Today was a pretty good day though. :) I woke up at around 9:30am from a... weird-would-probably-aptly-describe-it dream. Grabbed a quick breakfast, then proceeded to watch Saved! for the second time. I really like that flick. Kakaibang teen comedy - even if Mandy Moore is in the cast.

After watching the movie, I ate lunch and bummed around for a while. At around quarter to 1pm, I caught a ride with Tommy, and hinatid ako sa Ali Mall. I bought my gifts for Anne and Maica, along with some other things my mom needed. I discovered a new place to buy accessories. Did you guys know that Papemelroti sells jewelry too? They have really pretty earrings that aren't expensive at all! :D Haha, I would've bought myself a pair have I had more money with me. xp Lastly, I stopped by McDonald's to get myself a pomelo lemonade (my favorite!). Then I walked home. :)

I rested for about 30 minutes before I left the house to get my dresses. An accident met my long pretty dress, so I left with only the short one. Stopped by my lola's house and chatted with my tita for like an hour, before I went home. I arrived an hour ago

Anyway, I figured out something new today. I think there's a reason why I get so easily attracted to such genuinely nice guys.

My tita and I were talking, and we got to the topic of my parents' tempers. And I realized na grabe nga pala pag nagalit sina Mama at Papa. And lately it's been easier than ever to set off Mama's temper. Grabe, my parents are frightening when angry, and not normal-parent-frightening, but violent-unrecognizable-frightening. My tita was recalling this certain memory that left a very strong impression on her. I was probably no older than seven. My tita then had 26 small diamonds that my mom was paying her for. (My mom and my titas were still into buying and selling jewelry for extra cash then.) She had set them aside on the table, because she was about to shower. I was in the same room, watching TV with Chino. I probably got so absorbed by the TV that I didn't notice what my brother was doing anymore. When my tita entered the room fresh from her bath, she saw my brother playing with the diamonds, and on the table there were only three out of the twenty-six left. My mom was in the room by then, or something, so my tita began to panic and told her what had happened. My mom saw red, picked Chino up and literally threw him against the wall. (Keep in mind, my mother was still pregnant with Anton then.) My dad and my tita frantically searched for the rest of the stones, while my mom gave my brother an ear-lashing. When the stones were all gathered, my mom took my brother by the ear and dragged him to the next room, where she proceeded to beat him. My tita, seeing the scene, feeling really scared for my brother, ran downstairs to my lola, and told her, "Nanay, Nanay! Ang Ate! Ginugulpi si Chino!" My lola got my mom to stop by calling her downstairs.

(My memory of that is rather vague, which is strange considering I WAS IN THE ROOM when it happened. I think mejo traumatic yung experience kaya di ko maalala. Malamang din na nung nakita ko na sobrang galit na si Mama, tumutok na lang ako sa TV at nanahimik, kasi baka madamay pa ko dun.)

Mejo grabe na example, pero may tendencies magulang ko eh... Both of them. Pag si Papa nagagalit, parang bull - he sees everything in red, so lahat nagiging target nya - walang pinapatawad. Tas pag sumigaw, nakupu! Actually, pareho naman sila. Pag galit, nalalaman ng buong mundo. Yumayanig ang poste ng bahay.

And to be quite honest, alam kong namana ko yun sa magulang ko. Never pa nakikita ng friends ko na magalit ako ng todo. Some have seen me when I'm really pissed off, but none of them have ever seen me MAD. But when I am mad... Naku, violent din.

Which is probably why I gravitate towards genuinely nice guys who are unbelievably patient. Maybe subconsciously I'm going for guys who'll probably handle my temper better than most people. When I think about it now, I would rather have someone who complements my personality in that aspect than someone who mirrors it. Mahirap ang ganun... I'll end up with a household like the one I'm living in now. *shudders* It's not so bad living in it now, but I'd hate to be the head of one like it.

Wala lang. Guess you do learn something new everyday.