I’ve been to Cafe Juanita three times before. And last Sunday, I went there again for the belated celebration of Erwin’s birthday. I suppose that says something about how I like the place :P
Cafe Juanita is tucked away in a side street in Barangay Kapitolyo but it’s pretty easy to find. Coming from Makati, take EDSA and turn right at Shaw, turn right at the rotonda, and then you will see a sign on the right soon after. The restaurant has a homey old house atmosphere complete with the antique furniture, decor, and trinkets.
My favorite there is the the crispy fried Laguna fish. It’s a simple but nice dish. I almost always order it at Juanita so this time around I decided not to say anything about what to order. But Crissy ended up ordering it again along with kare-kare and bagnet which are also good :))
Rating: 4/5
1 kilo ground pork
1 kilo chopped shrimp
1 cup oat meal (binder and extender)
1 cup minced onions
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground pepper
olive oil
siomai wrappers
soy sauce
calamondon (kalamansi)
chili paste
Thoroughly mix pork, shrimps, oat meal, onion, salt, pepper, and olive oil into a bowl.
Put one tablespoon of mix into a siomai wrapper, close, and seal.
Boil water in a steamer.
When it’s steaming, brush the steamer with olive oil and put the siomai in.
Steam for 15-20 minutes.
Serve with dip made of soy sauce, kalamansi, and chili paste.
Rating: 4/5
A month or two ago, there was a retrenchment in a company where some friends work. And it got me wondering about its impact: of learning that you’re being retrenched, the uncertainty whether you will be retrenched, the doubts about the future of the company… too many morale busters. Then suddenly it happened to the company. Luckily, IT wasn’t affected… for now. But you can still see the detrimental effect on everyone. How should a company handle it? How do we handle it? The only answer I can think of is to go on and keep doing what we’re doing. After all, we’re not the only ones with that sword hanging over our heads.