Blog # 2: Working Shifts

I work in my grandmother's convenience store or in Filipino "sari-sari store."

Afternoon and evening shifts seems to be boring. Either having a lot of customers, or having few or no customers at all.

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             Well, what's good in working in my grandma's store, I get to know different kinds of people. Foreigner, local, young, old, employees, soldiers, pilots, seamen, etc. You can get to know the regulars and say "Hey! How are you? What are you going to buy for today?" Then have an unexpected long conversation.

                  Let's spice thing up a notch! You see, there are times that I get really bored in our store. Call me crazy, here are the list that I usually do when I get really bored:

1. I smell each and every bottled colognes. (Fiona, Lewis and Pearl, Daily Scents, Johnson's Baby Cologne etc.)

2. I smell each and every bar soaps. (Safe guard, C.Y. Gabriella , Heno de Pravia, Silka, Likas, Dove, Sulfur soap, etc.)

3. I pick up candies, chocolate, biscuits, or any munchies! (as long as I ask permission to my grandma!)

4. I try to remove the air bubbles of the bottled hair gels (by pushing the gel out without spilling)

5. I look at the story books (there is one story book that I saw and it's called "And Isda na si Meno" [The fish named Meno] with a picture of Nemo with his dad.)

6.I look at the stickers (there is one sticker, a Ben10 sticker. Gwen is pregnant and she is wrapped in Ben's arms. *intense shiver*)

7. I play with my uncle's cats and new born kittens (I use this straw so they can nibble and scratch it.)

8. I look at the neighbor's chess game with different people (did you know they always stay up and end the chess game around 2 or 3 A.M.?)

9. When customers wants to test the pen for them, I tend to draw one by one. (Yes, creative, effective, and time waster)

10. Have a conversation with my grandmother, aunt/s, or even my grandma's maid.

                 Giving to people what they need is a must because that's were the money goes, but there are times that you will go like this image above this paragraph when you suddenly don't understand what they really need. Here are the list that I can recall what the customer's say when the buy, and suddenly misunderstood what they want:

1. " Pabili ng kopiko, yung nescafe" (or vice versa)

2. "Pabili nga tide, yung ariel"  (or vice versa)

3. "Pabili ng Jonhson's, yung Lewis and Pearl" (or vice versa)

4. "Pabili ng EQ, yung pampers" (or vice versa)

5. "Pabili ng champion, yung downy" (refers to fabric conditioner ; or vice versa)

Here's my favorite...

6. "Ate, may nagtitinda po ba kayo ng electric fan?"

              Being in my grandma's store is nice. The bliss of seeing people's smile in their faces as they received their purchased items, or even get to meet new people on the block.

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Thank for reading my fluffy steed! Onward my fluffies!

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Blog #1 : Into The Deep Soft Story! (A Self-Introductory Blog)

  

              Welcome my fluffy steed! I bet you’re here some random thingamagigs that you can see in my blog of the day! I just want you to sit back and read patiently with a soothing cup of tea, and let the little fluffy marshmallow tells you a little story about itself!

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                Why marshmallow you ask? The first thing in mind that I call myself a little fluffy marshmallow is that *ehem* I’m chubby that is, and my friends tend to suddenly hug me or hold my hand every time I pass by. Yes, my flab are that soft and squishy to people they turn me into a pillow or teddy bear or whatever comfortable soft objects you can put up in mind. But who is this soft and delicious marshmallow anyway?

                This soft and cute marshmallow is born and raised in Villamor Air Base, Pasay City. I was raised by my father when I was an infant. I met my mother when I was in grade one, why you ask? She came home from work abroad. I never had childhood friends, and my only playmate is my brother. I didn’t have a good childhood up to the end of my grade school years.

                High school and college life is the period of renaissance. In my first year days, that’s where I get to have a first friend, then second to fourth year, I made friends, and those friends are my best friends whom I’ve treated them as a family. It was the best time of the era.

                Enough of the drama! Let’s feel and get to know the marshmallow!

                This marshmallow is: A huggable person, a fun gal, a gamer, a music lover, an anime lover, and a lazy bone.

                I am a true gamer, call me a weaboo, but I’ve been playing games since when I was a kid. Together with my brother, we used to play Battle Realms, Counter Strike, Tantra, Ran, League of Legends, DotA, Elsword and more. Gaming is my own vice in life. I sometimes imagine myself what am I now without gaming. Am I smarter? Am I active to the activities? Am I sociable to people? I don’t know.. I kind of love it anyway.

                 I am a music lover. Whether it is rock, punk, instrumental, pop, classic, any genre, as long as it matches my taste, I get addicted to it. Music is like my drugs (yes I know it sounds soo wrong.), the sensation gets better when it lasted. Besides, listening to music keeps my troubles away. Takes me to the realm of fantasy and peace.

              I am a huggable person, lazy bones, and a fun person! I am hugable because stated earlier, because I’m chubby. I’m a lazy bone because I tend to do the important things a day before for few minutes before the deadline (yes I cram a lot.) And lastly, I’m a fun person. I do crazy stuff just to make my friends laugh like twerking in the stairs (I did this, it was my embarrassing moment.) and I tell jokes that will certainly make my friends laugh their socks off.

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End of story time! Thank you for reading this fluffy marshmallow's story.

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