Thursday, November 30, 2006

Taking orders? Then listen good...

I have every right to be grumpy these past 2 mornings. I had to wake up at 4am to hitch to work with my brother to save on gas. Normally I wouldn't mind. I've got my contingencies in place. I'd wake up, get to the office at 5:20 or so, then crash on the couch for an hour or so usually bothering to peel myself off the office couch at around 7.

Anyway, I head downstairs to the Local Fast food joint (Jollibee) to grab breakfast.

I enter, and find 2 relatively short queues. Fine. I fall in step and wait for my turn. The fast food service guy holding order slips hovers next to me like a horsefly.

"Sir, may I take your order, sir?"

I smile and give my order:

"One Longganisa Meal with Hot Chocolate to go, please."

"Sir, one Super Breakfast Meal?"

Strike One.

"... Longganisa Meal."

"Ah, and your drinks, sir?"

Strike Two.

"Hot Chocolate."

"Okay, Dine in, Ma'am?"

Strike Three (and Four)

"To go, at lalake ako (and I'm a guy)"

He tears off the order slip and gives it to me, hovering over to the next person in the queue.

Jeez... you'd think that if your job was to take people's orders, you'd listen more closely to what the person is saying.

What a way to ruin a morning.

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