Saturday, January 1
Jan. 1 Sat.
"Tama na yan, inuman na!
Hoy pare ko, tumagay ka.." -Inuman Na
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New year was filled with noisy rockets, blinding flashes, weird mooing sounds from the neighbor, firework duds, improvised spaghetti sauces, popless champaigne, and me getting tipsy after my second glass of martini.
Tasted like apples.
This new year was a lot duller than last year..but after all that happened worldwide, I was thankful we were still here together. Just barely, but still.
We had to admit it. 2005 was going to get a lot more..er..challenging.
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Later that afternoon, we prepped up for the family reunion which was going to be held at our house. The first hours off were kinda dull..but when I woke up from my nap and saw that my close cousins were there, things started to pick up.
We chatted a lot - kuya, me, regine, the twins, and kuya lester..and we played around with Marie our baby cousin. We had loads of laughs, and were stuffed with food from lola and tita susan.
Later in the evening, us cousins and tita Nida took a stroll down the streets around our house. Our younger cousins who we call: the three stooges (composed of Chris, Fonzy, and Angelo) pretty much peed on the sidewalk.
Tita Nida: "O sige..pataasan kayo ng ihi!"
Us: *laughs*
Me: "Oy, sali ako!" *poses to unzip fly*
Them: O_o "CELINE!!"
Us: *roars with laughter*
We bonded a lot that night, and it felt really good..it was hilarious, really. We had so many things in common, and a lot more things different..but somehow, we got along just fine.
Chris: *slings arms around kuya Lester's neck from behind, pulls him down* "Haha! Gotcha!"
Kuya Lester: *eyes widen* *calls out weakly in a squeaky voice* "Ma..Ma..MA!!!" *reaches out for tita Nida*
(pause)
Us: *rolls on floor laughing our heads off*
Tita Nida: "Ang laki laki mong tao..kayang kaya mo kargahin si Chris, sabay ganyan!" *laughs*
Kuya Lester: "But ma! He had me around the neck!"
Me: "Mommy pa talaga tinawag eh, hahaha!"
Fonzy was a very very jelous kid. He fumed when he saw us fuss over Marie so much..and his older siblings the twins and Kuya Lester were teasing him a lot, hahaha..
Te An-an: "Tingnan mo Fonzy o, sobrang cute ni Marie!"
Kuya Lester: "Oo nga, mas cute pa sayo!"
Fonzy: *pouts* "Hindi na ko magm-mister Cat sa inyo!!" *storms away*
Us: *laughs*
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We watched them drive away that night..as they left us three to retreat back into that empty box of a house.
But when we walked back to our house..we all held each other’s hands..i stared at our shadows..savored the feel of kuya's smooth silky hand, and dad's rough and coarse one..
We loved each other. We lived for each other. We struggled, but still we try everyday..
We were a family.
And we went back to our home.
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