debut

chichai was one of the entourage at her friend’s debut party – a whole 9-yard cotillion! they did waltz and 3 or 4 more dances, not to mention the 18 candles and roses!  i was very surprised and amused to see chichai dancing! being a villa, she dances good and with grace! good thing she [...]

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part II: 3 birthdays and a Marine

the birthday celebrants: joji, claude, jeff…were they blowing or kissing the candles? wth? hahahaha
the celebrants with their spouses getting too excited!  get a room joji and byrn! hahaha!
and our own officer and a gentleman! everyone was in awe when he emerged in his uniform!
with the very proud mom!
and with the proud big brother [...]

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sweet sixteen leanne!

this past weekend, we also celebrated leanne’s 16th birthday!  as far as i remember, this is the first time we had a family party at their house in redondo beach! and i believe that makes it extra special for leanne to celebrate at her home! we love this crazy, funny girl!
butch, her dad got this [...]

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my late father’s birthday today!

he could have been 111!
i can still vividly remember…
how he knocks on everyone’s bedroom door with his cane every morning
how he eats oatmeal, bananas and pan de sal every single morning
how he comes home from cockfighting wearing a nice mafia-looking sombrero
how he sings to me leron leron sinta
how he spanked me with his tsinelas when [...]

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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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buddha light

my new addition to my buddha collection! a birthday gift from my sweet niece, katrina!  thanks kat! I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! 
“In a controversy the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves” – Buddha

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blessings and a wish for my birthday…

i feel very blessed today! i received several calls and texts from loved ones, family and friends, even from the new wife of my ex-husband hahahaha – she’s cool, i like her! to think ex-husband and i have the same birthday… 
my only wish today is for the healing and  comfort of my dear friend, erinn [...]

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mother’s day/birthday celebration

for lunch, i cooked orange-ginger salmon, diet coke shrimps and roasted garlic crabs and clif made strawberry short cake for dessert…
orange-ginger salmon (paulinne’s favorite) from the oven… 
to a platter with my ambiance… 
diet coke shrimp (boiled in diet coke,then sauteed in butter and garlic) from the skillet…
with ambiance
roasted garlic crabs from the oven…
in my [...]

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pam’s 17th birthday

special thanks to mich and katrina for hosting the backyard party!!! 
pam with her lola  
we surprised paulinne with her own birthday cake – she celebrated her 14th birthday last month
i just love these girls like my own daughters
francesca’s no-icing cupcake and my brownies  
pam and friends
katrina enjoying her cheeseburger!
kat made these chocolate-dipped strawberries
silly [...]

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new year’s eve & katrina’s birthday

where are we, the aunties and uncles?  well, while these young adults are partying, either we are in the kitchen cleaning  or on the couch just chit-chatting and  trying so hard not to fall asleep for the midnight countdown – in short, we are getting old!!!

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