Light the Night 2009: 16 Sept

Event date: Sep 16, 2009 5:30 PM

Location: Parramatta Park, Sydney

Please help us Light the Night by making a donation towards our fundraising.

I'm joining thousands of people to Light the Night. We'll carry coloured balloons each with a tiny light inside. It will be a beautiful night and with your help we can do something good; raising vital funds for patients and families living with blood cancers, such as leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

The money we will raise will be invested in critical research into better treatments and hopefully cures, as well as supporting patients during their long and tough treatment. Remember, celebrate and give hope at Light the Night by making a donation or joining my team.

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Kallen in black

Favourite things in hands, toy on one hand and food on the other...

Happy Birthday Ate Aida

Jaylen soccer 2009

At Popo's birthday...

The gang of four at Popo's birthday last February, taken at a Vietnamese restaurant. The boys; Josh, Kallen, Jay and Aiyee, are mucking around in the restaurant's stage.

Honey calls me FB and not MB...

Here's why...





And yes, my Facebook link is....


[Thanks to Happy Slip aka Christine Gambito.]

Entry on FB: One day I will...

"I've been reading that some of you guys are celebrating/celebrated your birthdays and it seems that every year added is a final demand to focus on something. It could be a career change, retirement, seachange of sorts, travel or crossing off that "bucket list" [if ever you have one]!

As we grow older, we can no longer afford to say "One day I will..." for we won't know if tomorrow will ever come at all..." [From my entry on Facebook]

Just in case you were wondering about the photo above, it is my grandson's Jaylen's foot resting on my car's dashboard one day in 27 January 2009 on the way home from Sydney Children's Hospital in Randwick. He was sleeping in the car.

I took him there for his monthly check up and everything is all clear [for those who does not know, he is recuperating from ALL - a type of leukaemia]. With lots of prayers, goodwill and best wishes from friends and relatives; as well as the power of science and medicines - Jaylen is now ok.

Speaking of "final demand to focus" on life - this boy has the heart to live a full life and he deserved to live a full one. For us who are much older... that "time" is nearing and that "demand" to celebrate life to the fullest is very fast approaching. Hence this unsolicited advise:
"Carpe diem"!

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Sorry for not updating this blog... I am just a bit busy with friends on Facebook... finally succumbing to it.

Mothers, daughters, sons, etc.

Perfect Mother's Day with family and loved ones...
Mother's Day flowers with breakfast in bed...

Maico & Ryan

Kimi & Ate Mae

Am I a "looser"?

Because Kimi and I kept taking each other's picture...

Rea & Honey

Ryan & Ate Kayna [right] Kiara on Kuya Mac

Wiws & Megan sharing IPod...

Kayna and John mucking around with the cake & icing.

Kaizza, Kimi, Ate K Mae and Kayna.

Happy Mother's Day!

My mother will turn 90 years old this coming June. She's staying with me [actually in my house, for most of the time I am at work till late!] for most days with people from some government department with her when we are at work. She's one of those people who is fiercely independent and wanted to be "of use". She reads her paperbooks and just yesterday went to the local library with one of the ladies.

I think I got my cheeky side from her!

Happy Mother's Day nanay Olive and to all!

Especially to Honey and Rea... even though they are not my mother!

Good Friday lunch

While Honey looks tired, daughter Rea is happy with all the seafood spread, remember being "Good Friday".

Looks like one happy customer, having sinigang na isda. While Kallen still not too sure what is happening... mmmmm... "can I have some of that Aiyee?"

Aiyee, still happy and contented, dishing out the sinigang and beside is the mussels in red wine!

Jaylen looking not too happy with his favourite shrimps in coconut milk, or is he waiting for "someone" to peel them off for him? Or he does not like the fried tilapia in front of him? [Lower left is the sauce for the fried tilapia, similar recipe here.]

Too bad Charlie was off with a friend doing a dry run for an elaborate marriage proposal!