Francesca in France

Bonjour!

Today Sunday, is a lovely day again in Nice France. The weather is sunny , dry and 14 degress celsius.I told Michel to have a walk in Nice Commercial center.We took a tram. No bags, just inside my coat pockets are my tram card and my camera.Michel and I window shopped for four hours. Without buying anything.
Kaya nyo yun? Ahihihihiii...

Eventually Michel said to me:
"Do you want to eat something?"
-Like what?
-Something to chew.
-Crepes(Pancakes)?
-No. Dinner.
-Its just 530pm, Michel. Restaurants are still close.
-Oh is it?
- If YOU ARE that desperate,we can go to a fastfood, where we can be served anytime.
-Ok.

At flunch restaurant, I ordered this.Raw smoked salmon with lettuce, lemon and piece of baguette bread. I was not that hungry kasi.



Michel ordered poisson pane(Fish fillet fried)
It is french fastfood, where we pay first to the cashier, show the ticket to the chef to get the menu and go to vegetables and sidings a volonte, eat all you can.
When Michel went to claim the fish there's no more.

The attendant said, "I fry you one but will take ten minutes."
"Ok,I wait", Michel said.
The attendant fried one and left.
Ten minutes passed, the fish was still in the frying pan.
Michel stand up from our table and called anybody in the kitchen.
No one.
He entred the kitchen and called "Owwww, is somebody there?"
No one answered.
Michel even entered the kitchen and was ready to take out the fish, haha.
The Manager entered the kitchen and Michel told her, My fish is drowned and getting burned!!!.
The manager run to the cooker and took the fish out and served to Michel saying, -Thank you sir, the lady who cooked your fish was gone, finished her time and didnt tell us she's cooking something.
-Its okey. I have my fish, its all that matters.

While we were eating, I was giggling.
"What?" Michel asked me.
"You are becoming a filipino by the stomach.Getting putty over food.Can you go to the kitchen again?
-Why?
-I want to get a photo of you there...for my blog, hahahaha.

Michel laughed too and the Manager passed by asking; "Is there something wrong with the fish?"
Hahahahaha, (duet pa kami).
"No. My wife wanted me to go to the kitchen again to act like Im holding my fish and she will take my photo. She put it in her blog in the internet entitled The Kitchen Gatecrasher"

The Manager said;
- Anything for a laugh, Sir. You may go to the kitchen.


2.I told Marghie to passed by at Western Union to send money to Lorraine.The shop was open on Sundays .She arrived first and later , a filipino and a black girl. When the counter was open, the filipino behind her said in english that he came first. The WU personnel answered, no she came first, she should be served first.
The filipino was quiet but sulking.
Mrghie's turn.
The WU personnel gave her a piece of paper to fill in.
Another customer butted in, for exchange of his dollars.
The WU attended him because Marghie was still filling up the form.
The filipino kept on mumbling: I was here first, now Im the last to serve, yadah yadah blah blah blah...
Marghie ignored him.She was first to queue and he who arrived later, wanted to impose his will?
cava pas noh!


Marghie gave the forms, then the computer was stucked up. Offline.
WU told them to wait a bit.
The filipino was cursing in Tagalog.
Eventually the computer was back online , Marghie's transaction was done, the filipino was pushing her at the side.
She stayed and took another form to fill up.
The filipino told her off; You have a second transaction?!!!
He seems not to notice Marghie is a filipina too, that goonie, because Marghie speak french to the WU guy.
She ignored him,again, not even look at him and slowed down her writings in the form.haha
Tiis ka dyan...

The filipino was really in a hurry, looking at his watch, then curse ,then look again.
Marghie ignored him to the full like:
Heller, may tao ba dyan?!!..Drama mo wa epek!.

The WU asked her resident card.
The filipino shut up.
He saw Marghie is a legal resident of France.
And he is not because he showed only his Phil passport.
He doesnt have papers and he is a bully to Marghie?!!!

Eventually,before Marghie left the area, she told him, you know kapwa pa naman kita Pinoy.Dito sa France, merong manners ang mga nakapila...
Natauhan si Loko.
Sabi eh "Pinay ka pala?"

May naniningit din ba sa yo minsan na makulit?

Eto pa.

I was in Auchan Grocey fish section. In big groceries and with fish section, customers must get a number before they will be served.
The attendant asked me my number. I showed it to him and he served me.
A french old lady asked me; hey, what number are you? I came here before you.
Number 9 and you?
Ah, Im 11.
Back off si Lola French...

The attendant asked me what will I take?
I said, shrimps half a kilo.
The attendant weigh my shrimps and handed it to me.
Ensuite,Madame?
That whole salmon, how many kilos is one piece?
Three kilos nearly.
Okey I take it too.
After weighing the salmon , the attendant gave it to me.

The old lady number 11, said: "mine, half a kilo of shrimps..."
I told the lady, "Madame, Im not yet finish..."
The attendant told the lady, to wait after me.
I told the attendant, Ok she can have her shrimps, seems she is desperate...
The attendant didnt want to.
Batas is batas.
Okey,I dont need anything... I told the attendant.

The old french lady was served, thank me for it and said Bonne journee,Mademoiselle.
You asiatics are nice people.
Sus.

Inside the elevator, we met a man carrying a huge chocolate cake.
Michel: Just in time for a slice of cake, hehe.
Man jokingly answered: Do you have a knife?
Michel took out his Swiss Knife from his pocket,and ready to slice the cake haha.

Like Filipino culture eh... "Kain tayo..."
Pero ano ka, di naman talaga nag iimbita.
Sus.