Eavesdropping

Inside the jeepney earlier today, two nursing assistants were having a scintillating conversation touching on topics ranging from sperm banks, the state of the nursing industry and most importantly, that people are just tired of Dingdong and Marian.

"What if both are..you know...not capable of doing it, so both sperm and egg will have to come from faceless donors?" asks the girl beside me. She looks like she has been injecting people all day long.

"If that were that case, then the couple should just adopt, right? It's a lot cheaper and more practical." Says the other seated just in front of her. Her hair keeps on covering her face.

"There are so many nurses nowadays. Who'd take them? You can't exactly go abroad without any experience." This was turning out to be a commentary.

"Yeah but I heard you can still fake your way in Saudi Arabia."

"Saudi? sister! that should be the last resort."

A short pause.

"Have you noticed that Dingdong and Marian aren't pulling in as many viewers like before?"

"What did you expect? They're all over the place. People are simply tired of seeing them everyday on TV."

Obviously, these two are kapuso viewers.

I had this urge to contribute to the discussion and almost said, "Well how about Kris Aquino, you see her twice a day five days a week and once on Sunday. People have long been tired of seeing her and her dramatic antics for a long time already."

But I have reached my destination and had to alight.

And then I received this text message: I'm leaving for Europe in a few days. Kevin.

Who is Kevin, you ask.

I have no idea.