Las Vegas Reunion

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Las Vegas Reunion

• Casa Madrid
• 576 Dusty Pines Place,
• Henderson, Nevada 89052

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TEA, MADAME?...HINDI, KAPE LANG 'DAY!

• Brenda arrived evening, Sat/23Nov. We connected
  Sun. night I was to pick her up 615am for the
  next 3days so we could do our morning workouts
  atthe Gym. She hasn't changed much in appearance
  except for her shortened hair, vedy-vedy British
  accent as well as her fluent French twang w/c she
  can switch to at ease. It's her accent that will
  catch you more than anything else, an attraction
  that caught Erika's attention as I'll tell you
  later. Brenda is quite an organized lady will
  carry as much as 3 different bags to put in her
  stuff -- di puede ang mini cooper for her kase
  too small so SUV ang car nya. One thing w/ Lady
  B, you know where you are w/ her coz she doesn't
  mince words sorry ka na lang if u don't get it.
  But among friends, she's helpful, gracious is a
  good listener...like me! (hahaha). As usual, she
  Maddy had time together and heaven knows more
  juicy secretos surfaced, but my lips are sealed.
  At curfew? wat's dat mean? Brenda stayed w/
  friends near Ann's house would be dropped off
  at odd hours till it came to a point na grounded
  muna sya for 2days dahil "good girl" muna sya sa
  host nya.

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'TEN HUT...PICK ME UP NOW, THAT'S AN ORDER!

• Tu/26Nov, Ann Brenda pick up Maddy, Tony (her
  Beau) Randall (her son). Maddy is slim as ever.
  She was promoted to Capt earlier in the fall.
  Quite precise in her speech and able to cram so
  much in 3 days means parang si Tazmanian Devil
  gumalaw si Maddy. Her days are always filled
  ito ata yung tao na di mauubusan ng things to do
  coz she likes things moving muy rapido. Randall
  told me (when I drove him to the airport) "I'm
  proud of my Mom she's in the Air Force!" w/ such
  gusto sincerity that it made me realize that
  all her pagod, efforts, hirap, ekekek, labs sya
  ng bunso nya. Mads, I know it's not easy being a
  single parent, but I gotta hand it to you, you've
  got some great pluck, Captain. And tho kids may
  not always do as Moms want them to do lalo na
  yung chores, we just have to do our best. Girls,
  Maddy helped me super clear Nikolai's room to
  make it ready for Maisa, minutes before we were
  to pick her up sa airport. Pigil na pigil yung
  crispy pata kong Tagalog w/c I revert to when I'm
  displeased w/ anything or anyone. Anyway, Nikko
  came to me later in the day saying in a contrite
  voice that he felt bad we'd to clear his room as
  he was gonna do it once we'd left. Good boy naman
  my bunso so I said "It's ok, Tita Maddy helped me
  fix it."  Pala, we all had late nite dinner
  2.99 Steak Eggs w/c was an unbelievable deal
  but really, this is normal for LV.

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EAST(Coast) MEETS WEST

• Lunch special of the day (We/27Nov) was Maisa
  who's plane arrived on time. So far so good as
  everyone was flying in on sked. Screams tili at
  the curbside when Maisa was picked up Brenda
  went down to search for her while Maddy stayed w/
  me in the van. When she saw da 2 of them, sabay
  baba at iniwan ako mag-isa at nag-titilian to
  death ang mga walanghiya samantalang dakilang
  tsuper ako! Muntik ko na nang layasan bigla ang
  mga 'to at kung di pa nag-senyas ang airport
  sikyo to move, eh magtatagal pang magtatalon ang
  3 bonsai na Maisa, Brenda at Maddy. Maisa has
  grown more attractive from the HS gel that I
  remembered. Very classy has that typical East
  Coast glam. Ultra slim as ever, Erika I just
  wondered how she stayed slender! Kakainis ...
  hmmmp. Also, may usapan palang mag-shopping ang
  Brenda at Maisa so whip out agad ang credit card
  sa curbside pa lang! Eh bokia coz I'd to drag
  them all to finish my grocery shopping w/ da list
  Erika gave for our dinner.
• Note Erika was arriving 5hours after Maisa so we
  had that time to get it all done! Mission
  accomplished naman w/ much creativity, we were
  all able to bring ourselves to the Strip where
  the rest of us waited habang Jes (my dakilang
  hubby) picked up Erika, Tony Louie.

