Friday, Aug 15, was when most of our guests arrived. This was also one of our busiest days.
We met the new arrivals, composed of Vic's relatives on his father's side, at a luncheon organized by FIL's staff. It was nice to see familiar faces. We had lots of stories to catch up on, specially about what transpired after Tito Lerm's death. We can feel the tension between the wives as they chose to sit in different tables. Unfortunately, the food wasn't enough to distract us. However, the crispy lechon skin was distracting enough.
As usual, the dessert selection wasn't much of a big deal. Rice cakes and an overly-sweet chocolate cake simply won't do.
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As we were preparing for our evening affair, we received news that Tita Ellen couldn't be woken up from her sleep. She was previously complaining of a stomach ache. We were afraid that it was caused by something we ate the previous day. Worse, we were thinking about more serious ailments like what Mike Arroyo had that started only with gastritis. She was instantly brought to the nearest hospital for immediate medical attention. It took her a few more hours before she was roused from her sleep. We were all waiting to hear developments but we couldn't. They are incommunicado because they had no cell phone with them. Hay.
Vic and BIL Eric went to the hospital for moral support. They could've been there earlier if not for the bad weather and flooding.
Her kids flew in to be with her. They arrived last Sunday. I am glad that her estranged husband was there too, at the time she needed him most. I bet she's thinking that they're one big happy family once more.
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Friday was also the day of my high school friend's wedding. With the busy day we had, I chose not to attend the ceremony itself. I just headed straight to the reception to catch up with the rest of my high school friends. It looks like I arrived just in time because the people from the church just started coming in. Again, it was all due to the Friday night traffic, payday rush and uncooperative weather.
I couldn't remember what I had from the main buffet. However, I do recall how much I took pleasure from the dessert buffet.
We wanted to have our picture taken at the photo booth but the line was always too long. When it was short enough, they said that they couldn't extend their service to us anymore.
It was nice seeing my old friends. Leng is on the family way. Citaw is enjoying single-hood. Aby and boyf are back together. Anne still has issues with some school mates in the other table. Cha and Beh are still together. We all decided to meet up in December for Citaw's birthday. She'll be the first one in the group to reach the big 3-0.
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Since nothing else can be done at the hospital, Vic and Eric went to Club Mwah to attend an asalto (Encarta definition: a party given as a surprise for somebody) in his Dad's honor. A trip that would usually take less than hour naturally took nearly two hours.
Apparently, the show was really good. The show girls/gays were very entertaining. Even the kids were delighted. I hope to see it some other time.
Told you, it was a busy day.
We met the new arrivals, composed of Vic's relatives on his father's side, at a luncheon organized by FIL's staff. It was nice to see familiar faces. We had lots of stories to catch up on, specially about what transpired after Tito Lerm's death. We can feel the tension between the wives as they chose to sit in different tables. Unfortunately, the food wasn't enough to distract us. However, the crispy lechon skin was distracting enough.
As usual, the dessert selection wasn't much of a big deal. Rice cakes and an overly-sweet chocolate cake simply won't do.
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As we were preparing for our evening affair, we received news that Tita Ellen couldn't be woken up from her sleep. She was previously complaining of a stomach ache. We were afraid that it was caused by something we ate the previous day. Worse, we were thinking about more serious ailments like what Mike Arroyo had that started only with gastritis. She was instantly brought to the nearest hospital for immediate medical attention. It took her a few more hours before she was roused from her sleep. We were all waiting to hear developments but we couldn't. They are incommunicado because they had no cell phone with them. Hay.
Vic and BIL Eric went to the hospital for moral support. They could've been there earlier if not for the bad weather and flooding.
Her kids flew in to be with her. They arrived last Sunday. I am glad that her estranged husband was there too, at the time she needed him most. I bet she's thinking that they're one big happy family once more.
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Friday was also the day of my high school friend's wedding. With the busy day we had, I chose not to attend the ceremony itself. I just headed straight to the reception to catch up with the rest of my high school friends. It looks like I arrived just in time because the people from the church just started coming in. Again, it was all due to the Friday night traffic, payday rush and uncooperative weather.
I couldn't remember what I had from the main buffet. However, I do recall how much I took pleasure from the dessert buffet.
We wanted to have our picture taken at the photo booth but the line was always too long. When it was short enough, they said that they couldn't extend their service to us anymore.
It was nice seeing my old friends. Leng is on the family way. Citaw is enjoying single-hood. Aby and boyf are back together. Anne still has issues with some school mates in the other table. Cha and Beh are still together. We all decided to meet up in December for Citaw's birthday. She'll be the first one in the group to reach the big 3-0.
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Since nothing else can be done at the hospital, Vic and Eric went to Club Mwah to attend an asalto (Encarta definition: a party given as a surprise for somebody) in his Dad's honor. A trip that would usually take less than hour naturally took nearly two hours.
Apparently, the show was really good. The show girls/gays were very entertaining. Even the kids were delighted. I hope to see it some other time.
Told you, it was a busy day.
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