Lolo Manloloko.

it was this last morning of friday that i experienced something unfair.And the most unusual is to a member of a citizen of our country.
i was in the office of "the chronicles" and apparently, i was writing an article for the school paper when an associate editor decides to eat breakfast. he puts out a stock of instant cup noodles from the cabinet stock and offered me.. "pare, kain ka muna... mahirap mag sulat ng walang laman ang tiyan!" oo nga naman.. before i went to school i only drank coffee and ate 1 piece of pandesal. i took what he gaved and started to open the wrap. but as soon as our stomach's started to crumble for hunger, i immediately said... "teka, san tayo kukuha ng mainit na tubig?" "atsaka kutsara't tinidor!" added by my good friend. "ah alam ko na! kay lolo jan sa hospital lobby.." i said. then my friend retorted "oo tama! dun na lang, mas malapit kesa sa mini stop." (which is somewhat several walks away from the schools entrance..)
we decided to go to the lobbyshop of the hospital's ground floor. from there, we saw lolo and his alalay. lolo sits were the cash drawer was in place and the alalay is on the shelves where candies are sold. lolo's age from the looks of him would be like.... 81 and i've never seen him stand up from where he sits.
we asked lolo if they sold plastic forks & spoons. "oo. meron.." matching a grumpy and very old voice. i asked "magkano po?" "two fifty..." so ako naman, bili lang. kasi talagang gutom na kami! when the time i pumped for hot water from their thermos, sabi agad ni lolo... "oi... may bayad yan! bale P6.00 kayong dalawa..." "ano?! ayus ah.." i said. muntik ko na talagang ibalik yung mainit na tibig na yun sa loob ng termos. i was shocked. for 3 pesos.... it really proves that anything in this country is for sale. i paid for it para wala ng gulo at umalis akong mainit ang ulo at hindi pa rin makapaniwala. at hindi lang yun, when we were already eating our noodles at the office, halos half-empty ko nang kinakain yung noodles ko, napansin ko na yung binenta samin na spoon ay may tatak ng "Mc Donalds".
....and as soon as i examined our spoons, i remembered lolo sometime last monday when i had a breaktime coming out from my duty, i remembered seeing him eating his fave food....
Mc Donalds crispy chicken. hanep! naisahan kami ni lolo... syet! oh well... for the experience sake na lang.