after hearing mass today, the family and i went to barrio fiesta (still at megamall) for a mother's day luncheon. present, of course, were mom, dad, me, tito efren and almi.. along with allan & bro danny (dimalanta). we ate crispy pata, kare-kare, pinakbet and cohol. yumyum :) i was so stuffed afterwards that i had to walk around the mall to burn some of the calories i ate haha :panyway, we went to starbucks in the afternoon for the usual "catharsis" session that our family seems to be well-known for :p pretty soon, another friend from the community joined us.. and told us his colorful life story.
what i like about hanging out with the "oldies" (as cousin em usually calls our folks) is that i hear so many interesting stories. really rich, complex true-to-life stories that would rival.. no.. surpass any telenovela plot! yup. unbelievable tales that include stuff like family feuds, weird love polygons (not just triangles, see?!), passion, betrayal and the like. juicy bits.. nyahaha :p if i were a scriptwriter, i'd have a treasure trove of stuff to write about bwahahaha >:p
the down side, of course, is that the sad stories do put a damper to your day. i mean.. heck.. the people who recount these experiences to us are our *friends*.. and it's just sad how, a lot of times, there isn't much we can do for them but to offer moral support and keep them in our prayers.
hmm. maybe that's really all we're called to do - to be friends ready to lend listening ears and shoulders to cry on. i just hope that *that* would suffice..
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