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Mom Violy and Carmina’s dining experience at Dean & DeLuca

  Mom Violy told me she wanted to order the Paella Negra from Dean & Deluca. Carmina suggested we dine in since we’d never really tried their main courses, always just getting takeout with the cream puffs . Mom Violy agreed, and we arrived about thirty minutes before the lunch rush began. The service was very slow, even though we had ordered ahead of time. They mistakenly brought out the Paella Valenciana , despite Mom Violy repeating the order three times to the person who took it. It turned out the cook on duty made the error, even though it was written down clearly. We know Paella Negra takes a long time to prepare, which is why Mom Violy had requested it to be cooked beforehand. She wanted it as her main meal, but because of the mix-up and feeling hungry, she took a piece of Carmina’s Turkey Club Sandwich and asked for the bacon on the side. I didn’t expect the turkey to be just one piece, and the bread was toasted so hard that it removed one layer of the sandwich. Since ...

Loot Bag


When I had arrived back to Manila and I was unpacking my belongings separate the ones that need to be washed.

I had separated the shampoo, conditioner, bath wash soap, body lotion, soap, brewed coffee, sugar packs and tea bags that were given by the hotel during my stay. Each day my room was cleaned and they had replenished my supply I kept it to accumulate.

I have sixteen employees who work for my parent in-law’s business and every time I come back from my trip I make sure I have something to give to them that looks like a loot bag of goodies.

Funny Story:

I gave four employee’s their loot bags that had either one tube of shampoo, hand lotion, chocolates, wafer cookies, brewed coffee with sugar pack and hard candies at night before I was going to sleep.




Morning came and I went downstairs Manang V had informed me a funny incident that had happened to her last night when I had given her the loot bags.

Manang V said, she didn’t really pay any attention to what was inside and she place her loot bag in the freezer thinking everything was all chocolate.

Manang V had informed Ike to do the same thing. Ike said, Manang V they are not all chocolate there is also shampoo inside and the whole time Manang V thought the shampoo tube was a chocolate bar.

Manang V said, she got fooled by the look of it.

Ike thought the round soap was a chocolate he decided to open it up found out it was soap. It was so funny as they informed me what had happened.

They had informed everyone in the house, so they don’t make the same mistake.



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