Bonding With Sam For The First Time--Over Food, What Else?

Posted on February 12, 2010 12:00 am by Veronica

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A few days into my first job and I finally had my own group of friends, mostly girls whom I occasionally bump into at the pantry where, mercifully, fresh brewed coffee was free and bottomless. Soon, I had my own lunch group, 3PM-taho-break group, kikay group, and eventually uwian buddies.

Gail, who was the first in my high school barkada to have a taste of the corporate life, told me about this quaint patisserie located somewhere inside the building across our office. One day, I decided to skip the usual 3PM taho break and walked over to the next building to check it out.

And just as Gail promised, they have a decent selection of gourmet sandwiches and pastries. Their bestseller was the decadent Revel Bar that promised two thousand calories and one dentist visit a piece.

I decided to try it anyway. As I was enjoying a piece and a tall glass of lemonade, Sam walked into the patisserie.

He was wearing the same jeans and same sneakers from that “babysitting” night, over which he wore a simple white shirt with the word “Artist” in front. It was funny how he managed to look fresh at 3 o’clock in the afternoon.

He bought himself a Revel Bar and sat across from me.

“O, kumusta ka na?” he started. “Marunong ka nang umuwi?”

Okay din 'to ah, I thought sarcastically.

“Oo, bakit?” I fired back.

“Wala naman, mukha ka pa rin kasing naliligaw.”

He chewed on his Revel Bar.

“Pa'no mo nalaman ‘tong lugar na 'to?” he asked after a while.

“From a friend,” I answered. “Adik siya sa Revel Bars nila e.”

“Yeah,” he said. “Kapag hindi mo na-try 'to, you’ll miss half of your life. Loko 'tong si Carl ayaw ituro sa 'kin 'yung recipe e.”

“Kilala mo 'yung may-ari?”

“Yup,” he answered. “Bandmate ko nung college. Actually his aunt owns the place. Ume-epal lang siya sa kitchen. Try mo 'yung chicken sandwich nila minsan. Sarap din.”

And that was how we became friends. There were times when we would ditch the usual lunch crowd at Manang’s eatery three blocks away from the office to have sandwiches, revel bars, and truckloads of conversation at this quaint patisserie.

