wet afternoons...

rain was pouring...HARD!

thank God for the rain...the whole day's scorch has been drenched by the cool heavy rains which started after the sun has shone its last rays for the day... i peacefully enjoyed the nice view by my dorm room's window; itim the cat was watching helplessly, stranded between the rooves of the adjacent houses, my neighbors' scampering for shelter as they get off their taxis and taxi-cles as heavy raindrops pound over the rooves down below-- then my mother, who was playing herself to blindness for 8 to 9 hours straight with yahoo games, asked me, "Loy, gutom na ko! kain na tayo!"

we braved the rain to Jollibee which, on a sunny day, uhm...is a 5 minute walk, turned into a seemingly endless journey... journey<-- just the right word...

we got there, with our pants dripping wet...

we sat by our favorite table by the chest aircon...

i got my usual meal: burger steak meal, extra rice, extra gravy, large iced tea... yum yum... with macaroni soup on the side... perfect for the cool weather outside...

then the couple infront of our table caught my attention:(NOTE: nde ako mapanghusga...eto lang talaga tingin ko sa mga tao... nde yata nagme-make sense... pero yun na yun...)

they were both in their late twenties to early thirties. The guy was a dark 5'3 medium built juan dressed in a yellowish white polo, who is probably a factory worker or a security guard. the lady was a pretty brown-skinned 5'0 small built kinky haired woman who i happen to always chance upon in the Boni area almost every other day...

the guy said, "Ano gusto mo, honey?" Girl replied with a smile, "gaya nung dati!"

the guy came back with a one piece burger steak meal, extra rice, small coke, and a small complementary cup of water. the guy happily opened the styro, split the cover and base into two, then carefully unwrapped the rice on the cover and watchfully handed it together with the coke over to his girl.

"Kain na honey", he said.

the girl wrapped one arm to the side of the guy and they sweetly shared their dinner... their one piece burger steak meal dinner... with one coke...

i personally wouldn't ask someone to for breakfast, lunch nor dinner, not even snack like that... but then again, that's me...

as i watched them share their humble dinner, i began to wonder. what's wrong with me... what does this guy have that the other lady sees in him... if she says, "gaya ng dati..." it means lageng ganun... he maybe financially challenged and is just working on a tight budget, but still his woman is by his side... no complaints... of course, i just saw them for like 20 minutes, but then again,i think no gurl, at least in my circle of friends would stand that kind of set-up...

dati nga meron akong friend, napagsalitaan pa ng gf dahil he didn't bring enough dough for movies and dinner. one was even nagged because the guy was making arrangements to split car gas expenses during dates (note: the guy was sporting a mazda rx -8)... some demand flowers weekly, monthsary dates, five-star hotel dinners, jewellery, shoes, mobile phones and cellphone bills.... and the list goes on

and that girl, was none like them....
based on how she moved, how she smiled, how she held her boo; she was happy and contented... despite that arrangement

and me, i just munched on a snack with my mum that was twice what they both had, with an XDA2 by the side, a car, a soon to be erected house, a nice and well paying job, a nice home with people who care about me, and a caring watchamacall-her at work... and still, i still feel discontented...

maybe i just have bigger cups of contentment and happiness to fill than they have...

the couple left with arms around each other, literally intertwined around one another...... inggit ako. masaya sila...

mali ba circle of friends na nasa paligid ko(?)
i don't think so... ayaw ko ren naman ng ganun...

sobra ba demanding mga name-meet na partners(?)
nde ren naman... cguro ganun talaga lang kinalakihan nilang standards kaya ganun ren expectations nila; norms nila

hay layp...

then again, yung iba nga walang makain eh...