Today, my sister Ayette and her husband RG are on their way back to Australia. They’ll be having a stopover via Singapore and leave there tonight for Adelaide. Good thing, I got the chance to talk to her still even before boarding (flight was around 2PM). As I was talking to her, I was reminded of her first trip way back 2005 right after a few weeks of getting married to Kaye. I got a bit teary-eyed talking to her (good thing, walang nahulog na luha hehehe) as I checked on them and RG. Well, their vacation is one of those memorable ones since they got married lang last year. Why’s that?
You see, they really didn’t plan of coming home last December. Originally, my parents were supposed to go there and spend the holidays up to February. That is, if only the “stork” was kind enough to be patient with them at least for 3 months. Sadly, the “stork” was not. And so the plans changed. Anyhow, all is good pa rin because they were able to come home just in time for the Christmas merry making. And what’s more special with this one is because it was the first Christmas with the family as a married couple. It was more fun and happy because she was here, and not alone for the Holidays. Besides, it was also great to have a new “brother” in the person of RG. He had the first taste of the Plata Christmas tradition. Apart from that, they afforded time to stay with us overnight in our Sta. Rosa residence, spend time with Kara, Jeremy and Cassie (oo si Principal) to their heart’s delight! And thenof course, everyone got to relax and have some water fun at the Pool on The Hill in Pansol, Laguna just last weekend. Though Kaye and I, together with the kids, didn’t spend the night because of a prior arrangement, I saw how everyone enjoyed, especially the kulets, with all the splashes and tumbles in the pool, not to mention the videoke, and the XBOX sessions with RG, and my cousins Miah and Paolo. But more importantly, intimate fun moments are rare to happen nowadays since she lives abroad. So that was at least the only chance that everyone again had a blast with all the kulitan and bungisngisan on the pool and even during eating time. Their month-long stay was capped with a dinner despedida last night at Amici in DonBosco Makati. Sayang the kids weren’t around since no one can bring them to Makati for that, but at least Kaye and I were there. We had a simple dinner of some of Amici’s delicous menu (Amici is an Italian restaurant started by people behind the DBTI Printing press). 4 big pizzas, 5 different pasta dishes, and 3 pitchers of various Pepsi products were served and nibbled. We also had different desserts, which ranged from gelatto to the uber sarap Di Lusso ice cream cake!
And so and the last moments of the pichur-pichur and exchanging stories, we parted ways, saying our final goodbyes to everyone, especially to Ateyet and RG. Even when we reached home around past 11, I dialed Papa’s mobile so the kids can say goodbye to their Tita Ninang and Tito RG for the last time.
It’s almost 5pm in my watch (Manila time). Soon they’ll be landing at Singapore for a stopover before their connecting flight to Adelaide. But yeah, it will be a long while again before I see Ateyet again. Nevertheless, it has been fun that they were here. And hoping next time, if not this time soon, me, Kaye and the kids will be the ones to go there naman for whatever the season or ocassion. Besides, am praying that this year, the stork will be patient with them this time around.
Thank Ateyet and RG! Will see you soon again! Ingats!
Ako din, sana biyayaan na sila ng the “stork”. (:
May pinsan din ako na nag-migrate sa US, five years ago. Back then, maliliit pa ang mga pamangkin ko, parang sina Jemjem at Cassie. Ngayon nakikita na lang namin sila sa Facebook. Namiss ko sila habang binabasa ito. This is very very vey nice!
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bongkito Reply:
January 8th, 2012 at 9:48 pm
it’s nice to be reminded with good people that somehow imparted a great deal in our lives. sana dumating ang araw na you will see them again soon. ako pangarap ko yun! kaya sana within this year may mangyari sa aming pagmigrate hehehe!
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dad, they were here for only two weeks since they arrived december 20 di ba.
anyhoo, I also felt sad when we were saying our goodbyes after that dinner. you know how I have come to love ateyet because she’s the big sister I never had being the eldest in the family. I feel the same about RG especially this time around because we were able to bond with them much longer.
naalala ko rin na ginawa nila akong jukebox nung swimming porke di ako makapagbasa. hahahaha! at natakot akong di kumanta kaya keri. hahaa!
but you know what made me realize how much they long for us to come there? when they said that they had shirts made for their choir and they had already reserved our shirts, ready to be used when we finally come there. awwwwww…
LIke you, I pray that God will grant them their most fervent wish of having a baby because I just know that they will be great parents. Let’s continue praying for that.
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bongkito Reply:
January 11th, 2012 at 2:59 am
yup i know… continuously that’s what i pray for them. ateyet is not getting younger kaya the sooner madinig prayers natin the better. sabi nga nya sa YM kahapon, sa susunod sana may kasama na silang makulit. hehehe!
at salamat nakita mo rin post ko. was wondrin’ if you will see this in the next couple of days. neways, thanks Be! let’s pray din that hopefully this will be our year to go…
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