gino.

we got off the bus at 10:30 last night, our asses still numb and our eyes heavy. while doing our usual “strolling under the roof of caltex” in soldier’s hills, i told my girlfriend that it was already late. we were supposed to eat dinner at her place. “oo tama, pagod na tayo” she replied while digging her bag, obviously looking for something. so swabe na ang lahat. uwian na.

the digging of her bag continued. “gino pa-ring naman ng phone ko, ‘di ko makita eh”. dazed pa kami sa kakatulog, i thought. the traffic was so heavy in SLEX, we had to sleep our asses off just so not to experience the pain of waiting. i got my phone and dialled sugar’s number. it rang. she still kept digging.

“putangina…” ‘kako.

i just kept sugar’s phone ringing. we went after the bus we rode, nagbabakasakali na baka maabutan. tapos yun, someone answered it. sinagot lang pero walang “hello” or anything, it’s as if the one who got my girlfriend’s phone was just listening to us. i also listened. i listened to his background surroundings. tahimik na. nasa bahay na siguro. we even begged him that we would give money just to get my mahal’s phone back.

it was pretty obvious that he had no intention of returning the phone. i admire the likes of pedicab driver Jose Buenaventura and 6th grader Paolo Villaflor. these are examples of some people who prove that being honest and upright is what their character and integrity is all about.

character and integrity. and for what? a razr v3i phone? nakakahiya, kapwa pilipino pa naman.

tsss…

posted on Thursday, May 31st, 2007 at 1:21 pm and is filed under on bwiset, on life. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.