A rainy evening of Puccini and comfort foods
The rainy weather has been getting into me. I used to feel good about the break from the sweltering heat of summer, but now that I’ve sworn off taxi (at least, as much as I could) and took FX vans or buses to and from work, it doesn’t help that it rains nearly all the time. I’ve been working for the new company for two weeks now, and so far the experience has been positive. The fact that among my colleagues are good friends, Jane and Jay Jay of course adds to the beauty of things. That, and the 10:30 log-ins.
Last Saturday, I watched Opera Now’s “Evening of Puccini” at the CCP with a few pals. The event featured Giacomo Puccini’s most popular arias, topped by selections from Madam Butterfly and performed by Filipino and Japanese opera singers to mark the Philippines-Japan Friendship Year. It was great for the most part, but my mind blanked out at some point of the program’s second half. Last year’s program was better.
After the opera, we had dinner at Cafe Adriatico, which served mostly “Filipino comfort foods”. Being still full from the buffet dinner served at the pre-show cocktails, I could only manage hot pandesal with kesong puti and a kopita of warm tsokolate-eh. We had planned to eat at a nearby Persian restaurant, but due to the heavy rains, we chose the safest and most comfortable restaurant instead.
