KFC San Pablo Town Proper, Now Open

KFC Town Proper Now Open

Not too long ago, I posted about KFC Plaza. Well, it's not called KFC Plaza but KFC San Pablo Town Proper and, according to this big banner that I saw at the Cathedral, it's Now Open (see picture below).

Yesterday (June 7, 2013), when we walked passed the fast food restaurant, the sign on the door said something like "Opens On June 8, 2013" which is today. Well, it was kinda funny because they hanged a banner on June 7, 2013 saying that the restaurant was already open but when we got to the door, the opening date mentioned was June 8, 2013.

Confusing

Today is June 8, 2013 so they should have placed the banner today which is the actual opening day and not yesterday. Why? Because it would confuse a lot of people. Remember, the Cathedral area is a very busy area with hundreds of people walking, driving or passing through it. It's like the heart of San Pablo City where every arteries and veins meet and intersect each other.

It's a very good place to hang or put up a banner but if you put a banner saying your open the day before you're actually open then, obviously, it will confuse a lot of people.

KFC San Pablo Town Proper Opens Today

We saw the banner yesterday (June 7) but the date posted on the door of the restaurant was today (June 8). It was confusing but, at least, we got to know the real date of the opening of KFC San Pablo Town Proper.

Remember, the fast food restaurant opens today, June 8, 2013. Don't ask me the time because I don't know. Just go there and, if its still close then wait until it opens.

Romelo Itong on Staree

KFC San Pablo Town Proper is located at the corner of Rizal Avenue and Bonifacio Street. The front of the restaurant faces Jollibee San Pablo. So, there's absolutely no way anyone can miss it.

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Mercury Drug At Regidor Street Won't Give Senior Citizen Discount

Yesterday, me and my wife had a brief conversation with my wife's cousin. He was already a Senior Citizen. Our conversation was mostly about Mercury Drug. He told us that the Mercury Drug Branch located at Regidor Street refused to give him a Senior Citizen Discount.

Why he was refused? He was told that the person in-charge of approving Senior Citizen Discounts had not yet arrived for work. So, what he did was, he left and returned later in the afternoon but, this time, he was told that the person who approves Senior Citizens Discounts had already left for home.

The sad thing about what he told me was the fact that it happens to him whenever he tries to buy from that particular branch of Mercury Drug. Fortunately, Mercury Drug has two other branches here in San Pablo City. One at Ultimart Shopping Plaza and one at Bonifacio Street. Guess what? Both branches don't give him excuses regarding his Senior Citizen Discount.

Remember, this Senior Citizen Discount is a privilege awarded to our Senior Citizens. As long as they have their Senior Citizen Card then no establishment can deny them of all the benefits and privileges it carries.

Anyway, I'm just sharing to you what my wife's cousin or my cousin-in-law experienced when he tried to buy his medicines at Mercury Drug Regidor Street. Hopefully, his experience is not a common practice here in San Pablo City.

Are you a Senior Citizen here in San Pablo City? Have you experienced the same thing as my cousin-in-law?  If you have then why not share your experience by posting it as a comment below.

Romelo Itong on Staree

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2013 San Pablo City Local Elections Results (Partial and Unofficial)

Voting is over. Comelec Officials are now canvassing the results of today's National and Local Elections. Are you excited to find out who won here in San Pablo City? If you are then take a look at the screenshot below.

Partial and Unofficial Results of the Election in San Pablo City for Local Positions. For updates, please visit ABS-CBN's HALALAN 2013 website and COMELEC's website.

(Screenshot was taken from ABS-CBN's HALALAN 2013 website for information only.
No infringement intended)

Update 5: Amben Amante already has a very huge lead over his rivals and the same is true with Angie Yang. I guess it's safe to say that they've already won this. Is it a win for San Pablo City?

Update 4: Incumbent Governor E. R. Ejercito leads the Governatorial race. For Vice Governor, Ramil Hernandez has a huge lead over his rivals. In the Congressional race for the Third District of Laguna, Sol Aragones has a few thousand vote lead over Ivy Arago.

Update 3: For Mayor and Vice Mayor positions, Loreto Amante and Angie Yang already have a huge lead over their closes rival. Candidates from The United Nationalist Alliance continues to dominate the race in San Pablo City.

Update 2: Loreto Amante is leading the Mayoralty race with a total of 22,432 votes and, for Vice Mayor, Angie Yang is leading with a total of 14,835 votes. For City Councilors, five (5) UNA candidates are currently in the Top Ten.

