10:12am: Mawie agrees to train Reena and Howard starting tonight IF and only if Reena gets a court. Reeyah volunteers to be Mawie’s assistant (will play for free food hehe).
1:59pm: Walang makitang court si Reena. So looks like the training will not push through.
2:12pm: No courts available according to Reena. Reeyah calls this badminton court in Kapitolyo, WD (8 wood; 4 rubber mats; 4 cement courts). They have a lot of vacant courts but they do not accept reservations by phone from non-members. But assures that courts will still be available from 6pm up.
3:22pm: Reena realizes that Howard’s badminton clothes are with him and he will only be leaving Binondo at 6pm. Chances of playing tonight is getting dim.
3:33pm: Reeyah decides to just go to the gym instead. Mawie plans to window shop and then go the doctor for her allergy shots (6-8pm).
4:54pm: Mawie informs Reeyah that it’s a go. To play from 6-8pm. Mawie tries to call Reena for confirmation but Reena is away from her desk.
5:07pm: No answer from Reena. Mawie is upset because she still has to go home and change clothes. She says, “tinawagan ko di sumasagot grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…ay naku forget it!…ayoko na…di sumasagot ng phone.”
5:12pm: Reeyah: Gusto mo ba maglaro or hindi?????? Mawie: Gusto ko, kasi i really don’t feel like gym but baddy i can drag myself. Sige going na ko. Me: E yun naman pala e, go kunin mo na, sabay naman tayo punta don e.
5:31pm: Reeyah receives an external call. Si Mawie pala. Mawie: Any update? Me: Ha…Wala…I’ll call Miriam. Finally gets Reena on the phone: Me: Are we still on? Tuloy pa ba? Reena: Meron court pero walk-in sa WD…pero tatlo lang tayo, si Howard 6pm pa alis from Binondo…cancel na lang natin. Lalaro naman tayo ng Monday diba? Si Mawie? Me: Umuwi para kumuha ng gamit. Okay. I will call Mawie to tell her hindi na tuloy. Me with Mawie (on landline): Hindi na tuloy. 6pm pa daw makakaalis si Howard from Binondo. Babalik ka pa dito? Mawie: Ah okay. Yup, babalik ako. Sige, bye. Click.
5:33pm: Reena calling me sa phone. Me: Yup? Reena: Tumawag ako sa bahay. Asa bahay na si Carmela, walang siyang assignment. Kaya pala di tumatawag…tuloy na lang tayo! Kahit tatlo lang tayo? Me (panicking): Sige, tawagan ko na si Mawie. Magtatawag ako. Kung wala, okay lang sa akin kung tatlo lang tayo. Click.
Cler is the willing victim.
Meeting place: West core (lobby? bench? Basta West Core – text text na lang daw).
6:15pm: Traffic on A** Avenue near LSM…
6:30pm: On WD…looking for the badminton court…Mawie: Malayo pa. Sa dulo. Liblib yun e. Alam ko yun. Hindi ako nawala nuon e. Asa RIGHT yon.
…after 3 minutes…Cler: Parang dyan tayo galing. We were back to where we started.
Mawie: Mali kayo! Si Reena talaga oh.
Isang malaking DUH!!!
U-turn.
6:35pm: Cler: Ayun o (pointing to the unlit sign to our LEFT)
6:39pm: Inside WD
Mawie to receptionist: May reservation kami Reena O___
Receptionist: Wena?
Mawie: Reena O___
Receptionist: Wena daw.....alas syete pa kayo
Mawie: Hindi pa ho pwede magsimula?
Receptionist: Hindi pa
Mawie: Wala naman hong tao
Receptionist: Alas syete pa pwede (sabay nagtinginan sila ni Cler)
Mawie: Ngayon na ho ba ang bayad?
Receptionist: Oo, mamaya na (duh!)
Ang importante ay we have a court. Court #6
We started playing at 7:00pm. Howard arrived around 8:00pm. We played until 9:00pm.
Pero hindi na siguro kami babalik dun...pero kayo baka gusto nyo mag Q-ing:
Note: Photo taken by Mawie
2 comments:
Hmp. Maglalaro pala kayo mamayang gabi. Hmp. Am not even invited! HMP!
basta have your gear in the office. biglaan din to e.
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