Saturday November 20, 2004

My longest day since I got here

Vietnamese noodles, “punked” at the casino and sleepless working

My longest day journey starts at around 6 p.m. at my grandma’s house. (Actually, I woke up this day at around 5 a.m.) It was Saturday so most of us are on day-off but unfortunately ay ako lang ang hindi. Doesn’t matter coz kagagaling ko lang sa sakit kaya gusto ko gumala. Kagagaling ko lang sa work so I am tired coz we were so busy at the store and I am placed at the 2^nd booth (damn! I hate running and presenting orders) am totally exhausted but… my auntie zeny came with some of her Insurance agents friend with ate Levi. After my uncle and auntie sign in for life insurance, it is time for me and cazin T.J. to do our stuff. Vietnamese noodles! I am hungry… siyempre to convience them ay kailangan ng matinding pampaparinig. Successful naman coz itineareat naman kami. We went to Renton at Pho Nuong store. Masaya naman coz la na kami ginawa kundi mang bola… later on ay naisipan na nilang pumunta sa tapik-tapik! Ei I want to go din…

Before heading home ay dumaan kami sa Rainier beach Mcdonalds to get some foods for my other cazin, as usual I took advantage of my 50% discount (this is the only reason why am stayin at McD, for real!!) I talked to Auntie Nort, buzzing me about her mobile phone that she lend me a week ago, I didn’t able to bring it back coz I forgot it home and my sked is too tight. (Too tight of playin around and entertaining myself) We went to auntie zeny’s house 1^st so they could change. Damn I watched the replay again of the ugliest NBA game ever, The Indiana at Detroit game. The Pacers against the crowd, it seems that it was life and death situation. They really fought for their lives, go Ron Artest, you the man! (errr, Ben Wallace too for starting it all)

Tawagan na and tawagan .. ayaan na for casino (tapik- tapik) we went to grand ma’s place para kami naman ang magchange. My Auntie Divana and Uncle Caloy were there so they’ll go with us at muckleshoot casino. Drove to Renton with Auntie Levi, I got sleepy while on the road, it was a cold day.

Malayo din ang casino,we thought that haharangin kami coz we are minor pero hindi naman, nagtuloy-tuloy lang kami ni cazin tj. Dinala agad kami sa may discohan pero di kami nagsayaw kasi naman ay puno angsayawan. It features Bob Marley dati si Elvis Presley. Ang ingay sa loob so we went outside to look for auntie Divina and Uncle Caloy. Lakad doon, lakad dito! Later on ay nagkita kita na din. So looking for beautiful gals here but all of em looks mature and taken, no minor just us (we were blessed by then) Auntie Zeny gave us 10 bucks each for puhunan. Yup I gamble for the 2^nd time, pero cympre sa machine lang (un lang ang alam ko eh)I played JAGUAR(3 cents) damn exciting… it pays more than I bet, it seems that I’ll be going home having the last laugh but… it pays nothing, then and then. It is a cliché in this kind of career (if I may say so) and will never be not... I lost! Am a damn looser.. Anyway enough of this, me and caz tj lost so nothing to do but to loiter around the area. Later on “hey you” I knew the milieu how it was said, my heartbeat fasten as I walk and then. “why” I said, “can I see your I.D.?” WHAT I said to myself.. it was a security. I showed my navy id as I thought to earn as an excuse but it didn’t happen. What? Did I hear it right? Yes I did. Cousin Tj and me go all the way outside while security aide us like a celebrity. It was all right at first, niloloko pa nga namin yoong mga lumalabas sa casino eh, tinatagalog namin and then they are like duh!

Minutes later as people goes and leave the money generating building, temperature rising down and iciness arise. (cont.)