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I met Annie G. through acquaintances or common friend we had. She is a Filipino-Chinese from Zamboanga City on our group discussion in one of our college major subject. I was an irregular student (who flunk a very crucial subject during my junior year in college) back then and I had free time to mingle around with lower years because of the few subjects I can only take. I was amazed with Annie's beauty and her wit even if she appeared to be a nerd type of girl - a lot like Kim Chiu. In my initial investigation I learned from her common friends that she is averaged IQ girl but she can be fairly good in other types of subjects or even being out of the box or off topic. We became close friends then together with my best friend, Erica (also a girl) who happens to be Filipino-Chinese as well and a good friend of Ms. Annie G.
I did try everything to court her or befriend her but she often rejected me at times especially when she spoke about the family traditions of Filipino-Chinese have of intermarriage with a fellow Filipino-Chinese which I never mind at all up until I gave up after countless times of trying dissuading me with the so called TRADITION and CUSTOMS they have. For me, it sound a bit racial but I just tried to stay away with these traditional families who still believe in this old lore after that eventful experience. I admit I am an outsider to their realm who tried to fit in.
After that dreaded months of mending my broken heart, Erica stepped in my life not knowing she would be filling Ms. Annie G. in the matter of months we tried to be as a couple but it seems she felt the bad experience I had as I distance myself with her because she also mentioned that her parent are very traditional
Filipino-Chinese family same thing like Joe' D Mango of the LOVE NOTES would say the story of the poor girl or guy and what happened after wards which is so cheesy or maybe mushy thinking it was for real back then. My best friend tried but love wasn't for us after all. Erica is not that pretty looking as Annie G. She is probably 7.5 out of 10 being 10 the highest in face value. She is not really a girly girl type but more of a boyish type of girl whom you can hang out with.
Things have changed for the past decade, I learned on her Facebook that Annie G. is married to a Filipino guy . I felt a little bitter but I already let go of it and. My best friend Erica is single but dating a certain late 30s guys who is not even Filipino-Chinese I admit me and Erica almost had our relationship to the next level but not meant for each other. Funny thing, she is also in the same situation as single early 30s something professionals after breaking up with her a few years ago because of the so-called FAMILY TRADITIONS AND CUSTOM. I learned that Erica did had a relationship with a Filipino-Chinese man but their relationship ended in shambles after two years of courtship. Currently, Erica mentioned that she was kind of pressured with her parent to get married after reaching early 30s they never bother about the so-called Tradition of marrying a fellow Filipino-Chinese. She mentioned to me that there were a few men outside of their traditional realm whom she had dated from the likes of ages late 20s to late 40s but she admitted she had no interest in them and no common things to discuss about them.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Silent Operator Dan, is 30 something heterosexual male. A part-time blogger, adult scene observer / patron and a frustated writer of some sort although he was a former editor-in-chief of his college newspaper. He currently resides somewhere out of the realm of the city limits and dabbles in high finance and business. You can catch him at http://theconfessionsofayoungman.blogspot.com. Follow him on Twitter or Facebook.
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