What a day it has been for me! So many things happened this day and I'm so tired now that I just wanna sleep but I have to store every good and bad memories that I have so that when I look back on this blog which is sort of a private online journal for me, I'll remember everything.
First of all, let me start at the beginning of the day. It's a Monday today and what I was worrying about early in the morning is that I haven't washed yet my uniform!Waaahh!! All I did a few moments after I got up from bed was I washed my uniforms. I really hate this kind of task because it's really boring and at the same time..tiring, but I have to do it for I can't rely unto others. Just before I finished this task, I heard from ate the condition of Bakekang, our pet kitten. She was very weak that time and doesn't move much so I was thinking maybe it was about time for her to die. I have seen even before that she's really suffering from so much pain right at her stomach part. I guess on the bright side of the incident, she has ended her agony. Goodbye Bakekang..
So much now for the sad part because this day, I said to myself that I'm going to enjoy my day! Before lunchtime, the phone rang. I was the one who picked it up and it was Kuya Joy. He said Ate Gina wants to talk to ate but I said she was busy with something so I was the one who talked to her. It was about their planned gimmick this day which I already know because my ate told about it to me last night. I asked if I can also come because like I said I want to enjoy my day. Ate Gina replied.. Oh sure. I was delighted by her response..hehe.
It was already lunchtime when I started preparing because they agreed to meet at around 3pm at Auntie Marlyn's house in San Andres Bukid, Manila. I also started watching the movie clips that I downloaded in youtube. It is the latest movie of Jeon Ji-Hyun entitled Daisy. At first, I was expecting so much because I've read from some of the reviews about the plot of the movie that it's good. I can't judge it right then because I haven't finished watching the whole film but I was hoping that the story will soon progress because it's kinda lame at the beginning.
We arrived at Auntie Marlyn's house just a few minutes late. When we got there, as if there was no plan agreed upon because Kuya Joy was sleeping on the sofa and everyone also I guess was sleeping before we arrived. However, Ate Gina needed to get an internet connection to check her email so the gimmick had to push thru. After a while, I noticed that it was only Ate Gina, Kuya Joy, Joseph, Ate and I who were ready to go and Jasmin wasn't at all getting ready that time so i wondered why wasn't she coming with us. It was later that day that I found out that she and Ate Gina had misunderstandings and I guess I'm out of it. Just after everyone else was ready, we went out the house and then walked to the corner of the street to look for a taxi cab that will take us to SM Mall of Asia. The street there is full of kids unlike here in our compound in Marikina where there's only a few. It took us a few minutes to take a a cab because almost all were refusing to take us. When we finally had one, we got ourselves into the cab though we were too many to get accommodated comfortably.
At last, when we alighted from the taxi cab, I finally felt comfortable. It was my first time to get there at SM Mall of Asia. It's really that BIG! There's also a wide area for parking. At first we didn't know where to enter because like I've said it's our first time there and Ate Gina wanted to take photos of everything but decided not to do it yet. It was easy to find the entrance because there were also people going into that direction. When we finally got in, the interior of the mall is just like the other malls but of course the difference is that it's new and only a few people are strolling there yet. Maybe in a few years now, it will be flooded with lots of people just like in SM Megamall. There are so many alleys to go to and the shops are expectedly bigger than the usual so we definitely can't roam around the whole mall so Ate Gina decided to go directly to the computer section to look for a hotspot for her laptop. We reached the part of the mall with no aircon and in this portion is where the park is situated and the computer section is also there. Just then, I thought that the hotspots are usually in cafe bars so we then looked for Starbucks. We saw the Manila Bay in one part of the mall. I thought Ate Gina would take photos of us there because it's really a nice spot but we just passed by it. We also passed by the cinema hall and then saw the entrance to the iMax. I really want to try watching here but I guess it wasn't the right time yet. Anyways, there are still so much time to go to Mall of Asia and I'll love it with my barkada.
We went to Starbucks and then Ate Gina got her email checked. He just sent message to her boss about where she is already and how she's doing. She also showed the website of the library that she's working in. It is the Palmesrton North Library. When she was done with everything, she let us check our email but it was only Ate who did it because I don't expect any important message from anybody. Just then, we saw that Kuya Stephen has a message to her. Ate said, she hasn't replied yet to it so we told her to scribble anything so that we'll make use some of the remaining time. However, ate refused because she said she wants to do it when she's alone. Then we laughed. Ate Gina started to type in some words to greet Kuya Stephen and then put in there that we are at SM Mall of Asia. When we no longer have anything to send email to anybody, we decided to stroll around. The next shop that we got into was Bench. Ate Gina told us to get anything we like because she'll be giving it as her gift this coming Christmas. I picked one and it's a perfume. RED Series Edition is the name. I find it friendly to the nose because there's like only a few content of the ethyl alcohol and the scent is somewhat unique. It's a bit costly though but Ate Gina didn't mind it anyway.
