…pALaKa…

what is the best way to start your day?  it’s having a breakfast with your girlfriend on the occasion of your monthsary.

that was how i started my week.

last monday, may 28, after i arrived from tuguegarao, i immediately went to baby’s place.  it was already planned that i would take my bath there and then we’d have breakfast together.  on that very day also, we celebrated our 5th monthsary.

weeks ago, i was thinking of how to make this day special aside from having breakfast together.  i was planning of buying her something but a more important thing came that squeezed money out of my wallet.  so i was not able to buy her anything.  nakakahiya pa kasi umutang pa ako ng pang-breakfast.  i am really a good for nothing boyfriend.

anyway, we ate at mcdonald’s (a.h. lacson).  then we walked together to ust.  we parted in front of the main building.  i went to work.  she went to osa.

we saw each other again at 6 pm at her place.  i ate dinner, change my clothes, and rested so that i would have enough energy to go home.  the original plan was that i would leave their house by 7.  however, we missed each other so much that i left at 9 pm.

so what did we do for two hours and a half?  aside from talking and exchanging sweet nothings, we just sat at the sofa cuddling and hugging each other.  since i was so tired, she let me lie down on her lap.  my sweet baby kept brushing my hair.  then she removed every whiteheads and blackheads she saw on my face.  sounds yuck but for me, it was one of the sweetest thing a girl can do for her guy.  i was really touched.  then she continued brushing my hair.  she even massaged my head.  right there and then, i fell asleep.  it was only for a moment.  but it felt heaven sleeping on the lap my baby.

what i thought would be an ordinary day turned out to be an extra-ordinary one.  sometimes, it only takes a couple of love mixed with some sweetness to turn an ordinary day into something memorable.  with my baby, our fifth monthsary turned to be great…or rather, magical!

"i" love "u"

i had a very tiring but wonderful and unforgettable weekend (may 26-27).

that story goes like this.

it was fr. rannie’s (my boss) silver sacerdotal anniversary.  meaning he’a already 25 years in the priesthood.  the exact date was may 20.  but since he was in malaysia that time, the celebration was moved to may 27, which coincides with his mom’s birthday.

since a silver anniversary only comes once in a lifetime, i decided to go and celebrate with him.  and last saturday, i departed.

the bus was scheduled to leave at 10:15 in the evening.  kuya al instructed me to be at the bus station before 10.  i was already at florida bus terminal by 9:15.  (take note: i still went to the office from 8-12 then went to my gf’s place to kill the time).  it was raining.  and i looked so pitiful being there with nobody to talk with.  and the worse thing is they are all talking in ilocano or ybanag.  good thing i know a little ilocano.

quarter to ten, still no sign of kuya al.  i am getting nervous.  my ticket’s with him.  then my phone rang.  "ilaw asan ka na?"

"andito na ako!  ikaw asan ka na?"

"dito na!  san ka ba sa may tolda?"

"oo!"

"alis ka dyan.  punta ka sa kabilang terminal.  dun tayo."

i thought that the other terminal was far away.  it was just across the street.  i saw kuya al.  "di tayo dyan.  dun tayo sa pang-executive."  when i saw our bus all i could say was "wow!"  it really was a bus for executives.  we rode together and made ourselves comfortable.  however, along the way, i felt uneasy.  it so cold!  jacket’s not enough.  one should bring a blanket if he wished to ride that bus again.  good thing kuya al brought one that is big enough for the two of us.

i fell asleep.  the next thing i knew, the sun was already up and i was looking at a vast field.  behind it is the sierra madre.  so beautiful.  i slept again.

when i woke up, we were already at florida bus terminal, tuguegarao!  wow!  it’s my first time here, i thought.  a car was waiting for us.  then we drove to fr. rannie’s place.

we ate breakfast upon arriving.  kuya immediately took a bath after.  he was assigned to serve at the 8 am mass of fr. rannie.  i was left there watching tv.  by 9 am they went up the convent again.  father has another mass at 9:30.  this time at the cathedral.  so i went with them.  but not to attend mass, but to go around the place.  i needed to buy souvenir and cake.

it only took us 15 minutes to drive from fr. rannie’s place to the cathedral.  "be back in an hour.  go to the second floor (of the cathedral’s office) if you arrive early.  take care," father said the moment we got off the car.

i looked for the nearest souvenir shop that i could find.  good thing there was one near the cathedral.  i bought 3 keychains.  now, my only problem was to look for goldilocks.  so i asked mr. souvenir vendor for instructions.  "pagdating mo sa kanto kaliwa ka.  tapos pangalawang kanto, kanan."  sounds easy, i thought.  but holy camote!  one kanto is far from another kanto.  i’d be lost i said to myself.  i walked and walked and walked.  i made a turn.  still no sign of goldilocks.  and then lo and behold, there it was, goldilocks, with its miniature sign.  great!  just great.  i entered, bought a cake and then…

oh sh**!  how was i supposed to go back.  ok ok ok.  the streets there were almost the same.  and i could feel eyes were on me.  it was so obvious that i am not from tuguegarao.  i paused.  then walked.  just imagine i am walking backwards.  retrace your steps.  these were my thoughts.  after several minutes of walking and thinking and a few drops of sweat (it was so hot), i found my way.  yes!

