To the Airport !

It was a long and early drive. My husband Ben’s interview is somewhere in NAIA terminal 3 – call time 8:30am. Benz was still sleeping in the car on our way to Star Cruises Building. It was cool, there was ample parking, paid mind you. A Mcdonalds just walking distance from it but . . .  the buildings ground level was abundant with options !

As I go around going towards the parking entrance I saw Pancake House, Kenny Rogers, Bo Café, and Shakeys. Choices choices. When I turned off the engine, a yawning Benz woke up, “Are we there yet?” . I use to think that this line was a joke whenever they used it in movies, but it’s not. It’s really the  maddening question that always comes up.

We bid our head of the family “Good Luck” and “God Bless” and proceeded to walk to the lobby. 24 HOURs, all restaurants here are 24 hours ! Good to know. It means that despite the early hour they crew are ready to serve. 

Will you be surprised if I tell you that when I asked Benz, she answered PIZZA? Yes, of all the choices there for breakfast (since it was just 8:00am) she picked Shakeys.

This time she didn’t need a menu, she straight away ordered Mojos. Ben was still early for his 8:30 so I ordered him some breakfast as well. When I asked the server what was readily available, he said all pasta dishes, we picked Lasagna. 

Blame it on the time of day but the server was not really in to it. He was not friendly nor accommodating. I even feel that he was trying to avoid being called, oh well. Maybe he’s been working since night time, benefit of a doubt. It’s a pleasant morning so I wouldn’t want to ruin it.

For refreshment Benz ordered her usual bottomless ice tea ( I know bad bad bad) and I ordered their coffee with refill. I was still a bit chilly from the morning wake, so I also asked for their Cream of Chicken Soup, it’s my favorite. I love the crispy potato strips on top of the soup, and the creaminess of the chicken together with some sliced ham. It was so soothing. I was smiling after a few spoonfuls. 

When it was his time to go, we bid Ben our 2^nd good lucks. I then finished  my half of the Lasagna. It was nice, I wish it was more thou. The portion was ok , just too modest for it’s price if you ask me.

This interview was lengthy, or rather the waiting time as I found out later when Ben was through. He was given a call time of 8:30am but was spoken to around 1:00pm ! What’s wrong with these people ???

We ordered breakfast around 8:00am, so by 12 noon we already have to order lunch. By this time the place was packed, good news is we had a new server. This time, he was very friendly & accommodating. For lunch, Benz ordered Pepperoni Pizza. 

It was customary for me to pack for contingency whenever we accompany Ben for an interview. In the event that it took him the whole day cause believe me, it does. This time I packed our laptop, a book & some crayons for Benz. I started reading Map of Bones for this excursion. It was a good book, kept me glued to the pages the whole time. When Ben finally came back, exhausted from the wait but happy with the results, he was famished. Good thing that the Bunch of Lunch was available the whole day. 

 

All in all we had a good day. This outing cost us Php900. And since it’s our all time favorite Shakeys, it’s a happy day for the tummy !