Into The Spectrum Of Life

CHAPTER 2

"HOW DOES IT WORKS AND GO"

"So, how's the job hunting so far my dear carabao friend?"

I asked her the moment she finished drinking her water.

"Punyetangina naman bessywaps, jusq ang lala so far, hindi ko kinakaya ang Pilipinas"

She said exaggeratedly with matching actions, I chuckled from what she said because obviously, that's another thing we can agree, hindi natin kinakaya ang Pilipinas (if you know what I mean).

I don't know but my small laugh emerged into a big one after I witnessed that actions and words she did, as what I've said, she's (handful).

"Pati ikaw hindi ko kinakaya, ano ba kasi ang nangyari?"

Natatawa kong tanong sa kanya habang pinapahiran ang mata kong naluha kakatawa.

"Akalain mo ba naman ang tataas ng standards at qualifications, tipong dishwasher kailangan may 1 year work experience, ngina yan, hindi pa ba sapat iyong ako taga hugas lagi sa bahay?"

And again she said that with a lot of force, diction, and strength like as if she really is distressed about it.

And me, this time I burst out laughing because the heck! who wouldn't laugh about that? Like the fuck is wrong with those people's mind haha. Seriously? Dishwasher with 1 year work experience? That's a bit ridiculous, I thought while shaking my head.

"Grabe nga iyan, sana sinabi mo hasang hasa ka na kamo sa bahay niyo"

"Wala umalis na ako kaagad, akala mo naman gold yung pinanghuhugas nila, baka bareta pa nga"

Natatawang sagot nya sakin pagkatapos ay umupo sa harap ng electric fan.

"May foods ba diyan bessywaps? Nagutom ako eh"

"Tingnan mo ito, ikaw nga itong bumulaga lamang sa studio ko dapat ikaw itong may dalang pagkain"

"Alam mo gwapo ka"

"Alam ko na iyan, matagal na, simula pa noong hindi pa uso iyang mukha mo"

"Punyeta ka talaga, gwapo ka nga ang dami mo namang dada, sampal ko kaya 'tong dede ko sayong mukha, may pagkain ka ba? Yes or no? Eating sugar no papa"

"Gago! Napakababoy mo talaga kahit kailan, Toni Fowler is that you?"

Natawa ako sa sagot nya, see? Even though burara ang bibig niya, sanay na sanay na ako sa tagal na naming magkakilala, immune na yata ako sa kanya.

"I have something there in my small fridge but hoyy don't you dare na ubusin pagkain ko pa rin iyan"

And the guts of that girl, she doesn't even bother reply to me, she just went straight ahead to my fridge and started to rummage my foods in the fridge, the audacity!

"Feeling ko talaga, pagkain lang pinunta mo dito sa'kin"

I turn around my chair and face her, looking at her harassing my foods like as if I stuffed so much there when in fact I also budget my snacks.

"Tumpak bessywaps, chariz lang pero sympre kasama na iyon no, by the way, any customers or benta?"

I shake my head looking at her and decided to look back at my work and pick up my pencil.

"Yeah kanina may pumunta dito, said nakita nya lang store ko and decided to check it out and yeah we sealed a deal"

I answered her while sketching my subject into the canvass and that is the girlfriend (u get what I mean).

"Iyan ba iyong ginagawa mo? Patingin nga"

Sagot niya habang ngumunguya papunta sa kung saan ako nakapwesto at sinilip iyong ginagawa ko.

"So ano yan?"

I look at her and I find it funny how she looks like as if she really is curious about it.

"Portrait, pangregalo raw sa girlfriend niya, magbibirthday daw e"

She comes closer to take a peak of what I'm doing and of the picture placed at the  table near the stand together with my supplies.

"Patingin nga"

At hinawi niya pa talaga ako para silipin iyong picture.

"Pangit naman niyan"

She stated straightforwardly, I facepalm myself.

This girl, I don't know what to do with her, she just can't keep her opinions and comments to herself sometimes.

I smacked her head lightly.

"Bwesit ka talaga kahit kailan"

Natatawa kong sagot sa kaniya.

"Aray, I mean hindi naman pangit na pangit, hindi lang siya pasok sa standard ko ng beautiful"

She went on, justifying what she stated about the girl while still holding a tube of ice cream she stole from my fridge.

"Beautiful mo mama mo, standards ka pang nalalaman kaya pati trabaho na nahahanap mo tataas din ng standard eh"

I snatched the ice cream from her hand and took a huge spoonful because the heck, I only bought the ice cream yesterday to satisfy my cravings from a sweet and cold stuffs yet she is the first one to benefit from it. That's my money you know! Haha.

"I'M GONNA HEAD OUT now bessywaps, I still have a lot of way to conquer for this job hunting"

She collect all her stuffs from my table while holding a burger from her other hand, she again stole it from my fridge. That's what she does, that's why she's so persistent on finding a job because she has a big mouth and stomach to feed, kidding.

But yeah, that's one priority she considers dahil daw mahilig siya kumain, kailangan niya maraming pera. Natatawa na lang ako minsan sa kaniya.

"You better bring foods when you come back here to pay for all that stolen ones you've got, that wasn't free you know!"

I shouted back at her while she is struggling to hold her bag.

"I'm your friend you know!"

"Walang friend friend Basta pagkain ang pinag uusapan carabao!"

"And you said I was the patay gutom one?! Whatever bye bessywaps, love you muah, mabuhay ka hanggat gusto mo"

She eventually disappear from my sight using evictus, kidding, she eventually disappear from my line of sight and I just smiled.

Even crzay at times, well mostly of the time, I still love that specie of homo erectus, kidding.

I turned to my unfinished business and continue doing where I left off.

I continue sketching the outlines of the eyes, I always starts with the eyes, I don't know though, but I feel like it's the easiest part to start with especially when proportioning the face, because I find it really hard to always start with the head and then balancing everything, not my thing.

I mean that's one thing about artist, they differ from style, strokes, and ways, but one thing they have in common is their creative hands and mind that coordinates to create a beautiful masterpiece.

But right now the same with that friend of mine, one thing I struggled with is money, as you have observed, matumal ang may bumisita sa store ko, either boring lang talaga sa outside tignan or people don't find arts interesting at all.

To point it out, that's another thing about artist or being one, they either look down on you or they would say, 'I told you so, there's no money in arts.'

But I mean, process is a long way and they better watch out once I get recognize soon in the industry. They will kiss my ass.

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