setting sun (gAWongSt)

nd 13

nang nakauwi na ang mga magulang ni riz, kinausap uli si jemalyn ng kanyang mama na sila lang dalawa...

after their heart to heart talk, pinasundo ni madam sina deanna at mache sa hotel...

after meet and greet nina mache, deanna at sa mama ni jemalyn, they had an early fine dinner.

tahimik lang silang kumakain. nag-uusap lang ang mga mata nina jemalyn at deanna dahil sa they're seated facing each other.

after dinner, yinaya ni madam si deanna to follow her at the pool side.

"tol, keep your manners and guard up. hwag magkamali baka itulak ko sa pool ni tita. pa good points ka lang ah. " bulong ni mache kay deanna.

jemalyn naman gave her a tap on her shoulder to tell there's nothing to worry...

just like with mommy chema, may pa q and a ang mama ni jemalyn kay deanna in a private conversation.

this time, sobrang maingat si deanna sa pakikipag usap sa mama ni jemalyn... lagi nyang sini seguro na in line sya sa do's and don'ts in talking to elder using japanese culture and respect.

napangiti nga ang mama ni jemalyn dahil para syang japanese na nakikipag usap sa kanya... yuko nang yuko. yung trying her best to appear as polite as she can... ganon!

mahirap na... first impression last forever pa naman... lord, please guide me... sabi ni deanna sa isip lang...

parang nasa thesis defense lang ang peg... yung kaba ni deanna grabe... ginisa sya nang bongga sa mama ni jemalyn sa umpisa pa lang ng pag-uusap nila.

here are some of the few questions...

mama: what do you see in jemalyn that makes you love her?

deanna: her aura that i can't resist at first but what made me love her the most is her traits...being simple, caring, thoughtful and loving, obachan.

mama: what do you like about your relationship with my daughter?

deanna: the moment our relationship became official for the first time, every thing bacame meaningful... i know we have different strengths and weaknesses but we complement each other, obachan.

mama: how do you manage conflict?

deanna: open communication helped us deal with it... that we always chose to remain kind and value what made us okay. in spite and despite of misunderstanding we had that is the very reason why we're  still friends even we broke up, obachan. one will choose to be quiet than have a heated arguments... both of us chose that when one is on fire, the other acts as firefighter.

mama: can you give her a secured future in terms of love and life basic needs?

deanna: currently, i had just earned my bachelor's degree a month before i went here... my next step for the coming school year is to attend medical school to earn a doctor of osteopathic. i'll pursue this all because i want to have a stable job so i could give your daughter a bright future with me as we build our own family hopefully, with your blessings, obachan...

mama: after medical school, you still have to complete a residency and a fellowship
then earn licensure and certification...
is my daughter secured emotionally and mentally while you undergo all those?

deanna: yes she is, obachan...

mama: how can you be so precise with your answer when in your journey before you become a doctor, you'll meet people, pretty and smart ladies specifically and you know that tempters are just around you...? that would take 5 years or more years of journey then... you being 2 years ahead if she'll continue her medical course.