At 11.15pm on 28 November 2005, a friend and I went to the recently opened 24-hour McDonalds branch in Ortigas, which also housed a Shell gas station, and ordered a couple of hot fudge sundaes. However, examining one, I noted that the amount of sundae in the cup was not its regular quantity. Knowing McDonalds’ fantastic customer service, I confidently requested for them to add more ice cream.

I was taken aback when the girl preparing our orders gave me a fulminating glare, but proceeded to add hot fudge to our order. I corrected her by clarifying my request, at which point the cashier intervened and said that our order will be delivered instead.

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28 November 2005 has been declared a holiday, and with the exception of the Robinsons Place Manila and Metro East branches, which will be open 8am-9pm, all the rest of the branches will be open the usual holiday schedule of 8am-8pm. The schedule of classes for each branch is as follows:

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As an actor, my physical characteristics are, of course, part of my stock and trade. I must admit that it did occur to me to have a nose lift for commercial purposes, i.e., I thought that a more mestiza looking nose might get me more jobs.

As a result, I went to a plastic surgeon who had already performed a nose lift procedure on a friend, so that I could get more information before deciding on what to do. Besides, the meeting would be for free, so, I thought, ‘What could it hurt?’

However, by the end of the consultation, I was laughing inwardly at myself for having even considered it.

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On its last day at the AFP Theater, Dulaang UP’s St. Louie Loves Dem Filipinos continues to enthrall new audiences with its inspiring tale of a native prince who goes to the United States with the hopes of being honored in his people’s eyes and his spiraling descent into the dredges of American society.

Its extended run was made possible by great.events@manila president, Lisa Remigio-Banares, who saw it by chance and was so entranced by it that she had to make sure that more performances were made available to the viewing public. There’s even plans now to take it on a worldwide tour.

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Entries from the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Hongkong/China, Indonesia, and Malaysia vied for 12 slots to be the face of the month and 24 slots to be featured in the calendar as well, a total of 36 prizes to be won, which the Filipinos amassed in a sum of 11 wins, a 31% haul.

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The largest National Book Store Branch, located beside Cubao’s Gateway Mall, proved to be a treasure trove of surprises, because it seems that the 4th floor holds a perpetual sale of books.

Children’s Books- You need to comb the shelves for these books that range Php 50-100.

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I was disconcerted when I observed a couple of signs in a shopping mall. One was on a the door of a dressing room that read:

To our dear costumer:
Please kindly leave your things in the counter while you are fitting. Bagged are not allowed inside. Thank you.
By Management

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