Dan's Last Days in the Philippines
It’s been a whirlwind of activities as far as trips to the airport. Saturday, Jan 6 is when we took Reggie on his way back to Japan. Since Eph and Rach were flying together this time, Mareng Tess volunteered to drive them Sunday, Jan 7th.
Gen went with her friends to Palawan. She had a blast over there excitedly telling us we must go there one day. She was going to stay with us after Palawan but her relatives want more of her time so she stayed with them instead.
We finally had one last chance to take Dan to SM Mega Mall so he can meet more of his ‘fans’ over at the Synergy, the games arcade next to the ice skating rink. We took Len and the girls with us this time. We dropped him off at Synergy then we went shopping around. When we got back, there were a lot of people watching him play. One guy noticed we were with him and asked where we’re from. I told him he’s Clockw0rk from California. It’s as if a light bulb got turned on over his head and he exclaimed, “I knew it!” He then proceeded to tell everyone there, “Hey, this is Clockw0rk!” Heck, we have a real celebrity in our hands. There was a point when Dan was already losing and they still want to see him play. When we took off for home one of the guys ran after us and asked if we can take pictures with him.
Monday Jan 15, Donna fixed her Norwalk famous spaghetti dinner for Dan’s ‘despedida’. This is not the usual Philippine-oh-so-sweet-spaghetti. Len, Berna and the girls were here. My nephew Francis was also here along with a cop friend Arnold. Gen called us and asked if she could come. I think she was missing some familiar company at that point so we told her of course she can come.
Tuesday Jan 16 was the day Dan was leaving. I’m on ‘coding’ again so we talked with Ate Pie ahead of time so we can use one of their vehicles to take Dan to the airport. They were a little late coming here as it is but after we loaded Dan’s luggage into their van, the ignition key will not turn so the driver cannot get it started. We had to chance it and took the Innova because we were running out of time to consider other options. We figured we’ll pay the ticket if we get caught. It’s good Ate Pie’s driver was devious enough to tail gate other cars so our license plates will be hidden from traffic cops. Suffice it to say, there was a lot of anxiety going on on our drive to the airport. I was asleep most of the time while Donna and Ate Pie were praying. We got to the airport with still a couple of hours to spare. That was around 7:30 and his flight was at 9:45. They always say one must allow at least 3 hours for international flights. So we quickly dropped Dan off after giving him our cell numbers in case he encounters any problems. We went to a restaurant near the airport and had breakfast. We planned on waiting till 10 when 'coding' will be lifted so Donna and Ate Pie walked to the casino to kill the time. I was going to sleep in the van but the driver and I started talking and before you know it, here comes Ate Pie and Donna from the casino. It was already 10 and they won a little bit, enough for gas and toll fees. Woohoo!!
That afternoon Gen's Auntie Medy and Uncle Roland took her to the airport for her evening flight back to the States.
Everyone’s gone and Indo is sad again. :-(
Gen went with her friends to Palawan. She had a blast over there excitedly telling us we must go there one day. She was going to stay with us after Palawan but her relatives want more of her time so she stayed with them instead.
We finally had one last chance to take Dan to SM Mega Mall so he can meet more of his ‘fans’ over at the Synergy, the games arcade next to the ice skating rink. We took Len and the girls with us this time. We dropped him off at Synergy then we went shopping around. When we got back, there were a lot of people watching him play. One guy noticed we were with him and asked where we’re from. I told him he’s Clockw0rk from California. It’s as if a light bulb got turned on over his head and he exclaimed, “I knew it!” He then proceeded to tell everyone there, “Hey, this is Clockw0rk!” Heck, we have a real celebrity in our hands. There was a point when Dan was already losing and they still want to see him play. When we took off for home one of the guys ran after us and asked if we can take pictures with him.
Monday Jan 15, Donna fixed her Norwalk famous spaghetti dinner for Dan’s ‘despedida’. This is not the usual Philippine-oh-so-sweet-spaghetti. Len, Berna and the girls were here. My nephew Francis was also here along with a cop friend Arnold. Gen called us and asked if she could come. I think she was missing some familiar company at that point so we told her of course she can come.
Tuesday Jan 16 was the day Dan was leaving. I’m on ‘coding’ again so we talked with Ate Pie ahead of time so we can use one of their vehicles to take Dan to the airport. They were a little late coming here as it is but after we loaded Dan’s luggage into their van, the ignition key will not turn so the driver cannot get it started. We had to chance it and took the Innova because we were running out of time to consider other options. We figured we’ll pay the ticket if we get caught. It’s good Ate Pie’s driver was devious enough to tail gate other cars so our license plates will be hidden from traffic cops. Suffice it to say, there was a lot of anxiety going on on our drive to the airport. I was asleep most of the time while Donna and Ate Pie were praying. We got to the airport with still a couple of hours to spare. That was around 7:30 and his flight was at 9:45. They always say one must allow at least 3 hours for international flights. So we quickly dropped Dan off after giving him our cell numbers in case he encounters any problems. We went to a restaurant near the airport and had breakfast. We planned on waiting till 10 when 'coding' will be lifted so Donna and Ate Pie walked to the casino to kill the time. I was going to sleep in the van but the driver and I started talking and before you know it, here comes Ate Pie and Donna from the casino. It was already 10 and they won a little bit, enough for gas and toll fees. Woohoo!!
That afternoon Gen's Auntie Medy and Uncle Roland took her to the airport for her evening flight back to the States.
Everyone’s gone and Indo is sad again. :-(
So now we’re back to our routine, well almost. We have all kinds of guests from the States.
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