christmas at caloocan

another project pearls’ mission: giving out candies, chocolates and spaghetti to the less fortunate in our neighborhood… thanks again to my brother who worked so hard together with his bff, mon, cathy, emy, lianne (fuji’s daughter) and ninang…

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this makes our christmas very special…

these kids’ health condition breaks my heart! we are just so blessed that we were able to give some treats to them this Christmas… thanks to our  PROJECT PEARLS TEAM in manila,  nonoy, cathy and mon who made this happened; and also to the leaders and volunteers of Dynamic Teen Company who we partnered this [...]

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babang luksa

i can’t believe that it has been a year since nanay passed away… family and friends gathered for a mass, food, lots of food!
miss luisa! she’s the good sistah! i love her!
i have to show her red taray shoes!
arlo with the white people hahahha! where is the other white meat? claude? hahahha!
there he is! with [...]

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a thanksgiving message from my twin sister :)

john schaver claims we look alike he used to be my boss and always covered my ass when i screw up which was a lot hahahha!
he’s the big one on the left hahahha; mario, his loving partner is the one in the middle! i love this couple with all my heart…
From: John Schaver [...]

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happy thanksgiving!

my list of people i am thankful for…
my great daughter, francesca and my loving and gorgeous husband, clif and his children, jessica and david; and of course, momo!
my sisters, living and departed: ate lina, nanay, tabs, ninang, veronica, and juana… oh i mean nonoy hahahha!… oh and tito mac – the only living brother in [...]

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care packages

we shipped out these care packages  to the philippines and the recipients are these very poor and very ill children who were displaced by the recent deadly typhoons … these children and families who used to live in slums, lost everything – their homes; their loved ones; their hopes. they are now practically living in [...]

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part vi: 3 birthdays and a Marine!

claude had this marine cardboard with adi’s face pic on it; family and friends wrote notes on it for adi! what’s more fun and interesting are these pictures of people with the cardboard

hahhha!
that’s not the real adi, mom!
hahha! bernie!

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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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erinn!

i don’t know where to start
it’s a shock
it’s surreal
you just smiled back
you just held those tears back
you just asked how i am managing empty nest
you just said i love you
… and now you’re gone
i can feel that you’re watching over me
i can feel that you’re telling me to be strong
it’s you…
who was always the fighter
who [...]

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a busy and emotional day…

francesca moved in to her college dorm today!
we invited her bff, celestine and parents, and bernie and parents for breakfast at home – both celestine and bernie are also going to sjsu; celestine is chichai’s roommate!  i cooked smoked salmon frittata, roasted baby potatoes with rosemary, peppered bacon, chix in a blanket… as one of [...]

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