How To Wing A Quick Lunch At Leyte Park Hotel
This is not uncommon: caught (again!) in lengthy 'strategizing' meetings with offices along Magsaysay Blvd. of Tacloban. Lunch came, where do I go? That, is not a joke!
Restaurants are far. The few little carenderias (karehan) in the area get really packed to the roof (if they have) at 12NN! So.., default.., ang walang kamatayang Leyte Park!
Leyte Park Hotel? Yes gad!
Not that I/we dislike the food. How can I frequent the hotel if I don't like them, right? What I do know is: you can't do a "hit-and-run" or quick lunch exactly just 12-to-1PM.
A waiter once jokingly told me "diri kami fastfood". Da! Slow food sila!
Eh meeting resumes at exactly 1PM - as requested by me, myself and I. I-it na man!
But... when there's a will... kung me gusto... maraming dahilan hahaha!
Like this: on arrival at their Veranda Restaurant, I wasn't seated yet, I told the waiter: "prito isda, lapu-lapu kung meron, just fry it walang arte, prito baboy liempo, also just fry it, good for 2, 3 cups plain rice, coke ako, ask my driver ano kanya, nagmamadali kami"!
Na! I said all that probably in just one breath. The result? See that photo!
Whatever else happened, let me tell you.., at 12:56NN I was back at the DSWD RFO8 (Regional Field Office VIII) ready for the resumption of my meeting. Kaya di ba? Burp!
- End of story -
NB:
But, let me tell you too, hurried or not, I must somehow "document" the good views!
That was the awesome view as we waited for our 'fast' food, and while having lunch!
On the 3rd day of the year. Woh!
Restaurants are far. The few little carenderias (karehan) in the area get really packed to the roof (if they have) at 12NN! So.., default.., ang walang kamatayang Leyte Park!
Leyte Park Hotel? Yes gad!
Not that I/we dislike the food. How can I frequent the hotel if I don't like them, right? What I do know is: you can't do a "hit-and-run" or quick lunch exactly just 12-to-1PM.
A waiter once jokingly told me "diri kami fastfood". Da! Slow food sila!
Eh meeting resumes at exactly 1PM - as requested by me, myself and I. I-it na man!
But... when there's a will... kung me gusto... maraming dahilan hahaha!
Na! I said all that probably in just one breath. The result? See that photo!
Whatever else happened, let me tell you.., at 12:56NN I was back at the DSWD RFO8 (Regional Field Office VIII) ready for the resumption of my meeting. Kaya di ba? Burp!
- End of story -
NB:
But, let me tell you too, hurried or not, I must somehow "document" the good views!
On the 3rd day of the year. Woh!
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