Inadvertently Domesticated

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Celebrations: Happy Birthday, @vera_ftw!!!

I opened my now-dormant Friendster today to read this testimonial that Ms V wrote for me some few years ago…when the testimonial field was used for an actual testimony rather than a message board for personal messages. And it went: …in retrospect, one of the best summers of my life was when i met her. although [...]

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Celebrations: Inadvertently Domesticated Turns 1

So, it seems like a birthday post is in order. Inadvertently Domesticated is 1 today!!! photo credit: The Lunch Tray To be honest, we were unprepared. We would have not remembered our anniversary if it were not for the greetings from our readers, Twitter followers and Facebook friends!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you, sistahs!!!!! [...]

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Celebrations: Curtsies to a Little Princess

A son is a son until he comes of age. A daughter is a daughter all her life. – Gaelic Proverb Yes, yes. I am weeks late for my Little HRH’s birthday post. I have started several drafts, but none seem good enough for progression. The thing is, I am finding it rather hard to [...]

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Celebrations: Happy Birthday, @strangebyday!

Your special day has come and gone in your time zone, but I still have a couple of hours to celebrate your coming to life! Strangebyday and I go way back. Not as far back as she and Hazehung go, though. We were college blockmates and we instantly became members of the same barkada. We [...]

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Music and Lyrics: Speak Softly Love – Al Martino

To celebrate our dear mother goose’s 57th birthday, here is a song that she and Faja really love. I think there was even a time when she had this as her ringtone back in the P.I. Happy, happy birthday, Mommy!!! Love from all of us! Speak softly love And hold me warm against your heart. [...]

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Taste Buds: Our Thanksgiving Feast

I must say, I was nervous beyond my wits for our Thanksgiving Celebration. More than the fact that this was our first time hosting and we were serving for 11 people, this was the first time I have ever prepared a Thanksgiving dish, and I went all-American with the turkey, the stuffing, and the potatoes. [...]

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Celebrations: Happy Thanksgiving!

The year 2010 has been a year of joy and sorrow for the family. It kicked of with Ms B and Chef’s wedding where friends and family, still hungover from the Christmas merriment, came to celebrate. It was extra special because it was an occasion that brought family together for the first time since our [...]

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Festivities Aren’t Cheap

Recently, I shared on a recent post how excited I am this season as Chef and I are hosting our first Thanksgiving dinner, and the coming noche buena. This week, I took an extra day off to shop for what we need – the food, the tools, and the entertainment (and even a little something [...]

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Holidays are Coming!!

There is no doubt in my mind that this is my favorite time of the year. The holidays are upon us and no, this isn’t my favorite just because of the gifts. What the holidays mean to me is family as I’m sure it does to you too. For Chef and I, what’s extra special [...]

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An Ode to Dad

Two weeks ago, I left for an unplanned trip to the Philippines because my grandfather was dying. When I arrived in Manila with my mother and aunt, we went straight to the hospital. My grandfather, who used to stand tall and dominant in the room, was now frail, yet dominant still but now for another [...]

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My Little Dad Story

Everybody is sad about what happened to Dad. I am sad, too. But I believe that he is now in heaven. I think that he is a really great man. I did not really spend a lot of time with him and I did not really get to know him, but my Mommy keeps telling [...]