Yet as the juice touched my tongue, I had an epiphany. My eyes brightened into what I thought was an impossible diameter as I mentioned the obvious. “Sweet,” I said.
I just had my first serving of dragon fruit. It used to be called pitaya, but its marketers thought that sounded crude so they settled on calling it dragon fruit. They hoped it would turn an otherwise simple desert fruit into something exotic. IMO, it does have some resemblance to dragon scale, but all affinity [...]
I’m not saying that all Jollibee salesladies are slow in the mind. In fact, I admire how many of them balance studies with work. It’s just that I’ve come to encounter one slow saleslady earlier today. At first I didn’t notice anything wrong with her. I ordered my recent favorite (Beefsteak 39er) and a new [...]
A few days ago I went to the city branch of Jollibee in Iligan. Since I just came from the community, I went to the lavatory to have my hands washed. Unfortunately, there was no water. I went queuing with dirty hands, and decided to order something that didn’t involve finger foods like french fries. [...]
In the Philippines, the March-April period rivals the Christmas period with respect to food consumption. There is a parade of parties during this period hosted by proud parents who are thankful that their son or daughter has finally made one more step ahead in the Philippine educational system. In fact, I think this period is [...]
