Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Ready To Run

When I opened my Gmail this morning, I had 21 unread emails in my inbox. A dozen of them came from my mother.

How exciting is that, huh?

They all read the same: “Don’t forget to buy me my trainers. Love, Mom.”

How could Raft3r forget?

Even before I left for the States, my mom has been nagging me about getting her a new pair of running shoes. She even sends me MMS of her preferred brands.

Raft3r’s mom can be pretty persistent sometimes, in case you haven’t noticed.

I tried looking for what she likes in the store but the search always turned out negative. This went on for weeks.

A day before I headed to California, I decided to do a last minute shopping at Arundel Mills.

Raft3r was not disappointed.

They finally had my mom’s Reebok sneakers.

I immediately made the purchase and called home to report the same. Mom was thrilled. She can finally retire her old jogging shoes.

Raft3r is now $50 poorer. But to hear the delighted voice of my mom from the other line is far worth it.

Post script: Obviously, this is an old post. It was written in Baltimore and never published until now.

25 comments:

Anonymous said...

How sweet! hehehe. I am pretty sure Tita was quite happy when she got her running shoes. I hope it fits her perfectly. Maging masaya din kaya ako sa pasalubong mo for me? hahaha. See yah soon, Denoy (,")

Raft3r said...

jella, Hehe. See ya!

Anonymous said...

Sweetness! :p

Raft3r said...

len, Mama's boy. Hehe

Anonymous said...

hay, sana ako din ipag shopping ng mga anak ko in the future. ang mura naman ng reebok sa US, kunsabagay mas mura nga daw mag shopping sa US kesa dito sa alemanya

Raft3r said...

kengkay, Lahat naman mas mura sa Tate. Hehe

Judayski said...

if not pictures, old unpublished posts...mukhang pagod tlaga and busy si raft3r lately ah. =)

pa-contest ka na lang ulit!

Raft3r said...

judayski, Nyahaha. Pwede!

Anonymous said...

Heheheehheeh!

Mabait na anak. Ahahaha. :-)

Matutuwa si Janet Jackson sau niyan. Hardeharhar!

Anonymous said...

oo naman i'm sure you were delighted. ako ba may pasalubong din? ehehehe

Raft3r said...

brainteaser, Hehe. My wife is proud as hell.

liza, Wala na. naubos na ng mga pamangkin ko ang tsokolate natin. Hehe

Anonymous said...

fitness si Mommy, parang ang anak din...mag blog na din kaya si mommy baka talunin ka pa nya kay google

Anonymous said...

sweet sweet. :)

Oman said...

mom's happiness - priceless. something money can't buy.

Payperbiz said...

Wow, now that's the sweetest son:) Would you like to hear the delighted voice of a friend also? Where's my pasalubong?:)

Raft3r said...

bestfriend, Naku. Madaming amiga yon. Talo ako panigurado. Hehe

tina, Sana nga. Hehe

lawstude, $50 nga ang katapat ng happiness ni ermats! Hehe

payperbiz, Hehe. Will check your profile muna. =P

Anonymous said...

Mama's boy, there's a cliche that says how a man treats his mom is the same treatment he'll give his wife.

Wish that Janet Jackson can read this post. nyahahaha

Raft3r said...

len, She subscribes to this blog. Hehe

escape said...

They all read the same: “Don’t forget to buy me my trainers. Love, Mom.”
How could Raft3r forget?

>>> hahaha... kulit ba?

Raft3r said...

the dong, She invited that word. Hehe

Anonymous said...

naka naman si raft3r! di bale na poor dakila naman di ba?! hehehe

Anonymous said...

namiss ko tuloy mama ko after reading this post.. =(

Raft3r said...

hitokirihoshi_kawaii, Nyahaha. Sana nga. Kaso bad boy pa din si Raft3r, eh.

bene, Talaga? Taga san ba mom mo?

Anonymous said...

I am scared to be a mother for I will surely be as nagging as all mothers are. But to have free hard to find trainers after sending only 12 identical emails, why not? Hehehe

Raft3r said...

carol, Scary thought. Hehe