Pasalubong

Marlon arrived last night from Manila! Happiness :)

I surprised him at the door with a big, cheery bunch of blush-colored gerberas from the Tanjong Pagar market. As I was arranging the flowers in the recycled wine bottles we use as vases, he turned to me all pleased and googly-eyed and said: "This is the first time a girl has ever given me flowers! I love it! Thank you!"

I replied: "Well, this is the first time a guy has ever given me a box of Century Tuna Spanish Style, Lucky Me Pancit Canton Chilimansi, Purefoods Sisig, half a dozen Pan de Manila, a gallon tin of home-baked chocolate chip cookies, half a kilo of coffee beans and mini cinnamon rolls from Bag of Beans. So I guess we're even!"