Phil’s blog

A funny thing happened a couple of nights ago. Someone knocked on my door around 10:30 at night and it was this middle aged Chinese woman who was trying to tell me that she needed to come into my apartment for a reason I couldn’t understand. She seemed harmless so I let her in. Yes, in retrospect I realize I was too trusting, should have called someone to interpret before allowing her to enter. Anyway, she walked over to the window in the living room and peeked outside behind the curtain, then asked me to help her move the table so she could stand in front of the window. I did, puzzled, and she stood there in front of the open window with the curtain over her. I tried to pull back the curtain but she said no need, so I stood there and after about 10 seconds I heard this muffled panicky noise. For an instant I was afraid this woman was crying and about to jump out my window. Then she emerged holding a chicken by neck and chest, which was clucking and struggling to break free. I looked outside the window and there was a metal air conditioner or something, so the chicken must have jumped out the window from a floor above and landed on it. I’m on the 15th floor so that’s a lucky bird. Anyway, it was hilarious and I was relieved. I laughed and she smiled, said thanks, and took her chicken home.