Tuesday, March 2, 2004

Cornered

I woke up this morning feeling depressed.

It's been a while since I felt that feeling. I used to get excited and overjoyed to wake up before the sun is up, but today everything's so stale and lonely.

First, it was because of my bud and his neverending rant about life. At first, I could still manage his rantings but lately, it slowly penetrates my system. Last night, after dodging it once again, I told him straight that I'm getting really tired. I have so many thing to worry and his problems overshadows mine.

What irritates me is that I gave him all the options and recommendations, then he'll reason me out that he can't do such things and that my way is so different from what he had known for all his life. Then I asked him about his plans...

He was silent.

I can't blame him for his rantings. First, because it is his nature. Second, I am the only one who he could run to whenever he feel those things. Ika nga sa kanya, "sakin lang talaga siya nakakapagkwento tungkol sa problemang pamilya/pansarili niya." Talk about buddy-centric relationship. Weird, somehow Fyro came into my mind pero naah, I hope he's doing well coping up to his bud.

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So ok, I'm good at running away from the problems, in fact I could win a marathon simply because I resort to abandoning hell whenever it catches me, however I've realized that you can't run away all the time from conflicts. Sometimes you have to face it head on.

Like what's happening to mama.

Ever since I found out that her bukol had grown steadily, I felt this disturbance within. Although we have a doctor - a surgeon in the family, but still it isn't enough to let me have a piece of mind. If I could only express the horror of what I've been thinking ever since last night, I might have broke down already.

...but all I can do is lock myself up in the room, and hope that everything would be fine. At least, my mom feels pain. It would be very dangerous is she felt nothing.

And this morning she said, she's feeling better. I just hope she's not covering it up.

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Today, my bud is also scheduled to have his urinalysis and cretinin test. Ewan ko ba naman kung bakit pero minsan tingin ko eh medyo may pagka-hypochondriac ang lover ko. Sabagay, ibang iba kami. Mamamatay na lang siguro ako, saka pa lang ako aangal na may masakit sakin. Sa kanya eh konting abnormalities lang eh hala, pa-check up kaagad.

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Tinatamad akong pumasok.
I feel so helpless and lonely..
The day is just starting...

but somehow, I feel so pooped out already.

Frostee Avenue


"Boss kuha kayong babae, batang bata pa..."

And you thought these things only happen in the movies. Well I found out this evening that these things are for real. After accompanying my bud to his check up, we strolled along Rizal Avenue. It was dark and there were very few people around and it seems that area is where the casas abound. There a lot of bugaws, most of them only 20ish like me. There were also freelancers - prostitutes who don't use bugaws to ply their trade. They seemed to stroll alongside them looking for men who might use them for the night.

These things are for real, I tell you. It's been a while since I saw a prosti with my own eyes and bugaws that kept asking me if I would like to have a fuck.

Well... fuck them.

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While going home, I realized na yung katabi ko pala sa FX eh magsyota. What fascinates me is that the one near me is a guy, while beside him is... a parlorista gay. The one we used to brand as tukling. The thing is, the guy was holding his hand, while this tukling was chatting to him.

First thing that came into my mind was... siguro binabayaran nitong bakla yung lalaki kaya ganun, or alaga siguro nitong tukling yung lalaki kaya nakadikit sa kanya. Then I've realized that hey, am I making remarks about me or what?

Anyways, so this guy was holding his hand, and when I looked at him, God, he's so gorgeous. A tall, lean and fair SMK who smiles like an angel. I was wondering how did these two met. Who fell in love first, and how did their relationships came to be. For all I know, a PLU would only seek fellow PLUs, but this one is different, and they are not afraid to show their affection in public, unlike most of us who keeps everything under wraps.

At one point, I said to myself. "swerte naman nung bakla, kahit mukhang syokoy eh ang gwaping pa rin nung lover niya." I'm sure, if phanks was around, maybe we had also shown our affection to one another.

Speaking of taking opportunity...

And people would think, the world really has gone mad.

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I went home, depressed and somewhat troubled. As usual, my bud is down again, he'll take some lab test tomorrow for his urinating disorder. Problem seems to continue in their home

And mom.

Her neck is bulging. Lumaki pa ng husto at sumakit yung bukol niya sa leeg.

I'm deeply worried. I hope she will be ok.

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I'll be receiving the last batch of my 13th month pay tomorrow. This is a time for celebration! I won't go out tonight.