The perfect answer
A writer friend of mine was applying for a job in one of those Makati ad agencies. Feeling that she got through most of the interview just fine, she was finally ready to face the big boss, the last interview that will make or break her application.
“So do you like Air Supply?” a simple enough question, if you don’t think about it.
But underneath the seemingly harmless question was a trap. A “yes” answer means you have no taste. Anything that you can half-expect blaring out of a clunker jeepney can’t be that good. A “no”, on the other hand, would mean dishonesty. After all, who has not hummed to an Air Supply song or two? But being the real writer that she was, she had the perfect answer.
“Do I like Air Supply? Yes... secretly.”
I also secretly like K-pop. You should have an entry about it.
ReplyDeleteYes people. She is the one. The girl with the perfect answer.
ReplyDeleteBelieve it or not people, I admitted to her, without hesitation, that she was a far better writer than me. But ribbed her no end for having written a convincing piece on how cockfighting will save the world! Hahaha...
As for the minesweeper record (smallest level), she beat my record 7 seconds with her own best of 3 seconds (at around 4 am). And was really pissed I didn't try to set a new record. Again, hahahaha...
I miss you Trixie. :)