September 23rd

(Taken from an old journal entry, written at a time when "blog" wasn't a word yet and having a gazillion Friendster accounts was the epitome of coolness. To some people, that's still true today. Poor things...)

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Funny how you can easily move from one place that's dry and sunny to one that's soaking wet with rain - nature's mood swings courtesy of the Metro Rail Transit.

Went home from Anne's place in Boni where it was sunny and arrived at North Avenue where the rained cats and dogs.

Needless to say, had to take refuge in the shelter of the station overpass along with fellow stranded commuters.

It's interesting how you find yourself catching up on your people-watching in the most unexpected moments. Nothing really exceptional caught my eye. Well, maybe one or two.

Saw this man and woman: the man looked younger than the lady, The woman was rather large and could pass off as the guy's mother. The guy looked like he was in his late 20s or early 30s.

What caught my eye was how the lady doted on the guy and how comfortable he was with it in front of everyone. At first I thought he had some form of mental retardation, but at second look he seemed normal to me. He even made "goo-goo" faces at the woman (which made me wonder if SHE was retarded...)

Watched a kid play with a paper airplane and he was as pleased as any little boy could get with a toy. He obviously looked like just got off from school. He launched that paper plane into the air for all he was worth, completely oblivious to the sweating crowd around him and the roaring EDSA traffic below.

I guess if you choose to do so, you can always keep the child inside you. And one shouldn't be embarrassed about it. If at all, one should actually take pride in it.

So here's to the child in all of us.