Monday, May 16, 2005
Debut Time
Last Saturday, I went to Gail's debut. As expected, it was fun to see my old high school buddies after a long hiatus. Supposedly, I wasn't going to attend because my parents want me to go with them to Cavite to watch F.E. 79's Let's Take a Break but after much discerning, I decided that I need to make up for lost time. I needed to be with my friends. Thus, I chose to stay home alone while I wait for Gail's debut.
Being home alone with a debut hours away can be quite problematic. Firstly, who would cook your lunch? In my case, I helped myself to a loaf of bread and a can of pork and beans. It was fairly easy but a little messy. Next, dilemma is finding something to wear. since the debut's motiff is lavender (and guys don't usually have lavender long sleeves), I went to SM Southmall to buy something to wear. Armed with only 500 bucks (from my Mom) and a few hundreds (from my savings), I scoured the mall for a cheap yet fashionable long sleeve, and find it I did.
The third dilemma is the gift or in my case, the gift wrapping. Not having any proficiency in wrapping gifts, I opted to but a small (but classy) paper bag for my gift in the National Book Store. The greatest hurdle of this dilemma is that I had to spend 20 minutes in the cashier's line. There was simply too many people buying school supplies.
The next hurdle was preparing the newly bought long sleeves. This was a little problematic since I didn't want it to smell like I just bought it plus, I needed to remove all the creases that were formed. It's a good thing that I'm an already proficient and experienced in ironing clothes. I also found out that a generous amount of cologne can remove that out-of-the-package smell.
The last and most imminent problem was how to go to Las Palmas Hotel with only a hundred bucks in my pocket. The only solution was to commute. No, taking a cab is not commuting. Taking a cab is in fact, against my principles. Besides, a hundred bucks won't get me anywhere near Manila. So, I opted to ride an FX with a crazy old driver (he talks to himself a lot and he stops at ALL the people in the sidewalk, only to be angry when he finds out that they are not looking for an FX).
Lesson learned: always have somebody around to help you when you are going to a debut. You may need someone to spare you a few extra dough for a taxi ride or for a more expensive dress/long-sleeves. Oh well, I'm not really a fan of debuts and if I were to decide, I'd rather have an informal party. Nonetheless, Gail's debut was still loaded with fun!
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