living the dream

June 20, 2007

i'm in front of the e-notebook now.

inside the room.

living one of my dreams…

who would have thought that on the 17th of June, the dream to have my personal laptop would be fulfilled?

it all started with a "dream sharing."

i was at the buenafe's abode. mommy ria and i were talking about my plans to purchase a laptop. but, i explained to her, if i could use her credit card to buy that dream. the magnanimous mommy ria said yes without batting an eyelash.

it was just a plan.

fast forward…

after a four-day stay at intercontinental manila, we had our late check-out. we headed to aveneto in G3 to have (late) brunch. while eating, mommy ria told us that moodra and kooch were at the glorietta too. we didn't ask why.

after our long yet late brunch, we went to meet up with the gadget-savvy mother-son tandem.

they were at the glorietta activity center for the bpi/windows vista techhy-something madness. apparently, moodra bought another cellphone. (she just bought two within the year — one in hongkong and the most recent, a samsung phone). i don't know if moodra is a cellphone addict. after all, she can afford it.

while in the fair, i asked mimai and jem to accompany me at the windows vista booth. i wanted to see how they executed it. (i was interested because, like them, we participated in a trade show before). the buenafe family was in the brother's booth deciding whether they're gonna buy the 6-in-1 printer-slash-and-other-five (which they bought afterwards) or not.

while i drool over the windows vista booth-slash-house, jemie left us to join the buenafes. after realizing that they were already done with their shopping spree, mimai and i later met up with them.

"bibili ka ng laptop," said moodra matter-of-factly.

i was shocked.

i ran over my memory files thinking if i said anything to her about my plans.

it was then i realized mommy ria told moodra all about it.

"ano? bumili ka na." an imperative sentence. yes.

how could i buy? i only had 500 bucks in my wallet that time.

i hesitated to answer. eventually, i said, "ay, hindi po."

"bumili ka na. hangga't kasama si archie. alam niya," she continued, "wag mo ng isipin, you can pay me for the next 18 months. mataas ang s.i.p. ko ngayon.baaah…baaahhh…bahh…" everything went blurred…

at this point my sweat glands worked double time (yes, same as how they did during lo's debut).

when it seemed all those people in the fair were looking at me, i almost hyperventilated.

moodra started walking towards the toshiba selling booth.

when i finally had the courage and strenght to walk, i finally dragged my foot to step. my world was literally spinning around; i had to hold mimai by the shoulder. "wag mo ako iwanan. nahihilo ako." i whispered to her exasperatedly. it took me around five minutes to finish the two simple steps.

kooch was very helpful looking for the "best buy." and, yes, this is funny, the way he asked, nakaka-pressure talaga. ahhaha!

"ito, ito…best buy ito…" pointing (with gigil) at the list of specs.

after an hour or more (but for me, it seemed eternity), we finally reached a common decision — asus a8j notebook with ms VISTA HOME BASIC as OS plus memory upgrade. it costs P59,900.00.

up until now the realization that i already have a laptop is still a slow process. it hasn't sunken in completely.

attached to that realization is an epiphany — kindness, indeed, begets kindness.

althought i still don't know what i did to them to deserve such high level of kindness, i am happy with the tremendous trust bestowed upon me.

the 60k loan to purchase this dream is not a laughing matter. the responsibility that comes along with it is huge. still, they–especially moodra–pushed thru with the transaction.

this act of kindness is a motiviation for me to do work harder. THe monthly responsibility may pose a challenge but it's all in the matter of will.

this act of kindness is a motiviation for me to continue striving to be the best person i can possibly be. certainly, having a good heart is a passport to the most exclusive circles, is a bridge even to the most remote islands, is a key to realization of so many dreams.

to the buenafe family, especially to moodra, thank you very much from the sincerest depths of my heart.

to myself, my prayers. may this responsibility be fulfilled in the least possible time.

my prayers to all of us.

* sparkles!