Jalen tends to become verbose whenever we're in the car. As soon as we picked up RJ, he immediately asked: "How was your life at school today?" The question is so typical of Jalen in his current linguistic prowess. I laughed, recognizing the awkwardness (in my “mature” brain) of the question while realizing that it made perfect sense. The question felt right. I'll expound further on this revelation later.
The same car ride also heralded the coining of a new term. Hyernga! According to Jalen, this is the sound people make when pushing or pulling a heavy object. Other fun lines from the brotherly conversation went like this:
RJ: Jalen, you're annoying.
Jalen: No, I'm not.
RJ: Yes, you are.
Jalen: No, Kuya, I'm awesome. You think I'm awesome! (He declaimed the latter most emphatically.)
Ramon is his usual morose self. His opening statement as soon as he gets home is the inevitable "I have so much to do." In all his professional working years, this has been his customary lament. I wish I had a dollar for every time he voiced this sentiment. He accords all events, regardless of magnitude, the same intense level of undisguised frustration.
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