Longing

01/2019

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Video

(Camera focuses on Erasme, slouched in front of a vending machine, with her left hand inside the claiming box. From her, the camera zooms into a pack of Pringles that had failed to fall.)

Nooooooo! 

Pffft.

No, no, no-

(Erasme shakes the vending machine.)

No!
Akin na kasi my Pringles!! It's fifty!!!

(Erasme continues to shake the vending machine. Selmo's chuckles can be heard in the background.)

I'll buy you one na lang.
 Stop mo na 'yan. I don't think it'll fall.

(Erasme turns to Selmo, pouting.)

I just want Pringles!

Kaya nga. Bilhan na lang kita.
I don't think it'll fall. Sige na.

Pero 'yong fifty ko! 

I'll give you fift—

(Erasme's expression suddenly changes; her eyes suddenly turn teary.)

Oh no—

Okay, okay. We'll call the maintenance na.
Don't cry please-

(End of video.)

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Today. You tried to buy Pringles from the vending machine. Lumusot naman 'yong pera. Natulak naman 'yong pagkain. Kaso noong palabas na... nastuck siya bigla. Hindi mo makuha.

Kaya ayan. Sumisigaw ka sa video. Tinutulak-tulak mo pero hindi pa rin nahuhulog.

'Sensiya na. Hindi ko mapigilan ang tumawa sa background. At ang i-record 'to imbis na tulungan ka (tinulungan naman kita e. Nakuha nga natin, 20 minutes later nga lang). Ang cute mo kasi diyan mainis hehehehe. Para kang bata na inagawan ng Jollibee spaghetti. O bata na hindi pinayagan makipaglaro sa mga kaibigan sa labas kasi hindi pa nagsisiesta.

Ngayon ko din pala napagtanto na mahilig ka pala talaga sa mga vending machine.

Makabili nga para sa bahay natin in the future.

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