Ping decides to take in her vitamin "C" and create a web of stories with the owner and workers at the street eatery.
Surprise, surprise... we were like celebrities walking on the street by the eatery with all eyes watching us, as we walked back to our van. Huh??, I wonder. It must be our flip flops, I thought. Or, did anyone freshen their make-up and smeared too much lipstick? Back on the van and seated comfortably for our long trek home, Ping starts laughing out loud painting the story she had concocted while hanging out at the eatery. She was feeding them "un-imaginable" stories as she was enjoying yet another serving of a local delicacy complete with ice cold water to down it all, for "free". The story?!?... Ping tells them that we were a group of doctors (specialists at that) from Notre Dame, who just came from a medical conference in Ilocos Norte. She spells out that in the group were two Cardiologists, a Neurologist, etc. and when she ran out of specialties, she points to Dr. Vickie being the main Guest Speaker at the conference. They asked what Ping's specialty was... she quipped.. "I am not a doctor, just the tour guide".
The story as it was told, complete with Ilocos Sur innocence of "ni, kitaem man lakay, do-doctor daguidiay nañgan ditoy. Na-imasan da pay didiay pinag-lutom itti sinanglao" "wen ngarud baket, sapay kuma nga ibaga da iti sabali nga do-doctor iddiay Baguio, nu ayan na daytoy lugar tayo", evokes a big laugh and tears in our eyes. What a sham !! but never a dull moment when Ping is around for company.
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