the other day, i was reading a filipino newspaper "balita", i came across an article about two filam girls from california, they called themselves "rin on the rox". they started singing about six months ago inside their washroom. ellen degeneres was able to discover them guys thru the you tube.
i was amazed and i like to share it to all my fellow bloggers, in case they haven't heard about these two ladies.
check out also charice pempengko and arnel pineda. i think you will be proud.
i don't know about you but myself, i like to sing when i'm taking a shower. the sound is so different, especially when i'm belting out "ip the fictures faints". maybe francis should take a note of this, so he could tape his voice with his rendition of "o canada".
speaking of singing, the other day, the "neck" was singing her favorite song. i told her that her voice is good for radio and tv. she came up to me and said "really"? and i said yes, because if it is on the radio or tv i could always shut down the radio or tv anytime i want to.
last february 17, bayaw "jessie" was finally put to rest in resthaven and his ninth day devotion ended last friday, february 20. i'm now in the midst of changing my wish regarding my ashes when time comes.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
happy b-day christy
happy b-day to christy tomorrow february 5,hope you'll have many more b-days to come.
thanks a million for keeping and sheltering grandma when it was really needed.
HAPPY B-DAY PURITY MAKUNATI
it was mom's 88th b-day yesterday. she was born feb. 3, 1920. i know, she is suppose to be 89. according to people who practice chinese supertitious belief, when the sun starts to set on you, hindi mo raw gagamitin ang may 9 sa b-day mo. kaya, si mom is either 88 or 90 years old. i chose the former because mas bata.pagakatapos ng ilang buwan away from their apartment due to the event that no one suspected, they are both back now to their own nest. they are together again.
i would like to thank those people who one way or another extended their help in time of crisis. i really don't have to mention their name for they know who they are. i would just like to extend a special thanks to christy for having and taking grandma under her wings when things were not that smooth. to mama nitz, for coordinating things , sheltering and looking grandpa's welfare while their place were under siege.
minsan, nakapag-iisip ka kung bakit may ganoong nangyayari. isang kasagutan lang ang nakalaan sa mga doubt at bagay na bagay na kung bakit nangyari. the always answer to such question is "THINGS HAPPEN FOR A REASON".
Saturday, January 3, 2009
X'MAS DECORATION 2008
in a week time our x'mas decoration will be finally set aside for another year. i would like to share with you what the commander-in-chief did this year. it was different from the previous years.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
only in "pinas"
a very close friend went home in "pinas"to celebrate x'mas and attend his brother 60th b-day. i asked him to mail letters to my brothers and friends. since it is x'mas, i enclosed monetary gift plus our x'mas family photo greeting card.
as soon as he arrived, instead using the local postal system, he sent it thru DHL. in "pinas", it is a given fact that any letters that comes from abroad if it looks thick and was mailed thru the post office, the chances are, the letter will not reach the rightful recipient.
since my friend knows this situation, he paid extra and used DHL. he was disappointed when he found out that out of the four letters that he sent out, two of the letters were disturbed. one never receive the monetary gift that i enclosed and the other never got the x'mas photo greeting card.
when you send a package or letter anywhere in north america thru any courier, you are well assured that the rightful recipient will receive whatever is the content of the package or letter. in "pinas", it is the other way around. it is sad but it is a reality.
last x'mas day early morning, coming from tim's house, i found a gift left at our front door and it was addressed personally to me. inside the box, i found a TOWEL. there was no name of the giver. i'm pressuming that it came from one of those practical joker friend of mine.
since the TOWEL was not the big enough to be a bath towel and not small enough to be considered as a face cloth towel, i decided that seyla could use it for her swimming class.
my basketball buddy ely, got the same gift as well from our unknown friend.
another year has passed. maging masagana sana ang ating bagong taon. nadagdagan na naman ang age natin and it meant that my generation is slowly turning into "dapit hapon". how time flies.
