@ Buon Giorno in Tagaytay...

By the way, it is in the area called Cliff House, just after Leslie's and Yellowcab if you're coming from Sta Rosa/7-11 Rotonda. It is the cheapest restaurant in this Cliff House; so in this respect it's not an immediate mistake to eat here. The food is good, but service takes too long especially if Buon Giorno is packed. Better to eat outside since the aroma of kitchen sticks to your clothes if the orders are streaming. Oregano and tomatos are sometimes not in the best combination with polyester, cotton, and sweat later when you leave Tagaytay. Anyway, you dont need airconditioning outside. The view is great and breeze is soothing.

Great also to try Mano's Greek Tavern, just before the rotonda. Mano, the owner himself, will signal your car at parking, incl. when you are leaving. You might get caught thinking whether you should give him a 20-peso tip for guiding your maneuvering the car's rear-end. Don't. Leave a tip. The food is relatively good and cheap.

Anyway, we are eating at Buon Giorno, then there is a late-30's couple dining in the next table. It was Talampunay who is at the earshot of their conversation. She took my cell phone, opened the new message menu, then typed this...

"Parang 1st tym nila mag-date"

then passed the cell to me. I read it and asked her verbally ""Bakit"

She took the cell again and pushed the keypad: "Parang d comfy with each othr," aimed to return the cell to me but took it back jerkily before i read it, then followed-up:

"Parang tryn 2 please c guy"

Finally gave the cell to me, read the blue screen with white text, then I typed back "Naririnig mo ba ang topic"

She read and then said verbally, "Yes"

I typed "Kabisaduhin m ha."

In the end, we were probably the ones who looked stupid passing one cellphone to each other back and forth, reading, then smiling like semi-lunatics.

Anyway the topic, according to Talampunay, was about work and they seem to be putting value to their own lousy office activities. I think mostof their senteces start with "I..." Well, if indeed, it's bad for a first date.

Anyway, for us, it was a nice dinner of pesto pasta and pepperoni pizza.