I was on my way to meet Jay for breakfast. And, while I was in the elevator, I got busy returning my phone inside my bag when I realized I was going the opposite direction... going up! Crazy huh? Turns out I forgot to press the basement button and when it opened on the ground floor and the lady boarded, it automatically went up, of course.
Anyway, after an additional 5 minutes in the elevator, I was finally off to Starbucks to meet the funniest man online. I got there first (thank God!). Boo! And he was there 3 minutes after. We had a honey-glazed doughnut and mint blend tea each (c/o Jay... maraming salamat po kuya).
I had a grand time chatting with him, laughing rather. But, I missed spidey. In December perhaps. Topics discussed withheld on the grounds that it definitely can incriminate me. Hahaha.
Oh, and my heartfelt thanks for the ma pa (from Bee Cheng Hiang no less)!!! I know the long journey to get it to me was the better part of the gift. Ang sarap, pare! Promise, I'll share it with my babies.
That's Jay, another good online friend proven to exist in real time! See you in December! (On a side note: mas maputi ka in person... Jet, blineach mo ba?)
Just in case you're wondering what the letter says, here it goes:
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26 Sept 2004
Hi Din Din!
Dahil sa sobra mong pangungulit,
hindi ko nalimutang maghanap ng BCH bakwa
sa airport. No mean feat -- dahil ulyanin ako.
I hope you guys enjoy the meat
sent w/much... with much -- I don't know.
Hehehe. Concern? Affection? Di pa nga kita nakikita.
In any case, all the best from Jet & I.
VTY,
Jay
P.S. Nagtae ang sign pen ko. Gardemet.
September 20, 2004, Manuel L. Quezon III
In MgA kWeNtOnG tAmBaY nG sIrAuLo Sa SiNgApOrE, Batjay reports an end to egg rationing in Singapore.
Excerpt: gabi na at kababasa ko lang ng latest entry ni batjay. di ako makatulog dahil sa kakatawa at sa lasting image na naiguhit sa utak ko ng sarcastic "outfit" nya...
The Pinoy's Fascination With Eggs
Posted by Manuel Viloria
Pinoys love eggs. We eat it in so many ways, at different times of the day. For breakfast, there's tuyo (fried fish) with egg. For lunch, we eat it with arroz a la cubana. For dinner, when the cook is not feeling that creative, we eat egg with tapa.
Pinoys also associate eggs with jokes. Just sprinkle the word itlog (Tagalog for egg) in your conversation, and watch how the other Filipinos react. That reminds me of this incident many years ago during the noontime show "Student Canteen."
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What made MLQ III's day?
See Batjay's SIR, ANONG GUSTO NYO SA ITLOG NYO? NILAGA? PRINITO? O MAY PULBOS?
GALING KAY MANUEL L QUEZON TRILOGY: (astig! na special mention ng isang respetadong tao na apo pa ng idol kong don manuel l. quezon)
Last night during dinner, someone mentioned he reads my blog and praised the blog of Batjay. This made me resolve to catch up on my blog-reading.
Want to know why Batjay's blog has fans? Read this entry, which made my day: Kwentong Tambay: SIR, ANONG GUSTO NYO SA ITLOG NYO? NILAGA? PRINITO? O MAY PULBOS?