What to do when you have PhP 2,000,000?

If I have PhP 2,000,000.00 (Yes, two million pesos), I will dine in Le Cirque (native French speakers say Lu Cirk, non-French speakers read it as Le Cirk) in New York. I will see to it that the bill for my dinner should hover near PhP 1,000,000.00. Bakit si Gloria Arroyo lang ba ang marunong ng tinatawag na high life? And after dining and wining in that fancy and pricey restaurant, I will hire a stretch limo with a white-gloved chauffer to drive me around New York City, and off to Washington DC where I will reserve a table overlooking the sidewalk for lunch (Barack Obama might see me as he walks to his office, and might want to have a chat with me.) in that other fancy restaurant, the Bobby Van’s Steakhouse at 15th Street. Ah, Ms. Arroyo, eat your heart out. I will splurge like no other but Gloria Arroyo.

Herewith are some clippings from Ms. Arroyo's spending habit which I plan to top. Daw siya pa ang astig! The first clipping is from the New York Post. The second one is from the Washington Post.




From: The Washington Post’s Reliable Source gossip column

by Roxanne Roberts and Amy Argetsinger

Heartburn Over Two Big Meals

President Obama and Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo talk in the Oval Office on July 30. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s visit to the White House on July 30 didn’t draw much attention, and her dinner in Washington that night got nary a mention. And that’s how it might have stayed — if not for a controversial meal in New York City.

Arroyo is under fire in her native country for a $20,000 meal at Manhattan’s Le Cirque on Aug. 2, which included caviar and several bottles of champagne. The dinner, first reported in the New York Post, has Arroyo’s critics comparing her to the extravagant Imelda Marcos.

The Reliable Source has learned that three days earlier, Arroyo and an entourage of about 65 people (including security and food tasters) had dinner at Bobby Van’s Steakhouse on 15th Street NW hours after she met with President Obama. The group took over one of the restaurant’s private rooms and dined on lobster, steak and fine wines; at the conclusion of the meal, an unidentified woman opened a handbag stuffed with cash, counted out bills and paid the $15,000 tab — which included a generous tip.

The Philippine Embassy did not return calls for comment Tuesday. @