Last night, my running buddies and I were privileged to have dinner with the poster boy/model for CB - Sarge. Hehe!
The guy is also a running buddy.
Sorry, the CB posterboy/model is an inside joke. I was on my way to the gym one evening and when I passed through one of the underpasses along Ayala Ave., I had to stop when I saw the guy on the corporate ad for CB.
I thought, "Parang the guy looks familiar. Could it be Sarge? It can't be Sarge. It IS Sarge!"
I paused for a bit to read the corporate ad (impressive career accomplishments,Sarge!) before taking out my phone to get a photo of the corporate ad.
Sarge is based in Singapore for a couple of years now.
He's a really nice guy who loves to party and who knows how to give a good party. Haha! Last December, a whole bunch of running buddies flew to Singapore for the Standard Chartered Marathon. Sarge, who did the half-marathon, hosted an after-race/pre-gimik party at the Marina Bay Sands. O ha! San ka lulugar? Hehe!
Uhm, he's also one of the really, really lucky ones because he gets to come visit Manila every so often. Either because he has to meet clients here or because he got to buy cheap plane tickets.
Because of the frequency that he flies to Manila, I would tease him, "Ginagawa mong parang Cubao or Quiapo lang ang Pilipinas, ah!"
His present trip needed him to stay in the city for about a week so that gave him and us to meet up and have dinner.
Thanks to our Facebook group page, we were able to easily organize a dinner with Sarge.
Despite the heavy rain that suddenly poured last night, the dinner had a good number of attendees. Ponch and Josef were among the first to arrive. Our favorite gal pal Didi was there. Sarge was joined by Reg who came all the way from work in the south. JB showed up with the newest addition to the growing cast, Miguel. Hehe! Chase, despite not feeling well (hehe!), also joined the gang. Marl, unfortunately, had work. I dunno where Jamie and Ros were. The same goes for the other usual suspects.
We had dinner at Krazy Garlic in Greenbelt 5. Since we didn't have a reservation, we had to wait for about an hour (!!!) before getting a table. Note to self: dining out on Friday nights need a reservation. Hehe! I came from an event coverage, and I had dinner there so I just had beer.
It was a good dinner. I don't see the guys that often, so I'm really happy whenever we get the chance to get together. We spent a good couple of hours at the restau just talking about all sorts of things. Hehe!
We finished quite late, but it was really good. And it became one of Sarge's hosted get-together again because he took care of the bill.
Thanks, Sarge! I owe you a tugs tugs night! ;P
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