What To Do With Archer?

Posted on June 2, 2010 12:00 am by Veronica
Photo: from "Valentine's Day" courtesy of New Line Cinema

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It felt like Sam never left the country. We chatted on Yahoo! Messenger and sometimes talked on the phone in the wee hours of the night for a few minutes, just like before. When he thought he had pestered me long enough, he would let me go to sleep. And since he had nothing to do in the land of McDonald's and Burger King, he would sometimes call at around six o'clock in the morning, Manila time, to coax me into getting to work on time.

It was Jai who visited Sam in San Diego on a weekend to get the care package we put together for him, and there, halfway around the world, poor Sam told Jai about the events he missed out on. When Jai went back to NY, he chatted with me.

Jai: Bongga ka talaga! Dapat nag-private investigator na lang kayo ni Charlie! Graaaabe, na-imbyerna ako sa kuwento ni Papa Sam! Sarap gawing pork sisig nitong si Ana!

Veronica: Sabi sa 'yo e! Pinakita ba sa 'yo 'yung video?

Jai: Nope. May copy ka?

Veronica: Wala e. Si Charlie meron.

Jai: Wait, bruha, they're still together ba?!

Veronica: Unfortunately.

Jai: Kaloka! Sarap ding saktan nitong si Sam e! Tanga?

One month. Two months. Three months. I was still with Archer then, putting up with all his shortcomings (pun intended) and telling myself that at least may boyfriend ako, ikaw wala, whoever that "ikaw" may be. Or maybe I was just too demanding and highly critical of everything and everyone around me. Or maybe Franco was right when he said that my standards were as high as the Empire State Building. Eventually, when I couldn't keep my thoughts to myself any longer, I told Sam about my conyotic boyfriend via Yahoo! Messenger.

Sam: Mukha namang in love na in love ka e. Binabaha ng pictures ninyo 'yung Multiply mo. Nakakairita na kaya mga mukha ninyo.

Veronica: Ewan ko ba! Minsan, naisip ko I'm just in love with the thought of being in love. Alam mo 'yun? I like the idea and gwapo siya e…and he likes cars. Kaso alam mo 'yung feeling na parang may kulang pa rin? Like, sige, super kilig to death ako, pero parang empty.

Sam: Pero nagse-sex kayo?

Veronica: Ay hindi, nag-ja-jackstones lang kami.

Sam: E ano ba talaga ang nararamdaman mo?

Veronica: Er, I dunno? 'Tsaka Sam, alam mo 'yung feeling na parang ako 'yung bigger person sa aming dalawa? Like, ako 'yung mas maton at matapang? E 'di ba ayoko nga nang ganoon? Gusto ko 'yung ako 'yung nagiging smaller person when I'm with my guy? Gusto ko ako 'yung bine-baby?

Sam: Talaga lang ha, kapag bine-baby ka naman naiirita ka rin. Ano ba talaga ang gusto mo kasi?

Veronica: Okay, so maybe not that exactly, but 'yun bang I can be weak when I'm with him? Put down my armor and melt? Kaso nga 'di ganoon e!

Sam: Remember the time when I told you that maybe Matt just needed an outlet? Don't you think you're fast becoming like him?

Veronica: You think so?

Sam: Not sure. But I think you're just smitten with this Archer guy. Like he's your flavor of the month.

Veronica: Ouch ha.

Sam: Shattap. 'Di bagay.

That night, I kept thinking about what I really felt for Archer. A part of me wanted to break it off with him already but maybe he wasn't really so bad. Weeks passed and I still wasn't done thinking. Go with the flow, I told myself.

When Sam's world crashed again, only then was I able to end my month-long introspection.

Tags: Sam,veronica,Archer,friendship,long distance,relationship,confusion

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  lavfifth
  20. awts..what's with Sam again?i like his shattap word.. :)
  June 04, 2010 at 12:44 am report abuse
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  Santori01
  19. does sam and ana ended na as couple?yeheey
  June 03, 2010 at 03:57 am report abuse
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  atorni69
  18. One should fall in love not to forget someone but to enjoy life, to grow and be happy with someone you really know will be there for thick or thin not just an escape goat... Or just to be in the trend. If one thinks his or her partner is going nowhere and that partner don't want to grow or explore other aspects of life that are enjoyable that can really make one feel they're in love. I believe one should let go gently of his or her. One way or another one is hurting silently. That I think is what happening to Veronica. That I think is what Sam is trying to know if Veronica is still happy with what's going on. But if she can muster to tell him that we need to be more romantic and open, I think that will make a new beginning to renew the love that maybe fading o dying without them knowing. Hope someone get my point well.
  June 02, 2010 at 09:23 pm report abuse
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  foreverkath
  17. kaloka nag nagjajAckstones! hahaha.. ano na naman nangyare kay Sam..
  June 02, 2010 at 06:19 pm report abuse
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  kissess
  16. why what happened to sam?
  June 02, 2010 at 05:19 pm report abuse
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  kissess
  15. wow jackstones!? hahaha..that was hilarious!
  June 02, 2010 at 05:18 pm report abuse
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  shatteredframe
  14. sam's world crashed again? how?
  June 02, 2010 at 03:29 pm report abuse
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  ic3
  13. hay..i hate guys who are mahangin wala namang pinagmaMALAKI. lol. pero hay..minsan din naisip ko yan na i just love the thought of being in love. magkakaron ka ren ng katapat. :)
  June 02, 2010 at 02:22 pm report abuse
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  mitchikoy
  12. hay V. I see my self in your experiences tlaga!! :(
  June 02, 2010 at 12:32 pm report abuse
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  hazelnutzy
  11. Yaan mo na si Archer no! there are far more intelligent guys than him. Buti di ka napapakanta ng "You're So Vain"everytime youre together? hehehe :P
  June 02, 2010 at 11:33 am report abuse
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  MayaGabunales
  10. haha jackstones super funny!
  June 02, 2010 at 09:30 am report abuse
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  steffy
  9. hehe.. pwede ding nagkukuwentuhan lang si V at si archer guy!
  June 02, 2010 at 08:41 am report abuse
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  loveme.hateme
  8. nag-ja-jackstones lang kami. -- hahaha!! panalo!!
  June 02, 2010 at 08:08 am report abuse
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  eemiaj1016
  7. oh sam..pls come back and tell V to break up with the conyo guy:)
  June 02, 2010 at 07:36 am report abuse
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  rose17
  6. Sam: Pero nagse-sex kayo? Veronica: Ay hindi, nag-ja-jackstones lang kami. Haha like
  June 02, 2010 at 07:33 am report abuse
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  adellecristine
  5. Archer sounds interesting sans the "shortcoming"...akin na lang? LOL! :D seriously, we can't just settle for something (or someone) we dont think we deserve. break it off before u go in too deep...
  June 02, 2010 at 02:21 am report abuse
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  sherdhy
  4. what to do with Archer nga ba? hmmm...
  June 02, 2010 at 01:52 am report abuse
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  eieioow
  3. maybe its just an infatuation...??
  June 02, 2010 at 01:09 am report abuse
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  Keisha_26
  2. what happen to sam n nmn?
  June 02, 2010 at 12:35 am report abuse
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  mmmanila
  1. V I think its not right using someone to forget another one. Specially that you don't intend to forget the other one. So what's the use of someone hehehe...
  June 02, 2010 at 12:31 am report abuse

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