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  eieioow
  63. i love sam na talaga...hihihi
  May 18, 2010 at 02:47 am report abuse
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  lavfifth
  62. sam loves sweets too..
  May 12, 2010 at 07:45 pm report abuse
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  lavfifth
  61. Sam was totally a hunk..he had a band,i don't know,but knowing that a man knows how to sing or play a musical instrument,they're getting more manly for me..
  May 12, 2010 at 07:44 pm report abuse
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  lavfifth
  60. i love pastries too..i'll choose caramel fudge bars over grilled chicken in rose and thyme..
  May 12, 2010 at 07:43 pm report abuse
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  lalabong
  59. bakit di sila mag register here?
  March 30, 2010 at 04:16 pm report abuse
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  lalabong
  58. nakakatawa ung mga comments... :))
  March 30, 2010 at 04:14 pm report abuse
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  lalabong
  57. Grabe may Matt and Sam na posers... :))
  March 08, 2010 at 07:25 am report abuse
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  lady sairi
  56. yiheee.. and it all started with a revel bar.. :D
  February 24, 2010 at 12:53 pm report abuse
• Carl
  55. Thanks V!
  February 21, 2010 at 02:49 pm report abuse
• Nino
  54. Carl pare! may shameless plugging si V sa cafe ng ni Tita!
  February 21, 2010 at 10:07 am report abuse
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  jhe_1212
  53. 53. Yey!!!
  February 19, 2010 at 05:05 pm report abuse
• veronica11
  52. @amie: hahaha, i know, right? :P
  February 15, 2010 at 11:46 am report abuse
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  amie1985
  51. wow. may umeeksena nang mga posers! bongga ka talaga, V!
  February 15, 2010 at 11:07 am report abuse
• veronica11
  50. @franco: i know, right? :)
  February 15, 2010 at 10:51 am report abuse
• veronica11
  49. @editor101: thanks! :)
  February 15, 2010 at 10:51 am report abuse
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  myles_away
  48. hahaha loser yang MATT at SAM na poser na yan... pampam! :P @Jhing - yep ok nga un revel bar ng urban chef sa ofc mo... hahaha pero mas masarap pa din un sa gloria jeans dati. awww nagutom ako bigla! :D
  February 15, 2010 at 06:56 am report abuse
• Franco
  47. lol, hahahaha Matt and Sam Posers.
  February 14, 2010 at 08:02 am report abuse
• editor101
  46. that's the spirit kid..nice shot!
  February 14, 2010 at 12:01 am report abuse
• veronica11
  45. Yeah, maraming posers na. Just want to clear, Sam couldn't comment here. As for Matt, takot lang nun. Hahahaha. :))
  February 13, 2010 at 11:16 am report abuse
• veronica11
  44. @sweetpout: I didn't log in because I couldn't comment anymore. max of 3 times eh. But I'll ask my editors to give me special permission so I can reply to each comment. Yep, my identity's still a secret. :) I have a FB fanpage, you can add me there: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cosmopolitans-Bedroom-Blog-by-Veronica/244934326728
  February 13, 2010 at 11:15 am report abuse
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  sw33TpOut
  43. hahaha!!...posers are so IN?!!!.. there's one for each main characters ah!! @veronica11 (the one w/o an acct) i don't think u'r V...y are u not logged-in? and u'r identity is a secret, ayt?! y the "don't forget to add me on facebook okay?"..?! haha!
  February 13, 2010 at 05:53 am report abuse
• charmie
  42. self confessed addicted to your blog...big time...
  February 13, 2010 at 12:05 am report abuse
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  jhinggay19
  41. hahahahaha!katawa naman! may matt version na rin?? na adik na rin sila sa blog mo v.
  February 12, 2010 at 11:49 pm report abuse
• veronica11
  40. Anywhoo dear readers, thanks so much for the support! don't forget to add me on facebook okay? :) As for Matt, shoo okay? Chapter 1 is so 2009.
  February 12, 2010 at 10:38 pm report abuse
• veronica11
  39. Even Matt has a poser now! Hahaha, this blog must be really a hit! :)
  February 12, 2010 at 10:35 pm report abuse
• missygirl
  38. hahaha!! may MATT na d2.
  February 12, 2010 at 10:30 pm report abuse
• Matt
  37. I'm not a loser, you know that, it's just that I don't like you.
  February 12, 2010 at 09:31 pm report abuse
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  jhinggay19
  36. revel bars??!! may tinda sa pnatry namin nun! kumain lang ako nyan nung isang araw! masarap!
  February 12, 2010 at 05:38 pm report abuse
• fidz
  35. can't wait hahahaha... teka di pa pala ako member ng cosmo. first timer eh (wink)
  February 12, 2010 at 04:43 pm report abuse
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  xelynne
  34. aww! ang galing, naeexcite naman ako sa continuation...
  February 12, 2010 at 02:06 pm report abuse
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  veronica11
  33. @fidz: yes! meron continuation. madaming, madami pa. :)
  February 12, 2010 at 01:57 pm report abuse
• Peachy
  32. parang may point si matilde. pwede rin kasi V used the word WAS. and sabi nya, sam could never comment here. hmm napaisip ako ah.
  February 12, 2010 at 01:56 pm report abuse
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  yanipot
  31. Wow, may poser na Sam! Haha!
  February 12, 2010 at 01:48 pm report abuse
• matilde
  30. Haha! Eh kasi naman past tense. Diba usually we use it pag..you know dead na yung tao. I don't mean na he's gay ah hehe. Medyo nabother lang ako hehe. Kaya nga eh napapaisip ako, kasi sabi mo nga you write between the lines hihi :) Anyway, kudos to you V. Waiting ^___^
  February 12, 2010 at 01:30 pm report abuse
• fidz
  29. may continuation ba to? hehehe
  February 12, 2010 at 01:04 pm report abuse
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  breakaway
