Not so long ago, a very close friend of mine and I went to an old friend's wedding. Old friend meaning we have known that person since we were this small. We got there a little early so we had this small chat...
Her: Did you expect Mia to be the first one to get married among us? (us = our little band of friends way back in grade school)
Me: Well, I didn't expect her to be the last... I always thought she would be the career-driven one among us.
Her: Who did you think will get married first?
Me: Andrew (God bless your soul). But before he passed away, he was the one who had a small business. Hardly what you would think he'd do after graduation.
Her: Ah, Andrew! Me too... he had this attitude of a happy-go-lucky guy back in high school.
Me: So, who do you think will be the last one to get married and settle down?
Her: *immediately* You.
Me: ..huh??...
Her: Yeah, among all of us, you were the most determined to be successful careerwoman. I kinda noticed it in grade school.
Me: w-wha...? *grade school?!?*
Her: *nodding her head* You were the aggressive type. Headstrong, I suppose.. and you intimidated a lot of guys in high school. Nag-taekwondo ka pa.
Me: *scratches head* Ah, ganun ba?
Her: Why? You don't believe that we think like that of you?
Me: Well.. *clears throat*.. my dream in life was actually to be a housewife..
Her: Ganun?!?
Me: Yeah.. soccer mom too. I wanna drive my kids to soccer matches, tennis lessons and watch them play in my folding chair.
Her: *scratches head* Ohh... nagulat ako dun ah. But you're so focused on your career now.. you work for a multinational company. You say you even work on holidays and weekends.
Me: ahh... kasi naman demanding yung job eh.. anyway, I guess I'm like this right now kasi we're at this phase where we have no obligation to people other than ourselves. I like spending money and one way to earn it is to work. I work because I'm enjoying the lifestyle I have right now.
Her: Selfish as it seems, you're correct. Ganun din ako.
Me: Yup! Pero I don't want to be like this for the rest of my life. It's just a stepping stone.
Her: So, you're now learning how to cook?
Me: Cook?!? Dear god, no! I can't cook to save my life!
Her: *huge sweatdrop*
**Names have been changed to protect their identity. =P