August 20, 2021
Since I have read @LucyStephanie article about her rant on her nosy and not-so-respectful neighbors. So I will just share a little of my experience with my neighbors. I am the type of person who rarely goes out of the house ever since I started university. I only went out when I have important meetings with the committee or some group projects.
We live in a compound where only members of the land owner's family are the ones living. So our neighbors are only by the family of Papz younger brother and my Grandpa's Big house.
I didn't know that my Tita and my older cousin whose living at my Grandpa's house now are having some misunderstanding. I thought they're on good terms since every time we have some family gatherings or dinner with the whole compound they're talking. Didn't know they're just faking it for the sake of us lol!
Since I started working at my current company I always go home late. So we have this neighbor which is the wife of my Uncle that's always spouting nonsense.
One night on my way home, since it's past 12midnight, I decided not to bother Papz on picking me up since some drivers knew me and offered to give me a ride. I once rode a driver whose neighbor to miles away from our compound.
"Nakabalik ka na pala galing ibang bansa Inday?" (You came back from other countries already Inday?) , the driver neighbor suddenly asked.
" Huh? Diri man lang ko sa Cebu ya'" (Huh? I was just here in Cebu" , I answered.
"Sabi nang Tita mo na nasa ibang bansa ka raw kaya hindi ka na nila nakikita masyado." ( Your Tita said that you're out of the country that's why we never saw you) he said.
" Maaga kasi ako umaalis papuntang work kasi two hours and biyahe at matagal ako nakakauwi kasi pahirapan and sakayan" (I always travel early to work because it's a two hours ride and I always came home late because the it's not easy to grab a ride home late.)
"Ahhh ganun bah? Iba kasi binabalita nang Tita mo sa mga tanod pag nakakausap namin siya" (ahh is that it, your Tita is saying other things whenever she came to talk with us) he said
So I became an OFW in a span of months that I am assigned in the main office because of my not so gossiper of a Tita. Good thing he didn't ask for money since most of our neighbors whenever they knew someone came home from other countries they'll just go to their house and borrow money.
I told my mom about it and she just told me to ignore those gossips. She also jokingly said I should be proud that I travel overseas because of my Tita. lol!!!
Sorry, I can't think of anything and I just write it for like 5 minutes because my son just wants my attention. And I am happy because my books came home now I am just super happy even though I am tired from a long hours ride.
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Fin!
Everywhere we go we always have neighbors who have nothing else to do but keep an eye on our lives. As your mother said, it is better not to pay attention to gossipers. Greetings.