It was a trip down memory lane for the guests of Louie Ablaza, the honorary consul of Zambia, during his grand 81st birthday celebration in Hacienda Amelia, the family’s “happy place” in Alfonso, Cavite.
On a Saturday morning, waiting to board the plane to Cebu, I overheard a man at the next table say, “I’ve spent my money on gambling, drinking and women... the rest I wasted.”