Seksi Does Dubai

Among the Petroleum Buddies, Liberty (aka Libay/Leevhi) left British Gas and migrated to Australia last March 2007 with her family. Latest news about her is that she just gave birth to a bouncing baby boy.

Last Monday, another PB dropped a bomb to the group. Aileen, (aka Seksi) with her son, Rajo, is leaving Pilipinas Shell and moving to the City of Gold to follow her husband, Chris. Come next week, both of them will be in Dubai to start a new life in new surroundings and of course with a new set of friends.

Upon hearing the news, Arvin sent a very alarming email that prompted the gathering of PBs. Lucky for me; I’m in Manila and was able to join the email thread. Whew!

Aileen chose Chili’s Bar and Grill located at Greenbelt 1 for dinner last Wednesday. The restaurant is a special place for all of us. Why? Ever since we’ve been friends in 2004, we’ve been having all our chikahan in the said place. We love almost all the varieties, from sandwiches, soups and salads and all down to dessert – name it, we love them all. Oops, I almost forgot, the Frozen Strawberry Margaritas! Woo Hoo!


Dinner was short but very fruitful for all the PBs. The special screening of Stardust was also scheduled that same night and some already have tickets for the show. We only stayed for a little over an hour and parted ways. Yes, I shed a few tears during the group hug. Kasi naman!

What will Seksi miss? Of course, the lunch outs, the movie dates, the overtime meriendas and most of all, she’ll definitely miss my chocolate cake and chocolate cupcakes. Teka, Arvin - ubos mo na ba ang isang box? Dahan, dahan lang!

Though it might take a few months or maybe a few years before we can complete all the Petroleum Buddies, we promised ourselves that no boundaries, no such distance can break the bond of friendship. We can always fly to Dubai or go Down Under or maybe they’ll be the one to visit me in the Land of Milk and Honey.

Why not?