Carpe Diem

Dahil sa tindi ng kahirapan sa
probinsya, namasukan si Inday bilang
katulong sa Maynila. Habang
ini-interview ng amo

Amo: Kelangan namin ng katulong para mag
ayos ng bahay, magluto, maglaba,
magplantsa, mamalengke, at magbantay ng
mga bata. Kaya mo ba ang lahat ng ito?

Inday: I believe that my trained skills
and expertise in management with the use
of standard tools, and my discipline and
experience will contribute significantly
to the value of the work that you want,
my creativity, productivity and
work-efficiency and the high quality of
outcomes I can offer will boost the work
progress.

Amo: [nosebleed]


Nakaraan ang dalawang araw, umuwi ang
amo, nakitang me bukol si junior.


Amo: Bakit me bukol si junior?

Inday: Compromising safety with useless
aesthetics, the not-so-well engineered
architectural design of our kitchen
lavatory affected the boy's cranium with
a slight boil at the left temple near
the auditory organ.

Amo: [nosebleed ulit]


Kinagabihan, habang naghahapunan.

Amo: Bakit maalat ang ulam?

Inday: The consistency was fine. But you
see, it seems that the increased amount
of sodium chloride (NaCl) affected the
taste drastically and those actions are
irreversible. I do apologize.

Amo: [nosebleed na naman]

Donya: Bakit tuwing paguwi ko,
nadadatnan kitang nanunuod ng tv?!

Inday: Because I don't want you to see
me doing absolutely nothing.

Donya: [hinimatay]


Kinabukasan, sinamahan ni Inday si
junior sa principals office dahil di
makapunta ang amo at donya.

Principal: Sinuntok ni junior ang
kanyang kaklase.

Inday: It's absurd! It was never a fact
that he will inflict a fight. I can only
imagine how you handle schizophrenic
kids on this educational institution.
Revise your policies because they suck!

Principal: [nag resign]


Pag dating sa bahay, nandun na ang amo,
galit na galit.

Amo: Inday, bakit nagkalat ang basura sa
likod ng bahay?!

Inday: A change in the weather patterns
might have occurred wrecking havoc to
the surroundings. The way the debris are
scattered indicates that the gust of
wind was going northeast causing damage
to the path it was heading for.

Amo: [nosebleed ulit]


Habang nagluluto si Inday ng hapunan,
malikot si junior.

Inday: Stop your raucous behavior. It is
bound to result in property damages and
if that happens there will be
corresponding punishment to be inflicted
upon you!

Junior: [takbo sa CR, punasan ang
nagdudugong ilong]


Pagkatapos magluto, nanood na ng TV si
Inday. Nabalitaan nya umalis si Angel
Locsin sa GMA 7.

Junior: Bakit kaya sya umalis?

Inday: Sometimes, people choose to leave
not because of selfish reasons but
because they just know that things will
get worse if they'll stay. Leaving can
be a tough act, and it's harder when
people can't understand you for doing so.

Junior: [tuloy ang pagdugo ng ilong]


Nung gabing yon, me nag text ke Inday.
Si Dodong, ang driver ng kapitbahay,
gusto maki pag text-mate.

Inday: To forestall further hopes of
acquaintance, my unfathomable statement
to the denial of your request - Petition
denied.


Di nagla-on, dahil sa tyaga ni Dodong,
nagging syota nya rin si Inday. Pero di
tumagal ang kanilang relasyon, at
nakipag-break si Inday ke Dodong.

Inday: The statute restricts me to love
you but you have the provocations. The
way you smile is the proximate cause why
I love you. We have some rules to think
of. We have no vested rights to love
each other because the upper household
dismissed my petition!"

Dodong: Perhaps you are mistaken, what
you seem to contrive as any affections
for you are somewhat half-hearted. I was
merely attempting to expand my network
of interests by involving you in my
daily recreation. Heretofor, you can
expect an end to any verbal articulation
from myself"


Me dumaan na mamang basurero, at narinig
ang usapan ni Inday at Dodong.

Basurero (sabi ke Inday): Be careful in
letting go of the things you thought are
just nothing because maybe someday
you'll realize that the one you gave
away is the very thing you've been
wishing for to stay.

Narinig ang lahat ng eto ng amo ni inday.

Amo: [nagpakamatay]