window of the drummer’s soul

It was somebody else’s birthday or was it another saint’s fiesta when that dream began (I’m not really sure which is which). If I remember it right, after the funny stand-up performance of a gay comedian, the chow started. All the different kinds of food were laid on a very long buffet table which i guess came from La Jolla banquet facilities-– from seafood to grilled meat, from common Filipino dishes to Korean and Japanese cuisines, barbecues, soups, Italian dishes such as lasagna and all kinds of pizza, vegetable meat or tokwa, and the desserts, oh! how i love in the sight of them! I saw chocolate mousse, leche flan, fruit and macaroni salad, moist cakes, and ice cream! I even saw waffles with maple syrup, chocolate, or strawberry to flavor them. I was quite surprised with the way all these food were served. They were not placed in Pyrex glasswares or in huge aluminums which are used mostly in restaurants during buffet, but, they were served in Tupperware containers in different colors!

Now I am beginning to think that it was neither a birthday party nor another saint’s fiesta– I attended the Tupperware’s anniversary party! I am just kidding, but, who knows? There is that possibility, still.I went to the buffet table and wondering why all the others have not. Maybe food does not interest them and they are a lot interested in social networking and stuff. I started to fill-in my plate with food. I started with the vegetable salad, steamed crab and shrimps, and of course, gohan. The crabs were good, and the shrimps were yummy. I was tempted to get another batch of crabs and shrimp but I neglected the thought for I know those will give me rashes at the end of day, or worse, asthma attack. I went to the buffet table again, and scanned each and every food there. I decided to do a taste test of each unfamiliar looking dishes there and grabbed some grilled meat. The food were great! I found myself so full but still eager to give a space to my favorite part of the meal—the dessert! I got another plate for dessert. I started to have a slice of chocolate mousse, then another, and another.I think I almost finished the entire cake, but another lady got the last slice. I was almost done with the chocolate mousse when I started to have an interest with the waffles. I was so full but I still decided to just take just one waffle and for me to taste the syrups. My mind was battling on which syrup to put on my waffle, but, I then chose to divide the whole waffle into three parts, put the strawberry syrup in one part, maple in the next part, and chocolate in the last part. Unbelievably, I finished eating the waffle! After eating the waffle in its three different flavors, I decided that maple is still the best syrup to put in one’s waffle. I finished my entire course of gluttony with red wine, and thought that it was wonderful. It was a beautiful day indeed. I checked my watch and it was already two o’clock in the afternoon. My subconscious or was it my conscience told me that I am only dreaming and that I am already late from school.

I woke up around 10:48am, twelve minutes to go for my first class. I went back to sleep, neglecting the thought of going to school, enjoying the sound of the rain falling into our roof, feeling the coldness of the air and the warmth of my blanket, and thinking, “I am not waking up for brunch for I have already eaten so much”.

Next time, I want to dream about drinking vodka, red and white whine, tequila, or margarita all night and making myself wasted while welcoming the sunrise.