I was patiently waiting by the doctor's couch for my eye check up when he passed by me. He was around 5'11, tall, slim and moreno. He was probably in his mid-twenties. I looked at him from where I was sitting and tried to make contact. He was a little snobbish. I then noticed that he was wearing a white coat - oh so he's one of the doctors. I then tried to figure out if he was indeed one of us. I have never had an eye doctor before so this should be interesting. He called my name. I stood up and proceeded to the check-up station.
"Hi sir, just look straight at the red dot...", he instructed me.
I obliged. We then proceeded to the testing room.
"Sir, matagal ka na ba nagko-contacts?", he asked.
"Yeah...", I replied."Okay sir... close your eyes...", he ordered.
I giggled inside. His voice had that soothing effect. I felt something move.
"Okay sir.. open. Can you read the last line?", he asked.
I simply nodded as I tried to figure out how I can possibly get to know him beyond his name plate.
"Sir, hindi mo ba kailangan ng new glasses?", he asked"Eh pag tumaas ang grado ko, papapalitan ko na lang ang lens...", I replied.
He finally smiled. I smiled back.
"Eh doc, I can still spend a couple more thousands on a new frame... meron ka ba na mura lang?", I asked as I was paying for six pairs of contacts."Ah sige sir, hanapan kita... "
As we were trying on several pairs, I found an opportunity.
"So doc, ano name mo?", I asked.
That probably caught him by surprise but still he smiled and responded.
"M...""Bago ka dito no?", I asked."Yeah, nung January lang...""Ah okay, fresh grad?", I asked again."Hindi sir, sa Manila branch po ako dati...""Ah okay, san ka nakatira?""Sa Mendiola...""Ikaw?", he asked."Dito lang sa area...", I replied.
And that started the long conversation. We fitted several pairs and when I mean we, we. The doctor was also trying on the glasses that I have chosen.
"Oi, bakit pati ikaw nakikisali?", I asked.
He laughed.
"Bagay naman di ba?", he replied.
I smiled.
"Yeah doc, bagay...""So doc, til what time ang duty mo?", I continued."Mall hours...""Eh doc, magkano naman to?", I asked while pointing at the one I have just tried on.
He took out the calculator and typed in some numbers. I did my own math and said that I'd get the pair.
"Wala man lang bang kasamang number ang salamin na to?", I asked.
He smiled and borrowed the calculator again from the saleslady. I was puzzled. I saw him type in some numbers. What he typed in made me smile. I took out my phone and copied his number from the screen.
"Okay doc, salamat.", I finally said.
He smiled at me and excused himself.
"Sir, gawan lang kita ng medical certificate...", he said.
As he walked passed by me, I smiled. I looked at him. He smiled back and winked.
"I can see clearly now the rain is gone...", I hummed this song as I giggled.
Oh, and of course, this is my song for Dr. M, my very own eye-doctor:
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kailangan ko na ring magpalit ng glasses. refer mo naman ako sa doctor mo. charot!!! :)
Tristan, sobrang hindi na ako makapaniwala sa mga stories mo.
LAHAT as in, LAHAT na lang it seems either hitting on you, or when you hit on them, hindi ka bubuntalin.
When did the world become binoma?
I need a new pair of glasses too! san ba yan tristan at mapuntahan ko pagdating ko sa Manila, or should I say, puntahan natin para maipakilala mo ako kay Doc.
Hmmm, another doc??? M ba nagsstart ang name nya? :p
weeee... kilig ako. hahaha..
would we expect a doc-hayden-katrina-halili-video in the future?
hahahah.. joke!
wow another one! may next chapter ba to?
@docmike lumalande ka rin! tama na yung mga docs mo!
weee... kilig!
Dun ko sana balak magcomment sa kabilang post. Kakapakining ko lang ng podcast about this "Online Relationship" thing part 1 & 2.
Marami akong violent reactions hahaha. Kaya walang direksyon yung mga following comments, type lang ako ng type.
But really, I hate pontifications about love (online included). It's not something that you can have rational explanation for. Like shit, it just happens. Pero ang sarap pag-usapan di ba?
The one thing that was made very clear to me by the discussants (parang focus group discussion lang, LOL) is that you need to choose what kind of person you want to fall in love with prior to falling in love. And then you work from that very specific criteria. Limiting criteria. A checklist, if you will.
Knowing how much influence peers have on each other, you're probably going to fall in love with someone that fits a pre-approved mold. For example, a Cookie-cutter metrosexual with a taste for treatments and products and an appetite for brands. For example lang ha.
Ay ayoko. That is why early on while reading your posts the one thing that urged me to "disown" you was this idea of "below me" or "not in my league or niche market" trend of thought.
May mga bagay talaga na you can't fake or force. Love and lust top the list. And emo is not about love and lust, it's all about SELF.
But I really had a good laugh over the term "self-preservation". Bigla na lang sumagi sa isip ko yung image na na binubuhusan ko ang sarili ng asukal na tinunaw sa suka sa loob ng isang garapon. Tapos after one month, achara na ako!
di naman masyadong galit si theo martin? hehe
naku baka dumami magpagawa ng salamin! haha mauso ulit?
natawa ako dun sa theo martin comment!
salamin salamin.... ahahahaha makapangyarihang salamin....
naku huwag mo lang sasaktan yan at baka bulagin ka niya... hihihihi
@Aris hahaha loko!
@Theo Martin hanggang ngayon ba naman eh nagdududa ka pang malandi ako? Remember mo to: GGL - ganda at galing lang. LOL.
@Doc Mike - isa ka pa! ipapahampas kita ng walis tingting! :P
@LFTS uhmmm uhmmm I have. LOL.
@MkSurf8 hehehe yes, another one.
@eye_spy hehehe may kilig? LOL
@Anonimous lasing ka ba? LOL. I think my references of below or within my market comes from a series of failed attempts at getting the "good" ones.. pero naman, this has never stopped me from trying. Para que pa ako naging talande. :) Natawa ko sa self-preservation atchara moment mo, ibang klase! :P
@CB parang may galit si Theo no? Hugs na lang natin. :P
@Turismoboi yun na. :P
@Yj oo nga no? Hehehe.
wow. :D
You always seem to be at the right place at the right time! Ang galing! :D
galing mamickup ah.. di ko kaya ganun...hehehe..
I don't have the guts to do what you just did with the doctor. I hummed that song "I can see clearly now" churva after I recovered from my Lasik surgery months back. But I think bagay ang song na "I feel good" sa entry mo. Hehe
"Tristan tales is pokpok tales". Kalokah.
ill have to see you in your new glasses....hehehe
bakit ang-galing ni tristan mang-gandos? kaka-believe ka talaga ah..
naku naman... hahaha. hindi ako nagkamali sa pagpasok sa post na ito. nakakakilig. hahaha. lumundag-lundag ang puso ko at hindi ko napigilang ngumiti... hahaha!
ang saya naman.
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