Commanded and Conquered.
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Intel From the American Heartland
As you all know, my family went to the United States for a little "break". Houston, Texas is my father's base of operations, and we used our '07 Toyota Rav-4 to see good sights in this Land of Liberty. Malls at walking distance, grocery and specialty stores scattered like leaves all over the city, multiple gadgets and gizmos everywhere, and exotic vehicles so common in roads are some stuff that you might see and experience whenever you visit America. Here are some strange facts you will mostly face in trekking this strange land:
1. Everyone's a Technophile - Everywhere you go, America has the latest gadgets in the world. Automated Tissue Paper Conveyors, iPod and Cellphone Vending Machines (yep, that's right... 20 buck bills are not accepted, nor coins. Use the credit card dude.), free-to-use Sony VAIO and Apple laptops, and Blackberry and Motorola phones rule the lives of Americans. Get used to the tech stuff. Geeks are at an advantage today.
2. My Ride's Blinged Already - Endless hordes of exotic cars and monster trucks prowl the everyday streets of Houston. Chevrolet Corvettes and Ford Mustang GT's are the most common sports cars, and Ford F-series Texas trucks are really big (twice the size of the F-150) there. Put it like this : our no. of tricycles are their no. of exotics, and our no. of jeeps are their no. of trucks. That many comrades, that many.
3. It's 9 pm. !!!?!?!?? - Yep, the sun's still up even at 9 pm. In the Philippines, it's pitch-black already at 7 pm. whileas the moon is nowhere to be found yet in Houston. Better rethink your schedules and don't trust the sun much there.
4. Serve Yourself - In the United States, self-service is all the rage in all food establishments and gasoline stations to promote people's responsibilities as good citizens. No cleaners, not a lot of waiters, and also no gas boys to see there! If you want it done right, do it yourself. Practising such responsibilities makes America an organized and prospering country.
5. Food, Glorious Food! - Our large drinks are their peewee thirst quenchers. Their small value size meals are our good-for-3 monster lunches. Our buffets are nothing compared to theirs. Nuff' said.
That's all for today comrades. Commander out.
1. Everyone's a Technophile - Everywhere you go, America has the latest gadgets in the world. Automated Tissue Paper Conveyors, iPod and Cellphone Vending Machines (yep, that's right... 20 buck bills are not accepted, nor coins. Use the credit card dude.), free-to-use Sony VAIO and Apple laptops, and Blackberry and Motorola phones rule the lives of Americans. Get used to the tech stuff. Geeks are at an advantage today.
2. My Ride's Blinged Already - Endless hordes of exotic cars and monster trucks prowl the everyday streets of Houston. Chevrolet Corvettes and Ford Mustang GT's are the most common sports cars, and Ford F-series Texas trucks are really big (twice the size of the F-150) there. Put it like this : our no. of tricycles are their no. of exotics, and our no. of jeeps are their no. of trucks. That many comrades, that many.
3. It's 9 pm. !!!?!?!?? - Yep, the sun's still up even at 9 pm. In the Philippines, it's pitch-black already at 7 pm. whileas the moon is nowhere to be found yet in Houston. Better rethink your schedules and don't trust the sun much there.
4. Serve Yourself - In the United States, self-service is all the rage in all food establishments and gasoline stations to promote people's responsibilities as good citizens. No cleaners, not a lot of waiters, and also no gas boys to see there! If you want it done right, do it yourself. Practising such responsibilities makes America an organized and prospering country.
5. Food, Glorious Food! - Our large drinks are their peewee thirst quenchers. Their small value size meals are our good-for-3 monster lunches. Our buffets are nothing compared to theirs. Nuff' said.
That's all for today comrades. Commander out.
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