When Bordedom Gets to You

    It’s confirmed. Kuya Mike, my brother, is leaving us immediately after he gets married. Whilst I’m simply ecstatic for the big guy, I can almost feel my impending doom and despair. Why? Ate Mimi and I recently had "The talk".

    "The talk", which is mainly composed of a series of heated debates, grave discussions and seemingly endless contradictions and arguments, has been testing my patience and reasoning prowess for the past 5 months of my employed life. So what makes this one so different? The mere fact of Kuya Mike leaving, which, for the record, scares the living daylight outta me, is what’s making the whole situation so different. What is "The talk" exactly? What goes on during "The talk"? What do we even TALK about during "The talk"? What is it about "The talk" that makes me wanna smack myself over and over ’til I can’t possibly be recognized by my family?

    "The talk", I daresay, is my most feared discussion about *gulp* "the division of expenses" incurred by our sweet little family of 6, soon to be 5. *shivers* For some of you this might be a silly thing to be worked up about. All I can say to you guys is, "Back off! If you wanna trade places, be my guest!" Anyways, Ate Mimi and I recently had "The talk" in my room, and I survived (THANK GOD), due to my inexhaustible barrage of reasoning, all in the name of my teensie weensie salary. I will be handling the following expenses from now on:
- water (the kind out of the tap, not the kind for drinking)
- cable
- miscellaneous stuff that pop into Ate Mimi and Mom’s heads

    It’s a damn good thing I’ve been giving Mom more than enough to cover those things TWICE in one month. So, I wasn’t that much shaken up after "The talk" we had. What’s really scaring me, then? After our little discussion, Ate Mimi told me she’d be leaving soon too. Nothing specific though.. just a thought she left me to torture myself with, which is what I’m doing right now. Before long, I will be left at home.. alone… WITH MY PARENTS AND MY LITTLE SISTER!!! God help me… Especially when Lanie - li’l sis - goes to college. She told us she’s gonna be going for Fine Arts (major in painting I guess). GREAT! Juuuuust great.. T__T Who do you think will end up paying for her tuition, art supplies, and baon? Who will be the one to provide the money for the family’s food and misc. expenses?? Who will be wearing the pants of the family??? Moi! Moi!! And, yes, moi! My poor salary.. even if I get a raise, I still wouldn’t be able to feel it.. because everything would eventually go to my quaint little family. So, again, I can almost feel my impending doom and despair. All I can do for now is to give them the most I can, and hope that Ate Mimi and Mom’s "thirst" will be appeased. The thing I hate the most is when I am being forced to give something I don’t have.. and soon, I will be tasting the pang of anger, frustration, and maybe even apathy (for when I simply give up) from that particular pet peeve of mine. Don’t get me wrong.. I love my family, and I love being able to repay their love and support little by little. I just wish I could still have enough for myself in the future. I have my own plans too, you know.

    The only thing that’s comforting me now, is the thought of me being able to put my feet up and relax at home.. for I will be the almighty provider!!! Muwahahahahaaa!!!

Me: Kneel, servant!
Lanie: Yes, milady.
Me: *points to Dad* You there! Rub my feet!
Dad: Hey! I’m your Dad for chrissake!
Me: Do you like that nice cable tv - that I’ve been kindly paying for - in your room, dear ol’ Dad? *grins*
Dad: T__T Yeah yeah… gimme your feet.
Me: Oh joy! ^__^

    Well, okay that’s a little bit exaggerated. But you never know! ^__^ All of a sudden, I don’t feel so bad anymore. >:D Muwahahahahaaaa!!!

March 12, 2007
07:14 p.m.

    Yesterday, me and my boyfriend were talking about super powers. I told him I wanted to have to power to duplicate things. That way, I wouldn’t have need for money. I could just duplicate my very own car, house and lot, clothes, food, etc. Yes, I’m a material girl. ^__^ At first, my boyfriend said he wanted the power to be invisible. (for perv reasons I cannot mention here T__T boys will be boys.. *sigh*) So then after a bit of convincing, he changed his answer. He wanted to have the power of invulnerability. (like the THING) Honestly, I thought it was pretty lame.. but hey! That’s what floats his boat, so I backed off. Then he told me a funny story about his friends.
    They were talking about super powers too before. One guy wanted to be able to fly. But then they said it would be useless if he didn’t have a visa. ^__^’ Then, another guy wanted the power of invisibility. But then they all said "hanggang tingin ka lang dun pre". Then, the last guy said he wanted the power of immortality. He said he could steal all the money and stuff he wanted without getting killed/harmed by the police. Then they all said, "eh pano kapag nahuli ka tapos kinulong ka for life?" Hahahhaahahahahhaha!!! ^__^ Panalo!!! 