the next important event was the celebration of father’s silver anniversary.  there was a mass at 5:30, which ended at 7.  then a reception took place at the aquino residence about several kilometers from the parish.  the place was filled with people from the upper middle class to the elite class of the society.  but some were down to earth.  it was a wonderful evening.  lots of laughter.  however i had to leave.  the bus would depart at 9:15.  but it was already 8:30 and the eating had not started yet for there were a few performances prior to it.  when archbishop talamayan said the grace, i was the first one attacked the buffet line.  hahahaha!  i had to or else i’d be stuck in tuguegarao for another day.

kuya al drove me to the terminal.  this time he won’t be coming.  but it’s ok.  i was with sung, fr. rannie’s korean student.

i arrived in manila at 6 am.  i immediately went to my gf’s place to take a bath.  i still have work, remember?  hehe.

my tuguegarao adventure ends here.  but as soon as this adventure ended, another began.  but that is time for another blog entry.  =)

"are you the jealous type?" a question from an online survey once asked.

for a moment i paused.  i pondered for a while to examine if in fact i am the jealous type or not.  then i wrote, "nope.  now, yes."

i used to be the person who doesn’t really care or get jealous or whatsoever if someone asks for the number of my girl or if she has a number of guy friends.  i see jealousy as a sign of being over-protective and over-possessive.  being jealous is like saying having no or little trust to the person you love.  but it seems to me the tables have been turned.

is jealousy really a sign of being over-protective and over-possessive?  or could one say that jealousy is also a sign saying that a certain person is afraid of losing the most important part of his life?

it is a fact of life that no matter how much a person loves you, that person is still capable of not loving you and loving someone else.  it is also a fact that there are people who can steal your loved one away from you.  the possibilities are endless.  but in the end, it’s your love (yours and your partner’s) that will prevail.

i always believe that both parties should always work things out together.  i remember a professor friend of mine told me that it is always the guy who should handle the relationship.  but i begged to differ.  for me, both should.  because in the long run, it’s going to be the two of you who will face and solve the problems to come.

i think it is alright to be jealous at times because it shows how much we care and how much we are afraid to lose our partner.  but it’s not good if jealousy becomes the spark of petty quarrels.  and if this becomes frequent then the relationship might die a natural death.

we should turn our jealousy into kindness.  we should put effort in making a positive effect out of our jealousy.  in that way, we could show our partner how much we care for them, how much we are afraid to lose them, and they would in turn see that they are never wrong in choosing us.

love.  be jealous.  and love again.

naging ugali ko na ang magbasa ng headline ng mga dyaryo sa tuwing papasok ako sa trabaho para sa ganun eh kahit di ako makabili eh di ako nahuhuli sa mga balita.  minsan nakikibasa sa katabi ko sa lrt.  at kung sinuswerte naman ay nakakakuha ako ng libre o standard express bago sumakay ng tren.

kanina eto ang tumambad sa akin: pinahihinto raw ng malacañang ang quick count na ginagawa ng dalawang higanteng networks, ang ABS-CBN at GMA7.  sumunod na rin ang comelec sa pakiusap na huwag nang ituloy ng nasabing networks ang pagbibilang ng mga boto.

napangiwi ako at nainis pagkabasa ko nito.  oo may point ang comelec.  tanging namfrel nga lang naman ang credited nila na maglabas ng mga partial count.  pero ano ang dahilan ng malacañang?  bakit sa mga nagdaang eleksyon e wala naman akong nabalitaang ganito lalo na noong 2004 presidential elections?  hahaha! isa lang nasa isip ko.  ito ay dahil tatlo lang sa mga manok ng pangulo ang pasok sa magic 12.  at unofficial pa ito.  maaari pang magbago ang ihip ng hangin.  baka maging isa na lang.  o dalawa.  hahahaha!

tignan mo nga naman ang kapangitan ng ugali ng pokemon na yan.  sore loser ka pikachu!  wahahaha!  pag ikaw ang lamang ayos lang sa iyo na mag quick count.  pero pag talo ka, ayaw mong malaman ng iba.  taena!

at teka!  isa rin kayang dahilan e may balak na naman silang mandaya?  tignan nyo: kung walang quick count, hindi kaagad malalaman ng madla ang resulta ng eleksiyon.  tanging comelec at namfrel lang ang nakakaalam ng resulta.  at dahil hindi nakikita ng taong bayan ang partial count, hindi mo masasabi kung sino talaga ang lamang sa kasalukuyan.  at pag naglabas na ang comelec ng resulta, most likely, official at final na yun.  ano ang kasiguraduhan natin na hindi dinoktor yung mga yun?  di ba?  pag may quick count, nakikita ang progreso ng bilangan.  nape-predict kaagad ng taong bayan kung sino ang most likely na makakapasok sa magic 12.  at pag biglang nagbago yung resulta, mas obvious na dinaya.  pero pag walang quick count, mahirap patunayang dinaya kasi hindi nakita yung progreso at hindi nakapag-predict ang mga tao.

tsk.  politika talaga sadyang kay dumi.