This year again, my coworkers got together for a backyard BBQ.

It was led by one of my coworkers, who is known as the “Filipino Martha Stewart”. 😁 She prepared banana leaves and told us we could put all the different foods directly on them. It is called a boodle fight.

Everyone chipped in and brought something, so we got to try all kinds of different food.

What did I bring? Kimchi! Haha. (And blueberries and peaches)

These ladies are like level 100 moms, i didn’t have guts to bring my home cooking. So I brought Costco kimchi. 😆

And then came dessert—some bubble tea and baklava. This dinner’s theme is “Toronto-where all the cultures meet.” (I made it up. 🤭)

The food was awesome, but the best part was that there were no dishes to wash! What a great idea, Pinays!

It was so nice to have this time with my coworkers. They are really like my families now.

This year, I happened to drink a little too much and got very, very drunk. (One of my coworkers is a huge scotch lover. She encouraged me. I blame her.🤪)

But it was fun!😆

(Later that night, my husband found me on the bathroom floor in our home and carried me to bedroom.😵‍💫🤮😵)