Ole Olay!

Can I just say?

This noon, Dad and I dropped by Mercury Drug before heading off to lunch. While he was waiting for his meds, I saw the Olay bottles on display at the counter- with smaller Olay bottles for free. I said 'Uy may libre!' He said 'gusto mo ba? Oh bumili ka na.' I declined nicely saying the variant I use isn't there and I didn't bring cash and my Mercury card. I just said 'babalikan ko nalang'. He gave up insisting that he can buy it for me and just said 'balikan mo habang may libre pa.'

THE POINT IS NOT ABOUT THE LIBRE OK? hahaha

The truth is, the variant I use is there. It's just that I was thinking of getting a different variant in my next purchase that's why I had doubts of getting this one. Coz it'll mean putting off trying the variant I planned on getting for like two months. And, to put it bluntly, nahihiya rin naman ako na siya pa bibili ng kikay stuff ko. But I kinda feel this 'blah' thing inside me. That I should have put my hiya aside and let him be a father to me. You know, the dad who'd like to give his kids stuff if he can afford it. That's why I'm so bothered about that Olay bottle that I had to blog about it. But I guess he kinda knew it wasn't about the variant that kept me from letting him buy that bottle. He probably figured 'ah baka nahihiya siya sa akin kasi may sweldo na siya'. HAHA

Now about the libre...side story lang. My dad likes free stuff when doing groceries. Well, not all free stuff. Just value for money in general. Like when we're at the supermarket, he buys those soaps in packs of three's or six's even if he has like 10 other packs of soaps at home. He always says 'magagamit mo rin naman yan eventually so bili ka lang ng bili habang may pambili ka.' Of course this shopping advise does not extend to shoes or bags which qualify as (my) wants. Soaps are must-haves at home, thus, he keeps buying them without checking inventory. haha Believe me my dad buys so much soaps that- remember the maid who stole stuff from me? She took packs of soaps and shampoos thinking I wouldn't notice coz we have a rack full of it. haha

So now I'm pretty much okay about this Olay issue. In fairness, 'writing' it down or blogging it makes you feel better. And to put a closure to this internal conflict, I am off to Mercury Drug tomorrow to buy that bottle. (Para matahimik na ang kalooban ko.) And I'll display it where he'll see it para matahimik na rin ang kalooban niya. hahaha