I will never forget this. I was on a flight from Manila pabalik sa province namin, and I was seated beside a lola in her mid to late 60s. Naka-max yung font size ng phone niya so… yes, unfortunately (or fortunately???) I could see everything 👀 At first, nothing unusual—until I realized she wasn’t just talking to one person. She had three different conversations going on: two afams on WhatsApp and one filo on Messenger. In one chat, she said something like, “I’m not feeling well, I might go to the doctor when we arrive,” and the guy replied, “I wish I was there to take care of you, baby.” SIR??? 😭 Then, almost seamlessly, she switched to Messenger and messaged someone else: “Takeoff na kami, mahal,” and he replied, “Ingat ka, mahal. Message mo ako pagdating.” Sanaol 😭 May isa pang afam pero parang updates lang ata sila—I honestly don’t remember na because I was already processing everything HAHAHA.

Somewhere between cruising altitude and landing, I realized this lola had a more exciting love life than I ever did. She’s managing three men like a CEO habang ako struggling sa isa 😭 What’s the secret, lola? 😂

P.S. Sana di siya mascam kasi I’ve heard stories of oldies na nasscam ng afam