Event Review: Sweeter the Second Time Around...

Wine and Cheese II: The Return of Mr. R.

Date: December 10, 2005

Guess who wasn't there...

The first Wine and Cheese was a success and a memorable one at that. It happened last June of this year when blogging was not yet a habit and Rich was still my roommate. There were flowers, there was wine and, of course, there were the competing suits.

Now may I present the gentlemen of Wine and Cheese II:

War, Lac, Lauch, Tom and moi. (Sorry to RJ and Cry who didn't have solo pictures.)

And our loveley dates:

Tet, Jamilla, Janice (that's RJ over there) and Aine

(Sorry to Chrissie, Warren's date)

But of course, who said we can't improvise?

(Again, apologies to the camera-shy Cry)

The night was fun-filled and exciting. Even though this event wasn't as well planned as last time due to the lack of time and the fact that the location was only confirmed the NIGHT before, the over-all assessment was pretty good by its attendees.

A memorable compliment was from Jamilla who said, "Aren't you guys sweet?" as she walked in the rose-infested condominium, which is an expected reaction from the ladies as they percieve that guys of today are completely incapable of cheesy* stuff. Well, like I always say, if you can't give them enough cheese, put some wine with it to add some unexected flavor.

*do refer to my comments on cheesy stuff in my blog profile

18 bottles of wine were purchased for that night. Only 2 and a half survived. (With 11 people that should be considered good) So imagine the laughter, wholesome anecdotes, and various reactions (ranging from violent to just plain nothing) to the announcement of the Pinoy Big Brother winner that night! (Yes, we had to find out...)

Of course, how can we leave out the food? A whole shopping cart of cheese, sausages, hot dogs, ham, vegetables, fruits and chips joined us that night. To the rest, the most memorable part for the food would be the taste and how scrumptious it was. To Aine and I, (or maybe just me) it would be using a peeler to skin vegetables (my first time), the chopping board, the lesson of cutting sausages diagonally and not straight, how Quezo de Bola is the weirdest cheese on the planet (fantastic taste though) and various other tidbits about food I have never encountered in the 24 years of my life. The last time I was in the kitchen was to fix my maid's television set because they weren't getting a clear signal, so imagine my experience. But the food, (as approved by Tom's thumbs up) without any bias whatsoever, was great!

Yeah!

Kudos to Jason Tablante (http://www.jaytablante.com) for gracing us with his presence and taking the nice photographs in spite of his busy schedule. Better late than never!

Jason is the puckered-up guy with Tom and I

So this was Wine and Cheese II: The Return of Mr. R. Our close friend Ramon returned from his 2-month trip to Chicago 3 days before the event and this was to celebrate his being back. You might ask,"Why isn't he here?" The answer to that, as the saying goes, is for us to know and for the rest of the world to find out. Haha!

So in the end, after the intoxication of something other than the traditional San Miguel beers, the devouring of cheese and sausages rivaling that of a third world country and a crammed up preparation which was thought to fail, the ultimate question is: was it all worth it?

I think it was.

RATING: (none)

-"Tom! Wine and Cheese na 'to!"

-"Aba! Wine not?" -Tom and John on planning Wine and Cheese II