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Batch63 swashbuckler Freddie Muniz is heading back to Florida. Apart from having this opportunity to now see his family again after 4 years, Freddie plans to have medical consultations in the USA. We were surprised to hear that Freddie has had a couple of minor health setbacks recently. With the topic of health on the table, the talk drifted to the possibility of angioplasty. it's good to know that angioplasty procedure is quite routine nowadays (in case Freddie needs it). Among Batch63 guys, those who had their heart arteries already fortified with stent include Ed Oleta, Mari Vargas and recently, Steve Hontiveros.
When Fred's buddy Bert Saenz heard about his plans to leave the country, he would not settle for a simple goodbye and said that there should be a grand, wet( libation?) despedida. So Bert sent out his tickler text to the group and the Treehouse Bar at Dian St. (Makati) came alive with Batch63 guys once more yesterday (Monday). For the information of teetotalers in the Batch, the Treehouse is one of the hangouts of Batch63 (that was introduced by Polding Arnaiz). Polding is so popular there that his name is now immortalized in the resto's pulutan menu: Polding's Kilawin.
Apart from Batch63's Dirty Dozen that include Ed Oleta, Tony Estonina, Vince Misa and Oni Mayo, unusual faces graced the occasion. Elusive artist Melo Prats was there. Batch64's Bobong Velez (Chair of the DLS Homecoming event next year) heard about the affair from Vince and he showed up if only to invite the gang to the Homecoming Cocktails in Mezze (Bobong's resto) on Thursday. Apart from Bert and Polding, naturally, Batch63's conio boys Raffy Villareal, Doug Marcaida and friend Frank Casal were present. As the liquor flowed, we remembered Tonichi Grey and Nilo Villanueva who would surely participate in this affair had they been in town.
One character who was absent was Jack Arellano. Freddie said that Jack is now sending him good decent Email. Hearing that, Bert and I did a double take. Apparently, Jack was forewarned by Freddie to desist from sending him X-mail so Jack merely delisted him from his Dirty Dozen roster. Bert actually cited Jack's improving Spanish in Jack's recent Kapihan text to the group. Jack's arch-enemy Polding Arnaiz wasn't impressed. He said there were horrible lapses in basic tense, gender and plural forms. But then I can almost hear Jack saying: "The problem with you, Polding is that you do not speak Royal Court Spanish! You are hoi polloi!" Oh well, bien viaje a nuestro amigo Alfredo, y regresar a Filipinas pronto.
Batch63 swashbuckler Freddie Muniz is heading back to Florida. Apart from having this opportunity to now see his family again after 4 years, Freddie plans to have medical consultations in the USA. We were surprised to hear that Freddie has had a couple of minor health setbacks recently. With the topic of health on the table, the talk drifted to the possibility of angioplasty. it's good to know that angioplasty procedure is quite routine nowadays (in case Freddie needs it). Among Batch63 guys, those who had their heart arteries already fortified with stent include Ed Oleta, Mari Vargas and recently, Steve Hontiveros.
When Fred's buddy Bert Saenz heard about his plans to leave the country, he would not settle for a simple goodbye and said that there should be a grand, wet( libation?) despedida. So Bert sent out his tickler text to the group and the Treehouse Bar at Dian St. (Makati) came alive with Batch63 guys once more yesterday (Monday). For the information of teetotalers in the Batch, the Treehouse is one of the hangouts of Batch63 (that was introduced by Polding Arnaiz). Polding is so popular there that his name is now immortalized in the resto's pulutan menu: Polding's Kilawin.Apart from Batch63's Dirty Dozen that include Ed Oleta, Tony Estonina, Vince Misa and Oni Mayo, unusual faces graced the occasion. Elusive artist Melo Prats was there. Batch64's Bobong Velez (Chair of the DLS Homecoming event next year) heard about the affair from Vince and he showed up if only to invite the gang to the Homecoming Cocktails in Mezze (Bobong's resto) on Thursday. Apart from Bert and Polding, naturally, Batch63's conio boys Raffy Villareal, Doug Marcaida and friend Frank Casal were present. As the liquor flowed, we remembered Tonichi Grey and Nilo Villanueva who would surely participate in this affair had they been in town.
One character who was absent was Jack Arellano. Freddie said that Jack is now sending him good decent Email. Hearing that, Bert and I did a double take. Apparently, Jack was forewarned by Freddie to desist from sending him X-mail so Jack merely delisted him from his Dirty Dozen roster. Bert actually cited Jack's improving Spanish in Jack's recent Kapihan text to the group. Jack's arch-enemy Polding Arnaiz wasn't impressed. He said there were horrible lapses in basic tense, gender and plural forms. But then I can almost hear Jack saying: "The problem with you, Polding is that you do not speak Royal Court Spanish! You are hoi polloi!" Oh well, bien viaje a nuestro amigo Alfredo, y regresar a Filipinas pronto.
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