My long lost friends have the same first question... and it annoys me.

I always recieved the same FIRST question, whenever I meet long lost friends. Not that I'm unhappy to see them, their first question just never fail to get into my nerves.

Yes, I understand that they want to "catch up" on the latest things about me (ofcourse, and vice versa). Our exchange of stories help us draw and keep our friendship intact.

But the always FIRST question thrown to me "Hows your love life?" annoys me.

Can't they wait for me to open up about this matter? (As IF I have something exciting to share about my love life when its actually just the absence of it?).

Okay, I admit that the question itself and the manner by which my friends ask me about it aren't the ones that make me blush and wish to simply disappear. It is rather the fact that I do not have any thing to say about my so-called love life because there's none. Plain and simple.

However, I am easily relieved of annoyance. I give all the credits to my friends who always stop bugging me whenever I answer their query with "What love life?" ^_^

AB Pasaway Visits Dear Love in Her Nest

Since Love was unable to come in our BBQ Party we visited her in her Nest at Malvar, Batangas yesterday, after lunch.

All smiles and nothing but. From left: Its lovely Loveleen,her daughter and our dear god daughter Glennleen, July, and Karen



Glennleen with her godmothers Karen, Liz, and July and god father Hanzel



Glennleen with her godmothers Karen, Liz, July and Renin



It is sunshine for Glennleen and July


MIA is Sah who ent home early because of church service...

AB Pasaway in BBQ Party shirt

(from left: July, Liz, Renin, hanzel, and Karen)

AB Pasaway likes to hang-out, eat food, chat endlessly, surf the net, and of course pose in every photo op. Like here in the collated snapshot taken last March 21 at Leizel's Place during our BBQ Party.

MIA are Sarah(late comer), Emy, Love(full-pledged wife and mom), Jen, Ate Cel (based in Cebu City), and Yen (based in Dubai)

Now, the question is: When are we going to be complete in a get-together?


P.S.
Credit to Liz for editing our EDSA ilalim billboard-worth pixs ^_^ hehehe

4-in-1 BBQ Party

AB Pasaway will have a BBQ party tonight at Leizel's Place in Duhatan, Lipa City. It is a 4-in-1 affair because we will roll into one our get-together and the celebration of Hanzel's, Emy's and my birthday.

I am excited about our gathering for the following resons:

* our AB Pasaway shirt bearing our respective traits
* the food we will prepare (uhuh, sah will not be the chef this time)
* the stories and experiences we will share

It's two more hours before I log-out and commute to SM Lipa to help in buying our needed goods...

More notes tomorrow...

Some of the attendees:



The food we prepared and feasted:







Here is the surprise Birthday cake the Pasaway prepared for us. Please note the age indicated. Guess the [funny] reason behind.



BTW, July introduced to us her friend whom she call (and we opted to call) Chief. he is the guy wearing red. (Karen, hidden desire ba yan?)

My 23rd summer

*March 3*

It is my 23rd birthday tomorrow, 4 March 2009. However, with my physique and looks I can claim that I am still in my adolescent years, 12 to be exact. hehehehe... ^_^ Kidding aside, I have thought of listing the first 23 people who remebered my natal day. This I have thought out of looking for twists on my special day.

This is the partial list:

My family who are behind the planning of my simple birthday treat
1. Mama
2. Tatay
3. my bro Chris

My office mates who even made a presentation on the PC I use...
4. Ms. Cielo
5. Ms. Lyn
6. Mhaleen
7. Grace
8. Ms. Edna

My friends who greeted me in advance thru SMS
9. Izabel
10. Noreen Nikki

Co-employee who asked re: my birthday blow-out
(or is he the one to treat me)as a way of greeting me
11. Sir J. Magsumbol

My co-employee who shook my hands as he greet me
12. Bryan Mendoza

Here's the catch, there are only four more people/greetings to complete my list... Who will make it to my list?

The other eleven who made it in my list are the Following:

*March 4* (upon arriving to work)

To continue the list...
13. Hanzel who greeted me thru text this morning
14. Ate Tess who will lend me some plates this lunch
15. Ms. Dixie who went to our cubicle just to greet me

Those who greeted me with a Kiss
16. Ms. Des who greeted me with a kiss
17. Ms. Che who

18. Emy who greeted me thru email
19. Ms. Ia who greeted me thru Multiply

Those who greeted me during lucnh break
20. Sir Jason
21. Ralph
22. Ms.Rhuby

and last but not the least...
23. Ms. Meann Dulig who greeted after luch at the Female washroom

To all, thank you for the greetings! ( This is also for those whose name did not appear in my list.)

Come on, don't tell me who cares on Renin's list? It is my birthday remeber?

Circle of Friends

I got this picture from an email Emy sent me. It caught my attention at first sight because I found it very symbolical.

I post this here in attempt to find out if my friends are willing to view this entry and make their selves recognized through a simple comment. Who knows, my friends may be a friend of a friend of a friend, ad infinitum...

Hello friend! Isn't the picture presented here a good logo? or you have something more special? Let me know...

Lovely's day

Today, August 22 is the birth date of Lovely Apple Rivera, a cheerful and dashing friend of mine.

Around nine this morning, I saw and chatted for a while with Love’s mother, Aling Myrna. We talked about my work---where I work, work experiences and the other high- paying jobs as good options for me in the future. I showed gusto about our topic although my mind was actually preoccupied with thoughts about Lovely’s birthday during that moment. I almost gave in to the urge to mention it but was not courageous enough to do so. I opted not to show even the slightest clue that I remember Love’s birthday for fear that it may bring back to aling Myrna related hurtful incidents. I threw and answered questions as if I was thinking of nothing else. But in real, August 22 constantly reminds me of the girl who loved apple and was the apple of almost every one’s eye.

“Love, I know you’re in God’s embrace…happy and contented…I do not know if it’s still appropriate but, ‘happy birthday!’”

I am entertaining the thought that Lovely is surely a gorgeous lady of 21 should she survived aneurysm 8 years ago. But ofcourse, she was a pretty lass...

Aside form Love’s birth date, August 22 also reminds me that life is too short to play it out of tune. It tells me to live life to the fullest every moment.

My Mabinian Pals

I saw the Mabini Academy for the second time this afternoon while we (Ms. Lyn, Ms. Rose and I) were on our way to International Exchange Bank-Lipa. It was dismissal time so there were lots of students on the street and side walk. While taking a good look of the school’s structure and students I remembered my My Mabinian pals, especially the ever- witty Hanzel, who is now an HR staff in Makati, and naughty-gritty Gilbert, who is now on his fourth year of studies and training in Baguio (ooopppsss... sorry for dropping tidbits, I hope you don't mind).

My experience is a clear example of episodic memory. Things that happened in the past flashed back like a movie; and it feel so good to realize that I have lots of good memories to cherish.

I am wondering how Hanzel and Gilbert are doing in their respective paths…

I am looking forward to see Hanzel tomorrow (he'll pay us a visit). ^_^