October 04, 2006
The entrepreneurial spirit is truly an amazing force. Manong (our resident packed lunch magnate) has a new racket: pirated DVDs. He's got the latest big-screen flicks, American TV series, Koreanovelas, and "8-in-1" value packs; 70 pesos for the movies and 100 pesos for everything else. Time will tell whether this new venture will become as much a hit as the packed lunches.
It's becoming a virtual Virra Mall in here. What's next, cheap cellphone casing? Fake Rolexes? Ukay ukay?
(BTW, I forgot to mention there are actually two "Manongs"... There's one for both HP floors: 7th and 14th. The one on the 7th is named "Boni"; not sure what the 14th floor Manong's real name is. They both sell lunch and merienda from the same source. I'm not sure if the one on the 14th sells DVDs as well.)
It's becoming a virtual Virra Mall in here. What's next, cheap cellphone casing? Fake Rolexes? Ukay ukay?
(BTW, I forgot to mention there are actually two "Manongs"... There's one for both HP floors: 7th and 14th. The one on the 7th is named "Boni"; not sure what the 14th floor Manong's real name is. They both sell lunch and merienda from the same source. I'm not sure if the one on the 14th sells DVDs as well.)
