bizarre moments

12/03/03

A woman gets out of a taxi.She is wearing very tight jeans as per the norm here plus 6 inch spike heels. She waits on the curb as the taxi driver hauls out 2 huge gunnysacks packed with green mangos. She stands with her mangos waiting for the chicken bus.

I am on the packed chicken bus. My suitcase is somewhere behind me. I am happy to have found a seat. A well-dressed man moves to the front and starts preaching. He starts gently but is soon shouting in a hoarse voice, gesticulating wildly with his hands. The conductor is passing, collecting the fare. He hushes him as he passes him. He can´t hear the customers. The preacher stops for a moment and then continues. No one is looking at him. People are sleeping, talking. Loud tex mex music is blaring in the background.

But wait! He is pulling out some scissors. And silver rings. Keychains and toothbrushes. Now the people pay attention. I can´t resist. I buy a key chain. It is similar to the one I bought last year which lasted almost 8 months. Last year it was a palm tree bottle opener. This time, it is shaped like a horse with no other functions I can discern.