Inferior Poet

I love Taro Ice, the light lavender color, the taste, and the texture. This is what I reward myself every after workout and boxing at the gym. It has a distinctive and unique taste. It’s number one competitor in the country have various flavors, from cafe latte to crème brûlée. I used to patronize that one but when my friends insisted that I should try that one hot afternoon, it won my heart and loyalty. Now, it’s Quickly or nothing.

I haven’t tried the ones with the pudding and everything. I prefer the plain one with pearl (sago). The only thing that saddens me whenever I buy Taro Ice, the sales person do not fill the cup or container to “almost” full but only 3/4 of the cup. Considering it’s only 50 pesos but consumers like me would definitely want to have their money’s worth. I have noticed that they do this regardless of the branch, well; I assume that it must be their S.O.P. But, I just couldn’t assume. With so much like to this product and wanting to have as much as I get with 50 pesos, I asked the sales person why do they only fill 3/4 of the cup. She said it’s really up to that level of the cup. Darn.

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Have you ever been so busy that you have forgotten your broken heart?
So tired that you no longer have the strength to feel the pain.

No time to workout, see your friends, or even call them.
Have you been so occupied that in your dreams you are also stressed.

Speaking of seeing your friends, I miss Kerstin. We no longer have the time to talk and meet. I miss the time that we have time in our hands. Those times that we have say if we are going to work the following day after a night out. We used to have hangover after drowning ourselves in pitchers of Zombie.

The picture was taken years ago. I remember that Noem, just got back from Canada. We were just having coffee at a shop in Megastrip. I’m going to call her tonight. Maybe we could just chat like we used to. I’m afraid that she has outgrown me as her friend. She travels, I guess that’s what keeping her occupied but I can’t go with her travels. I don’t have that financial stability.

Went on a date few weeks ago and we decide to grab lunch at Pho Hoa in Megamall. I really like the food there, especially the Pho (light), caramelized chicken, and the fried spring roll. We were really having fun until we got the bill. It’s not the amount that pissed me off but the huge stamp accross it saying “No Service Charge.” What’s that supposed to mean?! For me it’s like saying that we HAVE TO tip since they do not have service charge. As if the tip is mandatory. Hello! Customers now are wiser. We have to know what we are paying or paid for . I would know if there is service charge since I read receipts after paying whatever bills I pay.

Is tipping a must? I know that at least you have to tip from 10-20% of the amount of your total bill. I think that the customer should not be obligated to give tips. With the current state of our economy and for a person that is not financially stable like me, tipping is another burden for people since other establishments passes the VAT and local tax to the customers. When I was in the front line of customer service, a smile or simple thank you from the customers is enough. In fairness to the staff, I know that they and we are also feeling the effect of the economic state and small portion of tip is a big help but the employer or the store owner should be the one to compensate the staff because they are the ones who gets richer by the day.

I have nothing against establishments that stamp “No Service Charge” accross bills, I just wanted to know why they have to and what its purpose.

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