My Valentine's Day at Afriques, Smallville Business Complex, Iloilo City

 

To a typical young professional, February 13, Saturday is a time to rest and recreate. Ironically that day was my busiest for the week. For one, as moderator of the CAS college paper, I have to attend and oversee the editorial board during the Sanag Press Awards. Second, as part of the program committee for the Personnel Recognition, I have to hand in the gifts for the service awardees and assist in the program implementation. Adding more was Noel Bedia's request for me to check the multimedia projector at Emillion for the NSTP program. In short, I was spreading myself too thinly over so much tasks. 

Fortunately, everything ended up well.  So after the party at the Iloilo Grand Hotel, mommy Cynia invited me, Arlene, and tita Inday for a post event, late night party treat at Smallville. Though I was tired, I willinglly said YES, afterall it's Valentines Day and Chinese New Year.

Nevertheless, the four of us continued our quest and ended up delighted with Afriques' creammy peny pasta and that oh so green and mouthful pasta el pesto! The supposedly pure culinary treat became a venue for some candid talks.  We capped the night with a plate of Afriques special pizza, a dose of iced cold tea and some more chit chats with friends and long time acquaitances along the busy, crowded and party lane of Smallville Iloilo.