Nov 8, 2016 Las Vegas Strip
I thought maybe I should go to the Strip to exercise my legs. I was walking when to my surprise I saw a Smith & Wollensky building. They have a branch pala in Las Vegas. Ignoramus me.
I stopped and checked out their menu. As soon as I saw the Colossal Lump Crab Meat Cocktail, my eye balls popped, Yey eto ang gusto ko, bad cholesterol booster.
I didn’t want to eat anything else aside from the crab meat pero di ba ang sabi ng matatanda noong araw, bawal daw kumain ng alimasag pag kumakalam ang sikmura kasi sasakit daw ang tyan dahil malamig ito sa sikmura. Ewan if there’s some clinical studies to attest to that but anyhow, I ordered the split pea soup and requested them to serve it very hot.
There’s a tv at the bar and it was on CNN reporting live the results of the election.
I couldn’t see it from where I was seated. Maliit ang tv, malabo ang mata.
Former Finance Secretary Gary Teves messaged me inquiring who was winning. He was in some remote area and didn’t have access to internet. I told him Hillary, by a slight margin. Then I stood up and walked over to the bar and asked who was winning. The guy said Hillary.
The split pea soup arrived. Yes it was very hot as per my request. I couldn’t finish it because it was just too creamy like a gravy. Maybe they should revise this recipe, add more chicken stock and water, put less peas. Sprinkle some chopped crispy bacon to give it a delicious smoky flavor.
These freshly baked pretzels tasted so good. I finished them all.
At this point, the bar tender left his post and came up to me, he updated me on the result of the election. He said “Trump is ahead”.
How nice he was. He went out of his way to do that. He knew I couldn’t see clear enough.
A white American waiter came pushing a cart with one big lobster, with the head sticking up and the tail on the other side, nicely plated with ice and all the works.
“Here is your chilled whole maine lobster”.
Omb—- “Oh, I didn’t order that. I ordered the colossal lump crab meat cocktail”.
“No problem mam, we will replace it. You ordered colossal lump crab meat cocktail, it’s coming in a few minutes”.
Omb—Thank you.
Ninerbyos ako bigla. Kailangan malaki ang tip ko kasi ang bait nila.
Here comes my order.
Oh my, look at that. Kahit walang sauce, masarap na rin, kahit lemon lang.
I turned down the offer of choosing something for dessert from their cart. When the female waiter asked me if there’s something else that I wanted, I didn’t hesitate to ask for one more pretzel. Kapal ko. Sarap kasi.
She said they are still baking and might take a few more minutes. I’ll wait.
Eto na, isa lang ang ibinigay kasi I only requested for one. Hay regrets. Dapat I should’ve said may I have three more. I will definitely go back to that restaurant next time I am in Vegas only for this bread that they call pretzel.
The tall and pretty female waitress who looked like a Miss Earth beauty contestant engaged me in a nice conversation about her life, aspirations, and the joy of living in Las Vegas. That took at least 15 minutes. Nakatingala ako sa kanya kasi ang tangkad. She talked about how to deal with the extreme heat, pollution at the Strip, grass, water, low cost of living in Vegas, etc.
Hala dapat triple na ang tip ko. They succeeded in impressing me.
