My nephew

On our way to Bicol last year we passed by the dinosaur statue along the national highway in Lucena City. My nephew who was 3 years old then said, “may kapatid yan nag school. Yung magulang niya nag work pareho kaya mag-isa lang siya.” We were all stunned by what he said. JM is turning out to be a very loving person. He is so attached with people around him.

Last long weekend, I decided to go to my brother’s house in Cabuyao where I lived for 4 years in college. Fortunately, my sister, now living in Quezon City, also decided to go there. It was like a reunion. My brother sort of missed me. It’s been a few months since I last visited him. And there was JM. He was just so happy to see us.

We did not have time to waste so I raised the idea of us going out. Just to go out. My brother agreed and in a few hours we found ourselves traveling to upper Laguna. We went to Caliraya Lake, the Japanese Garden (awesome!, very peaceful), and we ate in Kamayan in Bay. It was a splendid day. My brother also waited until I met my friends in the same place. My Ate Ping (my kitchenmate taking her MS in UPLB) celebrated her birthday last Sunday.

Then Monday came. My sister and I were busy preparing ourselves to travel back to our bases—she to QC, me to Nueva Ecija. We hugged and kissed each other, was so noisy immediately scheduling our next meeting. That was it. Time to go.

JM was all of a sudden silent. He was so snobbish. My sister-in-law said he is like that.

He hates goodbyes.