"Dash can we pass by the mall first?" Mom asked. Palabas na kami ng room dahil kami ang monitor for the day. Nauna na si Aunt Jen because she will meet her cousin. Si Dada? Wala na rin. Yun pa.
"Sure. I'd love to." I said. Lumabas na kami ng room at naglakad papunta sa mall.
"Are you going to buy something?" I asked her. She looked at me and nodded her head. Mukhang excited siya ah. Ano kaya yan?
"Yep! I'll buy some records and a new radio."
Records? Maybe what she meant is vinyl records. Ooh! Okay, yan naman talaga ang hilig niya. Music.
"Why? What happened to your old radio?" I asked. She shrugged her shoulders and laughed lightly.
"It just retired. Radios have life span too you know, just like humans." She said and there she goes, her odd philosophies which ikinatutuwa ni Dada.
"I agree but it depends on how the person handles things. If inalagaan mo talaga siya, lalong tatagal ang life span niya. Parang sa tao lang rin, if aalagaan niya ang kanyang katawan, he will live longer. Am I right?" I said and raised a brow. She smiled widely and nodded her head.
"Totally right! Nako Dash, magkakasundo talaga tayong dalawa." Mom said. I clinged to her arm and laughed.
"Totally!" I said. We continued talking until we arrived at the mall. Agad agad kami dumeretso sa record store at nagbrowse ng mga plaka.
"Look it's Abba and Blondie." Sabi ni Mom at hinila ang Abba at Blondie na plaka. Oh yes, favorite ni Mom yan.
"Ash, anong song yan?" Tanong ko kay Mom when a song played on the radio. Nakinig muna siya bago niya sinabi ang title.
"Love my way by the Psychedelic Furs." She answered as she continues to browse.
"You are a musical wonder!" Puri ko at tinulungan siya maghanap.
"Hindi naman. It's just that, I like the song too." Pahumble pa. Alam naman namin na magaling talaga siya pagdating sa musika.
"What the hell is New Wave?" I asked as I browsed the New Wave genre shelf. Mom looked at me and scoffed.
"Do you live in a cave before you came here Dash? You should know these things more than me." She said and laughed. Uh-huh. I don't know what to say.
"I don't know how to distinguish genre that much." I said. Naawa si Mom sa akin and she explained what New Wave is. Hindi ko pa rin naintindihan so, whatever ang slow ko.
Natigilan kami ni Mom nun pumasok si Dada. Nakawalkman siya at ang seryoso niya. Hindi nga kami napansin eh.
Mom ignored her and continued browsing on records.
Kunwari naghahanap rin ako ng mga records pero napansin ko tinitignan ni Mom si Dada.
Kinikilig ako para sa kanila.
