Panagbenga 2009, Day 1
Meeting Place: Caltex Gas Station at Boni, EDSAMeeting Date/Time: February 28, 2009/1AM
Was the first to arrive at our meeting place with my niece. The Tilak Hettige went ahead of us since he was invited by BenCab in the opening of his museum. Two of our group would follow by bus. The rest would be riding the Revo.
We left around 1:30AM, hoping that one of those who would be coming with us would arrive. No word from her.
My niece and I were strategically seated at the back so that we can "steal" some sleep. Hehehe!
When we reached the Lion's Head, we stopped, hoping to get pictures of the view. Hmmm... Decided to look for another. We found one in the view deck. We were met by chilly air/wind; but, this did not stop us to take images of the breathtaking view.
We were almost near the city when we are stuck in traffic. Thus, when we arrived at the Session Road, the Grand Street Parade has already started. We tried to weave our way through the mass of people.
After the parade, we were able to meet with Tilak at Mug Cafe, near The Cathedral. He was with his friend who kindly gave directions as to how we would reach the place where we would be staying--Tacay Lodge, Km. 3 Asin Road.
No matter how detailed the direction, we are sure to get lost. And, we did! Nothing beats a map and asking questions while on the way. LOL.
The lodge was renamed Belshang Lodge. And it's a long story. Hehehe!
Then, we received an SMS from one of our friends that she has arrived at the bus terminal and is already on the way to the lodge. We waited for her before proceeding to the BenCab Museum.
We spent some time at the museum, enjoying the beauty surrounding us.
The nice thing is, we also a have picture with the National Artist himself, BenCab!
After which, we decided to have our late lunch at Narda's. We had a fun time sharing jokes, anecdotes, etc. over lunch. George Tapan happened to drop by, who talked with Tilak and was introduced to us.
We, then, decided to go to the public market to buy our pasalubong. We dropped Tilak along the way to a cafe where local photographers usually hang-out.
At the market, that's when I noticed that my mobile phone is missing!!!! We immediately left, picked-up Tilak, and went to Narda's, where our car was parked, to check if the phone was in the car or was left at the restaurant. Nada!
Since I can't do anything with the lost phone, called my network to have my SIM blocked. We stayed at Narda's to wait for the other friend who would be arriving from Manila.
To cap the day, we spent sometime sharing stories over a round of potato wine (water for me).
posted by ~GFA~ @ 2/28/2009 10:24:00 PM
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