OK. This triggered an infuriating memory 
Mapapakwento ako. Nagswitch sa PC imbes na phone sa couch with my oatmeal 
This happened to hubby and me 4 years ago na ata, childless pa kami nun. Hubby has an uncle na nakatira just a city over from where we live, a childless Pinoy couple in their early 50s. All of a sudden, they decided to up and leave and move back to Pinas to retire. Nakakagulat kasi when they announced this move, a week before that, he was showing hubby his plans for his patio. It was so out of the blue kaya Hubby and I joked na it’s probably one of 2 things: 1) they struck it big sa Lotto at ayaw mamalato, or 2) they murdered somebody and are trying to get away with it.
At any rate, they said they were selling everything, their home, cars, everything. They told us to come over, pick the stuff we want or they’re just gonna get donated or trashed. So we’re like: OK. Hubby wanted the fish tank because he is a fish tank person. Ending, we scored a fish tank, a barely used treadmill, a huge flat screen, Corelle dinnerware, unused charcuterie set, used wine glasses, and a fully-grown, fruit-bearing kalamansi plant (the best of the lot IMO). Take note, we didn’t need any of these things. We already have 3 TVs in the house at kumpleto na kami sa dinnerware and cookware. They made it seem like we were doing them a favor by taking the stuff off their hands dahil di naman nila madadala sa Pinas and they’d barely get anything for them in a garage sale which they didnt have time to organize daw.
So ayun, they listed their house in record time and then stayed at my in-laws’ house for the time being while waiting for their house to be sold. Then one day, my MIL called hubby to say na they are driving up that day and kasunod nila sina Uncle and tita. Tito and Tita need to stay at our place daw for a week or however long it takes to sell their truck. Hubby was furious because we were leaving for an extended out of town vacay in 3 days. We would be busy packing and getting things in order (stopping mail, automatic sprinklers, locking the garage door, etc.). No time to entertain unexpected guests. Eto pa when they did arrive, the uncle spoke to hubby alone by the front door, where he could see me clearly from where I was in the dining room at the time. But he spoke in low tones to my hubby even though I could clearly hear his stage whisper na kesyo ganito, need magstay sa house etc. Ako naman, I’m the wife, I live here too, parang nakakainsulto na si hubby lang kakausapin, porke siya ang kamag-anak mo? But siyempre, wala kami magagawa, we felt like the used stuff that were supposed to be “gifts” became a loaded trojan horse from which unlimited favors will come. And it did become that, kasi when they came back a year later for a short trip to the US, they sprung their visit on us and the in laws with only 3 days lead time. Eh may trip to DC ang mga in-laws that time, and they routed their outgoing flight via our city so they can spend a couple of days with us before they flew out. So mega rearrange ng schedules andflights ang in laws ko so they can pick up the tito and tita at the airport close to their home (5 hour drive from us). And because empty ang house nila, they foisted the tito and tita on us kasi couple of days lang daw naman. And yun nga, we got a lot of free stuff from them! 
After that second unannounced ambush visit, I returned most of the things we got to my MIL and told her to return it all to tito and tita. Bwisit yan.
Bakit parang walang common sense man lang? Common courtesy? Sabihan mo naman with plenty of time to prepare yung pupuntahan mo, di porke kamag-anak mo basta basta ka nalang pupunta sa bahay nila, disrupting schedules. Hindi nagrerevolve ang mundo sa buhay niyo. 
THEN makikita mo naka branded wallets, lakas magpost ng foodtrips. Hay naku 
Tapos dati may pumunta sa house namin sa Antipolo, dati daw silang neighbors namin at hinahanap dad ko kasi ninong daw sya nung anak nya. Nasa U.S. na parents ko so pinasabi ko sa helper namin na wala sya. Tapos the next day bumalik ulit. Hinahanap naman ako. Gusto ata humingi ng aguinaldo sa akin. 
