| Friday, February 18, 2005 |
| Of shoes, dates, and fear of buses |
So where were you then?
Xty and I were in Megamall, having dinner at French Baker after spending hours looking for my birthday gift. Was supposed to get Hush Puppies, but I couldn't decide which style to get. Do I get for Mondays-Thursdays, or go for Fridays? After much walking around, I ended up undecided, with aching feet, and a tired partner to boot.
We went to the French Baker and ordered my ultimate favorite, baked lasagna (just typing the words lasagna and french baker make my stomach growl in approval and anticipation). Xty had carbonara. Service was a bummer, there were too many people waiting in line, and i had my order 45 minutes later.
So there we were enjoying our delayed meal, resting our under-exercised bodies when a text message came - "where are u? bus bombed in makati". Ha? Ano daw? Sure? Panic!
How could anyone believe such news - bomb? in a bus? on Makati? How could anyone do such horrors on a day supposedly meant for love, lovers, loving?
If they could hear me now, I’m sure they’d say, “why the hell not? We will trademark this day and make it ours!”
I will not pretend to grapple their principle, nor will I assume their responsibility of explaining their side of the story. I will simply try to illustrate the personal effect of that cause.
Fear.
Of buses, of rides, of going to work, of people on the same bus, of people carrying packages, of people anxious to get off a bus.
What kind of a place is this, where even a simple bus ride becomes a risk one takes? Where a simple gift to a loved-one becomes suspicious? Where any person is a shady character who only has criminal intentions in mind?
Who wants to live in that? Certainly not I.
So maybe I can get tickets for everyone I love and fly (not ride) us out of here. That or stay away from work, gifts, buses, people.
Isn't John Lennon right when he says "give peace a chance"? Methinks the answer to that is a no-brainer. So let's! |
posted by click & crash @ 2/18/2005 04:12:00 PM   |
|
|
|
|
| click & crash |
|
|
| Latest Posts |
|
| Archives |
|
| Links |
|
|
|