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Buffet dinner, Kodakan, etc.

• We all had buffet dinner sa Excalibur kodakan
  ulit. Actually, ako lang ang may Kodak, mga 'day
  dahil Maisa, Erika, Maddy all had Di-jai-tal
  cameras! Left behind aki dahil retarded kodak
  lang yung sa 'kin. Siempre, long table dahil dami
  namin sa party at buffet fitted us right dahil
  lahat gutom eat all u can lang ang puede
  mag-satisfy. Gluttons that we are, we'd jog to
  the city after da pagka-porky pig eating.

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Tabo Collection

• Labas-pasok sa mga casino sabay collecta ng mga
  tabo coz they make such good souvenirs.

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Inside the Bellagio

• After watching da Bellagio fountains dance to
  "Titanic" w/c is the best so far (dramatic
  effect), we walked across to the Aladdin where
  Erika's Tony won 75 from the 1 he dropped sa
  slots at the very 1st hit! This happened while
  Erika did her "thing" of marking territory sa
  Strip by hitting their Restrooms doing 1! She
  treated everyone w/ a round of Starbucks coffee
  then we all headed home na. So my "cast" was
  almost complete I'd a "Royal" visitor homeland
  security from USAF Exec Chef Sous Chef from
  West East Coast Showgirl Hostess (ako yun)
  paningit Escareal rep, Chiqui our entertainer,
  Mae na lang ang missing coz THu/28Nov pa ang
  dating.

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SIN CITY THANKSGIVING REUNION

• Bagsak si Maisa, our Sous Chef when we got home
  coz she was running on Eastern Time but not
  Erika, who was bursting still w/ energy that she
  started to prep 1/3 of our dinner before calling
  it a day! I'm amazed at her culinary skills, half
  of which I can't even master kaya nga like I told
  my MomMom "But, Darling, you invited all
  these girls, you can't even cook?"Ann "Ma, kaya
  so sila i-ninvite coz da deal was I'll host,
  they'll cook kaya I imported my chefs from da
  East (Maisa) West (Erika) coast.

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Thanksgiving Buffet at Casa Madrid

• Bilib si Mader Pader ko coz they were wondering
  how I'll pull off Tksgiving Dinner eh last year
  silang gumawa! Anyway, all day long was spent
  leisurely chatting, prepping, cooking
  Erika/Maisa moved easily sa kitchen na-memorize
  na nila ang laman ng cabinets/drawers/pantry ko
  more than me. I made last minute trips to the
  store to buy stuff pati 2doz Krispy Kreme w/c
  Maisa was curious about -- she finished 1doz daw
  accgg to Erika! No wonder sugar-high sya at
  nabihisan ng garlic gown yung Broiled Salmon at
  Mushroom Chicken. The whole house reeked of
  garlic, no aswang would dare enter. The Boyz went
  to the Casino to place their Sports Bets for the
  Football game leaving us girls alone w/c was
  fine.

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Chiqui-tita Banana

• Finally, time to pick up Chiqui-tita Banana sa
  MGM. Muntik ko nang i-laglag sa 215 Freeway coz
  di ako dinalhan ng Tong na Pastillas de Leche! Ms
  Batch '79, may utang ka pa 'kin, okay? It was
  easy to spot her coz tandaan ko lang ang mukha ni
  Sunny so off we went to the airport na to pick up
  Mae her kids. Last arrival na 'to I was
  praying na wag ma-delay coz everyone else came on
  time we weren't eating till Mae was w/ us. God
  is good we made it so tawag sa bahay si Mae to
  ErikaMae  "Oy Inday, parating na kami ni M'am
  Ann. Initin mo na yung pagkain."Erika  "Mga
  bwisit...tapos na kaming kumain....!!!_at_!

