Conversation

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Nang makarating kami sa cafe. He  the door for me. We chose a table for two and he pulled the chair para paupuin ako. Lumipat siya sa kabilang side ng table at nagtaas ng kamay para tawagin ang waiter.

“Good afternoon! What’s your order?” Tanong ng waitress ng nakangiti.

“What’s yours? It’s my treat.” He asked me.

“No, I can pay for my food.” Nahihiya kong sabi.

“You can just treat me with drinks?” He said while smiling. Damn! He’s really handsome. May mga babaeng napatingin din sa gawi namin. Some of them are also foreigners na naka-bikini lang.

So, I ordered blueberry cheesecake at sa kaniya naman ay isang slice ng red velvet cheesecake. Our drinks are iced coffee for me and milktea naman sa kaniya. We started eating and he initiate the conversation.

“How are you? What happened to your life this past years?” Tanong niya.

“I’m a civil engineer. I was assigned to do the renovation of the hotel that we’re staying in.” I told him. Namangha naman siya sa aking sinabi.

“You really became an engineer, huh? You know how to draw now?” I laugh at his question. Siyempre nagkaroon ako ng struggles noon. Kahit may ruler naman tabingi pa rin akong magsketch. Pero natutunan ko rin ang mga techniques kalaunan.

I took engineering because I am curious on the concept and the process behind building a houses, building, bridges and more structures.

“How about you? What do you do for a living?” Tanong ko sa kaniya.

“I own a pharmaceutical company. The people that I’m with are doctors. They have medical mission here. And Mrs. Garcia is the owner of some charities and foundations. We will give them some supplements, vitamins and also medicines if they have illness. The problem for other medical missions, Yes, they have doctors. They give prescriptions but the people can’t afford the medicines.” Sabi niya sa akin. Namangha naman ako sa kaniya. Sinabi niya rin sa akin na iyon ang rason kung bakit siya nandito sa Pilipinas.

“I’m also here because Mrs. Garcia told me to make a house or a building for the victims of typhoon.” Maraming mga naging nabiktima  dahil sa nasalantang baygo. May mga pamilyang nandoon sa evacuation center pa nakatira. At marami na ring mga bata ang may sakit.

Luca is a chemist. His father actually wants him to become a doctor but he refused and wants to make his name.

May-ari rin daw sila ng ospital sa Italya at hindi naman daw siya magiging doktor dahil sa kaniya daw ipapamahala ang kanilang hospital. It’s more like a businessman not a doctor.

Hindi niya din daw calling maging doctor. Gusto niya daw magkaroon ng career na gusto niya hindi dahil mataas ang sweldo. Actually, nararamdaman mo talaga kapag calling mo na iyon.

Way back in college, I was torn between career or practicality. My mom wants me to become a nurse para madali daw makapag-abroad. At ang mga pinsan ko at ang kaibigan niyang ninang ko din ay isa ring nurse. Mas mataas ang sweldo ng nurse sa ibang bansa kaysa sa dito sa Pilipinas. Doble o higit pa.

Pero gusto kong magtrabaho dito sa Pilipinas at magiging successful ka din naman kung masaya ka sa ginagawa mo.

I remember may isang speaker na nagsabi sa amin “Happines makes you success” and I agree on that. If you are happy with what you are doing, you will be successful.

We talked about some things. Some personal kung ilan ang naging relationships naming dalawa.

He told me na nagkaroon siya ng 5 girlfriends and lahat daw nagfail dahil hindi daw sila nagkaroon ng time sa isa’t isa at ang iba naman aya napakaselosa at may isa rin siyang girlfriend na ang toxic ng ugali.