Nizza per averla qui.
Nung pagharap ko, magulat ako sa nakita ko. Isang mid-built 5'6 guy na may wavy neck-length hair. Di ko masasabi na curly dahil para lang naman siyang nahanginan, not like the dread locks other guys have. He also has almond shaped Hazel eyes. So this is Jamir Valdez?
Oppa!
Naghug naman na sila ni Chin, yung korean boy.
Is Jara your new girl?
Tumingin si Jamir sa akin nun at nagsmile, so I smiled back. Ang puti ng ipin niya at ang red ng lips niya. Don't put any malice okay! I'm just observing here.
No, she's not my girl but she'll gonna be my new seatmate.
Nag one last hug naman yung dalawa before pa kunin nung teacher at dumeretsyo na sila sa loob which is papunta raw ng library. Nagsign din naman si Ms. Malasmas na sumunod kami sa kanya. I really don't know where the hell are we going.
Nadaanan naman namin yung playground, but this time it was a sobbing playground. Makikita mo yung grupo ng American girls, nagiiyakan. Of course it's because na magkakahiwalay sila at madalan na magkita.
Sad ain't it? I also experienced that yesterday with my Italian friends. They left earlier than me.
Nakatingin parin naman ako doon sa mga nagiiyakan. Naalala ko na naging ganyan rin ako dati with my U.S friends when we were about to leave States nung Febuary last year.
So, your the class A president? I haven't been on a class A before and I think it would be a good experience this year. But my Filipino sucks.
You know how to speak tagalog?
Oo. Napatingin ako bigla sa kanya at pareho kaming napatigil sa paglakad. That's yes in Tagalog right? Every E.F.S member is obliged to know you language if we chose to go here.
When did you started to join E.F.S?
Febuary of this year. But I only decided months ago for the place I'm going and I chose the Philippines.
You've been trying to learn Tagalog for 6 months already?
Yeah. But hey it's hard you know especially when we also have to learn about your culture, holidays and manners. Like the po and opo? Nagnod naman siya. We also study to study about your national heroes. Jose Rizal died on December 30 right? So that's a holiday.
Natawa naman ako sa mga sinabi niya. I didn't had any idea that it's also hard to be an E.F.S member. You have to study alot of things about the place you chose. What if I was an E.F.S member and I chosed Cambodia? I have to study about it? Gahd.
Dumating rin naman kami sa breakfast table. May sarili kaming breakfast table ni Jamir cause according to Ms. Malasmas, we have to do the "meet your new friend" thing.
I'll start it off. Habang kumakain naman ako at nakatingin sa food ko. Nagsimula naman si Jamir magsalita about him. I'm an only child, my mom died after giving birth to me and my dad died when I was 12. After my dad died, I really didn't had any idea what to do. I mean there was nobody else to keep me except for my drunk-ass Aunt. Because of her I learned how to smoke and because of my mates I learned how to use drugs!
Napatigil ako nun sa pagkain nung sinabi niya yung drugs. Sino ba namang di magugulat sa sinabi niyang yun. Syempre naman! Drugs na yan noh! That's way off the limits.
Hey hey don't look at me like that. I got rehabed for two months and I really didn't got addicted to it or what. After I got out of the rehab I joined E.F.S and learned about your culture and all. Here I am, eating with you.
His life was pretty interesting. I mean for a teenager, he got rehabed, his dad and mom died tapos he's already here. I mean, ironic isn't it?
Okay. My turn. I'm also an only child. My mom and dad seperated when I was 7 and she married again when I was 12. I grew at the U.S of A. Specifically at New Jersey an-
That's why you speak fluent English. I get it!
Uuuhm. Yeah. We transefered here in the Philippines when I was turning 15. I started the school year being a Junior here. And now that I'm 16, I'm a Senior. Nag giggle naman kaming dalawa. I am the Student Body Org President and class A President as well.
Wow! Kudos for you. So, what is your most favorite subject?
I love painting and that's my last subject everyday so I'll consider it as my favorite one.
Your into painting? Cool. When I was inside the rehab center I paint too. Actually until now but I only paint views and not people.
Why?
I also don't know. But I guess when I meet "somebody" who'll able to change my view about painting a person, I'll prolly paint her first.
Napa smile naman ako dun sa huli nyang sinabi over breakfast. I found it really sweet na if he'll meet somebody yun yung una niya i-pa-paint. After breakfast dumeretsyo na kami sa school inaayos yung papers niya. Na register na siya and he’ll start tomorrow. Dahil excused naman na ako kaya pinatuloy ko na lang the whole day. Tinext ko rin si Diane na di kami magmemeet ni Zen ngayon.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not pissed at him or what. I just thought na I'll take a rest and an off sa school works.
Nandito naman kami sa school shed ni Jamir. Sabi kasi ni Ms. Malasmas as possible magtalk muna kami so wala ng ilangan or hiya moments at masanay narin siya sa Philippines.
So, you wanna go somewhere?
Uuhm. I only got to go at the big malls here.
So prolly you wouldn't wanna go there now.
Nothings entering my mind kung saan maganda pumunta. Kung sa beach? Masyadong malayo at ang init rin naman kung doon kami. I didn't agreed na sa mall kasi mapupuntahan naman yun anytime. Kung sa-
I know!
I'll take you to tierra de la maravilla.
