Here is this week’s question… Do you like your neighborhood? Do you like your neighbors?

Just like Teacher Julie’s answer, I don’t. I don’t like our neighborhood nor the neighbors that we have. Actually, I have a love-hate relationship with everything surrounding our residence. Some of our neighbors are distant relatives. What I don’t like about them is that they would gossip about us when we go out. From the number of grocery bags we have to carry to the house, to the frequency of our outings, to the days we are late going to work. We know because we hear it from other relatives.

Our neighborhood was once peaceful-looking. Now, it looks like a slum area because our neighbors would build additional floors like a bird’s house. Our once sturdy looking fire wall is being used by a relative’s own home wall.

The only thing I like in this neighborhood is that we can leave the house for days and not worry about it being burglarized. That’s due to everyone knowing every one else. And the relatives nearby. But the gossip is vicious. I almost punched someone in the face once not too long ago because of it. Just like Teacher Julie’s neighborhood, ours include loud neighbors who would use videoke even though they know how it would echo in others’ houses. They would chat just outside our gate in the middle of the night and would laugh like there’s no tomorrow. Neighbors who don’t have any consideration at all surrounds us!

We are eyeing a neighborhood about three streets away. Near a chapel and the place is so peaceful. God-willing, we can move there one of these days.

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