as the commute stopped along zapote street in makati yesterday, a woman got on. she made criss-crossing gestures over her breast. i think she was making a sign of the cross, i'm not sure. she was about 45 or so, wearing a white sleeveless shirt over black leggings. a few seconds after she boarded the jeep, she closed her eyes.
after three blocks, she asked the driver to stop and started to alight. the driver called her attention and reminded her she has not paid her fare yet. to this, the woman answered, "i don't pay fare."
the driver answered back, "you don't pay fare, what are you, a general?!"
"even higher than a general," the woman shot back. she was now standing on the sidewalk, muttering obscenities while reaching for something inside her bag.
by this time, the rest of us were oggling open-mouthed at the morning treat unfolding before us. the driver made an effort to get out of the jeep, cursing. the woman sitting next to the driver was trying to restrain him from getting out. "leave her be, let's just go. come on!" she said.
i looked at the woman on the sidewalk, she was taking down the commute's plate number. then she shouted, "an order is an order!"
laughter ensued as we drove on. i looked back at the woman -- she was boarding another jeep with the same route.
About Me
- a certified nut
- growing up as the only child in a family full of adults, the only playmate i had was a black & white Great Dane who followed me around wherever i went. she wasn't much of a talker so i pretty much talked to myself.
baobab
Legend says that when the Baobab was planted by God, it kept walking and would not stay still, so God pulled it out of the earth and re-planted it upside down which is why they look as if they have their roots sticking up into the air. Whatever blooms from the Baobab tree is given back to the earth because the mighty tree never forgets its roots...
2 comments:
Nakita ko na yang lukaret na yan, Nut! Nasa Glorietta kami ni M nun tapos may nagwawalang babae dun sa may Chibo at sumisigaw na susunugin daw nya ang Glorietta. Ang tsismis tungkol jan ay talagang mayaman yang babaeng yun at kamag-anak daw ng mga Rufino. Pinapabayaan lang daw ni Ayala magwala sa Commercial Center yan dahil kaibigan daw yun ng pamilya ng Ayala.
O di ba? =)
ay ganun? first time ko sya na-encounter yesterday. nagtawanan talaga yung ibang commuters kasi lumipat lang sya ng ibang jeep pero pareho ng signboard. ano na kaya ang nangyari sa kanila nung driver? :)
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