You know that thing when you see someone cute and he smiles and your heart kind of goes like warm butter sliding down hot toast? Well that's what it's like when I see a store. Only it's better.
:
FULL HOUSE.
Picture this: A F.R.I.E.N.D.S/Will and Grace-y New York type apartment, only smaller... with 5, sometimes 6 or 7 at max, number of people living inside.
Chaos? No.
Home? Yes.
Definitely, yes.
If you still haven't heard, 7 of my relatives are already here: 3 cousins, 1 aunt, 2 grandfathers and 1 grandmother. 3 are staying with us and 4 are with our other relatives at New Jersey (but one sleeps over with us during weekends). They came about a month and a half ago and they'll be here till (forever- I wish!) late December.
Full house. Ah, yes! Never a dull moment.
See, just last week, my cousin got his left ear pierced, for the first time. Having lived (and fought!) through World War II, my Lowlo was all like, "Kapag ikaw binugbog ng mga gangsters dyan ah!" on him. Haha, so funny! =)) And since we're always open to joke around with him, I told him (I was kidding, ofcourse!), "Eh lolo, gusto pa nga niya magpa-tattoo eh!", and he replied, "Ah, bahala kayo, basta ako hindi ako sang-ayon sa mga ganyan!" Tapos my cousin, also teasing him said, "Eh lolo, ipapa-tattoo ko naman yung pangalan mo eh... papalagay ko 'Bro. Charlie' sa braso ko." Then my Mom, overhearing this said, "Pabayaan mo na yan, Papa. Bente-uno anyos na yan, pwede na niya gawin ang gusto niya!" which I replied with an "O, pwede na pala eh. Palagay mo nalang, 'Brother Charlie is my homeboy! Ako 22 na, so pwede narin ako magpa-tat? Dibale Mommy, lalagay ko naman, 'Evelyn (her name) is my biatch eh!"
One of the many other funny convo's my cousin had with my Lowlo was when they were on their way to our local park. Here was how it went:
*they were walking at a slow pace since my Lowlo's using a cane.*
Cousin: "
Lolo, kaya mo pa ba tumakbo o lumakad ng mabilis?"
Lolo: "
Ay siyempre, kung may hahabol ba naman saatin ng bayoneta, tatakbo talaga ako!"
HAHA! Unlimited LOLsss!!! WTF, BAYONETA??!! Stress-reliever/laughtrip talaga eh! =))
So let me say it again...
Ah, the perks of having a full house! Yes,
...just like that then Mary Kate/Ashley Olsen, now defunct family show.
...just like my all-time favorite Jessie/Justin Korean soap.
...just like what we have now.
Common denominator(s)? Love, family and fun.
The only downside is, we all have to share one bathroom.
ONE- and I know, that you know that we all know how different boys' pee smells from girls' pee, right? Eek! =P
But hey, whatever, while you call it chaos, I call it home.
And I will never, ever trade it for anything.
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