My BIrthday - 28 December 2014

Birthdays are days to say Thank You, God
Thank You for Your Blessings and Graces
Thank You for my friends and loved ones

There were my friends from Sampaloc, Israel and Efren
My sibs Jonas and Yet (with daughter Patti)

Alice and Manny, Amihan, Boboy and Amy, Jerry, Paeng, Dale, and a surprise - Gorbo
Clarits and Annabel, and Khristian

I had fewer guests this year because i thought i was going to be sick
and worried about managing my guests

But all was well, and we had a nice get-together.

pics to follow

Independence Day on June 12

Independence Day for the Americans are generally boisterous affairs, with barbeques - and playing all-American games (or watching, that is), and fireworks,  a family-with friends celebration...

Here in the Phiilippines, how do we celebrate our independence day?
or in fact, do we?

Most Pinoys appreciate the day off, but most do nothing to celebrate it
does this mean we value our freedom less?  do we actually have freedom?
do we know what freedom means?
or have we been forever crushed under the bad economic times that we fail to celebrate

when my father was alive, he would of course be busy during these times as he was an Army Officer, being a PMA graduate.....  but i cannot remember if we did celebrate

Celebrations that i remember usually cluster around religious times (Christmas, New Year, Easter) and family related events (birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, house birthdays) -

but Independence Day in the Philippines?  dont remember much.

i remember celebrations in the US, with my friends .....

Advanced Birthday Greetings to Horace T. Templo

Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday to YOU ......

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Happy Birthday!

Abueva - The Power of Form - Exhibit at the Met

Last Saturday, National Artist Napoleon Abueva celebrated his 84th birthday at the Metropolitan Museum at Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas located along Roxas Boulevard.

I considered myself lucky to be invited.  I was also invited at the opening, but i was indisposed and couldnt make it - so i found myself doubly lucky to make it to his birthday.  The "full" exhibit ended last month, the 31st of January.  The bigger pieces has since been returned to the owners - some to the Abuevas, a few to the Consunjis.  As a matter of fact, someone told me that Mrs. David M. Consunji was the lady in white lace.  Most of the Consunji art works were abstracts - and as i viewed them with a great deal of pleasure, i felt the power of motion expressed in the abstracts.  They were mostly bas-relief 

i loved the carabaos, but my favorite piece - the black glossy family of 3 that was roughly half a mil was simply not there, i looked for it and asked my friend and classmate if it had been sold but she wasnt sure
if you want to see a pic of this, hit the arts-and-friends label on the left and you will see it

i liked the bust of my friend Amihan, the eldest of his kids - and that of Duero, the youngest son.

my friend Alice likes the Judas kiss, the surface of this piece reminds me of the Easter Island heads.

i love the circular slatted room, and if i were lavishly rich, i'd have it near the pool, but protected from the elements.  you would know why if you had seen it.

i also would buy the doors, if i had a castle or mansion to showcase it.  lovely doorway - a gateway to beauty and spiritual peace.

btw, it isnt too late to see some of them, only the larger pieces have been removed.  you can still view the smaller items - 

the Met is open Mondays-Saturdays.  Go see it, and maybe buy a few, especially if you can afford it

Birthday -

Clarits, me, Justine, Ging, Annabel

Annabel on my swing

Justine, trying out my swing

Israel, me, Efren

Liz, Jerry, Nick, me, Dale, Jimmy, Amihan, and Manny - Holding my flowers

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love my roses thing

Stan Lee of Marvel shares my birthday - a goodreads's selected quote

Face front, true believers! 


Stan Lee
December 28, 1922: Happy 91st birthday, Stan Lee! The comic book legend got his start filling inkwells and fetching lunch at Timely Comics, which would eventually become Marvel. He went on to create characters like Spider-Man and the X-Men.

September-October birthdays

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS TO ....

Minda M - b75
Sandy S  - b75
Terry P    - b75
Archie N - b75

Dodo
Ermatzki
Nelia OP
Yet OD
Kams

happy weekend to everyone,

 and a happy 3-day rest to denizens of Quezon City and Quezon Province.

cant talk now, but do get the chance to read Horace Templo's column today. Manila Standard.
will put up the link some other day,.