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Dinner Time

• We all had fun Maisa decorated the food so well.
  Erika outdid herself cooking, broiling. Both of
  them would make Ms Aguila so proud of herself at
  how much she taught them well, di ba gehls? 
  Naaah! ang sabay nilang reply dahil after Ms
  Aguila daw sila talagang natuto. Ungrateful
  talaga. If not for the 2 of you, Pollo Loco ang
  dinner natin! Eto ang menu Misua Soup, Embutido,
  Tony Diestro Ribs (laglag sa bones, man), Shrimp
  Linguini Creamy Pasta, Broiled Salmon w/ Garlic,
  Baked Mushroom Chicken, Lumpia Shanghai, Fabulous
  Potato Salad, Tossed Green Salad, Ambrosia Salad,
  Steamed Rice. What a great feast this was. NOtice
  no turkey? Well, concession was it was TUrkey
  Embutido. Sa mga di nakakaalam, Ann TUrkey are
  not prens! That birdie forced me to stop my van
  when it decided to cross back n forth several
  times, undecided w/c way to go since sa gitna
  sya. In frustration I honked while contemplating
  running him over while his cowl of a neckline was
  shaking. Eh si birdie went to da driver's front
  tire started to make tuka-tuka da gulong!
  Omaygad... scared naman ako bumaba at hahabulin
  ako for sure at wat if magtawag pa sya ng tropa!
  So soon as coast was clear, I made like crazy
  sabay sigaw back to him (rolled down my window),
  "Humanda ka, nanganganib ka next Tksgiving!"

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PINK J. LO SING

• Apart from being da dishwasher (nagdala ng 2
  pairs kitchen gloves), dahil yung lang daw ang
  laging pinagagawa ni Ms Aguila sa kanya, Mae sang
  for us after dinner. As usual, the boys left for
  the Strip so all da girls were left behind this
  was when we opened the wine bottles that Brenda
  Maisa brought. Mae sang songs by Pink J. Lo w/
  mini-choreography pa, possibly her songs for the
  San Beda Xmas Party this December. Pink's song
  stuck to my head until now I've a hard time
  getting it out, "I'm coming down coz we gotta get
  this party started...!" Bwiset. At least yung
  "Waiting for Tonite eh I can block out but, man,
  still in my head pa din si Pink. Took a mini-film
  footage of the food, dinner Mae's singing for
  us, copies of which I'll mail later to those who
  came to the reunion for the memories.

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THE ROCK CONCERT ATBP

• Friday after Tksgiving, Maisa, Mae Ann had Spa
  Day appointments. Sleep in late si Erika naman
  w/c she deserved. As usual, tinawagan ni Mae ulit
  si Erika to tell her we were on da way home and
  for her to make Sinangag, heat the Ribs, ekekek
  dahil mga gutom na sina M'am Ann, Maisa at Mae!
  Warning graphic words next. "Eh, M'am, tapos na
  kaming lahat... _at_ na lang ang pakakain sa
  inyo!!!After gorging ourselves w/ leftovers, I
  set up my massage table once more for Erika. I'd
  previously worked on Brenda's spine for 1 hour as
  she had a back injury. Kunwari "shy" pa kuno si
  Erika dahil hiya daw sya maghubad coz I'll see
  all her taba. Haay, nako, kadaming objections w/c
  I overuled finally had her on da table. So eto,
  I did a hot stone massage on her w/c had her
  drooling later to da point na naghubad din ang
  aking Exec Chef sa sarap! Later worked on Tony's
  back, Maisa's Hand/Feet for awhile. Mae had her
  turn just before she left. When Jes saw the Hot
  Stones were used again, sabi nya, "Hmmmmp,
  nag-Rock Concert na naman kayo!"

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SEAFOOD DINNER FINALE GOODBYES

• Hirit ng prime rib at seafood buffet dinner si
  Mae. So last evening namin, we did this she
  managed to eat 3 platefuls of crablegs, 1 plate
  of primerib atbp, 1 plate of diff ulam finally
  desert. How she devoured this sa liit nya, ewan
  ko but I was done w/ 2 plates desert. We had
  our late evening get-together w/ Brenda 1 last
  time as they were both flying out Monday morning
  na. We all kissed, hugged each other for the
  longest time, everytime someone would leave. Took
  lotsa pictures of each other, 1 w/ the girls
  their kids sa stairs w/c I hope will turn out
  well. Our children all get along well, having
  strong musical inclinations as a bond apart from
  their mothers who of course are HS classmates.
  Sabi nga ni Jes I should write a book about this
  I'm inclined to agree w/ him, the subject of
  which I've brought up w/ the girls so they know
  that this may be in the making. Something to look
  forward to in our coming twilight years, di ba?

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D Dedication

• Dearest girlfriends, I'm so humbled by all of
  you your talents, your goodness, your wonderful
  golden hearts that so willingly share. Already
  still I miss all of you there's an ache in my
  heart at the same time a great joy at seeing all
  of you. I just love you all thank you for
  coming to share this holiday with us. See you all
  same time next year!Love always,Ann, Jes, Jam
  Nikolai