gonna save a lot! Woohoo!

So last Saturday, My Sister, Brother-in-Law, Fiance and I had lunch at Pasto Eastwood and hung out at Starbucks (I don't really like *bucks, but my sister only needed two stamps to get their posh planner, so it was just okay with me -- i really really think Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf is so much better!). My brother-in-law had Toffee Nut therefore my sister only needed one more stamp. I told her I couldn't take anymore caffeine (eventhough it's Toffe Nut Latte) so I could just buy the coffee and she could drink it, but apparently that was what she was thinking too. She ended up getting an Iced Mocha for the price of a Toffee Nut Latte. Sheesh. But at least she was happy she got her planner.

Anyway, I'm talking about coffee shit now when I'm supposed to be talking about my supposed-transfer of engagement dinner venue. I mentioned Ebizu to my sister and my brother-in-law and they all frowned in disapproval. Apparently, non-smoking area is open-air! Geez! Plus the place is cramped so no, no, no. In the end, we're back to Cirkulo.

This is what you get from planning too ahead of time. Apprehensions, doubts, hesitations. All in the name of more time to spend.