as soon as he arrived, instead using the local postal system, he sent it thru DHL. in "pinas", it is a given fact that any letters that comes from abroad if it looks thick and was mailed thru the post office, the chances are, the letter will not reach the rightful recipient.
since my friend knows this situation, he paid extra and used DHL. he was disappointed when he found out that out of the four letters that he sent out, two of the letters were disturbed. one never receive the monetary gift that i enclosed and the other never got the x'mas photo greeting card.
when you send a package or letter anywhere in north america thru any courier, you are well assured that the rightful recipient will receive whatever is the content of the package or letter. in "pinas", it is the other way around. it is sad but it is a reality.
last x'mas day early morning, coming from tim's house, i found a gift left at our front door and it was addressed personally to me. inside the box, i found a TOWEL. there was no name of the giver. i'm pressuming that it came from one of those practical joker friend of mine.
since the TOWEL was not the big enough to be a bath towel and not small enough to be considered as a face cloth towel, i decided that seyla could use it for her swimming class.
my basketball buddy ely, got the same gift as well from our unknown friend.
another year has passed. maging masagana sana ang ating bagong taon. nadagdagan na naman ang age natin and it meant that my generation is slowly turning into "dapit hapon". how time flies.
Monday, December 15, 2008
TAGLISH
i have thinking of writing my blog in taglish, a combination of "tagalog" and english language. i suggested the idea to "things in life" and she said it is a good idea. it will benefit not only those bloggers who could read "tagalog" and also to non-speaking tagalog bloggers who will be induce to read and understand what the word meant. so from here on i'll be writing in "taglish".
last year at this time, i was in the philippines attending my 40th high school reunion. health wise, i was good for the first week of my stay. during the night of the reunion, there was a dish that was part of the courses that turned my whole stay into a dreadful experience.
as i recall, months before the reunion, i was trying to lose 10 lbs. from my weight so i'll be looking good for those classmates that i haven't seen after our high school graduation. after the night of the reunion, i was in bed for almost a week suffering from "food poisoning". it took me only a week, i lost more than 10 lbs.
if it is not for that incident, my short stay could have been a joyous experience.
i always take my holidays at this time of the year. i just don't want to get near shopping malls. and if i do so, i'll do it first thing in the morning.
friends of the commander-in-chief wants to order five of my ham each. mind you, i could dictate how much i want for it. i just don't want to do it because i feel that if i started selling it, it will be commercialized. lets just leave it the way it is, "personal and labour of love " is always attach on each of my ham.
i hope that the canadian economy will rebound quickly from this slight turn around of events. it will be a little bit rewarding if the employer will give you some sort of a severance package for those people whose job became of a redundacy instead of escorting an employee out of the building. some employee take it personal when they got demoted from their job instead to be thankful of what they have rather lining up with UIC.
on the sad note, my brother in law- pat, passed away the day before the american thanksgiving. last year before christmas, he fell in and was given the "last rites". he survived and went on remission. he was able to enjoy the company of his family thru travels and was able to attend tim and lou's wedding last september. he was able to prepare himself mentally, emotionally and most of all SPIRITUALLY.
pat was a very generous person especially to my commander in chief. it was unfortunate that the commander in chief was not at his side in his dying hours (not like last year) and also during the interment due to unpreventable health issues. nawa'y ang Ama at Panginoon bigyan siya ng walang hanggang katahimikan.
last year at this time, i was in the philippines attending my 40th high school reunion. health wise, i was good for the first week of my stay. during the night of the reunion, there was a dish that was part of the courses that turned my whole stay into a dreadful experience.
as i recall, months before the reunion, i was trying to lose 10 lbs. from my weight so i'll be looking good for those classmates that i haven't seen after our high school graduation. after the night of the reunion, i was in bed for almost a week suffering from "food poisoning". it took me only a week, i lost more than 10 lbs.
if it is not for that incident, my short stay could have been a joyous experience.
