Lolo Serge as we call him is our canteen concessionaire. He is the person tasked to nourish our bodies and slake our hunger as we toil away in the name of the company; ergo, he is a Very Important Person (anyone who has to do with food and who knows how to cook has, in my opinion, VIP written all over him/her). Albeit his food are a little unappetizing and a trifle monotonous, still it’s edible. That’s why he is still IMPORTANT!!
One day Lolo Serge approached She – our Admin Officer. He told her he will be unable to come to work on Tuesday (January 17) ‘coz “magni-ninong daw sya sa kasal.” Sa madaling sabi close ang canteen namin and no food. Everyone must bring their lunch! As Ms. Mari puts it – “sama na lang tayo kay Lolo Serge para makikain.” Sigh, but since that is impossible… we have to bring our lunch. For some that is not such a great tragedy kasi you can always eat out. Well then try working at Laguna Technopark where there is nary a restaurant, fastfood or even a carinderia in sight!
So, the question now is – what do we – poor sang’gres – do? KARIRIN! Each of us were assigned to bring food – someone was assigned for breakfast, another for lunch and of course – the most important food of all – merienda.
JANUARY 17 – Judgement Day
BREAKFAST
Time: 8:00 AM
Location: Hetronic Pantry
Assigned Persons: Tin (a.k.a the scribbler) and Lily Girl
I have always believed in making my life easier. So I told them okay, I’ll bring bread, palaman and of course their fave chocolate drink. Then Lily Girl thought of including noodles in the menu. Speaking of which, remembering how enamored they were in eating “yakisoba” so that was what we chose to bring. And Presto! We have breakfast.
(PEEPZ IN THE PIX: (Left to Right) Lily Girl, Ms. Nelfs, the ScRibbLer and She)
Now on to the next eating session…
LUNCH
Time: 12:00 Noon
Location: Upstairs Conference Room
Assigned Persons: She (rice), Hedi (tortang talong), Tiny (fried fish), Leove (mushroom soup), Ms. Nelfs (don’t know what it’s called maliliit syang hipon na may gata, basta masarap sya!), Ms. Mari (fruit salad)
Now this is very crucial. Just imagine, you’ve been working for the whole morning what energy you have left is not enough for you to go through the next half of the day. Thus lunch, where you replenish your lagging energy. The thing is we’ve been surviving with sometimes good but most often than not – not too delish food. So who can say no to really appetizing food right? Especially in the middle of a working day. Ambrosia! Well the people assigned did not dissapoint, to some these are ordinary food but if it’s what you want to eat at that very moment you’ll feel like an emperor – and since were all women, an empress – with Jang Geum (lead character to GMA-7’s new korea novela – Jewel in the Place) as our cook no less!
(PIX ABOVE: Gutom ang lahat so concentrate muna sa pagkain… the orange cup is the ScRibbLer’s cup, la lang…)
LATE MIRIENDA
Time: Around 5:00 PM
Location: Hetronic Pantry
Assigned Person: Ms. Mari (Spaghetti – She and the scribbler’s fave food)
Everyone were too busy to remember to take a break. Still, not too worry at around 5 PM the sang’gres in unison felt the rumbling of their stomachs and went to the most important room in the company – the pantry. OT kami so tamang tama sya. Amidst the confusion of getting one’s own platito and chattering voices each with their own stories to tell we ate. She was so inspired (or maybe so insane with hunger) that like a modern-day Jang Geum she combined spaghetti and peanut butter as palaman sa kanyang tinapay. She tells me it’s edible well too each his/her own I guess.
(PIX: Miss Mari (the person responsible for the delicious spaghetti and fruit salad)… )
They say to see is to believe. Here is She eating her weird concoction… I can’t tell you if it’s really good ‘coz I’m not too keen in trying it. So for the curious why don’t you just make one yourself – “spaghetti con peanut butter sandwich ala She.”
CONCLUSION
Mission Accomplished! We survived without Lolo Serge for a day. Still, to actually do this day in and day out… naahhh!
ScRibbLeS 
