I can't believe it's been a year already since dad passed. Five years since my lola left. Twenty two years since my dad passed. I named this blog A Thousand Wind because I remember very vaguely, one fine spring day in Japan, maybe 15 or so years ago, my father sung this song in the car and she asked my sisters what the song meant to them, then he went on explaining, he said that when they (parents) die, they'd be watching us all from the heavens. Fast forward when we moved permanently here in the Philippines, he brought the CD here from Japan, well maybe mom did but yeah he would constantly play the CD in the car and one time when this song played, he asked us again if we remember what the song meant. I will never forget what he thought the song meant. But yeah he explained it again. Oh memories. 

I wasn't supposed to join the group because of work and will just go the next day with my sister but for some reason, I felt the urge to just ask my bosses that I will not be around the next day and very thankfully, they understood. And so I was able to go with them. It's just a very solemn day and we all prayed for a while and yeah I was very emotional there for a while. 

We went straight to Banawe to get together and yeah it was awesome.  Also, this institution be not wasting space because you know, I find it odd that the protocol says one seat apart or whatever. I mean, why can't it be like, one household per table or whatnot, I mean, we can all stop pretending, just cut the BS you know. We are not in Hong Kong where a stranger can just randomly invade your space in a restaurant. Just stick to that one meter apart in public transport which by the way, isn't always the case. I rode a jeepney that has the plastic cover space separator thingy that can only probably fit a Victoria Secret model it looks like. So we were all squished there like we normally would pre-COVID-19. AND! NO ONE EXCEPT ME WEARS THE FACE SHIELD INSIDE THE JEEPNEY NOWADAYS. JOKE IS ON YOU IATF. ANYWAY. 

Our titas and titos from Cavite joined us as well and I very rarely get to see them so I guess that's also one of the reasons I decided to just get the day off. FAMILY FIRST.

We ate a place called Fantastic Baka and it was actually good. Well we went there partly because when we asked around the week before, they were the only one who would let in a 2 year old so yeah. Thank you! 

First platter. I would never be a vegetarian I guess. If ever I will be, because we don't predict future here (anymore), I guess it will just be a phase of my mid-life crisis or who knows.  

I didn't really like most of their side dishes but the kimchi was phenom! That's all. The jjapchae was also very good! Okay the macaroni was low key good too! Anyway, the others not so much. Also, I think their pork was generally better than their beef. That's all guys!