This term, I have been hanging out with my Younger Brother a lot. Ever since we had this heart-to-heart talk around December of 2011 at the city plaza near our former high school, and we got to talk about personal things I didn’t really get to share with my parents or even Elder Brother, we got to nurture that different kind of closeness ever since.
When we were younger, almost everything involves fist fights and throwing of things with one another. It seems like a nightmare to some, but I was that of a hot-headed kid and Younger Brother would usually retaliate. But now, everything involves less fists and household weapons, and more laughs and chit-chat about pop culture and our college lives.
After-4pm classes, we would meet a few minutes after, and then go home together. With after-6pm classes, we would grab a bite or a plateful of fast food and kill the rush hour, and then commute at 7pm. And in between commutes, window shopping, even some of those How I Met Your Mother watching time, I got to know more about my brother, and I hope he got to know more about me too.
YB: What do you think about Kate Beckinsale3?
DW: She’s pretty.
YB: More like… HOT.
DW: MILF.
YB: Definitely a MILF.
College, being the stress machine that it is, may be the one who helped me to be close with Younger Brother, among the family members. The more stress college dishes out, the more it indirectly pushed me to find a different breather from all of the booze, hobbies, friends or maybe even blogging. And with this “better” relationship with Younger Brother, it is definitely “de-stressing”.
Well, except when we would talk the awfully-high escalator at the Shangri-La Mall in Mandaluyong:
YB: Come on, kuya1. Face your fears!
DW: FUCK YOU. I HATE LOOKING DOWN.
YB: Hey, look. There’s an ice cream store.
DW: Where? (looks down) DAMN IT. DON’T MAKE ME EVEN.
And speaking of family, a few questions: Do you have a younger brother/siser? How are you and him/her? Tell me about it on the comments section.
Footnotes:
1 – A Filipino term meaning “older brother”. And even if not related, it can be used as a sign of respect to an older person without hurting his age. This term can also be used by a girl to a cockblocking2 a guy who likes her. (Urban Dictionary, 2006)
2 – “To interfere with someone who is getting acquainted with, conversing with, or hooking up with a member of the opposite sex.” (Urban Dictionary, 2005)
3 – An English actress who had starring roles in the romantic comedy Serendipity and in the action-horror Underworld film series, among other films. (Wikipedia, 2012)”She is the ultimate MILF4.” (Younger Brother, personal conversation, 2012)
4 – Abbreviation of “Mother/Mom I‘d Like to Fuck”, for those who are gullible or innocent-minded. It was popularized in the American Pies films. But then again, who doesn’t know this? (Wikipedia, 2011)
