day off at Quiapo

It was my day off yesterday, so I tagged along with Nanay to buy a pair of speakers for our TV.

Backtrack:
Lola was in panic mode the other night upon discovering that the TV emits no sound, pano na ang mga telenovela??? We called up Mang Nato, our friendly neighborhood technician, and found out the the speakers were already busted.

So off we go to Manila. We only commuted since Nanay had anticipated heavy traffic along the south super hi way. We left the house at minutes past 2 PM. We took the Lawton bound bus and got off at Buendia. Then we took the LRT and got off at Carriedo. Travel time from pacita to carriedo: a little over an hour.

When we got down from the LRT Carredo station, we asked for directions on going to Raon from a lady in a nearby store. She gave out instructions to turn left on the next corner and so and so forth. Before reaching our destination, which is Raon, a few steps away from where we were, we chanced upon a hardware store that sells speakers of all sizes. We found what we were looking for on that store and was able to buy two speakers fro 500 pesos. The saleslady gave us a 20 pesos discount, so it was down to 480.

Since Quiapo was just nearby, we decided to go there. We passed along through a congested pathway. The trail was crowded with stalls mostly selling fake VCDs. Nanay stopped at one stall that is playing a part of the Stairway to Heaven on a TV. Ang Nanay, wala talagang patawad, natiis ang init ng araw sa ilalim ng Quiapo just to watch an excerpt of the said chinovela. At the end of the trail is the Quiapo church. Nanay was particularly hunting for a shawl (cotton fabric that could substitute for a jacket) so we went to where the muslim stuffs are sold. We didn't find any, but we bought a few items along the way;

Lanzones - nanay's ultimate favorite
Strawberries - pasalubong for louraine
Lola's medicine - bought at the mercury drugstore, the one with the giant screen along Quiapo
Baby talong - the smallest talong I've seen, masarap daw igulay yun, sabi ni nanay.
Another vegetable - green leafy vegetable which name I don't know
Curtains - 6 pieces, each one sells for 50 pesos
Cassava cake - 1 slice only
Hair Doctor comb - the fake one that sells for 20 pesos

See? All the while I thought it was only the speakers, but we ended up having bought some "few" items.

After the shopping spree at Quiapo, we looked for a placed to eat. I suggested SM Manila. Nanay lead the way to SM Manila, but it was not the SM Manila I meant. It was the SM Manila at Sta. Cruz. Some blooper. So off we head to the LRT and got down at the Central Station. That time, my shoulders are aching with the weight of our "few" items, all contained in a red and white striped plastic bag.

We had our dinner at Kitaro. It was my first time to eat there. The menu was more like of Tokyo Tokyo. Dinner was on me, since Nanay had already spent her money on the "few" items.

We deposited our "few" items at the baggage counter and headed to department store to buy another "few" items. Nanay bought her usual toiletries; shampoo, lotion, etc. I bought three pairs of foot sack. We then went to Girbaud to buy Jaene a wallet.

Backtrack:
Jaene: Ate, balita ko ibinili mo daw ng wallet si big brother a.
Cutie: Oo, at ang mahal ng bili ko dun, sana ingatan nya
Jaene: (pulled out her wallet) ito ngang wallet ko o, luma na nga e
Cutie: (got the cue) e di ibibili din kita

Nanay chose the design. I saw a brown sling bag, tried it on, looked at my reflection at the mirror, and liked what I saw. Another 2 items added to our "few" items.

Imagine what we looked like on our way home. We were like Christmas trees, the "few" items dangling left and right.

Walked our way to the bus terminal; it was in Park and Ride, a few meters away from SM.

We reached home at past 8PM.