T H E P I N E A P P L E
Travels / F o r t L a u d e r d a l e
by Ruben Cress
Ruben Cress | Fort Lauderdale
S u m m a r y
One of the first things that caught my eye was a huge fountain with a pineapple. I really look up to my uncle for knowing so much. He even scolded me for not researching where I was going, lol. I don't blame him, I was kind of a "laid-back" type of guy, living in his "everything and whatever is, is fine" world. But he told me a lot about Florida, for example, that the pineapple was a huge symbol in Florida. It is a symbol that stands for "welcoming". Apparently, it also means that if you place a pineapple on your porch, you're having a swinger party. Well... should've done your research, Ruben! I wonder "how" my uncle got access to this access as well.That being said, the weather was nice for a good stroll around. In my last post, I mentioned that my uncle always laughs his ass off when he's sharing stories about our time together. Well, wanna hear one? As the imbecile I was, I didn't THINK about the difference in weather (NL-USA), and luckily for me, it was 100+ degrees during my visit. Of course, I didn't think about bringing appropriate clothing, and basically, I was walking there in my black thick jeans and black t-shirts. Heck, I even brought sweaters. He warned me before, so, I ended up wearing the "most" light-colored shirt I had on me, which happens to be dark blue, haha.
At some point, my uncle realizes, and he tries to keep his cool... I hear a voice behind me, slightly giggling, "Hey, Ruben, hot huh? and the next thing that happens was him bursting into laughter and cursing "Jesus Christ, this guy goes to the US and he didn't even think about the weather... what an idiot". I had to laugh a bit, it was funny, but it wasn't funny for me as I was soaked. So, he repeats his sentence, as if I didn't hear him the first time lol. "Hey, Ruben.. hot huh?", I turned around, and I was covered in sweat. My head, my pants, my back, dripping I'm telling you. I see his happy face and started laughing. I was so focused on surviving, but I managed to answer him "Yes.", "Yes, it is.", oh my.. "You got any other clothes with you?"... So not much later we went to a store, and no fucks were given what I bought that day. Luckily they had swimsuits as well. Can you even imagine how much I realize how dumb I was? But then again, I had no idea and no expectations of what we were going to do.
Yes, welcome to Florida indeed. Fucking Pineapple.
"I wonder why you have a brain!" / "Gebruik dat verstand eens joh!"
Ruben Cress | Fort Lauderdale
Ruben Cress | Fort Lauderdale
Ruben Cress | Fort Lauderdale
Ruben Cress | Fort Lauderdale
Still cracks me up
Just by looking at that portrait of my uncle, I can hear his words. Which makes me laugh so hard. It's nice to re-live moments like these, and photographs always help me to take me back to certain moments of my life. "Man man man, jesus christ, what a good idea, to not bring any proper clothes with you during the hottest Summer in history!". Oh well, I had a blast with my uncle.
Cheers,
Ruben
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