Last summer, while suffering the scorching heat of this tropical country named Philippines, a balloon of thought just popped out of my head. Being the outspoken that i was, i immediately told this to Mom. I remember her staring at me blankly after I told her that my ultimate dream and goal after college WAS to go shopping on an everyday basis. More often than having grocery. And not just the usual SM department store shopping but the elite way of shopping like bagging a lot of LV, Prada, Gucci and also cheaper ones like Zara, Topshop and Ninewest. I was expecting her jaw to drop, but to my dismay, there was just a blank expression painted on her face. It took her about 3 seconds to utter a word, “Ganun? Sige, mag-aral kang mabuti para yumaman ka agad.“ I know she was just trying to keep herself away from killing my optimism towards finishing college. This went unexpected for her knowing that she anticipates of hearing something like, “I’m gonna shoulder all the bills and expenses of this household as soon as i get a job,” or “I’m going to pay for Reigina’s college tuition,” or worse, “I’m gonna bring you and Dad to America and marry a blue-eyed pervert so i can get a green card easily.“ Sorry Ma, that would NEVER (i’m saying never as of now…but things might change, who knows) tell you that. Too selfish to give you that kind of assurance. Though I might fulfill the first and the second options…but omigod, there are so many Bulgari fragrances and Victoria secret’s panties await me to bag them down.
But okay, if you notice, i capitalized the word WAS.
And just recently, I told my parents that i’m planning to go to Law school after college. Now, unlike my mom’s reaction before, their lips were as if curving up forming an unwanted smile. My parents, both being frustrated lawyers, have always wanted to have an attorney for a daughter. Being frustrated twice when my sister made them hope that she’s going to law school but chose to start a family as soon as she passed the board exams, they’re now putting all the hopes to me. Mom thinks i’m lawyer-able considering that i always have good defenses against her. But before their expectations reach maximum-level, i told them it’s me and the law school but that would not be UP Law or Ateneo Law. Thinking that it would cause me another dose of stress just to go to those law schools, i prefer San Beda or San Sebastian (where Dad had his first year of law). I think that would still be okay with them.
Everytime we watch Legally Blonde which is mom’s favorite movie of all time, she always tells me how she wanted me to be like Elle Woods. The most kikay lawyer on Earth??? Blonde, wearing pink, big curls, pink pumps?! OMG. Okaaay, Elle Woods is cute. But i don’t want to be cute, and be the point of all ridicules. I’ve already passed the phase of being cute (hahahaha!) and now, all i wanted was to go to Law School. I don’t want to take away my mom’s dream of transforming me to another Elle Woods but i also might consider the option of looking for an Emmett in law school. HAHAHAHA.
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