LOY’S HAREM

sing that much that night. We talked and got to know each other better. That’s the night we decided to call ourselves Loy’s Harem. Loy is the centerpiece of this harem, as you can see in the picture.

That night, Chay decided to set up a Viber group which we call GOATs for Greatest Of All Time. And guess what? We are all seniors except for Marrielle. We get together at least once a week at Club Lee, that’s what they call Loy’s place. We enjoy ourselves like a bunch of teenagers. We do nothing but get together, eat, sing, talk and laugh a lot. As of now, Chay and I share the most outrageous sense of humor and the loudest laughter, meaning that I now feel totally at home with this group.

One Sunday, I asked Loy to help me get a karaoke. Can you believe it? I used to hate karaoke but now I realize I can practice singing with a karaoke so I wanted to buy one. He picked me up in his BMW sportscar with the top down. I almost slapped myself. How many 72-year-old women get picked up by a man in a snazzy convertible? I asked myself. None. Only you! That impressed me with myself, a rare event. My confidence flew sky high.

What has finding this group of friends taught me? That life does not end when you’re 60 or 70. In fact this is the age when you are free to do anything you want. Loy’s big thing in life up to this point was just to sing lovely old songs like Tender is the Night, What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life, How Do You Keep the Music

Playing being the most modern and that song is minimally 30 years old, then to get other people to sing with him. I also love old songs and now I can sing I’m In the Mood for Love in a bedroom voice. Progress, right? But is the magic only in the singing?

No. The singing is the start. It leads to friendship and the laughter. That leads to a merging of different personalities, making us enjoy life more, giving us new meaning and now we will probably work together and succeed. Just watch where this group will take you.

So now, I’m the newest member of Loy’s Harem. No, we don’t sleep together. We just have fun. You know what they say. Harems just wanna have fun.

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