after the Tick Tick Boom run tonight, i went to dinner with the bluereppers and went home when i was tired. i decided to pass by petron beside la vista to replenish my stuff. i was tired, sleepy, just wanted to get what i need then rush home so i can lie on my sweet sweet airbed and rest.
i parked in front of one of the establishments in the gas station. when i went down, an elderly man (i guess he's around 70 years old) pointed at me. i looked at my clothes and on the ground. maybe i dropped something, or maybe there's something on my shirt. nope. 'twas all clear. i looked at him, clueless.
man: you don't know how to park?
i looked at my car. it was straight naman
me: sorry?
man: your car isn't right in the middle.
i looked at my car again. yes, it was off center. but it's not like i'm going to hit the other car. it's actually fine.
me: oh, i'll just buy something. it'll take around 2 minutes.
he looks at my ateneo jacket
man: you're from ateneo?
me: yes
man: atenista ka, and you don't know how to park?
i laughed a little (subtext: WTF!?)
me: sir, ateneo's not a driving school! :D
on the way home i thought about it. why do people think like that? should every atenean be supreme? should every atenean be perfect? hell, HE SHOULD SEE THE PARKING AREAS IN THE LOYOLA SCHOOLS! i'm sure he'd get a heart attack. what the hell, what does being an atenean have to do with parking properly? did i just embarrass the good name of my school because my car wasn't right smack at the center of the space? i don't care if he's an old man and if people tell us to respect our elders. you're the same people who said age doesn't matter. hahaha.
maybe atenista siya.. he knows that ateneans are great parkers.. chinese parking lot. north parking lot.. bellarmine and west lang yung madali eh..
ReplyDeleteHahaha, reminds me of how La Salle was also perceived before... Madaling makapasok, pero mahirap ang parking.
ReplyDeleteTama! Hahaha. Barado siya. Ang bastos niya k. :))
ReplyDeletegaga kasi madaming atenistang may kotse. haha
ReplyDeletePerfectly centered ba yung car nya? Grabe how OC! If he's so scared to get a scratch on his car then he shouldn't use his car!
ReplyDeletedapat sinabi mo naexcite ka sa malaking parking space. minsan minsan lang yun kasi walang ganun sa ateneo!
ReplyDeletemade me laugh :)) and yeah, kahit ako nahheart attack sa parking sa school :))
ReplyDeleteeven in north it's hard na. there aren't any lines kaya in student parking lots! so technically, you're really going to learn lang if you become an employee because sa parking nila yung may lines!
ReplyDeletetrue. actually in our school it's hard to park also! it's always full!! and some people park in spaces that could fit two cars because they don't want any scratches. we're all just bitches, really. he has to deal with that.
ReplyDeleteikr! kala mo naman binangga ko siya eh...
ReplyDeletemadaming may kotse. pero hindi lahat marunong gumamit.
ReplyDeletealam mo hindi ko na tinignan. pag alis ko nga eh when i was in the UP area na, iniisip ko kung babalikan ko ba siya para mang-asar lang. alam mo namang masarap ako mang-asar.
ReplyDeleteay oo. shit lang oh! ano gusto nya, i-measure ko pa kung smack center ako?! dadala kong ruler araw-araw?
ReplyDeletehaha totoo naman eh! buti sana if he asked where i learned to drive. that, i'd understand. and yes, that's why i hate bringing a car to school. we're all just horrible drivers and parkers haha
ReplyDeleteHaha, 'yun nga yata ang context niya. Na dapat, since ang daming parking spaces sa Ateneo at lahat kayo puro may kotse, dapat praktisado ka na. Pero winner ang "Sir, Ateneo is not a driving school." 'Yan ang tamang sagot. Haha.
ReplyDeletepero kung yung mundong ginagalawan mo puro hindi marunong gumamit, ibang klase yung pagka-praktisado mo. praktisado ka sa mali. hahaha.. at oo, magaling ako sumagot. yan ang practice ko sa improv!
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