Monthly Archives: March 2013

Happy 13th Birthday Javier

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Celebrating the January birthdays!  Javier also thought of his Nana as he remembers she passed away the day after his birthday so he included her in the celebration

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What a cute set up by Rustans Flower Shop

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Javier requested to have Cibo cater and requested for the Rockwell team to be there- the people he worked with for the Summer – Eunice and company

Previous entry:  Javier’s Summer Job at Cibo July 22, 2012 

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Dad and Mom’s favorite since way back in Trattoria in Cubao Ali Mall

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They even brought the pizza oven

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The buffet table with all the favorites of Javier as he requested

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Love the Kitchen Aid decor – no that was not a gift just a decoration ( Mom’s property ) for the buffet table 🙂

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His favorite pastas which are quite similar

Rigatoni Alfonso

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Telefono

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Ceasar Salad on the parmesan wheel

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Mom added her fruits and cheese

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Thank you Tita Trish for the Yummy bread pudding!!

Previous entry:  Bread and Butter Pudding by Trish Villanueva January 21, 2013 

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The desserts are never ending – frozen yogurt!

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And what a nice surprise for Tita Gaita to stop by and greet Javier!! Thank you Tita Gaita! 

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Manong Javs

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I am so happy that my sons are very close to their cousins- Jaime is the oldest among all in my side of the family and Javier is the oldest among the little ones and even if he is so big and gigantic – he still gets along with all of them and takes care of the little ones.  We enjoy our get togethers and our travels where we get to bond and spend time with siblings and cousins 

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Lunch for Patrick and Mateo and Tin

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Mom organized a welcome home lunch for Patrick, the son of Mom’s good friend Tita Ludette

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and well wishes for Mateo and Tin who came all the way from Spain

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Mom was still feeling the valentine spirit as this was in February.  My feature is delayed and you might wonder why there are roses and hearts 🙂

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We had Persian food and the best shawarma by Bryan Flannery.  James and I missed the dessert so there are no photos of dessert  

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Saturday Lunch with Lola

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Every Saturday lunch is set aside for time with my Lola 🙂  I put together photos from different lunches from long ago so bear with the quality of the photos

My favorite view from where I sit 🙂  It seems this is Dad’s regular pose every Saturday  

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We always have a very YUMMY lunch spread with all homemade dishes either by the cook of Lola or by Tita Rose.  And take note of the Last supper which is a very Filipino thing and the round table.  Round tables are the best

Previous entry:  The Round Dining Table July 22, 2008  

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Here are snapshots of the many dishes we have for lunch! YUM!  

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Fried chicken which me and my sister love 

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 Super Yummy homemade lamb 

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Lamb sauce 

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Yummy Orange chicken 

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Pastas and potatoes 

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Everyone’s favorite- Tita Rose’s salad dressing 

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Korean beef stew 

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Pizza from Vargas Kitchen Yum! 

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Bangus belly for Dad 

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Egg drop soup and sometimes corn and crab soup 

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And the dessert spread! 🙂 

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Chef Javs sometimes brings desserts for Lola

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Kitten in the House

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One day we found a kitten in our front porch – we really have a lot of cats in the house

previous entry: Cats in The House August 25, 2012 

We were worried it would be ran over by the car so we put it in the small garden patch in front.  When we got back from dinner, I saw again the kitten and it followed us up our stairs.  I immediately asked for milk to give the kitten and true enough it was hungry. ( I am calling it ” It” because I do not know the sex of the kitten) 

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It was so small it could not really reach the cup so the guard tilted it – I told the guard to put it beside him in the garage and to feed the kitten 

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For a few days, the kitten would play with Romeo our dog and follow the guard around the house, then one day – the kitten just left – just like Richard Parker from Life of Pi 🙂  I remembered our kitten who we took care of and one day just left 

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Altars

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Heart2Heart loves altars!  When Heart2Heart feature homes, altars are always included so look out for them in the past features and for future ones

