Sitting across an open door

I share the room in IAA with Chris and Bakiri. Bakiri sits in one corner, behind the open door, Chris in the other corner, near the window. And I have the privilege of sitting right across the open door, almost facing the hallway. It's been quite amusing -- although sometimes distracting -- to see people pass by, sneak a glance into the room and with a surprised and questioning look, take a second glance before walking away. We get even more stares as we walk across campus, pass the pool tables and into the cafeteria every lunch break. I guess they're wondering what this white guy and this odd-looking lady are doing in their school. What's refreshing though is that when you catch their eye, not one fails to acknowledge you with a smile and a hearty, "Jambo!"

Another good thing about sitting across the open door is that when it gets stuffy in the room esp in the afternoon (no aircon, thank you very much), at least I can still feel the cool breeze come in from outside.

The thing is... kung hindi kaaya aya ang amoy ng mga taong dumadaan (and unfortunately, may mangilan-ilan sila), ako rin ang unang nakakalanghap ng kakaibang amoy ng simoy ng hangin. Pampalakas ng sikmura, hahaha.

--- Syempre isusulat ko yun ng Tagalog ;-)