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April 20, 2011
12:14 PM








"Charmaigne, ah... I'm sorry, I don't know what suits your taste so I'm playing on the safe side here, I hope you like pasta."

"Ay hindi po, ok lang po sa kin, hindi naman po ako mapili sa pagkain."

"Ok, great, might as well take our orders na, 1 hour lang ang break natin. Ah, waiter..."

"..."

"I want one US Beef Bistro Steak with Parmesan Spaghetti. Make it medium well-done. How about you?"

"Mag-rice na lang po siguro ako, yung Chicken Tenders with Pepper Gravy."

"What? We didn't went here for the rice, di sana nag-Mang Inasal na lang tayo. Try the pasta, masarap mga pasta nila dito."

"O sige, yung ano na lang po, ah Chicken & Mushroom Spaghetti."

"White Spaghetti... right, if you want more meat, you can add Chicken Fingers to that, you have that, right?"

"..."

"Charmaigne, I'm terribly sorry for what happened yesterday, I just.. I just.. Well, you see, when I met the client, they praised me for what you did, tapos parang, na-guilty ako kasi, pinagalitan kita dahil dun."

"Ok lang po, naintindihan ko naman po, hindi ko naman po talaga dapat ginalaw yung design..."

"Well, you see, may mga kanya-kanya tayong trabaho sa opisina, not that I don't appreciate extra effort, pero, yun... ah salamat na lang for having concern for our project"

"Ah, wala po yun..."

"This is part of your curriculum right?"

"Opo."

"So that means we have to grade you for this?"

"Opo, ganun na nga po."

"Ok, good, dun na lang din ako babawi. Ibig sabihin, graduating ka na this school year?"

"Opo, next year po."

"Congratulations! Matatapos na ang four years ng paghihirap. He he"

"Excited na nga po ako."

"Oh, don't be. When you graduate and have a job, the first thing that you'll ever want is to return to College. I assure you that. The outside world, is a cruel world, ibang-iba sa environment sa eskwelahan. So, you better enjoy the moment while you're there"

"So dapat po pala hindi na lang ako gumradweyt?"

"Hindi naman, having a degree has a lot of perks of course... pero, looking at you, you remind me of my College days; dean's lister, grade-conscious, nerdy-nerdy..."

"Grabe naman po, hindi naman po ako grade-conscious, normal lang... medyo nahihirapan na nga rin po akong i-balance yung mga subjects ko eh"

"Saang school ka nga ba ulit?"

"PUP po."

"Ahh... ganyan naman talaga kapag patapos na, mas kailangan mong mag-effort, siyempre..."

"May mga extra-curricular din po kasi ako eh, nagsusulat din po kasi ako sa Liga, College Paper ng CCMIT, kaya yun..."

"Really? Nice! Magandang practice yan para masanay ka sa work-environment. Just avoid distractions, like, you know, boys.. suitors..."

"Hee hee, wala naman po akong boyfriend, bawal pa, kailangan ko muna makatapos ng pag-aaral."

"Good. Tama yan, studies first. Oh great, andito na pala yung food, kain na..."

"Ittadaki Masu!"

"Woah! You speak Japanese?"

"Hindi naman po masyado, napapanood ko lang sa mga anime."


12:43 PM


"So, what do you think of Nautilus Solutions? Ever consider working for us after you graduate?"

"Pwede rin po. Ok nga po sa inyo, masayang magtrabaho. Medyo nakaka-pressure nga lang, tsaka, yun, ang suplado nyo po kasi nung una."

"What? Suplado ba ko?"

"Opo kaya... "

"No! Ikaw pa lang ang nagsasabi niyan ah. Medyo stressed lang kasi ako this last few days, alam mo na, matters of personal interest..."

"Oo nga daw po, dinibdib nyo nga daw po yung sa fiance nyo"

"What? Why did you know that?"

"Ah, sorry, hindi po, ano, ganito kasi, ah, narinig ko lang po na pinag-uusapan nung ibang nasa opisina"

"Ok, so I guess there's no sense hiding it, since my life is an open book din naman sa company."

"Nakakalungkot naman po..."

"Ngh! My 10-year girlfriend run off at our wedding day. That bitch. What could be worse than that?"

"Grabe, 10 years? Ang tagal nyo na... sayang naman..."

"Yah... ever since High School. We're just 15 back then. She's my first girlfriend, and I really thought she's the last."

"Ano na pong gagawin nyo ngayon?"

"Well, I'll sue her."

"Po? Idedemanda nyo? Grabe naman..."

"Why not, I already talked to my lawyer. This is not some petty quarrel, we've spent money here, we've been planning this for two years, and then she just wasted everything. The money, the gown, the cake, the food, everything!"

"Pero, pano yung... wala na po ba kayong nararamdaman sa kanya na... love?"

"Nah, I don't believe in that shit."

"Grabe naman sir, 10 years po kayo tapos hindi kayo naniniwala sa love?"

