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Monday, June 9, 2008

A mom-daughter conversation

Pardon me, this is just too ridiculous not to post.

Me: Ma, sa Starbucks na lang ako magwowork.

Mom: Ano?! Pwede ba, intindihin mo na nga lang yang thesis mo!

Me: Oo nga ginagawa ko naman ah. Sa Starbucks nga ako magwowork.

Mom: (voice raising) Ikaw, ang dami-dami mong gustong gawin sa buhay mo, wala ka namang natatapos! Pag ikaw hindi ka nakapag-defend this term hindi ka na talaga mag-eenrol, nagsasayang ka ng pera...

Me: Kaya nga ginagawa ko na eh!

And then it dawned on me that she thought I WANTED TO GET A JOB AT STARBUCKS!!! It was like more than a year ago that I expressed a desire to try being a barista. Sheesh! She started laughing when I corrected myself, "Sa Starbucks na lang ako gagawa ng thesis." Kasi naman, ako pa daw ang may kasalanan at hindi ko nilinaw. Meeen, dahil ba sa init ito?!

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