Day 1
Hello there! To anyone who might be reading my lame blogs. Haha. So here goes my second entry.
I woke up early today because I received a wake up call from my boyfriend. This is very helpful because I usually wake up either at noon or an hour past noon. I fixed my stuffs, took a bath, and meet up with him to eat. Today was actually his younger brother’s graduation day, I was invited to join them but I said that I would rather go home early so I can stay home and rest. So after we ate, we parted ways. He’s going to PICC, somewhere in the South, while I took a cab heading to the North part of Manila. But before I head to the bus station, I decided to stop by Megamall first to buy some stuff that I’ll give as pasalubong.
Mom’s Tomato
I went to Tomato first and bought my mom a white watch as my belated birthday gift for her. Why Tomato? It’s because for some reason my mom suddenly fell in love with it the moment she laid her eyes on that shop. Every time she goes to Manila, and whenever there’s a Tomato shop nearby she will definitely go there and went out from the shop holding a plastic bag. But who can blame her; there are really a lot of cute finds in that shop with a very reasonable price.
Sharing the J.Co Way
So after I purchased the watch, I went straight to the shop that I’ve been dying to visit ever since I came back to the Philippines. J.Co Doughnuts! J
J.Co Doughnuts is located at the lower ground of SM Megamall. You can easily find it because it’s just right beside Mang Inasal, almost at the corner part of the mall. I was there around 11am. I patiently waited for my turn in line because as early as that, customers like me are already there in line to buy these amazing doughnuts.
I was about to order J.PoPs, the mini version of the doughnuts, but unfortunately it’s going to be ready only after 2 hours. As much as I wanted to wait for it, I can’t because I still have to travel and wouldn’t want to waste my 2 hours there waiting. I know it’s going to be worth it, but I just don’t have an extra 2 hours to spare. So anyway, the J.PoPs is sold for 250php for 24 pieces. I was planning to buy two packs of this but I end buying the big ones instead, for 550php for 2 dozens already. Not bad, right? But it might be a little expensive if you buy it in smaller packs. A piece will cost you 45php, while a dozen will cost you 350php. So if you have extra money, I suggest you buy the 2 dozens. They have a variety of flavors so you don’t have to worry of having no choices with the flavors/designs.
While I was waiting in line for my turn, I got the chance to talk to one of the staff (sorry I forgot his name). So I asked Kuya what specific flavor was that. And he said something like a Chocó-stuffed (sorry I forgot again). He also shared that there are 30 different flavors in all.
I honestly didn’t know what flavors to say when the lady staff asked me what I’m getting so I just said that I’m getting 2 dozens and one of each kind that they have. As she one by one placed the very attractive-mouthwatering-colourful doughnuts in my box, I just can’t help but smile.
Solid North
It was a bit traffic during that time so I arrived at the bus station almost 1pm. I took the Solid North Bus 1619, and it left around 1:20pm. I don’t know why I’ve been hearing negative feedback from people whenever they ride the Solid North Bus. I have been a loyal passenger though. In fairness to them they never failed me or maybe I’m just lucky that I haven’t experienced any of those that others were ranting about. So I just want to share my experience, positive ones, for the sake of those who have just been hearing about negative stuffs about SNB. The people working from this company are really good. I admit that I am person who is very sensitive about issues regarding “customer service” because I believe that in return to your loyal customers, you should give them the quality service that they deserve. And this I have been experiencing with Solid North Bus. Every time they see passengers heading their bus station, you can already see the conductor helping you carry your stuffs. In which I seldom see being practised to other bus companies now. They make sure that you will be seated to a comfortable seat. They are very accommodating. And maybe because I look like I’ll be connecting to their wireless internet so they even told me where to find the user name and password for it. When the bus left the station, they make sure that they played a movie for passengers to watch. And these are not just movies, this are the latest. Fine, so I might have enjoyed the movie more than anyone else because it was my first time to watch it (Every Breath You Take starring Angelica & Piolo). I normally sleep during that 5 hour trip from Manila to Dagupan but because I was so kilig watching the movie, I didn’t. After that they played Expendables. I have watched that movie so many times so I wasn’t interested in watching it again so I played the songs from my phone’s playlist. And ta-dah! Sleeping beauty.
We arrived at around 5:30 in Dagupan. We got a little stuck up in traffic, in Caranglaan, because they were fixing the road. So anyway, that was my experience with Solid North Bus; I was able to sleep during half the trip, which I believe is an important factor because not all buses can enable you to sleep during the whole trip. And it’s a must to all bus companies to ensure that their passengers are safe and happy during their trip. It’s also a plus that their staffs are very helpful with their passengers ridding on and getting off the bus. So I am certified happy customer!
