Another thing about friends

Since i'm  slightly happier now - slightly.... (I'm not out of my apathetic Ice mode yet.) - i'm going to write something about my leave last week.

I was stuck at home for the most part of the first three days, but on the fourth day, i braved the weather to see my friends. Oh-kay, i was FORCED to brave the weather.

I woke up to hearing my best friend Oyi-chan's voice. "Si Chi-chan ba 'to? Parang isang balunbon lang kumot." Me, groggy and cranky as i hate getting woken up, managed to growl, "Anong ginagawa nyo dito?" Another voice answered, "Bangon na!"

I finally pulled the covers off my head, and blinked at them. They were standing at my bedside and i lay still, wondering, 'It might be a good idea to get some rabid guard dogs and post them right outside my bedroom door.'

With Oyi-chan was our other friend. Itatago ko siya sa pangalang Boogles... ay, wait. Bryan nalang pala. Moving on....

Bryan then sat on my legs. He's the same height as i am and built like a tank. Of course, circulation to my lower extremities were cut off immediately. Oyi-chan, though shorter than i am, is worth one and a half of me on the weighing scale. When i saw her moving toward me with a malicious look on her face, i promptly kicked Bryan off and sat up in bed. The sheets and the soft bed were still beckoning to me but i knew the price i would pay for trying to go back to sleep is death - very painful and very slow.

I realized belatedly that we were going out that day, and it had been scheduled the day before. Oyi-chan was recently promoted to HR recruitment something, manager, i think. Hence, she was treating. (i never got to treat them when i got promoted, starving writer that i am) "Where's Mark?" I asked, inquiring about my other bestfriend. They shrugged. "Anong oras na ba?" I asked and took a cursory glance at my wall clock. 12 PM. "What the *bleep*? Akala ko ba after lunch?"

"After lunch nga to," Bryan says calmly.

"Four o' clock ang after lunch," i said, eyeing the bed again. Oyi-chan raised an eyebrow and Bryan promptly clutched one of my legs and pulled my out of bed - quite literally. "Opo, tatayo na po."

Thirty minutes later, we were out of my house and planning out food trip. "Bumili na lang tayo ng pizza, dalawa," Bryan suggests. "Hmm... Parang gusto ko ng pasta, magluto ka kaya, Chi-chan?" says Oyi-chan.

Lazy fart that i am, i said reproachfully, "You woke me up at 12. Sabi mo four." She then gave me a vertebrae crushing hug and said, "Papakainin ka na nga eh. Ganito nalang, isang chicken and a pizza."

I was happier. Then i asked again, "Where's Mark?" Bryan looked at his celphone, "Nasa Taft ata. Meron siyang klase ngayon."

I looked at him blankly. "Ha? Anong klase?" "Masteral. Di mo ba alam un?"

@__@ i knew he currently has two girlfriends but geez, i didn't know about the MA.

Itutuloy...

Of happy food and happy friends

So where do i start? I was on leave last week and was stuck at home while i let the storm rage outside.

Two weeks ago, i was depressed. I was down from indecision and from assorted problems. Right after the last post, my friends came to the rescue. I'm very grateful for all the happy food they presented me before i went on leave.

Hitori went by the office and presented me with a very sinful slice of chocolate cake from my favorite coffee place (i think that was for not being able to accompany me to the said coffee place), next came Rica, my editor, who gave me her homemade ice cream cake - also extremely sinful (since she had to sit beside me while i wallowed in misery), while Victor, my other boss, voluntarily spoke the taboo word of the day and gave me large fries.

Now that i think about it, maybe they're conspiring to make me consume vast amounts of food and then sit back and watch me grow in size. (Kidding! :D)

Anyway, with their help, i was able to climb back from the abyss of depression. and i can't begin to describe how happy i am to have friends like that. I really can't.

Watashi ha nin anatani hijouni kanshashi teiru. Watashi wosokoniarukotowo hontou niarigatou. (i hope that was grammatically correct, or Chibi-chan will murder me. T__T)