I had yet another solo sorta adventure today. It started out with a vague plan to go shopping for clothes that I could hopefully wear to Galera [if things fall into their proper places] this weekend. After a few hours of shorts-hunting, shades-digging and well, window shopping [due to financial constraint] I deicded to do what I do best, hangout alone in Starbucks and read the book that I conveniently packed inside my bag. The decision that I had to make was whether to go to Starbucks inside Market! Market!, Starbucks Bonifacio Highstreet or Starbucks Fully Booked [also in BOni High Street]. In the end, my being starved for MORE BOOKS made me decide to go to the heaven that is Starbucks Fully Booked.
A few minutes of briskwalking after, I was in Fully Booked with the dilemma of not finding a vacant table outside [the smoking area]. That's when I spotted a barista who was smoking with a vacant chair beside her. Because I badly needed to smoke and because I was left with no other choice, I ended up asking if I can share the view ,err, if i can seat beside her while I wait for a vacant table. She said yes.
It was the start of our getting to know you process. Her name's MJ and she is quite an exquisite new character in the comedy that is my life because of her uhmm, credentials. She is at present a barista in Starbucks but the juicy part is... she used to be one of the ASF Dancers in Wowowee [aka WOwowee dancers, MTB Dancers etc]. How appropriate diba? Give it to me to meet interesting people.
We ended up chatting for at least 2 hours. It was an entertaining, interesting and well, funny exchange of kwentos and misadventures about my life and [mostly] her life. Whoever said "Don't talk to strangers." is a good rule ought to talk to me for enlightenment. I got a lot of juicy gossips [which I promised not to tell other people] and suprising anecdotes from MJ. When she finally had to leave, [she was just waiting for the rush hour to pass] we did what was inevitable... exchange full names so we can search for each other in Friendster.
Alas, I wasl eft alone with only my book as my companion. I stayed for about 2 hours more to finish TRIAL BY JURY by Graham Burnett while I smoke my way to nausea. .Then I toured Fully Booked, browsing through the gold mine that is their store.
It was a great adventure for the Miss. Adventure that I am.
