birthdays, alma mater, cars, small stores, and frapuccinos.....all in a lazy afternoon!!!
this afternoon was a full afternoon for us. it started with a sumptous lunch with jon's entire family at their place in caloocan city....[take note, it wasn't held in an elevator!].... in celebration of his aunt's birthday. hmmmmm.....maybe that was the reason why it was held there....since we wouldn't have fit in an elevator with me present.... hehehehehehe!!! there were so many food served, it was enough to feed double the number of people present!!! needless to say, i was so full when we left.
from jon's place, we proceeded to Silvercity where there was an ongoing car show. on the way to Silvercity, however, we passed by my high school alma mater, the Notre Dame of Greater Manila, which is only about 3 kilometers from jon's place. i took pictures of the school's facade since this was the first time for me to be back there since 1974..... would you believe? i really don't exactly know why it took me that long to go back and have a look at my alma mater.... maybe, it's because there really was no reason to do so!!!
at the car show in Silvercity, we met up with Gail and Alej....his newly refurbished and repainted car was on show.... then we went to the t-shirt booth of Gwen, John, and their friends. i ended up buying another 3 shirts....don't ask the sizes.... basta, they all fit me!!! hehehehehehe.
since it was just nearby, we went to Tiendasitas and looked around the hundreds of small stores selling things ranging from antiques, housewares, and plants to pets, appliances, and clothes. we didn't buy anything there.... as i said, we just looked around the place!
none of the places we visited was air conditioned..... so before going home, we passed by the starbucks coffee shop in the area to cool off. disgustingly, this was the worst strabucks that i've been to... in terms of service! i stood in line for quite a long time because there were only 2 girls in the counter and both were acting as cashiers and taking our orders.... no one was preparing them 'coz the other staff personnel were taking their break. the irritating thing was... we know they are taking their break because they went in and out of the counter with their food.... and one even went out twice to text someone on her cell phone..... all these within view of 15 or so irritated customers standing in line!!! couldn't they have taken their break in shifts? or take it when there are less customers in line??? grrrrrrrrr......... i had a venti mocha frappucino (my favorite!) and jon had venti vanilla cream frapuccino.
from jon's place, we proceeded to Silvercity where there was an ongoing car show. on the way to Silvercity, however, we passed by my high school alma mater, the Notre Dame of Greater Manila, which is only about 3 kilometers from jon's place. i took pictures of the school's facade since this was the first time for me to be back there since 1974..... would you believe? i really don't exactly know why it took me that long to go back and have a look at my alma mater.... maybe, it's because there really was no reason to do so!!!at the car show in Silvercity, we met up with Gail and Alej....his newly refurbished and repainted car was on show.... then we went to the t-shirt booth of Gwen, John, and their friends. i ended up buying another 3 shirts....don't ask the sizes.... basta, they all fit me!!! hehehehehehe.since it was just nearby, we went to Tiendasitas and looked around the hundreds of small stores selling things ranging from antiques, housewares, and plants to pets, appliances, and clothes. we didn't buy anything there.... as i said, we just looked around the place!none of the places we visited was air conditioned..... so before going home, we passed by the starbucks coffee shop in the area to cool off. disgustingly, this was the worst strabucks that i've been to... in terms of service! i stood in line for quite a long time because there were only 2 girls in the counter and both were acting as cashiers and taking our orders.... no one was preparing them 'coz the other staff personnel were taking their break. the irritating thing was... we know they are taking their break because they went in and out of the counter with their food.... and one even went out twice to text someone on her cell phone..... all these within view of 15 or so irritated customers standing in line!!! couldn't they have taken their break in shifts? or take it when there are less customers in line??? grrrrrrrrr......... i had a venti mocha frappucino (my favorite!) and jon had venti vanilla cream frapuccino.
Labels: Chinese Dim Sum, Mi Vida loca
posted by Joseph Forest a.k.a. Joselito L. at
6:15 PM
2 Comments:
oh my God! It's my second time to see an image of NDM, but, at least there's a better improvemnet now, aside from it's now co-ed and for the Metro Manila. How I wish i could go back and see the grounds inside.
me too...i wish i could see the grounds inside. it was a sunday yesterday and the school was closed. i just took the pics outside the gates.
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