another faceless existence

wanna know how to make “friends” and get a good deal at the same time?

i went to greenhills this afternoon to buy some clothes. i am not vain or a fashion dude or anything, i’m just damned bored at home. of course, it has been my habit to pass by the chapel. it is really cool you know, i’m surrounded by all these hooded muslims then in the heart of all the moro stuff is the chapel which has a very very cool ambiance. so i asked god if he could help me get a good deal, you know. that’s what’s special about greenhills, its all about getting good deals.’

so i went to this stall that sells shirts and shoes. they sell the shirt for 200 pesos each. its was pretty cheap, so i asked the lady how much does three shirts cost. she answered me in a duh? sort of way: ‘di 600 pesos. i smirked at her, nice try i thought. i told her that i could buy her shirt anywhere at a price of 550 pesos for three pieces. then she stalled for a while, damn, i’m a pro, i didn’t bite her bluff, i motioned away, then she immediatle said: okey, sige na nga kuya, 550 na. sige na, pumili ka na dyan. i smiled at her and then i started to choose the shirts. while i was scanning through the shirts and testing the sizes, an old fat american stopped by her stall. the american got one of the leather shoes and smiled at it. you could see in his eyes that really loved it. the lady seller, sensing the opportunity to take advantage immediately went near the old american and told him: sir, that’s only 3 thousand pesos, sir. the american smiled, wow!, he said. its too cheap, he added. the lady seller smiled the largest she could make with the ends of her mouth now touching her ears. the lady seller said: go sir, choose na sir, what color you want sir. of course, me, being the herald of justice for all stepped in the picture. i would not allow a lady seller to swindle the poor old guy. so i said: miss, five hundred nalang po, sige na. the lady frowned at me: sorry boy, 550 last price. then i smiled back at her and said: alam mo naman na kaya kong sabihin sakanya na linoloko mo siya sa presyo at yang 3 thousand mo mauuwi yan sa three hundred. her eyebrows met the middle of her forehead. she immediately answered in a half-whisper: loko-loko ka boy ha, sige, 500 nalang, umalis ka na.

then there i was, walking through the stalls of greenhills with a contented smile in my face.