What is on the way? Hmmmm...I know you have a hint after you saw the title but before that let me greet you a pleasant good day to all of you my readers. Hoping you all are doing great in this first day of ECQ (Enhanced Community Quarantine). Lets be cautious and follow all the healthy protocols and stay in our home (team bahay muna ulit tayo). Keep safe guys.

On the way means about to arrive, reaching on the destination or you are in your way already. But I really dont know why most of us used the line "on the way" but the truth is they are still in bed or taking a bath.....HAHAHA... Is this line hits you? Hahaha

Yesterday my friend asked me to join her because she wants to go to the mall to buy a cellphone. Because Im a good citizen (hahaha) and a good friend I said yes. And here it is, our meeting time is 10:00a.m. To tell you honestly I'm not a fan of that so called Filipino Time and I hate to be late. For me its okay that I am waiting than she will wait for me. I don't know if there is someone out there that have the same thoughts with my opinion. And I really dont know that my patience will get tested yesterday.

I started to get ready at 9:00 a m. so that I am done at 9:45 a.m., enough to prepare myself and to prepare all my things. Enough time also to look at my phone while I'm getting ready.

10:00 a.m.

I grab my phone to message her.

Me: Where are you?

Friend: Wait, I will be late.

Me: Okay, I am ready, just message me when you are near.

11:00 a.m.

I am still waiting and looking at phone but no message came. I feel sleepy and bored while waiting for her so to kill my boredom I open my Telegram to have a chitchat in my one group there. Im still waiting and waiting but no sign from her.

11:30 a.m.

I can't stop myself to message her.

Me: Where are you now?

Friends: I'm on the way.

Her: Okay, faster.

Because she said she's in her way, I grab my bag, I wear my facemask and my faceshield and then I went out. My plan was to take a walk so that I could meet her halfway instead of her coming to my house to make it fast and to lessen the time. I reached to the jeep waiting area but she was still not there. My God I want to go back home. My 100% level of patience go down to 5%.

12:30 p.m.

Atlast she came.

Me: Oh atlast you came.

Friend: Im sorry, something came up.

Me: Okay

Yes I said okay pero ang totoo gustong gusto ko na siyang batukan....hehe.. Maybe its obvious on my face that its not okay with me eventhough I said okay. Deep inside me I want to say a bad words but I control myself. She is still my friend despite of that. My face light up when she said

Friend: Because you waited for so long I will treat you a lunch.

Me: Dapat lang no, gustong gusto na kitang hampasin...hehe.. My God I waited for 2 and half hours.

And I start my rants on her. And the next hours is a usual story of the two friends who went to SM MALL.

My POV

Is it hard to say the truth? That you woke up late thats why you can't come on time. For me its better to say "Oh Im sorry I woke up late" than to say On the way but the truth is she is still in bed. But maybe that ON THE WAY is like an excuses on us. But this ON THE WAY is a PAASA word. Umaasa kang darating na, pero ang totoo naliligo pa pala....hehe..

Who can relate on this? How about you my friend? Are you using this line "on the way" to your friends. I know many of you are guilty on this. But for me, tell the truth. No if's, no but's and I'll understand.

Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people- Spencer Johnson

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