#laagnitantong

I only see her during my old age. I only knew her because she used to visit my mom. Tiya Dada, we called her; though my mother insisted that we should call her Nanay Dada. She is actually my mother's distant Aunt. I heard few stories about her and the most reliable, I should say, among them is the story relayed to us by my elder brothers. All I got from them are bad testimonies of her, even from my parents. It was known that she was once very affluent. Her family owned a passenger boat, had a mansion in Siargao island. And she was known to be mata-pobre - she looked down or scorned poor people. My siblings experienced spending a night sleep in the boat because they were never given an accommodation inside the mansion, when once they visited there with our parents. I was kinda fortunate not able to experience such maltreatment. My parents and our family somehow belonged to the category poor people, and we humbly accept that. As relayed by my mother, Tiya Dada's affluence ...

"Cge na naman plzz. Payag naman ako sa gusto mo. Kailangan ko lang talaga ng pera. Cge na naman. Mamasahiin pa kita. Parang awa mo na plzz." Message sent, tambad ng celpon ko... Susugalan ko 'to. Kailangan ko talaga ng pera ngayon. Nangungulit na naman ang girlfriend kong mag-date kami. Nakukulitan na ako pero hindi ko kayang tanggihan dahil kababalik lang namin. Due date ko na rin sa buwanang globe plan ko. Maarte itong baklang 'to. Pero kailangan ko siyang pagbigyan. Siya nalang naiwang kleyente ko. Sabagay, meron pang iba, pero siya ang maayos. May trabaho... at sa tingin ko, maganda ang trabaho niya... at sa palagay ko, malaki sahod niya. May sariling bahay. Napuntahan ko na yon, dalawang beses. Alam ko na pa'no pumunta dun... kahit ayawan niya ako, pwede ko siyang dalawin. At may itsura. Di ko akalaing may itsura si Cris. Natatawa ako pag naalala ko... iniisip ko kasing pangit siya. Maarte kasi! Nung isang taon ko pa siya kinokontak, panay lang ay...

I posted this status in my Facebook few days before the 2013 National Elections in the Philippines: I would like to reiterate the time to discern the best lawmakers for the good of our beloved nation. My list of 12 Senators I believe can bring in new good things follows: Aquino   Angara Cayetano Escudero Gordon   Hagedorn Hontiveros Pimentel Poe Trillanes Villanueva   Zubiri Please vote also, my dear FBarkadas! Let's exercise our right of suffrage!   No Enrile or Villar nor Ejercito; enough for Magsaysay and Legarda!!! Few days later, the results come out and the newly elected Senators are the following: Poe Legarda Escudero Cayetano Binay Angara  Aquino Pimentel Trillanes Villar Ejercito Honasan As can be seen, 7 of my senatorial bets have landed in the top 12. 3 of my disliked candidates have indeed caught a spot. When I checked on their educational background of the first 11 (since the 12th spot is still contestable cons...