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Real paper, real mail

Real paper, real mail

My young co-worker Leila is getting married in October and her entire family is in the swirl of preparations for the momentous event. The wedding invitations are being designed, the caterers have been selected, Leila herself has picked a gown from a catalog for her chosen dressmaker to fashion out of miles of silk and [...]

I won! I won!

I won! I won!

Never thought I’d see the day when I’d win anything — ANYTHING — on the internet. No, I did not win a gazillion dollars for my bank account, but something that can mean a lot of interesting visits across the blogosphere.
I won 2000 Entrecard Credits! I had blogged about the new features available at Entrecard, [...]

Smilies :)

Smilies :)

Recognition day yesterday at Olivarez College, Parañaque City. Third year high school awardees are Xavier “Kuya Maui” Cortes, Third Honors and Barbara Tuazon, First Honors, here with their Class Adviser Mr. Edwin O. Provido. During the ceremonies they also acknowledged Xavier’s other contributions to the school.
I like this photo because it’s one of the [...]

Summer’s Here

Summer's Here

Now that summer’s here we expect a noisier household, with Kuya Maui at home all day and Maia bringing her neighborhood friends over to play. Summer’s when we expect the electricity bill to rise because we get our water from a tank powered by an electric motor. More electric fans on for longer periods in [...]

41 is the new 35

41 is the new 35

Happy 41st Birthday, Mahal!
Alam mo, pinaghandaan ko talaga itong araw na to, para sayo.
Pinatigil ko buong Metro Manila sa pamamagitan ng transport strike para tahimik ang bertdey mo.
Hinanda ko narin ang mga regalo ko para sayo sa araw na ito.