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Exhaustion would barely begin to describe how I am feeling right now. Alot had happened since my post a couple of days ago. We experienced the true Chicago night-life and was not disappointed. Dinner was cheap Friday at Cafe Iberico and the sangria was flowing! We then went to the Signature Room in the John Hancock Building on the 95th floor. Awesome view from way up there while we were enjoying a couple of drinks. We then made a stop at the Smart Bar. For a person who doesn’t like house music, this place made it easy to enjoy it. The crowd was lively and it wasn’t the typical LA bar/club scene. People actually went there for the music. Go figure!

Saturday started close to noon when we woke up and decided to buy some souvenirs as well as check out Potbelly. Potbelly was delicious. The sandwiches was prepared perfectly. It was not overwhelmed by sauces or too much meat or too much lettuce like any of the other sandwich chains. It was a a good amount of everything and the bread was toasted perfectly. I have to say I wasn’t disappointed there. We then hopped on the blue line subway and went to Jamie’s cousin’s graduation party. Chicago public transportation was very easy to follow. We arrived on bus after a quick transfer from the train ride. It was so convenience getting around there between the trains, bus, and cabs. Cheap too! We had the typical filipino gathering with a plethora of signature filipino dishes. Yum!

When we left, we stopped by Garrett Popcorn Shop on Michigan. We waited for a good 45 minutes to an hour. The popcorn was delicious but was so oily, we had to stopped otherwise we would have spoiled our appetite before our dinner. By that time, it was already 7pm when we got back to our hotel room and had to prepare for dinner over at Rodan. Very good Lychee Martinis there. I had 3 by the end of the dinner. The Argentinian steak I had was overcooked even though I asked for medium rare. The appetizers and drinks was definitely the main highlight of the dinner.

After dinner we decided to head on over to the Funky Buddha Lounge, a hip-hop bar/club/lounge. Again it was a good mix of people in there. No pretentious LA crowds that we were accustomed to in LA clubs. People were there was just having a good time dancing and drinking and mingling. People were actually curteous as the bump into you. The was a breathe of fresh air. We ended up staying there for a couple of hours and gained access to the VIP lounge thanks to Lynn and Ray. The DJ was okay that night. He had alot of good tracks but the style of mixing wasn’t great. He would pull up a song and just play about 1-2 minutes before he mixed in the next set. People would go crazy for a song and then suddenly he would just take that away and throw in another track. I don’t think it was consistent DJing. Of course, who am I to say about this, especially since I’ve never done it before.

We left FBL around 1:30-2:00 and met up with Jamie at Sonotheque. I’ve never been to a drum and bass bar but this was very good. Similar to the Smart Bar but less industrial. We did not get out of there until close to 4am. We then grabbed some food over at a nearby taco restaurant and went back to hotel to get our luggage and catch our flight home. Yup, we did not sleep until we got on the plane. I was having such a tough time resting on the plane. It was not comfortable at all. When I got home, I just took a shower, unpacked, and hopped into bed until 6pm Sunday night. I have to admit, Chicago did not disappoint. I will definitely go back to visit at a later point in time. Thanks to Mary, Jamie, Lynn, both Ray’s, Tony, and everybody else who entertained us. It was one of the craziest weekends I’ve ever had experienced in a long while.

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