July 20… I woke up around 7:45am, it was cold, the air was crisp, the sun was up and it was Sunday! It was a very beautiful day! I felt like nothing could go wrong that day… and true enough… nothing went wrong; in fact everything went well…
Time to go to Church! Before I prepare for Church, I talked to my friends on YM and texted my brothers with Chikka… (nag promote talaga!) haha!
Anyway, yun… we went to Church, while walking towards the Church we (Melanie and I) saw this homeless Asian guy… he said “Good morning!” with all smiles, in return I also said “Good morning!” in full force (open-mouth smile, eyes wide open, kilay as high as it can get and with matching head bob) kulang nalang kaway! Hahaha! But I greeted him with all sincerity!
So, there we were, listening mass… Suddenly I heard someone fart sa likod ko… I thought it was Lucas kaya ok lang, he’s just a baby… But Ate Fanela started laughing… So it’s not Lucas who farted. The funny thing there was everybody was responding to the priest so maingay… then suddenly the room became quiet… sabi ata ng pare “let’s put ourselves in a moment of silence for our own personal intentions…” di ko lang sure… basta suddenly the Church became quiet… then dun ko narinig yung utot! “prooot-toot-toot” hahaha! (TIMING eh… PERFECT TIMING!) I won’t drop names kasi nakakahiya, respeto na lang sa tao yun… (ayan, di ko sinulat na ikaw yung umutot! Safe ka from shame and embarrassment…!)
After mass we went to Costco to buy flowers for Ate Fanela’s mom and dad and for Tita Mare for her birthday. Nung pumipili na sila ng bulaklak eh sabi ng nag titinda eh “Flowers are the universal language… You can express whatever you want using flowers. You can just give the flowers and they will be the one to talk for you… you know, they talk to you…” I think the lady has a point… but Melanie thinks she’s just plain weird… Anyway, yun, punta kami ng sementeryo to give the flowers to Ate Fanela’s parents… After visiting her parents, we went to eat at Point Point Joint (Turo-turo). I ate tapa and sisig… I’m a sucker for sisig!
After we ate we dropped by Ate Fanela’s aunt’s house to give her the flowers… The plan was just to drop by and give the flowers and greet her a happy birthday… but Uncle Ver troubled himself to buy ice cream… Nakakahiya naman umalis diba? Saka may ice cream eh! Haha! Then while eating ice cream, Uncle Ver approached us and we talked about real estate and stuff… I wasn’t really listening, di ako nakakarelate masyado dyan. Nung napunta na ang usapan sa cellphone eh medyo nakakarelate na ako so I listened… Uncle Ver was telling a story on how he got his Bluetooth headset. Here is how he told us his story:
“dati bumili ako ng kinakabit sa tenga, yung sinasaksak sa telepono, di ko naman kayang paganahin… mali ata, sinoli ko… eh etong bago eh nalalaglag sa tenga ko kaya nag tanong ulit ako sa tindera ng may sukbit. She said I should go to T-mobile for my headset. Yun, pumunta ako, tinanong ko kung meron silang ‘BRUTUS’… ”
After hearing “BRUTUS” eh everything went blank… I was focused on that word… I was laughing inside, syempre composed pa din, smiling, pero di obvious na pigil na tawa… nakikita ko ang Kuya Ace and nangingiti din sya, covering his face, kunyari he’s rubbing his eye… hahaha! May nakatalo na ng BLU-TOOT ko! Hahaha!
After the ice cream and Brutus eh we went home ‘cuz Kuya Ace has to “take his medicine” so, yun, umuwi na nga kami… Kuya Ace “took his medicine” and umalis ulit kami.
We went to Ikea (at Mission Valley, beside the library where Kuya Ace worked before and where I studied). We walked around looking for nice buys and bought some stuff for the house. I remember the days were I used to go there alone because I need to unwind from reading PT books (I’ll buy small things like, alarm clocks… batteries… pencil holder…) and I eat lunch at Costco (sa tapat lang)… pizza, chicken bake, turkey wrap… hehe!
Then we went to Staples to get some school supplies and print some of Melanie’s pictures… Then while we were waiting for the pictures to be developed Kuya Ace and I were talking beside the Xerox machine. Suddenly a Staples guy approached us and natakot na agad ako… kasi I was leaning on the Xerox machine… he said in an strong commanding voice “Excuse me… where did you get that shirt…?” (alam ko yung sagot… so kalma lang…) I said “at Mervyn’s” (ok… tapos na…) then he asked another question “so do they have more of that, ‘cuz I wanna buy my brother one” (panic mode… di ko na anticipate yung follow up question…) so I just told him “I really don’t know, I’m not sure…” haaay! Ayoko ng na cau-caught off guard eh!
Anyway, yun, after staples eh we went to Bed, Bath & Beyond to check for some stuff for the house… hehehe!
After Bed, Bath & Beyond, we ate at IN-N-OUT… woohooo! Then dumaan kami ng Vons to buy pineapple rings for Ate Fanela’s pineapple upside-down cake… then pagkauwi sa bahay eh borlogs na ako! Pag gising ko nalang eh tapos na maglinis ng kotse ang Kuya Ace at naka bake na ang Ate Fanela ng cake!
It was a fun and excitement filled day!
* note to Kuya Ace: sorry di ako nakatulong sa pag linis ng van
* note to Uncle Ver: sorry if I posted your story without your consent I’m not making fun of you… It’s just funny… and thank you for teaching me how to drive!
* note to self: If you’re gonna wear your Marvel shirts eh prepare to be approached!
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