Tuesday, March 31, 202Maan was not able to sleep well last night thinking of the events yesterday.Did she hurt Gil’s feeling last night? She said she likes him too, didn’t she? She just thinks that she’s not ready for a relationship right now. And liking someone is not enough to be

Thursday April 02, 2020Together…since she stayed in Manila almost everything that she does Gil was with her and she was happy about it. She only has two weeks left to be with him. She plans to visit her Uncle Art, Aunt Jean and Joan before she goes back to Batangas. If she’s going to give in to what she feels now what will happen after

CHAPTER 25 - So CloseSaturday April 04, 2020

Monday, April 06, 2020 The next day, Maan prepared the week’s orders early. There were only three working days for the week left for the employees like Gil because of the observance of Holy Week. Since it’s Holy Week, fish and vegetables are the main ingredients of the week’s menu. She prepared sweet and sour fish and sautéed bean sprouts that will be Gil’s packed lunch and his co-workers as well. Some of them also requested fried tofu with soy sauce, vinegar and chili as dip.  Some of their neighbors are also requesting for them to offer snacks. Before noon one of their loyal customers in the neighborhood who is in his early twenties rang the bell. “ Good morning Miss Maan.” He greeted Maan. “Good morning to you too, John. Here are your orders. It seems you have more orders today than before.’” Maan noticed. “ Oh yeah, miss. It’s because some of my neighbors asked me to also include their orders for them. You know it’s very inconvenient to get o

Wednesday, April 08, 2021   It was the last day of work for the week. In normal situations, this is one of the holidays in the Philippines that Filipinos await because it is one of the longest holidays. This is the time when all terminals everywhere are filled with travellers be it airport, seaport, bus terminals among others. It is a chance for family and friends to have their reunion or for students and employees to relax and unwind, go to the beach to recharge. It is unfortunate that it is not possible at present. Maan cannot help but think of their province. If she is there right now, she is sure that she will be by the beach with her whole family any day this week to bond. She thought of calling her brother later. For now, she busied herself in notifying their customers in GilYan’s Kitchen social media accounts that they can start placing their orders again starting next week.   She was busy cleaning the house when she heard her phone r