In a recent travel, I found myself in the elevator with a young Hispanic couple and an octogenarian American couple. The two Hispanics were arguing where to have dinner that night in very animated Spanish. They could not seem to agree as the woman wanted to go out, but the man apparently wanted to dine in one of the restaurants in the hotel so they would finish early and he could watch Euro 2012 on TV. The guy was leaning against the open elevator door so that all five of us were stuck there and the elevator was not moving at all. When finally the couple reached an agreement (hotel restaurant it was), the woman pressed the 21st floor and we all heaved a sigh of relief.
When there were just the three of us, the old lady gave me a look an asked, ‘Do you young lady always travel alone?”
‘Well, not all the time, Ma’am but almost always I do’
‘Oh that’s why! That’s why you’re wearing that kind of ring. For self-defense!’
Now, many of those who know me and those who have followed my posts may have already known about my quirky sense of fashion. That night I was wearing a short little black dress. And because it was too plain, I accessorized with this eye catching cocktail ring, I wore this cocktail ring in my middle finger. And because it really was big, it covered partly my point and ring fingers.
I laughed at her observation and said ‘Yeah, this could really give a mean black eye’
‘You bet it can. You never know what goes on in the world these days!’, she said rolling her eyes and then giving me a wink.
Just then, her husband chimed in and said ‘Look honey, even her shoes are for self defense too!’ as they both looked at my black strapped stilettos.
Now, this really sent me laughing out loud. I don’t know if what they said about my fashion sense was good or bad but I countered, ‘Yes, I could really give a mean roundhouse kick with this one!’ and went on laughing.
They smiled and waved back at me and were still talking about my self defense ring and my self defense shoes when they reached their stop on the 35th, one of the executive floors, as the elevator doors closed to take me to my room to the top floor.
seniledenial said:
Love that ring!
Eva said:
Thank you! My favorite too!
B & J said:
What a cute old couple. hahaha
Anyway, beautiful ring and the stilettos are just lovely 😉
Eva said:
Oh, they really made my evening! Thanks for the kind words about my stuff!
Best,
Eva
tinsalipot said:
Hahaha! This post is hilarious! :))
Eva said:
Thanks Tina! I know. The couple really made my evening!
Best,
Eva
LBcruiseshipblogger said:
I nominated you for the versatile blogger award.
Eva said:
Thank you!
asklotta said:
Eva I just love your post about your fashion from the perspectives (opinions) of others (patients, husband, travelers etc.) it makes me laugh and it brings out your true personality which is very daring (brave) in a blog!
Eva said:
Aaaw, Lotta, I’m very transparent (no pun intended) as far as my fashion sense (or lack of it) is concerned, ha ha.
Cheers,
Eva
Kerry Goncalves said:
Love the title! The story lived up to expectations.
Eva said:
Thank you Kerry!
zenhostel said:
I assumed quickly that the ring in the story was going to be a faux wedding ring used for passive self defense to keep the riffraff away.
Eva said:
Ha ha, well I guess that too!
Best,
Eva
Emma said:
well, multitasking is very important..
Eva said:
So true! Thanks!
askmaverick said:
Encounters like these are which make travel memorable, loved the piece about the round house kick.
Eva said:
Thank you Maverick. I still haven’t forgotten whatever little I learned from karate school.
Best,
Eva
askmaverick said:
Next time when you are India be sure to give me a few pointers 🙂
Eva said:
Ha ha, you’re funny.
askmaverick said:
Well i do have my light-hearted moments … any plans of travelling to India soon?
Eva said:
Of course but not any time soon. Next year, maybe. I’ll do South and if I get lucky, the hills, Himachal Pradesh. My schedule revolves around my spiritual adviser’s schedule as he’s also from the South.
Best,
Eva
askmaverick said:
Great, that means you are closely attached to India and its culture, have fun.
Best
Maneck
Eva said:
Dhanyavad Maneck,
I am. A friend of mine who visits Mt. Abu in Rajashtan told me I must have been Indian in one of my past lives. Sounds good!
Best,
Eva
askmaverick said:
Now that’s a compliment and Dhanyavad to you too for liking our beautiful country … I read your blog and I feel you know much more about India than most Indians do .. where are you from originally
Eva said:
Philippines
askmaverick said:
Nice country … are you on twitter?
Eva said:
No, I’m not Maneck. I linked on Twitter for the blog but I forgot my account name and password. My bad!
Nick Smith said:
Those shoes are gorgeous!!