BAkit?

Ano't mayroon ba akong hindi nababalitaan?
I went to Metrowalk last Friday to check out clothes thinking the bargain spot up there near the pirated DVDs area would fit what i expect... but low and behold... a polo blouse is worth PhP1,800!!!!! and that shit isn't even branded! Next surprise is a plaid short dress, not much of a biggy actually, it's just a bit kinda' cute at a whopping PhP1,600!!!! Again, i'm talking no namers...not even Kamiseta or Bayo.. and a bag, which is if my eyes are to deceive my logical reasoning i might have purchased since it matched my abstract kimono blouse perfectly, at a whopping PhP3,600!!!!! The vendor said, it's from Japan...but how on earth would i know right? It's not like someone i know like Shu Uemura or Shiseido...  Was there anything that i missed? I mean, i've been around yes..and i am sure that me working in Antipolo has nothing to do with this surprising news, or is it? Was there some sort of clothes shortage i haven't heard of? What gives these so-so boutiques the right to sell at that cost? Is rent in Metrowalk that high?

Gosh, im bothered... enlighten me

SOOOO LOW!

Eto na lang...some sick-fukka's been trying to act sooooo fckin low...thinking that talking down on people who are already happy with their lives can make 'em feel better. I just can't help but react to a recent conversation i had with a friend. I symphatize with all she's goin thru right now. Apparently, at some point of the "old-news" turmoil,this low-life feelingera has been volting-in with another low-life feelingera on some psycho plan of pulling me down when i was way past a very uncomfy period. I just learned how btchy some people can get...to the point of planning to ruin me where i worked!when it's almost 10,000 years since i've decided to ditch 'em. And how feelingera could they get? Imagine suspecting i have something to do with all the mess this person's going thru when for a fact, she's the only person responsible for everything that's happening to her. Just so you know, no amount of high-fash brands could ever...ever! dress u up! And the way you treat other people? Makes you deserving of a one-way trip to Stinkyland! Don't be surprised if everyone who "really" cared for you has already left you for good...cuz you suck! Your grammar sucks! You don't even have a "personality"!You're whole life sucks! Oh what i wouldn't give to make sure i'll never hear from you and your kind ever again! You don't deserve to have a friend, because you don't know how to be one! You are a user, an abuser and a loser! Enjoy your "plastic" world, and i hope your "friends" would stop stabbing you at the back... oh well, i forgot, bad eggs are with bad eggs...unless you don't get it, since it's obvious that you're not the brightest bulb in the room, are you now?

GOOD EARTH (metrowalk) = BAD DINING EXPERIENCE!!!

I am writing this, fresh from my supposed to be "fun" birthday dinner at Good Earth in Metrowalk. I just can't help but be annoyed on the way the service runs in that place. But to get you in the mood, here's the story:

June 13 2008... pay day friday for some, and for me... the perfect day to have a simple dinner with my close friends Pungpung and Ashley. Friends who i haven't spend quite some time with, since i was busy contemplating on my next career move.
Since my birthday would fall on a tuesday, and they are both busy on that day, plus the fact that i have a family celebration on the weekends... we decided to meet up and dine kanina. And since i love chinese food, we ended up in Good Earth in Metrowalk, thinking that it will give us the right ambiance, good food and good service that will complete the picture.

