torn between two lovers

“You can take me out of Mandaluyong but you can’t take Mandaluyong out of me.”

—

(years when I was a kid until the early 2000s)

For the longest time, Mandaluyong’s been under my skin.  I have been

loving and living in Mandaluyong almost allmy life.  I have always loved

it - its beauty calms me in a different way.  It was one of those feelings

that was certain to me.  Mandaluyong kind of grew on me.  There’s really

something about Mandaluyong that made me love it so bad.  My finest

years; times when I was shaping myself in to that someone I wanted to be,

were in Mandaluyong.  “It all happened there”, in other words.  I like the

feeling, and I don’t want it to leave me.  I  cannot separate myself with

Mandaluyong.  I tried to, but it didn’t work.  Never will.

—

(early 2000 to 2008)

“There’s a new girl in town…”

Now, I’ve come to know Marikina for a few years already.  I would want

to settle here, if I feel Marikina would allow me.  I like the vibe I’m

getting here.  It always felt good here.  I like it, but it haven’t reached

as to what I’ve felt with Mandaluyong.  Yet.  But actually, I love looking

around Marikina.  I love the discipline.  It’s terrific.  Basta, it always felt

so fucking good here.  I know my heart belongs to Mandaluyong,

but I also know, in the near future, I’d love Marikina as well.  I just need

some more time, some more working myself around it. 

There’s still room for Marikina in my cold, cold heart.

—o0o—

That was the tale of the two cities.

If you know me well enough, you’d know I was never talking about

those places. yay!