Tuesday, March 11, 2008

I dated my cousin : Have we met before?



Eto ang kwentong inaabang ng mga boys ko at ng iabng mga kabaklan. 2 years ago, I went on a 2 week vacation in Ilo-Ilo. I did not know what to expect since I was still barely reached my childhood when I last visited the place. Most of my papa’s relatives resides there and my cousins of course. Going back to my childhood years, I enjoyed a lot being with my cousin every time we visit them. We are a big family, I have about 30 + cousin in total, my mom’s family has 9 siblings in total. Since My family is based here in Manila, we only get to visit them 3 times in 10 years. But I can still remember the time we spent together as a kids of the family. Reunions, family occasions, birthdays, weddings, and of course, Municipal fiesta. I have 2 closet cousin, Paolo and April. Paolo is about my age, we grew up together,… okay not super together naman, we went to the same collage kse eh, pero since provincial beauty tong si paolo eh d nya ata keri an gang Exsena ditto sa Manila, so he went back to Ilo-ilo to continue his studies. It been over 4 years since the last time we saw each other and I didn not how my cousin would look like. Syempre headline ako dba. Kse bigla from lalake to bababe ako, although they are updated naman sa development ng buhay ng pamilya namin ditto sa manila, but still it wouold be a shock for them to see me in flesh! Felling ko artista ako dba?! Fresh from a plane from manila, my cousin Cherry who was s cumlude in Up Ilo-Ilo picked me up in the air port with my 3 piece luggage and head straight to their newly built house and my fist occasion again after how many years.Of course paolo doesn’t know whow to drive so he cant pick-me up in the airport dba???... I have meet most of my relative that I can stil remember, 80 percent of them are just strangers in my eyes. The day was over and I have to be transported to another location which will serve as my refuge from the chasing paparazzi, which is my titas house. Eton ang nakakalokang exena. I knew that Paolo is picking me up the next afternoon to bring me again to another location away from my paparazzi. Just when I was about to take a shower, he knocked at my Tita’s doors, and I was surprised to see him all grown up! He looks 90% like David, me rich bastard EX boyfriend/shortterm-lived-in partner. I held him to wait the the sala to while take a shower and dress-up I was so in a rush na parang “…. I don’t want to miss a thing….” song ni regine! Then I notice she occasionally making slip on the way I look. I can tell by the look of his eyes that he was indeed amazed. Paolo has be a host/tourist guide/ body guard/cousin of all season for me. We head to a late lunch in on of my relative’s place and straight to their place to cap the day. As also I get hissing amazement from the corners of every mouth that come across. (I should get the hang of it already….) that knight, tita, Paolo’s mom and family went for a barefoot beach dinner where all of my kilig moments begin…

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