Tales from the cab: Cinderella’s apple

October 23, 2008, 3:20 PM: Hailed a cab at Discovery Suites, Ortigas. I asked Manong driver to drop me off at the office, Citibank tower in Paseo, Makati. Whilst driving to our destination Manong suited himself to the typical small chatter, and I was obliged, moreover pleased to be his one-man audience.

There was a small traffic build up and just as the car slowed down also did Manong driver’s once lively babbling. The air settled to a complete silence eventually and I heard his tummy grumble, we both smiled at each other and I instantly thought of my apple inside my bag, waiting to be praised for its sweet juices. I didn’t hesitate to offer him my priced apple and with a shy smile he accepted my apple and thanked me for the gesture. He said “ Aba, mukhang masarap ah, very red!” “Sana hindi ako makatulog na parang si Cinderella habang nag-ddrive”. I knew of course who he meant but I did not bother for a friendly rebuttal to correct him.

And so I thought.. haha! Alas, we arrived at the destination, I’ve paid my taxi fare and all, stepped out of the cab and just as I was walking away from the cab, I suddenly felt the urge to turn around and so I did, I rushed back to his cab, opened the door and in a very friendly, nice and happy manner I blurted out “Manong, it was Snow White and not Cinderella” and we both laughed our way to our own businesses. =)

A Moral in Waiting

If you are waiting for an appointment, a job interview, a marriage proposal, a promotion, a loan release or even in a queue to withdraw cash in an ATM or in a crowded public loo and you deem to be uncertain if such pursuit will transpire within the boundaries of your allotted time, then it is only logical that you cease to wait in vain.

Waiting could be eventful, momentary, dreadful, solitary, productive, festive and unfortunately, at times almost endless. It is imperative not to wait and subject yourself to a forced ennui or be the cause to major glitch in your supposedly ever expanding space of time. In all your consciousness, try to avoid situations such as:

• That you wait without an objective; a goal or purpose.
• That you wait and be forcefully subjected to an uncomfortable situation.
• That you wait not having been received or when you deem that there’s no apparent reason to wait and expect; self- reception and outward reception should be reciprocated.

Please always rally upon that you will never have to compromise your time with these obvious and conceivable irregularity/ies in the cycle of time well-spent and time well-utilised.

Bear in mind that it is never wrong to assert one’s self the very moment you feel the slightest pang of awkwardness and uncertainty in a “waiting” situation. Assert yourself as fairly, as honest and as politely as you possibly can, if you don’t, you’ll get to nowhere.