Last week, while waiting on the sidewalk for the shop attendant to replace Frodo's shattered car window on the driver side, our conversation shifted to the best way on how to replace lost wallets, maybe because a lot of our teammates got their wallets stolen inside his car.
"They can easily buy a new one," I ventured to explain. "Wallets are inexpensive."
"Yes but you're not supposed to buy wallets," Frodo said.
"Huh?"
"You see, in order to invite luck, somebody has to give it to you freely." Apparently, he has his own set of superstitious beliefs. It certainly doesn't sound like feng shui to me, nor does it appear like an old wives tale spun in his hometown in Quezon.
"Take it from me, when I bought my own wallet, I didn't have a good year. When somebody gave me a wallet, suddenly, I've been hitting and exceeding my quotas," he said.
"So there's a good chance you'd become rich if the wallet were given to you," had I said this, he'd probably kill me.
I didn't think he was serious, though. I thought he was only pulling my leg.
Boy oh boy, was I mistaken.
"I have a spare wallet, I bought it but I'm not using it anymore. Do you want it?" Frodo offerred.
Remembering my decrepit-looking wallet I bought in Singapore and given the current state of my personal finances, I said "Yeah, why not."
"But how about the bad luck, won't I inherit it or something?" I couldn't help it, I had to ask him.
"No it doesn't work that way. What's wrong with you?" I can't believe it's my fault again.
"Oh, ok. Don't forget to bring it during the next training session," was all I could say.
And then the attendant finally came over and started fitting in the new car window.
"They can easily buy a new one," I ventured to explain. "Wallets are inexpensive."
"Yes but you're not supposed to buy wallets," Frodo said.
"Huh?"
"You see, in order to invite luck, somebody has to give it to you freely." Apparently, he has his own set of superstitious beliefs. It certainly doesn't sound like feng shui to me, nor does it appear like an old wives tale spun in his hometown in Quezon.
"Take it from me, when I bought my own wallet, I didn't have a good year. When somebody gave me a wallet, suddenly, I've been hitting and exceeding my quotas," he said.
"So there's a good chance you'd become rich if the wallet were given to you," had I said this, he'd probably kill me.
I didn't think he was serious, though. I thought he was only pulling my leg.
Boy oh boy, was I mistaken.
"I have a spare wallet, I bought it but I'm not using it anymore. Do you want it?" Frodo offerred.
Remembering my decrepit-looking wallet I bought in Singapore and given the current state of my personal finances, I said "Yeah, why not."
"But how about the bad luck, won't I inherit it or something?" I couldn't help it, I had to ask him.
"No it doesn't work that way. What's wrong with you?" I can't believe it's my fault again.
"Oh, ok. Don't forget to bring it during the next training session," was all I could say.
And then the attendant finally came over and started fitting in the new car window.
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