I did a quick inventory of our food and drink supplies at home, and realized that I needed to go to Belcris, the ultimate budol store for the titos and titas of Dumaguete.
Because it’s the holiday season, I need to prepare for various levels of titos and titas who will drop by the house — at short or long notice.
There are the entry-level titos and titas, who are slowly easing out of the beer and (cheap) rhum-coke era but will still be happy with a P500-bottle of wine. And they can eat as many chips as they can, without suffering.
Then the junior titos and titas– they now have their alcohol, cheese, meat, and dessert of choice. They have no maintenance meds. They can stay up late, and still wake up with great skin (enjoy it while you can, kids).
The junior titas and titos are mostly my former students. I’ve informed them that our tapok will start at 5:30pm so I can be in my pajamas by 11pm. (Manimba pa baya ta ug alas 4 sa buntag for Simbang Gabi.)
Surprisingly, this is the crowd that has the most “I don’t drink” people. So I prepared soft drinks and iced tea for you. Enjoy the sugar.
Then, there are the seasoned (ehem, senior) titas and titos. They are not going to drink whatever the majority is drinking. We’ve earned the right to choose, kids. Some will pick wine. Others will stick with their beer. There will be the whiskey snobs and the brandy snobs. And they also need good coffee or tea.
And the water crowd — those experiencing a mid-life crisis, and leaving early to train for a marathon. Love you all. (Ituloy nyo lang yang kabaliwan na yan.)
Some may be on maintenance meds, so you need to mix the low-sugar, low-fat, low-salt stuff with the “normal” food that some of us can still partake, sans maintenance meds.
There will be salad on the menu. Cheese that I personally like. And meat I personally picked. Dessert will be “This is good. Dili kaayo tam-is.”
Looking forward to slow December nights at home, with the titas and titos of my life.
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