out of the way

I went biking this morning to somehow burn three servings of Pancit and a slice of Brazo de Mercedes that i willingly chow down yesterday.  I have this unperturbed notion that after biking 4 km i could run two sets around the track field without having to catch my breath.  But when i got to CLSU,  my tongue is hanging out of my mouth. I decided (against my desire) to leave plan a and just bike around the campus (and leave the track field to other fitness freaks).  A while later, a good-looking guy in an unregistered motor cycle ride past me but keep on looking behind his shoulder at me. And as I biked along, he circled around and approached me and asked me if the bike I was using was rented. I told him no and that it was mine. We left it at that... And on my way home I was beating myself that I haven’t done anything to somehow linger in the conversation.  The opportunity to know and have a new acquaintance--and a guy at that-- presented itself and I was too bloody shy to even carry out a decent conversation. I should have done something, anything, to get to know the good-looking guy. What a waste! And the unforgiving thing about it is that it’s because of me, my own fault, my own lack of self-esteem. At least I have an experience should other similar situation may arise, i have, hopefully, the capacity to execute smoothly whatever discourse might take place.