Say Cheese

My buddy and Nay made a short detour to our province before going to Camarines Sur for their New Year’s celebration. I was thrilled to bits. I had been waiting for seven days to see the birthday boy. =)

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My mother was, as usual, non-stop with her stories. I was a bit embarrassed because Ma almost took over their conversation, like a main hostess of a talk show. Random topics, my mother. I think, Pa has a very excellent training ground for good listening because of her. Fortunately, Nay endured their exchange.

But don't get me wrong, my mother is chatty in a welcoming and charming way.

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I'm gald Nay enjoyed their 2-day stay here. Aside from the cool puff of air in my parents' bedroom where Nay and I slept (my parents have been sleeping in my grandmother's bedroom since she passed away three years ago) and the red crabs we had at lunch, I think my mother's rap session and my father's challenge to a chess match were key ingredients. Wala pang tongits yun ha. If Nay and Pa could've just found one more eager person to play with them, my buddy would’ve been nagging his mother until sundown for a prolonged send-off (he was already nagging her this morning during the chess match).

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It was a quick visit, which made me a little sullen because we missed each other's company for two special days in a row-- first time in three years.