I ♥ The Sphere

Believe it or not, I’m still hyped. My weekend’s quite thickset. And it could count as one of the best weekends I’ve ever had to date.

Finally, The Sphere get-together cropped up!

Now, that’s goose bumps right there.

And surprisingly I wasn’t a tear jerk having seen all my friends arrive at Thed’s place. Siguro I was crying inside. Tears of joy. Oo na. Maarte ako. Now what?

Thed was outstanding in giving out directions to me till I reached the Annex only to fetch me in the end.

“Tetet, nasan ka na? Wag kang gagalaw sa kinatatayuan mo. Puntahan na lang kita diyan.”, Thed was instructing.

DQ Moolatte quenched my lost, literally lost sense of direction. The next thing I know, we’re over Thed’s pad and I was jumping for joy; Tin’s right there in front of Thed’s 42-inch boob tube.

And I knew I was at the right place. I felt good vibes streaming by. Like something contagious and inevitable and indulging. This has got to be GOOD.

CHEF-UP

As far as I remember, Macoy is the sole HRM student to make it to the paper. Well, that’s how far my memory went. But despite that fact, we have been quite competitive kitchen and FOOD advocates! Haha! Go figure.

Tin was busy over her potassium-filled mechado and I was tentative with the Graham cake I was left to do. More to that graham cake story, Tin’s mechado was tasty!

Late lunch was quite sweet. Thed, Tin and me.

COZ IT’S COZY



Roy didn’t show up when he was supposed to. Good thing volleyball’s on tv and I was hooked. And yes, I could be missing it one way or another. Volleyball I mean. Roy, course.

“ Roy, ano ba? Sabi mo 12 andito ka na? Nasan ka na ba? Anong oras na o!? ” ( Hysterical )

“ Kagigising ko lang. Teka, sino to?” ( Bedroom voice )



Sabay pasa ng telepono kay Thed.

Caltex Cagayan.

Yun na.

After Thed’s ‘feeding program,’ we were teleconferencing with Ervin. One word: ARTE. Dami reasons e. Roy called too; ensuring both Tin and I will still be there when he comes by. Course.



But it was terrible migraine’s paying visit. Buti na lang Thed has Biogesic. And there was me and Tin, on Thed’s comfy bed so close to falling asleep.



THE ROLL CALL



All roads lead to Queensland!

Jenvy came around with Krispy Kremes Thed was being greedy on. By that time Mico was already nearby.

We were hitting on the Amazing Race when Kuya Asel and Dadii Jay arrived. Jenvy and I were laughing at this Malay. Paano niya kaya binibilang ang staircase? Sobra-sobra e. 355? 356? Inisa-isa?

272. Ayun ang tamang bilang. Ayan. Dumausdos tuloy pababa. At umiiyak pa. Tapos nalglag pa siya ng asawa niya. Yay. Disastrous.

Athan arrived and joined the rest. Then my cam went bat empty.

I was bombarding Roy as to where he was already. He promised to come around 8:30. And I was worried about him making me indian again from high noon, to 8:30, coming around 9, FINALLY.

I couldn’t believe how it actually felt the same way as Roy and I would usually hang out back in college. I mean parang walang bearing yung almost 5-year wandering. I thought that was a good sign. We just click to begin with.

“ Tuna sandwich parang mas sumingkit ka lalo ngayon.”



Ganon? Over the years lumiit pala ang mata ko? I heard me murmuring.

Then came Ga and Bunso. Oo, si Mark at VJ. I call them pet names. May dalang bucket meal. Ayun din ba ang tawag kapag galing ng Jollibee? Hehe.

Dadii Alex came last. And he was as hefty as usual. I was just so glad to see my mentors for the Sports Section. I just got to love them, him and Kuya Asel.

TANDUAY ICE IS ♥



Notwithstanding liquor ban, we had for ourselves alcohol. Honestly I actually have no intent minding them, until Tanduay Ice.

That’s got to be love right there. Haha.

E ang hilig ko pa naman sa guyabano, e lasang guyabano kaya STRAIGHT UP. I hear Ga say, “Hoy Tet, akin yan..” I started playing deaf though giving Roy a few gulps.



Thed was generous enough giving me another bottle from the fridge. Roy’s far-fetched Mudshake I couldn’t avail of. Sayang.

Step Up 2 had me glued for a while. I could have danced. But I was a little tipsy I just sat down.

We were taking pictures the whole time and it was a lot of fun capturing our silliest moment since eons ago. It was riot. Riot in a good way. It felt as if I was back at The Sphere office alongside colleagues and friends going gaga about the littlest thing there is.

Or maybe it was just the alcohol taking its toll, or Missy Elliot on the background.

Oh, I wouldn’t know. Not at that time.

GRAHAM CAKE, ANYONE?



“ Tetet, huhusgahan na nila yung ginawa mo!”, Thed was shouting.

And parang bumalik ang ulirat ko. OMG. Ang work of art ko mahuhusgahan na.



Yes, oo. I failed. Kulang sa cream. Sabi ni Roy refrigerated graham crackers lang daw pala yun. Aw. Pero, because he’s a true friend and he loves everything na ginagawa ko, he ate it. Sus. Nakadalawang round pa ata.

Choosy ka pa.



Choosy pa kayo.

Haha. Paghandaan niyo ang pagbabalik ng graham cake ko!

E ano ba naman kasing ginagawa ng cakes ng Cara Mia!



Nonetheless, that cake is made out of love for y’all.



NIGHT’S ADRIFT

I sealed a place in Thed’s bed. I was sleepy already to be staying up with the rest sa sala. VJ and Mark were with me. We were chit-chatting like we used to sa ilalim ng hagdan sa office.

I was checking on Roy once in a while, that he wouldn’t leave while I was asleep. I feel we have a lot of catching up to do. And there was so little time to do that.

Guess what, we managed.

It still amazes me how well Roy was reading between the lines. Or maybe I was the predictable me. A, ewan. Kung ano pa man, I know you got the gist Roy. Kahit tanga ka paminsan-minsan, you got me right there. And I miss having spent time with people with whom I barely need to talk to get things thru. Parang si Thed. Just in time din yan. Salamat. Si Tin, ibang level naman. Basta, girls just know it. Emsterdem.

Roy left around 3:30am and I was back to sleep after me and Thed walked him out the door.

KANGKUNGKERNITZ BREAKFAST



Tin prepared breakfast for us. Sunny side up na eggs, kernitz whatever hotdogs at siksik, liglig at umaapaw na kanin. Haha.

Salamat Thed for mixing coffee for me.

With last night’s hang-over, may energy pa din ang lahat sa photo shoot that we had. These couldn’t be enough proofs! I just love being with each and every one of them! For real!

THE WRAP UP






By 11:30 we all were headed for the wrap up. Walking the streets of I don’t know where, the crew hit LRT Balintawak.




Gees, first time ko mag-LRT. Nakaka-high.

Like how new things bring us to such excitement. But never have I thought that old faces would bring me to certain state of highness.

Ano, adik?





Nah. I mean to a certain level of anticipation. Ang nostalgic ng feeling. Aw. Eats me up e. Well, the good eats me up a.

Consuming and contagious, that’s how all you’ve been to me.

This really calls for a repeat.

Totoong buhay.

Can I like cry na?