A Teacher's Diary

Flee Market and other Stories

November 16, 2014

Sunday

Past 12 AM, I received a message from Ate Wina.

Ate Wina: "Gsing kp me lkad ka b mamaya 7am?"

Ako: "Wala naman.. hapon pa lakad ko. Bakit?"

Ate Wina: "Punta tau makati flee market."

Ako: "Haha. Sige. Text text.. :) tulog na para magising."

6 AM - I prepped and went ahead to church. Before I reached the place, I saw Ate Wina with the kids coming from Pulong Kendi, almost near. We decided to dropped by to Mom's shop. Baka kasi magtampo pag nalamang hindi na naman ako nagpaalam. Hahanapin ako nun para magpasingil sa office ng church. Pero ipinaalam ako ni Ate Wina. Umuwi raw ng Pangasinan si Kuya Godi kaya nag commute lang kami papuntang Belair. We've been here before. Nabili ko dun yung red cardigan ko na twice ko lang din nagamit. I no longer want to use it kaya binigay ko na lang kay Janice kasama ng iba ko pang damit na hindi ko na sinusuot. Dapat pumwesto rin kami sa ganun eh. Ang daming pwedeng ibenta sa bahay na hindi na ginagamit. Ang laki rin siguro ng kikitain sa ganun.

What can we see in a Flee Market in Belair Makati? It's like a garage sale. Pero, hindi sa garage ang pwesto at bentahan. There are tables lined and set up kung saan kahit ano pwedeng ibenta. May branded clothes, new and old, used and unused toys, books, shoes at marami pang ibang second hand materials.

Super bagsak presyo. Pwede ka pang makipagtawaran ng bonggang-bongga.

Before we get in the Brgy. Belair, nakakita ako ng Security Bank just outside the gate. I wanted to withdraw some money sana muna pero mukhang nagmamadali na si Ate Wina. Baka maubusan na raw kami. Meron naman daw sa loob kaya dumeretso kami. Ate Wina was about to log in a log book but the security guard suddenly spoke in a scary voice, "Ay! Huwag kang pumirma dyan." He asked for an ID though.

I asked what we need to look for. Kelangan daw namin mahanapan ng damit si Sophie. Antaba-taba na kasi. Malapit na siyang maging kasing katawan ni Robert ng grade 3 class ko. Pang dalaga na yung mga damit na kasya kay Sophie. Ganunpaman, pinahirapan pa lalo kaming humanap dahil ang laki ng tummy niya.

I found a red dress. Pero mukhang hindi naman pwedeng pang-abay para sa kasal ni Des. Binili ko pa rin kasi sabi naman ni Ate Wina, it would look good on me, basta mag heels lang daw ako. It's being sold for php280 pero I was able to make them dropped it to php220. :)

I really like to have a monopod. I wanna be ready when I go to Hongkong. I wanna be able to capture memories kahit selfie at sariling sikap lang. I bought a camera monopod for only php100. I realized it's better to have a camera monopod with the clicker. I spotted a package that costs php400. Pero binigay sakin ng php350 ni Kuya! :) Nice. Pinag-isipan ko talaga kung bibilhin ko. Hindi available yung BPI ATM machine but there was DBP kaya kahit may charge, hinayaan ko na lang. Nag withdraw ko so nothing can stop me in buying the things I really wanted to buy. I also asked about the battery of the clicker. Php20 lang yung isa kaya kumuha ako ng isa para reserba. But then, after I leave his table.. tsaka ko lang ma realize na hindi na niya kinuha sa bayad ko yung php20. Whoa! Ang bait naman talaga ni Kuya! ^-^

I was also able to buy something like a sweatshirt, only fitted. It's gray with stars imprinted with it.

When we were about to go, I dropped by at Mom's shop. Then, I went home.

I was watching Sex Tape but I encountered a problem watching it when I was in the middle. Aileen suddenly sent me a message thru Messenger.

Aileen Cabuguang: "Dre, pnu po uli pmunta dun? Sm aura po :)"

I'll be there later so I asked her if we could meet. It's like hitting two birds with the same stone. I gave her instructions how to get there. She said she'll be from SM Centerpoint and she's going to watch cinebente.

Cinebente is very popular among college students enrolled near SM Manila and SM Centerpoint. I call it KinseMovie before. Simply because it only costs php15 when I was still a college student in PUP. Now, according to Aileen, it's called Cinebente because it costs php25. I am not very sure if other SM Malls are offering the same.

I decided to take a nap. And everything happened after this, I just can't remember.