Y received flowers from her husband today, 2-dozen long stemmed red roses wrapped together with baby’s breath in orange gold sinamay. The hubby is a ship architect and is presently on a 6-month working visa in Osaka in one of Japan’s leading ship-building companies. Y just turned 34 and is missing A, more so on this special day.
Y and I have been taking coffee breaks together and slowly she started sharing her love story with me. It’s the typical kilig sweet story….Young love, “the you and me against the world kind”, defending the relationship at all costs, and after a string of trials, siring 2 lovely children and finally a home of their own. “Our love is strong”, Y happily beams.
I envy Y for her luck in love….but then again, I have Anton, my little prince. At 39, I no longer desire for a fairy tale story for myself but still hope for the promise of someone. I also maintain a prayer…a prayer that I continue to have peace of mind, good health and good fortune. “He’ll come for you, Tonette, I feel it”, Y would say. I’d smile and change the topic. Let me be envious na lang muna. If he’s taking he’s time to come, then he must be very special.
“The very thought of you
and I forget to do
the little ordinary things that everyone ought to do…”
“I see your face in every flower,
Your eyes in stars above,
It’s just the thought of you,
the very thought of you,
my love…”
Wala lang. I hear this song on my Dad’s radio. I’d sure like to dedicate it someday.
Anton is growing by leaps and bounds and I admit, and not because he’s my son, but really, Anton is a very good-looking baby
. With his chinky eyes, fair skin and reddish cheeks, we may be shooing off the girls from our front door in the future. Already he has our neighbors stopping by to ask for him before they set off somewhere. Haha!
I went to Malapascua with TB and his friends during the All Souls long weekend. It was my first vacation after going through the pregnancy and delivery right of passage. Joining TB marked the second year of us being friends. I
haven’t resume diving since I got pregnant, and so I watched enviously as everyone jumped off the dive boat and disappeared underwater. My supposed refresher course with Bel hasn’t push through yet for some reason or another, and this both from his and my end. I hope I get to end the year with me getting the feel of the water again.
Work is work. I received my Christmas bonus and part of it went straight away to my Europe fund. Hmmm, rather I should start calling it my Anton fund. I hope to close the year with 2 done deals from my Cebu based accounts and one in Valenzuela. Most of my done deals are with borrowers of Chinese descent. What does that say about the Pinoys?
The quarter end performance review is coming up and I don’t expect any change in my rating from the previous one. Honestly, sometimes I care, sometimes, I don’t. Dealing with distressed borrowers can be really tiring.
Y and I have been taking coffee breaks together and slowly she started sharing her love story with me. It’s the typical kilig sweet story….Young love, “the you and me against the world kind”, defending the relationship at all costs, and after a string of trials, siring 2 lovely children and finally a home of their own. “Our love is strong”, Y happily beams.
I envy Y for her luck in love….but then again, I have Anton, my little prince. At 39, I no longer desire for a fairy tale story for myself but still hope for the promise of someone. I also maintain a prayer…a prayer that I continue to have peace of mind, good health and good fortune. “He’ll come for you, Tonette, I feel it”, Y would say. I’d smile and change the topic. Let me be envious na lang muna. If he’s taking he’s time to come, then he must be very special.
“The very thought of you
and I forget to do
the little ordinary things that everyone ought to do…”
“I see your face in every flower,
Your eyes in stars above,
It’s just the thought of you,
the very thought of you,
my love…”
Wala lang. I hear this song on my Dad’s radio. I’d sure like to dedicate it someday.
Anton is growing by leaps and bounds and I admit, and not because he’s my son, but really, Anton is a very good-looking baby
. With his chinky eyes, fair skin and reddish cheeks, we may be shooing off the girls from our front door in the future. Already he has our neighbors stopping by to ask for him before they set off somewhere. Haha!I went to Malapascua with TB and his friends during the All Souls long weekend. It was my first vacation after going through the pregnancy and delivery right of passage. Joining TB marked the second year of us being friends. I
haven’t resume diving since I got pregnant, and so I watched enviously as everyone jumped off the dive boat and disappeared underwater. My supposed refresher course with Bel hasn’t push through yet for some reason or another, and this both from his and my end. I hope I get to end the year with me getting the feel of the water again.
Work is work. I received my Christmas bonus and part of it went straight away to my Europe fund. Hmmm, rather I should start calling it my Anton fund. I hope to close the year with 2 done deals from my Cebu based accounts and one in Valenzuela. Most of my done deals are with borrowers of Chinese descent. What does that say about the Pinoys?
The quarter end performance review is coming up and I don’t expect any change in my rating from the previous one. Honestly, sometimes I care, sometimes, I don’t. Dealing with distressed borrowers can be really tiring.
"Dear Mr. High-Roller, tang-ina mo. Ikaw na nga ang may utang, ikaw pa ang galit." What’s the point of the whole negotiation exercise? Wala, takutan lang. Sino bibigay in the end and sino kikita ng pera.
So, this is my life for the moment. Of course, there’s the every present familial brouhaha but I’ll save that story for next time.
So, this is my life for the moment. Of course, there’s the every present familial brouhaha but I’ll save that story for next time.