Hospitable Uncle Manuel and Auntie Josette: Room 3015
Saturday
I was awaken by the loud knock and shout from the outside. I was irritated by the disturbance. Mag join forces ba naman si Ka Imoy (mom's jeepney driver) at Kuya Froilan (mom's tricycle driver) sa pagkatok. They were asking for the keys of their each assigned vehicles. Kuya Froilan accepted the keys and went his way while I accidentally gave the car key to Ka Imoy, "Ay. Hindi ito. Sa kotse 'to." Then he said he dropped it somewhere last night together with the boundery.
** I kept looking in the dictionary if there's such word as this. Boundery means the agreed amount that the driver needs to remit to the operator everytime he drives the PUV.
I searched and I had a tough time. I almost wanted to make a loud cry because I couldn't find it and my sleep was stolen from me. It took time but I found it. Congrats to me. As I went back to my bed, I can no longer sleep. I grabbed the Stupid is Forever book I borrowed from Trej and started reading.
*** HUMOR ***
MGA ONLINE ACTIVITIES NA DAPAT ITURING NA CYBERCRIME:
Wrong grammar.
Premature campaigning ng mga epal politician.
Photo albums na panay mukha mo lang ang laman. Hindi porke bago ang hair-do mo, magpopost ka na ng 100 pictures ng sarili mo.
*** PICK-UP LINE ***
Pedicab ka ba?
PEDICABang i-date sa Valentines Day?
*** PHILOSOPHY ***
"There is no template for the meaning of life. Instead, the meaning of life is what you choose to make it mean. Life is the consequence of our moral choices."
***CENSORED***
"You're the reason why God created the middle finger."
- Stupid Is Forever, Miriam Defensor Santiago
Naaliw ako sa libro ni Madame Miriam kaya kahit papaano nawala ang badtrip ko. It is when God created humor, there's always good in the morning.
Nakatulog ako ulit and when I woke up, it's almost lunch time.
Nanghihinayang ako kasi hindi ko napanood yung live telecast ng misa ni Pope sa Tacloban. :( Maulan kaya he only had a short visit with them. But I heard that the mass he did there was very touching. Sobrang astig talaga niya. He's so inspiring and too good to be true. Parang ang sarap-sarap niyang makita palagi lalo na kapag nakangiti.
**Fanmode here**
Gusto ko sanang sumama sa Tondo to witness the Sto. Nino Festival. Kaso yun lang, maaga silang umalis. Andami ko lang kasing gustong gawin pa. So instead of going with them, I did laundry. 4 PM daw ang alis namin papuntang Ermita Manila.
Kaya pagod ako nung umalis kami papuntang St. Anne kasi dun nakapark si Alexa, hinihintay na kami dun ni Xen ng Yaneza family. Sumama pa nga si mama kasi may naiwan daw siya sa tindahan niya, nagsara na kasi siya.
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From Bubb:
"Bubb, diba nkkasabay mo si Jeffrey sa jeep? Can you ask him if pupunta siya sa reunion. and if it's possible pakuha nmn nung contact number niya. (: Kamsa!"
- Oh. Well, I have thought of this before. But since Bubb mentioned it, I'll try to ask if I'll be given the chance.
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May parking sa tapat ng building ng unit nila Auntie kaya lang, require daw na iwanan ang susi so we backed out. May nag-offer ng parking space sa hindi naman kalayuan. Kuya Godi paid for Php200. Tapat siya ng isang thrift shop, which attracted us kasi it's on sale at nakita naming Php20 lang yung mga damit.
Inaantay kami ni Uncle sa labas ng building, sa tapat ng 7 Eleven kaya umakyat muna kami para maakyat din muna lahat ng mga gamit.
We were welcomed in Manila Executive Regency, room 3015 in Ermita Manila. Ang nakakatawa lang, nostalgic kasi kapareho ng ambiance ng lobby sa Rambler Hotel na tinuluyan namin sa Hongkong. Ang ganda pa dun, kita sa terrace nila yung Quirino Grandstand at MOA Eye. Amazing!!! Hanga ako kay Ate Em (Auntie and Uncle's eldest child), kasi marunong siya sa buhay at hindi niya pinabayaan magulang niya after niyang matapos sa pag-aaral.
Wala pa si Auntie Josette kasi manggagaling pa siyang work. Bumaba muna kaming tatlong babaeng magkakapatid para bumalik sa thrift shop at bumili na rin ng uulamin. Feel na feel namin yung lamig sa labas kaya para talagang dejavu. Feeling namin bakasyunista kami ulit dahil sa ambiance na mala-Hongkong at Macau.
We went back to the thrift shop. Tatlong sleeveless lang din naman nabili ko. Then, we went to Puregold Jr. I bought a gallon of ice cream rheb Ate Wina bought a chicken from Chooks-to-go. Si Xen naman, gustong bumili ng cake as a belated celebration for Uncle Manuel's birthday. Kaya lang wala naman kaming mabilhan. We were directed to Hizon's. Pagpasok pa lang, nakakagutom na yung amoy. Parang ang sarap sarap lahat ng food na nandun. Pero dahil sikat siyang bakeshop and restaurant, mahal ang mga cakes. So, we checked if there's a cake in Family Mart. Meron pero per slices. Tsaka lang namin nalaman na may malapit na Robinson, nung malapit ng matunaw ang ice cream na binili ko kakahanap ng bakeshop. -_-
Naghintay na lang kami ni Ate Wina sa labas ng Robinsons. To make ourselves busy, nagkwentuhan na lang kami. Siyempre, since pareho kaming teacher, alam na kung anong topic namin. Computation of grades, pasaway na mga estudyante, paperworks like lesson plan.. etc.
Xen bought a half roll of Brazo de Mercedes in Red Ribbon. Pagbalik namin sa unit, andun na si auntie and the kids already ate dinner.
Kumain na rin kaming adults and after that, we went out to do an ocular visit to the areas surrounding Quirino Grandstand where the Concluding Mass by Pope Francis will be held.
Ang dami-dami ng tao, including the vendors. Bigla pang nawala si Auntie Josette and Xen. And soon, we found out na natapakan pala yung sandals ni Auntie kaya nasira pero nakarating nila hanggang dulo, papasok ng mismong pagdadausan ng misa bukas. Nagyaya na silang umuwi. Ginawan na lang ng paraan ni Uncle yung sandals ni Auntie para makapaglakad siya ng maayos pauwi. Hindi naman kami makapag stay at maghintay na lang dun dahil may kasama kaming mga bata. Sayang.... :'(
And believe me, it was too annoying when all I could hear from Sophie was, "Swimming." The building hhas a swimming pool at the top and that kid only thinks about of swimming. She doesn't care at all about the important event that's going on. >_<
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We just watched TV for the updates.
Past 11 PM, I forced myself to sleep. Gigising daw kasi kami ng madaling araw tomorrow to attend the Concluding Mass~
Err.. I am so excited to see the cute face of the Pope again. ^_^
