irony

i was in national bookstore at Glorietta 5 early this afternoon. i did not mean to linger. was there to buy some stuff for the day. so i thought dropping by was a nice idea.

earlier last week, i agreed to have a lunch date with a close friend at PSID today. but i replied to a message that came in early this morning for a raincheck.

it was me. me and my lazy bone. again.

i was usually up at 5 a.m. been planning to go back to my jog routine with a loved one. but i failed to comply for the nth time. after writing off a scheduled mountain climb with the Inquirer outdoor club late last year, i have become increasingly lazy going out for a jog.

i usually end up taking an early breakfast and more time for reflection over my bible reading. and after that, i began snoozing again. so much for getting healthier.

so i found myself inside the mall in the afternoon, inside national bookstore to be exact. and having a soft spot for author John Maxwell betrayed me again. i ended buying three of his books in a flick of a finger. "The power of Leadership;" "The power of Attitude;" "The power of thinking big." seemed all are nice reads. timely for the new year.

shortly after nodding to the checkout girl upon paying for them, i decided to take a walk along Ayala avenue for a change. it's nice to forego the usual commute through a cab from time to time, and take the longer route instead.

been living in the business district for quite a while now, but seeing people who dig into garbage bins for food still surprises me.

yep. right there along Ayala avenue, in front of a tall building that speaks of prosperity, was a middle-aged woman in shabby clothes, looking into a garbage bin to salvage some food. yet, she was oblivious of the yuppies in fancy clothes, who somehow noticed her, but did not seem to mind, though.

that scenario tugged at my heartstrings somehow and i felt sorry for her.

isn't it ironic that the city is called the hub of commerce, the central business district, but yields people who spell poverty in different faces from time to time?

well, this kind of problem has been existing for how long no-one-knows. and maybe the government should pay attention and address it soon.

talk about the irony of it all. next time, maybe i should really take the cab so i won't be seeing such scenarios again.