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July 12, 2012
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Yaya Nenita

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Last July 9, Yaya Nenita celebrated her 60th birthday!  I saw this post by my cousin, Marie and remembered Yaya Nenita as a kid!  391540_10151253976594418_556988980_n.jpg

I remember her as the Yaya of Marie ( I love this photo! ) But she was Yaya to Dino and Jaime and everyone else!

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Yaya Nenita was a staple in all our gatherings and I remember her when we used to stay in Tita Merl’s house when Dad and Mom would go on trips abroad.  

35 years ago,  June 11, 1977 to be exact, Yaya Nenita worked with Tita Merl and till today she is the yaya of Dino’s daughter, Sofie. She is part of the family!!…and yes a second mother to the Pinedas!  This kind of loyalty and dedication is very rare nowadays!  

Happy 60th to our 2nd mom, our walking&talking memory bank, our resident history buff, movie musical lover, and natural remedies guru! Yaya nenita 4ever!!!!!!

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Special mention as well are Conchita and Yaya Sion who have been with my Lolo and Lola til this day.  Conchita was the Yaya of my lola around 50 years ago! and Yaya Sion around 41 years ago since 1971.  She was the yaya of Tita Tess and when she moved to Rome with my Lolo and Lola, she learned how to cook Italian and from then on cooked for the family!  

We love all the Yayas who have been with our family since forever till today!!! 

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June 12, 2012
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3 BFFs

By | Bridal, Tributes | No Comments

Aside from all the bestfriends Pam has, she is so lucky to have 3 more BFFs – Luis, Ian and Ferdie! They are all so much fun! Luis is a professional stylist, Ian is the couture designer of Josie Natori, and Ferdie is an event specialist and entrepreneur

I am so happy to meet them and know them.  Hope to see them more at Heart2Heart!

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June 12, 2012
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Tito/Ninong Quits and Tita Pamela

By | Bridal, Tributes | 3 Comments

I am so happy that my two boys are super close to my little brother, Quits. They are more like brothers rather than having an uncle and nephew relationship.  My boys love him!

And recently since Pam came into Quito’s life, the boys immediately became close to her.  She is also their style and fashion consultant 🙂

They volunteered and made sure they said something for his special day 

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May 6, 2012
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Anita Magsaysay-Ho

By | Arts and Culture, Tributes | 4 Comments

Heart2Heart pays tribute to one of her favorite artists, Tita Anita Magsaysay-Ho!  She is blessed to have lived a full life. ( 1914 – 2012 )  

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This is the most beautiful wake I have been to!  The beautiful leaves that they put it in the backdrop and the roses below the casket.  To Tita Anita who deserves so much, a very simple person with so much love and beauty in her which she expressed through her beautiful works of art

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I took some photos of photos being flashed on the screen – BEAUTIFUL Tita Anita! You will always be remembered

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She reminds me so much of her two daughters Tita Helen and Tita Doris!

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I searched for photos of Tita Anita and I am so happy I found them.  I documented one of our visits to Tita Anita around 12 years ago.  James and I really wanted a painting from her, so James bought a blank canvass and we brought it to her!!!!  Thank you to our friends, Randy and Pia and of course to Mom who knows Tita Anita!  James already knew what size of painting he wanted so that was the size of canvass he brought!  

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This was the painting she made and it was almost finished

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Mom brought her book of Tita Anita and had it signed by her.  Mom had only nice things to say and happy memories when she was a kid as Tita Anita was a good friend of my Lolo and Lola

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We visited her again in 2001 and she was working on these

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April 2, 2012
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Joel’s 5th Year in Heaven

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It’s been five years since my cousin Joel passed away and through those years, we have never forgotten him as he is always a part of our family.  We continue to celebrate Joel and now on his 5th year, we are happy to celebrate again and pay tribute to him.  We miss him and we love him, but we will always remember him and he will always be in our hearts

A beautiful video of Joel

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Another beautiful video prepared by Joel’s closest friends

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And here is a video I made compiling clippings from the program the family and friends prepared for Joel

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December 24, 2011
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Spending Christmas in Heaven

By | Christmas, Tributes | 2 Comments

We will really never know when God will call us, whether we are 1 year old, 38 years old or 100 years old.  We have to be ready.

Our deepest condolences to the family of Javy – Tito Richie, Ninay Giging, Coco, Ricardo and Tata!

Merry Christmas Javy!  I am sure Joel is happy to have you with him now in heaven!

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November 23, 2011
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Romulo Café Now Open in Makati

By | Events and Launches, Foodie, Tributes | 6 Comments

Congratulations Enzo and Sandie Squillantini!! My wish came true!! I am so happy you are now in Makati, I am sure many will be happy too 🙂  General Carlos P. Romulo must be smiling in heaven now.  It’s a great tribute to their grandfather which will keep the memory of all his great deeds alive for generations to come!  Good luck and more power to Romulo Cafe!  

Previous Entry:  Romulo Cafe December 20, 2009 

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The place is huge!  It is 2 floors.  This is the Garden area which will have a garden view

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Going up to the second floor…more photos

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 Many friends and family came for the opening to celebrate…Thank you for inviting us too 

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 There was non stop overflowing food! Yum!  We will be back again to have our family meal with Dad 

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For reservations and inquiries please call 478-6406 or  822-0286

cellphone #:  0915-561-1888 look for Anthony

148 Jupiter st. corner Comet ( near Reposo ) Bel Air 

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November 20, 2011
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Menchu

By | Fashion, Tributes | 8 Comments

Happy Birthday to my Mom, my beautiful Mom!  This is sort of my tribute to her 🙂

I love these old photos of Mom…I am not sure if she is modelling for Rustan’s or she is just posing for the camera.  But Mom was definitely a very fashionable lady eversince…and surely a BEAUTIFUL one! scan_41117221545_1.jpgscan_41117221619_1.jpgyoung-travel-5.jpg

Mom is about to give birth to my eldest brother here, who would have known she was even pregnant!  I never looked like that when I was about to pop!   

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In this photo, she is also pregnant with me inside, again, who would have thought she was pregnant??  Mom had all of us one after the other, year after year except for Quito the youngest.  So every year she was pregnant for four years! 

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Mom always looking so prim and proper! 

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This I remember was a jewelry ad for Rustan’s!  Mom should have been a professional model but she only did it for Rustan’s. Truly beautiful!

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