August 12, 2007 (Sunday)- After watching a movie murder whodunit on cable and taking a long-distance call from Cebu...I trooped downstairs on the building where I currently live and I met up with waiting-for-more-than-15-minutes Paul Sy - an old friend, college classmate/batch mate (CIT, Computer Science pioneers) and a fellow Cebuano...who I've known way back in nineteen eight six.
I first came across Paul when he was knee high to a grasshopper (hmm....maybe not knee high?.....maybe its better to say that he was as tall as the grasshopper?).
Everything was simpler then and we were all incorrigible teasers...I remember a question I asked him during summer classes - "Paul Sy, are you going to take up Pol Sci?" *ignores glare from said guy*
He had arrived from Hong Kong (or maybe another country in Asia) a couple of weeks ago, and said he'd like to meet up with me in Makati so he could drop off something for me ... uhmm... 'pasalubong' ? Of course I will be generous enough to receive it.....enough said *grin*. I tried to get in touch with other classmates I had in Manila to see if they could also come over....
It makes me sad that my college batch mates and I who are in Manila never get to see each other together at the same time..
This is nice, Cat. So you couldn't resist your macarons again.
ReplyDeleteisn't it great to re-connect with long lost friends...but yes, harder to bring them all together...i too feel the same way....
ReplyDeletethanks Jack...umandar ang aking memory-tripping...next thing you know..80 years old na ako..tapos nag blog...."50 years in passing...like a drop of sweat at the end of your nose"...bwahaha!
ReplyDeleteyes Me Ann...kaya as much as possible yung mga ganito na encounters I really try to make time..we dont' know when, if ever, we will get to meet again...and touching base with people, however briefly brings some shine to our lives (outside of office work of course)...
ReplyDeleteaha! pag ganito pala, lumalabas ka sa lungga mo...pag opisina...work at home mode...sabagay, mas exciting to meet talaga with friends we haven't seen for a long time...so sa malamang, if we ever get to meet, sa italianni's mo rin ako dadalhin ano? wehehe!
ReplyDeleteJack! parang ang sarap lumublob sa ilalim ng isang hill of macarons..ewan ko bakit...
ReplyDeletedi na sa Italianni's kc wala pa yung discount card nila!
ReplyDeleteBubba Gump? or baka sa kabila ng GB3 na restos? aside from Sugi and Bizu of course di ko pa na try yung iba..
at least kc if work from home..pwede mag cat-nap *pa cute smile*
oo nga pati sa fish and co and friday's wala na..but got to make use of it till the last day of that card...o siya! sige...pag sa Sugi, gindara ang order ko..yummy! pag sa Bizu, yun cheesecake masarap! hehehe! pagkain na naman!!
ReplyDeletepaiba na tayo..somethign we have not tried ever before...para adventure!
ReplyDeletesige call!
ReplyDeletesge, sana before October..hahaha!
ReplyDeletebakit? ano ang meron sa October?
ReplyDeleteoktoberfest...
ReplyDeleteseriously though..I was just hoping that it would not take more than 2 months before magkita tayo...
nakakaintriga na talga ang macarons na yan ha?.....box pa lang....hmmm
ReplyDeleteah sige..target natin yan...di lang talaga ako napapadpad ng makati ever since i worked....di na ko makati girl eh...i am so sure we will meet...daming holidays on my part...and yours too...so let's try to squeeze it in in those days...okay?
ReplyDeleteDid you rename Paul Sy as Com Sy? Hehe.
ReplyDeletehehe! funny hugz! funny=D
ReplyDeleteBizu, parang foreign-sounding name. I love macaroons too, sumusumpong na naman ang sugar cravings ko.
ReplyDeletedi ba bagay sila?
ReplyDeletethanks for the share..
Bagay na bagay.
ReplyDeletehahaha...choori!...Paul is really just a friend...no romantic entanglements and no inclination for such sa mga ka batch ko (college or otherwise)...
ReplyDeletebesides gusto ko ibang nationality na naman..singkit pa ako..tapos singkit pa rin ma pair up sa akin? e baka linya na lang ang mga mata ng offspring ko..huhuhuhu!
cge, sa reunion namin siguro..sasabihin ko yan..hahaha..baka mabatukan pa ako...
