A as in elephant or A as in apple?

What? We had a funny but at the same time annoying experience this afternoon in this famous restaurant. Some of their food items are grouped as separate meals and are labelled A, B, C, D, E, F whatever. We ordered meal E and waited. A few minutes later, the waiter came up with the wrong order. There was a mistake, we told him. We did not order for "this and that". So he asked,"Did you not order for A ma'am?" No, we said, we ordered for Meal E. Then he clarified, which A ma'am? A as in apple or A as in elephant? Mabuang ko!

ten husbands and still a virgin...(a joke)

A lawyer married a woman who had previously divorced ten husbands.

On their wedding night, she told her new husband, "Please be gentle, I'm still a virgin."

"What?" said the puzzled groom.

"How can that be if you've been married ten times?"

"Well, Husband #1 was a sales representative: he kept telling me how great it was going to be.

Husband #2 was in software services: he was never really sure how it was supposed to function, but he said he'd look into it and get back to me.

Husband #3 was from field services: he said everything checked out diagnostically but he just couldn't get the system up.

Husband #4 was in telemarketing: even though he knew he had the order, he didn't know when he would be able to deliver.

Husband #5 was an engineer: he understood the basic process but wanted three years to research, implement, and design a new state-of-the-art method.

Husband #6 was from finance and administration: he thought he knew how, but he wasn't sure whether it was his job or not.

Husband #7 was in marketing: although he had a nice product, he was never sure how to position it.

Husband #8 was a psychologist: all he ever did was talk about it.

Husband #9 was a gynecologist: all he did was look at it.

Husband #10 was a stamp collector: all he ever did was... God! I miss him! But now that I've married you, I'm really excited!"

"Good," said the new husband, "but, why?"

"You're a lawyer. This time I know I'm gonna get screwed!"

Marirose Beauty Salon, Dumaguete

I had a crazy day today, you know, moving from my old office to the new location which is just a stone's throw away from the old one but the process was just as exhausting. It's not just the distance that saps you of your energy but everything about moving or transferring is physically draining. It's a nightmare! I felt like my hair had all suddenly turned gray, so I rushed to my refuge and my solace which is the beauty parlor. My favorite spot is Marirose Beauty Salon. It is not only because its prices are reasonable, but because I believe I have found my favorite manicurista there. There's this girl who can really clean your nails like you feel purged afterwards. I had my hair colored, my nails done, and voila, I felt a whole lot better after my tiresome day.

whispering as part of culture

Am I going deaf or don't these people have the confidence to speak in clear and well-modulated voice? I may be asking too much but I notice a lot of this talking in whispers nowadays even in classes. What's sad about this is the fact that teachers don't even bother to tell these kids or students that they should make their voices loud and clear so everyone can hear what they have to say. Even in ordinary day-to-day situations, like one college student who wasted a little of our time because the driver could not get what he was saying. What? Where's your destination? Speak louder dong. This college boy was only whispering so how did he expect the poor pedicab driver to hear him? He was asked to give his direction three times. Hay...it's about time, di ba?

the crying lady.....

I noticed this lady the other day inside this restaurant sitting with this white man in his sixties. The man was drinking something and she wasn't. She caught my attention because she was coughing non-stop. She must be in her late twenties and while she was coughing and coughing, the man opposite her looked like nothing was happening. The following day I saw her again, this time crying and still coughing that kind of cough that never seems to stop. It's the same restaurant and this time she was only there to get a glass of water, sit down, cough hard and cry. This really bothered me. She seemed to look very ill and there was this Filipino man, most likely a brother or a relative, who was trying to comfort her. What's happening? I learned from the people in the resto that the white man she was with was with her husband and that this lady is always crying. "Sige ra man na siya'ng gahilak," they told me. This really intrigued me. She obviously needs to go to a doctor but why was he acting like nothing is happening? It is a strange world.

no blog means no happenstance

You can be sure that it's another flat day for anyone who could not put anything into his blog. It happens to me a lot of times because it's not everyday that you encounter something interesting to write about. In this case, people usually resort to writing about the fact that "he has nothing to write about." This usually follows especially when there is a deadline to beat, the writer just talks about nothingness, emptiness, or mental block. LOL. Really boring, right? Well, that's life.

sandwiched between coughers

So I was falling in line again in one of these fastfood restos trying to mind my own business but couldn't since I felt like I was in a hospital instead of a restaurant. The woman ahead of me was coughing so hard I thought she was going to choke and the man next to me was also doing the same thing. I wanted to get out of the line but this might offend them so I just stayed on. Whew! This AH1N1 does make us extra paranoid. What would you have done if you were in my place?

step 1 against obesity....

I am now waging war against obesity by cutting off my bad habit of having sodas everyday. This is step 1 for me. I am sure that the result will show in a few weeks and this principle of having zero softdrinks also applies to the kid in the family. No more softdrinks. From now on, it's going to be nothing but water for me and Dewey. I will have to take it from here, find time to go back to a regular exercise and limit my food intake. I really need to lose around 30 pounds in order to fit into my old clothes.

a couple and not talking......

I knew this couple back when they were still the sweetest of sweethearts in college, had gotten married, had children and even grandchildren, and are now strangely unfriendly to each other. It all happened in a restaurant where the husband arrived ahead and got the food orders ready. He sat there for half an hour until the wife arrived frowning. The husband just looked at her, no word, nothing, and the wife approached the table, still frowning, and not a single word was uttered, not even a forced smile. They started to eat "in silence". Nothing. No word. They did not even look at each other although they were face-to-face, but they just ate their food in complete silence. Were they fighting? I was sure they weren't, but they just looked like they hated each other. Whatever it is that is left in their so-called marriage seems not to hold it for a long time. I can see it giving way, breaking into oblivion. How sad. If only.....

kid defecating by the roadside.....

Breaking news! This morning a five-year-old boy was defecating in an open space by the roadside where people and vehicles pass. What's so breaking news about it was the fact that the mother was just there waiting for him to be done with his business.

What? Don't they have a toilet or can't she find a place where these things are done? The mother did not look illiterate nor uneducated. In fact, she looked well dressed and in her early thirties, so I could not understand why she made her child move his waste by the roadside. I had to take a longer route to avoid that area. That woman is a moron.

my bodega was filled to the brim at Qyosko

I just want to have this on record because I had the super "busog" experience at Qyosko yesterday. Guess what I had? A huge "inon-onan" fish and "paliya" to go with two cups of rice. Now that's huge. I felt like I couldn't even breathe anymore because of the feeling of fullness. Hmmm.....got to slow down in the eating department because I am bloating. Problem is, good food is so hard to resist.

drama in the net cafe

So I am in the net cafe again where a lot of interesting things happen, like this afternoon, there is this lady who is crying while talking to someone on the net. She is seated to my right and I could hear everything she is saying. She is unloading all her sob stories at home to this boy, must be her boyfriend, who looks quite handsome on the webcam. It is hard to concentrate or focus with this kind of drama happening right next to me.