Weekend Drifter
My account of STPWW in Emotional Weather Report, today in the Star.
Afterwards we scour the mall for cross-training shoes for Ricky, who has just enrolled at a gym. Another friend, Juan, joins us, and it’s like shopping with The Furies:
CARLO: When I buy a pair of shoes, I compute how often I have to wear them so the price comes to five pesos a day. Then they’re worth it.
JUAN: Where do you put all the stuff you buy? How much closet space do you have? This is just conspicuous consumption.
JESSICA: Here’s a revolutionary idea: Wear something to the gym that you already own.
RICKY: Shut up! I’ll buy the shoes when I’m alone!
What’s happened since then: The cosmos’s sense of humor positively rollicking. Still penniless, but going to Seoul, Korea this afternoon on assignment. Back Monday. Will blog and try to sample live baby octopus. If you’re in Seoul, buy me a drink.
October 5th, 2007 at 05:09
woah! Seoul, Korea! another twisted travel! i wish i can travel even without a single penny… damn, you are lucky. Adopt me! meow… haha… well, bon voyage! pasalubong.. na kwento. chew your octopuses well.. i heard they stick really hard…
October 5th, 2007 at 16:13
Wow, I would love to go to Korea….
Speaking of live octopus, Oldboy was on tv in my country two nights ago…very weird movie. Personally I think the manga version was better.
Have a safe trip!
Ann-young-hee-ga-sae-yo!