Irish Village Bullfrog

"Of all the gin joints in all the towns in the world, she walks into mine." Rick Blaine (Humprey Bogart) in Casablanca

February 14,2010:
Beamer arrived in Dubai. I was exhilirated! I was so excited and part of the itinerary was for him to go to Irish Village (Aviation Club) and have Bullfog tasting.

I remembered that day. I checked-in at the hotel (with the help of Kimmy) and waited at the airport for Beamer with Mau. My friend Mau works in the airport so she knew people. I particularly wanted the "person" who can accompany Beamer for the assistance and guidance in airport clearance, otherwise known as the Marhaba Service.

While Europeans adore Dubai, Americans are quite adamant to come here. Of course with the exception of the servicemen of US navigating gulf. My sister who works in the navy went to Bahrain and UAE a few years back and she loved it here. I on the other hand, decided to work here in Dubai and ended up enjoying the past 3 years and 4 months.

Where was I?

So, as soon as I saw Beamer we went back to the hotel and Kimmy made breakfast for him though it was like 11pm because it was "breakfast" on his time zone. We had "Longganisa" (filipino pork sausage) and fried eggs and rice (which is staple for Filipino's). We all decided to go to Irish Village just to celebrate Valentine's Day.

We arived at the Aviation and it was surprisingly boring at 12midnight. We had bullfrogs each but the waitress was kinda "annoying" and refused to give us food or even fries to go with our Bullfrogs. When our bullfrog arrived it looked BULLFROG alright but it tasted more of a soda than the spirits-contained drink. Beamer commented it was a pint ice-filled glass with Blue Curacao. It was so bland that we ended up in the hotel room drinking the tequila. Only on that time, we had a blast.

The service at the Irish Village was simply not good enough and I dont have that much high standards for a dive bar. The waitress looked like she was underpaid and was cranky because of this. Ha Ha Ha!

In the morning, we woke Kimmy who passed out in the living room and we had breakfast.
In the end, as what Beamer stated it to be: Irish Village Bullfrog-"All BULL! No FROG!"

My Affair with BULLFROG

"Being stylish takes time, patience, but above all practice." Camilla Morton

 The minute I laid eyes on you, you made me lust to have you in my hands. You have a colorful personality and you basically have everything a girl need rolled into one. We might not see each other often now but you will always be in my heart. I still have the fondest memories of you my dear Bullfrog.

On my recollection, the affair started when I was with some Russian girls at the El Malecon. I figured after flirting with beer and some hard drinks during my younger years, I need to straighten my act and just stick to cocktails. Cocktails are entertaining, attractive looking (its green! its blue!) and you (as a fashionista) looks cool with it! Hey! I dont think my stilletos can handle if I will be downing vodka shots in a bar. And BAILEYS? Its too frigging lame! Who wants to drink Baileys in a bar when you can have it on your coffee during beakfast...durh???

Ingredients of Bullfrog:
The Official Cocktail in Dubai
* 1 part gin
* 1 part vodka
* 1 part tequila
* 1 part white rum
* 1 part blue curacao
* 1 part red bull
The bullfrog begins with a pint glass filled with ice. You then fill with gin, tequila, vodka and bacardi (all white spirits)and then the blue curacao. Then fill up to top with Red Bull.Stir and Voila!

I realized that even if you kiss a lot of frog there is a possibility that it would take a lot of time spent waiting for your PRINCE. In the meantime, sit back, enjoy and kiss your BULLFROG!