Monthly Archives: February 2013

Sunday Lunch Benefits

By | Yummy! | One Comment

We sometimes have special guests join us for family sunday lunch.  They are actually part of our family really – like Mrs. Varwig 🙂

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I brought my homemade artichoke dip which I was not able to take a photo of when it was still full.  Love the blue potato chips from Terra which I mixed with nacho chips which I grabbed from the kitchen and brought it to Dad’s house for appetizer

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We look forward to John and Keena’s turn – Chinese food from Peking Garden and Hai Shin Lou!

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Tina always brings all the sweets and tempting stuff- Homemade Roasted apples freshly baked by her!

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Oh my gosh! the de Jesuses love chocolates!

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That’s not yet it- ice cream from Marks and Spencer!! which goes well with the apples 

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with the cookies

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And this is Ramon’s idea – wiping out the ice cream in the pint to the last drop 🙂 

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And even until now, Javier at 13 years old and at more than 150 pounds still sitting on Uncle Mike’s lap 🙂  Mommy Heart2Heart is happy 🙂

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I Believe

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“Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought”…. 

A Birth Certificate shows that we were born 
A Death Certificate shows that we died
 
Pictures show that we live!
 
Have a seat. Relax . . .
And read this slowly.

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I Believe…
That we don’t have to change friends if
We understand that friends change.

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I Believe…
That true friendship continues to grow,
even over the longest distance.
 
Same goes for true love.

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I Believe…
That you can do something in an instant
That will give you heartache for life.
 

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I Believe…
That it’s taking me a long time
To become the person I want to be.

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I Believe…
That you should always leave loved ones with Loving words.

It may be the last time you see them.

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I Believe…
That you can keep going long after you think you can’t.

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I Believe…
That we are responsible for what
We do, no matter how we feel.
 

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I Believe…
That either you control your attitude or it controls you.

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I Believe…
That heroes are the people who do what has to be done,
when it needs to be done,regardless of the consequences.

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I Believe…
That my best friend and I can do anything or nothing
and have the best time
. 

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I Believe….
That sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you’re down will be the ones to help you get back up
.

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I Believe…
That sometimes, when I’m angry, I have the right to be angry,

but that doesn’t give me the right to be cruel.

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I Believe…
That maturity has more to do

with what types of experiences you’ve had
And what you’ve learned from them,

and less to do with how many birthdays you’ve celebrated.

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I Believe…
That it isn’t always enough to be forgiven by others.
 
Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.

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I Believe…
That no matter how bad your heart is broken,
 
the world doesn’t stop for your grief.

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I Believe…
That our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are,

but, we are responsible for who we become.

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I Believe…
That you shouldn’t be so eager to find out a secret.
It could change your life forever.

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I Believe…
Two people can look at the exact same thing
And see something totally different.
 

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I Believe…
That your life can be changed in a matter of hours
by people who don’t even know you.

 

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I Believe…
That even when you think you have no more to give,
When a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.

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I Believe…
That credentials on the wall
do not make you a decent human being.

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I Believe…
That the people you care about most in life
are taken from you too soon

‘The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything;
They just make the most of everything they have.’

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Dinner by Remy

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Everyone takes care of Lolo – we always have good food when we eat with him.  Aside from the yummy food of Yaya Sion, sometimes Chef Javs cooks for Lolo and sometimes, Tita Nedy sends food cooked by her cook, Remy!

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Yummy! 🙂

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Paella

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Bacalao

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Camaron Rebosado

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Beef steak

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Since we were unexpectedly so many that evening, Tita Tess got food from Benny’s at Rustan’s 🙂

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So many desserts

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And we showed them the video of my velada.  How come they look bored? haha!!  No, they enjoyed 🙂  It should have been in a big screen with high definition sounds 🙂

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Smart Infinity Golf Classic

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These are one of the times I wish I were a golfer!  This is already the 16th Smart Infinity Golf Classic in the past thirteen years!

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Julie Carceller, Smart Infinity Department Head with Polly Nazareno, President and CEO of PLDT and SMART 

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 The Smart Infinity Team with Polly Nazarenosmart-infinity-golf-classic-044.jpgsmart-infinity-golf-classic-04.jpg

Hole-in-one prize, the Land Rover Defender as seen in the latest James Bond movie Skyfall

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The Smart Infinity International Concierge Team

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Many new and great things are definitely happening in Smart ever since Noel Lorenzana ( Wireless Consumer Division Head ) took over!  

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Congratulations also to Julie Carceller who conceptualizes all the SMART activities and promotions.  I love the theme of this year’s Smart Infinity Golf Classic

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Celien Acasio, Perry Bayani, Julie Carceller, James Bernas and James Chi

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Aristotle Viray, Danilo Roleda, Willy Tee Ten and Cielo Fregil

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James Chi, Smart Infinity Marketing Manager, explaining the all new Smart Infinity Family Plan

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Band of Brothers

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Many exciting raffle prizes

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Mike Gonzales, winner of the Tom Ford sunglasses with hosts, Edu Manzano and Valeen Montenegro smart-infinity-golf-classic-050.jpgsmart-infinity-golf-classic-036.jpgsmart-infinity-golf-classic-037.jpg

Dennis Javier, winner of the Victorinox Luggage set smart-infinity-golf-classic-051.jpg

Henry Serraon winner of the major raffle prize, Rolex Sea Master!  LUCKY!!!

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 Entertainment by Zia Quizon singing James Bond songs

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The Smart Infinity event committee with the event hosts Edu Manzano, Grace Plata, Stella Sison, Luis Pahati, Valeen Montenegro, Joyce Manalang, Julie Carceller, Agnes Garcia, Ruth Taal, Candy Quejada, James Chi, Irene Belmonte and Julius Fonte

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And even if you did not win any of those raffle prizes, everyone goes home with an Apple TV!  WOW!  Everyone is a winner!

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Art by AJ Pineda

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I am so proud of my nephew, AJ, who has been into art since he was 7 years old.  He is now 15 years old and a student at Beacon Academy.  Congratulations AJ!!!

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He has been working on an art work for the past 6 months and according to my cousin, Dino, AJ’s dad,  “It is part of the education of Beacon students to explore uncharted territory.  Their grade is based on the reflection they submit rather than just the finality of the submitted project. I am quite impressed with the way and the depth Beacon educates their students.”  

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 The artwork is now on auction and you can register online and submit your bids.  

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Click below to read more about AJ and to register to bid. 

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