the gift of people

christmas has always been a season of joy and happiness... on my part, i feel so blessed because God has always been very unconditional when it comes to EVERYTHING (i can't enumerate all of them). lately besides the other blessings, i saw and receiver a lot of people who has always been good and kind to me all these years. they are these people who cared to listen, share and they never forgot our friendship even though we are separated by a large distance...

yesterday, (friday), december 22, 2006, the FANTASTIC 4- composed by archie villar, abigail albino, ayesha suribas and me (michael casas) had a reunion at G. Mall. i was very happy yesterday because after say seven months of separation, we finally reunited once more. there were a lot of stories, countless and very funny... hahaha... ayesha miss na jud tika ba... and i was so happy when we met once more... abi and archie, kitakits sa school everyday... hehehehe...

a lot of stories warmed my heart from the three of them... but before the chikahan started we first searched for a place to eat, because we were already starving that time. we were actually confused on where to eat, because there were a lot of restaurants and kainans there... but we agreed to finally settle for kuya ed... actually it was the peak time of the buffet store, becuase it was like 12:00 and so there were a lot of people in the store, nevertheless we were able to eat. for me, the store is somehow fair, due to its low price, but the variety of food that it serves somehow discourages me to come back... anyways, as we were eating ayesha suribas, told me about my long time friend Jan Fructoso Lavarez... I was very happy when she told me about him...Jan, miss na jud tika ba... hehehe... regards sa imong mama ha... lipay jud ko na classmate mo ni yek yek... papa bear na diay ka karon ha...=D...after that heart warming and super busog meal, we decided to watch a movie... HAPPY FEET... weeeee... it was the latest movie that i saw after bloodrayne... happy feet was nice and really worth it... it is for children, for the youth and for the young at heart... like me... i was entertained by the movie's nice cinematography and fair storyline... so folks don't take away the penguins's fishes that they may not starve... then the four of us went to the videooke stall of the mall... i sang and we sang... hahahaha... but among us, i garnered the lowest score because yabag ko mukanta... hahahaha... congrats abi for getting the highest scores... hehehehe... more than the scores, we really enjoyed those moments.... then after some singing we felt hungry once more so we decided to avail of the 50% off on the price of all ice cream items in merco. i tell you it is worth it!!!anyways, before we enjoyed the mouth-watering and delicious ice cream bowl, we waited for perhaps 1 hour. it could have been because of the numerous customers availing the promo. as in, there were alot of people inside the store and every minute more and more arrives. it even came to a point when archie's patience was really at the brink... so i helped him calm down... but unexpectedly, i saw a person who helped change the course of my life in some ways. i am talking about my elementary teacher, Mrs. Brenda Belonio-Jacobo. maam hugged me when she saw me and in return, i was so happy like i was in heaven the very moment that i saw her. so we said our kumustahans and all. maam is now teaching at Bolton elementary school, she is married, and has a child... i can't explain in words the actual feeling that i had yesterday. maam, i am very happy na after four or five years nagkita tayong muli. after our memorable conversation with maam belonio-jacobo, i went back to our table and waited for maybe ten minutes more and we finally had our ice creams. we ate and enjoyed the ice creams... i also enjoyed it because finally i once again had a lavishing and satisfying ice cream meal... hahaha. but the day has to end, so we decided to part ways... but before we left, i gave my personalized cards to them. i made it with love and pamugas to make them feel that i care. then abi also prepared something, she gave us the sketch of our faces. it was super carbon copy of our pictures in the yearbook. abi i really appreciate it... hahaha. gipost ko na nga iyun sa wall ng aking kwarto eh... hehehe... then we went to san pedro street for a while and then we saw the colorful lights of the city and we finally part ways.

it was a super dooper memorable days. it was full of joy and fulfillment. thank you Lord for everything. i really felt the love of the people whom you sent me. i thank you Lord for the biggest universe to the quarks that i am living in and living with... Lord, allow me to become an instrument of your love and blessings so that others would see the majesty of your plans amen.AMEN!!!

ad majorem dei gloriam

Michael Casas