{"id":2868,"date":"2015-03-22T14:30:49","date_gmt":"2015-03-22T07:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=2868"},"modified":"2015-03-22T14:42:58","modified_gmt":"2015-03-22T07:42:58","slug":"some-taxi-fun-for-judy-and-me-31915","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=2868","title":{"rendered":"Some taxi fun for Judy (and me), 3\/19\/15"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our ayi shows up at 7:45 am. It\u2019s early, but forces me to get moving early. The last several days I\u2019ve been enjoying watching out the window in the morning as Judy leaves. She\u2019s struggled getting a taxi several times lately. There\u2019s no defined place to stand for a taxi. Early morning, there are as many as 10 taxis lined up, so no problems. When they\u2019re gone, it\u2019s \u201cevery man for himself.\u201d People walk out and see someone trying to flag down a cab, so they just move up the road a little bit, getting to the oncoming taxis first. Last week, she got \u201cjumped\u201d, several times. The \u201cjumper\u201d got a severe visual glare and pointing, as they pulled away in a taxi that should have been Judy\u2019s. This week, she finally got verbal, shouting \u201cNO\u201d at a guy who started to jump in a taxi that had stopped for her. The drivers don\u2019t care who gets in. They\u2019re just looking for a fare.<\/p>\n

Around 9:00, I went over to Metro for the weekly grocery visit, trying to get out of our ayi\u2019s way. When I got home, it was time to swim. My swimming acquaintance told me the problem yesterday was a shower issue. They shut everything down to fix the hot water, but it\u2019s up and running today. After swimming, I went to the wet market for some vegetables for dinner.<\/p>\n

Around 1:00, I got on the bike and headed to the table tennis park. It\u2019s a 20-minute ride, and there were very few players when I arrived. Lunch is a slow time. I sat around for 20 minutes. Everyone who came in had a partner. I was about to decide today would be the day I don\u2019t play, when someone walked up, looking for a partner. We hit until 4:00 pm, when I begged off. We took one short break, when my partner had to smoke.<\/p>\n

The guy who runs the park has been checking my member book and getting my phone # the last few days, and I found out why today. As we finished, he came by, telling us to go into a little building. Inside, they checked my info again, got my phone # again, and gave me a pin. I\u2019m not sure what it says, but I think it means I\u2019m a member of the club. Everyone is getting them. Not sure if we\u2019re supposed to wear them, or what, but at least they\u2019re not telling me to get lost.<\/p>\n

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Back at the apartment, I put together the vegetables for dinner, and start finishing up preparations for my classes this week. The early departure on Thursdays dictates everything is ready when I go to bed. It would be a drag to arrive at school without needed materials, knowing they\u2019re sitting on a table at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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