Last Saturday, October 8, my gorgeous HS classmate Ferica celebrated her debut at C3 Events Place in Greenhills. To begin with, Gox and I met up at Mcdo Taft at around 6 PM where we waited for her dad to pick us up. When it finally arrived, the two of us fixed ourselves up and did our makeup. After a litany of directions on how to get to the place itself and getting stuck in the traffic, we finally arrived at around 7:45 PM. As soon as we got out of the car, we were greeted by our batchmates and the IV-3 girls with compliments about how my dress looked amazing and how much weight I’ve lost the past year. As for the wacky Iya, she teased me about attending the debut in St. Peter’s because of my black dress. Haha! For the first time since graduation last March, I got to see my GS friend Cellia! We spent minutes talking about her One Direction fandom, my college life, and everything revolving our silly lives while waiting for the program to begin.
The party began at around 8:20 PM. We watched a video slideshow of photos from the debutante as a baby to the present. We were in awe when outtakes from her debut photoshoot were presented because it looked like a real magazine photoshoot from Vogue. I wonder when can I come up with something as breathtaking as this. So after the video, Ferica came out in her astonishing purple dress to the tune of Fergie’s “Glamourous”. From that moment, we finally got the idea why we were forbidden to wear anything pink or purple. Several minutes after that, we had a dinner of garden salad, penne pasta in tomato sauce, paella (my favorite from the event), roasted chicken, and creme brulee! I wanted to get more of the penne and paella but I was kind of embarrassed since there were lots of guests in attendance. Despite having one serving each only, I was able to satisfy my cravings. During the dinner, all of us invaded the photobooth.
the debutante in her spanking pink dress
Outtake from the AVP featuring her debut photoshoot
We were then treated to a surprise number by no other than the “Christmas in Our Hearts” hitmaker himself, Jose Mari Chan! It was interesting to know that Jose Mari is her godfather even though she never mentioned anything about him back in our HS days. Anyhow, his voice was very pleasant and sounded as amazing as it is on record. The 18 Roses part made many of us guests tear up because all of the men in her life danced with her. Suddenly, in the middle of her dance with her dad, they performed to Barbie Girl! Seeing the father-daughter tandem made me miss my dad and our hilarious moments together ♥
What’s with a party without the upbeat stereo, the camera flashes, and dancing until the break of dawn? That’s right! All of us spent the whole night breaking out in the dance floor while everyone took pictures of those delirious moments. After about an hour and a half of dancing and music, the party officially ended at 12:30 AM. We spent the rest of the night chatting with our old classmates and our newfound Thomasian friends. We had bonding time at Mcdo Greenhills right after and eventually Alecs’ parents brought Gox, Ja, and I home. When I got home, I immediately uploaded the photos. Surprisingly, I got bombarded with 4 friend requests and 57 notifications on Facebook roughly ten hours after the party.
Don’t stop make it pop, DJ blow my speakers up
Thank you IV-3, batchmates, UST friends, and of course the debutante herself for an ecstatic and unforgettable night! Looking forward to the next birthday celebrations with my HS friends ♥
***Photos from Aly, Erika and yours truly :)
