I had my chucks laundered today, cause guess what - Nanindahan kami kahapon!

Saan pa kundi sa 168!! Home of Dona the Explorer and the Powerpuff Geng-ru complete with green skin and discolored eyes. Going there on foot was like having Chinatown alive with hiccups because of the multitude of children throwing spitting firecrackers on the streets. Alam niyo yung sabay-sabay na pagsinghot sa t'wing kinakanta ang Lupang Hinirang? Ganun din kahapon subalit ito'y dahil nagugulantang kami sa dami ng nagpapaputok.

Despite the strewn filth and rancid odors emanating from car exhausts and the canal nearby, you get to appreciate how easy it is to get designer bags at a third of the price you would usually get them at shopping malls. Of course, they're fake, but who would know? Right, right? haha.

The other night (29th), we went ballroom dancing!

Masaya maki-boogie sa mga bakling, in fairness.

Pag-uwi namin, walang cable. So may isinaksak ako sa extension at pumutok yung amplifier na nag-didistribute ng internet at cable sa mga computers at TV sa bahay. Oops.

Dad: Oh, ****. Dan! did you plug this?

Dan: (nasa shower) Uhh, plug what?

Dad: The plug near the TV! The one with the white -

Dan: I didn't plug that.

Dad: Ahh, shoot. *curse curse*

later..

Mom: How much did you buy that?

Dad: 4000 pesos.

gulp.

Mom: Hay nako.. Yung mga discounts na nakukuha natin napupunta lang sa payments na di dapat.

Dad: Oo nga.

Strike 1.

Mom: Dapat kunin na natin yan sa account ng anak mo eh! That boy has to learn not to keep plugging and plugging things.

Strike 2.

Dad: HAAHH. Wala nang internet.

Mom: (Bubuksan sana ang TV) Hala, wala palang TV ngayon.

Strike 3.

Tulog na si Mommy at si Daddy ay uminom ng tubig sa ref sa hall.

Dan: (pagpasok ni Daddy) Dad..

Dad: Oh?

Dan: Akoyungnagplug.

Dad: Huh?

Dan: Ako yung nag-plug ng amplifier. *braces herself for the worst*

Dad: (Masamang tingin na pa-joke) Tsk. You did it?

Dan: Sorry..

Dad: Napagalitan tuloy yung kapatid mo.

Dan: Eh, kasi akala ko kanina tinutukoy mo yung...

Dad: Mm sige never mind. What's done is done.

Humiga na si Dad. Pagkatapos ng ilang sandali -

Dad: Dan.

Dan: Oh?

Dad: Thanks for telling the truth.

Teka. Naiyak ako dun.

Anyway, the moral of the story is, if you want to save yourself from long, excruciating moments debating on whether to come clean or not, just tell the truth.

But if you'd rather not,

God knows a million ways to make you squirm.