Mag-Otso Otso Tayo!

Yesterday, my first text for the day came from the renowned novelty songwriter Lito Camo. Although we've worked several times before, even when I was still with BMG, Lito and I were never textmates. Unless it was about work or a scheduled promo. So I was a bit startled when I got his message. It was an invitation to have lunch at his new home. Since my brain was still a bit muddled from extreme lack of sleep, I figured that maybe he missent the message and it wasn't really for me. I didn't bother replying.

When I got to work an hour or so later, Ms Beth came up to me and asked me if I was going to Lito's. As if in a daze, I asked her what the occasion was. At that time, I actually thought that the text I received was part of a dream. I can never distinguish waking and non-waking moments these days as I haven't been getting enough sleep for weeks.

So anyways, since I was pretty much starving already at that point, I found myself joining Sir Peewee, Ms. Beth, Ate Mona, Kuya Ernie and Rhona to Lito's new abode.

In all the years I've known him, Lito has always been really simple. Even when he became a household name by dishing out those novelty songs one after the other (that the Filipino masses dig so much, for some reason), he remained simple and well... nice. I've heard it time and again... he's getting all these really lucrative deals and opportunities because he knows how to stay grounded inspite of the fame and fortune. He also never forgets where he started, and recognizes the people who helped him on his way up. May utang na loob, ika nga... which is hard to come by these days in most of the people in this business.

When we arrived at his home, all I could think of was "Whoa!". It was huge! And really pretty. I even told Sir Peewee that if I had a house like that, I wouldn't even bother going out. Hah! Especially when we got to the rec room. Hanep, astig!


In the rec room with everyone


And again

Man, that place was conducive to becoming a full-time couch potato. I could stay there forever and watch all the DVDs I could find.

Finally, lunch was served. Being the blog addict that I am, I wanted to take pictures of the food we were about to partake in but I didn't want to appear like a weirdo. So I decided against it. But to give you an idea of what we feasted on, there was prichon (my favorite!), grilled fish, fish stew, buttered prawns, fruit platter and cake! Yum! I forgot my diet for one day. Haha.

When I felt like I was already going to burst, I stood up and played with Lito's youngest son Carl. He's only two years old but he looks like he's around four or five. He was big and really really cute! I wanted to bring him home. Hehe.

We stayed on for a while and chatted with Lito, his wife and mother-in-law until such time when Sir Peewee had to leave for a meeting. But of course, we took time out for a couple more pictures...


In the garage


By the mini fish pond cum fountain fronting his house

Kudos to you Lito! I may not exactly be a fan but I admire your personality and I salute you for staying true and the same. =)