we went to the mandaluyong voting precint quite early this morning to support dad who incidentally was egged on to run for barangay chairman instead of his original plan as kagawad. in a way its good that he's certainly found his calling in barangay politics. i hope that despite the dirt of politics that dad wins. having this responsibility will certainly be good for him.
even though we moved to the southside when we were still younglings, we grew up in mandaluyong. we went there weekends and we fought over who would accompany mom to the wet market. we played with our cousins and the kids in the neighborhood in mandaluyong and despite the distance, we had fun growing up. all our first cousins, save for one family, lives in mandaluyong. both grandparents from both sides lived there. it was the first time after so many years i went back there and its so different now from how it looked the last time. the kids we grew up with all look grown-ups now - quite honestly they all look kind of older than i or my sister do. i remember during college that i used to spend part of my summer there - it was really fun there but people there were quite laid back. the last time i was there was when my grandma (mom's side) passed away - after that, there were no more family reunions - she was the tie that bound us together.
my finger is stained right now with indelible ink. it looks pretty much like a dead nail, only purplish but i'm glad that i exercised my right to vote - and gave my support as a son to my dad. hopefully, things work out for him - God willing.
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