Computers and Restaurants
After taking our two danske friends to the airport (and alot of almost tear-jerking farewells), we headed back into Manila to spend the rest of the day doing work or whatever it is Joey does during the day. I was excited to get back to the office so I can log on the net again and while the hours away engrossed in blogging.
Little did I know that my PC caught a virus and it just refused to boot up! My mind screamed with outrage and protest but failed to come up with a fast solution to overcome this dilemma. Eventually, I picked up the phone directory and started looking for PC stores that would help me recover from this problem with convenience in mind. Luckily, I chanced upon an ad that read: PCMed with homeservice for your computer problems. Eureka! I quickly dialled their number and yes, for a small fee they will come over and look at the problem and fix it.
I breathed a sigh of relief and finished the day without anymore stress to bear me down.
That night me and my friend Oliver went out to have a few drinks and he showed me this quaint little restaurant in a not-so-quite posh area (alright, it was slum city outside) but the food was great and the beer was cheap. When I entered the establishment, I had the sense that it was either a crappy place with cheap old waitresses or it was an entertainment place with slutty flesh for sale. To my surprise, it was neither.
The place opens up from 5pm - 12 midnight (to avoid getting people too drunk and rowdy, I suppose), and the waitresses were both eyecandy and courteous to guests as well. They even had a second floor videoke area where the waitresses would sing a number and let the guests sing another. It reminded me of those Japanese (or was it Taiwanese?) pubs where you can look all you like but you can't touch the merchandise, which was a welcome change from the usual extremes our establishments have around here.
Next day the PC technician arrived and not only did he fix my problem, he made my PC seem to run faster (of course, I realize my old softwares were kinda outdated) and I am happy now that I can blog away in the middle of my day with thoughts of what the next day will bring.
Little did I know that my PC caught a virus and it just refused to boot up! My mind screamed with outrage and protest but failed to come up with a fast solution to overcome this dilemma. Eventually, I picked up the phone directory and started looking for PC stores that would help me recover from this problem with convenience in mind. Luckily, I chanced upon an ad that read: PCMed with homeservice for your computer problems. Eureka! I quickly dialled their number and yes, for a small fee they will come over and look at the problem and fix it.
I breathed a sigh of relief and finished the day without anymore stress to bear me down.
That night me and my friend Oliver went out to have a few drinks and he showed me this quaint little restaurant in a not-so-quite posh area (alright, it was slum city outside) but the food was great and the beer was cheap. When I entered the establishment, I had the sense that it was either a crappy place with cheap old waitresses or it was an entertainment place with slutty flesh for sale. To my surprise, it was neither.
The place opens up from 5pm - 12 midnight (to avoid getting people too drunk and rowdy, I suppose), and the waitresses were both eyecandy and courteous to guests as well. They even had a second floor videoke area where the waitresses would sing a number and let the guests sing another. It reminded me of those Japanese (or was it Taiwanese?) pubs where you can look all you like but you can't touch the merchandise, which was a welcome change from the usual extremes our establishments have around here.
Next day the PC technician arrived and not only did he fix my problem, he made my PC seem to run faster (of course, I realize my old softwares were kinda outdated) and I am happy now that I can blog away in the middle of my day with thoughts of what the next day will bring.
posted by edmundsyap at 11:20 PM
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