Tuesday, May 17, 2005

saturday i took a leave at the office to attend our family reunion at nueva ecija.

it was saturday morning when we left the house and started our journey to north express way. just a kilometer away from balintawak when my nieces and nephews asked for food because they were hungry, then we pulled-over at shell station to eat. we ate at the famous fastfood in the Philippines...'Jollibee'. then we left the gasoline station after satisfying our stomach.

it took us two and a half hour to reached nueva ecija and an hour to reached the mountain where we are going to held the party.

the smell of fresh, cold breeze of the air, the beautiful trees and mountains, the serenity of the place and most of all the water that falls from the mountain and runs thru the river...those were the things that i havent seen for so many years.

it was good to be in a place where you wish you could found in manila whenever you want peace of mind and release your stress from the chaotic environment, horn-blowing due to traffic, and pollution.

it was fun meeting people that you almost dont know (by face) and realized that they were your aunties and uncles, cousins, and more nieces and nephews after a long introduction. the sinampalukang manok for dinner was delicious and riped mango for dessert sarraaap!

when the night fall, we took the opportunity to gaze the stars in the sky while a bonfire was lit from a far behind.

the morning came, i helped my brother to cooked sopas, rice, fried talong, okra, and tinapa for breakfast and riped mango for dessert, sarrraaap! then suddenly, yours truly became the game master of the day...we played games such as; bring me, basagang palayok, pabitin and the palosebo. it was fun, most especially the "bring me", because i didnt asked them for a thing but i asked them to bring me a person (which helps the kids know their relatives...hehehe).

after the games, we had our lunch while chatting, it took us three hours when my mom decided that we have to go home because the sky was dark and it seems that the rain is coming. we immediately left the mountain.

i felt sad because it might took so many years before i could go back to that place again but it was fulfilling because of the people i've met...my relatives - the most important character in this article.