March 9, 2007
07:22 p.m.

    This morning, I was walking from my house when I encountered a hen wandering around the sidewalks, pecking at the canal. Then I suddenly had a flashback of childhood memories. You see, when we were kids, we used to go and visit our relatives a lot. Once, we were at my uncle’s farm, and we were exploring the grounds. It was fun being chased by the ducks and the geese, and being ignored by the scary turkeys (seriously, they look scary up close). Then, we went on to the chicken coops. There were cute chicks and hens all around. Then, there it was.. a harmless rooster… OR SO I THOUGHT! What seemed to be just an ordinary farm animal soon became my worst nightmare!

mel: i don’t like roosters
???: y
mel: they give me the creeps
mel: i got pecked on the leg once by a rooster
???: really
mel: and ever since that, i never looked at a rooster the same way again.
mel: i even remember having a picture with the rooster before he pecked me
mel: i was at my uncle’s farm
mel: i was wearing my favorite pink polka-dotted stockings and a gigantic green t-shirt and white rubber shoes
mel: and i was staring at it closely
mel: them BAM!!!
mel: the next thing i knew, the damn rooster pecked me
mel: and i was crying like crazy
???: i can imagine
mel: that’s why farms give me the creeps too
mel: especially chicken farms
mel: because i know there’s always a rooster lurking around

    *shudders* Now, whenever I pass roosters by, I get eerie feelings.. like I’m being watched. ^__^ NOT! Seriously? They still scare the hell outta me, but I can prolly act cool around a caged or tied up rooster. *sigh* I hope to find the rooster who did this to me someday.. and when I do, I’ll kick it’s tiny, feathery butt into oblivion. >:| Ooohhhh yes..

March 6, 2007
03:48 p.m.

    I was riding a bus this morning and I remembered what a friend told me once. He said whenever a full bus (literally, full of people) drops off one person, 3 people enter in his/her place. I kept that in mind while I was being an observant passenger, and it’s actually true. Somehow, the conductor always manages to squeeze out more and more space from the angry mob inside the bus. Mga Pinoy talaga basta pera, they can do the impossible. Which reminds me, here’s another bus story:

The Ungrateful Sleeping Beauty

???: i had a weird bus ride 2day
mel: why? wat up?
mel: shoot
???: well here it goes
???: there’s a cute chick hu sat beside me….
???: then i fell asleep
mel: hinipuan ka nya???
???: ungas
???: when i woke up… the cute chick is sleeping on my shoulder
mel: WEH?!
???: i didn’t know what to do, i was thinking, "should i wake her up or what"
mel: omg… she must be REALLY sleepy
mel: hahaha
???: oo nga…
???: naawa nga ako, kso im kinda irritated…
???: kc ayoko my stranger naka dikit skin ng ganun
mel: whoooooo!!!
mel: yeah rrriight
???: *well she’s cute kaya pingbigyan ko na *
mel: so watchu do?
???: hinayaan ko n lang…
mel: so panu nun nung pababa kna? edi nagcng sha?
mel: anu sbi nya sau???
???: i think she didn’t sleep last nyt.. kc gumising xa malapit na sa bus stop nya
???: sya na una bumababa
mel: TIP: don’t sleep beside a hot chick.. they think they can get away with everything
mel: anu sbi nya
mel: di man lng sha nag sorry or sumthing?
???: yah… i immediately checked my wallet! mahirap na
mel: hahaha
mel: so anu nga sbi nya?
???: wala
???: no tnx no nothing
mel: hahaha "thanks for your shoulder"
???: kapal ng muka
mel: aww.. then she must be a hot chick with no manners
mel: OR she could just be insane or sumthing
???: yah!
???: xa na nga nakitulog, wala man lang TNX

    Hahaha!!! ^__^ Two words. CUCKOO!!! CUCKOO!!!