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n. babaeng nangangarir (as defined by will, insisting that he is one)




starbucks to me is more than just frappuccinos and belgian waffles. it is a place where i could say i had some of my best conversations. may it be with friends, roommates, batchmates, or officemates. may it be in katipunan, greenbelt or eastwood.

and as expected, starbucks never failed to serve its purpose during my last visit.

SETTING: Starbucks G4 balcony overlooking the Ayala center

CAST OF CHARACTERS:
Mommy Shawie - the only soul among the group who is settled in marriage. who sees her husband only during weekends

Pria - Jasmine Trias look-alike, i mean, the prettier version of Jasmine, and who has a to-die for american accent

Maebe - the first-lady to the congressman.. ooopps,put it as the second lady to the congressman, and i'm not sure if the congressman knows about this

Aby - the pretty little girl and her big mouth with her never-ending stories about her college friends and a drama class she had.

Leslie - that's me! the ever-reliable and awesome, beauty and brains training assistant (what?!? this is my blog ryt?)

Will - a half-filipino, half- filipina, self-confessed goddess


during the last day of training, the whole of batch 18 decided to go out and unwind a bit after 2 weeks of pressure in HOT unit. i, being their "perpetual help" in HOT unit since they were left only under my care with no trainer, agreed that it is high time for me to go out as well. the past week was deadly - pressures from work, family responsibilities, disappointments, endless contemplations and a beauty pageant.

unfortunately, not all was able to go. and abe had to leave early as i literally forced him to render EH (extra hours of work)for that nyt. so we said our goodbyes to him while i digged into mommy shawie's plate for some sisig from Dencio's. (grabe, ang sarap ng sisig na ito!)

and then, starbucks got into the picture. i know i should be going home at that point as the next day will be a long trip to the province. but then, it's not everyday that you take a sip of your coffee with model-looking individuals ( hmmm.. will, your eyes!). and it's not everyday that you get to see robin padilla and rhoderick paulate.. hehe.. especially rhoderick!=)

and so the meaty conversations begun. evryone started to open up about their own life which i would say i enjoyed a lot, leaving me with another set of life's great lessons. for the past three weeks in training i tried to put up a very professional facade in front of them. but my attempts failed. as i started to discovered the beauty in each personality. and so i would say i went out not with my trainees but with a bunch of friends...