As for me, i am planning to rest my ribs after a quick trip to the xray rooms of NKTI tomorrow
to make sure there are no breaks or fractures in any of my ribs - i had a small domestic accident last Sunday night, led to painful ribs. Monday i had to rest as it was too painful, and the pain lessened per every day.
muscles are still sore though, so i must rest. Thank You God for the Monday holiday.

i also want to greet, belatedly, as she wasnt in Manila, Amihan Abueva, my Sayans classmate
she will be having a Proud to be Filipino day tomorrow so i am going to wear a Filipiniana outfit tomorrow, even if my ribs hurt and even if i have to wear brace (i might remove it for the photo ops, to be done by our good and brilliant photo shooter, a serious hobbyist who has shown of f his photo works. Dr. Jerry.
i guess this means i have to put on some makeup (i rarely put on makeup these days, but i suppose a few concessions have to be made for posterity ...*grins*)

part of my homework is Pinoy food, our friend Alice and Manny is bringing Dinuguan with puto, so i am bringing Pancit Palabok ... i guess from Little Quiapo, bilao and all.

then Sunday, i am off to a healer, so that all these illnesses of mine will be healed.  some of my illnesses have shown a marked improvement, and i am hoping they continue to stupendously improve.  Also my ribs!

so, have a good one everyone.  the healer, if you want to know, is located in Manila.
if you really, really want to know.  write a comment and i will respond.

have a good weekend everyone and Happy Birthday to Ofie Templo tomorrow

i am going to relax Spock's way and hopefully get over this feeling like my body wants to get sick....

am going on another spate of reading.... :)


happy birthday Ofie Martin Templo

March Birthdays

March 6       - John Anthony F. Ongchangco
                      Benita S. Padilla, MD - Sayans classmate and nephro doc
March 10     - Jonas O. Ongchangco
March 11     - Ernie Uson - STI friend
March 13     - Eriene Lao - STI friend

Hope your birthdays are/were wonderful.
               

My favorite birthday gift

this picture was one of the offerings of the ArtsnFriends.  I had wanted it then but was a little late in expressing that want so Eni Sibal, sister-in-law of Alice Sibal Lim had first dibs on it.  Eni changed her mind and Alice got it and gave it as a birthday present.

I absolutely love this picture.  It also represents my life.  If you know me, and how life has been for me, you will understand its significance.

The picture says "I WILL SURVIVE".
Life thrives ... even in adversity.

My Birthday Celebration

Friday,  28 December 2012
my birthday
the lunch crowd do not have pictures (i left my camera upstairs.  i was ready for the dinner crowd that stayed til almost 12 midnight ........

Food, glorious food

more food - bbq, fish, lengua, ham, embo, turkey ham, rice, veg lumpia, buko pandan, veg salad

coke, ham, embo, turkey ham, lengua, and the rice

me and my roses

jerry, alice, manny - manny showing off his genius skills like Danny did

a toast for the birthday girl

some of the roses in my room

another look at the roses, the other roses at the altar (not shown)

27 Days to Christmas

I was walking and saw this sign

27 Days to Christmas

and well, i paused and thought about Christmassy things

well - i posted on my journal to ask my e-friends if they wanted cards

this year, i am rather busy, but will attempt to make my own cards and to "force" myself

i bought some digital images, some of it art - to frame and hang, some of it elephants...

i do have most of my Christmas gifts ready. I shop the entire year so i wont have to rush by Christmas, but i still have to wrap them (if i run out of time, i will put them in gift bags)..

I do NOT have any Christmas decorations yet!!

I shall do it this coming weekend, whether or not the painting of the rooms (just mine, really and the bathrooms) are done.  i do have to have the curtains done!  ah well, we will see. will report to you.

i have planned my Christmas dinner, my birthday (which falls right smack between Christmas and New Year), and New Year. i have partly shopped for it.  i dont know if i can still have Excelente Ham.  I cant go to Quiapo, you see........

maybe i should start putting them in Christmas bags......

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Gifts for Christmas - another Etsy shop

i got an elephant from her.  then i saw this Hobbes creation.
i know someone who just adores Waterson's "Calvin and Hobbes" but we no longer talk.

still, if you have an SO who likes Hobbes or some other cute creatures.
women have a weakness for such stuff.  strong, dominant women, even.


click here for micro-crochet items

Birthday Greetings to the Following

Efren
Minda MM
Sandy S
Nelia OP

Yeyet OD
Maribel R
Kamy 

wasnt able to FB.. so hope you get the greetings

Benjamin DL Alviar

Today is Benjamin DL Alviar's 64th birthday.  Happy Birthday!

I met him as one of Ed Sarte's SRI Consultants at AIB under then Pres. ARI.

Thinking about SSS, i wonder if he has applied for his retirement benefits.

Ed mentioned he had migrated to the US, but he can still apply for his benefits, if he hasnt.

He probably qualifies for a retirement pension.

Happy Birthday to Ofelia Martin Templo

Happy Birthday to Ofie Templo!

Birthday party of Horacio T. Templo, March 2012

Horace T. Templo

Ding, Rod, HTT

Birthday T-shirt