ENVY

Until at this very moment, I still could not decipher quite frankly why some poeple are so envious of me. Ahmm, please bear with me when I am claiming this way. It is not that I am bragging or being just too over confident in reading the gestures and even putting malicious meanings to the words being uttered by other people who i perceive to be envious of me. It is just that at times I could not help it anymore to come to this horrendous conclusion. Besides, would not there be smoke if there is no fire? Could be, noh?

Last Saturday, I was really thankful that it was brown-out in Legazpi City. You see, I am pursuing my doctorate degree in Philosophy major in Education Foundation. Well, I am excited in the every saturday meeting that my classes are having except for the last time because it was our midterm examination in Methods of Research. Because of the brown-out, our ever considerate Dr. Mascariñas just checked the attendance and dismissed us already. So, I was able to go back to Sorsogon early.

While on the way home, I texted a student-friend if I could spend my time overnight in their place. We could eat chicken, and grill hotdogs too while texting and chatting. My friend texted his mom. Fortunately, madam so willingly agreed and gave her nod.

Soon, I was already in bacon. It was a nice place. Immediately, we realized that the night will be one good funny, memorable, unstoppable one. It was started when we were trying to light the charcoal so we could start grilling the hotdogs we bought from the downtown. Funny, because despite the ten peso gas that we bought plus the carton we lit using our gray lighter, alas, the charcoal could not just be lit. Huh! I told my friend, don't you think it's all wet? Well, who knows. It all happened in one hour. We were already there at 6:00 PM, and this realization came at about 7:15 PM. Hmm, more than an hour! heheh

Since all possibilities have already been employed to no avail, my student decided to invite his cousin who he saw nearby. He asked me if he could use my crypton Z. I permitted. When they returned like thirty minutes after, he was already with cousin who seemed to have failed to immediately recognize me. I, too, did not notice that he was the same person I was introduced to the last time I went to that place. His name is prime or that was how he was called.

Prime did not waste his time. Alas, with just a few gas, a flicker of light and a blow from here and there, the charcoal was like a lava. Wow! awesome. It was already about 8PM. We were laughing at this juncture -- laughing at our stupidity for trying to light the first charcoal for about an hour when our savior was just around the corner. This is on top of the bites of the ants that made us hop and scratch around the grilling area. hahaha And ey, I just realized now that the first charcoal was bought from Susan for P18 while the last one was bought from another vendor for just P5. Hmm, I believe that made the first one more expensive than the second charcoal by about P13 is the water in the charcoal ha? heheh

Soon, we were grilling the hotdogs. And, wallah!, all the hotdogs were done in ten minutes. Whatduh! Imagine, it just took us 10 minutes to do this stuff and the preparation lasted for like one hour and thirty minutes plus all those bites? Grrrr!

Anyway, on the positive light, is it these things that made the occasion more memorable. Don;t you think? A little later, we were already eating dinner. Hotdogs plus the tradition, hmm, roasted chicken we bought from LCC Sorsogon. It is a tradition because every time I go to jam with my two close friends (Jade and John), we always have this to tinker and munch..

As we were enjoying the food and a bottle of my favorite San Mig Lite (for me) and Red Horse (for Jade and Prime), I was told by the two that someone from the administration office saw them driving my bike. He was approached by this guy and asked him why he was using my crypton Z. My friend responded that I lent it to him. Do you know what the response was? It was very simple yet distasteful. He said he will tell the administration about this and even made further insinuations which I found to be preposterous, absurd and unbecoming.

"Mayad ka pa ha kay inpapagamit sana na motor niya. Dae pa lamang ako nakagamit sana" was added too. Roughly translated, "good for you because you are allowed to use his motorbike. I have not used than since."

Good thing though because my friend did not make anymore comment and instead just left the place.

Hmm, one thing came into my mind: "ENVY"... What can you say?