Makati day

Dad and I went to Makati today. He had a meeting at Greenbelt and he invited me to tag along so I can visit the mall. We left the car at Trinoma and took the MRT to Makati. Dad didn't want to bring the car coz he isn't familiar with the road network of Makati.

When we got there, Dad immediately went to Sugi. I was left to decide what to have for lunch. I went around for about 30 minutes before finally deciding to just eat at Flapjacks. Good thing I arrived a little earlier than the usual lunch time because minutes after I was seated, groups came to have lunch too. I guess we are all there for the same reason- Flapjacks is the cheapest(ish) meal in Greenbelt. Well not really. I saw Spicy Fingers had meals for Php120 but it was so dark so parang hindi nice to eat alone. Bizu had meals too but I got intimidated coz mejo donyahan yung kumakain. hehe Anyway my meal cost Php 522 - that's the lemon seared fish meal and a plate of calamari (my forever favorite). Good thing I asked for an OR! (Dad reimbursed my meal later that day yay!)

After lunch I went around Greenbelt. I almost wanted to check out Hermes but of course no one would believe I'm buying anything there. With what I was wearing, I could pass for a Bayo or Kamiseta customer but not Hermes. People enter Hermes in stilettos. I could probably pass as their yaya. (Kawawa naman ako ahaha.) I did see the manong guard at Hermes though. He was elderly and seemed nice.

Moving on...I also checked out Jurlique in GB5. They were on sale but still the brand is not my thing. I did try their lotion though. Good smell. It was very thick I almost thought I was slathering liquid soap because it formed a white layer on my skin. *starts to panic* I started spreading the lotion to my arms and elbows. I think I placed too much on my hand. It formed a sparkly, almost shiny tint on my skin but minutes later it was ok already. If you're interested in Jurlique, I don't recommend it to people who stay outdoors a lot. It gets sticky when you sweat. Use it when you know you'll be in an airconditioned place.

Okay now to the ADORA incident. I have to admit it's my first time in Adora. Hello I can't afford stuff that cost me more than my tuition fee. That's just crazy. Well not everything in Adora cost that much. But gets? So I was about to leave because I couldn't find the escalator (I saw it but it wasn't working so I thought there should be another way up.) On my way out the lady attendant at the door said 'Ma'am we have ladies' wear in the next floor. You can take the elevator here (points to the wing where I could ride the elevator). It was surprising to see a luxe chair inside the elevator. It was purple and black with velvet upholstery. So I clicked the 2 button ans closed the door. I thought ultra hi-tech lang na it prevents the riders from feeling the motion of the elevator but when the door opened, I was still on the same floor! hahaha shempre taranta ako diba? So I tried it again and still the same floor. So I had no choice but to approach the guard and ask if it's working. Apparently I was clicking the number of the floor where I'm in! GRABE nakakahiya. The guard and another male attendant accompanied me back to the elevator and clicked the floor for me. shit I wanted to disappear. hahahahaha Buti nalang they were very nice. Na feel ko naman yung sincerity.

Then the last crazy thing happened to me at L Manila. It's Filipino couture-ish store. I saw shoes by Joanne Litton. Won't post the story here but if we're tweet mates, you'd know why it's significant. Anyway I was looking at the shoes and the SA said 'They're designer shoes ma'am". I'm like 'Duh, I knoooow.' And it didn't stop there. They sales lady said pa talaga 'YOU TRY IT!' I felt like she was ordering me to try them. Maybe that wasn't the intention pero namaaaan! She didn't have to say it in English if she didn't know how to say 'Ma'am pwede po i-try' WINDANGLOO.

Anyhoo, in conclusion I think this part of Makati is 'detached' from the real world. Of course this is real. The reality is marami talagang mayaman. I bet the kids I saw at at GB never even stepped into an SM mall. That's why I feels it's so detached. Crazy prices. (There was one old woman asking about a pair of earrings. The SA said 'Php 115, 000 po ma'am'. They lady was pretty shocked even if she looked like she can afford it. Ayun lang. I just wanna say I love Quezon City! Just the right mix of masa and high-end. Just saying. :)