Over Pancakes, Coffee, and Crepes at Trinoma! (multiply repost)
Last saturday, February 2, I had a really long but happy day. Here are the reasons why.
First, I had a merienda with my UP friends Joh and Joy at Pancake house in Trinoma. Besides murdering the irresistable and delicious food, we talked about joy’s current relationship, joh’s recent break-up, joy’s a year from now marriage plans, joh’s soaring career, and my career move to Brunei. On the side, cam whoring served as a break during emotional and serious moments. With the kind of personality our group has - loud, expressive, bubbly, and childish, dull moments were unsuccessful in conquering our get together.
Then, after having merienda, we moved to Figaro, not to take a break from our heavy food trippin, but had coffee and continue stories of love, career, desires, some frustrations, and future plans. The cam whoring continued and in fact was raised to a higher level; more poses, more smiles, more theatrical projections, and more expressions of friendship. We just loved it and the camera loved us too!
While enjoying our cup of coffee, we did not stopped texting some friends who may be around the place and could join in this "slightly unplanned" get together. We endlessly texted Jeru, my UP blockmate whom we never saw for five years now, and Joyla, our mass comm friend whom we never saw for two years. Good thing, they replied and they came. They came with a bang - clearly a miracle or an apparition perhaps!
Joyla first arrived. She looked more prettier amidst her hectic schedule and work load at GMA Kapuso 7. Then we updated her on our mass comm batchmates. She also shared some of her flirtatious dates and meet ups not only with local men, but international! After some laughing and cam whoring, Joyla and Joy left while Joh and I strolled while waiting for Jeru. Joh and I went window shopping. Thank God I finally found a shop where the designs match my artistic and autistic taste! I promise to go back there. Good thing my new year’s resolution of controlling my impulsive buying effectively worked!
Came 7 pm and finally, the rumored hunky and ala-coverboy model Jeru arrived. The rumor was true. He was far from his skinny frame when we were in college. Now, wearing a tight shirt, a rosary as accessory, and some trendy jeans, he boasts his broad shoulder and slight muscular body. But though physically he changed a lot, his quirky expressions, out-of-this world one liners, and panicky personality were still tight and vibrant. Imagine, the moment we saw him, his talkative mouth started functioning and infecting. Plus, he was apologizing for not making it to the funeral of my mom because he heard the news just recently from one of our blockmates Eileen. Because he was out int the circulation for the longest time, I accepted his excuses.
Then, after deciding where to satisfy our cravings that fit the budget of "80" pesos per head (Joke), we ended up eating at Cafe Breton. They order crepes and I had a tuna sandwich with melted cheese. There, more stories of the past exploded. Jeru walked us back in our harrassing but enjoyable college days. He reminded us the lambasting comments we got from our professors on our literary works during workshops. It was really outrageous - funny and yucky to remember Then, we updated him on our blockmates - careers, relationships, and even marriage. After some hard core laugh trip and reminiscing, we took a walk at Trinoma’s ala-Luneta garden and sat in one corner. There, we shared our future career plans and some angsts in the workplace and in the real world. We left at around 11 pm with a chika-packed heart!
Joh and I get off at Philcoa. I accompanied Joh at Mercury Drug to buy some stuff then we stayed in Mcdonalds to take a 30-minute rest. Then out of the blue, our close friend and college mate Rene Boy or known as Ate glow popped out. He was asking and really pushing me to find my notes on AP 193 ( a Philippine Economics subjects) because he really needed it badly for a final examination that will complete his grades and make him graduate. Of course, cam whoring took centerstage!
12 midnight hit and we went home. Indeed, it was really a long and tiring day but very memorable and worth remembering!
Oh! Our group is planning another get together. Hopefully when that time comes, more college friends could come and share their insanity!hahahaha
