星期二, 7月 20, 2004

Escape to Quiapo

There was one time my nurse friend and I met up in Dunkin' Donuts beside the crowded church of Quiapo.  She had this huge bag to her side while she was eating a croissan'wich (tuna flavor I think).  She told me she stormed out of the house because of all the higgledy-piggledy going on with its inhabitants.  My painter friend joined us an hour later. 

Rather than feel sorry for her, I got very curious and asked her what she had in her bag.  I mean, what does a person bring with him/her when he/she storms out of the house and thinks of running away?  I took a slightly tattered piece of Dunkin' Donuts tissue and borrowed her pen to jot down, item per item, the things to bring when leaving home.

(But before that, we first admired the wonderful craftsmanship and sturdy feel of her imported Nine West bag.)
 Going back, here's what we discovered:
 

Thirteen Things One Can't Leave Home Without
 
1.  Acne Drying Plus Solution (strike 1)
2.  Anti-bacterial RS Solution (strike 2)
3.  Céleteque "special" facial wash (strike 3 yer out!!!)
4.  Cellphone with ethnic-inspired knitted pouch (to call friends with; for solace and possible financial support)
5.  Old salmon pink polka-dot shirt with hole near the nipples (her security blanket)
6.  Boxer shorts with tiger paw prints ("hold that tiger! hold that tiger!")
7.  Semi-formal long sleeve shirt for potential job interviews (one can never be unemployed when moving out)
8.  Dental floss (who needs a toothbrush anyway?)
9.  "Kikay Bag" (Vanity/Make-up kit)
10. Big Wallet with ID  (why do women put their wallets in their bags, never in their pockets?)
11. 3 pieces of clean underwear, 1 bra (including the one she was wearing) = 5 articles of undergarment
    Note:  1 brassiere must last for 1 week before washing, using only bath soap not laundry bars or detergents.  Also, my friend suggests to apply some loose powder on the chest area to minimize perspiration, thus extending the brassiere's wearability.
12. Burkedoria - n.  an airborne communicable disease she caught working in the charity ward

13. Rick Warren's book, The Purpose-Driven Life (for the poor directionless runaway)
 

..... How about you?  What would YOU have brought? .....

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