lost interest

in the mountain... guy: 'join us...' me: 'huh?!' he points to a radio: 'we do radio...' me: 'oh... i won't be able to take pics if i'm holding a radio...' guy: 'it doesn't have to be now...' me: 'i come here only thrice a year...' guy: 'it can be done in manila...' uhm... i don't have a radio.. and i don't intend to buy one... not anymore. there was a time i used to want to take it up -- yearS back. a friend and i were talking then and i somehow mentioned it to him and, ta-daaan! could you imagine, it turned out he was heavily into it. he even showed me his cards. plus he gave me a book. for a while i was trying to memorize alpha, bravo, charlie, delta and this and that code. i got too busy, however, and i wasn't able to pursue it. i've forgotten about it. now i'm reminded again. i'm not interested anymore though. yes, it's true... some things you really have to cultivate otherwise they'd wither and die.

lingering goodbye

night out with fam...

eat, eat, eat...  talk, talk, talk...  laugh, laugh, laugh...  eat, talk, laugh...  eat, talk, laugh...

and then, 'let's go!'

me:  'you're leaving, auntie?'

aunt:  'yes...'

me:  'wait...  i have something for you in the car...  i'll just get it...'

aunt:  'where are you parked?'

me:  'just there...  on the second floor...'

aunt:  'you can give it next time...'

me:  'you'll still be saying goodbyes, right?'

aunt:  'yes...'

me:  'ok...  i'll give it now...  i'll just get it...'

aunt:  'we'll wait for you?'

me:  'yes...'

so i went up to the car and got my gift...

when i got back, the group was still animatedly talking and laughing and talking and laughing...  it still took a whiiiillllleeee before the group went up to leave...  and it took another loooong while before the goodbye kisses were done...

me:  'see, auntie...  i knew the goodbyes will take long...'

another aunt chuckles:  'how did you know?'

me:  'i've been with this family since birth...  i should know by now...'

; )

stretch

family get-together...  aunt handed out gifts to those she missed last time...

'happy mother's day'...  'happy mother's day'...

when it came to me, suddenly it was just 'happy day' ->  because i'm not a mother...  : }

oh, well...  without sons or daughters there won't be mothers...  indulge me and allow me to take partial credit for making my mom a mom...  ; )

nyahaha...  the things you come up with to justify receiving a gift...  ;"p

something better

driving along katipunan checking out where we could grab a bite...

my sister initially wanted food camp but at the last minute said she wanted to try sandwicheese...  by that time, we were already right beside the place and i didn't want to make a sharp and abrupt turn (there were vehicles behind me)...

i proceeded to bonny serrano intending to go back to katipunan...  my sister, however, said we could just head to metrolane...  ok...  there, we ate at mang inasal, checked out lotsa pizza, bought cakes at goldilocks plus mcflurry and fries at mcdonald's...

i skipped a turn and suddenly we were on a food trip...  : D

you don't really miss things...  you simply head to something better...  : )

flesh and blood

i, uhm, see ghosts...  no big deal to me...

in the car with my mom...  backing up...

me:  'why is that girl over there?'

mom:  'where?'

me:  'there...  at the back...'

mom:  'where?'

me:  'there...  walking...'

mom:  'there's no one...'

me:  'you don't see that???'

mom:  'none...'

me:  'is that a ghost???'

mom:  'huh?!  where?  oh...  there!'

whew!