ballet chuva

May 25, Friday

we had a reunion since it was jelly's last day here (she's going back to US where she works and stays with hubby). yes, jelly, the baby of the group is already married. i came a little late since i first heard mass at 7pm. the mass lasted for over an hour since there was a healing something (wherein the priest dabbed oil in our foreheads). venue was at pacita 2 studio. when i came at around past 8pm, they were already through with dinner. afterwards, we went to the studio - the new one at the back (rgrv has 3 studios now, it was only one during our time) for some 'pictorial'.



ate ida took these shots. in between 'shoots' we laughingly reminisce our old days, digging more than 10 years back. the 'bullying' era (which i insisted to them that i was never a bully, i was just tagging along with the 'bullies', but i was never one). how ate gigi's 'sadista' method worked on us. ccp days. ballet camps (one was even held as far as baguio), ballet workshops, bloody rehearsals (literally speaking, i broke a toe nail one time during a practice). my first take of alcohol was with this girls, the biggest bottle of gilbey's - and my first time to get wasted (i remember june panicking when i threw up outside the studio. she even had to drag me to her brother's car to take me home). my first take of porno films was with them, too.

when summer of '96 was about to end, and in time for me to get in to college, i wished that i'd be 16 forever, so i could be with them always. ang babaw, pero i really wished for it. i still joined (danced) the next summer recital, in 1997, and that was my last. the next years after that, i still joined the recitals, but i only 'worked' backstage, assisting.



our before and after photos. missing in the after photos are; hannah, janice and athena. the before photo was taken at the ccp's main theater (tanghalang nicanor abelardo if i remember it right). our dance here was entitled 'vivaldi'



after our 'pictorial', jelly said she wanted to have some halo-halo, so off we went to chowking. we stayed there until chowking staffs are already piling up the tables and chairs for closing (which is about 11pm). we bought diapers first for june's baby at the nearby pharmacy before they took me home.