That’s ah Bandit, Look de Bandit
Yesterday a girl pissed me off. Here I am walking down sidewalk on my street, minding my own business when she (a twentysomething) comes walking towards me. She’s walking for exercise and is dressed in black spandex with a pink iPod Shuffle dangling around her neck.
As she comes gets nearer, she raises her arm and very loosely places her hand around her Shuffle apparently to protect it from me ripping it off her neck. Me! And no, she wasn’t fiddling with it, she was protecting it. When I saw this I looked her directly in the eye to see if I could glean a little of what she was thinking, but she was lost in her music and never looked at me once.
Well I was a little taken aback. Part of me understands why she did it. Crime in Trinidad is outrageous, and even though it was only 4 in the afternoon, crime can happen at any time. At the same time, me a bandit? I’m on my street in front of my own house and I get profiled like that? The whole thing actually demoralized me more than it made me angry.
But who she feel she is, boy? First of all, I have my own mp3 player thank you very much. Secondly if she was really that worried about her Shuffle being stolen, she probably wouldn’t display it to the world like that. Thirdly, if I wanted to steal an iPod, I’d steal a real iPod, not a crappy Shuffle and it would be black, not pink.
9 Responses to “That’s ah Bandit, Look de Bandit”
By Chennette on Sep 25, 2007 | Reply
mani, the girl was probably really shame that she have only a pink shuffle
by hiding it maybe she was hoping you would think it was some fancy nano video nonsense
well, we could always hope for the best anyway! otherwise, that would indeed be an aggravating incident!
By Mani on Sep 25, 2007 | Reply
lol Chennette, well that never crossed my mind. And here I am lambasting her. Gyul, if we don’t laugh sometime we will have to cry.
By Crankyputz on Sep 25, 2007 | Reply
A shuffle.
She shafted you for a shuffle
Not even a nano or a full on 4GB thingy…
The nerve.
Ps. On the flip side, us readers can glean from her unjustified reaction that perhaps you have a built and muscular frame….
By Anonymous on Sep 26, 2007 | Reply
That is how it is now boy?
By Jumbie on Sep 26, 2007 | Reply
Boy, If I have to jog or walk in Trinidad, I looking to take one ah dem ol’ time Sony Walkman.
Know where I can get one?
By Toronto trini on Sep 26, 2007 | Reply
I have an old discman somewhere in my basement Jumbie.. you want it??
By ed on Sep 26, 2007 | Reply
I get the street crossed on me from time to time, which I always find baffling. I mean, honestly. These people who cross could probably mug *me*, and I’d hand whatever I had over immediately. At least it somewhat reassures me that I don’t exude too much yuppieness.
But yeah… a shuffle? Come on. You don’t see me trying to hide my old-ass G3 iPod on the subway. All the shady guys have *better* players than me at this point.
By Jill on Sep 27, 2007 | Reply
i have a nano, i wonder if subconciously do the same thing here ?? it’s sad that the situation has people feeling this way, judging random people wrongly !
also, i like pink… but shuffles doh have enough space !
By Mani on Sep 27, 2007 | Reply
Cranky, I got shafted for a stinking shuffle. However I will not reply to your last statement, lol.
Jumbie and Toronto Trini, I get a cut of whatever deals are made on this website….just letting you know.
lol, Ed. Only if you’re in Trinidad will you need to worry about it.
Jill, lol. I’m sure I will make you self concious of it next time you go walking down the street with your nano.