(Made a voice memo about this on my cellphone yesterday, but still forgot to blog it. My memo needs memo.)
I was reading The Graveyard Book while waiting for Dee at the Coffee Bean (and Tea Leaf) of Robinson's Place when I saw a burly foreign dude pass by. He was sporting a wooden leg (hard to miss since he wore Bermuda shorts) that started just below his left knee.
In this age of plastics, pneumatics and flesh tone latex rubber it was surprising to see something so old school in terms of prosthetics. Given his physique the guy was one eyepatch and a parrot away from being a pirate, only his "peg leg" was punctuated w/ a big brown left shoe instead of a stump.
I was temped to take a picture but couldn't set up the cellphone cam in time (plus I was doing that stupid voice memo thing). Then again if he saw me he might have keelhauled my ass.
* * *
Went to purchase tickets for me and the 'Rents for a trip to Naga this weekend at the Air Philippines office. While waiting for the receipt another couple --old man and I'm assuming his daughter-- came in to purchase tickets. By coincidence they were also going to Naga on the same date.
When I went to meet up Dee at the Coffee Bean who should also arrive but the same old man and daughter. They even took the table next to mine, with the old man sitting while daughter goes in to order. I was thinking of asking him about their trip but what seems to be an amusing coincidence in thought might seem creepy-stalkerish in reality.
"Hello, 'di mo po ako kilala but I was at the Air Philippines office when you and-- anak mo ba yun-- were getting tickets. Punta rin po kayo sa Bicol? Ako rin!"
I was reading The Graveyard Book while waiting for Dee at the Coffee Bean (and Tea Leaf) of Robinson's Place when I saw a burly foreign dude pass by. He was sporting a wooden leg (hard to miss since he wore Bermuda shorts) that started just below his left knee.
In this age of plastics, pneumatics and flesh tone latex rubber it was surprising to see something so old school in terms of prosthetics. Given his physique the guy was one eyepatch and a parrot away from being a pirate, only his "peg leg" was punctuated w/ a big brown left shoe instead of a stump.
I was temped to take a picture but couldn't set up the cellphone cam in time (plus I was doing that stupid voice memo thing). Then again if he saw me he might have keelhauled my ass.
* * *
Went to purchase tickets for me and the 'Rents for a trip to Naga this weekend at the Air Philippines office. While waiting for the receipt another couple --old man and I'm assuming his daughter-- came in to purchase tickets. By coincidence they were also going to Naga on the same date.
When I went to meet up Dee at the Coffee Bean who should also arrive but the same old man and daughter. They even took the table next to mine, with the old man sitting while daughter goes in to order. I was thinking of asking him about their trip but what seems to be an amusing coincidence in thought might seem creepy-stalkerish in reality.
"Hello, 'di mo po ako kilala but I was at the Air Philippines office when you and-- anak mo ba yun-- were getting tickets. Punta rin po kayo sa Bicol? Ako rin!"
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