spending and office buddies

saturday, 10 October 2009.
my shift at work started at 1am and ended 10am.

since it was payday, my friends from work and i have decided to go on a little spending spree.

Contestants:
PARIS
about 5'6", fair skinned, with retainers, voluptuos body, and a knack for good food. a girl who never seems to have any load (mobile credit).

CANADA
va-voom bod, pleasing disposition, pretty face. about 5'4" in height but always wear heels.

and moi, all time tag - along, in tagalog, "kaladkarin" =p

MIA:
SHIELD
a questionable guy (hahaha), married with 2 kids, about 5'6", fair skinned, with gel on his hair.

TWEINTY
father of a 5 year old, about 5'5", dark skinned, skin head and a good sense of humor.

FIRST STOP: NORTHPARK (medical city, meralco avenue)
we arrived shortly after 10am and was greeted by the warm sun and ever present pollution. we quickly made our way to the restaurant, sat, and asked for soup and tea while we debated on what to order.

suddenly, Canada realized that her mobile is missing. we emptied her bag in search for it but it was no use. her mobile simply wasn't there.

it's a good thing we can still think clearly. Canada asked one of the members of the crew if she can use their phone to call our office. they allowed her to.

Canada was able to talk to one of the guards who was gracious enough to check our training room to see if she left the phone there. now Canada was thinking that she might have left it in her other bag in her locker.

having settled the issue for the time being, we turned our attention to the task at hand: food.

after a brief debate and few cups of tea, we settled for the following:
yang chow rice
lechon macau (yum!)
more soup
and more tea
we had a few words about brocolli but in the end, we ordered the broccoli with 3 kinds of mushroom in oyster sauce.

VERDICT
i give the crew 4/5
although they were really attentive, what's missing is (for me) is the "welcoming warmth" that you normally get. no "good morning sir/ma'am my name is blah and i will be blah blah. is there anything else you need?" (i think it's the company policy, but still, it's nice to be welcomed).

the food is excellent, 10/5
no further comments, other than "you just have to try it".

the place is 5/5.
it was very cozy, relaxed atmosphere, and not too crowded... i liked the asian-inspired interior.

i can't remember if there was any music playing while we were eating. it maybe because we were having such a great time or the people in the other table was just plain noisy.

OVERALL, i give this Northpark 9/10. Outstanding. =p

SECOND STOP: THE OFFICE (emerald ave., ortigas center, pasig)

just to check on Canada's mobile. it was in her other bag. very good.

THIRD STOP: ROBINSON'S GALLERIA
it's just a short walk from the office. Paris and Canada went there in search for the perfect massage. i tagged along just for fun.

when we got there, the search for the perfect massage was put on hold as we pass sale after sale after sale... we were easily distracted by the huge "50% discount" signs... we scoured the whole mall.

i left the two at excelsior spa (i was later informed that they had a really good, relaxing time). it was about 2 or 3 pm when we went our separate ways.

i went to Gloria Jeans (my favorite) at the front (near gold's gym) and had a regular "voltage" (espresso shot separated) and went celebrity hunting while smoking (i was wearing my dark aviator shades to avoid suspicion while staring at cuties hahaha).

on my way home, i unconsciously (promise!) spent Php 2,000 on 2 shorts from penshoppe (i love vic basa!), 2 books and 2 kilos of cat food (i have 7 cats and i love them all sooooo much!).

i was so tired, yet i was utterly satisfied. it was the first time i enjoyed my salary (since i switched jobs). and i think i deserved it.

i hope everyone had a great day... i know i did... =p