Videoke is so Pinoy

Filipinos, in general, love to sing. We sing when we’re happy, we sing when we’re sad. We sing if we have a nice voice, we sing even if we’re out-of-tune. We just love to sing for our family and friends. Sometimes, we sing just to hear our voice singing. Haha.

Videoke is a favorite pastime of many Pinoys. In fact, videoke sessions make for a great bonding activity especially when there are food and alcoholic drinks involved. If before, videoke singing could only be done in videoke bars, now it can be done almost anywhere as long as there is a monitor, a microphone and a couple of music CDs/DVDs.

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The Bridal Shower

Last Friday night was a blast. I had my bridal shower in our future house in Bacoor and it was attended by my close friends. We were supposed to hold it in a condotel somewhere in Quezon City but the organizer (my Superfriend Nice) and I had a change of plan a few days before. It was the best decision ever because it turned out to be double the fun.

We ate and drunk and played some parlor games. I also treated my guests to a relaxing massage courtesy of our fave masseuse. While most of my guests went home after the party, around five people stayed and slept over. The next day, it was “chikahan galore” over breakfast and eventually, over light snacks.

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