Adrienne turns Eighteen

For her 18th birthday, the sweet and lovely Adrienne P. Garrido held a superhero costume-themed party at the Café Orchidia a full-moon ago. Her mother, Evangeline P. Garrido, beaming proudly from the audience, watched her daughter as she walked on the stage with her escort Dean Janssen Chua.

Adrienne had on a sparkling baby pink ball gown adorned with sequins and roses while her escort sported a Superman costume hidden underneath his formal coat and tie attire. Friends and family had a blast whilst listening to the band, whose members were Adrienne’s close friends. Guests had to model their super hero costumes on a ramp that was especially set up for the occasion.

As in all coming out parties, Adrienne too had 18 candles and treasures which carried wishes and gifts for her, as well as 18 roses. Most of Adrienne’s guests were her high school friends and classmates from Velez College, where she is currently a third year Nursing student. Two of her clinical instructors, Mr. Ignacio Borromeo Jr. and Mr. Ian Sucoy, were also present.

Adrienne’s coming out party was definitely a night to remember!

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Hulog ng Langit. I was at a Monterey branch trying to figure out how many pieces of longganisa are we giving to the children for our feeding on Saturday, when a lovely, smartly-dressed young lady, who was standing beside me, started asking how many children are we feeding every week and how long have we been doing this task. After telling her everything, and after closing my order with Monterey, the young lady handed me a P1000 bill. When I asked for her name, she replied, “It’s okay,” but I insisted so we could include her name in our prayers. With a low voice she said, “Dolly.” Judging from her looks, I thought she was Chinese and readily told her, “Chin tau shea.” She answered, “Bayaokin!” It was amazing and I couldn’t believe it. The young lady was truly a hulog ng langit and I thank the good Lord for her.