A Delish Bright Night at Ayala Triangle Gardens

Makati regulars might find this a little less exciting but for us who work elsewhere, the Ayala Triangle Garden's Symphony of Parols is truly an exciting treat. The entrance from the Makati Stock Exchange building bedecked by multicolored parols and lights hanging from the trees which create a mysterious curtain-like welcome to revelers. When the show starts and people come inside to have a better look, the magic begins.

After a certain period that we were awed we were able to capture the latter part on video -

but here's a more complete excerpt:

Wasn't that great? You have to be there to truly appreciate it though. It starts at 6 to 8 pm (at 30-minute intervals) every night until December 23rd.

Oh, and there was an orchestra playing when we were there. I'm not sure if that happens everyday, but that would be awesome because they play so well couples couldn't help but snuggle together and sway to the soft vibrant tunes.

We even saw an elderly couple on a date! The lolo was wrapping his arms around lola the entire time, but when we remembered to take a picture he wasn't anymore. I hate arthritis! But don't they look sweet, nevertheless? =)

The Ayala Triangle Gardens also recently has put up an array of restaurants for everyone to enjoy. Collectively called the Restaurants at Ayala Triangle Gardens, there is something for everyone to enjoy from appetizers to desserts, frozen yogurt and of course, coffee. I am excited to see Kanin Club (modern filipino + asian) which I only came to know about in Paseo de Sta Rosa. There will also be a Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf cafe soon so I guess I'll be here quite a lot of times while waiting for Noy to check out of duty. Check out the restaurants here and find out what tickles your fancy most!

And so I've been hearing a lot about how Chicken Bon Chon will change the way Filipinos eat chicken, so we decided to give it a try.

The place was packed at 9 pm, so we were forced to eat al fresco. It's not my favorite thing because I really hate cigarette smoke, but Banapple and Bfast were a lot more packed, so al fresco it was.

I had the wings (they only sell wings and drumsticks), Noy got bulgogi while my brother in law Sat got the drumsticks.

I didn't like the bulgogi much but the chicken! Oh my gosh the chicken. It's light, it's flavorful, it's fantastic. No gravy needed. The sauce is completely new as far as my limitly experienced palate is concerned, but it's definitely a winner. It sticks so well to the chicken but not on your hands. I wiped it off once and there's hardly any stickiness or smell left on my fingers. Now I know why a lot of people always request this as pasalubong from their friends coming from Singapore.

However, we were slightly irritated by the slow service and the feeling that we were being served by a service crew that isn't well-trained to handle various reasonable customer requests. But knowing that it's a flagship store and people just couldn't help but try this world-renowned chicken thus the huge crowd, we have got to just shrug it off. Like Sat said, the chicken made up for the 10 minutes it took them to give him a glass of Royal Tru Orange. After all, we didn't have enough of that delicious chicken so we're definitely coming back for more.

See you guys there!

Have a deliciously bright Christmas,