Oui: A(n) (Supposedly) All White Affair - CKSC Batch 2007 Reunion

- July 29, 2012, Saturday, 6pm, Oasis.

- It's been 3 years and 2 days since the last time I visited Oasis; it was for my friend Blessilda's debut. This time, it was for our batch reunion. (Too bad Blessilda wasn't able to go though.)

- After months of ceaseless work, kudos to those who have exerted more effort, or have done more. Still, it was the cooperation of everyone that made the event work.

- I arrived at Oasis around 4pm, and started working on things that needed to be finished and finalized. An hour later, Glenn, Nellie, and I were manning the registration, which turned out hellish and more hassling after we had to deal with walk-in attendees, or those who just paid, but confirmed their attendance beforehand.

- The event started around 8pm, but Nellie, Glenn, and I were still not done with the registration. Of course I also had to accommodate friends whom I haven't seen for a long time. Many female batchmates who attended dressed up like Greek goddesses. I on the other hand, sported a Muslim outfit, since my Muslim friends around the world are currently in the middle of celebrating Ramadan. (I still ate though, I'm not a Muslim anyway; and after all, the reunion was after sundown, so eating was allowed if ever.)

- I did not pay much attention to what was happening on stage, especially after realizing that Glenn and I were already finished with our tasks, and already had time to eat. All I remember were the object manipulation performance, some games, the bar flare performance, videos from high school, video about the event, and teachers and batchmates called to the stage to share some fond memories.

- I kept on eating the whole night, and laughing my trademark laugh. Although some of the other organizers had some brief not-so-nice moments with me, I didn't really care. After all, I was too busy trying to be happy and enjoying the event. I had too much happiness to give out. :) :) :) :)

- After the event, Nellie and I had to leave, since her parents were already there, and I was going to hitch a ride with them. Finally, I could rest with one agenda out of my mental to-do list, and I could live my life normally again, and by that I'm not too sure if that's totally a good thing.

- I liked how the reunion turned out, although I hope we could tone down the next reunion in 5 years, so more people would come. Personally, I thought the attendance was acceptable, although toning down the event would have brought more people. I am sure of that. Still, it was a night to remember, and I hope to see more people in the next batch reunion.

Banana Brother Afternoon: The Avocado And The Watermelon

- July 28, 2012, Saturday.

- My fake brother Singson and I arranged to meet up this Saturday afternoon, right after my Saturday morning class, and his project-making session with his classmates.

- Right after lunch, Singson dropped by my house to change his clothes after a tiring morning, rested for a while, and off we went to his house, which was very very near my main agenda for the day - my high school reunion (see next album.)

- We didn't do much at his house, although I felt that I had the most fun just by hanging out. We talked and talked, and he rolled and curled up on his bed like an avocado would, while we occasionally talked to certain friends online.

- We finally watched some portions of the Ramayana play I directed in high school from the DVD copy I gave him weeks ago.

- Too bad I finally had to go to my reunion too soon; I would have hung out with him the rest of the afternoon if I didn't have anything else to do today. Oh well. There will/should be more days for maximum hang out time. :D:D:D:D

Debbie Day 2012: Won't Stop Eating

- July 18, 2012, Wednesday.

- My good friend Debbie and I have been excited to see each other this year, since she wasn't able to come home form Canada last year. We decided the other day to go to MOA, and this time, our friend Harold joined us, as well as Debbie's little sister Jasmine.

- Harold crashed my house this morning, just after I had taken a bath and half-eaten my breakfast. We waited for a while before we met Debbie, Jasmine, and their brother Neil, who was awesome to drive us to MOA.

- We bought tickets to the 1:30 show of The Amazing Spiderman, and went ahead to have lunch at Yakimix. The Yakimix branch in MOA seemed to have better tasting food than the one I tried in Tomas Morato 2 years ago - either that or Yakimix itself in general improved their food and system.

- We all rolled and bounced to the cinema after lunch, and since it was a Wednesday, it was easier to get seats inside the theater. The movie itself was OK, nothing too special as always, and I thought that the Lizard's tail looked like a giant bitter gourd. There was also a guy who couldn't shut up in the theater since he was answering a phone call; a person who sat in front of him "kindly" asked him to shut his yapper.

- We later tried Sebastian's Cold Comfort, a specialized ice cream store that sold cold desserts with interesting twists. We tried their famous ice-cream dimsum with chocolate fondue, and their mango split. The house water was also amusing by itself; they served lemon-flavored water.

- We walked around after a late afternoon dessert, and waited until their brother came to join us for dinner. Jasmine wanted to drop by Timezone to have a little youthful fun, so we did. I had a tough air-hockey competition with Debbie, and she won by a point. Haha.

- We had dinner at Boon Tong Kee, with a lovely view of the fire-colored Manila Bay sunset sky, until the sun completely hid from everyone. As for us, we had a very filling dinner of succulent boiled chicken, crispy cereal shrimp, and much more.

- We had a short trip to Kultura before heading home, and as always, the car ride on the way home was just as interesting and chatty.

- I'm really glad that we were able to spend our time well today, although Harold said that had we gone out tomorrow, we might be able to watch Batman. Oh well, Batman can wait, but meeting Debbie (and her sister and brother) at least once every year is something to look forward to. Hope we'll be able to meet again next year. :D:D:D:D

Roundtrip: Pizzas and Yogurts

- July 14, 2012, Saturday.

