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from your Club Secretary |
In my 1,006 days of marriage, I have not
encountered a 'Family Reunion' with Becky's side
of the family. I'm pretty sure that I have seen
my MIL (mother-in-law) less than 10 times
(including the wedding day) since I got married.
Don't get me wrong. I have nothing against her
and she has nothing against me…at least not
anymore (she was still wondering what Becky sees
in me). But it seems their 'Family Reunion' went
on a decline the day Becky's dad passed away
until this past weekend. I didn't mind when Becky
told me about until I found out that it was this
past weekend that happens to coincide the Ryder
Cup. On the other hand, I was looking forward to
it because it would give me an excuse to avoid
playing golf with The Mad Man, Tuition Time and
What did you Say. I have lost a bundle to these
three ruthless morons.
The venue. Tagaytay Highlands.
I was at Highlands on Friday afternoon. Too eager
to begin the weekend? It was more like I was in
the area already as I was at Sherwood Golf Club
playing for Highlands in the Federation League
against Alabang GCC. I was paired with Luther in
the Best Ball format. After two hours and fifteen
minutes, the match ended as Luther's putt slide
past the hole. The score? 8 & 7. It was a
massacre. We were match up against a single
handicapper…actually he was not a single
handicapper anymore since his index is a '0'.
What a way to start a weekend.
Most of the family got up to Highlands on late
Saturday afternoon. After settling down and
dinner, everyone decides to go down to the Sport
Center to play bowling. Not wanting to affect by
golf game, I elected to read (Golf Digest) while
they played bowling. Hey! At least I was there!
When we got back to Belleview, the last group
arrived from Manila. By then, everyone was
excited to see each other. It was hilarious and
crowded (there were 19 of us). We had the
opportunity to celebrate the Moon Cake Festival
as well. Each family had the chance to claim the
P5T Grand Prize except for Becky and I. Bad Omen?
No Way! Obelix is truly coming!….soon
hopefully!
By the time we finish playing, it was past 1am
and many are pretty tired. After coercing my
nephews for a round of Pusoy dos, I was able to
make P500. By then, I declared I was tired. It
was almost 3am and I had to wake up in three
hours to play golf with my BIL (brother-in-law)
BIL is a cool guy. He has a Porsche and he put it
under my name but up to now, I hadn't had the
chance to drive it yet…in fact, I hadn't had
the chance to sit on it yet. But, it's under my
name. BIL took up golf 3 months ago and he's so
much into it. He hasn't broke the century mark
yet but after the round, it looks like soon. His
son, who also joins us, has an extremely powerful
swing. Unfortunately, he tends to 'shank' the
ball as much as Coch makes fun of me. My nephew
still has a long way to go. He shot two-over the
PAR course of Highlands….in the front 9. I
think I just found a rival of Rene Narciso.
When we got back to Belleview, most were packed
up and ready to get back to Manila. After a group
family picture, they left for Manila while we
stayed behind to clean up…well, it was more
like we waited for the maid to finish cleaning up
the place.
There are discussions when the next 'Family
Reunion' will be. I suggested that we have it at
the next Ryder Cup weekend. Not a bad idea!
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