what i did this past weekend…

i cooked, i baked…
i made this coffee cake from scratch… beautiful and delicious! well, actually from a box
i love barefoot contessa’s ready mix cakes! so easy to follow and their delicious!
i made kobe burgers with provolone cheese for lunch yesterday; it’s great! well, the burgers are store-bought and already cooked
from costco – [...]

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mga kapuso at kapamilya from chicago

jojo and his family and in-laws drove all the way from chicago to san francisco; i believe it took them two and half days!  24 of them in two large vans – they must really like each other to have a long, way long drive! we surely enjoy their visit! great family.
just half of the [...]

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angge could have been…

… celebrating her 47th birthday today, june 30th
… here vacationing
… here retired and living
… cooking her delicious mechado
… plucking her kili-kili hair
… flossing her teeth endlessly
… smoking
… babysitting someone’s kids
… laughing hysterically with my corny jokes
… cleaning and organizing someone’s place
… bonding with other sistahs, cousins
… shopping for pasalubongs for friends
… emailing and asking me [...]

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michael jackson overload

while i am mourning his death in my own ways, now i am getting an overload of mj! whatever tv channel you tune in, radio station you listen to, what newspaper or magazines your read, what websites, blogs you visit, there is michael jackson… but now the focus are on drugs, the scandals, the money, [...]

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gone way too soon…

i love love love this…

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the impact of mj’s life and death…

it’s amazing how millions of people are affected by mj’s death, old and young, white, black, brown, yellow, orange, green… even batman and robin!

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michael jackson died today :,(

where were you when you learned michael jackson died?
i was at a home decor store at polk street when i received a text message from francesca telling me he died! i was stunned!  driving home, listening to the radio, every single station were playing his songs… then i started to feel very sad and started [...]

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Happy Birthday St. John the Baptist & oh to u too brother :)

my brother’s birthday falls on the feast day of saint john the baptist, June 24th.  As he loves to cook and being a great cook, he prepared his own feast for family and friends… oh I was I was there!  I miss that house too!  I just love our ancestral home!
In the Philippines, being a [...]

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momo, the meerkat

momo would stand up on her two legs like a meerkat when she’s waiting for someone in the car – it’s hysterical!

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here’s one for my gay bffs :)

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