- My neighbor Charmaine was kind enough to invite me to go to Lucky Chinatown with her and my childhood friend Riezeryl. I was supposed to follow right after buying a white kandura/thawb (the long white robes Muslim men wear,) but funny that I arrived at the mall earlier than they did.

- I bought myself a slice of pizza from the grocery; I had been curious to try their pizzas, since the pizzas looked appetizing, and were large.

- Charmaine, Riezeryl, and I ate at Bonchon, where I also gulped down my pizza, in addition to having a chcken meal, and a plain yogurt. The pizza didn't taste too special; it was just "OK." AS for Bonchon's yogurt, I thought it was a bit too stiff and a little too close to ice cream.

- Charmaine had to leave earlier since she had other appointments for the day, Riezeryl accompanied me around the mall until she had to go too. At the same time, I had to rush to the nearest Yellow Cab to meet some high school classmates.

- Bless, Jess, Genevieve, Nathalie, and I shared a pizza and a small pasta in Yellow Cab. While we initially planned to stay there and talk, Bless suddenly had a craving for yogurt, so we rushed back to Lucky Chinatown to have some yogurt at Red Mango.

- While the other four were having yogurt, and me cleansing my tunny with a banana smoothy, I got a surprise call from my friend Mary Grace, who happened to be in Lucky Chinatown as well, and was accompanied by long-time-no-see Joanna, and welcome-home-temporarily-from-China Marnie. I just had to rush over to where they were to see them, most especially to see Marnie and Joanna. (As for Grace, well, we met two weeks ago. I still missed her though. Haha.)

- After my group's yogurt trip, we all went home, trying to plan out future hopefully-will-push-through outings. Today went way better than expected, and hopefully all my Saturdays will be just as fun, relaxing, and socially productive. Haha.

Mr. Feta, Mr. Lemon, and the Tuscan Bread

- July 7, 2012, Saturday.

- My friend Dorenett wanted to meet up with the usual bunch, and so we arranged to meet up today. Unfortunately, Monica was not able to come due to her hospital duty.

- Christiane, John Glenn, and I met at Lucky Chinatown around 6:30 to 7pm, just after my shopping-and-grocery rounds in the mall. Personally, I'm not too fond of going to Lucky Chinatown, since I am always bound to see someone I know after every few steps. It is a convenient place to meet though. While deciding where to eat, we sat on a bench, and did some people-watching, and indeed, as always, I saw some people I/we knew.

- We later decided to have dinner at Italianni's, now with its updated menu. We ordered while waiting for Dorenett, who later came "as hungry as a tiger," she claimed. She just arrived from her hospital duty. For out appetizer, we had focaccia, and surprisingly, Tuscan bread (a first,) to be dipped in the usual olive-oil-and-balsamic-vinegar mix. We had beef salpicao, pasta fra diablo, and pizza caricato." We had a "nice" time, naming the small block of feta cheese I bought as "Mr. Feta," and the lemon as "Mr. Lemon."

- We all had Starbucks right after dinner to wind down, and due to John Glenn's generosity, he treated all of us. (Thank you again!!) Yet again we saw people we knew, but at least we were still able to have a private-and-cozy conversation.

- We all went home around 10:30, and Dorenett was kind enough to give me (and John) a lift home. (Thank youuuu.) As for me, I'm just glad that I had another sacred Saturday well-spent.

When the Flow Is Let Loose: Events Too Many to Mention

- June 20, 2012, Saturday.

- My main agenda for the day was to celebrate Grace's week-belated birthday for dinner, but fortunately, I was able to fill up my Saturday afternoon just before I met Grace.

- After lunch, I went to Lucky Chinatown Mall to shop a little, and saw my good friend Renee, whom I haven't seen in a long time. It must've been a year or more I think. She was to meet her/our friend Rachelle, so I tagged along until they were going to have their nails done.

- I went to my alma mater where I was to wait for my good friend and almost brother Singson, who, together with other students, would be arriving from a high school debate seminar in one of the prominent universities. Their bus arrived around 4pm in school, and I fooled around with Andre, who sort of had the same look as I had.

- Singson and I had a small feast in McDonald's, and it's usually small hangouts like that that I treasure a lot. Still, we could've hung out longer, but Singson had to go home, and I had to meet Grace in her office.

- I arrived in Grace's office at a bit past 6pm, and waited for Venus to arrive - after centuries, eons, the time the stars' lights reach the earth, and what not.

- We rode off to Dampa Macapagal, and met up with Grace's cousins. I accompanied Grace, her two cousins, and Venus, to handpick the seafood we were about to have for dinner.

- I couldn't enumerate all that we ate; food seemed to have flowed nonstop, and I just ate. Our friend Joyce arrived soon, and she should be thankful that we did not finish all the good food on the table. Haha. Joyce was able to catch up with dinner, and the string-trio that sung "Happy Birthday" to Grace.

- After dinner, we had a stopover at one of the Starbucks' branches along Roxas Boulevard, and detoxified ourselves from the big dinner we had. Grace was also kind enough to treat us in Starbucks too.

- We all went home at around 11, with a nice semi-cloudy sky, covering a small portion of the pearl-lit moon. Grace took Joyce, Venus, and me home, and as always, car trips on the way home were more than hyper and talkative.