Weekend in Retrospect

Friday, Saturday, Sunday... 3 days of non-stop wander, the rover in me was put to test and I survived. I wandered with friends the first 2 days in this and Sunday was spent with hubby.

What surmised in the feat:

Friday, Aug. 20-- By afternoon, I went to my old office and met my friend who was having a birthday. We decided to go to a nearby coffee shop and frittered with stories like the way we used to do. Other friends joined us too. Happy birthday G... went home before 8pm to catch up on business.

it was a holiday but this group was working, found them at the office and they joined us later at Blugre

obviously, they aren't my friends for nothing-- we share the same goofiness, but these 2 are the best goofs in town. lol... Walter and G in here.

Saturday, Aug 21-- Typically, I do not celebrate with the city's festivities. I have sort of ignored it in the past few years even when I am in Davao. I went to the streets to watch the cultural street performances. It was a coming together of many ethnic groups in Davao and neighboring towns. I decided to take a look at the crowd. Actually, I was only there for my friends. I happened to bump into old colleagues, and a few church mates. I got a right to know my culture and the people that I live with in my city. That's it. So here are some shots for that:

in the streets of Davao, posed with a girl performer

with friends at the agro fair, munching on corn cob since we got hungry

stopped by a cake house for some coffee and cake.

G, Nessy, Q and Christine

Sunday, Aug 22-- Of all days, the car broke down again. So Hubby and me went commuting to the city. We had to come to Mama's house and get our lunch there as we do every Sunday. We took the jeepney to downtown, then dropped by Trading Boulevard to pick a taxi to take us to Mama's. Ah, there were a lot of angry people we met, it seems. People in the jeepney were engaged in some sort of mad talk. The taxi driver was also one abrasive kind of old man, very irate at the slighest provocation by a commuter. I think he had much angst with the way he talked. I shivered and wanted to crack his head. Sorry-- but we chose to enjoy the ride.

Then I devised something to make this a day that's out of the ordinary. After we left from lunch, I took my Hubby to a ride on the tricycle and the trisikad.

Andddd... it really turned out to be fun! I told Eddie, I want to give him a great time today, since we were out on the commute, we should discover the nooks and other corners of the city. He was always behind the wheel driving the pickup so there's no way he could see some parts of the city. His usual route was work, home, church, mall. We boarded a trisikad to Chimes, and checked out the stores. He bought a shirt with a patriotic message. Then we went for coffee before we headed home.

shirt printed with "The Filipino is worth dying for." by Ninoy Aquino, father of our new 2010 Philippine President, PNoy.

coffee time with Hubby, hmm he was smiling a lot!

headache lurking behind that smile, still battling with Flu, sorry...

By 5:55 pm, we picked our rackets and played badminton at the road in front of our house. We did 1 hour of play then, I cooked, we ate dinner of fried pork and a bowl of shrimp in sauteed garlic. Hubby was content and thanked me for a simple yet great dinner.

Not a typical weekend, definitely. We missed church but realized that God has been giving us great blessings and that we sometimes fail to appreciate it. I just hope our church colleagues don't end up knocking on my door and ask us why we weren't seen in church for 2 Sundays already. We were quite under the weather the past week and decided that we need to rest for the weekend. Church is some 20 kilometers away.

Sometimes we go through things we cannot have control of. Nevertheless, God is in control and He knows that our hearts as a couple always look to Him for guidance.

I met my friends, discovered my city and somehow, got a glimpse of the varied cultures that are in Mindanao. And most of all, I have concluded-- through all the things that happened this weekend, God must truly, deeply love me. He is patient and has given me wisdom, strength and the eyes to see Him everywhere.

At Aug 22, 11:53 p.m. I guess it's time to greet the forthcoming week... Hola Monday, be very good to me huh?