Family time and a bunch of other stuff

crazy as it may seem, this would be my second post for the night. i’m trying to catch up with the things i’ve neglected to mention in previous entries.

these past few days, i’ve been spending alot of my time with my family. last Sunday (and yes. how late am i?) some of my relatives arranged a sort of "mini-summer getaway". and by mini, i mean a trip somewhere in Pasig. a condo actually. the night that i’ve heard that we’re going on this trip, i firmly said that i will not be swimming. not that i don’t know how to swim. it’s just that i wanted to make a point that i don’t ever wan’t to involve myself in any swimming festivies that we will be having. this is sort of me trying to draw out my distain for swimming. and by swimming, i mean competitive swimming.

my mom’s trying to get me training again. and i’m sure as hell that i will not agree to doing so. because of certain experiences in the past with a certain coach, i lost my love for swimming.. competitively.

God, help me.

anyway. so back to the story. we went on our way pretty early in the morning. i don’t know why seeing that we would only be going to Pasig. so we got there, went to the room and settled everybody in. after everybody got there, everything started to unwind into this whole mess of things. the grown-ups being their usual selves started to chatter away, obnoxiously loud if i may add. the kids started running around the place. and here i’m with no one to talk to.

but you know what. i sort of liked it. the situation is like they were in your face without being totally in your face. dya’ get it? probably not. even though the grown-ups were being loud and all, i still enjoyed eavesdropping on some of their conversations. they would add these comments i wouldn’t normally associate with them. you would be surprised with the things they say. and the kids, annoying as they may seem, you just can’t help laughing at them and enjoying their company.

after eating lunch, most of them headed down to the ginormous pool while i and the "oldies" stayed. good thing that i brough my Portable DVD player and a bunch of Grey’s cds to keep me entertained. i would’ve died of boredom.  but they teased me alot about being too anti-social; being in my own world and all. they even laughed at me when i would sometimes talk to myself while watching, even shriek at a couple of scenes. who wouldn’t? seeing someone plunge this huge needle in your eye would account for something, right? well, they didn’t think so and kept laughing. 

when i finally got tired of bumming around, i went down for some fresh air and family time. i was kinda disappointed that i didn’t go swimming. i saw them having so much fun without me that i sort of felt alone and unwanted.

in your dreams! (this would be the part when you laugh.)

i had so much fun while i was down there, even without me being in the pool swimming with them. after a few more minutes, we decided to get ready to pack everything up and leave. 

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it was fun seeing everybody have a good time that day. it was one of the few moments i felt alive since summer started. being with the people that you love is a great way to enjoy your summer. i know i’ve learned that much. it saddens me that i sometimes neglect the effort that put in trying to make me smile. i just hope it will work itself out eventually.

I LOVE MY FAMILY. (Trinidad, Lleses, Calixto, Ramos, et al.) Hahaha.

PS: i hope they don’t see this. by now you should have known that i’m not so showy with that kind of stuff.

PPS: Calirana later! Woptedooo.