At about 2am, me and one companion went to what he boasts as his favorite hang out. It's payday and since I too am craving for a some drink, we pushed through. We were supposed to be threesome but the other fellow have fallen asleep waiting for us and I, too was also hesitant to disrupt him. The place we went is called 'Ihaw-ihaw sa Rotonda' (Rotunda Grill), and as it suggests, is located at Mabuhay Rotonda in Quezon Avenue. At the instance of seeing the facade, you might think of it as like a derby house, or a gambling den. The aesthetics outside is not really inviting, the inside is hard to tell. You won't take a second look at the waitresses. If not for the sounds, the band that I really enjoyed performing, I would exit at once and settle for the nearest sari-sari store in the vicinity. But then it's 3 in the morning and even the bakeries might still be closed so I shun the idea. Initially, we ordered 4 bottles of regular Colt, fries, and sisig. Then before closing, another 2 bottles for each of us. The bill cost only 315 pesos. I say not really expensive. The main attraction like he said were the bands, and it's true. When we arrived, a lady singer was belting out Fergie's 'Big Girls Don't Cry. Then a guy from the Acid Rain band did 'Here Without You' . What really caught my best liking was the second band, tagged as Lite Rock Band, when they perform Bon Jovi's 'Thank You For Loving Me'. Then as grant to an audience' request, Chris Norman's 'No Arms Can Ever Hold You'. I'm not a regular 'gimikero' and have not seen many 'rakistas' played but can say that these people really got talent. The performers were all amazing and if we just get there earlier, we definitely could have got one helluva sound trip. If asked whether I'll come back. Sure yes. I drove home a little tipsy but safe.
