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a day in a life in makati - part 1

dec-20-2007
my wife i decided to go to makati to get the free bag given to credit card holder who purchased on a certain amount. yes - a free bag. hehehe!!! we took a cab on the way there.


it's a nice cab with a quiet driver. the air-con's not that good though. there's no tint which makes you feel the afternoon heat. but i should say the driver is very professional, and polite too. one thing i noticed in makati, traffic officers are very strict. the downside is they don't have enough pedestrian crossings to follow their orders. not to mention the lack of proper signs and symbols that you'll end up fraustrated while your feet are aching because you've already searched everywhere for the comfort room.




anyway, we got hungry and started looking for a place to eat. so, we decided the closest one stall will sufice - and it did. perks coffeehouse offered variety of their product which includes pizza, pasta and breads. i should say the cinnamon roll is fantastic, although my wife didn't like the ice cream roll. price is fair - the place is good - it's perfect if you don't have any other choice.





before i forget, there is these steps beside perks coffeehouse and nokia stall in glorietta where a lady tripped. the steps were uneven so the lady, i think landed on her knees. and from the looks of it, she was realy in pain. so guys from glorietta, pleas be aware of this one. i think it wont take all day to fix this.





we checked out some gadgets nearby and we're kinda disappointed that they don't have what we're looking for - the sony ericsson p900i. they said it was already phased out. they were offering the new p1i, but it's still not a match for the later. we found the palm tx and e2 a bit ok - physically, until we found out in cnet asia.



next, we visited the lower ground for the children's playground.as usual, it was packed with kids of all ages. it was ethan's first experience with playground so we decided to stay a little longer.



we, then headed to fridays for a good meal. and as expected the place is very good. although when we ask for another soda straw fr ethan to play with, we were given a wet one. so, we decided to let ethan play with other stuffs instead. sad, cause it's ethan's favorite toy when we eat out. also, two of the waiters were, we think, not in good terms. we just hope that they got to resolve their issue. it's not good for their business.

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