So there we are, we ordered beef in oyster sauce, broccoli in garlic sauce, dimsum, garlic and plain rice. There was already some confusion with the rice ordering, but never the less, we settled just so we won't spoil the moment. We were catching up with each other's lives and getting on with dinner, then the first "taas kilay" moment happened. My friend Pungpung ordered dimsum, and since she was also enjoying the other dishes, it was understandable how the serving plate was emptied yet there was still dimsum lying on her plate waiting to be dipped on the sauce above the serving plate... and then suddenly, the server took the serving plate with the sauce above it! Again, we did not want to spoil the moment, so we opted to let it pass. But then here goes the female server again, aiming to get the serving plate with the veggies obviously still sitting there! I managed to say "wag muna!" and so she left it there. I was wondering then, if there were other guests waiting to be seated or there were no more available utensils. But clearly, apart from the huge al fresco space, there were still two tables unoccupied on the ground floor and the second floor was totally empty! As if it was not obvious that we were still trying to finish what we ordered, and two cups of rice barely touched, plus the fact that i already sent a signal clearly saying we are not done yet, here goes the server again! This time, she took our plates!!!! Can you believe the arrogance or stupidity of this server!? I mean man! I worked for the F&B industry long enough to know that courtesy is a big part of this game! The three of us were already discussing what just happened, and that we are now in agreement that the service S-U-C-K-S!!! Still, without a spoon or fork left, we just thought that the chopsticks were kinda handy in case we still want to get some pieces of beef and broccoli still lying there, plus the two cups of rice just waiting. But we were already pikon sobra! Just when you thought you had the worst, here comes the server now getting the other serving plate with the beef!!! UTANG NA LOOB!!! My friend Pungpung, now with a very obvious irate tone said "WAIT! WAIT LANG HA!!". I mean come on!Nakaka-badtrip na talaga! What do they want to do with the food ba? And eto pa, the other engot server mistakenly hands another table's bill to us! Di mo tuloy maintindihan kung minamadali kami umalis!!! Sobrang pikon na kami so we asked for the manager.The first manager we spoke with didn't seem to get the gravity of our concern. Parang he just listened, nodded then left...kainis! Totally dissatisfied, i called the attention of the other manager, and told him what happened. I did not want to point out who the stupid server girl was, because i don't want to get any body fired or apprehended, i just told him na that's not the way of doing things. Then my friend Ashley saw the engot server making face pa behind our back, so totally nanggigil na siya and swore she'll make plantsa the server's face! Nakakabad trip di ba!? I told the manager how disappointed i was, because it's my birthday dinner pa naman, then he said "ganon po ba?" then he left, then came back with dessert. Ano ba? Inuubos nga namin yung beef at broccoli ng paunti-unti because we're busog na, then you give us dessert? O sige, given, the intention was nice, kaya lang it did not resolve anything. Feeling ko pa nainsulto ako or something kasi parang he was thinking i wanted dessert kaya kami nag ko-complain! Nakaka bad trip!!!! Tapos, when we were asking for the bill, walang lumalapit... we had to call the other manager's attention again to get it. Wala man lang pagaanticipate ng need. Sobrang insensitive at mind you, sobrang ASSHOLE talaga yung dating nung isang server! I mean, kung wala kayo sa mood mag serve wag kayong pumasok sa ganyang klaseng trabaho! Nakakaasar talaga!

Hindi dapat Good Earth yung ipangalan nila sa establishment, kung ganyan lang din ang pagtatrabaho nila... Ano sa tingin nyo?

To The Gates of DFA

Sabihin na natin na sa edad kong ito..(ahem..a quarters worth), ngayon ko lang talaga napagdesisyunan na subukan na pumunta sa ibang bansa. Not just because the government here is leading to a blind spot and employment is good only if you're a nocturnal animal, but i am really interested to see other cultures, beautiful places and whatever it can still unfold. So ok, part 1...kumuha ng passport.

Sa araw na yon,nakuha ko rin ang LCR ng birth certificate ko na matagal nang nawawala..at kasalukuyang may hinohostage na isang bus ng mga bata sa tabi ng city hall ng maynila kaya sobrang traffic...(yes, i was there...) I always believed i have a natural sense of direction so i am confident to say na never pa ako naligaw...pwede nga akong maging kartero eh..anyway, so sumakay ako ng jeep mula cthall..pumara ako ng jeep nakalagay DFA..bayad..10 pesos..ibig sabihin malayo..dahil kung malapit lang..7pesos lang. At dahil medyo atat ako,sinubukan kong magtanong sa katapat kong mama..may katabaan,mukang mga 28years old at kulang sa sex life..hahaha..sa may mabini..sabi nya..baba ka na rito..punta ka roxas blvd. malapit na yon lakarin mo na lang. Willing na sana ako bumaba..buti na lang may ale na sumabat at pataray na umepal..sabi nya sa lalaki "ano ka!? ang layo layo nun noh!dun pa yun sa may libertad!..hay naku iha..ako magtuturo sayo kung san ka bababa!"... whew! at na-realize ko na lang na kung sinunod ko yung lalake e malamang,nagmuka na akong taong grasa pagkadating ko ng DFA!

