Wara-Wara

After a usual lengthy battle with boredom at the payment queue, lunch was that something to look forward to. It was Diana's birthday and we agreed to meet at noon together with her mum-friends from Taytung. Since the restaurant has not been set yet, we went to Robinson's to check out what's good. We all agreed to go Korean.

Apart from our small group of five (excluding Ethan who skipped school due fever), only two other tables were occupied. As noon ripened into mid-afternoon, the restaurant cleared with us trying to finish everything that we got from the buffet table; and it was a lot. A lot meant needing three cups of tea for everything to get settled without making a mess. I must have eaten enough for two days.

Catching Up With Pepsi and Diana

Going to a meeting in the same clothes that I slept in? I have never done that since I got out of college. But this was special.

Having slept late with catching up which lasted until three in the morning, it took three doses of caffeine to awaken my brains. It didn't help that we had to wake up unnecessarily early to aid Pepsi who reportedly had a flat tire. Off we went to Libertad area where we picked her up, together with her mechanic Gorby (see only male specimen in the picture, that's him). She left her car at Camella so I had the chance to get in the village and see her apartment. I must say that all the hype about living in Camella is unnecessary. As opposed to what is visible outside, not everyone has a lawn or shade in extreme heat. Add to that the fact that transportation could be quite an issue if you don't own a vehicle. So anyways, getting the busted tire vulcanized and back into working order took some time. I quickly calculated the time it will take for us to finish breakfast and freshen up, I will definitely be late for the meeting and I didn't want that to happen. And so, I suggested Kuppa and ditched the idea of changing clothes into something appropriate. JM came in first and followed shortly by the lady boss.

The meeting was adjourned at around three. It started to rain and Diana is still detained somewhere I decided to take JD's offer of a ride to Robinson's. Waiting with nothing to do is so beyond me I scoured for cheap books from Booksale and bought Arthur Miller's The Crucible for me and a book on Michael Jackson for my housekeeper.

It was nearly dark when Diana asked me to meet her at SM. We had to fetch Pepsi from work as she left her tail lights on all day that drained her car battery. After accepting the fact that battery shops are no longer open at that time, we made our way through the rain to that modest grill restaurant at Shopping where we had dinner before finally going on our separate ways.

Delight

It's one of those days when spontaneity and great desire push you to do things that are beyond normal. It has been three days already when the "barako" grounds JM got me from his birthday in Manila ran out. I had to make do with (chos!) kopiccino and Nescafe gold until I got my stash replenished.

After a brief affair that was breakfast, I was on the bus by 9:15, reaching Starbucks just in time for a cup without feeling too full for lunch. For my free beverage (after successfully registering my Starbucks Card online), I had espresso frappe for Grace and bought a hot Ethiopian blend (with whole milk) for myself and a bag of Dark espresso roast to tide me through the days away from the big city.


When it was time for lunch, to Chalet we went for some "kansi"  And since it's not their specialty, it would be unfair to compare it to Sharyn's. (The place was so hot as a portion of it is being prepared for a kiddie party that afternoon.