Take You There

Life is a Celebration, indeed.

For the month of March, my weekends are booked with invitations for birthdays, shower parties, debut and weddings.

I think, I have witnessed half of a person’s life cycle on these occasions. Starting off with a 1st birthday celebration of Brandon, my uncle Benjie’s adopted son. And then, Valerie’s debut. Leleng, as what they call her, is the sister of Joan, my brother Mel’s girlfriend. I also organized Cez’ shower party here at our house in Pasay. It was a pot luck party, attended by her sister Apple, close friends from college and former officemates. Our barkada from high school separately organized a shower party there at Pangasinan because they couldn’t make it here in Manila. And then finally, a wedding, Cez’ wedding at Caleruega.

It was a really beautiful wedding. Syempre, I was one of the coordinators.. Hehehe.. But Cez and PJ really did a good job for all the preparations. From their choice of church to the program at the reception. You can really feel the touch of love in everything that they do.

Natuwa lang ako. I had me more pictures to post in to friendster.. hehehe.. Abangan… Or maybe, you can check out my webshots account. :p

Well, I’m off to Pangasinan this Thursday. For my brother Alvin’s graduation naman…

Ang saya-saya!

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But the most important part of each celebration, beyond collecting photos to post in friendster, is the gathering of the people who wants to share with you your joys, the gathering of the people who wishes you all well, the coming together of families, of long lost friends, the meeting of new friends as well.

At Leleng’s debut, I was awed by the dance performances of siblings, cousins and friends. Imagine, even the elder of cousins, girls (even those w/ kids), gay, and guys alike, were game in dancing to the tune of Don’t Cha by the Pussycat Dolls. My brother Mel even participated in one of the dance performances. The last time I saw him dance was actually when we were kids. Hehehe…

Cez wedding was also a heartwarming event. Relatives and friends all the way from Baguio (Frances, that’s you), Pangasinan, Metro Manila, Cavite, etc went out of their way to witness the wedding at Caleruega. The place is two hours away from the Metro. From Pangasinan, it’s about 6-7 hours ride. How much more for our friend, Frances, who came all the way from Baguio. But it was worth all the while. Caleruega is a heaven here on Earth. That’s the reason why the couple, PJ and Cez, chose it as the place to take and exchange their vows. Aside from that, you’ll get a view of the Taal Lake at Tagaytay on the way to Caleruega.

I’m just so happy for the celebrators.

Cheers!