So eto na..pagbaba ko sa kanto, since di ko ugali mamansin...may mamang sumabay sa paglalakad ko (take note: mabilis ako maglakad!)..nagsalita sya..sabi nya "DFA ka rin?", sabi ko "oo"..sabi nya "ako rin eh,mag re-renew ng passport..ikaw?", "mag-aapply"..at sabi nya habang tinuturo ang isang maliit na xerox at photo shop.."kuha ka dyan ng number para di ka pumila nang mahaba".. ako.."?"..at may masungit na babae sa loob,hinihingi yung requirement ko at i-checheck daw..confident naman ako na kumpleto..pinakita ko..sabi ok na daw. binigyan ako ng form..at titignan daw ang litrato ko..pagkakita nung isang lalake sa pic ko..ngumiti sya..parang nag isip ..sabay sabi.."miss,di pwede yung ganitong picture,dapat walang hikaw at walang bangs...".... "ANO!?" haler! nakalagay kaya dun sa sobre na #1 photograph shop sila at tinatanggap yung pic na yun sa DFA..so sabi ko..ok na yun.At gusto pa niya ko pilitin na magpakuha sa kanya kaso tinarayan ko. Naramdaman ata ng kasama nya na wala silang kikitain sakin, bigla syang nagsalita nang.."miss,kuha kayo ng number sa lumang office..sa kabila", "lumang office?"... may isang mama na sumabay sakin at sinabing sya rin daw ay kukuha ng number.medyo malayo na ang nalakad namin kaya nabibwiset na ko..(take note:alas dos ng hapon yon!) sabi ko "lumang opis ng DFA?!"..sabi nya "oo"..at bigla na lang bumulaga ang isang opis na may nakalagay "TRAVELLING AGENCY"..naisip ko..tanga ba tong kasama ko?kaya pagkapasok ko dun sumigaw ako.. "san kukuha ng number?"..may sumagot "walang number"..may babaeng kumaway at pinapunta ko sa lamesa nya,binigyan ako ng form..sinusulatan ko na..kasi nakalagay naman "NOT FOR SALE" so ok lang..mya mya umikot ikot sa akin ang anak nung ale na bata..so nginitian ko..nagkangitian kami..tapos bigla na lang bumulong yung ale.. "miss, travelling agency to...hindi kami DFA..", sinagot ko sya.."salamat..aalis na ko", sabi nya "ok..basta dumirecho ka na lang ha..." Thank God! may angel pa rin ako..so sa kabwisitan ko sa nagattemp na goyoin ako, sa kabilang side ako naglakad pabalik ng DFA...

malapit na ako sa gate,nang may isang mama na naka barong pa na may hawak na istik ang humarang sakin at pilit na sinasabi na iche-check ang dala ko..gaya ng nauna,pinipilit nila na mali ang dala kong picture..anak ng p*ta! tumalikod ako para lumabas pero hinarang ako at sinundot sundot ng istik nya! hinaharang ako! nilampasan ko sya..hinabol habol nya ko..tapos sumigaw sya sa isa pang mas malaking mama na nakabarong.. "sir oh! ayaw magpa-check!"..so eto na ang isa pang mas malaking mama,mukang kontrabida sa pelikula ni vic sotto! sinundot sundot din nya ko ng stick at pilit pinababalik! so sabi ko..bakit ba? sino ba kayo?..sabi nya authorized daw sila ng DFA na mag "screen" ng mga kukuha ng passport.. tinitigan ko sya at ang ID nya..sabi ko...e ano ba yan ID mo photograpy studio lang yan! sabi nya e hindi nga ho e..basta pumasok kayo dun at ipa-screen yang papel nyo! lumakad uli ako..sinundot uli ako ng stick..tinapik ko yung stick nya at sinigawan ko "dun ko sa guard gusto magtanong!" sabay layas..humabol pa sya ng salita "ah ganon!"... pakyu!! ilang hakbang palapit sa guard..may sumigaw pa "tapos na..hindi na magpapapasok..dito na kayo pumila!" so hindi ko pinakinggan..chineck ko muna yung ID ng guard..DFA nakalagay..salamat sa DIyos..at walang ano ano,pinapasok ako ng guard..chineck kung ano ang gagawin ko sa loob..ok na.. at wala pang 30 minutes..nakakuha na ako ng resibo na nakalagay kung kelan makukuha ang passport ko... natapos din...

Lilinawin ko lang...hindi ako galit sa mga taga DFA... ito ay isang warning sa mga pupunta dun..maraming unggoy sa gilid..kasi nung napasok ko yung maliit na opisina sa labas..ang dami dami nilang nauuto...as in! kaya..mag ingat..mag ingat..mag ingat! dumirecho lang sa basketball court sa loob ng DFA at wag mamamansin ng mga taong biglang nagsasalita..