Then she learned about Ruffa Gutierrez’ tweets asking for help because she left a bag inside a taxi cab. She called up Ruffa right away and learned the bag is not really hers but that of her boyfriend, Jordan Mouyal, containing his laptop. “Hindi naman pala kanya kundi kay Jordan, buti nga sa kanya.”
She learned later that Ruffa was able to trace the cab driver and get back the bag. “Kung sinu-sino talagang matataas na tao ang tinawagan niya para tulungan siya, kaya ayun, nabawi niya. Sabi ko nga, kapag boyfriend niya, lahat gagawin niya, samantalang yung mga anak niya, di na maasikaso.”
It turned out eldest daughter Lorin just fell down the stairs and broke a leg. “Ayun, naka-cast ngayon ang paa and we paid P450,000 for her operation,” adds Annabelle. “Grabe nga ang mahal! Yung bata kasi, masama loob after inilipat siya ng school. Doon sa dati kasi nilang school, napansin namin, hindi tinuturuan ng right manners. Darating ng bahay, di man lang bumabati kahit sinong datnan sa amin. So inilipat nga ni Ruffa, pero nagrereklamo kasi wala raw siyang friends at mas gusto niya yung dati niyang school. Ayan naman, naaksidente.”
Annabelle is also busy with the coming first birthday party of her newest apo, Aria, the daughter of her son Elvis and Alexa Uichico, at the clubhouse in Dasmarinas Village next weekend. “Naku, sobrang nakakatuwa talaga ang batang yun. Parang angel. Pareho sila ni Zion na nakaalis ng pagod. Si Zion, marunong nang mag-French kasi tinuturuan ng mother niya (Sarah Lahbati).”
Annabelle has nothing but praises for Sarah. “Napakabait niya. Kapag walang trabaho, laging nasa bahay lang, inaasikaso ang anak nila ni Richard. Good mother talaga.”
We heard she had another incident with Sarah’s controversial mom. What happened? “Ay, huwag na nating pag-usapan yan, Dong. Next topic please.”
