time heals all wounds

nagsimula ang lahat kagabi, masaya akong pauwi dahil natapos na naman ang lunes. :) iniisip ko pa kung anong lulutuin ko, kung anong gagawin ko sa gabing yon.

nasa mrt na ako. bahagyang siksikan at standing ovation ang drama ko. nakatingin ako sa sandals ni ate local dahil, gash, pareho kami ng sandals. halos ngitian ko sya at sabihing, "hi, we have the same pair of sandals". wow friendly. pero hindi ako friendly, kaya nilunok ko na lang ang katuwaan ko.

may kakwentuhan si ate. masaya silang nag-uusap. maya-maya, lumipat sila sa gilid ko. si ate, kanina pang pagewang-gewang kasi hindi sya nakahawak. nakatalikod sya sa gawing kaliwa ko.

napatingin ako sa bintana, "uy, umuulan" naisip ko. biglang nag-accelerate si mrt. nawalan ng balance si ate. napa-atras, ARAY! ilang segundo ang lumipas bago ko na-realize kung anong nangyari: na halos natadyakan nya ang paa ko! "ouch!" sabi kong malakas. waw sosyal. ouch daw.

'di ako makaisip. gusto ko nang umiyak sa sakit. may dugo na nag-ooze. clueless sya, pero siguro nafeel nyang may laman syang natapakan. humarap sakin, sabay sabi with a long and lasting smile, "did i step on your foot?"

ang cute nya. mahinhin. pero gusto ko syang sabunutan sa mga pagkakataong yun. nevertheless, i smiled back, "yes, it's bleeding."

she was extremely sorry naman. parang gusto na nga nyang kainin sya ng lupa sa kahihiyan. napatawad ko na sya. pero masakit ang ginawa nya sa akin. hanggang ngayon, dama ko pa ang kirot. waw.

so, ano kayang itsura kapag natakong kang so violently?
waah, i just did my toe nails! gusto ko pa naman ang kulay, tan!
pasensya puro gore! hahaha morbid.

ganyan lang ang buhay, kung hindi ka dinadamba ng aso, natatakong ka lang. hahaha! ang saya diba!

ang lumipas na Holy Week

being away from home makes some things seem different. i didn't feel the holy week coming because the holy week here is just one of those ordinary weeks. more than anything else, everybody here was excited with the good friday holiday. we get a day off. good? yes.

abstain? i didn't abstain from meat, at the very least. made me feel guilty. whatever happened to the good old high school days when meals would consist of fish and mongo during fridays? whatever happened? i guess i just didn't put in as much effort. why, because nobody was watching? :( guilty, no abstinence in any form for me during the lenten season.

last march 16, jan and i attended a recollection c/o lingkod. i wasn't hesitant. i grabbed the opportunity because i know i badly need some good time with Him. we got lost on our way to the venue. it was a very funny moment. very funny, very weird, very everything-i-can-think-of.

getting there was the best part. i was embraced by kind people, good music, yummy food, wonderful talks, and the quiet time i was yearning for. everything was so magnificent i felt i didn't deserve any of it, and yet He made me a part of it.

the same circle of people invited us to be part of the visita iglesia and stations of the cross last maundy thursday (i miss my mom and our own way of visita iglesia). pics of some of the churches:

Church of St. Bernadette

St.Theresa Church

Our Lady of Lourdes Church

good friday came and as a very faint effort to abstain, we had sardines for lunch and another round of fish for dinner. it was kind of ironic pa rin kasi, kinagabihan, kuya and i did our solid meat groceries for saturday and sunday. haha. susme, tipak tipak na baboy ito. haha.

saturday was spent in silence at home.

we heard filipino mass for easter sunday. it was overwhelming to see a good number of filipinos. it was also nostalgic to hear the songs in filipino. wow, touching talga. i missed the filipino songs. :) and of course, the mass was said in filipino, including sermon! a hundred rounds of applause for the vietnamese parish priest for effort. ;) very great!

that concludes the holy week that passed by in such a haste. medyo kulang... kulang ako sa effort! haha. i therefore conclude, kulang talaga ako sa effort. argh.

lobo

i have been attacked by a dog. susme aatakihin ako sa puso. i was walking from our place to a nearby grocery. may 2 aso. yung isa, nasa loob ng gate while the other was outside. they seem to be talking, chika-chika ganyan.

paglampas ko sa kanila, the one outside the gate ran towards me. ay sus! ina-attack nya ako! i was so afraid! akala ko kakainin nya na ako! waaah!

i recalled that if a dog attacked you, stand still. himalang nakapag-isip pa ko ng mga panahong iyon. ok, i stood still. he stopped too... only, dinamba nya ako! waah! niyakap nya ako at kasing tangkad ko sya when he stood up. susme ang higpit ng yakap ni doggie! waaah! takot na takot ako! di ako makapiglas!

konting lakad ko, susunod sya at yayakapin nya ulit ako. i was waiting for a big juicy bite any minute, but it didn't come. mukang he just wanted to play and hug me... pero naman! that is not the way to play! ang dog na yon ay stranger, at sinlaki ng lobo! waaah! di man lang ako niwarm up ni doggie! damba agad waah!

so i wailed like a crazy girl, "noooo! waaah!" but no rescue came. this game played on for about 15 minutes. susme. i saw a cab passed by but maybe the driver thought i was just playing with the dog. waaah!

di ko alam kung anong nakita ni doggie at nagtatakbo sya palayo. waaaah! nanakit ang ulo ko. akala ko aatakihin ako sa puso. i swear. waaaah!

i took a different route pauwi, nanginginig, bitbit ang groceries ko, amoy aso, mamasa-masa ang pants dahil basa ang paws ni doggie. wawa ako. ako at ang lobo.

heto ang muka nya, beware... nangdadamba sya. (hindi sya yan, kamuka lang. nahanap ko lang sa internet yan)