Oh, the comfort – the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person – having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away.”
– Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
I’ve been a lazy bug lately. No, don’t get me wrong. I am just resting my weary body from fatigue. The last few days, I was so busy that I was not able to check my blog and post something. Finally, I found time to sit here for a while and update my blog. When you haven’t been blogging for a week, it seems as if you’re starting all over again.
It’s all worth it though because our little potluck lunch party was a success – lots of food, laughter and sharing. Those precious and priceless moments that only friends can enjoy together, something worth-reminiscing and the thought of it makes me smile. We were joined by two priest friends, Fr. Tacky, a Franciscan and Fr. Boy, a Dominican. Not that it matters that they belong to different congregations because they both studied in Rome and met there. We took lots of pictures of course, what’s a party without those wacky poses and shots that make us laugh. We even have to use a tripod so we could all fit into the frame. There is this picture window at our house that never fails to attract our friends and visitors to have their pictures taken there. Believe me, it has become some sort of trademark for the members of our Catholic community who drop by when they are on vacation.
We had an exchange of gifts just for fun. Imagine the laughter we had when we simultaneously opened them and found things like a roll of tissue paper which Darlene said she will take with her on her trip back to Abu Dhabi, a small bottle of efficascent oil from Reena which Matt got, packs of marshmallows and so many more. What do you think, the gift should only be worth P30 and what can you buy with P30? Reymon, aside from bringing three whole roast chicken gave us individual bags of gifts from Bench.
They were surprised to learn that eating green mango with the skin on is the best way to eat one. I asked Joan to bring me some and when they saw me eating a slice, they all tried it except Matt 🙂 Endless laughter!
We can’t get enough so the party extended on to early dinner with ice cream, Fuji apples and suman na pinipig (the best suman I’ve tasted) for desserts. And they all said, “sa uulitin”. Until next time guys.
One of the best gifts that we could ever have is the gift of friendship.
Dreams And Escapes 
sa uulitin… 😀
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Yes, sa uulitin 🙂
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A simple day of saturday becomes the best day ever.
Siguradong mauulit kaya……..
…………..sa UULITIN po
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Oo naman Reymon, bakit hindi? Tara, tea party sabi ni Lilet 🙂
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Spending time with people is certainly soul-lifting.
And by the way, some of that food looks delicious!
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Thanks Colline! True, it’s a treasure to spend time with friends. Hehe, we had lots of food, everyone brought something for the party.
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Thanks Ate Arlene for accommodating us in your home.. I never thought it would be that enjoyable at tama ang decision ko to taste a little of everything else, di ko matitikman lahat sa dami ng food na puro masarap! It was a success because everybody contributed wholeheartedly whatever they can that aside from the food, the sharing of stories, experiences, the mini counseling, the pictures, some bantering (I for one get some from Fr. Boy, which is a usual occurrence whenever we meet) is worth the wait and effort kasi kahit malayo ang travel at natagalan ako sa kakahanap ng lechon na di ko natagpuan, the meeting was so heavenly.. Syempre may 2 priests.. Na-miss ko man ang religious life ko before I left the Philippines, I’m so thankful na I’m part of AFCC because it kept on guiding me in my journey as an OFW. Sa uulitin nga po talaga! 😀
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Hi Darlene, it’s so nice to hear from you. I am glad to know that you all enjoyed our “munting salo-salo”. And you’re right, it’s not just about the food, it’s about the company and the sharing. Iba yun, minsan mga malalim ang mga kwento. Hopefully pag-uwi mo kita kits ulit kahit sa burger joint lang 🙂
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