Bing's Despedida, March 2006

My sister has finally taken a big step in her life. She has started her life to join her husband in Brisbane, Australia. I posted pictures of her wedding in Brisbane when I started this blog. In between that time, she went back to Manila so that she can apply for her visa to migrate to Australia. She finally got her visa last December just at the time when I went back home to visit. Because of her commitments with her employers, it took her till March to make the move. I am sure Sonny, her husband is just too happy that she is finally moving to join him in Brisbane. Here are some pictures of what we did on her last days in Manila.

One evening we met up with some of her friends. They actually met in as seminar called "Life Dynamics" and through the years developed a close bond and friendship. That evening they remembered the fun times that they had. They also remembered those of their group who already passed away.







We had a hectic morning and I will not go to the details. We finally had lunch in a mediterranean food in the Fort. It was a pity that we had to rush.


The reason for the rush was because we had to meet up with our aunt, Tita Nena and our cousin Marilou. Both Bing and I have not seen them for ages. But they live somewhere in Quezon City. We made an appointment to meet at 2:30pm. We ended up seeing each other by 5:30pm. Meantime Bing was being feted by our maternal cousins in Makati so the best option was for us to invite them to come along with us and meet up with our other cousins at a chinese restaurant in the Glorietta in Ayala.








After all the things had been cleared out of Bing's apartment as the truck that was leaving for Pampanga was being filled up, I took this photo of Bing with our nephew Raymond beside the street sign to remind them of the last few years they had spend in Javalera street. That night, I left for Bangkok, but not after I had finished sorting through my things and papers and deciding what to keep, to throw away, to bring back with me to Bangkok or leave behind.



We had been keeping close touch with each other. Bing is finally with Sonny. She is bonding with Tita Nena, her mother in law. She is preparing for her practical exams so that she can get her drivers license. She is also studying so that she can get her Real Estate license. Best of all she already has a job and is once again ready to pursue her dreams. Good Luck Bing!