  28. Sam's really a typical suplado guy na maangas. But he's VERY interesting ;) :D
  February 12, 2010 at 11:45 am report abuse
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  veronica11
  27. @myles away: hahaha, oo nga, may pretender si Sam, si Matt wala, Sabi na eh, loser talaga tong si Matt. :))
  February 12, 2010 at 11:31 am report abuse
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  veronica11
  26. matilde: Hi there! naku, don't think too much. Sometimes, I write between the lines. No spoilers muna dear.
  February 12, 2010 at 11:30 am report abuse
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  veronica11
  25. @xelynne: would you believe I actually forgot the name of the place? Hahahah. this is a flashback, this happened almost 4 years ago, I don't know. Basta it's somewhere in the outskirts of Makati. In this road they call the streets for artists and architects kasi puro design studios ang nasa street na yon.
  February 12, 2010 at 11:29 am report abuse
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  myles_away
  24. Hi V.. don't worry, for sure naman walang maniniwala sa "SAM" na yan... wow super sikat na din si Sam at may nagppretend na... atleast mas patok pa din talga si SAM kse nun first chapter wala naman MATT na nagcomment...(meron ba?) hahaha :) just dont take it seriously V. Bayaan mo lang sila! :) SMILE!
  February 12, 2010 at 11:11 am report abuse
• matilde
  23. Hi V! Medyo bothered lang ako sa sinabi mo. Sa part na to: because he WAS not. I don't wanna think na sam is..you know.. Sorry if medyo pakialamera ako or something. I'm just bothered :( Hope he's not.
  February 12, 2010 at 11:05 am report abuse
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  xelynne
  22. V, san ba yang revel bars na yan? wanna try it!
  February 12, 2010 at 10:58 am report abuse
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  veronica11
  21. @xelynne: yeah, just want to tell everyone that it's not Sam. The real Sam could never comment here..
  February 12, 2010 at 10:52 am report abuse
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  veronica11
  20. Don't worry, takot lang ni Matt sakin.
  February 12, 2010 at 10:51 am report abuse
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  veronica11
  19. @misstechy: yeah, na-sad lang ako. because seriously, he can never comment here... anyway, yes, nilinaw ko lang.
  February 12, 2010 at 10:50 am report abuse
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  xelynne
  18. san yang revel bars na yan! :) nagutom ako bigla ah..@V: just dont mind whoever is commenting and pretending here as "SAM". wala lang magawa yan!
  February 12, 2010 at 08:35 am report abuse
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  miss_techylicious
  17. @V: grabe naman yun. gotta hate pretenders tlga. thanks for the clarification. chillax na lang tayo. pag sikat kc, meron tlgang pasaway na ganyan to bring you down... wait, i hope hindi si matt yan ha :)
  February 12, 2010 at 08:12 am report abuse
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  veronica11
  16. Whoever is commenting here using Sam's name...please that's a very, very, very bad joke! The bad joke isn't about him saying Sam's gay (because he was not), but your presence. Sam could never comment here, not ever.
  February 12, 2010 at 08:04 am report abuse
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  miss_techylicious
  15. Sam? bakit may ganyang eksena sa post #11.
  February 12, 2010 at 07:52 am report abuse
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  miss_techylicious
  14. oic. so gail pala ang culprit. thanks to her, nagkaroon kayo ng bonding over food. saya.
  February 12, 2010 at 07:52 am report abuse
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  handpaintedsky
  13. gusto ko tuloy ng revel bar right now..yumyum..
  February 12, 2010 at 07:24 am report abuse
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  sexybebe
  12. i found this online baker na gumagawa ng revel bars. one time, i ordered and had them delivered sa office ni bf. sarap daw. would definitely try them pag-uwi ko. hehe!
  February 12, 2010 at 06:35 am report abuse
• Sam
  11. dude,im gay . stop blogging about me
  February 12, 2010 at 04:23 am report abuse
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  loveme.hateme
  10. sweet. yummy. kagutom!!
  February 12, 2010 at 03:41 am report abuse
• mayan
  9. food is the center of it all....ibang level ang pag uusap pag kaharap mo ay napaka sarap na pagkain..:)
  February 12, 2010 at 02:12 am report abuse
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  myles_away
  8. yeah i would love to taste him.. ayy un revel bar pala! hahaha I remember before Gloria Jeans has a revel bar too... but now wala na... awww I love it pa naman.
  February 12, 2010 at 02:04 am report abuse
• gaiL
  7. ma-try nga..c Sam..este! yang reveL bar =) San yan V????
  February 12, 2010 at 01:49 am report abuse
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  summerinparis128
  6. san kya un binibilhan ni V @ Sam ng revel bar?gus2 ko itry.
  February 12, 2010 at 12:59 am report abuse
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  toughgurl
  5. I don't know why pero may kilig factor tlg skin si Sam. HAHA.
  February 12, 2010 at 12:56 am report abuse
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  toughgurl
  4. cute!=) sweet.=)
  February 12, 2010 at 12:55 am report abuse
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  fishbowl84
  3. haaaayy how sweet.
  February 12, 2010 at 12:33 am report abuse
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  retz
  2. Nagutom tuloy ako, I want revel bar now!:)
  February 12, 2010 at 12:27 am report abuse
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  summerinparis128
  1. bonding over food is really nice.i love to eat! :D
  February 12, 2010 at 12:21 am report abuse

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