[busy signaL]
[Friday, February 04, 2005]
i. birds of a feather
dux: kahapon lang 'yung unang beses kong kumain ng shawarma.
pogz: 'di nga? ako, 'di ko alam ibig sabihin ng s&m.
self: lahat ba tayo may kawirduhan? ano 'yung sa 'kin?
paco: korbu ka.
self: ah, hindi ako natutong mag-bike!
dux: ako rin!
if i remember correctly, matt shares our disinterest in two-wheeled vehicles.
ii. happy birthday
mother: it was good that the bus i was in was air-conditioned, because we didn't move for four hours. i was thinking what wisdom i was supposed to get from the experience, so i started to observe the other people in the bus. nobody was grumbling or even looked angry - they were all sitting quietly! i was so surprised that i texted my friend: 'the people here are so patient. it's really something extraordinary'.
*later*
mother: i asked the conductor if it was the first time that there was traffic that bad, even if i knew that traffic was also bad yesterday. he said it was the first time.
self: if he says that the traffic is always like that, less people will use that route and they'll lose business.
mother: i think that what he said was very wise. it was the quickest way to end the conversation.
self: maybe he ran out of english.
*still later*
mother: since i started teaching late, i had to end late. i finally excused myself around 10. i said it was my birthday and there were people waiting for me. actually it was for papa, who was waiting to bring me home.
self: so what wisdom did you gain from that experience?
father: never marry.
iii. overreading
the food served to me while i teach is always some korean delicacy, like noodles, or sushi, or vegetable soup. but last thursday, they served me an egg sandwich. that was disconcerting. and yet, while i was contemplating whether or not serving me international food was a hint at a step backwards in our professional relationship, the maid brought in a cob of sweet corn.
um, gahmsah hahmnida?
sige ingat.ΓΌ
posted by stani at 11:59 PM
dux: kahapon lang 'yung unang beses kong kumain ng shawarma.
pogz: 'di nga? ako, 'di ko alam ibig sabihin ng s&m.
self: lahat ba tayo may kawirduhan? ano 'yung sa 'kin?
paco: korbu ka.
self: ah, hindi ako natutong mag-bike!
dux: ako rin!
if i remember correctly, matt shares our disinterest in two-wheeled vehicles.
ii. happy birthday
mother: it was good that the bus i was in was air-conditioned, because we didn't move for four hours. i was thinking what wisdom i was supposed to get from the experience, so i started to observe the other people in the bus. nobody was grumbling or even looked angry - they were all sitting quietly! i was so surprised that i texted my friend: 'the people here are so patient. it's really something extraordinary'.
*later*
mother: i asked the conductor if it was the first time that there was traffic that bad, even if i knew that traffic was also bad yesterday. he said it was the first time.
self: if he says that the traffic is always like that, less people will use that route and they'll lose business.
mother: i think that what he said was very wise. it was the quickest way to end the conversation.
self: maybe he ran out of english.
*still later*
mother: since i started teaching late, i had to end late. i finally excused myself around 10. i said it was my birthday and there were people waiting for me. actually it was for papa, who was waiting to bring me home.
self: so what wisdom did you gain from that experience?
father: never marry.
iii. overreading
the food served to me while i teach is always some korean delicacy, like noodles, or sushi, or vegetable soup. but last thursday, they served me an egg sandwich. that was disconcerting. and yet, while i was contemplating whether or not serving me international food was a hint at a step backwards in our professional relationship, the maid brought in a cob of sweet corn.
um, gahmsah hahmnida?
sige ingat.ΓΌ
posted by stani at 11:59 PM