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A DISHWASHER ONCE

"A DISHWASHER ONCE" I WAS INSPIRED WITH THE STORY OF BOY LOGRO WHO STARTED WORKING AT THE EARLY AGE OF 10 AS MURO AMI (REEF HUNTER) AND BECAME AN ALL AROUND ASSISTANT IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT IN QUIAPO MANILA WHEN HE WAS 16 YEARS OLD. BEFORE HIS POPULAR SPIELS, “PING-PING-PING” AND “YUM-YUM-YUM” IN KAPUSO NETWORK ENCHANTED US ALL, BOY LOGRO WORKS HARDER BEFORE THE ELUSIVE LUCK KNOCKS ON HIS DOOR. HE WAS HIRED AS A DISHWASHER IN A FIRST CLASS SPANISH RESTAURANT IN MAKATI CITY. BOY LOGRO EVEN REMEMBER THOSE DAYS WHEN HE WASHED THE LONG PILES OF PANS IN THE KITCHEN. BEFORE WASHING THE DISHES, BOY LOGRO, TASTED THE LEFTOVERS AND ASKED THE CHEF ABOUT THE DISHES. ALL THE RECIPES WAS WRITTEN DOWN IN HIS POCKET NETEBOOK. CHEF VAL GONZAGA BECOMES HIS MENTOR, WELCOMED ALL HIS INQUIRIES AND SHARED WITH HIM ALL HE KNOWS. CHEF VAL GONZAGA EVEN PREDICTED THAT BOY LOGRO WOULD BE A BETTER CHEF ONE DAY. THROUGH A FOREIGN HOTEL GUEST WHO PRAISED THE FOODS PREPARED BY HIM, B