Sunday 24 June 2012

Under The Sea


Whale sharks are smiling now
Stiff seahorses take a bow
Dolphins leap and squeal
An octopus does a cartwheel.

Clams grin from ear to ear
Crabs have lost their fear
Frogfish tumble in the sand
Lobsters dance hand-in-hand.

A toothy shark asks, why?
Green turtle answers rather shy
“The promised queen is here!”
Red snappers snap and cheer.

Yes the gorgeous dame is here
In tropical waters so clear.
She glides and moves with ease
A sight you shouldn’t miss.

49 long years above the water
It’s time that she dived under
to swim among the fishes
and give in to their wishes.

Tuesday 19 June 2012

Friends in my heart


I just woke up from a wonderful dream
Tired, Light-headed and a bit out of steam.
Sweet taste of fun still lingering on my lips
The beat of the music pushing on my hips.

I played host to some friends from the past
Immersed in their presence I knew won’t last
Had fun going places and tasting exotic food
Sometimes hoping they would stay for good.

Tune, Lilibeth and Erbing flew in for some fun
It didn’t matter that they had work to be done
Inday and Ann for a couple or so valid reasons
Didn’t take the opportunity of a dozen seasons

Friendship I consider is in my blood and marrow
It helps keep away the aging blues and sorrow.
Someone beside me to reminisce and remember
I stay fresh and happy while I’m growing older

Thanks my friends from the bottom of my heart
When we come together we also have to part
Keep the sweet memories in your souls forever
The bonds between us let no man put asunder.

Thursday 14 June 2012

erbing comes to bangkok


This visit has long been over due and it took a lot of time in facebook to get this guy packing and flying. The main problem actually was his passport, which he couldn’t get due to a problem with his birth certificate. I surmise that it was his gender that was in question at birth and he could have been labeled “female” then.

There were two things that the guy couldn’t resist though: celebrating his 35th anniversary in Bangkok and hooking up with some friends who have been bffs since highschool.

To make the trip more memorable he hauled the whole family including grandchildren and the in-laws of his daughter.









































Saturday 9 June 2012

Just the way you are - 2


“Once tasted, always wanted.” This age-old maxim has been used to describe sex and delicious food, but not commonly with reunions. Whether it is family, class or school reunions the first event is usually the most difficult to organize and sometimes decades pass and members fade away before the initial reunion is realized.

This group took about 38 years to re-bond and the short stint they had in December 2011 only fueled the desire for another episode of fun and reminiscing, which is why the plan for this one in Bangkok was hatched. This time 2 in the group couldn’t make it due to time and work constraints, but this didn’t deter the rest from hopping on a plane and getting on with the party.

tune lands with 2 gorgeous daughters


june 6... she's the first to arrive


bing and erbs land on june 7


12:30 am first reunion pic. erbing alert for anything unusual...i told him i had a band, belly dancers and some fireworks to welcome him.


tune and bing at yanhee


barangay arriaga with Kai @ yanhee


then at sizzlers for erbing and mary's...thirty-fifth wedding anniversary.


good boys in a very bad place     


enjoying jazz music at midnight


jazz band performing


for the good ole times


hindi pa kami lashing... 1 am.


outside saxophone jazz bar


before boarding the river taxi


at the grand palace


they won't let us in shorts in


at sanam luang


tasting the mapraw-on


@ sirocco for sofie's birthday bash


on top of bangkok


with the driver


chao phraya river below


lunch in siam paragon


Lamborghini showroom - paragon


in the sky train


@ a London subway station


and double-decker bus


the highest-longest escalator...at the terminal 21 mall


went shopping... erbs and i were escort, porter and driver for these husbandless ladies.


wish i had you leo.


kiss me pleeeease!


pasalubong for inday...we took this photo to make sure that erbing would deliver them to inday


breakfast at novotel


in the novotel hotel lobby


that's the seating arrangement during our trips in the city


kai... tune's driver to the airport


@ the airport with the heaviest bag in world - 5 tons. hehehe


tune before boarding for pinas


before saying good bye. i wasn't able to take tune to the airport because of an appointment in a philippine embassy function. Kai drove her to the airport and said goodbye to her for me. I praise God for the chance to bond with dear friends and be host to them in my turf. hope you guys had a good time!

"just the way you are - 1" can be viewed here: http://sunnimoreno.blogspot.com/2012/01/reunion-just-way-you-are.html

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