A Funny Thing Happened...

I had dinner with my parents, Amma, and my sister last Saturday at Kai, Greenbelt. A very funny thing happened. I never laughed so hard in my life. My Amma nearly burned down the restaurant. You know how restaurants have these tiny candles in their tables right? My Amma's menu got caught in one of those. We even didn't know it was burning already if it weren't for my sister. She just heard "cackling" noises daw and saw the menu on fire. "Amma! Amma! Menu mo!! Nasusunog!" My Amma just sat and stared at the burning menu. Since I was sitting next to my grandma, I immediately got the drinks list menu (the main menu is really heavy!) and "pinagpag" (for the lack of word) ko talaga like there was no tomorrow. I thought the table cover was going to burn too.



Almost half of the menu was gone. I could see the waiters secretly grinning. Comedy kasi sobra. You're at a nice fancy restaurant, trying to be poise and all, tapos biglang "nawa-poise". Hehe We were told that several customers had a similar experience. Moral lesson of the story: Don't be fooled by those cute candles. While it may add ambiance, it's a safety hazard! Hehe



But I have to admit though it was a serious accident, I had a really really good laugh. :)

The New Merriam-Webster Dictionary

It's interesting to note that the latest Merriam-Webster Dictionary now has the words google, bling, and mouse potato (among others) added to its list.


Use in a sentence:
I've been googling (meaning: searching or looking) for this really cool bling bling (meaning: flashy jewelry).


OR


If I am a couch potato, then I guess you can call Bill Gates a mouse potato (meaning: one who uses the computer a lot).


I wonder whether schools will allow children to use these words in their term papers. Does this also mean it is now acceptable to use these words in formal functions? Merriam-Webster has made it official in its books already. So why not put it to good use? Though I cannot imagine the President using 'google' and 'bling' in her speeches.


How come words such as Yahoo or Brangelina didn't make it to the list? Yahoo deserves as much credit as Google when it comes to search engines. I could have easily said 'yahooed' instead of 'googled'. Then there's Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Need I say more? They attract the most attention than anyone else in the whole wide world.


Side Note:
I've read in the newspaper that the newly franchised (and improved) Dairy Queen and Orange Julius are going to open soon in Manila. I miss DQ's Blizzard already. I hope it just doesn't open in Gateway Mall lang. Ang layo!