family dinner
this past xmas, my family had a small dinner. the traditional noche buena, pero hindi exactly on midnight. kalimitan we eat our noche buena on 10 o’clock or 11 o’clock. we don’t wait for mn, kasi isang pamilya kami ng mga gutuming tao…
my family loves to eat.pero ako at ang kuya ko lang ang nagpapakita ng signs ng pagmamahal sa pagkain. my two sisters are quite thin but they also have a history of a liitle fat that goes with their bones.hehehe… kami ng kuya ko ang apalaging makikita mong present sa kusina at nagbubukas ng ref o ng mga tupperwares.
ang xmas at ang new year ang mga panahon na palagi kong hinihintay… bukod sa presents and sometimes money, the air is full of smell (hindi ng pulbura) kundi ng spaghetti sauce, smoked ham, kakanin, crispy pata (minsan)… at kung anu-ano pa…
pero ngayong xmas, the table is not really that full.actually mas malaki pa ang inooccupy ng centerpiece nain kaysa sa mga pagkain sa table…the food,obviously, nabawasan. blame it on the crisis (damn!). hindi tuloy ako nakakain ng marami. but the time i spent eating last year, was cut down into half. i spent most of my time talking to my sibling at parents instead. hindi na lang ako nakayuko sa plato habang sinisimot ang last peaces of meat on my plate (i still do that), pero tumutunghay na ako at nagsasalita at nagkukuwento.
my past xmas dinners, has always been a quiet experience. i don’t know why, pero hindi ako masyadong nagkukuwento unlike my attitude towards my friends during our meals together. pero this year, i learned that for them to understand me, or what i do, kailangan ko talagang magkwento sa kanila. most of the times, its difficult kapag may lamang tinapay at ham ang bibig ko.
kaya nitong nakaraang dinner, i learned things:
1. masarap makipagkwentuhan habang kumakain
2. nakikinig din naman pala ang pamilya ko sa akin, if i just give them a chance (so ako ang may problema)
3. bottomline is…i have to eat less (hahaha!)
actually that’s the whole point…kailangan kong magpapayat!!waaaaah!!!
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