Sorry na, pag-bigyan ang probinsyano! As said in previous stories, I have ceased being a Metro Manila 'citizen' since 2009 started. There are places sprouting around that I'm not even aware of (any longer)!
And this was a grueling adventure - to Metrowalk! Sige tawanan mo ako!
The story...
I was in the metropolis, Ortigas Center to be exact, for meetings and briefings. Friends were busy on FB Chat talking about a 'dinner tonight' - alangan namang lunch tonight, ano? I butted-in to their kuro-kuro, telling them 'sali ako', which surprised everyone, as I forgot to tell that I was 'in town'. Long story short, unanimous decision was "7PM, dating gawi, Metrowalk" - which made me all the more excited!
Why "excited"? Because I was staying at the %@#$ GoHotels Ortigas, which, I was sure was just near! In my mind, I even immediately drew a map: walk eastward on Garnet or Sapphire, pagdating sa Onyx kaliwa, pag dating sa Unionbank Tower tawid ng Meralco Ave., ayun Metrowalk na! EZ as 1 2 3 di ba?!
Came the moment of truth..,
I was out of the office at 7PM. Walked to the hotel, dropped the laptop and started to "change outfit"... but I thought that would take more time, eh late na! So.., I went off on my planned walk to Metrowalk!
Teka.., malayo pala! When I reached Onyx and was making a left turn, my feet were BOTH aching and wanted to give up. They (as in sila lang, the feet - not including my mind) are probably already too old, flat and fat, AND not anymore used to wearing leather shoes while walking around the metropolis. Ah!
But I moved on, still excited! Ang kaso lang... may problemang di inaasahan... eto na...
When I reached the Unionbank tower, I saw and realized, wala nang tawiran sa Meralco Avenue. Argh! The island is now all fenced off with high chicken wire and barbed wire! Nindot! Pusang amang yan o!
I looked right, a pedestrian overpass was being constructed but not yet passable. And the nearest u-turn slot (which also means, somewhere I could cross) eh malayo, halos Julia Vargas na! I looked left and it looked like the corner at Ortigas Ave. was the best option. So I walked that way, feet hurting. Ah!
Madali nang madali, only to find out I was first at the meeting place. Mga hayup!
But at least I learned some lessons here. 1) Never assume the road you once frequently took will still be the same. Metro Manila keeps changing! 2) Kelan ka naglakad ng malayo na naka-leather shoes?
Anyway, since dating gawi daw.., that meant ang last dumating, taya! So, I ordered whatever I wanted!
Hands down.., di pa rin kumukupas ang restaurant na ito!
And the rest is history!
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