It is a Saturday. I set my alarm to 6:00 to have ample time in preparing to go to our company’s sports fest. The alarm rang twice, yet I still manage to wake up by 7:00.
I was already forewarned by my officemates that I might be put in “the game” if ever they needed players in basketball. I was insisting that they will NOT put me in the play because I really have no idea how. In the end, I was their 7th player in their line-up.
As expected, I was just a moving piece of post. Moving side ways, blocking the sight of the midget players by my towering height. Blocking their ways with my long arms. The truth is, I never thought that playing sports could be so fun. In the end, we still lost. Lucky them, I did not know how to play ball. If I knew how, it would have turned the tides, “Big Time”. After the Basketball game, there was volleyball. where I had a Cameo appearance as well. The result? We lost. There was also a Dodge ball game for the girls. The result? We Lost. Too much losses in a day. Proud of loosing, we took a group picture with a big “L” on our forehead.
After all the games in the “Wellness Center” was over, it was time for me to make an exit. I was thinking of going to either Trinoma Mall or Mall of Asia. Given: having a bad leg and a heavy broken-down bug could be a bad combination in a Food/ Mall Trip. Evaluating the situation, I decided to go to MoA instead.
So, what to do in MoA? I have been wanting to go here for quite a while. I wanted to see the mini greenhouse that I have been eying since I first visited the mall. Hmmm, I think I will buy that soon. Moving on, my real purpose in going to MoA was to try out the cheesecake that my officemates were boasting about. Saying that I have never had cheesecake until I tried Gumbos cheesecake. After a few minutes of wandering around and exploring the mall, I finally found the restaurant.
First up on my food trip: Chicken Limonne. The truth of the matter is, I was really looking out for a big juicy steak. As always, I ended up ordering chicken. How predictable. How was it you ask? The chicken was cooked perfectly, served with cream and vegetables with a distinct touch of Lemon. I still wonder why they call it Limonne. Is it because they don’t want it confused with Lemon Chicken? The presentation was nice. A little salty in some parts of the chicken. But over-all, it was good.
The main course: Strawberry Chocolate Cheesecake.
So why have your dessert as your Main Course? Well, this is what I came here for. It received such rave comments that makes me want to go to Gumbos just to try it. After weeks of planning and drooling over the cheesecake, I finally was able to take a bite out of the famous cheesecake.
To tell you the truth, the first bite was Divine! The texture of the cake was great. Chocolate topping with a Strawberry sauce at the base. A perfect harmony of dark chocolate, sweet, creamy, and a slight sourness of cheese. The truth was, I was getting fuller and fuller with every bite.
As I reached the far end side of the cheesecake, I noticed that the size of the cheesecake was really overwhelming. I wasn’t able to finish my plate and decided to have it for take-out. I did enjoy the cheesecake, the problem is that it was really too big. Seriously, it makes me think of trying to find a new comfort food. I think I had too much cheesecake in just one month. With a little trauma residing in my mind, I think it would be best to try out different Ice cream flavors while trying to recover from the shock of overwhelming cheesecake.
I would recommend that you try this cheesecake. However, as a word of caution, go try this with someone or have it for take out. It is best you share this with someone or you will get overwhelmed by the big serving of the cheesecake.
Until next time… Good eats.
A dose of eccentricity 