Are you a man or a mouse?

Have you ever heard the lame excuse “Lalaki ako eh” whenever men are caught cheating on their wives or girlfriends? In this time and age, I still wonder what the hell does that mean. Yesterday, I went to one of the malls near our place and I saw my best male bud in the office holding hands and laughing with somebody who is definitely not his wife! I was numbed with shock for I know no reason for him to cheat on her. They are one of the most envied couples in the office. They don’t just look good together but they also have a great family. They have two cute and wonderful kids so my mind can’t seem to grasp what I was seeing. Imagine how surprised he was when I went to their table and said hi. After he introduced her to me as his girlfriend and we made a few pleasantries, I already bid my goodbye and left them. I’m sure he was tortured mentally as to what I was going to do next after finding out his philandering. I tried to get them off my mind so I can enjoy myself but I can’t seem to forget the scene that I have witnessed. Since it’s not my place to say anything to his wife, I felt like I’ve become an unwilling accomplice to the crime that he was committing. The other woman or should I say the other girl looks like she haven’t even graduated from school yet. She looks so young and innocent, a total babe in the woods. It was pretty obvious that she's clueless as to what she has gotten herself into. She’s just a fly who was conned by a big clever spider into his web. After a few hours, he called me up and pleaded not to tell anything to his wife. I felt really bad for Marika (not her real name) that’s why I wasn’t able to say anything at first but “How could you?” And that’s when I heard the crappiest alibi of all time, “Lalaki ako eh.” Wow! That totally explains everything, you know. I completely understand now. NOT! I find this excuse utterly senseless! It’s like he was expecting me to comprehend that the reason he was able to do this loathsome thing is because he’s a guy. So? Does that give him the right to be unfaithful? Does that merit him the privilege to be promiscuous and do whatever his flesh is dictating? And then he said “Di ako santo, marupok ako. Pag palay na ang lumalapit sa manok mahirap na para sa manok na di tukain ito.” Tsaka, don’t worry TG, this is just a flash in the pan. Naglilibang lang ako. Mahal ko pa rin ang asawa ko. Can you believe this guy? I don’t want to elaborate anymore on all the rubbish that came out of his mouth. I never heard him say not even once during our entire conversation that he was sorry for cheating on his wife. If he is really a man like what he is bragging then he should be man enough to admit that he’s at fault. And I hope when his wife finds out he won’t start with “I’m only human” crap either. Men have two options whenever they are caught fooling around: 1. Be a man. 2. Be a mouse. You choose.