ATE BHING'S TREAT AT DENCIO'S GRILL

About more than a week after landing in the Philippines for a homecoming holiday visit, Ate Bhing (Alto) finally met with MSC and had the chance to share her blessings with the group in a special dinner at Dencio's Grill in Quezon City, last Saturday, December 12, 2009.

This group consists of the older batch of members that Ate Bhing was able to serve in the church with when she has not yet migrated to Australia. The dinner was intimate with just a not so long table (but a whole lot of food served). Memories of the past, especially the funnier ones were most of what have been talked about and laughed at that night. Most importantly, there was a chance for Ate Bhing to catch up with the happenings of each and every person present that night on a personal level.

The dinner came to an end at 1AM, Sunday after finishing a pitcher of Dencio's Frozen Blue Margarita for MSC has to serve for the Mass at 8:30 the following morning. Brief yet memorable.

ATE BHING'S HOMECOMING

Hello MSC! Our very own Ate Bhing (Alto) is here in the Philippines! It was a surprise homecoming that only my sister, MSC alum, Pam (Soprano) knew and kept secret from all of us, her family, until she had no choice but to tell me about it for she needed someone to be with her when she picks Ate Bhing from the airport at (supposedly) 7:00 in the morning.

It was a long ride to the airport and I was restless in my seat. I couldnt wait to see Ate Bhing again after almost a year! She didn't know that I was with Ate Pam and she herself got surprised to see me there.

Her main purpose of coming home is to see the family and her friends and to attend to a batch reunion consisting of former classmates from St. Jude Academy (now named La Consolation Colleges) where she had her secondary schooling. She's here to spend another warm Christmas in the Philippines where most Filipinos abroad yearn to have an opportunity of doing.

It was a glorious flight she says and is very happy to see all of us, her family and some friends. Worry not, my dear MSC for she will make time to see the group very soon!