As I mentioned that Goldilocks Polvoron, a milk and sugar concoction, was easily available in Singapore via the Filipino shops in Lucky Plaza at Orchard, my friend was reminded of an incident at the Sydney Airport when she went to Australia for a month long series of lectures.
I bought a pile of medicine on 15 October 2009, such as 10 boxes of one kind, 8 of another, etc. I was literally buying enough asthma and allergy medicine to last me for a year, since I was going to be out of the country for that period. I deliberately went to the Mercury drug branch in Ali Mall for two reasons:
First, Mercury Drug Ali Mall has been part of my life for at least ten years, since it is the nearest one to my abode. I routinely buy my medicine there, and I have seen drugstore clerks become managers, etc.
To my surprise, the KFC Gateway Mall cashier informed me on 23 September 2009 that one order of rice is already included in the three piece chicken wing set that I’ve ordered, which makes for a savings of at least Php 10.
Fortunately, the KFC team leader was beside the counter where I ordered, and, I was able to clarify with her that the free rice is NOT offered in all KFC branches, but, rather, just in a select few, such as the one at the Gateway Mall Food Court on the third level.
We only bought our General Admission tickets the night before the concert, and, by then, we had been informed that the concert was sold out except for that section.
On the night of the Lady GaGa concert, 11 August 2009, we came in about 7.40pm for the scheduled 8pm concert, and the section’s best seats in the gallery were already taken, forcing us to sit facing the side of the stage.
I watched the Ateneo vs. La Salle round on TV last night, 09 August 2009, which was held at Araneta Coliseum, and, as always, it turned out to be a very exciting basketball game. Now, Spot.ph has taken the match to a battle of fighting words in the blogosphere by listing the Top 10 reasons why each team is better than the other.
Top 10 Reasons why Ateneo is better than La Salle
10. La Salle gets into fights with other schools and their players take cheap shots.
In this instance, after La Salle’s Rico Maierhofer commits a hard foul on University of the East’s Mark Borboran, UE’s Mark Fampulme stands up for his teammate. What escalates the situation is a bench player from DLSU, Brian Ilad, clocking Fampulme with from behind. Real classy move.
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