The Dailies

As I have mentioned in previous posts, I am pretty close to my family, as well as the extended one. Cousins, uncles, aunts, grandparents. Even distant relatives with whom I grew up with. So when one of them asks me for help on anything, anything at all, I say yes. I believe I haven’t said no to anybody yet. I would say no but I will give them an alternative. I would say no only because there really is something I have to do or a place I need to go to that will coincide with the day they need my help. It does not surprise me when I get emails from them asking me to help them search for the best pasta in town or the acne treatment that work. I just do it and smile in amusement. They’re family. That’s all that matters to me.

If there is one thing that I will never get tired of, that would be doing something good for my parents and only sibling. When I moved out of my parents’ house in college, I thought I would feel free, like I could do every little thing I wanted to do, even those that my parents wouldn’t approve of. But guess what? Within a week, I started missing them! I started missing my dad asking me to have coffee with him at the veranda after dinner. I started missing my mom fuss over me, and request that I accompany her grocery shopping or to look at the Danze faucets that caught her attention. I even started missing my sister’s nagging about computer stuff. I would drop by the ancestral house every weekend to be with them. Until now, I do it unless there’s work to do in the office. Family’s still the best and the only people you can rely on.

I had three days off this week! Yes! My girlfriend and I will be going to her parents’ place and will also be going to the Plano Cosmetic Dentist she’s talking about. I will be spending a day with her and will spend another day with my parents, sister and her kids. The last day will be spent by myself because I want to go to the gym and workout for at least two hours. I feel like a slob most days and I want to get back in shape. I am so looking forward to Friday!

I was surprised to find my sister online last night. I know that she sleeps early on Sundays to be sure that she can wake up early on Monday mornings. She has this notion about starting Mondays on the right foot. Anyway, when I buzzed her and asked what she’s doing online at eleven in the evening on a Sunday night, she said that a friend of hers told her to read the nuphedra review that she saw. My sister’s into dieting with a passion. She is partly hypochondriac, I think.

My girlfriend is saying that when we eat at my cousin’s restaurant, she feels like she’s gained a pound or two. She feels like whipping out the afedra and drinking one each and every plateful of food she finishes. Of course, she means this the good way. My cousin’s restaurant is well-known for their big, delicious servings. My girlfriend and I eat there at least once every month.

When we were kids, my sister and I would often ask our parents for a trip to the countryside. We love the tranquility of the farm, the beach, the shore… And being near the beach would mean some water sports for me!

I love jet skiing. The speed, the risk. When I am on a jet ski, I can let go of every thing that’s holding me down. I feel free. I feel like I own the world and that no one can take me on.

I am hoping that this coming weekend will be a time for me to let go once again. I am crossing my fingers that the fates will agree with me on this.