Paella, Ironman 2 & friends

Tuesday, the of May 3rd, was a fun day for me... for it was another get - together with friends, Juliana & Sue... Juliana and I met over by Sue's workplace and headed on first to the restaurant, where Sue met us as she was just on an extended lunch break....

I was soooo elated with the place of choice: Cocina de Jackie - a cozy Spanish Restaurant!!! (I believe the owners lives in Spain for a bit and really loved it there - so when they returned they opened up this place... it got popular that they opened a second one, right across the street....) Sue has been here before as her office is only a couple of blocks away.... The food was delicious.... the place, simple but still evokes the essence of Spain... and the selection of MUSIC - FANTASTICO!!

We ate our respective dishes.... I so love my PAELLA VALENCIANA... almost just like the one I had years ago in the province of Valencia - where Paella was actually born.... I have had paella in many other restaurants in ASIA and nothing came as close... till now, my dish was just as delicious - and just the right amount of serving... chatted the hours away and I even got my BAD ROBOT Bearbrick... hehehehehehe

Juliana also took in IRONMAN 2 (alas, Sue had to go back to work and could not join us!) Well, as most of my Facebook contact already knows (sorry again for ruining it for some of you... really did not know it came out in Taiwan before the US..LOL) - I really did not particularly like the movie.... maybe because I did not see the first one? maybe I expected too much more from what everyone else have told me? maybe it just suffering the CURSED FATE of SEQUELS? - It just did not appeal to me... only Scarlett's FIGHT SCENES made me sit up and take notice.... btw, did anyone else noticed, Scarlett's "now you see them, now you don't boobies" in the movie??? In some of the scenes they looked really full and in others - so flat... aaah the WONDERS of HOLLYWOOD!!! I Must add in fairness, I should add that Robert Downey Jr. is always a JOY to watch, especially when playing characters like this... with biting humour....

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