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Abie was in town for a short period of time. Was so busy we couldn't meet up. We had the chance last October 1, a few days before she would return to Japan. Her hubby John was there, so was their Japanese friend Ken. Enteng and Luchi were there too. I'm still envious of John's old but trusty Canon 300D and Enteng's spanking brand new Canon 400D. I guess that'll have to wait since I spent a lot for the new PC. Oh well...

I found my way to Recipe and Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, both in TriNoma Mall, QC, last Friday. July 6, 2007.
 
The kuyukots barkada had a simple dinner / coffee despedida for our college friend Anj. She's leaving at the end of the month with her kids to join her husband Sirwin in New Zealand. (And so doth further depleting the ranks of the kuyukots in the Philippines). The remaining brave souls left in the Philippines are me, Elvie Lapuz, Rolly Cua, Petite Geronimo and family, and Enteng Tenefrancia with Luchi.
 

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I got a call from Rolly that one of our college friends was in town. Dang is here on vacation from Canada. She brought along Baby Emma. Dang suggested we have an early dinner at Chocolate Kiss at the UP Alumni Center this Sunday. UP has always been home base for us since we all went to school there.

Chocolate Kiss at UP Alumni Center


Dang and Baby Emma


Dang and Baby Emma

At the gathering were for Dang and Baby Emma were Rolly, me, Anj and Cerwin, Ate Elvie, Enteng and Luchi. Including Petite and Allan, we're the only ones left here. Everyone else is abroad. (Note: seems Chocolate Kiss is open at the upper floors on weekdays, but on weekends the ground floor is the only one open. Heck, I only knew that now.)

Anj and Cerwin


Luchi and Enteng

We used to have one very big barkada at the UP Institute of Library Science (now the UP Institute of Library and Information Science). Imagine 15 to 20 guys and girls going out to eat during lunch at Beach House, Green House or CASAA. Small college, big barkada. As we got older the group started to include girlfriends, boyfriends and, eventually, spouses. The peeps abroad are Dang and Allan, Bam and Veegee, Jeanette and Troy, John and Abie, Bebs and Arnold, Zyrel and Jho, Abet and Nigel.

Dang and Baby Emma with Rolly


Dang and Baby Emma


Ate Elvie

We started the meal, as per barkada tradition, with a prayer. Usually it's Anj or Bam, and sometimes Jeanette or Ate Elvie, who leads the prayer. Weird as it may seem, a barkada like ours with a wide variety (or absence) of religious beliefs can actually sit down and pray. This time it was Anj who took the reins. Hehehe, she's probably the only one who could actually make us drop forks and say grace. Jeez, you could just imagine the religious discussions we had in college. They weren't pretty. (Yes, we've been called pagans a couple of times.)

Dang and Baby Emma with Rolly


Anj and Cerwin


Dang and Baby Emma

We didn't really miss Allan, who was left in Canada, since Baby Emma looks so much like him. :D

Kuyukots


Kuyukots again

One sad note, though. Anj, Cerwin and the kids are bound for New Zealand within the year, further decimating the ranks of the kuyukots (yes, that's the name of our barkada mailing list... hey, everything else was taken...). :( I also hang out with the hardbound (another barkada mailing list) peeps and the pattern is also starting there as well... :(

Dang and Anj... What do they have in common? Answer: Caesarian births.
They probably scared the hell out of Luchi with their pregnancy stories.

Dang and Baby Emma with Anj

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