"It's not that I don't actually believe, of course I've felt love. Ganito kasi yan, for a relationship to last, you need more than love. For us, kaya kami tumagal ng ganun is because, I am committed to her. For ten years di ako tumingin sa ibang babae. Di ako naghanap ng iba. Ang love kasi, parang light bulb yan eh mapupundi at mapupundi yan, so hindi dapat nagre-rely ang relationship sa love alone. It's just an emotion, it doesn't last forever."

"Pero, ako po kasi, naniniwala ako na.. love is not an emotion, it's a decision. Mahal mo yung isang tao, kasi, nag-decide ka na mahalin siya, hindi yun yung aksidente lang na nagka-developan kayo, tapos nagkasawaan."

"Come again? I didn't quite get that..."

"Ganito po kasi yan, kunwari ito yung love, ito yung infatuation or attraction. Sa gitna nila may isang ilog. Ngayon kung gusto mong makapunta mula sa simpleng crush papunta sa love, kailangan mong mag-decide kung tatawid ka ng ilog o hindi. Hindi mo pwedeng sabihin na 'Ay, di ko naman sinasadyang makatawid, basta nagising na lang ako isang araw, nandito na ko', wala pong ganun. Kaya po kayo tumagal ng sampung taon kasi nag-decide ka na mahalin siya ng sampung taon. Kaya naman po kayo nagkahiwalay kasi, siguro, nag-decide siya na ayaw ka na niyang mahalin."

"Wow! I am dumbfounded! How do you know such things?"

"Ah, nabasa ko lang po..."

"I've never heard that from anybody before. Most girls like you would talk about spark and magic and soul-mate and meant to be, and all that crap from Julia Roberts movies, but you... you're... wow... you're different."

"Hindi naman po, minsan naman po siyempre nagfa-fantasize tayo ng magic, falling in love sa the one, pero at the end of the day, dapat mare-recognize pa rin po natin yung fantasy sa real life."

"..."

"Siguro po, kailangan lang nung... ano nga po ulit pangalan nung fiance nyo?"

"Lalaine."

"Baka kailangan lang po ni Ma'am Lalaine ng time. Hindi biro yung 10 years ha. Siguro naman ma-rerealize din niya na... yun, ang tagal-tagal nyo na. Hindi po biro yung lalake na kasing committed n'yo sa isang relationship. Malay mo, magbago pa yung decision niya, 'di ba."

"Well, I know her enough to know that it's not gonna work out anymore. She's too immature, it's like her mind never grew up since High School."

"..."

"Oh, you're done? C'mon, malapit na mag-one."

"Mag-CR lang po ako sandali."

7:28 PM

"Eeeeee, besfren, nag-date kami ni Sir Max kanina. Ayieeee!!"

"Wehh? Nek-nek mo, asa ka. Ha ha!"

"Oo nga, niyaya niya ako mag-lunch, grabe, kaming dalawa lang."

"Ulol. Sa pantry lang kayo nag-lunch eh. He he!"

"Ay ang kulit mong topak ka! Nag-lunch nga kami sa TOSH! Excited na kong pumasok bukas! I love et!! I love my work!"

"Sira, Huwebes Santo bukas, walang pasok."

"Ay, oo nga no? Ay, ano ba yan... kaya pala sabi niya 'See you on Monday', nakakainis naman!"

"Sige na, sige na, punta na lang ako sa inyo bukas, dalhin ko yung gitara. Magdo-DOTA pa kami nila Gilbert eh. Bukas mo na lang ikuwento."

"Magdo-DOTA na naman kayo? Adik ka talaga. Nasa kanila ka ngayon? Hindi ka pa umuuwi?"

"Hindi, nasa bahay na ko. Garena lang."

"Sige, sige, pasakay na ko ng tren."

"Ingat."


8:49 PM

"Mama! I'm home! Kiss, kiss!"

"Aba, masaya ka ata ngayon?"

"Siyempre! Aha aha! La la la la~"

"Siya, siya! Magbihis ka na, mamaya ka na sumayaw-sayaw d'yan. Akin na yang baunan mo, makalimutan mo na namang hugasan, mangagamoy na naman to."

"Ang ganda ko~ ang ganda ganda ganda ko~ ahee hee hee ~ "

"Oo na, oo na, ay anak ka ng Tatay mo, CHARMAIGNE AQUINO! Hindi mo kinain yung baon mo?"

"Ay, Ma! Sorry... yun nga yung ikukuwento ko sa yo, nag-lunch kasi kami nung boss ko, kaya di ko nakain. Soweee..."

"Ay naku, ewan ko sa 'yo! Hindi na kita babaunan."

"Mama.. sorry na po... hindi na mauulit, pwamis! Kiss na lang kita."

"Hay naku, wag ka ngang makahalik-halik sa kin. Di mo naa-appreciate yung pinaghirapan kong lutuin."

"Na-appreciate ko naman eh. Kainin ko na lang ngayon."

"Pano mo kakainin eh ayan panis na? Nag-aaksaya ka ng pinaghirapan ng Tatay mo. May ulam d'yan sa mesa, kumain ka na."



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