An Affair To Remember, Daw!!!
Without much preparations just like the other
affairs, a small gathering of
E1 people finally made it, at last!
We decided to hold the advance
birthday celebration of Ross and Elmer on March
23n in our house in Makati
City. Evelyn Alcaraz-Muallil and Jesie
Guevara-Moran initiated the affair.
Unfortunately, Jesie did not make it due to an
out-of-town commitment that day.
While waiting for them to arrive, I started cooking
the spaghetti,
"ala-Perlie" style. Evelyn, Ruby
and Jun first came in a convoy from their
respective offices at around 5:00 p.m.
As promised, Evelyn came with the
three plastic containers of her home-made white
and brown chocolates,
puto-pao and refrigerated cake. Jun, with
a bottle of red wine. Since, we
are near the talipapa, they've decided to go
to the market to buy fresh
tilapia and tahong, while I was preparing for
the griller naman.
A little past 5:30 p.m., there came Auggie Villalon
with one (1) bilao of
pansit-Malabon. While Jun was busy preparing
for the inihaws, (sorry, dahil
siya yung naunang lalake, eh.), the ladies
were like food tasters that day
dahil tinikman ng lahat ang nasa table.
Ang sarap talaga ng Pansit-Malabon,
chocolates, the refrigerated cake and of course,
my spaghetti.
Beng Pangan, Joy Banzon and Dolly Ramos
came at around 6:00 p.m. and said
that the men went to buy liempo and chicken.
Naku, ibang-iba na talaga yung
mga classmates kong lalaki...ang lalake na nila!
And take note, gentlemen
na sila. Elmer also brought
a bottle of Fundador and bought another one
later kasi, bitin yung isa. Olive with
son, Daleon came after 8:00 p.m.
(Daleon got awards from his school, Bethel.).
Ross and wife came last with fruits (apples, rape...
ay ripe mangoes pala,
water melon and bananas) . Tamang-tama,
kasi tapos na lahat kumain.
In fairness, Ross and wife came from a shooting
daw in Quezon City, kaya sila
na-late. K, fine! Better late than
never, diba? Hindi, nakalimutan daw.
He lied to me!!!!
As me and Olive had an arrangement with Edna Adriano-Gilera
for the
preparation of her speech at Melchora Aquino
Elem. School, I called up and
invited her to visit the affair which,
she and her husband, gladly accepted.
They came at around 8:30 p.m. from Boardwalk (Luneta).
As usual
and as expected, riot sa ingay talaga.
Bigla akong natakot, kasi baka
sigawan kami ng mga kapitbahay! First time
na parang may riot sa bahay!
Sanay kasi ang neighbors ko na ingay lang ng
kambal na inaanak ko ang
naririnig nila during weekdays, eh. Meron
pa pala kapag week-ends.
Anyways, we truly had lots of fun and laughter!
Hayaan mong magalit ang
mga kapitbahay. In fairness again, mababait
naman ang mga kapitbahay ko.
Marami pang nagyari in betweens, kaya lang, di
ko na masyadong ma-recall as
I was so busy attending to them. Dibale,
attached are the pictures taken
during the affairs.
Attendees were: Jun De Guzman, Ruby Atanacio,
Evelyn
Alcaraz-Muallil, Elmer and Beng Pangan, Dolly
dela Cruz-Ramos, Rolly,
Rannie, Arnel Macalinao, Dodie Morales, Auggie
Villalon, Joy Banzon, Olive
Griarte-Seña. Edna Adriano-Gilera and
husband and yours truly. We were
advised that Thess Samson was attending the Recognition
Day of her eldest
son that day kaya di naka-attend.
Best regards,
PERLIE G. GONZALES
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