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Someone in our office once told me that they always love to go home in their houses in their province. Masarap daw. Wala daw silang ginagawa at parang buhay prinsipe sila. Well, not all have the same fate.

Dito sa bahay, iba ang dadatnan mo.

Have you ever felt na di ka welcome sa bahay mo? (If you’re thinking na ganun ang nangyari, hindi po.) For me, malapit na.

In order for this discussion to sound not ingrato, I would start by why I love to go home. (By the way, I live at Poblacion Sur, Sigma Capiz.)

First, endless ang food supply at home. I am not saying that we own a grocery store or a branch of Makro, pero sa bahay talaga,di ka mauubusan nang pagkain. I am also clarifying that our refrigerator is not overflowing with food, it just happens that it never runs out of it. Good thing too. Imagine if walang laman ang ref namin. If ever food runs out, it’s also very convenient for me, I’ll just say, “Nay wala na unod ya ref.” Then they go to the market. Plus, I had discovered a newly opened and functioning typical sari-sari store near our house. Dali na lang ang source of food para sakin.

Second, ako ang may hawak nang remote. I am a TV hubby kaya medyo type ko to na situation. Not type pala, LOVE pala. I can choose what channel and shows I want to watch, di ako magbabasakaling i-change ang channel sa NatGeo dahil alam ko gusto ko to at walang magsasabi na, “Isli man dabi na. Ka boring na ya.”

Third, masarap ang higaan ko. Haha.

Now we go to the gory part. Why I almost hate spending time at home. Pasensya na po, pala-utwasan ni. There are certain rules in our home as every household does. And these two sum up what I want to rant about.

(1) Anak ka. Period. End of Story.

(2) Don’t complain. Comply and comply it fast.

So bakit medyo malapit na akong maatat sa bahay namin?

I am not bluffing pero pag sinabi talagang anak ka lang, anak ka lang dito. Anak ka lang talaga. Sobrang strict sa hierarchy dito sa bahay. Akala ko noon norm lang yan to be strict in that belief, pero mali naman. Minsan ang mga tao sa taas ng level of hierarchy ay nakakalimutan ang fact na tao rin sila at nagkakamali. In that situation, they seldom admit that they had committed some mistakes. Or a certain mistake. At sa kaso ko, parati yang nangyayari dito. Para wala naman sa lugar at sasabi lang sila, “Bata, ka lang or Manghod ka lang, Hinugay sabat-sabat sakon ay.” (Your just a child/brother, stop talking back to me.)

To them explaining your side and point out that you are “sometimes” correct is above the constitution of the Philippines. That your actions are unethical, unruly and simply wrong.

Another thing is that talagang messy sa bahay. At innate na yata sa pamilya naming ang tambak dito, tambak doon na philosophy. But when you’re the youngest, parang sinasabi nila na ikaw ang “pinaka” sa lahat nang pinaka-messy sa lahat.

That is why if you think my family is perfect. Think again. If perpekto yung pamilya mo, swerte mo.

Que sera sera.