I'd like to thank everyone who attended our get together in Vegas....there
were 14 of us  Becky, Betsy, Camille, Carrie, Celia, Cherry, Maridi, Mayette, Nancy, Pame, Pat, Sari, Tinette, Vivien.

It was so much fun, specially this time we rented a house and so we
were able to cook and swim (pero sobrang lamig ng
tubig nanigas ang..never mind, censored) . We were able to save a lot
as we didn't eat out as much....the whole weekend was full of highlights, I
think everytime someone opens her mouth or do something it's just so
funny.....actually, my husband said that I forgot about him as I only
called him once....he said I went GIRLS GONE WILD.......'cuz obviously I lost my voice and I can't remove the smile on my face (para nga akong si Sisa, nakangiti na nagiisa-parang permanenteng ngiti eh)....
paano ba naman pag naaalala ko ang pinaggagagawa natin, napapangiti na
lang ako eh.....following are the highlights:

1) we did some arts and crafts; each one designed a white Tshirt for
the person that they picked-parang monito/monita. and then we did the tshirt exchange but before that we voted the best and the worst designs- si Pame nanalo ng best and her monita was Sari (ang swerte naman niya). And of course sino pa ba ang mananalo ng worst eh di si ako (mas maswerte si Celia
nakuha nya ang design ko). It was a unanimous vote for me except for
one that voted for Carrie's(may naawa sa aking isa,  hmmm I wonder who that was), buti na lang hindi ako nakakuha nung kay Carrie at lalo na yung kay Tinette, dheng I feel sorry for those that got their designs..........heheheheheheh....
2) we had the regular souvenir exchange, I'm so proud of Vivien kasi
naintindihan na nya ang concept of the game....mwahhhh
3) we also played a Bead Necklace game where we have to speak in
English only for 30 minutes and whoever speaks Tagalog will lose a bead
necklace. The winner was the one with the most beads si Camille at Cherry ang nanalo (I think if I'm not mistaken)....pero sa totoo lang, I was so nervous
dahil hindi ko alam kung saan ko kukunin ang mga ingles ko, ang hirap mag
ingles......halos atakihin ako sa puso para lang makapagingles.....sa
sobrang nerbiyos, nawalan ako ng boses.....crap....
4) Betsy brought her magic karaoke mic and Nancy was just
amazing.....pumapangalawa lang sya sa akin at backup singer con   
hostess lang siya ni Vivien. And the favorite song of everyone was Wedding Bell Blues.....yahoooooooo.....and of course Let's Get Physical and More
Than a Woman.....alam ba ninyo na ang panghi nung room kinaumagahan kasi sa kakatawa napapaihi na....kasi naman itong si Basic Instinct(Vivien)
kung bumanat ng mga sayaw niya, dheng nakakahiyaaaaa......pasalamat na lang kumpleto ang suot niya nung gabing yun, what a relief for Becky......
5) Nagluto ang lahat, ang sasarap lahat ng pagkain......kanya kanyang
toka sa pagluto at paghugas......ng pinggan.....and the best cook is the
naked chef.....si Basic Instinct naka bathing suit the whole time she was in
the kitchen, trying to seduce Becky pero dinuduraan lang sya, mabuti na
lang at ang sarap ng baked macaroni nya......
6) And of course what's a reunion kung walang pang - aalaska like :
Becky - tawag namin Mang Felix, wala kasing ginawa kundi magwalis,
sabi ko nga hihiramin ko siya sa bahay namin eh....oh and yes it's my fault,
the sour cream was on her list.....
Betsy - karaoke magnate (kasi sya ang nagdala ng magic mic) at parang
ang sarap maging mommy ko si Betsy, pwede mo ba akong ampunin, please....
Camille - bartender namin (she makes the best Margarita, kaya tuloy
nakalimutan kong tawagan asawa ko eh..)
Carrie - ang kikay mo ha, diba tibo ka dati?.....(biro lang)
Celia - hindi makatulog hangga't di sinasabi sa akin ang gumugulo sa
kanya.....at ang sarap ng red snapper nya.....
Cherry - always the nice person, she provided the car and so quiet,
sana ako din katulad niyang quiet pero sabi ni Nancy meron ka daw joke sa
kanya na hindi nya makalimutan, tawa sya ng tawa
Maridi - as always, makulit hindi pa lasing yan, para laging
bangag.....
Mayette - you're so happy to see us all kaya nirachada mo kami ng
husto ha....
Nancy B - our next Pilipino Idol, hanip makalaglag panty pag kumanta,
tanggal nga bra ko.....oh and the bagoong story remember?...
Pame - always the sexy one pero bugaw lagi sa tequila hwag kayong
lalapit dyan lalasingin kayo nyan.....
Sari - sorry Sari ha, hindi ako nagising ng alas kwatro, kasi akala ko
hindi na kayo matutulog, balita ko sa dining table ka daw nakatulog,
gusto mo ba ng refund?
Tinette - is our big daddy, she took care of us like a good father,
tay pahingi naman ako ng pera o.....
Vivien- and of course our naked chef and the star of Basic Instinct.
You're such a revelation to everyone, meron ka palang tinatagong
kakalogan....you just cracked us up man....alam mo ba yan, tumatawag every hour on the hour before and after the reunion sa sobrang excited. And don't forget her joke about the pregnant woman, that was so hilarious....at hayaan mo Vivien, yung pinaguusapan namin tungkol sa yo sasabihin ko lang sa yo ha pero hwag mong sasabihin sa iba, ok...plus she finally realized that malaki pala ang tyan niya when she was singing Let's Get Physical, hello Vivien, you were
wearing bathing suit the whole day, nakalantad ang tyan mo sa lahat at remember the net in your bathing suit na kita ang pusod mo at yung (never mind, censored again)....enjoy your workout at Bally's.......
And of course as for me, hwag nyong kakalimutan ang kwento ni Mrs
Yap......

That's all folks, till next year, ang hindi daw sumama next year sa
Pilipinas may penalty and the penalty is the pamasahe to Manila (sabi
ni Basic Instinct yan ha).....take care y'all and thank you for the great
memories............Pat Yap-Querido

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Ditto to everything that's been said. Thanks to everyone for making
this another successful reunion. I really enjoyed it. I can't get over how
much fun we had. It just keeps getting better and better every year. We
are truly blessed!! We have a circle of friends that we truly enjoy
each other's company.

Special thanks to Pat for organizing, Tinette for driving us around and
Cherry for providing the 2nd car. I truly appreciate what you've done.

The true revelations this time around:
Nancy - Boy, can you sing!!
Vivien - More revelations than we wanted to see
Mayette - Ang daldal mo pala

Thanks to Sari and Carrie for joining us - huwag kayong madadala. It's
amazing how you stayed slim thru the years. Nakakainggit. I gotta lose
weight before we go back to PI for the 25th year reunion.

Thanks to Camille and Becky. You're definitely part of the group.

Thanks to rest of the DC alumni (Pame, Betsy and Maridi) for coming back again this year. Looking forward to seeing you again next year.

I'm like Pat. I laugh by myself when I recall what we've done last weekend. I read and reread your emails.

Take care,
Celia