THE DAY OF the party at the Ausejo residence came. And since I had nothing to do at home, I went with Nanay Maria to prepare. We had a few ladies with us to help with the slicing, and one was just cooking. I met two helpers Wendy and Jean. The cook is quite old and was called Aling Coring. Honestly, I was useless in the kitchen.
I was just a decoration for them. I have never been to the kitchen side of the palace unless I had to sneak in for ice cream that I know my mother would have forbidden me from eating. It makes you gain weight, and no matter how much I explain to her that I won't gain weight, she doesn't want to believe me. Ice cream was almost forbidden. I can only eat ice cream once a month.
"Dear, what are you thinking? You've been staring at carrots for forever," Nanay Maria s
