- My friend Margarette texted me excitedly right after I finished doing some editing for my thesis proposal. She asked if I was free, and if I was, she wanted me to hurry up to Binondo's Ramada Hotel. I knew something big was up, because I detected a really different speech pattern through her texts. Trusting her with my life, I dressed up quickly and dashed off to Ramada.
- After arriving at the second floor of the hostel, where the humble buffet was located, I saw Margerette, Melissa, and two other friends I did not expect to see. I gasped; I was so shocked that I was not able to make a sound, and I covered my mouth with both hands to make sure I won't scream and make the hotel explode. I saw the Oi twins, Oi Hing and Oi Kwan, and apparently it was their last day in the country from their short mid-autumn-long-weekend vacation. They have been based in Hong Kong for some time now, and I was fortunately able to meet them last March when I visited Hong Kong for the 9th Asian Studies Conference organized by the Asian Studies Association of Hong Kong and a short vacation afterwards (see part 1, part 2, and part 3.) Margarette and Melissa knew about the twins' coming after both of them met the twins in Hong Kong just before my trip to Korea a few weeks ago for the 25th International Youth Forum (see part 1, part 2, part 3, and part 4.,) but all four of them apparently kept the secret from me just so they could make me do a priceless surprised face that was not caught on cam. (Thanks, guys.)
Twins!! :D:D:D:D |
Pardon my hunger. |
My ensaymada with chocolate ice cream. |
GIL!! That ensaymada with chocolate ice-cream makes me want to reach out and grab at my screen!! Hahaha :P
ReplyDeleteHALLOH!! Thanks for commenting. Hahahaha. It's just something I "invented" although I'm sure some other people must have done that too. Haha. Chocolate ice cream was a good substitute for hot choco. Hahahaha.
DeleteHi! Konti lng ba talaga ung choices? So mas marami yung sa Yakimix? Thank you.
ReplyDeleteHi anonymous!! Yes. Yakimix has a loooooooooooot more. Very small lang ang place sa Ramada na buffet. This also explains why it is not as expensive as Yakimix (at least for the weekday lunch.)
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