ReplyDeletecge Me Ann...and shempre si other Makati girl na Pearl...am sure pwede tayo magplan and implement some brunch or dinner date...*wink*
ReplyDeleteewan nga Oselle..parang every time dumadaan ako banda sa lugar na to..I can hear a voice calling me .... "come...come....eat me..."....(ang macarons yata nagsasalita eh)
ReplyDeleteay naku, basta bagay kayo...nasaan ba ng email ni Paul Sy..heheeh biro lang Cat..
ReplyDeleteOh well, ibang nationality...pag-aagawan ka rito ng mga Germans..cute ka eh..
hi Cat, nice blog. i love meeting up and catching up on the latest with old friends....
ReplyDeletedear Nonz aka FGM (ayan, updated na ako ha..for this week lang) *snickers*
ReplyDeletekung pwede lang sana ang wish ko (parang nag order ng pagkain hehehe) -
either Italian, Venetian, Greek (hm..baka naman dominante), or Russian pero wag lang Transylvanian...pwede rin mix na rin na blood non lahat...mwahaha!....pa improve ng race no..cute siguro labas ng anak ko kapag ganon...*pleased as punch*
diabetes, sugar rush...pwede na...
ReplyDeleteyep, French nga sya na patisserie (bizu)..I think Nona posted somewhere dito ang meaning..at saka yung website nila...
the last pic I added..the middle one was (still is) one of my best friends way back in college...we both wanted to become pilots...he went on to become one..ako hanggang theory lang...hehehe
ReplyDeleteBizu, di ba we got the meaning that it means something dear or trasure..or a call of endearment in a way..like in Germany some couples would say to each other "Schatz", which means "Treasure" and Bizu is French..
ReplyDeleteAng cute ng pic nyo noon..to what airline does he fly then?
hmmph..its just that he went on to the Philippine Air Force (PAF)...
ReplyDeleteayaw ipasabi saan sya ngayon eh...whether pilot sya or pirata..secret daw..hahaha!
ngano man wa ka pa matulog, Cat?
ReplyDeletegigutom gyod ko Nonz...I was watching and reading the posts about the food..and I am of two minds whether I should grab something then go to sleep or just sleep...
ReplyDeletehmm..siguro kain lang ako muna..my mom said before - manungkab ang kalag if gutom ka...translation - your soul goes out of your body, pokes at the leftover food in the vicinity and does not come back if you are still hungry...*drool*
Ayaw mo ang Transylvanian, e yung Transvestite puwede? HLH
ReplyDeleteSecret military mission? Saan pa, e di sa Mindanao. Alangan namang Iraq or Afghanistan.
ReplyDeleteCat, good friends are the best lovers! Naks! Bagay talaga kayo! That was the first thing I thought of when I saw your photos!
ReplyDeleteNona, magaling ka. Makukuha mo ang email ni Mr Pilot-Pirata. Medyo bulag kasi ng kaunti e. (vested interest para ako ang unang hanapan ni Nona ng European! HLH!)
wow Fatima, is that the voice of experience yung sinabi mo na best lovers ang good friends? abah..abah...that is a story you ought to share over pasta and a good bottle of wine...
ReplyDeletemy goodness..I have a lot of good friends......possibilities!
kailangan ko lang good friend na di Pinoy...hmmm.......
Nona, pwede pa lookout na din ng Frenchman? this week kc I talked to one our service delivery guys who was in Lille, France (kc yung team mate ko sa Belgium nag out of the office)......ahay...the french accent was so charming..parang ang sarap makipagkwentuhan na di business *wink*
BNK, my friend has quit the military actually...now kung nag James Bonding sya...e..mahirap na nga...
ReplyDeleteold friends are like old clothes...very comfortable!
ReplyDeleteoo nga bagay naman ah...ano ang problema kay pilot-pirata? james bonding eklat na ba to? e ano naman kung singkit? you look like a handsome couple here..unless talagang gusto mo ng ibang race...wag lang transvestite, ika nga ni BNK!
ReplyDeletebrunch mas type ko ata cat! lam mo na...motherly...di pwede pagabi! hehehe!! see you!
ReplyDeletemali yata yung pag match nyo...
