I seldom get the chance to talk to my friends and keep them up-to-date with what's going on with my life...
well, this is it. My online journal. Yah, another personal blog,just exactly what the world needs now. Let's be realistic, it's cheaper than overseas calls. Less tiring than novel-like emails.
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When we were about to go home (from Chiz's Party @ Mcdo), Jp and I decided to take a cab - He's not feeling well and it's hard to take the shuttle or jeepney when you have balloons in your hand. :)
While inside the cab, the driver suddenly started a conversion. He told us what happened to him - A lady passenger just got off at SM City, North Edsa (from Multinational in Paranaque). It was quite a long trip, and when they arrived at SM the meter was already 390 pesos. At first, the lady asked if he has change for 1000 pesos. But since the driver did not have any smaller bills, the lady just handed 500 pesos. Still the driver did not have any money to give as change, so he decided to go to the nearest store to have the money changed in to 100-peso denominations. Suddenly, the person manning the store informed him that his passenger already left. He was surprised that the lady did not wait for him... He was shocked when he got back to his cab only to realize that his passenger left with his cellphone. :( I could feel the sadness in his voice as he told us that his wife (who is working in Taiwan) sent him that cellphone (which costs ~16,000 pesos) just a week ago and he is worried of what his wife will tell him once she hears about what happened. He was even telling us that he did hear mass (it was Easter Sunday yesterday) and can not understand why it had to happen to him, given that he has been praying a lot and is a pastor for another religion.
I found myself telling him not to be sad, and just tell his wife the truth. Maybe the lady who took it needs it more than he does, and it's still a good thing that it was the only thing that was taken from him.
At moments like this, we can only get comfort by thinking of losing other bigger things in our life, and in the end still be relieved that this "small" thing was the only thing that was taken from us. I guess it's easier said than done.. and somehow I could relate to what has happened to this cab driver. Life does play a lot of tricks on us...and sometimes I can't understand why things end up the way they are. Maybe in time I will realize why it had to be this way... :(
