Christmas dinner no. 1...

Last night was the dinner gathering with some of my good fellow OFWs in the island. :P

It was probably the only opportunity to have everyone gather together before we all get (a bit) busy for Christmas. MkSurf8 will be flying back to Phils this Thursday. Tipz has his plans with CP. I have my own plans with PG Boy. The others most probably have their own plans for Chrissie as well.

And so we decided to have the gathering on a Tuesday night. The venue selection however took a lot longer. Hehe! Initially, I suggested a Filipino place so that we can have a feast of sorts that would be similar to the ones we would have if we were in the Phils. Unfortunately, the restau I had in mind was already closed. Tipz suggested a place. Ian suggested a place. Coly suggested a place.

No one wanted to decide. Haha!

It was only a few hours before dinner that it was decided that dinner will be at Serenity Spanish Bar & Restaurant at VivoCity.

I've never tried the place, but almost everyone seemed excited about the cochinillo. Hehe!

We all met up at the restau around 730ish. Unfortunately, some of the guys couldn't make it. A few were feeling under the weather. Some were busy with work. Some didn't reply at all to the group chat. Lol!

The gang decided to order the Whole Roasted Suckling Pig and Paella Valenciana. Coly ordered a few tapas so we had some appetizers before the main event. Hehe!

I thought that the whole cochinilo also came with Roasted Turkey and the Honey Baked Ham, but it didn't. (It was the 1/4 Suckling Pig Platter and the 1/2 Suckling Pig Platter that came with the turkey and ham.)

It was a good dinner. We all enjoyed the cochinillo very much. It was prolly the closest thing we can have to lechon. Hehe! I also enjoyed the paella. If there's one thing I'm grateful for for being a colony of Spain, it's the sinful Spanish dishes. Hehe!

More importantly, it was a good opportunity to celebrate the holiday season with good friends. Really grateful for these guys!

Pasko na! :)