Afterwards, we decided to eat at KFC. Ate Gina ordered a bucket meal for us. What I like in KFC is the coleslaw and I keep coming back there because of it. Just like in UST, whenever we eat chicken at KFC inside UST, I also order coleslaw. That is when I'm not in a tight budget. The drinks were also upsized so we had tumblers. It's Happy Feet. I forgot to get my tumbler from Joseph so I didn't have a souvenir when we ate with Ate Gina.
Our day in SM Mall of Asia was about to end after eating but before we left the place, we had photos of ourselves inside the mall. We had it infront of the giant Christmas tree. I forgot that I was wearing a red polo shirt that time so maybe the color of my shirt blended with the background..haha. I'll post it here when we already get the copy from Ate Gina. There were also shots taken from different parts of the mall and what Ate Gina wanted to have a shot of was the globe outside but it can't be seen when captured in the digicam because it's already night although the globe has light which changes from different colors like blue, green, red, yellow and violet.
Just then, we decided to go home to San Andres because they will be leaving for Luna, La Union later that night. We were supposed to ride in a taxi cab again but the drivers refuse to take us because there can't be five passengers in a cab so we decided to take the FX. The four of us, Ate Gina, Ate, Joseph and I were seated at the back and Kuya Joy was at the middle seat. It took about 20 minutes before the FX left because the seats should be complete with passengers first. That time, I was feeling like about to urinate but I just controlled it because the mall is too far and at any time a passenger may come to complete the seats so the FX may go. When the FX was already running at great speed and we were in the middle of Roxas Boulevard, I was feeling sick already because I was just controlling my pee. They said use my mind to control it like mind over matter but I felt like my bladder was gonna explode. I really don't want to be placed in that situation because I don't know what I'm gonna do. They were making fun of me like telling me to just pee in the tumblers that we got at KFC. I also laughed but the more I moved my body the more I was feeling that it's gonna come out so I just concentrated. When we were in Quirino Ave. I already gave up. When the FX was at a stop and we were infront of a gas station, I opened the backdoor of the car and rushed to the public toilet. I didn't think of anything that time other than myself getting rid of that really bad situation.
After I've released it out of my system, I went back to the road and then expected to see that they were already gone. I decided that time to just take a cab because I was new in that place. All I knew is that it's the intersection of Qurino Ave. and Taft Ave. I also saw the LRT station in Quirino. I wanted to get to Radium street that time immediately because I didn't want them to worry about me so I didn't take the option of riding a jeepney along Taft which was the only route that I knew how to get there. Without thinking about anything, I just crossed Taft Ave. then I saw the street name plate with San Andres in it so I thought maybe if I just go straight ahead I'll get to where I'm supposed to go. I also saw some pedicabs so I asked one of the drivers if Dagonoy market is just near. A couple of drivers instructed me to take a jeepney in the street that one of them was pointing then I'll just alight at 7 11 in Onyx. I immediately rode into the jeep that first passed by me. In just less than 15 minutes, I reached the place where I'm familiar already so I just walk briskly to Radium street. When I was finally at Auntie Marlyn's house, I was relieved. It was my first time to see Auntie Marlyn so I paid due respect. They said I was fast because it was only a few minutes after they've arrived when I got there too.
Unlike when my Ate and I first arrived there in the afternoon, the house was already full of people. The whole Doroteo family was already there except for Uncle Benjie. They were waiting for us to arrive so that we'll have dinner all at the same time but Ate Gina told them that we are already done so they decided to eat. While Ate Gina, Joseph and Kuya Joy were packing their things, Ate and I were just watching TV in the sala. I wasn't able to talk to my third degree cousins but I understand. Of the four brothers, I had once become a company of Benson when we were in Rimos 1. The three of us --Joseph, Benson and I were buddies that time. Bryan, the eldest is also a Thomasian. He's currently a freshman taking up Journalism. The two younger brothers are Benjo and Benedict. When Uncle Benjie came to the scene, I also showed respect.
It was not too long when they were all packed up. They put all their baggages in the van and then made themselves get ready to leave. It was my first time to ride in their van. Ate has already ridden in it I guess twice already when they went to the province. I also remembered that it's the same van that Tatang used to ride when they go to La Union. The destination then was at the Fariñas bus station along Lacson. I know it because it's near our school. The trip wasn't that long because it's just near so when we reached it, they all said their goodbyes. I got a hug from Ate Gina and a goodbye from Jasmin. I wished them all a happy trip. As for Ate and I, we explained to Auntie Marlyn that our way going home is in España so they let us ride in their van again. While in the van, Auntie Marlyn was talking to us about stuff and I must say that it's a good way to have no dead air..hehe. When we reached the corner of España and Lacson, we said our thank you and goodbye to Auntie Marlyn and Uncle Benjie.
From there, we rode a jeepney going to Cubao. Then another one going to SSS Vill. It's already past 11pm when reached our house.
