Lilydale's Lucky 9

The lucky 9's. From top to bottom: Sherwin, Marvelyn, Kuya Sam, Ate Gladys, Jojo, Baby Grace, Manang Daisy, Manong Romie and Manong Mar.

"From all walks of life we came together

Bound by the spirit of camaraderie

Tangled with the knot of friendship

Affirmed by the toss of wine and beer."

-ampitz

Not everyone has a good story to tell. A real good story. That's why I consider myself lucky because today I got a friendship story to tell. About a group of nine people, we call ourselves as LUCKY 9, and from our faces you could see the reason why we are bound together as BARKADA. We share the same smile...we share the same laugh, chuckle and giggle...and we share the same WINE and BEER.

A friendship that no one knows its boundary. Neither one of us knows when will it end. Maybe when there will be no more beer and whisky for sale in town. Let me clear some cloud in the air. We are not drunkard, we just enjoy the night being together with the presence and spirit of beer and wine.

Exhibit 1-A: Lucky 9's drinking Kokanee Beer, the smooth Canadian Blend Rocky Mountain Beer.

We sing...we dance...we laugh...we enjoy ourselves together until the night is over. When we're together we become careless...we fly...we don't care...we have no worries at all...we forget everything...we forget about work. And this is our own way of relaxing ourselves from the bondage of work's stress. This is our own unique way of escaping from the real world. And when we are TOGETHER...when we are in our own world...we find HOME...we become FAMILY.

Exhibit 1-B: Lucky 9's dancing time.