i was going to do a sake (the japanese wine) set up but it wasn't possible because i have no sake in the cupboard. not that i keep sake in my cupboard, i don't.
aha! i remembered the story. one day last month, in one of my late afternoon wanderings, i somehow ended up in a mall that was in the vicinity of several buildings for seniors. the mall has a large food court, several coffee shops and cheap restaurants, a department store, a large pharmacy and several smaller general stores and specialty shops.
i was quite hungry and i was afraid i wouldn't make it home and pass out from hunger so i bought a green tea and a cinnamon roll, sat right smack in the middle as the only available tables were there. i made myself comfy, taking off my coat and neatly piled it on the seat beside me, and proceeded to read the novel on my tablet whilst sipping my tea and munching on the cinnamon roll. that's how i blocked off the din around me. of course, it hasn't clicked yet that most of the people sitting around the food court were older folks, but without looking around, i wondered why most of them were talking with their voices raised. i decided to put on my ear phones.
halfway through my tea, i looked up and inadvertently caught the eye of an elderly man pushing his walker. i nodded my head in a gesture of politeness (because i have been raised well by my mother, thank you very much). before i knew it, the walker materialized in front of me and the man said, "aren't you too young to be around here?" the rather loud and rowdy group of several women and a few men gathered a few tables to my left suddenly became quiet. i asked the man, "am i not allowed to stay here then?" and he said, "no, no, a fresh face pretty as you are is always a welcome sight." i said thank you and went back to my reading. by this time, the group has recovered and started to call the man over which he ignored, and he asked me if he could sit down. now, there were about 4 other tables that were unoccupied, so i pointed to one of them but he indicated the seat in front of me. someone from the rowdy group hollered something about him being already taken and a filipino woman (also elderly) said that his girlfriend was the lady next to her. the lady next to her was giving me the evil eye, clearly not amused. the other men were teasing the man about him being a playboy or something. all these were only registering rather slowly in my brain although i had, by this time, stood up and put on my coat telling the man that if he wanted to sit at the table, that he's more than welcome as i was done with my tea and i'm leaving anyway. he got a good teasing from the men in the group about him being rejected. the man remarked to me but for the benefit of his friends that he's never been rejected before. before i walked away, i told him, within hearing of the group, "sir, there's always a first time!" i gave his friends a wink and smiled at the man.
i could hear them teasing and talking at the same time and i just shook my head. only then did i realize that the elderly man was probably trying his pick up or flirting line on me.
yup! i still got it. ex-partner can eat his heart out.
I'm so glad you remembered the story. It is priceless. I guess you were at the gathering place for the "elderly" for which you certainly do not qualify . I'm sure the group is still talking about the old man's escapade tiday, and his girlfriend probably has him in the fighousr. Amazing how you can cause a stir wherever you wander. I like the photo of the same glasses, even without the sake.
So many typos. I hope you can make sense of it. My tablet does not like my words and makes up its own. I mean what is a fighousr? Different spelling for doghouse for sure.
Fabulous story, completely unrelated with the photo, hence even more fabulous. I will not be able to look at a sake glass without thinking of the aged playboy trying to hitch you, lol!
Nice pic and a great narrative. He was surely old enough to know better. I've seen you portrait so I'd be looking for ways to protect my tortured soul! But a space for seniors only? There are too many of us with too much political clout! Time we were exterminated so as not to cause any disruption to the smooth running lives of younger ladies such as yourself! :-)
Funny story- but then you have a real knack for them! I'm glad Romeo was rather harmless and hopefully his ego and relationship with the girlfriend have been restored. (o: Lovely tea set!
