Sunday Breakfast ritual for July 9, 2006. White iPod earphones count: 3

It's Sunday again and time for my Sunday Breakfast ritual. I don't remember when this started but for almost a year now I've been having breakfast at McDonald's at an average of two Sundays per month. I always order the same thing: two pieces of pancakes and hot choco or coffee.

I don't know why I started doing this. One reason could be to watch the people having breakfast there. The anti-social that I am, I do get that occassional urge to be around people every now and then. Before I can get my pancakes though I am subjected to one of my pet peeves: queues. I think there should be another item added to the things that are a constant in life: death, taxes and lines. Then again, I'm just impatient and I admit it.

However, these little annoyances in my life are made bearable by my iPod and by podcasts. I get to tune out the world and at the same time not mind the time I am wasting in queues because I am not wasting any time; I'm listening to podcasts.

(This has become a rant. I apologize. It is perhaps I haven't written anything on this blog for a long time. I miss writing but I've been reluctant lately since I don't see the point in keeping a blog because I don't even have an audience, ergo, I'm just wasting my time. However, aside from being an impatient dick, I am also a procrastinator. I am supposed to be packing my stuff but I find that chore to be of huge importance. Hence, I am avoiding it by blogging. I'm such an ass.)

To continue.

I used to wake up at 7AM so as to avoid long queues but that makes my people watching (or oogling) much less satisfying since people are still in their churches at that time. Things are more interesting after 8AM but the lines are longer and seats more difficult to find. Oogling, I can now recognize familiar faces; people who have the same ritual as I do.

One of the things that I try to keep an eye out for is how many people have the iconic white earbuds stuck in their ears. For today, I counted three excluding me. Two had nanos, the other I didn't see. I smiled to myself thinking that about a year ago, seeing the white earbuds is a rare event. I guess Apple is making inroads into the minds of the Davao consumer and I laud them for that. Next step is for these people to own a Mac if they don't have one yet. Though I do see more and more Mac portables in Davao Wi-Fi hotspots. I hope the trend continues and maybe in two years Macs will comprise 1% of the market here in Davao.

End of my rant. Time to pack.