Farewell to Madison & Limay Volunteers (04/06/08)

Farewell luncheon at local sponsor Olivia's fine home. Run-in batian [meet and greet] with her nanay {mother] upon entering for the indoor Comfort Room [slang for restroom]. Spectacular spread - oh.. it's the leftover from the last night's pistahan guests (as we all heard about it). Divine dessert of buko [coconut meat] salad made only from fresh papaya, piña, young coconut and a light cream; plus local suman [sweet sticky rice dessert] with again, mangga [mangoes: it is prime mango season]. And for the final bow, a round of good-bye pics in front of the PAGASA banner, the usual teary goodbye...hugs, kisses, halik halik balik[kiss kiss return] ... "come visit us anytime" and the team is on its way, with the Escalers-Maria (sabit) heading North towards Pangasinan, and the TinyMobile and Minivan rental heading South back to Manila.
hanggang sa muli!*


[*'til later]