Wednesday, November 07, 2007

friends in prosperity, ...no friends in adversity...

Brother Jimmy “Emet” Tibon once told me that when he was in Naval, he got tired of people who gossiped and spitefully attended other people’s business. Susmariosep! …he referred them as stupid, undesirable, awkward, daydreaming trouble maker and provocative.

I have similar observation which I find hard to put out from my mind. The experience I had during my settlement in that place was horrible and full of untoward incidents.

Bro Emet also harbors ill-feelings, so deeply ingrained as to be almost impossible to change. It could be that his experience was hideous beyond forgetting or that this might be the repercussion of using addictive drugs. You can see bro Emet’s behavior.

He narrated to me how often he used drug when he was with the groups of dim-witted drug oligarch in Naval. And he said it was a very easy task to get those illegal drugs. Pushers (Oka Gonzales) were just eyesight away or Iboy Bornillo in Tubod Laka. Susmariosep! …and supplies were abundant and were readily available. It was a promising business, Joed Genson added.

Bro Emet said that when our friend came back with his wife from Australia, he slickly got into a business expecting easy return from illegal gambling. Bro Emet had “helped” with the business that was eventually encountered difficulties and busted. Coupled with negligence and mismanagement, the business went dead. Sadly, the latter friend and his wife separated.

Bro Emet mentioned that during night time operation of their business, they took a break by taking rock (shabu) or marijuana. And extravagant expenses incurred by them were also prevalent--- like having parties almost everyday. In addition, the latter friend became wild and extreme. In one occasion he attacked his enemy post carrying two .45 caliber pistol with another accomplice carrying a high powered shotgun, he said. ...Hesusmariosep!

His adversary who is also a murderer cowed and the egg decayed. At the end, he went back Australia and remarried.

Lately, he visited Naval but “friends” he had last time were nowhere to be found. And he realized that no one knows who his friends are when in prosperity. True friends are those who tap your shoulders in times of adversity. Pastilannn!
SUMPAYAN PA JOD!
Ug abangan ang makalilisang ug makapanglibawot nga interview ni Gejie Paculs and Nday Tibs Abenoja.

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