I always get the munchies after gigs. Drumming (particularly my drumming) is a very physical activity and I guess it's only natural to crave sustenance afterwards.
Like me, the girls and boys of Ang Bandang Shirley lean towards the heavier side of the weight spectrum. Our pesudo-tagline, "We love to eat!" is actually an understatement. We live to eat. I have a suspicion that we'll one day ditch a gig and just hang out at Mr. Kebab's. I really think it will happen.
For me, the hands down winner for best post-gig dining is Kowloon House. The reasons:
(1) It's cheap. 40 pesos gives you either 2 pieces of siopao (or one jumbo pao) or it can give you 3 HUGE pieces of siomai. You get more for less.
(2) Open 24 hours. No matter what time the gig ends - 12 midnight or 3:30 AM - you can be sure that there's a Kowloon House branch open. The ones we frequent are Sikatuna (at the supermarket on Maginhawa St.), E. Rodriguez (walking distance from Bigskymind), the big one near Nakayama and Visayas Avenue (close to where I live). It's accessible and always available.
(3) It's relatively healthy. It isn't as oily as, say, shawarma or kofte. Plus it's dimsum, man. It's what Chinese people eat. And they're one of the oldest civilizations around. If it works for them, it works for me. Sure, you're not certain if it's really meat you're eating whenever you bite into a bola-bola pao but you'll certainly enjoy it.
(4) They sell noodles. If you've had a bit too much alkyhall at the gig, what better way to battle inebriation than with a nice hot bowl of noodles? We have tons of stories about this, but they're best told with a nice bottle of beer. :-)
Anyone up for siopao?
-Z
Like me, the girls and boys of Ang Bandang Shirley lean towards the heavier side of the weight spectrum. Our pesudo-tagline, "We love to eat!" is actually an understatement. We live to eat. I have a suspicion that we'll one day ditch a gig and just hang out at Mr. Kebab's. I really think it will happen.
For me, the hands down winner for best post-gig dining is Kowloon House. The reasons:
(1) It's cheap. 40 pesos gives you either 2 pieces of siopao (or one jumbo pao) or it can give you 3 HUGE pieces of siomai. You get more for less.
(2) Open 24 hours. No matter what time the gig ends - 12 midnight or 3:30 AM - you can be sure that there's a Kowloon House branch open. The ones we frequent are Sikatuna (at the supermarket on Maginhawa St.), E. Rodriguez (walking distance from Bigskymind), the big one near Nakayama and Visayas Avenue (close to where I live). It's accessible and always available.
(3) It's relatively healthy. It isn't as oily as, say, shawarma or kofte. Plus it's dimsum, man. It's what Chinese people eat. And they're one of the oldest civilizations around. If it works for them, it works for me. Sure, you're not certain if it's really meat you're eating whenever you bite into a bola-bola pao but you'll certainly enjoy it.
(4) They sell noodles. If you've had a bit too much alkyhall at the gig, what better way to battle inebriation than with a nice hot bowl of noodles? We have tons of stories about this, but they're best told with a nice bottle of beer. :-)
Anyone up for siopao?
-Z
Nah, na-trauma na ako sa Kowloon dahil sa langaw sa pagkain.
ReplyDeletePero oks lang. Sana tumaba na rin ako.
i remember when kowloon siopao was like P10 per order! :D for the longest time, it plateued at P20. then it went up to P30 and now P40. despite the price increase (which is not so exponential), it's still the best bang for buck when you want a hot meal when there are no other hot meals around.
ReplyDeletei really think that shirley-ditching-a-gig-for-a-meal is highly plausible if not possible :)
sinabi mo pa! kowloon forever! tanong mo pa si kathy nagbabaon ako niyan sa game. goodluck sa lahat ng projects ninyo.
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