Bonus

The main reason why I went to Cebu last Sunday was to visit the Basilica of the Sto. Nino of Cebu and to thank Him ‘personally’.

I was also supposed to meet my friend Unique somewhere in Ayala Center para sabay na kaming pumunta kay Sto. Nino. I have been to Cebu many times but I never got to see the Holy Infant up close. Tamad kasi akong pumila kasi palaging marami ang nakapila to see Him.

I arrived 7:05 AM, 25 minutes ahead of the scheduled arrival. I waited for my friend Unique in Starbucks and after three tall glasses of caramel macchiato ay dumating na rin ang bruha galing Bohol. We hailed a cab and went straight to the basilica. Ayun, pumila kami and after queueing for 45 minutes ay nakaharap ko na rin for the first
time ang very miraculous Sto. Nino of Cebu. I prayed and thanked Him for being there when I needed Him. I also prayed for all my loved ones and friends, oo kasali ka dun sa prayer ko. Hihi.

Nag picture taking din kaming dalawa using Unique's digicam kaya wala akong kopya ng mga litrato. To follow na lang daw. Hahaha!

Anyway, here’s some photos from my ever reliable primitive phone taken at The Terraces, also in Ayala Center Cebu.


mel and unique



oh di ba ang ganda.... ng fountain. charing!


Siyempre hindi puwedeng mawala ang aking signature pose.

caroline trentini, isdatchu? lol


Anyway, we ate lunch at Friday’s, also at The Terraces and did a little window shopping. Walang pera eh. Hahaha!


unique at friday's


After lunch at napagod sa kaka-windowshop we decided to go to SM North Wing to buy brownies for pasalubong for our pamangkins. Doon na rin kami rumampa at pumatay ng oras by more window shopping. Nakakapagod pala ang mag-shopping ng walang pera. Hahaha!

Anyway, my flight back home was 6:40PM and Unique’s was 7:00PM kaya hindi na kami puwedeng tumagal ng beyond 5PM. Time pressure ito.

We were walking along the stalls inside SM when all of a sudden a guy in black shirt and khaki pants with an apron along his waist blocked our way. A barista in one of the coffee shops nearby. He was grinning at me.

Namutla ako.

It was him.

You know, ang dahilan ng aking drama lately.

You see, I thought I was never gonna see him.
I know he WAS in Cebu but I thought umuwi na siya sa Leyte.
That was our last topic. He never kept in touch after that.

Sumuko na nga ako ‘di ba?

Pero why is he here?
And why is he smiling?

Akala ko ba sa mga pelikula lang nangyayari ang mga ganitong eksena. Charing!
This is so not part of the plan.

Ang bait talaga ni Sto. Nino at binigyan niya ako ng bonus for being a good girl!

Speechless ako kaya pinaupo niya kami ni Unique doon sa coffeeshop.

We talked, yes. He really did went home in Leyte but came back to Cebu just last week when he got accepted at his current job. I won’t share the details of what really happened the day we lost contact but he explained why he was gone and everything that goes with it, kasali na ang drama at ang 'pagtatapon ng cellphone'. Hahaha! He said sorry and I apologised too for ‘saying bad things’.

During his break, we ate dinner at Spice Fusion and Unique took this photo.


ang ganda ko talaga. hahaha!


So to end this post, yes I went home with not just a smiling face but also with a smiling heart.

We’re friends again.