luncheon meeting with PBOZ

i met up with some brides and soon-to-be brides who were also bound for australia. actually, it was the group's second meeting. our initial get-together was held last january 26, just before pam left for oz. today was the egroup's first official meeting. there were eight of us (trina, mik, macky, ethel, bevs, ela, minnie and me). quite a large number since i was only expecting around five people to show up.

it was great meeting them and knowing that i wasn't alone in going through all that migration stuff.

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speaking of migration, i was supposed to be with ethel and macky during the info session held at the australian embassy for migrant applicants. notice i used the words "supposed to be." obviously, i didn't get to join them. i was really running late for that appointment because i had to help out my younger brother dave with his project at school. imagine making a mold of his face using plaster of paris bandages. that took me an hour. then i had to rush and take a bath, which took me another 30 minutes. to make matters worst, i had trouble getting a ride to makati. traffic was terrible along ayala avenue. and to top it all off, the security guard/receptionist told me i wasn't on the list when i got to RCBC plaza. geez! how's that for bad luck?!

oh well... i guess my only consolation was ethel's reassurance that i didn't miss anything much since most of what they discussed during the session can all be found on the internet. sigh! there goes my 70 bucks... oh, and did i mention the blisters on my poor feet? damn those sandals!