crazy stuff

Haha it's been a while...

I'm finally unemployed!!!

Anyways, i'll talk about that later... I'm listening to online radio now (Jam 88.3 fm, a Manila radio station... YES! IT'S ONLINE!! HAHAHA), and as i type, and i'm not kidding, there was a phone contest on air with a chance to win Superman Returns tickets. So somebody calls...

Radio DJ: "so here's your chance to win a pair of Superman Returns tickets to be screened at Greenhills, just answer this question about the movie. Are you ready?"

Contestant: "well, I dyas want you to know dat I hab bin a pan op sooperman bipor Kristoper Ribs."

I burst out laughing.

Disclaimer: I do not know the answer to the following question; but it was the way this went that made me even crazier!

DJ: "ok, so now we'll find out how much of a Super-geek you are... here's the question: what was the phone used by Superman in the movie?"

Contestant: "ahmmm... PONE? (pronouced p-ow-n... a VERY solid 'P')"

DJ (after a series of uhmmms and ahmmms by Contestant): "ok, here's a clue: it's a Samsung phone!"

Contestant: "OH!"

... and just when you thought an answer was coming up...

Contestant: "uhmmm..."

DJ: "I'll give you five seconds to answer"

Contestant: "Samsoong... Samsoong..."

...after five seconds...

DJ: "ok, time's up! so what was the phone used by Superman in the movie Superman Returns?"

Contestant: "uhmmm... Nokia?"

I fell out of my seat laughing.

Anyways, after that somebody called. and got the answer. It's a Samsung D520 or something.

You want more hilarious stories?

Well, yesterday was my last day at work... so as usual I woke up at 6:30, cooked up some breakfast, took a bath, brushed my teeth, all that stuff, then put on my working clothes and of course, my black socks (in bold, just to indicate the topic of this story. how can black socks be funny?)

So, when I got off the lift from my block, I felt a bit of discomfort in my left toe. Apparently, my left sock had a tiny hole on top, and the fabric was sort of rubbing against my skin.

Just a hole.

No big deal.

So I got on the LRT... when I got off to take a bus, I felt something cool in my shoe. it was my toe. Apparently, the hole got bigger, and my toe was able to squeeze through it. Cool huh? Well it was a bit uncomfortable at first. But since it was my last day at work, i thought maybe I should just make myself comfortable and make the hole larger. I won't be using that pair of socks anymore after that day, right?

So I did.

And my second toe (so it's like a foot version of a "peace" sign out of a black sock. I didn't take a photo, so use your imagination) got through.

Great.

I decided to stick to two. No more ripping of socks using violent strides.

I have leather shoes on anyways, so I just went into the office, cool as usual, and went about my day normally, with my new Climacool socks.

Then lunch came.

If you know me well, you would know that I'm the kind of person who is not ashamed to tell my friends about my not-so-glamorous experiences. So I told my good friend, Richmond, about it, he cracked up laughing. Of course, I didn't show it to him. I just told him that I had Adidas socks, and that they were Climacool. Funny enough.

Then two of my officemates, both girls, invited the two of us for lunch, on them, at a Japanese restaurant, since it was my last day.

Cool, I'm getting paid later, and people are going to buy me lunch. Just fabulous. There's no way a ripped sock will hinder my out-of-this-world last-day-at-work experience.

So we went into this cool Japanese restaurant along Orchard Road.

Still cool.

Then I beset my eyes on something I never imagined in my wildest dreams could have happened. It felt like the stars were all lined up for this occurence.

A traditional Japanese restaurant.

Yes, the take-off-your-shoes-and-slippers dining experience.

Well, to cut the story short, I had to take off my shoes, and all the people in the restaurant saw two pieces of sashimi emerging from a ripped black sock.

Richmond couldn't believe it either. He rolled on the couch laughing.

So did I.

Unbelievable. I'm still proud that the whole world witnessed the unravelling of my ninja toe.

I guess I'm simply a unique individual.