An otra dia tranquiel in Huatulco…another quiet day in Huatulco. Maybe because it is Lunes?
Keeping it short and sweet…
Had a great chat with Silverio (Silberio) at the gate. He was the only one of 3 seguridad not wearing the new blue Coors Light playera (t shirt), so we chatted about that for a while. We also talked about his espousa and the dos hijo he has, aged 7 and 5.
Then he asked me a pregunta that I did not understand. I asked him to write it down and he did. Es de usted su camioneta? Cuanto le costo? Is it my truck and how much did it cost? There seems to be an obsession with how much a gringos items cost…because they cannot get the same items here, and because they cannot afford them anyway.
As per normal, I am vague about the price and I was on my way.
No photos on the way to the gym…very rare not to have at least one.
Now at the gym, I had a great cardio session and then spent some time in escolar before hitting the stacks.
On Viernes, Rosa had asked me about a word in Espanol and Ingles, but I did not recognize either and could not find them in the libro I take to the gym. So I did the research over the fin de semana (weekend).
Well…the word did not have a very good meaning at all. Essentially the word was about a pedophile and I was shocked and caught off guard. I showed it to Bexico and she too did not know why Rosa would ask me about such a word. Maybe her hijo was in danger?
Come today, I had to ask and at first it was difficult to communicate the issue, but at the end, Rosa was clear that the word carried a bad meaning, but I did not know why she would bring it up in the first place.
Well here is the perfect example of why it is important to learn Espanol, don’t jump to conclusions AND ask questions.
The answer? Her amiga Paty is still looking for a novio…a boyfriend. Every day we add to the list of requirements…trabajo, dinero, pelo etc. The last few times we added the age of 20-30 and Rosa was trying to add to the list, this requirement: must love kids and want to have children. Lost in the translation was the “man who loves kids”…phew. That was a weight off my shoulders.
Prior to this escolar session, one of the regulars was on the bike a few down from me and she too asked me a pregunta I did not understand. This is the first time this person has ever spoken to me…let alone showed that she knows how to smile. Normally she is one of those stern looking Mexicans.
I yelled down to Rosa (I am up on the “ramp” and the music is soooo loud) and asked her to escriber the pregunta so we could review it later.
The question? Very bizarre. Es de usted su camioneta y cuanto le costo? This is the same question Silverio had asked. This senora also wanted to know the model and if it was legal for her to buy it from me. I told her it was a 2001 Supercharged and NO it would not be legal for her to buy it. The laws are clear on that…no foreigner can bring their vehicle into Mexico and then sell it. Por que? No idea, but it is the law. I them made her laugh by saying that if I sold the truck, I would need to take a taxi everywhere.
The senora owns a hotel across from the seguridad gates and I have seen her a few times on calle Carrizal. I guess she has seen Bexico and I in the truck a few times? Two peeps interested in the truck in one day…good thing we put the high tech alarm in it…lol!! We are not worried.
But talking about the truck, we hope the part is in manana, and we also still need to get the front right tire balanced and/or aligned.
After the gym it was a catch up with Lalo and the boys. I guess they were sad because someone they knew had died on the highway coming in from Pochulta, just West of the aeropuerto. They had the periodico (newspaper) and it had the story….and VERY graphic photos. I asked why the photos and the answer was “more photos, more papers sold”.
While I was at Gabriel the Owl, a gringo came by and pointed at the Sunwing welcome sign and said that Sunwing was not a good airline. He continued by saying that he had to wait 10 hours for his flight.
I laughed and said mi Madre y Padre had to wait at this end for their flight home…but unlike him, they waited at the alberca and had la cena before their siesta and trip to the aeropuerto. This hombre did not know why the flight was delayed in the first place, and I informed him it was the airport in Acapulco that had originally delayed the flight…not Sunwing.
Enough water cooler chat with Lalo and the boys, so I came home and we hit the alberca ourselves.
There was a nice viento (wind) and so it was not too hot…still 31’ish in the shade though!!
We postponed taking the fan to the supposed electronics repair shop (photo tomorrow) but we did our quick stroll to pick up some pan for dinner (ok…I had a cookie too), another hola to the boys, veggies and then a paleta for mi novia!!
La cena was thighs de pollo, arroz y elote dorado!!
Some great news regarding our vacaciones to Canada!! We are fully booked for flight, rental car, hotel in Whistler (with passes) and today we got a deal on the condo we rented when we visited Van from Toronto!! Deals or best prices on all parts of the vacaciones!! Let it snow, let it snow.
That is all for today amigos!! Hopefully manana it will be photo Martes!! Sorry for all the script.
Hasta luego!!
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