red shoes and tobacco pipe

i used to walk the streets of ayala and paseo de roxas to reach my office, monday to friday, around 8 to 8:30 am. of course, i seldom found anything interesting, except for the red shoes and the tobacco pipe.

i first saw the red shoes near the underpass from ayala to paseo. they were a cute pair and i followed them with my sight until i got distracted by other trivial things. the next time i saw the red shoes, i was already in the underpass. and then at another time, in another location of my route.

the pipe was more interesting of course, since it's not every day i see men smoking pipes on the street. i saw it one day at paseo de roxas. i wondered how different it was from a cigarette, and then walked faster and let go of the thought. on another day, i saw the pipe again, but farther from my office.

i noticed that the exact meeting location of me and the pipe, or me and the red shoes, indicated how late or early i was for work. they became my curious morning things, and they turned my walks from boring to interesting. if i encountered them at spots near my office, it meant that im a little early. farther and it meant i was a little late. so whenever i see the pipe on the corner of ayala and paseo, i walk faster because i know that i was supposed to see it at paseo center.

the routine troubled me a bit. it was a little unsettling to know that i was part of an everyday round of events that involved the girl wearing the red shoes and the man smoking a tobacco pipe. it is my nature to get a bit dissatisfied whenever i reach a certain level of familiarity or comfort, because most of the time, it's a sign that i've stopped growing or i'm unaware of newer things. worse, maybe i'm unaware of myself and the things i need to change.

i want to grow in every aspect of my life, because as much as i deny it, i am far from being perfect. last night God revealed to me that i need to refocus AGAIN and change perspective so i can develop into a better person. copy that Lord, im all eyes and ears and heart.

ps: fave word ko pala ang bit? hehe. also, launching a new and first blog segment next wednesday, because i love all the days of the week. no, sunday, dont be jealous.