Friday, November 1, 2013

Undas 2013

2013 November 01. Friday. All Saint's Day - Undas. Last year and this year - its a new tradition. I accompany my Mom and she chose to go to Cabuyao, Laguna where her parents, a brother and a sister are interred. In my childhood days, it was at Sarhento Mariano, the tomb of Lola Goria. My Lolo Diego died in May 1979 and he was buried at Manila Memorial Park - since then it was an annual event there.

My Mom's foot was a little bloated and she walked a lot, lot slower. I know I can say something, but I do not need to. I just need to breath in more patience as Mother tells everyone how she has to brave a bloated foot and go out, and biting my tongue from saying anything. Beforehand, she said we are to have lunch at her BFF's but she seemed to have forgotten - one has to simply let it go. So, morning she offer we eat and then take a bus. Grumpily, I would rather be at the bus anticipating traffic going there and just reward myself with food.

Good travel time - around 1 hr! Bad decision - food places are closed! We found a street stall selling Paksiw na lechon and adobo, bought an order. Just an order - which we both shared as lunch. The viand was so so, good thing I did not order for two. I had a coke and a pan de coco, thinking of a better meal instead at the cemetery.

My Mom is not senile! But it seems she has lost her sense of direction! Increasingly, it seems she just wanders around - and slowly I get afraid of her being alone outside. I feel that I am slowly being tied to a tether with her. So, there I was - guiding her in the maze that is the Cabuyao Public Cemetery. The family mausoleum had been clean and decorated fresh with flowers, but no candles. Iwas Jervin Gatdula who arrived together with us who placed the candles - both of his parents are there. I am lucky to still have my mother!

Oh... father? Mi padre? He is interred in Manila Memorial Park. Not much priority, and honestly, Mother is still bitteer with their last moments. Again, Mommy expressed her last wishes : she would be interred here. I joked that others couples were interred together, and thus when the time comes, she should be interred likewise at MMP, she frowns... and why should she? Father's last acts was to ask for an annulment and to separate from Mother, despite all the forgiveness she has given his philandering acts. So, Mommy would not want to rest eternally with Tatay!

We left the cemetery around sunset, around 530pm. Mother decided we should get a bus instead at Sta Rosa complex and that perhaps have a snack or dinner there. No arguement, but I should have! I did not know that Sta Rosa have their own cemetery that caused us being caught in a traffic for almost an hour. We were able to eat at Jollibee - my first time to try the Cheesy Bacon Mushroom Champ and a Thor USB! My mom got a grilled pork super value meal - but she was not able to finish it.

Shut up Gilbert! Overlooked the uneaten food. I do not like being bullied to finish food, so i should not bully my Mom to eat.... oh help, can you just bag these? As usual, balot na lang for take home.

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