ReplyDeletePaul is not the pilot-pirata (?) I was referring to in the earlier posts....it is Manyx (the middle guy with his daughter in the last pic) who is one of my close friends in college and who had the same dream as I with regards to being a pilot...ka batch ko silang dalawa actually pero since I took summer classes, nauna akong nag graduate...with Nyx, even if 10 years pa kaming di magkita, we fall very easily into conversation as if no time at all had passed...siguro kc Aquarian...hmmm....
thanks Me Ann...modesty aside, cute kami tingnan dyan sa pic..kc ako ay ubod ng pagka-cute! pwede kaming mga actors in a Chinese movie...LOL...ano ba yan..glory ko lahat..hahahahhahaha!
my ex had also predominant Chinese blood...so am moving on...to other races...hmmm...e kung English kaya.....(thinks of a vampire with English accent)...eeekkkkk
I agree.....;-)
ReplyDeletegot it! Paul still looks good for you...no matter kahit anong pagka buhol buhol ng stories dito..
ReplyDeleteay wag naman vampire...
and yes cute ka naman talaga cat eh!!
*sulks*..gusto ko vampira...este..Englishman in New York...ang sexy ng British accent..even if its bloody snotty sometimes...(HP influence naman to ulit)
ReplyDeletethanks and I think Paul will take that as a compliment...but I'm looking beyond the looks department...masyado akong choosy even if maiwanan na sa train..hehehe
I know its not fair to classify men in general..pero parang gusto ko mag start ng thread about men of particular nationalities na may usual peculiarities dahil sa culture nila...
ReplyDeleteanyway, cge if ever I get together with my other classmates/batchmates...and we have pics, post ko rin..para sabihin nyo bagay rin ako pairing up with them *wink*...
ReplyDeletemy college buddies were not bad looking men at all...
Hugh Grant english accent? oh bloody mary? bwahaha!!! matulog na nga tayo cat!!
ReplyDeletedi Me Ann..mag-inuman muna tayo ng bloody marys....*grin*
ReplyDeletetulog ka na oi..kc alam mo na..rambunctious kids..and sunday na...
yes yesssss zzzzzzzzzzz............ngork ngork...night...
ReplyDeletelagyan mo muna towel sa baba..for the drool..joke lang po before matutulog..
ReplyDeleteSame here and Mean am a great fan of Hugh Grant..
ReplyDeleteako din...like him in 4 weddings and a funeral, like a boy(tama ba ang titles ko) and bridget jones diary
ReplyDeleteakala ko ba nag zzzz..ngork..ngork ka na Me Ann? matulog ka na..uminom ka na ng kape...hehehe
ReplyDeleteoh i did and slept soundly...thanks Cat!
ReplyDeleteSige. Txt txt na lang. =)
ReplyDeleteMas maganda Italian or British accent, Cat! Para kang na-transport sa Renaissance period or sa Hogwarts! He-he!
Ako ok lang kung Appenzeller ulit. Mwahahahaha!
ReplyDeletehmmph..takot yata si F8, mag spill the beans when maubos nya yung ilang bote ng wines..hehehe..loosens toungues you know *wink*
ReplyDeleteoo...English accent sexy di ba? yung mga bloody-bloody hells nila...to die for! (e accent lang pala ang gusto..hehehe)
Living in a multicultural environment, lahat ng mga nationalities na nabanggit niyo nakasama ko either sa trabaho o sa social life. Ang masasabi ko lang each of these nationalities have their own peculiar ways, idiosyncracies, and ugali na baka maging malaking challenge sa inyo once you get into a relationship. Could be very exciting in the beginning but when the novelty wears out, you'll see the other side of the picture. If you can deal with that, then he must be the right guy for you.
ReplyDeleteTouche BNK! sometimes nakikita lang natin ang physical attractiveness nga....I would think its culture which would be the big hurdle to look at at inter-racial relationships...I've been exposed to Americans, Indians, Chinese, Japanese, English, Costa Ricans, Africans and lately even though hanggang emails and phone calls lang dito sa office, nag start na rin ako konti with the Middle East and Europe...but that is not enough, coz its a business environment..and we have standards and business practicies to guide our actions...so its going to be a delicate balancing act if one were to willing to try out having a foreign bf or gf...all the more if one gets married to them...
ReplyDeleteLet's hear from Nona and Annette.
ReplyDeleteFrom my almost 3.5 year-experience I would say if you're open to "unity in diversity" and loving the person through thick or thin, it just might work. But please sana hindi long distance.
ReplyDeletebut F8...di ba..absence makes the heart grow fonder?
ReplyDeletehmm....
on second thought, you are right...it make make it go wander...
Depends on the mixture of circumstances. =0
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