Sunday, October 23, 2011

Like Indian Food? Try Legend of India

Spicy mixed chips for appetizer. Also sold in takeaway bags along with other chips and desserts.
Their samosa is a winner. The skin is thin and slightly crispy and not greasy at all. Php 120 for 3 pcs and comes with mint and tamarind dip.
Tandoori roti, Php 80 for 2 pcs
Clockwise from top: Paneer butter masala (Php 280), basmati steamed rice (Php 80) and aloo gobi (Php 260) for the main course
Their menu has an extensive selection of vegetarian dishes. Jain dishes (no garlic and onions) also available. (Click to enlarge)
Legend of India offers buffet at Php 650. Buffet on Tuesdays and Thursdays come with beer. Set meals for Php 200-250 are also available during lunch (12nn to 3pm) from Monday to Friday. No service charge.

Legend of India is located at 114B Jupiter Street, Bel-Air II, Makati City. (632) 836-4232.

Saturday, October 22, 2011

What's Up, BPS?

I am coming out of hibernation.

After my last scheduled trip for the year was over, I felt that a cleansing was in order. Aside from indulging in lots and lots of fruits, I also took stock of the things that I did during the first half of the year and decided to just sit back and take a breather. These are some of the seriously mundane stuff I've been up to so far.

I became hooked on Booksale and scoured their shelves every week for "new" cheap books I could add to my pile at home. I'm slowly going through my takeaway at the rate of one to two books a month. Also, I finally shook the nine year old layer of dust from my LOTR series and found the series enjoyable.

Some good reads that I walked away with from Booksale are The End of Oil by Paul Roberts, The Last Empress by Anchee Min, The Gospel of Food by Barry Glassner, and The Best American Non-required Reading 2007.
I cleaned out my closet but then realized that I am left with very few normal, everyday clothes, so I set off to find me some new ones.  
Shopping for good quality, well-fitting clothes can be a real chore. There is almost always something wrong with the fit, fabric, color or cut in the clothes I pick out even in usually reliable Zara and Mango. I had to get creative, taking into consideration the very limited retail options here, and walked away with these from Gap, Promod and Bayo.
These flared, stretchy Gap jeans were really hot when in the store because they gave the illusion of shrunk thighs. I was worried that they might shrink further after washing as is the usual case with new pairs of jeans. These, however, expanded, so worry not when you have to jump up and down a couple of times to get into these jeans when trying them on in the store. Chances are, they'd fit just right after they've been washed.
My youthful godfather who has very good taste in bags, shoes and everything fashion-related gifted me with this printed tarpaulin shopping bag from Marni. I haven't said Thank you! yet only because he's so far away. So I'm saying it here and now: Thank you, Ninong, I looove it.
I'm trying out a new look. I haven't had the chance yet to give the maxidress and sneakers look I last posted here a try, but I've already worn my Chucks with other outfits and I'm pretty pleased that they look quite worn now, just the way I want them to be.
And lastly, my big news (my friends would know that for me this is worthy of the terms "big" and "news") is that I'm finally roaming and endangering the (back) streets of Western Metro Manila with me behind the wheels, of course.
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