Just got back from Batangas, where my sisters (and Princess Wendy) almost had to literally drag me. My sisters planned a weekend getaway there, just us three sisters (and Princess Wendy, of course, since she is more like a sister to them than a niece). I love going away…but this was an exception: I did not want to go. Huh? ME? One thing, I had already gone to the resort we were going to a couple of times (nothing new), and second, surprising as it may sound for those who know me…tinatamad ako! They cheesiily gave me so may benefits: “makakarelax ka dun!” “maganda dun diba?” “snorkeling tayo!” “Ate, bonding time natin to!” (Ok, that one got me…having a kuya is great, but bonds among sisters are different). I tried to get out of it at the latter days last week:
Me: Wala akong pera!
Sister 1: Libre ka namin…Wala ka na gagastusin.
Me: Tinatamad ako.
Sister 2: Wala ka naman gagawin…di ka naman magdri-drive, dika magpre-prepare. Uupo ka lang dun!
[By this time, I was actually feeling touched…and running out of reasons.]
Me [to Sister 2]: Kunin mo book 4 ng vampires para sumama ako [I actually gave this reason because I knew this would entail much effort on her part, and I was almost sure she would crack on this one. And, because we would be leaving Friday, I gave this condition on Thursday night, leaving her with no time!]
The next day, Friday, right on the nick of time, the book was there!
So I had them drag me 2 hours away to Batangas for 3 days and 2 nights of relaxation and bonding time!
Aahhh….Thank God for sisters!