...on dealing with issues...

Now here's why I mastered the art of showing people that everything's fine. When you got a family who listens to drama all the time, you will actually learn to just smile even when everything's crappy.

Scene1: (Sunday morning, me about to take breakfast)
Back story - I don't talk to my dad very often. But from time to time, I show interest in his hobbies so that we may talk about something, so that he won't always have to say that nobody talks to him at home. I didn't tell him personally what happened.

Pa: (grabs camera and shows off a Volkswagen set up by his friend)
Me: Ganda ah.
Pa: Ganda no? Pwes, dahil wala ka nang girlfriend, bigay mo na lang sa kin 30% ng sweldo mo para makapagpagawa ako nito. Nang magkapangarap naman yang pera mo.
Me: (thinking, wanting to say it - ndi ba pdeng magkaron ng sariling pangarap pera ko?)

Scene2: (Saturday afternoon, visiting Uncle Owe) Part1
Jon text message: kakahiwalay lang ni ter at che. wag mo na muna xa asarin.
Uncle Owe reply: di ko naman siya aasarin eh. AALASKAHIN ko lang. wahahhahaha

Scene3: (Saturday night, visiting Uncle Owe) Part2
Uncle Owe: Kwento ka muna. Anu nangyari?
Me: Eh.. Wala naman, nag-usap kami...
Uncle Owe: Eh di ndi na kami mahihirapan maghagilap sa yo? Wala ka nang sinusundo eh.. Wahahahahahaaha..
Me: haha.. Siguro.
Uncle Owe: Buti ndi ka naaksidente papunta dito, baka naman nagwa-wiper ka, eh ndi naman sa windshield un basa! wahahahaha...
Me: haha.. Ok lang naman, nakabyahe naman na..
Uncle Owe: Baka naman baha sa loob ng lancer! Wahahhahahaha
Me: haha..

Scene4: (visiting Reinosa)
(upon arrival)
Tita Oyes: Ter! Lika nga dito, upooooo... inoooommm... iyaaaakkk!!! wahahahha
Me: haha.. di naman ako umiinom pag mei problema eh.
Tita Oyes: Indeeee.. Uminom ka!! Maglasing ka!! Gusto kita makitang umiiyak!!!
(to her defense, nag-usap naman kami ng matino ni Tita Oyes away from the sacred tong-it table.)

Ah, yes, genuine tender loving care in action. And talk about sensitivity, you'll find none better than my dad.

[[[Note: This was supposed to be a longer blog. I guess the Guy up there drags my fingers to just delete whatever I said as it wouldn't be appropriate, knowing I just wanted to share that part I just did. There are stuff that must be left between us na lang.]]]]