Written on Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 at 5:00 pm by dwordpresser
A Silent Afternoon
I just finished following up and got my authenticated birth certificate at last. I decided to come here again at MTS. The sun was still up as I got in. I went looking for my favorite spot immediately. It’s a bench with a bush on it’s back - really a good spot to be alone. There was a thin wind but that was all there was in the air. There were a few people around, mostly students. It reminded me that school opening has just got back and the streets will be full of school uniforms again.
The place was serene. The trees were waving slowly. I opened the laptop and the screen was in glare. The sun at my back, although hidden by several tree branches, still managed to reflect in the screen. I had to tilt my lap a little just to get a good view of whatever is happening in the screen.
Then, I checked my mail waiting for any news from the incoming company’s HR. I am getting anxious in going to Makati. Then, I remembered I still have a blog offer undone on one of my blogs. I hastily went to it. These offers were really really helpful for me, especially the past few months. Especially now with the incoming relocation, I need all the financial help I can get.
As I was doing the offer, the sky suddenly rumbled. Soon, the clouds were gathering above me. I think it is about to rain. Better get my jacket ready. The sun’s glare was also getting dimmer. The screen is much better to see. The guy jogging around the oval kept jogging. People were coming in too - two toddlers with there aunts or yayas, a couple finding a bench for themselves, two girls and a boy who sat right in front of me, and a group who sat in one corner who seems to be having fun as their laughter can be heard across the park.
People here could really get lazy around. Just sitting, probably thinking things through (or not thinking about anything at all). Such peace in a quite garden brings one to an introspection, at least in my case. The trees were definitely bigger and taller than a few years back. At a distance, another guy was sitting quietly, resting his chin in his clutched fist, probably counting the branches of the tree in front of him, hehe.
For some time, I wore my Ipod - until my head starts to ache. Do you notice how they make those earpieces? I think they need a better human engineering group to design that, hehe. The sound of silence was much more a soothing music. The birds were playing in the grassy ground. One was trying to carry on its beak a piece of a soda cracker. Quite a catch for an afternoon’s work.
The battery is getting low. Looks like I need to publish this post now. Just a glimpse of the world around me. Until next time. Ciao!
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