Ka-Blog!

My birthday must be near. Clara Garabiles already greeted me “Happy
Birthday.”
        I’ll be 34 in a
few days. Not really old or middle aged
yet.
        But Paolo Oliveros
cheekily asked me the other day if I was still in the YS movement when World
Youth Day was held in Manila. He did not seem convinced when I said I
was. Must be the beating he took when
the CPR-deranged PNP dragged him along a good stretch of Recto. So I forgave him. (Pero
subukan niyang ulitin at mag-e-MPT ako sa Trabajo Market and all I’ll be playing
is his famous “Father Junie! Father
Junie! Huwag mo akong iwanan!” near
last words.)
        Anyway, napaisip tuloy ako. To be honest, I am approaching middle
age-hood. And there are already signs to
this. Here is a partial list of said
signs. (Warning: list would be updated
from time to time.)

Food:

1. I am trying to limit rice my
intake (it is NOT easy!);

2. prefer coffee over soda;

3. choose diet soda over the
regularly sweetened ones (with seven tablespoons of sugar);

4. like tomato-sauced pasta and
hate banana ketchup-laced noodles; and

5. choose canned tuna over canned
processed food.

 
Alcohol:

1. I prefer light beer over pale
pilsen;

2. have four bottles instead of
eight;

3. choose brandy over beer; and

4. pick wine over brandy (but I
really can’t afford wine).

 Driving:

1. I no longer think I am the
hottest driver on the road (rising costs of fuel has something to do with this
as well–thank you, government!);

2. do less tailgating; and

3. make earlier and softer
braking.

Habits:

1. I am more predictable; and

2. am generally asleep by 11 (especially
when my wife beat me to the remote).

 
Disposition:

1. I am less rowdy
and makulit;

3. Mas senti na raw magsulat (kaya ko nga pinipilit itong kornik article
na ito e); and

4. easier to blow a gasket.

 
Health:

1. I am already with gout;

2. already with gall stones;

3. already wears glasses; and

4. hit 140 over 90 and 180 over
110 a coupla times already.

 
Looks:

1. I already have white hair;

2. white nose hair;

3. white facial hair;

4. white ______ hair;

5. thicker facial hair;

6. a near 40-inch waistline (what waistline?); and

7. mas gwapo!