Thai Pad

I went to lunch alone today. Mimi was meeting someone, Gentley could not make it lunch as he was busy with certain deliverables, Maidette was absent today, Chay packed her lunch while Rene was not joining as well.

I decided to call Canon Marketing Corp. for my camera sent for repair last month. After more than a month, I was informed by the customer agent that finally, my camera has been repaired and is now ready for pick up. Although I was disappointed that it took too long a time than their guarantee of 14 days, I was glad to have my camera back. I asked Jimmy to drive me to Marvin Plaza so I can pick my camera and take my lunch at Thai Pad that happenened to be located within the same building.

Today was also the last day of Jimmy with the company as he is taking a month off. Per his representations, his gonna go home to Pampanga to help transfer his family as their home was severely flooded during the last two storms that visited his province this past two weeks. I don't know if I'm too jaded already, as I am not convinced by his reasons. But, I gladly accepted it and looked forward to meeting the reliever from the agency where we contracted our driver/messengerial work.

I meet in the van the reliever. His name is Alvin Mendoza. According to him, he hailed from Bicol, Naga City to be exact. He has been with SL Temps - Searchers & Staffers for quite a time and his last posting was with Jollibee Foods Corp in Ortigas Center. He lived near Bel Air, Makati. In my mind, I thought, good for this guy, his address is Bel Air, hehehe.

I reached Canon and was glad the queue was not too long. I got called up at once and eagerly waited to be handed back my newly restored Canon Ixus camera. After about 5 minutes, my world fell apart. You see, when the Customer Assistant put on the battery, and turned on the unit, some hissing noise could be heard emanating from the unit. The lady who assisted me excused herself and brought back with the camera to the service center room. I waited some minutes and was told, another problem needed to be attended to. She can't give my camera just yet, as they have to solve the hissing sound. I was advised to come back the next day. I wanted to be furious. I wanted to scream. I told the lady, it's been more than a month,yet my camera's not working. She apologized profusely and promised to call me the next day. I told her back, that I had been promised a lot that somebody will promptly call me to inform me on the status of the repair, yet, I never heared from anyone from Canon. It has always been me who needed to call them.

Anyways, I came down the building depressed. I went to Thai Pad and had my lunch. I ordered the Thai Pork Adobo and Spring Rolls. Thai Pad is a small hole in the wall type of restaurant. It claims to be offering the menu of the once famous Sukhothai Restaurant. The pictures that lined its walls where food offers of Sukhothai. Whether its true or not, Thai Pad's food can never compare by a mile with its predecessor that it claimed to associated with.

The Thai Pork Adobo was tender and the generous springkling of roasted garlic put a smile on my face. Just like any adobo, a hard boiled brown egg was quartered and served with the rice. The spring rolls was good and served hot from the kitchen. I can't imagine it without the sweet and spicy dip served with the rolls. Though it is a far cry from Sukhothai, for the price I paid at Php128.00 or US$2.84, I don't deserved to even compare it. It was very cheap a lunch I had today.

Jimmy drove me back to the office thereafter. Alvin was riding with him so Jimmy can orient him on the ins and outs of his new posting.