The other day over breakfast, my dad suddenly addressed me and said, "Well, if he's really the one already, you have to show him who you really are --- both good and bad qualities." I wasn't expecting him to say something off-topic like that, but I gladly took it in and muttered, almost inaudibly, "I happen to think I'm at my most candid self around him."
Well, it's true.
I think he has seen me at my worst state. In fact, we started out with him pulling me up from bouts of self-pity. He knows I'm still nursing from a few self-esteem issues, so he's firm but reasonable about sudden urges to regress to past habits. He knows I'm anal about my expenditures, and he's been teaching me to loosen up a bit. He knows that I don't remember ever having a childhood, so he's throwing toys and video games at me in an effort to salvage the lost child within. He knows and can relate to perennial family business drama, because he's in one as well (and not a lot of people can offer that perspective). The start of 2009 means we're nearing the 3-year mark, and looking back, I'm proud to say that there hasn't been a single problem that wasn't addressed through diplomatic communication. We're doing very well... so well, that a lot of people might say we're boring. YAWN.
But hey, we're not "serious" all the time. In fact, a great amount of time we spend together involves silly banters, warm hugs and lighthearted laughter. I don't think I've had so much fun with anyone else! We've managed to keep things very interesting by doing the following:
1. We've spent time with each other's families in Manila and out of town.
2. We've played video games together. (Well, I tried... although every time there's a difficult level, I hand over the controller to him.)
3. We're taking Zen Meditation together.
4. We played single and picked up each other at the bar. (This failed after less than a minute, cuz I couldn't contain my laughter! Hahaha!)
5. We took a history walking tour together.
6. We braved orc fests together.
7. We dressed up like silly and spent on expensive dinners, even if the occasion was only "because we felt like it."
8. We had food delivered to his house from TWO restaurants because we couldn't decide what to eat, and then ate everything the entire afternoon.
9. We've brushed our teeth beside each other, and talked with our mouths filled with foam.
10. We ordered an entire cake and ate it together, before even having dinner.
11. We go yogging together.
12. We attempted to play badminton together.
13. We love to swim (more like wade) together in the pool or by the beach.
14. We watched a Tagalog R-18 movie (and we almost put paper bags over our heads). I forgot the title, but Maui Taylor and Baron Geisler were there.
15. We played lasertag as soon as we found out that LazerExtreme opened.
16. We've gone go karting at Fort Bonifacio together.
17. We've gone shopping together.
18. We've done grocery shopping together.
19. We've watched plays and movies and concerts.
20. We've shared numerous songs, movies, information and other interesting downloads from the internet. Go figure. Hehehe.
It makes me so happy just remembering the many months, years we've spent with each other. And to imagine a lifetime of doing so much more gives me something to look forward to, something to hold on to, and something worth waking up to every morning of my life.
2 comments:
yihee!
and this is why my money is still on you. ;)
hahaha! we'll see about that :)
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