Naughty or nice.
We were in Prince Plaza’s function room last night for O’s surprise bridal shower. It was one hell of a surprise as our bunch included girls from the Firm and her workmates in the Airline. It was an unprecedented collaboration between these two groups who also contacted me to join them. The place was big enough to hold the fourteen of us. Literally, pwedeng tumambling! For P3,500 (booking made by resident), it was worth the 5 hours of it! [Add P2,000 for the pool area].
O’s surprise was a success. To make up for the stripper-deficit, Hamy (her husband), played gigolo for his bride. There was no piece to cover her eyes I just covered them with my hands as the number played on. The rest of the girls were screaming as she had no idea, she was screaming herself. I just don’t know if she felt relief when she found out that the gentle strokes were from Hamy and not from a paid man.
A number of popsicles, bananas, toilet papers, and condoms later, O received her gifts both naughty and nice. It’s now time to keep her feather wrap and her crown for the night. We waited for J and we gave her a lift home.
The sad surprise.
As J and I pulls up to our parking space, I received an sms from my cousin telling me that Tito E passed away. Tears gushed in an instant. He was not even sick. The reason was unknown. My cousin was thinking he was killed or something. I was the bearer of bad news to my parents when I called them right after I received the message at 12:40 A.M. They were already sleeping then, and my dad couldn’t really believe what happened.
Tito E works in a shipping vessel for the longest that I can remember. It was that job that sent my cousins to finish school. He is my mom’s brother-in-law and grew very close to my dad, perhaps because they shared a common experience working as cargo vessel crews. He is a very cheerful person. I can just recall how he calls me ‘Sha’ when we see each other during visits. I can say he is my favorite Tito because his personality just fits mine, it was never stressful around him.
I feel for Tita E, they seemed to be a very jolly couple. Their married life may not have been perfect as they had a lot of time apart because of his job. Even true would be for my two cousins who had most parts of their life apart from their father. It is such a sad thought, but they had to embrace it and even if they got used to it, it never was okay.
Just weeks before, I had a lot of moments chatting with L in FB, Tito E’s eldest. She was telling me she is now working night shifts as a nurse in a manufacturing company. She wanted to find a regular hour job that would have time and means to provide for her daughter. I remember her wall post, where she wished her dad can just quit his job in the ship so they could always be together. It was a thought we never knew would end badly.
The last time I saw Tito E was during our wedding three months back. I was fortunate enough to introduce him to the rest of our guests when I called him and Tita E to participate in a game. They gave us all a nice time during that. For our guests, he will always be remembered as the couple who did the ‘accountant’ portion in Pinoy Henyo. For me, he will always be remembered as my most cheerful Tito ever.
My sentiments are with his family on this very tough time. I also wish that he did not die a painful death.
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