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a jeepney ride on the dark road of love
30 apr 2009 shift @ work - mmanalo
on the way to work, the jeepney i rode on was tuned to a radio station that featured a brief, on-air love counselling session. this was not the first time i had listened to the show and i didn't really think that the dj cared that much because sometimes, after he gives his assessment, his last sentence will be followed by a comical, pre-recorded animated laughter. maybe it was to just to lighten the up the mood since most callers have deadpan love problems or i was so used to joe d mango in the 90's every friday morning that no one can compare - so far.
so there i was, pretending not to listen and kept my eyes busy looking left and right. i mean, it's a jeepney ride, it's a dark road, i have 2 cellphones in my bag and i was twice a victim of "me-snatch-ur-cp-in-ur-bag-wyl-riding-a-jeep" - as they say, if you look spaced out, you're victim no.1. anyway, girl calls in, said that her problem was she hasn't had a bf for almost 8 months. the dj asked what was the problem about that - turns out that her actual dilemna was that she didn't have any closure with her ex. boy tells girl that he loves her but - and this is the bullet in the gun - he told her that she has to move on. fuck noh, it's like watching a movie and you know the ending but the lead actress is clueless. no wait, the proper term is that she is in denial. as she was being interviewed, the thought "can i slap you awake" crossed my mind. from that point, i ended up spaced out in thought.
that is what i don't get about men, what is the use of keeping us as friends if they know that women don't like being friends with men they had a relationship with - at least after the break up. i mean break up and say why it didn't work for him. better yet, why didn't he just tell her that it really didn't work out for them instead of "i love you, but you must move on" emo lol. i was imagining the scenario in my head as the dj and girl kept on when i realized i was already at my drop off and a minute further i would've missed my stop by miles. i got off, checked my bag. my cellphones are still inside.
