kitchen conversation

(14 year old girl with her yaya in kitchen, girl making self a sandwich, the latter washing dishes, news playing in background)

newscaster: nagtaas na ang presyo ng langis blah blah blah blah pati ang presyo ng jeep ay tumaas na din ng dalawang piso
me: omg pano ko magccommute 6.50 na? kailangan ko pa naman magsave. crap crap crapcrapcrapcrap...

(she is interrupted by middle aged woman whom she fondly calles nanay)

helper: oo nga ang hirap, si veron (her son) rin pala, may uniform rin sa school, akala ko pag grumaduate pa yun eh. *sighs*
me: ows?...(realizes weight of own blessings and sees how hard nanay has been workingfor them for son's education)(uncomfortable silence)
newscaster: ang pamahalaan ay nangangakong magsusumikap upang maging madali para sa mamamayan ang mamuhay blah blah blah...
me: yeah right...


i hate the government. what's happenning?