I was running late for office this afternoon (EMEA shift at 3pm) and as usual, had to flag down a cab next to my building lobby.
There was this beautiful black girl standing next to the main entrance, and obviously she was trying to flag down a cab as well but was too wary staying under direct sunlight (ironic eh considering she had loads of melanin?:D). I could tell that she was becoming impatient.
Now for all you Makati folks out there, you know that when it comes to flagging down a cab, chivalry is dead! You gotta learn how to be rude or you will end up dry and dusty on the roadside for hours. I used to be “the” nice guy, but people will trample on you. They will deliberately overtake you in a queue even if you’ve arrived at the scene before them. Adaptation, I guess, toughens you up.
But I do make those exceptions, especially for cute girls (well not entirely true i.e. when cute girls are with boyfriends). Okay I’m being discriminatory, I admit.
So I finally flagged down a cab, but I offered it to her. Her face brightened up and gosh, she had the biggest smile I had seen in the longest time. Shiny, pearly, straight white teeth! Oh they almost blinded me. I wanted to smile back in return but didn’t coz of my metal teeth. Damn you braces.
Anyway, my point is that she really made my day. I’m certainly smiling now even as I type.
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