Soft Drink

I went out early to buy materials for a home project. Under the hot sun and with too many people trying to go past each other, I got tired walking and asking for prices. I decided to rest for awhile inside a very popular fast food chain and ordered a value meal.

Based on the menu, the value meal has a soft drink included. The person who had taken my order asked, “Maam, may kasama po bang soft drinks?”.

So I answered, “Wala bang kasamang soft drinks ang value meal na iyan?”

She answered.”Meron po.”

I smiled.

Then, her next question was, “Maam, ano pong drinks ang gusto niyo?”

I checked for what is available and since I don’t usually want ice on my drinks,  I answered, “Coke. Regular. Pwede iyong walang ice?”

She replied, “Coke regular. Walang ice po maam.”

Then, she processed my order.

Oops, she punched an additional order, the soft drink. “Ay, mali”, she muttered.  The supervisor was called to void the transaction.

She processed it again.

When she filled up my cup of soft drink, she transferred the content of a previously half-filled, uncovered cup into the cup she served for me. Since my cup was not yet full, she filled it up from the dispenser. So, I asked her, “Miss, saan galing iyang softdrink?”

She replied, “Maam, sa kabilang baso po.”

So I asked her again, “Dapat bang doon manggaling ang iserve mo para sa akin?”

She replied back, “Kasi po maam, wala pong ice ang order niyo.”

So I asked her again, “Anong connection ng pagkuha mo sa kabilang baso so walang ice?”

She answered, “Kasi po maam, may ice na po iyong mga nasa baba.”

Though I did not understand the phrase “mga nasa baba” I told her, “Miss, pakipalitan na lang iyan.”

She answered again, “Maam, may ice na po kasi iyong ibang mga baso.”

Already irritated. I checked the dispenser. “Miss, wala na bang ibang cup na walang ice? Hindi ba pwedeng tanggalin iyong ice bago mo lagyan?”

She answered again, “Maam, papalitan ko po ba?”

With finality, I told her, “Pakipalitan miss, ayaw ko nyan.”

That was the only time she replaced the contents of the cup.

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I am not choosy with food. In fact, I do eat in carinderias and on the sidewalks. But since I decided to eat in that very popular fast food chain, I just want to be served right.

Half-filled and uncovered for indefinite period of time with the ice already melted, given other options, who wants that soft drink?

Break Time

I’ve been trying to fall asleep on my chair using my pillow to block out the light just so I could stop thinking until I got tired trying. I stand up and went out yet it was too hot outside watching the speeding cars on the street. I wonder why there’s no traffic at this time of the day.

There! The questions are there again, like popcorns that keep popping.  I don’t even have time to answer the first one before the next train of thought comes.  Maybe, our minds are like that of children, a factory of questions. Only, we try to ignore some because we are too busy with our everyday life. If I write down some of the questions, I might have answers in some future time so here are some of them. Maybe, you could help me out.

I miss you.

Do you say you miss a person because you love that person? Or is it the physical intimacy that you’ve previously shared that you miss? If there was no physical intimacy, would you miss her/him?

Please don’t go away.

Is going away one way of saying goodbye? What are we afraid of? Are we afraid that once they’re gone, they might forget us? Or are we afraid of our own self, forgetting what we felt for them and not keeping our promise of staying in love even if we’re far apart.

Meeting.

Why do we want to see each other always? Is it because we love that person and really want to be with them? Or are we afraid that if we don’t meet often, they might find someone else to fall in love with? Or are we afraid of our own self that we might fall out of love and find someone else to fall in love, thus, breaking our promises?

I love you.

Why do we keep reminding the persons we love that we love them and that we miss them? Is it because we are afraid they might forget that we do love them and might find other persons to love more than they loved us? Or are we just reminding ourselves that these are the persons we love and that we must not forget that we love them.

Happiness.

How do we measure happiness? Is it by counting the material things we possess, the number of friends we have, the places we’ve traveled, the positions we have?  Can we really measure happiness? When can we say we are truly happy with our own lives?

Writing down some thoughts is kind of liberating sometimes and I have not done that much writing on this blog and the other blogs for sometime. I need to find more inspiration from both the outside and the virtual world.

Blogging Again

At some point, for several times now, I felt there is a need to slow down with my online activities and focus on some more important matters. It is also a way to test whether I can still survive without being online and so I did. But after awhile, I miss the excitement of being connected with other people who share the same interests especially when it comes to online activities, whether it pertains to earning online, gaming or of being connected with the world.  So, here I am again.

Blogging will now be one of my breather after (or during?) regular office hours and playing online and bantering with the kids when at home:)

Funny, Amazing Photos 1- Only In China

Everytime I receive these funny pictures, I can’t help but smile and you may also. So I thought, it might be worthwhile to post them and bring a smile to blog readers.

The first part are funny pictures from China. Check them below.

Winter Time

Red orange leaves of the trees
Blown by the wind, now scattered on the ground
Beautiful scenery of snow covered mountain
Seen only on winter time.
Softly falling raindrops
Even when the sun is peeking over the mountain
I dreams of these
Every winter time comes

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Merry Christmas everyone
May you and your family have a blessed Christmas season
and a prosperous New Year ahaed