Under the weight of this balmy night.
During my elementary days, I only had a few crushes on my schoolmates. Mostly because the boys I knew at the time were practically married to their Yu-Gi-Oh cards. So, while girls wait for God to bring a decent male into the gates of Vel Maris, we would rely on celebrity crushes. I would bring a Candy magazine to school and they would take turns borrowing it and making googly eyes over Dino Imperial's October cover. OH. I worshipped Dino like he was another god. Whenever someone would make a less-than-appealing comment about him, I would hunt them down and defend Dino's honor with all my heart and soul. Yes, I fell that hard for a guy on a magazine cover. It wasn't long before I found out he had a girlfriend. My heart was crushed in a million pieces. Then there was Robi, Chris, Sam... I like to think I had a history with the Gigger Boys, truth be told.
A few days ago was the elementary pupil's field trip. And how I envied them, not only because their field trip is a week earlier than ours. Saturday, my grandmother was giving my mom a rundown on how fun the field trip was. Mid-conversation, I heard:
Nanay: "May nakita kaming artista! Bata pa sya, mga kasing edad ni Chin-chin (they call me Chin-chin at home :D) pero ang gwapo kamo. Dapat magpapa-picture sila Shanel at *insert sister's friend's name here) Nakalimutan ko kung anong pangalan. AJ Villanueva ata..."
Sis: "PJ."
Nanay: "Anong PJ? Alam ko AJ yun e."
Sis: "May P e."
Me: "AJ Perez?!"
Nanay & Sis: "Ayun!"
I was flabbergasted! Dumbfounded! Astonished! Okay, I'll stop Google searching synonyms now. I never had a crush on AJ the same way I did with all the other Gigger Boys, but I always found him cute. So, the only way we could make this a fair round is if the high school students stumble upon another celebrity on the field trip. It doesn't have to be a local celebrity! Hey, Johnny Depp! You can come swing by Manila Ocean Park on Friday.
Yeah, I think I'll finish watching 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'.
Current mood: Nostalgic
Listening to: She's A Genius - Jet
