Post Dinagyang

Dinagyang is finally over amd you might be wondering why I haven't written any about it here on my page. Well, that's because this year's Dinagyang has a more...let's say....emotional effect on me and I'd rather prefer not to discuss it here.

There were 17 tribes who vied for the most coveted title as a Grand Champion. In the end it was Tribu Paghidaet (Peace) who bagged the title and who will represent the city in the upcoming Aliwan Festival.

Party-wise, I had some fun but wasn't able to party that hard. Unlike most Dinagyang where I you can almost see me on every event (not to mention that I come home almost always late), this year's celebration (for me at least) was one of the mellowest. For starters, I wasn't able to witness the first day of the Fireworks Display. I had to travel to the North for a planned vigil. Ice's mom died couple of days before her birthday and as her closest friend I traded a night of fun and excitement for some prayers and some chat with high school friends. Saturday night was fun. We watched 10 shooters from Bulacan, Mindanao, Iloilo, and Dumaguete as they painted the night sky with magnificent fireworks. We headed to Smallville after that, had some coffee, saw some familiar faces, and finally decided to drop by a concert on the Boardwalk. We all went home before midnight after that.

Dinagyang day was a fun day. People are all in a merry mood. It made me think if there'll be parties and beers all day then world peace will be an arm away from being fulfilled. We had a VIP seat on the 2nd judging area(fronting the old capitol)....thanks to Tita Moms! We sat there with some local and national big wigs such as Bayani Fernando (speculations are spreading that he'll be running for presidency), Senator Migs Zubiri, Senator Bong Revilla (one of those TV personality-turned-politicians), the Governor and his family. It wasn't a wise choice for a seat though. Strategically, it is a nice and comfy place to watch all the tribe strut their stuff but it was like an undiscovered war zone. If there was some sort of an assassination plot on any of those seated there, I might be one of those unlucky bystander and unwilling recipient of those extra bullets or who knows maybe a few shrapnels from a home-made bomb. But I was glad that the whole thing ended up peacefully and hey....I get to go home unharmed!

I spent the Dinagyang night with Eah. We had dinner with some college friends before she and Tita Flor and Tito Jing go back home to LA. She had this explosive news....she's preggers!!!!! She and Jude just tied the knot. Now, they're a family!

So, that basically all of it! Nothing fancy. Nothing extraordinary.

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