musings.thoughts.ek ek ek
hay. thanks to vesh, amir and mitch. nalasing nyo ako! hay talaga. pero in fairness, okey pala ang heineken. first time ko lang na-try and masarap sya kahit ang mahal as in.now, i’m so sleepy eh ang dami ko pang dapat tapusing report. goodluck na lang sa akin!
ganda naman ng gising ko today as in. i got a call so early in the morning from a "sis" working in the provincial prosecutor’s office ng bulacan. i was told my resolution na yung rape case na hawak ko. hay, at last, after 6 months. no, no, i’m representing the respondent and not the complainant, in other words, defense po.
this is actually my first criminal case at rape pa in relation to RA 7610 (child abuse law) and when my friends from the women’s movement learned about it, tumaas to the highest heavens ang mga kilay nila. bakit daw ako mag de-depensa ng rapist, what happen to my advocacy, kailangan daw i-shake ang brain ko ever, etc, etc, chenes. well, i personally believe kasi na wala naman talagang kasalanan yung client ko. i did some personal investigation and study bago ko tinanggap yung case. nung nabasa ko pa lang yung "sinumpaang salaysay" ng victim kuno at ng mother nya bilang representative, kita ko na agad ang mga discrepancies, at di nga ako nagkamali…. the complaint was dismissed. yahoooooooo!!!! imagine, kung nag-file ng information ang prosecutor, kulong ang client ko, tapos walang bail ang rape. hayayay!
tamang-tama naman kasi may hearing ako kanina sa malolos rtc, petition for permanent protection order, kaya after ng hearing, run ang beauty ko sa provincial prosec office to get a copy of my resolution. (thanks mang boni!).
well, technically, wala namang ganung pagod ever sa case, just made some interview tapos i made and filed the "ganting salaysay". pero at least di ba my defense was looked upon. saya ever!
happy syempre ang client ko. na-sacrifice kasi ang wedding preparations nila ng kanyang gf dahil sa case. he’s even asking kung pwedeng mag-file ng case against the complainant kasi nga nasira ang reputation nya sa place nila to think na nephew pa sya ng isang barangay official. told him after na ng wedding.
oh di ba, matutuloy na rin sa wakas ang plan nila, pero, please, ayoko yata maging ninang. napa-ask tuloy ako kung "thunder" na ba ang itsura ko at di na ako pang-ninang ng mga bata, sa kasal na!!??? kaloka!
hay. eto pala yung sinasabi nila na one of the joys of being a lawyer (yan ay aside sa payment ng fees! he he he)
so, you were asking how my day was? okay, here it is:
i woke up early because i have a pre-trial by 8:30 at pasig rtc. my case was number 1 on the list and my client almost missed it. i got to present my case on second call. the opposing counsel was not around and the public prosecutor doesnt want to stipulate so i got to present my issues, got my evidence provisionally marked, moved for the termination of the pre-trial and had the initial trial scheduled next month with ease. i’m done by 10am. then i went up to malou’s office to get my appearance fee, checked on the original documents for my case, signed my name as counsel/commissioner for the defendant in a land case (bagong raket, he he he thanks malou!) and was "assigned" to represent a defendant in a compromise agreement (raket na naman, thanks fiscal esteban!).
then i went to saint francis square to checked on the "six feet under" dvd (got it, season 1-5) then bought a stylus for my P800. met mimay at megamall and had lunch at pollo loco.
then i’m off to pasay rtc for my next trial.as usual, "your honor" was very sleepy, got all my objections sustained he he he. then i had to rush back home to sta maria bulacan because of the fiesta. hay. we don’t, well, literally celebrate it, we are not catholic, but, got relatives and friends waiting. it was the usual crap– eating, chatting about other people’s lives, talking about family problems, videoke (read: magic sing!). for the first time, it was more of a bore for me. i kept on thinking about my family. there’s this root crop called "tuge" and they only sell it during the fiesta, its my mom’s favorite. hay.
so, here i am. back in a place i call home. hay. my cellphone was in my bag so this is the only time that i saw your text and the missed calls. sorry, didnt mean to ignore it. i’m just too preoccupied, i guess. got so many things in my head. you know sometimes i dont like to go home here. okay, i do miss you, yeah, i do. i miss buying you dinner at chowking, ngek, that’s what i missed most i guess. ay wait, mali pala, what i missed is the "me" when i was still with you, not really you that i’m missing.but i’m happy i’m not that "me" anymore.
