They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach and I couldn’t agree more. A man after all is a very simple creature—feed him properly and he might just stay with you forever. I know this for a fact because this is exactly what happened to me. My love story is a testament to how a man’s stomach dictates his heart’s affection.
It all started on a lazy Saturday afternoon. If memory serves me right, I was 8 at that time. My uncle, as a reward for being studious and helpful that summer, took me out. He brought me to Harrison Plaza, which was the “Mecca of Malls” during that time. We went window shopping, hopping from one store to another. He also took me to the amusement center where we played with the different gaming apparatus. We spent the whole afternoon laughing. It was definitely a bonding moment for us both.
Towards the night, we felt really exhausted and hungry and so my Uncle decided to have dinner before heading home. He brought me to a place that looked like a huge playground. Outside, a smiling clown statue with yellow jumpsuit confronts visitors on the door and a very conspicuous golden arch symbol that reads “McDonald’s” below was posted on the roof. Inside, the place was filled with rows of tables and chairs. My uncle took me by the hand and escorted me towards the counter where a group of smiling crews greeted us. “May I take your order sir?” said the dainty girl behind the counter. My Uncle said something and escorted me back to our table. The next thing I remembered was seeing the most beautiful creation in this world- a “twirly snow melt” place beside a chunks of golden fries.
“Love at first sight” is how I describe the feelings I had at the moment. The “twirly snow melt”, later I learned that it was called sundae, looked even more beautiful up close. My Uncle took my “sundae” aside and told me to eat my food first. He then handed me a plateful of McSpaghetti and Chicken McDo. “Yummy” was my reaction after taking the first bite of the Chicken McDo. I took a second bite, third bite, fourth bite, and to my surprise I’ve completely devoured the chicken in less than a minute.
“Slow down tiger” my uncle chuckled and offered me fries. I took a handful and slowly stuffed them inside my mouth. It was crunchy- fried to perfection. I took my plateful of McSspaghetti and twisted them with my fork. “Delicious?” asked my uncle. I nodded in delight. Alas, I was a morsel close to the highlight of my meal. I took in the last spoonful and reached for the twirly snow melt. “Ah, heaven” I recalled myself thinking after tasting it for the first time.
That night, I have officially started my love affair with McDonald’s. Whenever we would go to the Harrison Plaza, I would ask my mother to bring us to McDonald’s. My love affair with McDonald’s was not limited to the weekly visitations but it also meant being friends with Ronald McDonald, Mayor McCheese, Big Mac, Grimace, Hamburglar, Captain Crook, Birdie the Early Bird, French Fry Kids, and the rest of the gang from McDonald land.
As I grew older, I realized that McDonald’s is not just a place for kids. It is also a haven for growing teens – with serious appetite. McDonald’s does not only offer “kiddie food”, the menu has an array of selections to choose from, such as: Quarter Pounder with Cheese, Fillet-O-Fish, Double Cheeseburger and a whole lot more! As one of the leading fast food restaurants that offers affordable quality food, McDonald’s is a “tambayan” among students.
When McDonald’s launched the “Snoopy Collection” for their Happy Meal, everyone around town went gaga over these hot items and I am no exemption. I, together with the hordes of “Snoopers” would fall in line to get a piece of the Snoopy toy. For a period of time, I remember having only a Happy Meal for lunch every day. After all, it was within a student’s budget.
Throughout the years, my love affair with McDonald’s Harrison plaza is still in existence. The combination of great tasting quality food products at value prices has kept me in its rein. Even now that I am a young professional, McDonald’s Harrison Plaza is still one of my favorites. Every time I visit Harrison Plaza to buy DVDs, I try to make it a habit to grab a bite at McDonald’s HP. It has been more than a decade and I can say that my love affair with McDonald’s Harrison Plaza is stronger than ever.
“There is no love sincerer than the love of food” – George Bernard Shaw
PS: Prizes of the 1st McDo contest winners will be shipped simultaneously with the prizes of the 2nd McDo contest winners. The mechanics of the 2nd contest will be posted before September 30, 2011. Stay tuned!
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ako ang nauna!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow congrats! may special prize ka! abangan! :lol:
ibig sabihin di ako pwedeng sumali? :( :((
Pwede naman. Kahit sino pwede. hehe :-P Pero mas convenient pag taga metro manila ka. :-D
Gnun.. Me price pla unang magcomment sa bgong post ni kuya jehz... Cgue next time mauuna n ko.. Hahhahahahhh.. :p kuya jehz.. Wag mo kmi pahirapan sa next contest ha.. Hehehhhh..
yey!!!!!!! Kuya jehz I commented less than 15 minutes after you posted this..
oo nga you're very fast! hehehe :-P
mag cocomment sana me sa blog u kaso naka close yung commenting system you. Facebook comments lng naka ON. :oops:
opss..pangatlo ata me
Pangalawa! not bad. Teehee... :=
yes..pangalawa ako..may consolations para sa 2nd placer master??
ay wala.. mga first lng for each post.. hehehe.. pero sa year-end pa. :-D
hehehe..sige next time..haha..
