I moved into a very old boarding house with floors that creak when walked on. I didn't have time and was far too lazy to find a good place so I just settled in a house just accross from our old apartment. During the first few days of my stay, I thought I was gonna go crazy because everybody including tita Lyn (the landlady who's also my mom's friend) slept really early. It was insane. I'm so used to watching tv till the wee hours so it was like a torture for me to sleep in a house with an early lights off rule. I was always allowed to use the television whenever I want to but the thing is, tita Lyn owns a very old fashioned tv which I never really figured out how to use. My roommate was really kind. Quiet. Very quiet. When asked about her my usual answer would be "I don't really know if she has the capacity to talk." But she does on rare occassions like when she's inviting me to eat or..well..that's just about it. And there were those people upstairs whom I seldom get to see due to their hectic schedule. They have very interesting occupations. Tita Lyn says they entertain guests. Mostly foreigners. I had this crazy idea about what they actually do for a living but I never had the guts to ask tita Lyn about it. They were really nice anyway. Well except for this one girl named Kathy who tita Lyn says is jealous of me. "Si Tara na lang ang mahal mo." were her actual words during one of their conversations. I just laughed when tita Lyn told me about it. I really don't care since I don't see her that often. The people in the boarding house usually spend their afternoons playing monopoly. I find that game really boring so I always come up with excuses not to play. As days passed, I got used to the silence of my new found home. Sometimes I find myself staring at the ceiling or at the window infront of me. Living in a quiet new house with new people was just what I needed. It was far from the chaos of the months that just passed. Day by day I got accustomed to my new lifestyle.
It wasn't everyday that life is good in my new house. I had days wherein I didn't even want to get out of bed. Hearts get broken everywhere is how I would describe it. Haha But God is really good cause that's when Kat came in. She's a colleague who also got interested to live on her own because she needed a quiet place where she can study for her upcoming nursing board exam and also because like me she wanted to breathe for a little while. I can't explain her life story in full detail because I believe it's her own story to tell but it's amazing how similar we are in ways more than one. Needless to say I found someone whom I can do almost everything with from sleeping late to eating tons and tons of food. The house came to life with Kat around. I think my other roommate sometimes gets annoyed when Kat and I talk until past 3 in the morning but of course we don't hear anything from her. She really doesn't talk. The boarding house became like a second home and tita Lyn like a second mom to me. She was really caring to both me and Kat. She turned out to be really cool unlike my first impression of her. There was even one time when Kat and I went church hopping with her. It was really fun. I almost died in St. Jude because of the huge crowd but San Beda was worth it because it was really really beautiful. I felt like I was having mass in Rome while Kat was just busy looking at handsome priests. Unfortunately, my dad didn't allow me to stay in tita Lyn's boarding house. The plan was for me to stay there only for a month. So Kat and I went from pros and cons to all sorts of decision making strategies till we finally decided on a dormitory called Esteran which was highly convenient because it was just a couple of blocks aways from our office. I can now go to work in my pjs. Haha
For our last day Kat cooked lunch for everybody but tita Lyn just sent us a txt message giving us a lame excuse why she can't come home that day. Kat and I think the real reason was because she was too sad that we're leaving. Our last night at the house was truly unforgettable. Kat bought a new ipod so we decided to listen to the songs that she just downloaded. We spent the whole night singing out loud. I was pretty sure everyone in the whole house heard it even tita Lyn who was just in the next room. It was our last night anyway so we definitely had to do something that will help the house remember us by. As for our roommate who was just in the same room.. well she doesn't talk anyway.
We plan to visit tita Lyn this Christmas. We're still thinking of a good present to bring for everyone. I'm thinking of Snakes and Ladders.
I will miss everything about our old place from our old apartment to tita Lyn's somewhat crazy boarding house. Drunk or sober, Paseo de Galvan will always be my favorite street in the Metro.
The street at past 5 in the morning.:D
Esteran's Contract
Please enter our gates with troubles of the world behind you. Be respestful to our staff, to all our guests and to our home away from home."
What the heck does that mean?? These guys are funny.ROFL