By Mikko Sison

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Altar of my Lolo and Lola in their Baguio home – love the wood carving which is antique already 

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Vicky Tinio Clemente in Mama’s Table, Baguio 

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Lola Lita’s altar in her bedroom across her bed 

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Lola Lita’s giant Sacred Heart in her hallway 

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My Lolo and Lola’s altar in their chapel with the beautiful Lady of Guadalupe- My Lolo told me that his grandmother was named after the Lady of Guadalupe and when the church there burned down – they asked for donation to rebuild the church and in exchange they gave her the crown and jewelry that is now on the Lady.  Our family holds many Eucharistic celebrations in this chapel 

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Jack and Margie Duavit’s altar with a beautiful Ang Kiukok

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My Lolo and Lola’s prayer room 

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Dr. Cuanan’s altar in Antipolo 

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Altar in Everybody’s Cafe Pampanga 🙂 

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My bestfriend Eds’ altar – she is very religious! 

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Altar in Balik Bukid, Sta. Elena 

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by Gabby and Jia Estrella 

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by Lucille Calubaquib – Mother Butler 🙂 

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Paolo and Trina Yupangco

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My Lolo and Lola have so many altars everywhere – this is in their bedroom 

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In their dressing room 

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by Jay and Bambee Tambunting 

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My Dad and Mom have many all over the house – this is not all yet.  My goes around the house everyday dad blesses and kisses them with his fingers  

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Little Boy’s Explanation of God

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It was written by an 8-year-old named Danny Dutton, who lives in Chula Vista , CA . He wrote it for his third grade homework assignment, to ‘explain God.’ I wonder if any of us could have done as well?

(and he had such an assignment, in California , and someone published it, I guess miracles do happen!)

EXPLANATION OF GOD:

‘One of God’s main jobs is making people. He makes them to replace the ones that die, so there will be enough people to take care of things on earth. He doesn’t make grownups, just babies. I think because they are smaller and easier to make. That way he doesn’t have to take up his valuable time teaching them to talk and walk. He can just leave that to mothers and fathers.’

‘God’s second most important job is listening to prayers An awful lot of this goes on, since some people, like preachers and things, pray at times beside bedtime. God doesn’t have time to listen to the radio or TV because of this. Because he hears everything, there must be a terrible lot of noise in his ears, unless he has thought of a way to turn it off.’

‘God sees everything and hears everything and is everywhere which keeps Him pretty busy. So you shouldn’t go wasting his time by going over your mom and dad’s head asking for something they said you couldn’t have.’

‘Atheists are people who don’t believe in God. I don’t think there are any in Chula Vista . At least there aren’t any who come to our church.’

‘Jesus is God’s Son. He used to do all the hard work, like walking on water and performing miracles and trying to teach the people who didn’t want to learn about God. They finally got tired of him preaching to them and they crucified him. But he was good and kind, like his father, and he told his father that they didn’t know what they were doing and to forgive them and God said O.K.’ And God did not let Jesus stay in the grave, but raised him from the dead

‘His dad (God) appreciated everything that he had done and all his hard work on earth so he told him he didn’t have to go out on the road anymore. He could stay in heaven. So he did. And now he helps his dad out by listening to prayers and seeing things which are important for God to take care of and which ones he can take care of himself without having to bother God. Like a secretary, only more important.’

‘You can pray anytime you want and they are sure to help you because they got it worked out so one of them is on duty all the time.’ 

‘You should always go to church on Sunday because it makes God happy, and if there’s anybody you want to make happy, it’s God!

Don’t skip church to do something you think will be more fun like going to the beach. This is wrong.  And besides the sun doesn’t come out at the beach until noon anyway.’ 

‘If you don’t believe in God, besides being an atheist, you will be very lonely, because your parents can’t go everywhere with you, like to camp, but God can. It is good to know He’s around you when you’re scared, in the dark or when you can’t swim and you get thrown into real deep water by big kids.’

‘But…you shouldn’t just always think of what God can do for you. I figure

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