BLOOD IS THICKER MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE
(This post is for my brother and his wife, who send off their daughter in Pinas for a three-week visit. For your own peace of mind, dudes! Sana kasi, sumama na din kayo pag-uwi! Heehee.)
Blood is thicker than water. Agree? Scientifically speaking, yes it is.
Blood is a specialized bodily fluid (technically a tissue) that is composed of a liquid called blood plasma and blood cells suspended within the plasma. Water on the other hand refers mostly of its liquid form or state, though the substance also has a solid sate, ice, and a gaseous state called water vapor. Wikipedia
And how about treating the phrase figuratively? I have to say, blood is not just thicker than water-it’s thicker more than anything else.
Yesterday, my adorable niece Erika came for a visit at my Mom’s. Erika is the daughter of my youngest brother based in Chicago and her maternal grandmother who is currently in town tagged her along to the Philippines. It was already two long years ago since we last saw Erika (she was only one year old then when she and her Mom took a month-long vacation in the Philippines) and having really missed the little girl for so long, we’re really excited to see her again, especially me. Why? Go ask Michelle, she very well know how much I so loooove my nieces too, much as I love my Nico.
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