Interesting (if not good or fortunate) things continued on a roll. I ran into "Brangelina" outside the Waldorf Astoria Hotel the next day. I was approaching the back entrance of the hotel and noticed four to five onlookers and a paparazzi snapping photos. Some minor celebrity is probably coming out, I thought, given the pathetic tiny crowd. But then as I approached the revolving door the couple emerged. I didn't recognize Angelina Jolie at first because of her goggle-sized shades, though her silouhette was familiar. But Brad Pitt stepped out right behind her and left no doubt who the woman could be. They walked right pass me into their chauffeured, bullet proof SUV and zoomed away. Many people and paparazzi would wait for hours and days to catch a glimpse of the two, and there I was, a random pedestrian who could care less about movie stars/celebrities, getting a good close look of this hounded duo.
Yesterday, I was strolling through Richard Serra's massive steel sculptures at the MOMA. I came out of a narrow opening of a giant installation and there in front of tiny Minnow blocking her exit was a "VBF", where:
V = Really
B = Big
F = FI$H
Mssr. Bernard Arnault, the richest man in France, the sixth richest person in the world (Forbes, 2006), is the owner of LVMH, where:
LV = Louis Vuitton
M = Moët & Chandon
H = Hennessy
I recognized his face immediately, and had no doubt it must be Mssr. Arnault given his impeccable grey wool suit and white shirt, on a day when almost everyone opted for tank tops and shorts.
No one else seemed to recognize him. It must have been a nice change for a billionaire used to being fawned over by employees and people seeking favors. Mssr. Arnault looked very happy and relaxed, a world apart from the steely cold image the media likes to project. When I left I ran into him again, leaving the building with his "VBC", where
V = Very
B = Blond
C = Companion
and
1) 25 < VBC < 35
2) VBC ≠ wife or daughter
VBF and VBC were escorted by their chauffeur/body guard to their black (and bullet proof again?) stretch limo. Again, no one but dorky Minnow took notice of the Very couple.
What does that say about me?
And what is the next positive/interesting surprise?
Melon, I am taking another class with you.
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2 comments:
a) I thought you hated acronyms?
b) It seems that minnow is putting too much blame on others....i.e. biz school, water, cable tv, etc.
c) Is cable tv worse than non-cable tv?
d) What about radio, newspapers, magazines and big mouths?
e) What minnow would take a swimming lesson from a melon?
f) Is minnows love for water a case of 'the grass is always greener'?
g) Isn't Hong Kong the capital of Tokyo?
h) Is it better to be aware of 'UFC' or to not?
i) Perhaps fans of 'UFC' should be safely kept at the bottom of a comfy, protective pool.
j) Did you know that Hippos really are the kings (and queens) of the river?
a) not if they contain math. properties
b) I have become an American
c) I'll tell you when I get cable
d) They are cheaper
e) U mean why? 'cos melon is bigger than grapes.
f) No, it's because the water is bluer in the pool.
g) After the ifth world war, according to Nostradamus.
h) Yes. Now I talk like a male fish.
i) ... and get drowned.
j) I didn't know! I have only lived in the ocean...
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