A DAY IN A LIFE OF A PROFESSIONAL BUM

that's me a bum. not the dirty or an uncouth one but a bum nonetheless. bum is defined by pareng daniel as a person spending time umemployed and wandering. ako yon. unemployed and sometimes wandering. today i spent it with friends in a private island aboard a speedboat that you can only see in the movies. i was fetched at the house by chauffer driven range rover and feeling sikat cause im in the company of the rich and the elite. but they are good friends so they are excused from my hatred.
it so happened that a group of my friend friends were invited. they are delegates of the district convention of the rotary club. there are americans from the group and i told myself goodness im going to run out of my savings of the english language. they are professional businessmen from nebraska so their expertise and adeptness of the dialect can be seen. also they are reeking of wealth because while the younger one was wearing a rolex watch the older of the two was wearing an audemars piguet. wow! all those nights that i was reading all those american magazines has good results. i can identify expensive wristwatches now. lunch was sumptuous. oh all those food glorious food. our host is really fond of eating thats why when he has a party expect to be full until you drop. i was at the same table as the americans and they were surprised by our knowledge of their history and geographical location. when i told them that nebraska's capital is lincoln and they are in the midwest and near the square states, amazement is the next reaction. well, it doesnt mean i have brown skin that i am clueless of whats in the other side of the world. everybody had a good time but thats not all. our host decided that we pass by the pearl farm and have picture taking. then to the waterfront hotel coffee house to cool a bit and have halo-halo. i was thinking, lucky me, to be in all these people and surrounding considering i have only 100 pesos in my pocket. well, if im being defined by my status in life, it doesnt matter that im a bum but im rich, no filthy rich because i have friends who are always there when i need them and give comfort when the going gets tough. right gie? i wish you were there so with mickay. kulang ang line up. im here posting this blog and the phone rings. . its another friend inviting me to join her to go to the spa and have a massage, at her expense of course before i could say that i dont have money. aren't i lucky? so that's me - a bum.