Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care?

mugtech · 2018-11-17T12:18:23+01:00

Typical day here in the province. Were scheduled to leave on a van trip to Vigan to take my brother in law to the Doctors Hospital for an office visit. We left 1 hour late, for no apparent reason, got to the doctor's office at 10:30 AM for a 10 AM appointment. The doctor did not show up until after 11 AM, the 10 minute office visit was from 11:50 AM to noon. We went to Mercury Drug to fill prescriptions, and 20 minutes later found out they did not have all required. We then went to Two St Joseph's pharmacies, but they were no help. So we went to a different Mercury Drug and got what we needed. Got home at 2 PM to prepare for a 4 PM wedding We got the wedding invitation two days ago hand delivered. The bride is somehow related to the man who married my wife's sister. Never met the bride or groom before the wedding, but we were 2 of the 50 sponsors. The wedding was at a residence only a 5 minute walk from our house, we arrived at 4:10 PM, and the service started one hour later. It was a born again Christian wedding with all the trappings of a Catholic wedding except no communion. Thought after 70 minutes it was about over when 15 people came down to the front carrying a 4 month old child. Turns out it was the bride and groom's child, so the wedding turned into a baptism. Great food followed, many napkins were blown away by the typical evening winds from the ocean. They went through the usual wedding toasts and first dance while the guests ate and some took extra food, bagged it up and left. By the time it was time for the bride to toss the flowers only the wedding party and about 10 other people were still there. One of the bridesmaids caught the flowers and we walked home in total darkness, using cell phones as flashlights.

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FredIndonesia Expert13 December 2024 03:57:47

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All I know is that time is not absolute and that its flow depends on your frame of reference.

I've been all over Asia so I know Asians knew that long before Albert was a twinkle in his Herman's eye and a bulge in his trousers as he was about to jump into bed with Pauline.

Pauline, I'm assured, was also aware time is relative in a short sort of way, especially that first time when Albert was that close to being shot into space.

"Oops!", exclaimed Herman, " sorry, but those hips are crazy exciting".

True story.

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