on my way

i call my brother's house...  my sister-in-law answers...

me:  'mamu, could you please check whether the gate is closed?  i'm not sure whether i was able to close it...'

sister-in-law:  'it's closed...'

me:  'oh, good...  i can't remember whether i closed it or i just drove off...'

sister-in-law:  'you're having a senior moment, huh!'

me:  'aw, yup...'

momentS...  :"}

good or bad

at the land transportation office yesterday, i was struck by a sign lying on a table that says, "System Hang."  i didn't know whether to take it as a reflection of the (un)reliability of the system or the pro-activeness of the employees...  \m/

anywhere, everywhere

this morning, i was someplace i go to regularly but not really often...  whenever i am there, i make it a point to drop by the church...  well, this morning, parking was full...  i circled the compound and saw a row of vacant parking slots  ->  reserved for certain personnel though...

i drove close to the guard and requested to park just a very short while.  i said i'll just say a prayer in the church then leave.

the guard declined.

i tried again:  'just one Our Father and then i'll go...'

no.

me:  'ok...  just a sign of the cross and then i'll leave.'

still a no.  but the guard directed me, with a smile, to a small side road.  he said i could park there.

me:  'aren't they gonna tow me there?  i've been tire-locked here before...'

the guard assured me it's ok.

i parked, ran to the church, said a short prayer then drove off.  i just continued my prayer at home.  the venue is immaterial anyway.  God is omnipresent.

sexist

i was walking this afternoon when i saw someone pointing to the other side of the street and telling his companion:  'there!  there's the [car] owner!  female!'

i have a feeling had the driver been male, gender would not have been raised at all.

why or why not

mom asks nephew about the acronyms on his class schedule...

mom:  'what does this mean?'

nephew:  '<blah-blah-blah>...'

mom:  'this one?'

nephew:  '<blah-blah-blah>...'

mom:  'how 'bout this one?'

nephew:  'sanitation...'

mom:  'no...  what do the letters mean?  just like NBA, national basketball association...'

nephew:  'i don't know...'

mom:  'you find out...'

nephew:  'why do we need to know?'

\m/