A Teacher's Diary

Inferno

November 8, 2014

Saturday

I stayed up until almost 2AM. Reading and scanning through chapters of the book 'Inferno' until the last page. Hands down to Dan Brown for creating yet another amazing adventure for Professor Robert Langdon.

I was intrigued how Manila was described as 'the gates of hell'. Now I have understood. And to what I have been reading from the news nowadays: a kid selling pandesal was heldup, a high school killed by a gun shot, corrupt politicians, a student abducted by a white van and was raped, an old woman who had been robbed and killed and countless morbid crimes. There's a glint of sadness that indeed there's a point made by that idiom.

Mom always tell me to take care of myself specially when I stay out late night. She would tell me news that happened nearby. Someone's raped, heldup, kidnapped etc. I understand her fears.

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Thru Messenger, I created a page wherein we could have a mini reunion for Meggy tomorrow. We agreed to meet at Megamall 6 PM onwards.

Then, suddenly Giselle informed me we'll have a reunion (Malnourish group) today at MJ's. She's back from Japan! Yay! But since I'm going to meet EJ. I told her I'll try my best to come later evening.

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FROM: EJ 12:05 PM "2pm na tayo magkita. Papunta pa lang ako, nsa bayan pa lang ako eh. Tagal kasi irelease nung card. Dami pang sinasabi."

Before I meet up, he said he needed to drop by to Sta. Elena to get the twins card.

So, again. Just like before and the other times. I waited like hell. I have noted everything happened before he arrived until we ate our lunch at KFC. Unfortunately, the data has been deleted. Maybe, I wrote too much of my disappointments at him because of that day. So, I'll just let it all go. Again. For now.

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I arrived in MRT Taft Station just exactly at 1:00 PM - Our time agreement. And since I didn't eat my lunch and only had Tortillos (given by Kristin yesterday) as my breakfast, I was famished. I ordered pork and shrimp siomai, ate it and when done I stood up in one corner. I leaned on a box where a fire distinguisher is placed. While I wait, I keep on observing people. I typed in Wattpad instantaneously. (But as I've mentioned, everything I typed that instant 'on the spot' before is now gone so I need to retype again.) There was this woman with her two kids and eyed me irritably but later I found out she's actually searching her husband's mistress.

Kid: "Ma, asan si Papa?"

The Woman: "Teka anak, hinahanap ko pa yung kabit ng papa mo. Baka nandito lang yun eh. Yung makating babaeng yun. Ang kapal ng mukha. Sa papa mo umaasa. Hindi maghanap ng trabaho. Pwede naman siyang maglabada o mamasukan. Pero mas gustong humingi ng suporta."

Kid: "Ma, halika na.. alis na tayo."

Time. It's killing me.

Of course, her daughter didn't understand anything that she said. She was pulled by her and they went away.

It's almost 2 when EJ arrived. He's gesturing me to show a smile. And I just can't smile. I felt like my time was not valued again. I am fully aware how a minute, even a second.. can make a difference. He was trying to say, "kung nareceive mo lang ng maaga text ko.. eh di sana..." I snapped. That's the point! Our meet up is 1, and the text about changing it to 2 was sent past 12, and that time, I already left home. He just said, "Oo na nga. Tama na.." Surrendering in our argument and walked ahead, leaving me behind. I kept silent. He didn't say sorry and he didn't say, 'I'll make it up to you.' It's almost like as if I'm the guy.