Yesterday, around 3:30 in the afternoon, I decided to bring the results of my/nani's urine drug test at OM. He told me that it's the last day of submission coz that's the only thing that he lacks and its one of the numerous requirements that he should provide in order to finalize his employment as an ENT resident at OM. Pressure ang pag provide ko ng specimen coz my nani is too tamad to urinate and give it to us for processing. Ako ba naman ang pinagsubmit ng specimen and was tasked to label my urine as his pee! tsk tsk tsk....medical ethics honey ko!hmp.
Anyway, my visit was a big surprise for him coz I told him that my messenger will be the one to bring the results sa "dispensaryo" ( the way they call the out patient department at OM) ng ENT. When i got there, he was sitted beside Doc Jim and was just making pa-cute coz they're seeing OPD patients. His eyes lit up when he saw me and realized that it wasnt my messenger who brought the drug test results! Bihira ko na lang makita ang nani ko na ngumingiti ng ganung katamis! Those are the moments na hindi mabibili ng kahit anong pera sa mundo! hehehehe....Together with the lab results, I also brought a lot of SCRATCH PAPERS to be used by my nani as prescription pads when they prescribe meds to patients at the OM Dispensario. The reason behind this is that, the last time he went to my office, he saw some scratch papers and asked if he can have those coz wala daw sila presription pads sa OM! Naawa naman ako and handed all of my scratch papers to my nani. So a day before I visited him sa OM, I collected all the scratch papers that I can find inside my office and gave them all to my nani.This also made him really happy! Ang babaw nampota! hahahahaha! Perhaps, this is the trait that I like most about him. He's still a child at heart. Kahit gano kasimpleng bagay, sobrang appreciative yan. Kahit dalhan ko lang ng chicharon sa duty nya. Kahit KFC lang. Kahit ano. Masaya na siya dun. Mababaw ang kaligayahan. Although minsan mayabang pag kumanta. Or minsan matigas ang ulo. Sumasagot pag pinagalitan. Pag sinabihan kong sasampalin ko siya dahil pasaway, sasagot ng "subukan mo, sisipain naman kita sa balls"...O di ba...ang bait...parang bata talaga...ayaw patalo! hehehe....
These could be the very reasons why we click together. I love to eat junk foods (the way kids do), and my nani acts and thinks like a toddler in most instances. Hindi applicable sa min yung principle ng iba na opposites attract each other. Sa amin, we are of the same polarities but we are so attached to each other! What fascinates me the most is that mentally retarded as he may seem to be, surprisingly, he is a very responsible individual. He knows his priorities in life. He is very driven in terms of career growth. And he knows how to balance everything. He never takes our relationship for granted. He never fails to text or call me kahit na nasa ER yan at nagsesermon sa patients nya. Kahit nag ra-rounds sa ward. I may not be that vocal about it but I really admire him for that. Sometimes, I still think of him as a baby sometimes (coz mukha talagang totoy!) who shouldn't be allowed to go far or be out of his guardian's sight coz he might get lost or mess things up, but, I have this "yabang" inside my head that kahit na mukhang batang paslit yang honey ko, doctor na yan at sobrang determined yan to be succesful in his chosen field.
It’s been quite a while since we last hugged each other to sleep. I perfectly understand how toxic he is for the past weeks and I’m still giving him the chance to adjust to his new life as an ENT resident, physically, intellectually and emotionally. Mas ok naman ang ENT compared sa OB coz hindi talaga pang may bf ang OB-GYNE! Hihihihi…Nevertheless, we always make it a point to see each other as often as we can, kahit sandaling bisita lang sa ospital ok na sa min yun. Basta makita lang namin ang isat isa. Now I know that the key to a harmonious relationship is UNDERSTANDING. Without it, I don’t know how we could survive the past 9 months (going on 10 months soon, yehey!) that we’re together.
We both may have our tantrums at times when we get frustrated with our careers. And considering that we’re both type A personalities (dominant, results oriented and high risk for HPN and CAD), we can still balance each other’s strengths and weaknesses. When one is feeling weak, the stronger one gets to uplift the spirit of the other back to its normal state.
There were countless times that my nani asked me about the certainty that I feel for this relationship. Many times I answered him that I can’t imagine myself being with someone else than him when I grow old. At this point in our relationship, I already have thousands of good MEMORIES with my nani. I hope to have more of those. However, it led me to think….hmmnnnn…..memories are created and recalled when you part ways with someone who has made a difference in your life. Well, guess I wouldn’t be needing memories with my nani because I will be sharing my life with him…. Real soon… and for a significant period of time… Love you my nani…advance happy 10th monthsary.
My Days are brighter than morning air
Evergreen pine and autumn blue
But all my days are twice as fair
If I could share my life with you
And time weaves ribbons of memories
To sweeten life when youth is through
But I would need no memories there
If I could share my life with you……
“With You” from the Broadway musical “PIPPIN”
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