i hope this answered your question.thanks for asking. sleep na ko. friday is still a trial day for me. just take care of yourself and stop imagining things. he he he.
isang oras na lang birthday ko na. dont ask my age please. (ssh! yung mga nakakaalam dyan quiet na lang kayo!). basta "thirty something". he he he
no, no, no.di naman ako nahihiya na wala na ang age ko sa calendar. at baket naman noh? eh nasa lotto at thermometer pa naman. he he he. no, seriously lahat naman tumatanda (yesiree!) at malaking blessing itesh na umabot ako ng thirty plus plus. imagine nyo na lang ha, when i was a kid, nagkaroon ako ng rheumatic heart disease.di ko talaga ma-forget yung mga "penadur days" ko as in every week may injection ako sa pwet ng penadur. hay ang sakit sa trulili lang. grabe yun as in naremember ko 2 nurse, si dad at si mommy ang nakahawak sa akin pero nagwawala pa rin ako at mega-cry ako na parang loud speaker, anong sinabi ng ambulance he he he. yun yata ang dahilan kaya naging afraid ako sa injection. kaya nung elementary days na may "bakuna" para sa mga grade schoolers, mega-tago ako sa ilalim ng table ng teacher at afraid na afraid ang beauty ko. as a result, ang dream ng aking grandmudra na maging nurse ako ay di natuloy. gosh! di ko kaya as in, maarte ang sikmura at heart ko, di ko kaya ang dugo, at injection, harr, at ang pinakamalaking reason, di ako magaling sa math at science. he he he.
sabi dati ng cardiologist ko, swerte daw na umabot pa ako ng 18 years old, gosh! pero look at me my dear doctor, i’m still here at over sa over 18 na ako! o devah grabe ang blessing na yun!
saan ang celebration? seriously, wala. kanina, i treated my officemates for lunch. nagpaluto kami ng shrimp at sinigang na lapu-lapu tapos pritong talong na may bagoong at boiled na okra. mega-busog ako as in. pero yung talagang birthday handaan, di ko pa talaga alam or di ko alam kung meron o kung dapat pa ba. hindi kasi ganun ka-complete yung saya ko dahil sa mga "krisis" sa family. hay. naiiyak na ang beauty ko.
pero syempre, anoman ang situation sa aking so-called life, i want to thank God for His steadfast love for me at sa mga blessings and trials na rin.
gusto kong gift? pusa. he he he. seriously, nung christmas ko pa gusto ng kitty kitty cat. namatay na kasi si muchang at lemonje kaya wala na akong pet. hindi ko naman masyadong feel ang mga dogs. kahit "pusakal" lang pwede na. gusto ko kulay orange at white o kaya yung parang tiger or gray ang kulay. waaaaa! naremember ko tuloy ang aking super sweet na cat na si balot! waaaa!
so far may mga natanggap na akong gifts. chimah, tosha po sa adobong pusit from eng bee tin. grabecious! favorite ko itesh. green tea na bigay ni cousin louie, tosha ha. at ano itesh, slimming tea, naku baka kailangan kong mag-adult diaper dito, di ko feel yung may "ebs" na side-effect. na-tense ako ha. and syempre thank you kay ninong dante at ninang willie from corona california, naiyak ako sa e-card nila. grabe, kahit nasa malayo sila, di nila nakakalimutan ang birthday ko. nakaka-miss sila as in.
wish? more on the family eh. sobrang hirap yung dinadaanan namin ngayon and i thank God kasi mas lalo naming nakita how much we love each other and kung gaano kami kamahal ni God. kahit madaming pagsubok we saw His faithfulness and great love. buo pa rin kami. yung wish ko for me, more on the career side. gusto ko talaga makapag-practice ng husto and sana makapag-MCLE na ako next month. i’m on my second year as a lawyer at naku ayaw kong mahuli sa compliance period.
another year na naman ang nadagdag sa akin. i hope i’m older and wiser he he he. i know dami pang trials at problems na darating. pero kung na-survive ko nga ang thirty something years i’m sure with God’s help, kaya ko pa kahit another thirty years.
thank you sa mga tumawag, nagtext, nag-email, nag-testi, nag-comment, nag-pm sa ym, nag leave ng offline, salamat po. touched naman akesh! cry ever ang beauty ko!
and….opo..ikaw nga…thank you for loving me. at nasaan ang gift mo? he he he. ayoko yung nakita natin sa 168 ha. please! yung medyo mahal naman ng konti. 
labs u po!