i always take my holidays at this time of the year. i just don't want to get near shopping malls. and if i do so, i'll do it first thing in the morning.
friends of the commander-in-chief wants to order five of my ham each. mind you, i could dictate how much i want for it. i just don't want to do it because i feel that if i started selling it, it will be commercialized. lets just leave it the way it is, "personal and labour of love " is always attach on each of my ham.
i hope that the canadian economy will rebound quickly from this slight turn around of events. it will be a little bit rewarding if the employer will give you some sort of a severance package for those people whose job became of a redundacy instead of escorting an employee out of the building. some employee take it personal when they got demoted from their job instead to be thankful of what they have rather lining up with UIC.
on the sad note, my brother in law- pat, passed away the day before the american thanksgiving. last year before christmas, he fell in and was given the "last rites". he survived and went on remission. he was able to enjoy the company of his family thru travels and was able to attend tim and lou's wedding last september. he was able to prepare himself mentally, emotionally and most of all SPIRITUALLY.
pat was a very generous person especially to my commander in chief. it was unfortunate that the commander in chief was not at his side in his dying hours (not like last year) and also during the interment due to unpreventable health issues. nawa'y ang Ama at Panginoon bigyan siya ng walang hanggang katahimikan.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
ODDS AND ENDS
last sunday, my parents celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary at their senior's apt. rec. room. most of the grandchildren were there except tim and lou who happens to be in barbados for their long anticipated honeymoon. everybody brought dishes that everybody could partake.
poleng prepared her specialty "kare-kare" and "bopis" which was cooked one very spicy and a regular. i was able to take some home and that was my dinner the next day.
during the party, the siblings had a discussion re the situation facing mom and dad about their apt. which as of writing is being fumelgated every 10 days for bed bugs which is rampant on seniors home not only in the city but as far as ottawa. it was agreed that the siblings will take turns in looking after mom for one week. dad is staying foot at my sister nita's place while mom will be moving from one house to another until their apt is out of bugs and livable.
my godson christopher, who works at future shop, bought me a discounted computer tower for $200 which include keyboard and a mouse. the hard drive has 360gb and the memory has 3072mb. i really don't know much about computer but when i told my teacher "tracy" the price and size of the hard drive, she too said it was a good buy.
computer is just like a car, every year there is always a new upgraded model. mind you, my old computer still works but you have to wait for about 15 minutes before it warms up and takes command what you want him to do. it is just like a guy i know that he needs his first shot of caffeine before anything else in the morning or else he will be in the mood like a woman with her monthly visit.
on the sad note, i wish my friend who is currently admitted at north york hospital pull through and recover from his present condition. may the healing grace of our Almighty God shines upon him.
poleng prepared her specialty "kare-kare" and "bopis" which was cooked one very spicy and a regular. i was able to take some home and that was my dinner the next day.
during the party, the siblings had a discussion re the situation facing mom and dad about their apt. which as of writing is being fumelgated every 10 days for bed bugs which is rampant on seniors home not only in the city but as far as ottawa. it was agreed that the siblings will take turns in looking after mom for one week. dad is staying foot at my sister nita's place while mom will be moving from one house to another until their apt is out of bugs and livable.
my godson christopher, who works at future shop, bought me a discounted computer tower for $200 which include keyboard and a mouse. the hard drive has 360gb and the memory has 3072mb. i really don't know much about computer but when i told my teacher "tracy" the price and size of the hard drive, she too said it was a good buy.
computer is just like a car, every year there is always a new upgraded model. mind you, my old computer still works but you have to wait for about 15 minutes before it warms up and takes command what you want him to do. it is just like a guy i know that he needs his first shot of caffeine before anything else in the morning or else he will be in the mood like a woman with her monthly visit.
on the sad note, i wish my friend who is currently admitted at north york hospital pull through and recover from his present condition. may the healing grace of our Almighty God shines upon him.
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