The Rabbit and The Wolf

It was the strangest, saddest date I’ve ever seen.
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Continue Reading 57 comments February 25th, 2010

Happiness Comes in Little Boxes (Part 2)

Er, Veritas? Don’t you want to open the rest of the gifts?
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Continue Reading 35 comments February 15th, 2010

Happiness Comes in Little Boxes (Part 1)

I wouldn’t have missed your Jollibee party for the world, Uno; I even had a new dress made, see? But Manx said the Red Lobo is going to be there and -
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Continue Reading 29 comments February 12th, 2010

A Most Extraordinary Jollibee Party (Part 1)

When Joey asked Gabie if she’s coming to my party, Gabie replied, “Of course! I’m not about to miss the Jollibee Party of the Century!”

The Jollibee Hall was decked out when we arrived. A huge Jollitown banner greeted me a Happy Birthday. The balloons were black and red as requested. Party hats and loot bags were laid out on the tables. As Rey and Derrick set up the Mistula banners, the Jollibee crew ran Joey through the evening’s programme. The party will begin with a birthday song, and upon the host’s signal, the celebrant will walk in and –

“Wait,” said Joey, Mistula roadie and now party organizer, “The birthday celebrant can’t walk.”

“Oh,” said the host, apologetically, “Is he-“”

“He’s a doll.”

The party host laughed, and then realized, a little too late, that Joey was not joking. He glanced nervously at the guests: mostly adults in black, carrying dolls. “Seriously?”

Joey pointed at me, sitting at the table. “That’s our birthday boy.”

“Oh!” he said, and, “Oh. So that’s Uno? Wow. This is a first.”

Joey grinned. Behind her, Rey and Derrick deliberated where to put Manx’s banner.

“Well,” the host coughed. “I’m sure we can adjust the programme. Any more… things I should know?”

Joey gave him a reassuring pat on the back. “Just be ready for anything.”
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Continue Reading 42 comments January 26th, 2010

Happy Surprises

Last Thursday, December 3, was my birthday. Heartfelt thanks to Jie and Tin who remembered and reminded Joey to greet me. I did notice the lack of Joey’s traditional birthday tributes where she reminisces how she fell in love with Volks SD13 Shiro Tachibana – but got me instead, as if I forced myself into her life. Thank you, Joey. Know that if not for me, you won’t have as many friends, you ingrate.

She did take me to Italianni’s to chaperone Lobo who’s meeting Ichigo after her fabulous makeover in Singapore. The only thing I had to look forward to was Lobo turning werewolf and devouring more than pasta. People from the next table did come over to gape at us, but that’s normal; it always happens whenever we’re in a public place. It was just another ordinary Thursday.

Or so I thought.

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Continue Reading 54 comments December 6th, 2009