Update 1: From this partial and unofficial result, we can see that the tandem of Loreto Amante and Angie Yang is leading both the Mayoralty and Vice-Mayoralty race. For City Councilors, pretty boy Justin Colago is currently in the lead followed by Egay Adajar represented by pretty girl Karla Adajar.

Remember, the results shown in the screenshot are partial and unofficial. I will update it in a few hours.

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Pansit Bihon - Mang Inasal Versus Prosperity

A few days ago, my wife and I went to Mang Inasal Ultimart. We ordered 2 Special Halo-Halo and 1 Pansit Bihon. If my memory is correct, both food items were priced at about P50 each which is still very affordable.

The next day, my wife and I went to Prosperity. We ordered 2 Special Halo-Halo and 1 Pancit Bihon as well. Including discounts, the entire order cost us about P200. The 2 Special Halo-Halo cost P50 each and the Pansit Bihon cost P100 but it was good for two people.

For this post, I will compare Mang Inasal's Pansit Bihon to Prosperity's Pansit Bihon. I will compare their Special Halo-Halo in a different post.

First, let me tell you some things about Mang Inasal's Pansit Bihon.

Pros:

• it wasn't greasy

Cons:

• the taste was very bland
• the vegetables were tasteless
• the serving size was very small

As for Prosperity's Pansit Bihon.

Pros:

• it was very flavorful
• the meat or pork on top of the pansit was very tasty
• the vegetables were cooked nicely
• the serving size was good for two but it was four times the serving size of Mang Inasal's Pansit Bihon

Cons:

• it was a little bit greasy

Based on my personal experience after eating Pansit Bihon from these two places, I can honestly say that Prosperity's Pansit Bihon is much better than Mang Inasal's Pansit Bihon.

Of course, Mang Inasal in Ultimart has a better ambiance than Prosperity and it's also much cooler but if you want a more flavorful and tasty Pansit Bihon then Prosperity is the better choice between the two.

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KFC Rizal Avenue or KFC Plaza Soon To Open

Soon, a new KFC fast food restaurant will open in San Pablo City. I'm sure a lot of people have already noticed it because it's right in-front of Jollibee Plaza and it's along Rizal Avenue as well.

If you haven't seen it yet then you'll see it now because I took a few pictures of the on-going construction (see picture above and below). In fact, the construction is almost finish and, today, equipments were brought inside the restaurant.

I don't know when this KFC branch will open but, I do know that when it opens, those who enjoy eating at KFC will no longer have to go to SM City San Pablo to enjoy their favorite fried chicken.

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From Poster Infested To Poster Free

A couple of weeks ago, the Center Island of Rizal Avenue was infested by Campaign Posters. The metal railing that surrounds the island and even the lamp posts were covered with Campaign Posters. In fact, if COMELEC will disqualify all the candidates that have posters in the Center Islands then there won't be any Candidates left for the people to vote for.

As you can see from the picture above, it wasn't a beautiful sight. It was very ugly and it was very embarrassing. These ugly campaign posters turned the Center Islands of Rizal Avenue into something embarrassing to look at.

A couple of days ago, a miraculous thing happened. The Center Islands of Rizal Avenue were no longer infested with Campaign Posters. All those ugly looking campaign posters were gone. The Center Islands were once again Free of Campaign Posters.

As you can see from the two pictures above of Rizal Avenue, the Center Islands are once again Free from any kind of Campaign Posters. I would like to thank whomever is responsible for removing all those ugly Campaign Posters in the Center Islands of Rizal Avenue. 

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Campaign Posters And Electric Posts

Candidates for both Local and National Government positions are heavily campaigning all around San Pablo City. They have their campaign vehicles driving around the city playing their annoying campaign songs and all their faces are plastered everywhere (except maybe for those independents who can't afford to pay for campaign posters).

Speaking of campaign posters, I believe that candidates are only allowed to post or place campaign posters in or on designated common posting areas. They can also post or plaster their campaign posters on walls and fences of private properties if they have permission from the owners. Of course, they'll still have to follow the rules on posted campaign materials.

As far as I know, Electric Posts are not designated by COMELEC as common posting areas but, for some reason, some candidates are still posting, plastering or putting up their campaign posters on them. Don't these candidates know the rules on posting campaign materials?

For example, take a look at the posted screenshot above. The electric post in the picture above is just one of the many electric posts in San Pablo City that have campaign posters.

"Candidates are not allowed to post their campaign materials on electric posts, trees and other public structures, including government vehicles; COMELEC has identified a list of common poster areas which can be obtained from their respective election officers,"- PIA

To all local and national candidates who are campaigning in our city, can all of you please clean-up your mess. Kindly stop posting your campaign posters on places or areas where they're not supposed to be posted.

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