CHURCH!!!

I finally got around to going to church today and it was great! I really really really missed it. They moved to a new facility that has better acoustic treatment and it sounded GREAT. But more importantly, its amazing how it felt right at home even if i was gone for a while.

Church here in Manila is so different from the US. I mean of course you’ll expect that, its a different culture and theres all sorts of different people. Im just really in awe. Iba lang talaga yung saya.

Ang sarap ng pakiramdam na kahit mali mali na lahat ng ginawa mo sa buhay mo, may uuwian ka paring Ama na hindi nagbabago at palaging nag uunawa at nagmamahal while at the same time being completely just.

Sa totoo lang. Naiyak ako bigla habang nag w worship kasi naghalo yung emotion with the fact that i really missed truly enjoying music live like that (props to the sound guy and acoustic treatment of the venue … IT REALLY HELPS), and the fact that i felt like i was “coming home” and that i had a moment of repentance sa mga pagkakalat ko.

anyway. basta. ang saya! ang ganda ng tunog, ang ganda ng message saka ang sarap lang talaga! I really really honestly and truly missed it.

29 January Permalink

Severely Disappointed

I was out last night with friends at that Borough place in Podium and i was really disappointed with how the staff handled a small mishap that could have been solved easily.

Basically what happened was, i ordered something that had a variation on the menu that i was not aware of. It resulted in the servers giving me exactly what i said even if thats not what i wanted.

When i tried to clear it up and change my order, i was given some crap of not being able to change orders anymore, about it being punched in etc. etc. You know how it goes.

So i said, i wanted the other thing and did not know that what i said had an exact menu item on their list and if it would be possible for the servers to do something about it.

Sure enough, they did, i got what i wanted, but it was about 70 pesos more expensive because they charged me with 2 different items when they could have just given me one. And this was because they “could not change the order anymore”

Its not about the money. i think i can handle 70 pesos. Its the principle. Why would i pay for something more than its regular price just because i made a small error when i asked for it? Am i supposed to study their menu like a law school exam so i know exactly what i am going to order and make no mistakes? Not that its a hard thing, but as a customer, it makes you feel uncomfortable being in their establishment since it feels like they’re out to get you. You know what i mean?

I asked for a manager so i can discuss it properly to no avail. They said there was no manager nor supervisor present at that time.

I know im not supposed to make a big deal out of this because this is in the Philippines where you can never complain about poor service and narrow minded crap since its rampant everywhere. But for an establishment that charges people at the ballpark of US rates, i expected more.

If you know the owners of Borough or their managing team or whatever. Please. Forward this to them. I would love to have a word.

27 January 5 Permalink