This morning we went to SM Fairview to have lunch. We tried this new restaurant, the Congo Grill. From its name you know that their theme is all about the jungle but their menu is filled with delicious Filipino food from North, Central and South Philippine cuisines. Peter and I tried the "tinomok", ground pork wrapped in gabi or taro leaf cooked in coconut milk; the grilled tuna belly; and bagoong (anchovy) rice. For dessert we had the frozen maki - made of a wheat crepe with cream and mango rolled like maki and frozen, served with chocolate sauce. The experience was so-so although I would recommend the "tinomok".
While at SM we bought some school supplies for my cousin and some groceries for our dinner. As always, luck wasn't on our side when we stand in line to pay for the groceries, we always end up in the slowest lane. Today was no different. I thought that the line I chose was good since there were a few people standing in the queue. Unfortunately, the two old women took so long because between the two of them they had to separately pay certain items, then when they paid for most of the items they bought, they paid in 5 peso coins - that answered my question as to why the other woman's bag was pretty heavy, it was filled with 5 peso coins. AND, their total purchase amount was 2,300+ pesos. Imagine how much 5 peso coins there were and how much time it took the cashier to count them all! Boy, that sure was the longest wait I have had to do just for a few items.
This experience adds to the other experiences we've had be it drivers on the road, people on the sidewalk or on the corridor or at an entrance or in a queue, people here seem to not care whether what they were doing would cause other people to be inconvenienced. I know it seems pretty negative but it's simply the truth. You really need an extra dose of patience not to snap at people who inconvenience you in certain ways. So be aware and be ready to react in a more positive way. For me, I've learned to laugh about it or just shake my head or roll my eyes.
This evening we got a visit from our long time friends, Verne and Gia along with their two children, Diwa and Laya. Both kids have grown tall and slim. Laya now wears eye glasses for her astigmatism and gap teeth - really bookish looking. While Diwa has grown taller and more mature. He even came back to the house after leaving to go home and watch his Pokemon show to play for us his violin. He has improved and is now in Book 2 of the Suzuki Violin Pieces. Both kids have learned to socialize with other people well, and eventhough we haven't seen each other for half a year they are able to converse with us and not be shy. It was a nice short visit and hopefully when I return in May they will be able to come and visit us in our beach property, which we hope will be open for use, then.
While at SM we bought some school supplies for my cousin and some groceries for our dinner. As always, luck wasn't on our side when we stand in line to pay for the groceries, we always end up in the slowest lane. Today was no different. I thought that the line I chose was good since there were a few people standing in the queue. Unfortunately, the two old women took so long because between the two of them they had to separately pay certain items, then when they paid for most of the items they bought, they paid in 5 peso coins - that answered my question as to why the other woman's bag was pretty heavy, it was filled with 5 peso coins. AND, their total purchase amount was 2,300+ pesos. Imagine how much 5 peso coins there were and how much time it took the cashier to count them all! Boy, that sure was the longest wait I have had to do just for a few items.
This experience adds to the other experiences we've had be it drivers on the road, people on the sidewalk or on the corridor or at an entrance or in a queue, people here seem to not care whether what they were doing would cause other people to be inconvenienced. I know it seems pretty negative but it's simply the truth. You really need an extra dose of patience not to snap at people who inconvenience you in certain ways. So be aware and be ready to react in a more positive way. For me, I've learned to laugh about it or just shake my head or roll my eyes.
This evening we got a visit from our long time friends, Verne and Gia along with their two children, Diwa and Laya. Both kids have grown tall and slim. Laya now wears eye glasses for her astigmatism and gap teeth - really bookish looking. While Diwa has grown taller and more mature. He even came back to the house after leaving to go home and watch his Pokemon show to play for us his violin. He has improved and is now in Book 2 of the Suzuki Violin Pieces. Both kids have learned to socialize with other people well, and eventhough we haven't seen each other for half a year they are able to converse with us and not be shy. It was a nice short visit and hopefully when I return in May they will be able to come and visit us in our beach property, which we hope will be open for use, then.
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