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Dunkin donuts also know as pasalubong ng bayan in the Philippines. In United States the Dunkin donuts motto is American buy at dunkin. On my 2nd ship (Maple Express) as ordinary seaman this Dunkin donuts are very famous onboard the ship. The representatives in our cargo in Boston Ma are always bringing Dunkin donuts for the cargo control room (pasalubong inshort). Our chief mate in Maple Express has a bad habit in donuts. He brings all the donuts in his cabin or hides the donuts and he is not giving any single donut to the crew. Then one of the crew writes at the gangway of the port “Dead by Donut”. The representative of the cargo saw the “dead by donut” and thinking why dead by donut? He just laughs at the dead by donut.
If we can’t have a donut inside the ship we will produce by our self’s. We buy on our own money to have a donut aboard ship. 1 dozen cost 9 US dollars and its fine for us to buy the donut even if you imagine that in the Philippines the donut cost 120 pesos only. You must hide the donut in your bag when you are coming back to the ship. There are crew who do not buy but they just ask for your donut. If you will not hide you donut, your one dozen donuts will last for 1 minute so you must be magpagdamot if you want to save you donuts for days.
Our chief mate asks me if I will go ashore. I told to my chief mate that I will go ashore sir after I finish my duty. He lends money to me to buy him a donut. Then we go out together with messmam and its very cold outside because its winter time in Boston. We arrive at the donut store and they are already close. We seen form the out side that they are throwing all the donuts that not been sold. We knock at the door to please them to buy donut even they are close. The girl point at the drive thru so we go to the drive thru of the donut shop. The girl told us that they are already close. I please hert If I can buy some donuts because our ship is leaving. Then he just tells me this is drive thru. I told her (I look at my surroundings) yes I know this is drive thru but can we order because you’re already close. But this is drive thru the girl says then I answered am I’m very sorry I don’t have a car but can we order even we don’t have a car? The messman laugh at me but I stare at him so he just keeps his laughing in low voice. The girl asked how many do you want to buy? I told the girl 2 dozen pls. She told me I don’t have 2 dozen but her partner is still throwing all the donuts in the trash can. I told the girl ok 1 dozen she reply again I don’t have 1 dozen. Then I asked her how many available do you have? Then the girl replied I have 3 pieces. I just pause for a while and talk Filipino so she can’t understand. SIRA ULO PALA TO TOL EH!! NAGTATANONG KUNG ILAN TAPOS 3 PIRASO LANG PALA SUNTUKIN KO KAYA TO PARA MATAUHAN!!. I bought the 3 pieces and leave the donut shop. My crew mate told me that the drive thru have lot’s of coin. We pick up all the coin and count it. The total of the coins are 10 US dollar and we can buy phone card (5 Dollars each) to call in our family. Then my crew mate told me that how about if we want a donut we can wait to throw the donut outside and we can get all the donuts. I just laugh at him and told my crew mate. Nasa manila tayo di tayo nababasurero tapos dito dahil sa donut magbabasurero tayo. Then we laugh like hell hehehehehe..