At two o’clock on Thursday 22nd January, I managed the feat of being in two places at once: I was both at the house where Jun’s friends live in Auckland (on the net) and also in Santiago, Chile (on the bus). Where did the eleven hours I spent travelling between the places go?
Three cheers for the inauguration of President Obama (first act: suspend trials at Guantanamo) and especially to see the back of Bush. Unfortunately I find myself reminded of one his more renowned miscommunications in the events of today. We decided to catch a taxi from the bus terminal to the centre of Santiago.
When we arrived at our destination, the meter read $3400 so I gave the guy a $5000 note which he returned to me saying “banca” because the corner was torn. I think I apologised. I gave him another note, which he returned saying “una mil” – one thousand, I thought I’d given him ten – and finally he shortchanged me from the 10,000 I gave him, apologising when I pointed out the mistake.
Counting the cash in the hotel, I realised I was down $9000 (the swapping of bills happened to me once before, in Honduras, and I didn’t realise then for days) and I also have a note I have to take to the bank now. How did Bush try to put it?
"There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again." —President George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002
Three cheers for the inauguration of President Obama (first act: suspend trials at Guantanamo) and especially to see the back of Bush. Unfortunately I find myself reminded of one his more renowned miscommunications in the events of today. We decided to catch a taxi from the bus terminal to the centre of Santiago.
When we arrived at our destination, the meter read $3400 so I gave the guy a $5000 note which he returned to me saying “banca” because the corner was torn. I think I apologised. I gave him another note, which he returned saying “una mil” – one thousand, I thought I’d given him ten – and finally he shortchanged me from the 10,000 I gave him, apologising when I pointed out the mistake.
Counting the cash in the hotel, I realised I was down $9000 (the swapping of bills happened to me once before, in Honduras, and I didn’t realise then for days) and I also have a note I have to take to the bank now. How did Bush try to put it?
"There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again." —President George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002
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