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The McDo Experience

August 24, 2009

Irritated by my neighbor’s inconsiderately loud music and his “shouting” singing voice (even at 5 a.m.), I decided to try studying at McDonald’s last Friday. It was really a hot day, and instead of studying, I had to bring the car to the car shop to have the power window repaired. A stroke of bad luck, really.

After the car was done at about past 1 p.m., I decided to just study at McDonald’s. The weather and the car trouble the night before were really making me sleepy. And I am still about 400 pages behind (by the way, I decided not to read the book anymore…haha) the subject.

I stayed there from 2:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., and it was really entertaining to see so many people come and go. Indeed, it had become intertwined with the Filipino culture.

There were people who discussed their business there. They were a happy bunch. People who discuss business at McDo ought to be a happy bunch. The place was so “friendly.”

Of course, there were families also. One aunt asked his teenaged nephew aloud, “tuli ka na ba nun?” (were you already circumcised then?) The rest of the family laughed, but the boy was frowning, apparently wanting to hide in shame. I and the people in the other tables laughed with the rest of his family, though a bit subtle. haha.

There were also students who were just enjoying the holiday. They were a bit noisy, and they stayed at McDo the longest. I kinda missed the days when my high school friends and I would just go to McDo and to just stay there, sharing stories and stories and stories then just go home when darkness is about to come. Our French Fries heard so many secrets. We even wrote messages to each other in opened French Fries cartons.

But the two people who really took my sleepiness were a boy and girl—lovers. Well, at least they were. haha. They were facing the cardboard displays of Ronald McDonald and the gang, with their backs turned against all the people. They were in my line of sight, though, and I can see their every move (yeah, just like a spy!). From what I can gather, the two were breaking up. They were sitting beside each other. The girl was not moving and speaking and just staring at space. The boy from time to time would look at the girl and tell her something in a very silent voice. The girl would not respond, and the boy would also stare at something, I don’t know, maybe at Grimace. haha. I think that went on for about 30 minutes. And what’s this? The girl moved (yeah, she was like a statue for a time) and talked to the boy. The boy looked like explaining or persuading her about something. He sometimes touches her hands, but she was coldness personified. haha. She looked sad. He looked desperate. haha. After a while, the girl left. She left her sundae almost untouched. Sayang. The boy left in a few minutes. End of story. I went back to reading. What do you think happened?

Posted by mordsith at 9:56 pm | permalink

Previous Comments

i witnessed a similar incident — yung break up — in one of the cafes here in makati. they were both crying so hard. i stayed there for more than two hours (i know because i bought 2 hours worth of wifi — shite).

wala lang. :-) just sharing din.

Posted by eks at August 24, 2009, 10:09 pm

i think they broke up. i had breakfast at McDonald’s yesterday, then spent half day at the bookstore. i would love to repeat that day again…lol.

Posted by kayni at August 25, 2009, 1:28 am

Ikaw ha, hehe, did you overheard them talking too? HAhaha, it could have been more helpful if you had an earshot of what they were talking. Too nosy eh?

Posted by sheng at August 25, 2009, 5:17 am

what’s with McDonald’s and people breaking up/in a LQ? lol
I saw a pair like that, too, once (Kabihasnan branch). It was a pretty busy night but those two were actually facing all the other customers while the girl was crying her heart out. I was sitting directly in front of them so that made it hard not to notice, hehe

Posted by zarine at August 25, 2009, 4:58 pm

sa tingin ko lq lang yun. magbabalikan din sila. :)

Posted by angeli at August 25, 2009, 5:10 pm

kaw atalaga mordsith ha! pinanood mo pa sila! wala yun, nag-waya lang yun! :)

2-930? ang tagal nun ha! buti di ka pinaalis!

Posted by kg at August 25, 2009, 6:24 pm

2:00-9:30pm? oh my! ang tagal nun ah. buti naman at di ka nagka ugat haha :P

LQ lang yung mga yun haha! ayaw daw kasi nya ng sundae. gusto nya mc flurry! hahahaha!

Posted by dyanie at August 25, 2009, 11:47 pm

eks, you bought 2 hours of wifi to watch them? lol

kayni, sounds like a relaxing day. no rush. :)

sheng, i was trying to read their lips. :)

Posted by mordsith at August 26, 2009, 12:09 pm

zarine, really? ano ba yan? kelangan ba talaga makikita ng public? hehe. :)

angeli and kg, pwede rin. hindi naman sila nagsampalan pa hehe. :)

dyanie, ang tagal ko nga dun. pano kasi ang dami kong pinapanood na tao. hindi ko nga natapos aaralin ko dapat. lol

Posted by mordsith at August 26, 2009, 12:11 pm

Haha, naalala ko tuloy yung “study session” namin sa Wendy’s dati. Your post suddenly reminded me of me and my officemates eavesdropping at Mc Do-People Support building in Makati. Most of the job interviews for call centers, moving to a competitor, are happening there. =)

Posted by witsandnuts at August 27, 2009, 2:50 pm

I can sooo relate to this exercise in observation. I have my moments when it comes to dining out. There are times when I love to dine out with companions, but most of the time I prefer dining out alone maybe because I want to concentrate blogging about my meal eventually. I also have my fantasies of going back in time when as a high school or college student, passing the time inside fast food chains with friends was a relaxing habit. We just talked as well about trivial matters. It was fun. I also love to see how LQs (love quarrels) erupt in public places because the emotions of the people involved are raw. Priceless. Beats reality TV anytime. My friends do not approve of me staring, although staring really don’t qualify as such because I reckon that the squabbling lovers don’t even see anybody around them when in the middle of the fight, right?

Posted by Fine Life Folk at August 27, 2009, 6:43 pm

Grimace? May connect kasi feeling n’ung guy someone stole his heart and he can’t get it back. *mush mush*

Posted by Random Student at August 27, 2009, 6:45 pm

anung tawag dun sa ginawa mo?hehehe.

miss ko mga post mo.ngayon na lng ulit ako nakadaan.heeheee

Posted by sexy at August 28, 2009, 11:22 am

hahaha ganyan din ako, tambay sa Mcdo oong college ako. Instead na sa library sa mcdonag aaral. I enjoy wtaching people di kasi. :)

Posted by jeanny at August 29, 2009, 9:08 am

[wits] interviews there? it must be very awkward for the interviewees! it’s one thing to “sell” yourself in a closed-door interview, but in public? haha.

[fine life folk] yeah, your’re right! besides, they’re in public, right? hehe.

[random student] haha. nakakatawa naman. :)

[sexy] oo nga. busy?

[jeanny] at hindi tayo makapa-aral ng mabuti. enjoy naman! :)

Posted by mordsith at August 30, 2009, 10:36 am

Alam mo yung college friends ko na may “bawal na pag-ibig,” since both have their own bf and gf, used to always meet at McDo along Morayta naman. Wala lang, sharing lang din.

Posted by Rico at September 11, 2009, 9:30 am

mern din ako nawitness dati na nag lq dyan naman sa mcdo robinsons place. pedeng pang commercial, binuhusan pa nung girl ung guy ng coke hehe.

Posted by 8McDo at December 8, 2009, 1:27 pm

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