May Piso Ka?

It was December 28, 2006. I left the house at around 9am, and traveled all the way to Paco, Manila to meet with my friends kasi pupunta kaming 'MWUAAH' (that's MOA, you jerk ;-p)

The interesting thing is, while I was riding the jeepney going to Taft, may sumakay na isang 'kakaibang' babae. I guess she's 40 something. At first glance, sabi ko sa sarili ko, either baliw 'to or pulubi. She's wearing this polka-dotted pink dress, and she is clinging to 2 bulging plastic bags containing stuffs only god knows what they are. After a few minutes, she asked me, "May Piso Ka?". Of course, I was a bit shocked. I opened my bag automatically before I can stop myself. After that, I distinctly remembered saying "Ayowalpeh." Then I closed my bag and wasted the next 15 minutes wondering what the hell did I just say. She didn't ask me again, maybe because she didnt understand the word I just uttered. Then the journey continued with the woman occasionally asking the other passengers for a peso. (As you may know, she is quite getting a lot from the other passengers)

Then suddenly, a kid mounted the vehicle I was in, then polished all the passengers' shoes. He was asking for alms, of course. This time, with me on my right mind, gave the poor kid a few pesos. (And I remembered that it was only days after Christmas). The woman saw me giving the kid some coins, asked me once again for a peso. "Ineng, penge namang piso." So yours truly gave her a whopping 3 pesos. Not bad, eh?

(I'll just finish this off, shall I?)

Then, after a few more minutes of silence, the woman shouted, "PARA!" then went to the front of the jeep and gave the driver 25 cents (I think). I think the driver took it seriously for a joke and threw the coin at the of the lady as she descends the vehicle.

Well, what the hell?

And to think it's only been three days since Christmas.

I don't think it's entirely the driver's fault because he's only trying to work, but at least try not to throw things at people. It's shitty.

And the woman, hindi sya nagbayad. And I gave her 3 pesos. What's the use of giving them to her then?

HAPPY NEW YEAR, FOLKS.

Crap school's gonna start soon. Give me a break.