...And as I type this, my father is giving the karaoke system another try..."Rhinestone Cowboy"... Hmmm...
Also, the party my mom held for her employees has just wound down. It seemed to be a pretty good party when I came in, and my mom received a new brief case from her kitchen staff. -She's had her current-now-old briefcase for 20 years! One of her employees remarked that she had seen her with the same bag since the day he started working with her!
..."I Never Promised You A Rose Garden"...
And then there's the food... THE FOOD! It does look like people ate a lot, but my mom also seemed to make a lot. When I prepared a plate for myself
..."On the Street Where You Live"...
there was at least four dozen
lumpia left - DR Jed, I would ship them to you if I knew they would make it through the mail; two racks of barbecued ribs; two 8-quart pots of
pancit (Filipino noodles, vegetable and meat); three whole fried fish; four dozen chilled jumbo shrimp; one fruit/cake pastry; two plates of sticky rice desserts; three gallons worth of
ginitan (the Filipino dessert stew); three bowls of assorted fruit (persimmon, pineapple, mango and grapes); etc. etc., etc...
...."O, Little Town of Bethlehem"....
I could hear my mom begging her employees to take home plates of food with them.
....OHHH!!!! That fanfare is the sound that accompanies the "score" on the karaoke machine - I guess it gauges your accuracy.
..."God Rest, Ye, Merry Gentlemen"...
...And the hit parade goes on and on...
