Eversince I can remember, Sunday lunches in my lola's house has been immortalized. We are 14 grandchildren on my father's side. 4 great-grandchildren. 6 of the 14 live abroad. 3 of the 4 live abroad too. Most cousin do not come for lunch anymore or only on special occasions. Now, it's only a bunch of us here. It's mostly my titas who are the kids of my lola, my dad, my brother, Luis, and I. Then there are 2 titas, 1 tito, and 1 cousin who live there. Another aunt who lives there too. It's still nice but now I join the adults table which used a to a big no no for us when we were growing up. It's very casual now that I wouldn't be surprised if I we start eating with paper plates and plastic utensils and paper napkins hoarded from daily trips to Starbucks. Having lunch in my lolas house was always a great feast now it has become like daily household menu. Of course I do not mind. It's just the grandeur of it all has been diminished through the years. In fact at one time or another, it was not compulsory anymore. Oh well. Sunday, July 31, 2005
Sunday Lunches
Eversince I can remember, Sunday lunches in my lola's house has been immortalized. We are 14 grandchildren on my father's side. 4 great-grandchildren. 6 of the 14 live abroad. 3 of the 4 live abroad too. Most cousin do not come for lunch anymore or only on special occasions. Now, it's only a bunch of us here. It's mostly my titas who are the kids of my lola, my dad, my brother, Luis, and I. Then there are 2 titas, 1 tito, and 1 cousin who live there. Another aunt who lives there too. It's still nice but now I join the adults table which used a to a big no no for us when we were growing up. It's very casual now that I wouldn't be surprised if I we start eating with paper plates and plastic utensils and paper napkins hoarded from daily trips to Starbucks. Having lunch in my lolas house was always a great feast now it has become like daily household menu. Of course I do not mind. It's just the grandeur of it all has been diminished through the years. In fact at one time or another, it was not compulsory anymore. Oh well. 
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we also used to have weekly family reunions at my paternal grandparents' place. every family would bring a viand; there were times when there would be three pancits for lunch.
all the kids would play in their big front lawn while the dads played majhong and the moms gossiped.
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