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January 19, 2008

 

 

 

 

Greg '79 and Betanette Pinky Africa treated ten brods and their families to a sumptuous seafood feast at their beautiful home in Severn MD. The event also coincided with Linnea Africa's 11th birthday, Michelle Lim's 6th birthday and Pete and Etao's also. Thank you for your warm hospitality, the great food, the Carlos I and other fine drinks

--- from the email of Rico Imperia '77
 

 

 Seated (l-r): Etao Salcedo, Wilford Lim, Pete Dy

Back: Rico Imperial, Norbi Perrin, Host Greg Africa, Ernie Amparo,

Didin Manahan, Wilie Mejia,  Monty Dionisio,
 
 The Betan Brods.....

Greg's report on the Hapunan:

 

Brods: 

 

Here's the official attendance:

1. Greg Africa '79 + Pinky and Linnea

2. Etao Salcedo '60 + Luz

3. Ernie Amparo '68 + Monica and Elena

4. Monty Dionisio '60 + Steve

5. Rico Imperial '77

6. Pete Dy '64 + Nilda

7. Willie Mejia '73

8. Didin Manahan '84 + Doris, Theo, Andrew and Didrick

9. Norby Perrin '69 + Edna

10. Wilford Lim '80 , BEFAAA prez + Maribel, Melanie and Michelle

 

Folks came in one after another starting at 5:30 PM.  Willie and Monty came from Richmond and Williamsburg, VA, respectively, braving a potential snow event.  Etao and Pete's group came from the Somerset and Jersey City, NJ areas.  Ernie from Alexandria, VA; Rico, based in Michigan but with work assignment in DC; Didin from the Princeton, NJ area; Wilford from Edison, NJ and Norby from Silver Spring, MD.  Steve Dionisio, Monty's son followed later from Columbia, MD.

 

We hit the ground running with appetizers - crab dip and assorted crackers, mixed nuts, cocktail shrimp and chocolate pretzels (for the kids).  Major drinks included Chilean Merlot, Argentinian Malbec, California Chardonnay and lots of San Miguel beer.  Dinner opened with traditional Maryland cream of crab soup laced with sherry and Old Bay seasoning.  Main course - potato salad, crab cakes and tartar sauce, American Indian corn casserole, organic vegetable medley, crab-stuffed salmon with lemon butter caper sauce, BBQ beef brisket, and dinner rolls.  After our stomaches settled down, we indulged on desserts - Pinoy style fruit salad, homemade Italian tiramisu, cake rolls, sapin-sapin, food for the gods, bibinka, and Linnea Africa's original concoction of strawberry mousse and pulverized graham crackers.  Honduran Amaretto coffee, Japanese green tea, very smooth Carlos I and Alhambra cigars were perfect pairing to the desserts.

 

As usual, great stories, camaradie, politics and parenting were topics of the night.  We discussed the centennial activities, 2008 lantern parade, 80th anniversary and the BEFAAA endowment fund.  We toasted all the birthday celebrants - Linnea Africa, Michelle Lim, Pete and Etao.  The last group left past 1:30 AM.  It was a great night.  For those who could not make it, we wish you were there.  Special thanks to my wife, Pinky, who did all the cooking.  I owe her big time.

 

Next kapihan in March will be hosted by Bong David of Silver Spring, MD.

 

Greg A '79

 

Post-Hapunan note from Willie:

 

Brods,

 

Last Saturday’s Kapihan/Hapunan is another reason why we should not be missing these get-togethers.

 

Thanks to Greg, Pinky and Linnea for hosting the event. The almost all seafood dinner was delicious. Greg definitely owes Pinky big time for that sumptuous feast. My wife Lennie was “salivating” as I was telling her about the crab soup, the crab meat, the stuffed salmon, the beef brisket and the 5 or six different kinds of desserts.

 

The company of brods and their families was a perfect match to the sumptuous feast. I had the privilege of finally getting to meet Pete, Etao, Wilford and Didin. These guys are such livewires and they could certainly get the “story telling a lie” all night.

 

I am already looking forward to the next one especially the one that Pete sort of hinted he was going to host again after not hosting one in a while, even if he has to have it catered. Pete, we can do put luck you know.

 

Once again, thanks and see you soon.

 

Willie Mejia

 

 
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