'Talk of yesterday,
party of today'

To rekindle talk of good old times, of the frivolities of our youth, when life was simple and fun, haciendera Inday Maitos Aldeguer wined and dined long time Bais residents -- now Madrid populace Jaime and Luisa Yoldi Domingo, formerly from Bacolod Eduardo and Pilar Yoldi Bonnin, Merche Berricano and Maria Jesus Fernandez -- in her well-kept manor in Hacienda Nuestra Señora del Pilar.

Joining the sometime social and oftentimes political chit-chat were ever-charming sisters Nena and Anna Maria Gonzalvez, Señora Nena Aldeguer, Chiqui and Marissa Yoldi and "moi".

The intimate groupie lauded Inday Maitos' home cooking of cool shrimp and cucumber salad, roast pork with mushroom gravy, baked fish in black bean sauce, fresh lumpia ubod, and lechon cooked in her back yard, and sinful mini cakes for the sweet toothed. All this vittles were downed by choice Spanish red wine and good old favorite San Mig lights. "Hurry back!" was the parting words of the convivial crowd.

The Tanjay City annual fiesta celebration is always a blazing time of the year in these parts of NegOr. This year was extra special with events like the motocross graced by Gov. Mark Lapid, the Search for Tanjay epitome of beauty lass, this year made extra special with the presence of glamorous villainess in the popular teleserie "Bituin Walang Ningning," Angelika de la Cruz, the Saulog Dance Festival, and the phenomenally successful staging by impresario Tyrone Tejam and his man friday Jayson Bayona of the "Bamboo" Concert at the Salma Auditorium which was filled to the rafters with humanity from all walks of life.

The band was composed of lead singer Francis "Bamboo" Mañalac, Ira Cruz (guitar), Nathan Azarcon (base) and Vic Mercado (drums) emerged as the most decorated band at the recently concluded MTV 19th Awit Awards among their peers - collecting five awards in various major categories. Frankly dahlings, (call me jaded), but I didn't understand the lyrics that the handsome Bamboo was belting out. It must have been good 'cause the multitudes "ate every vowel and syllable with a passion." His musical energy, rage and anger drove them to near nirvana. His antics on stage, "jumping, bopping of head in wild frenzy and throwing of mike stand" is a far cry from the real persona which we had the opportunity to meet pre-show. Bamboo is a gentleman in every sense of the word.

Amiable to a tee! Oh well, ask me if I'll go and see them in concert again….I'll probably say yes, they were amusing. The "elixir of youth" is always refreshing.

And that my dears was my week of contrasts, how was yours? . . . NOUS!