Alarm ng cellphone mo tumutunog. Asan ba yang cellphone na yan, di ko makapa. ayan, nakapa din. off ang alarm. 8.30 a.m, may exam ka pa mamaya. ano ba meron kagabi? ah, ang special tikoy. punyeta, hanggang ngayon napaka kontrobersyal talaga ng tikoy na yan. parang chismis sa isang artista sa pinas. hhmm, makabangon na nga. punta sa computer, click mo skype. uy, online ang kailangan kausapin.

Olof: hi katie.. good morning….
Olof: i think we overlooked something yesterday
Katie: morning
Olof: i thinked we missed something yesterday? (sana magets mo na ibig sabihin ko sa
“overlooked”)
Katie: what
Olof: you ordered their special cakes right? did they include it in our bill or not? coz i saw something in our bill that looked the same price with what you ordered.
Katie: yes (that confirms it na ako nga nagbayad special tikoy mo. hmp.)
Olof: so i paid for it?
Katie: yes (dobol conpirmation)
Olof: why? (oo nga, bakkkkkket?)
Katie: ok
Katie: u r ask me to pay for u (may sinasabi ba ako? pero yun nga ang implied message, hihi)
Olof: no…. (pinoy nga ako… palusot agad)
Katie: so
Katie: what the problem there?
Olof: i was just wondering why i paid for something that i don’t know of… (mukha ba akong credit card?)
Katie: for my family
Katie: if u love me
Katie: u should love all my lover (ay… kanta ng Spice Girls yun ah…. hhmm)
Olof: go on…
Olof: how do i get involve with that? (oo nga, intellectual property rights)
Olof: i mean its ok that you buy something special to them and me paying it up but where do i get involve then? (para alam ko kung kelan ako eepal, di ba?)
Olof: are you gonna say that it came from me or something?
Katie: yes
Olof: so you’re gonna tell them its from me? (kulit ko talaga!)
Katie: yes (buti naman!)
Katie: other question
Olof: nothing more….
Olof: i rest my case…. (tameme ako, your honor)
Olof: but next time, please tell me so ok?
Olof: so that i would know what is it for. (di naman ako ATM machine noh….)
Katie: ok (good… buti gets mo agad….)
Katie: u should do this by yourself
Katie: no i ask u to do this
Katie: this is chinese culture (da wat?!)
Olof: do what?
Katie: gift
Katie: for family
Olof: during chinese new year?
Katie: that is the most importand
Katie: and some other festival
Olof: ok. please do tell it to me. because i’m new to your culture. (oo nga, alam mo naman na tanga tanga ako sa ganyan kasi pinoy ako! Pinoy ako! di chekwa)
Katie: ok
Katie: we can go and chosse
Katie: one
Katie: again.. (nak nang tipaklong! tikoy ulit? para kanino? sa kamag anak mo? di naman ako tatakbo sa politka ah!)
Katie: u can buy one for my sis (sa kapatid mo? kapatid mo ba nililigawan ko? pero ok. accepted. since i wanna be treated good in your pamily di ba?)
Katie: haha
Katie: u should let her like u.. (well sana nga)
Olof: haha
Katie: she is the important person in my family (nakupo! si LOTUS FEET!)
Katie: i m serious
Olof: ok. (takot ako! baka may bagwa!)
Katie: good
Olof: anyway, are you telling me something on this?
Katie: yes
Katie: i ‘ll give u some idea
Olof: i mean, things that i tell you, you take me seriously now? (oo nga, apter da kwintas and tikoy mo)
Katie: yes
Katie: i m serious
Olof: like when i say i love you to you, you take it seriously?
Katie: not yet (ganun???!)
Katie: better than before (good! some progress!!!)
Katie: i m seeing what r u gonna do
Olof: still testing me…
Olof: ?
Olof: you there? (sagutin mo tanong ko!)
Katie: yes
Olof: so you i am still on the testing stage
Olof: ? (ano ba??? sasagutin mo ba o hindi? tagal mo kasing sumagot eh)
Olof: i mean i am still on the testing stage?
Katie: yes (ok. pakipot epek.)
Olof: ok (pagbigyan na nga)
Katie: also
Katie: u said we r friends
Katie: few days ago
Katie: so do i
Katie: u need time
Olof: ok, i already made up my mind yesterday on that matter…. but its ok for me… take your time too (well give and take relationship naman tayo eh. lab naman kasi kita)
Katie: thanks
Olof: don’t mention it
Katie: i have to
Olof: ok.. you’re welcome i should say
Katie: yes
Olof: well i have to bid goodbye for this morning… got a written exam, not an oral exam… just knew it last night… bye for now… I love you. (kulang na lang kiss! parang ganito: mwah! mwah! nak nang tipaklong sa linya talaga! swabbbbeh!)
Katie: ok
Katie: good luck (i’m going to need it)
Olof: thanks

Hay, isang magandang umaga, bagong gising ulit ako nang mga oras na ito pero maayos naman ang usapan. ang langyang tikoy na yan eh may pupuntahan naman pala at courtesy ko. hhmm, sana talaga na sabihin nya galing sa akin. para may mukha naman ako na ihaharap sa pamilya di ba. hihi. pero humihirit pa ng tikoy yata para sa mga kamag anak. ewan ko ba sa kultura na yan. di naman ako tatakbo sa pulitiko eh kailangan ba magbigay ako sa kamag anak? di ko alam. hmp. pero justified na ang kontrobersyal na tikoy na yan kagabi. di yata ako pinatulog ng espesyal na tikoy na yan. pero nagkalinawan din. well i think its a better day today. sarap ng kape na malamig, at usok sa baga at sabayan mo pa ng Umagang kay Ganda na bersyon ni Bamboo. A great day is starting. hay, pagkaubos mo ng kape at yosi, maligo ka na at may exam ka pa! sana tuloy tuloy ang magandang umaga at ituloy pa hanggang gabi.