Yesterday I went to a junior varsity basketball game in Canarsie Brooklyn (New York) To watch my friend coach against a team from Staten Island. The game was very close and my friend's team ended up losing by two points at the buzzer. Personally I think there was some bad reffing by the officials which contributed to the loss. The fans at Wanger High School were very disrespectful too. Who runs onto a court after a basketball game? I was concerned for the players safety. There was barely any security either.
Coming back to my house I went to an outstanding Pizza restaurant. Now, normally the place is great. I had two slices a plain (terrific) and a Sicilian slice (just ok) the problem is when I went to leave the restaurant I had to use the bathroom and there was only one stall available. I used the toilet and then went to use the sink to wash my hands. I got the shock of my life because I saw a huge amount of hair in the sink, but not just any hair but black pubic hair I believe. I want to think it was beard hair (I hope) but either way why was the sink completely filled with it? and who uses a public bathroom to trim their pubic hair? Gross.
The delicious slice in my stomach turned green. Fortunately, I didn't have to vomit...I informed a waiter about the sink and left disgusted. Not the way I wanted to leave after sitting for so long at the basketball game. but it made me wonder what other shocking images have I seen? Or have my friends...I mean, it's not as extreme as what soldiers see during wars, but nevertheless, it can scar us to some degree. It's like visual food poisoning.
I just read in the New York Times how a kidnapper was released after serving forty years in prison for kidnapping and burying alive many elementary aged students. Those children who are now adults still have anxiety and nightmares. and rightly so. Maybe the kidnappers should have experienced the same thing to see what it was like. I don't know. Maybe two wrongs don't make a right.
How about the time I saw one homeless guy in NYC without pants reading the paper in station like he was commuter. My brother and I even saw a homeless many defecating on the sidewalk as we were walking down Queens Blvd. I guess if you have to go you have to go, but why couldn't he hit up a McDonalds?
Other things that can scar you are things in restaurants like a mouse running under your table, a hair in you food, a cockroach running around. Everyone in the place seems happy and is laughing and you are the only one appalled.
I was in a Chinese restaurant in NYC and a mouse ran under my table when I informed a waiter he asked, "Where did it go?"
"How should I know? I'm not zookeeper." I told him as I left. What are they going to do rehabilitate him?
Also the smell of vomit even if it's your own. I was in New Orleans and mistakenly ate white clam pizza. I got violently sick and vomited right next to my hotel room. Sometimes it's true when you have to go you go....
Travel can be shocking too like the time I willing ate horsemeat (terrible) in Uzbekistan or hoofs of animals for sale...I hate it in Chinese supermarket seeing many animals in very small tanks. Seems cruel too.
That's all I have for now. No life lesson for the moment. Please leave a comment if you have any other moments you can't forget. Have a good day and I hope it's memorable for other reasons.
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