Yeah! teeheee.. there's always a next time. hahahaha! Abangan mo ang 2nd contest ng McDo tomorrow or next tomorrow basta before September 30. Medyo mahirap pero worth it ang premyo. :=
naku sana naman makarelate mga nasa malayong lugar...gaya ko nasa Gapo ako..yung una kasi di ko alam yung lugar na yun.. :dila:
hahahaha... pang within Metro Manila yung 2nd contest. >_>
Sali ako. Magmmigrate ako sa Metro Manila. :-)
Well said Sir Jehz... Pumapangalawa XD..Congrats sa mga nanalo
Yay! buti na access mo na yung site.. teeheee. :ipit:
akala ko nga Sir Jehz binlock mo IP ko XD, kasi it says bka ang laptop ko may virus thats why i cant access ur site. :)
ooooh.. hehehe.. di me nag boblock ng IP manually. hahaha.. ala time. Pag na block man, sa ConfigServer Firewall yun. :lol:
Tomorrow night baka ma post ko na final mechanics ng 2nd contest... kuripot kasi mcdo, kaya di ko pa pinost at nininegotiate ko pa yung premyo. :-P
hmmm...sana magkaron din ako ng sariling contest..chus..
uu.. magkakaroon ka din. :akopa:
uu magkakaaroon din ako pagdating ng panahon (by Aiza Seguerra) lol :ipit: :-D
hahahaha! ang kulet! :arruyyy:
buwahahahaah yan gusto ko sayo eh :) totoo ka sa mga sinasabi mo :) kuripot nga hahahaha :-P
oo nga eh.. kelangan pa pilitin para tumaas yung prize. Ang pangit naman pag 1k lng tapos magbabyahe ka ng malayo para manalo . :=
hehehe, kuripot ba. Nahirapan ka ba sa prize?
para lang pala sa Manila boys and girls lang yan eh..eh pano naman ang gapo boys and gapo gels?? haha...Bakit di ko makita yung mga reply at mga bago mong post master (sardines) ??
Wooot.. yun nga eh.. hindi sya pang nationwide. hahahaha! San yung Gapo? :D
And paanong di makita? di u nababasa mga comments here? O__O Refresh2x :-P
ayan nakita ko na...dalawang notification kasi natatanggap ko eh..yung unang link wala di ko makita, pero yung pangalawa kita. Ayan na refresh na yung utak kasi na stress ng bahagya kanina eh..di ko makita.hehehe..
:-D
hahahaha! buti naman nakikita u na! teehee
Ang galing ng story. Ako may story din ako kaso sa kalbang kumpanya nga lang nila. :oops:
Awwww... share share! hahaha :=
Uu di ko makita..dun ko nababsa yung mga reply sa inbox ko. Gapo = Olongapo..hmmm...
Clear cache tapos refresh.. hehehe.. Baka naka cache me sa browser u. :akopa:
hmmm..sige gawin ko yan..pero bakit kailangan pang iclear cache eh yung iba refresh mo lang okay na eh..
naka auto cache kasi blog ko sa browser mo. Naka declare yung browsering caching sa htaccess. Kaya mabilis mag load. :-D Ang disadvantage lng pag may bagong update, di nag rerefresh agad... :-P
waaaaaaaaaaaaaHhh may panalo na agad.... hehhe daig ng maagap ang masipag talaga :=
wala pang panalo. wala pang contest. hahahaha! :D yung mga first na nag comment sa bawat new post ko this 2011, may special prize lng sa end of this year. Pero sa mcdo 2nd contest, wala pang winner. Wala pang final mechanics and prizes eh. :mrgreen: Abangan bukas baka meron na! :-o
:) nice post kuya jehz.. hehe
Thanks halo! Iba ang saya sa McDo!! bwahahaha! :ipit:
heheehe oo nga iba tlga saya dun kuya.. Kaya ibang iba din ngiti ni Ronald McDonald hehe.. kamag anak ba ni Ronald si Donald Duc? hehe joke lang :mrgreen:
Hmmm... possible! hehehe.. Pareho silang may Donald eh. :ipit: