Breakfast with the Birds

The venue: Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf @ Greenbelt

Time: around 10 am

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Karen, Niel and Mitch (yahoo!) were already there when Jules and I arrived. We came in with Denice, whom I bumped into once I stepped out of the cab in Greenbelt. Karen was, as always, fab with her green striped top, Mitch modest in her black sleeveless thingy,Denice blooming with her white tank top and a red orange-ey scarf (shit, I’m running out of descriptive words!),  and Niel, still so Niel with his UST shirt, shorts, and slippers. (Medyo homey masyado si Niel nung araw na iyon. Medyo lang.) Later on, Corine and Ryan arrived. Corine wore a purple top which hugged her “curves” (hehe) and Daddy Ryan donned a navy blue polo shirt.  And much more later, Monica, with her refreshing look, white shirt and jeans (and don’t forget the Jai-alai, errr, badminton racket in tow), came in with Shin, who was in a light blue shirt.  I immediately felt nostalgia upon seeing their smiling faces, it felt like coming home after such a long, long time.

(note: hindi ko rin alam kung bakit ko dinescribe ang suot nila. puede naman magupload na lang ng pics di ba? aherher.)

Surprisingly, most of us opted for tea instead of coffee. I remember, we all used to be coffee addicts… Hmmmm… Anyway, it really didn’t matter. Coffee or tea, my Kabirds were still the same. And of course, our three-hour breakfast comprised mainly of an exchange of reminscent stories of our college life. Our boys had to take a backseat (and laugh with us) as we jabbered on about our professors, rituals, and memorable events of our four years in UST together. It was a crazy morning , for us and for the “young” crowd in CBTL who had to bear our noise. (Note: Next time you go to CBTL-Greenbelt, bring a laptop.)

In those 3 hours of storytelling and hysterical laughing, I felt I was able to make the rest of the world stop for that moment. Everything and everyone else was immaterial aside from us, me and these girls who are already part of what I am.

After realizing we were creating chaos in that otherwise “conservative” establishment, we decided to continue the day at Karen’s house. Lunch was sinigang by Ate Mads and a bucket of KFC chicken. We drained their storage of what seemed like three kilos of rice. Our signature “20-second first round” was of course expected. Ice cream was served for dessert. 

After-lunch discussions were focused on Niel. We looked back on his quirky acts and moments.  Jules commented on this. Sabi nya, buti daw hindi nagagalit si Niel of us making fun of him. I told him, after four years of hearing this every day, I doubt Niel would ever find the heart to get  mad at us for talking about his quirkiness. And besides, he can’t contest, because it’s all true!   For a while, the talks also sidetracked to marriage. I remember I was the one who asked Corine when their wedding would be. Funny how back then, the most “adult” conversation we would have would be about finding a job. And here we are, talking about weddings. Hay….

But the day had to come to an end. The call center people were already moving to a zombie state and had to sleep. Mitch, Denice, and Niel headed to the mall. Karen stayed home. (COMMERCIAL: Nasa Wish Ko Lang pala si Karen nung araw na iyon. Pa-autograph!Aherher.)

I’ll hopefully be uploading the pictures soon.

Till the next.

***At kumusta nga pala ang putol na post ko? The one that came before this? Hahaha!  Kunwari na lang to be continued!