canton ng pancit malabon

I had the singular experience of going home last night with a drunk man by my side. He obviously had one beer too many, and he was very, very noisy.

Apparently, he and the jeepney driver were friends, and he kept saying that he wanted to treat the driver to dinner. Pare, pancit canton tayo! Sagot ko! Gusto kong kumain ng pancit canton ng Pancit Malabon! Over and over and over again.

And the driver would always answer him nicely. Pare, sa susunod nalang. Inaantay ka na ng misis mo e. Ingatan mo pera mo, mawala pa yan!

Right beside me was a drunk man clutching quite a few 500 peso bills in his hand. Haaaay... Hahahaha.

Anyway, this went on and on until we got to Concepcion Market. All the time I was hiding a smile - more like holding back laughter - since I did not want to risk insulting the man. But I was really amused by the incident. Kind of reminds me of a certain someone who tried going through a glass door some time ago... Hahaha.

It was a fitting end to a very stressful day. I know some of you are waiting for the inevitable blog entry about the events of last night. I wanted to write about it, yes, but some things are better left unsaid.

Especially if you want to forget them.

This will be the last time I write about this sad part of my life. I'm moving on. This chapter has ended. A new one has begun.

The past will remain the past. I will move on to the future. For now, yes, I will be sad. But I'm not mad. Yes, I may have fallen into despair last night. Yes, I may have thought ill of others.

But now I'm back in control.

I'm closing the book on the last five years of my life. It all ends - really - today. No more going back. Now it's public. Now it's policy.

Today is my Independence Day. Hahahaha. (I've always wanted to say that!)

I want to thank those who stayed with me last night. I want to thank all those who made me smile, who made me laugh, who gave me their time, who offered a shoulder to cry on, who walked with me... Everything. Thank you.

Even if i never told all of you exactly everything that was going on.

I learned a lot from everything that has happened. I'm a better person now. I know better now, but my idealism is still intact. I do not hold any ill will towards them. None whatsoever. It's amazing, really, that I feel this way - even after everything that has happened.

But I'm telling the truth.

Haaaay... They say that time heals all wounds. Well, I was deeply wounded. But I'm still here. I'm still standing. My wounds will heal. I'll keep pushing forward. I'll keep hoping for the best. I'll always look on the bright side.

Time will tell. Sooner or later, time will tell.

Now let's get to work. I have two final examinations tomorrow. One's a take home exam which is still just a bunch of incoherent doodles on intermediate pad and jumbled ideas in my mind. The other is a law exam that will most probably last very late into the night.

I still have an organization to run. The second semester will be no joke. Come January, it will be the International Year of Astronomy. I do not intend to fail in that endeavor.

Haaay... Hehehe... Always look on the bright side of life.

Remember: as long as you can still laugh and smile, you are not defeated.