CAUTION: LONG POST AHEAD!

im back! the bacolod trip was of course to say goodbye to manang melo but it was also a time to see my dear relatives again. a short recap of my trip...

Day 1
-- At 3:30 am, My significant other (MSO) brought me and mommy to the airport.
-- We got to check-in 20 mins before the scheduled flight because of the mossimo beach bodies contestants that were blocking the entrance of the airport.
-- Arrived bacolod at 6AM, was picked up by toto (salamat for being the official taga sundo and taga hatid!) went to his house to see andy (very cute baby) and then mom and i went to victorias.
-- Woke up sassa as soon as i we got there. Said a short prayer for manang melo. had a medyo madramang moment with the rest of the family and then had breakfast. The rest of the morning was spent playing cards and tulud-tulud.
-- A few minutes before lunch, other relatives from manila arrived.
-- After lunch, with borgy and sassa we went to don bosco in search for a priest for the late afternoon mass in the house. no priest was available since it was a sunday and it was such a short notice.
-- We then went to Lopuez, the biggest mall in victorias city which was about 15 minutes drive (tama ba?) to buy paper plates, straws and coke light (tama pala ako when i told MSO the previous night over dinner that i should bring coke light kasi baka malayo ang bilihan).
-- After we got back to the house, i was so sleepy as i only had an hour of sleep so it was nap time for me.
-- Woke up at around 4PM, went outside the room to check on what everyone was doing and what we were eating for merienda. hehehe...
-- Played with alec and had a taste of Tita A's homemade banana chips which were really yummy.
-- As my other cousins went to mass at 6PM in the cathedral, i took the chance to freshen up and prepare for the very long evening ahead.
-- After dinner, friends started to arrive. helped entertain and serve food. it was also a chance to see manang cecil and manong toto whom i have not seen for a very long time. my mom was also able to see her classmate from highschool. it was funny listening to them exchange stories of their high school life.
-- Manang Cecil tried to teach me how to play majong but failed as i still don't know how to play.
-- Called it a day at 2AM.

Day 2

-- Woke up at 7:30AM! Got a message from MSO that made me upset but talking to him compensated for it. in short, bati din kami agad. hehehe!
-- By 9AM, we (me,sassa,tita sol,bgurl,manang cecille,manong toto and manang Ginjon) were on our way to bacolod to buy some stuff and to book my ticket back to manila.
-- We were back to victorias by 1PM. The whole afternoon was spent watching my tito's and tita's play majong while eating butong pakwan. ha!
-- Got tired watching them play and eating butong pakwan and so we decided to go to the golf course. I can't even remember the last time i went there but the place is not like before. The tennis court is now a talahiban and they don't have the bowling alley anymore. Atleast, they were able to maintain the golf course.
-- A trip to victorias/bacolod will never be complete without INASAL! even ifthey had prepared dinner in the house, we still bought inasal. inasal costs 40 per stick only. equivalent to a quarter size chicken. sobrang mura and super delish! i can eat inasal everyday!
-- Manang poly , the family's manicurista and pedicurista went to tita in's house so i had my pedicure for only Php30.00 with nail polish pa. who would not want to live in bacolod?
-- Soon after, friends started coming again. It was the last night of the wake kaya it was a very busy night. I met a lot of tito's and tita's ( friends of my mom or that of my uncles and aunties).
-- The entire evening was spent sharing stories and eating.
-- My day ended a few minutes before 3AM.

Day 3

-- Woke up at 5:45AM. Took a bath immediately and prepared for the burial. Mass was scheduled at 8:30AM.
-- Convoy left the house at exactly 8AM, we got to the cemetery after a few minutes. When we got there, the mood immediately changed.
-- After the burial, we stayed for another hour. And then we went back to tita sol's house for lunch.
-- Left victorias at 1PM for bacolod.

And now, I am back in manila. happy din kasi i was able to see and spend time with MSO. But as i go back to manila, i have to deal with a lot of things again. I promise to post pictures hopefully by tom.