more "ps" news and the national census
Yesterday I got a phone call from my mom....it kept on not going through...and while she attempted to call me again, I kept thinking that my mom never calls me unless there is news: my dad's cancer and seeing if I was ok after the earthquake are about it. So when she said "you are going to be an aunt" I was already ready for something...and I laughed.
"I FINALLY GET TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PRIZE IS!!!!"
I don't think that was the reaction my mom was expecting, but that's right, instead of saying, that's cool, weird, congrats...I didn't even ask if it was my brother's girlfriend, I just assumed that was the reason of the engagement. It didn't matter anyway, its so much more exciting that finally someone in my family will get my grandma's prize.
For years my grandma has been obsessed about being a great-grandmother, to the point that she already purchased a big gift, and has been using that as leverage for years. Two of my cousin's got married, and so seeing how my family we were all still single...I thought that the prize was out of our hands. My poor grandma was getting so desperate that she decided to lower her standards awhile back, saying that the baby can come out of wedlock, citing that she was a modern grandma. Her appeals did not work...at least not anymore! I'm so excited :)
In other news, today is one of the most useless days in Peru. From 8am to 6pm, the peruvian population is not allowed to leave their homes, or they will face fines. Why is that: because they are taking the national census. That's right...to make sure that every person is counted, they have to force people to stay home, no busses are running, most businesses are closed. Of course there are a few exceptions, in jobs like hospitals or the people that actually have to take the census, they have a special "pass" that says they have been surveyed.
We had the survey people come 2 hours ago...I want to go running...and I can't. Therefore, I'm updating my journal and writing nonstop in my facebook page to pass time. I am sad to think of how much money is lost today because of lack of productivity, because of a 30 minute survey that can be done by other means....in the US this would never fly!
"I FINALLY GET TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PRIZE IS!!!!"
I don't think that was the reaction my mom was expecting, but that's right, instead of saying, that's cool, weird, congrats...I didn't even ask if it was my brother's girlfriend, I just assumed that was the reason of the engagement. It didn't matter anyway, its so much more exciting that finally someone in my family will get my grandma's prize.
For years my grandma has been obsessed about being a great-grandmother, to the point that she already purchased a big gift, and has been using that as leverage for years. Two of my cousin's got married, and so seeing how my family we were all still single...I thought that the prize was out of our hands. My poor grandma was getting so desperate that she decided to lower her standards awhile back, saying that the baby can come out of wedlock, citing that she was a modern grandma. Her appeals did not work...at least not anymore! I'm so excited :)
In other news, today is one of the most useless days in Peru. From 8am to 6pm, the peruvian population is not allowed to leave their homes, or they will face fines. Why is that: because they are taking the national census. That's right...to make sure that every person is counted, they have to force people to stay home, no busses are running, most businesses are closed. Of course there are a few exceptions, in jobs like hospitals or the people that actually have to take the census, they have a special "pass" that says they have been surveyed.
We had the survey people come 2 hours ago...I want to go running...and I can't. Therefore, I'm updating my journal and writing nonstop in my facebook page to pass time. I am sad to think of how much money is lost today because of lack of productivity, because of a 30 minute survey that can be done by other means....in the US this would never fly!