The morning bus can be a source of frustration, sleepiness, various diseases, and in some rare cases, like today, a source of inspiration.
This morning, as usual, I waited for the second bus knowing it would be less crowded. It wasn’t! As I was being squished between two girls I was hearing heavy metal music. At first I thought that maybe an emo kid got on and had nothing better to do than annoy us with loud music. But after a closer look I noticed it was no kid. It was an old lady listening to Metallica on her headphones. But the music was so loud anyone could hear it.
It was shocking actually.
I mean, these days’ people seem to frown upon anything that isn’t as it should be. I mean an old lady listening to Metallica on a crowded bus. What is this world coming to?
I managed to squeeze my way on a seat behind this lady and it down on me that she does not give a single f**k on what others might think of her. That woke me up faster than any coffee.
So, I got off one station earlier and went to the park. I had another half an hour before I had to get to work and why not go to the park. I took my camera out and at first I was a little hesitant with all the people there. So I walked around. After a couple of minutes I found something that caught my interest and took a picture.
Then I took another one, and another one and so on.
At one point a guy with his dog (a cute Labrador I might add) walked right passed me and it didn’t bother me.
It didn’t matter that my photos weren’t great or were pretty much ordinary, it matter that I took them and I was’t embarrassed to do so in public. It was a great autumn morning!
2 November, 2011 @ 14:21
omg!! an old lady listening to metallica? =))))))))))))) that is the surprize of my life! xD
i love the pictures. i must take my camera outside sometimes 😀 i’m glad you had a good morning ^^
2 November, 2011 @ 15:32
Yup my co-workers couldn’t believe it as well.
Yes you must take your camera out, take lots of cool pics and share please. hehe ^_^
Also go on morning adventures like myself XD
8 November, 2011 @ 17:26
i thought only my mom gives weird names to our cats :))
i had a cat named cârco (from cârcotașu’) =))
the pictures are really pretty, btw! and i don’t get why you’d feel uncomfortable taking pics on the street… i have 2 posts on my blog with pictures of bucharest, all of them were taken with my phone…and nobody on the street gave a shit actually, oh~ in fact some were even avoiding to pass in front of my phone camera not to mess my picture haha <3
you should be more relaxed 🙂 even if some would judge you for doing something, you shouldn't care, people always judge…and why stop doing something you enjoy because a stranger does not approve?
8 November, 2011 @ 17:31
same goes with that old woman! kudos to her! she’s my role model from now on! :3
you see? it’s a big deal nowadays to be yourself, most of the people are afraid of doing/listening to what they want and be proud of it because there are always prejudices…who said old people shouldn’t listen to that kind of music?
many people should improve on their thinking…
9 November, 2011 @ 08:51
I like your mom! She seems like a really cool person.
Well, I guess I’m uncomfortable because I get stressed easily in public. It’s weird but that’s just me. I remember the posts you are talking about. I really like them! Because of your posts I almost bought the same phone as you have. But it was too expensive so I gave up, but I bought a Nokia with a 5Mp camera.
Still the clarity isn’t the same compared with your photos.
I heard that “being yourself” is a big trend these days, but that’s easier said then done in most cases.
I hope I’ll be able to go out and take more pics. Especially in this season. The city looks so nice in autumn colors.