i love my husband so much,that’s a fact. at my age of six decades, i must confess, i have ‘another love’. we’ve been inseparable since the late nineties. my husband, ‘my other love’ and myself have been cohabiting peacefully ever since, and in the same bedroom at that. my husband is so much fun to be with, but then he is either in the office or abroad most of the time. ‘my other love’ keeps me company 24/7. he never leaves me. he is so helpful in so many ways. he helps me remember names, addresses, an infinite area of knowledge, important dates, even helps me get in touch with our children, relatives, friends, and business contacts , as well.
why am i writing about ‘my other love’? call it ’separation anxiety’. i have no recourse but to leave him until the 31st of this month. for me, that would seem like eternity. i’m leaving for manila and orion, day after tomorrow. i feel like crying. i’ll be with my husband alright. but he wouldn’t allow ‘my other love’ to go with us. it’s so sad, really sad!
you see, ‘my other love’ is quite heavy, by human standard. and he has to be placed in secured boxes for travel. that would really be cumbersome. can’t blame my husband for refusing to tag him along. know he’s being practical, because we would have to shell out money for excess baggage, which will most likely happen if i insist on us being a threesome.
and so, i really have to say adieu, to you, ‘my other love.’ please wait for me and welcome me back into your loving keyboard, ehrr, i mean, arms, when i come back. there, it’s a slip of the tongue. aba, e bakit ka nagulat? (why are you suprised?) ano ba ang akala mong ‘other love’ ko? ha? grabe ka naman. (why? who did you think my other love was?) ang ‘OTHER LOVE’ ko ay itong PERSONAL COMPUTER ko. MY PC! (my other love is my personal computer - my PC!) kaya nga di ko pwedeng dalhin, dahil mabigat siya. (that’s why I can’t bring it because it’s too heavy)
o sige na nga, titiisin ko na lang ang paghihiwalay namin.
“MY DEAR PC, I CAN’T WAIT FOR THE 31ST, SO WE CAN BE TOGETHER AGAIN!”
