Those Were The Days

 Cat, Sam & Me

Then & Now My Beautiful Nieces

 Me and Melisa Gail - 1993

 Melisa - Now

 Me & Baby Catherine -1995

Catherine Now

My Little Sister's Wedding

J & M - New Orleans Wedding

Joe & Maria

Exchanging I Do's

The Stunning Bride

The happy couple flew to New Orleans for their wedding ceremony. The wedding was also Maria's birthday so it was a double celebration. Wish you the best of everything on your blissful union.

Bong & Family

Happy Family

Uncle Oloy's 77th birthday celeb

Mee & the ladies behind .. Edna, Maria & Maita

Me & Edna relaxing after a hearty lunch

Pat the great in one of his rare photo shots.

Maria & Uncle Oloy looking gwapo at 77

Pat, Bong, Vince & Winwin

Jo & Family in NYC

Catherine & Sam

lovely couple- Jo & Ellery

Good-looking Family

in NYC

Then & Now

Mt. Freeman, Colorado

Our living room

Me & Melissa

Happy Mother's Day

This poem is for my late Mother

There are times when only a Mother's love can understand our tears,

can soothe our disappointments and calm all of our fears.

There are times when only a Mother's love can share the joy we feel.

When something we've dreamed about quite suddenly is real.

There are times when only a Mother's faith can help us on life's way and inspire in

us the confidence we need from day to day.

For a Mother's heart and a Mother's faith and a Mother's steadfast love were

fashioned by the Angels and sent from God above.

Thank you Nay...

Family Outing

They have fun at Splash Mountain Resort without me. I was left home alone reflecting my life on Easter Sunday.

Pat

Bong, Chu & Pat

Vince in bad mood

Ming

Window

The group - Front: Ming, Chu, Pat Back: Gladys, Bong & Bing

Our Shop

Meeh

Our Computer Shop (click photos to enlarge)

Finally I was able to post some photos of our shop.

Recognition Day

Mathematics Contestants at University of the Philippines (Click photos to enlarge)

Third Honor 3rd Year high school 2009

Best in Mathematics and Art Gold & Bronze Awardee

My nephew Patrick Recognition Day on March 27, 2009 at Immaculate Montessori School

Our Ancestral House

This is our ancestral house built in the early 1940's in Cantilan, Surigao del Sur. The 2-storey wooden house occupies a 500 sqm lot in Cantilan situated along the main street. The house is made of narra, mahogany, and other hardwood materials. It is a typical Spanish-Filipino design.

The house has old tables, chairs, four-poster beds, windows, ceilings, large mirrors etc. The living room is spacious, the flooring is made of hardwood called "mulawin" natural shiny and the colors are black & yellow. The Aparadors belonged to my lola and another one owned by my Mother with her name crafted on it. The windows are made of capiz shells, the ceilings or kisame were imported from China.

My great grandpa was one of the original Chinese merchants from Amoy, China. This is the home to 3 generations of the clan. We traced its history back to Don Miguel Yu. There are 3 double doors in the front of the house. Entrance is at the middle and side front doors. The wide wooden staircase are with balusters at both sides of the stairs and decorated with shells called Tambuli.

The balcony, devoid of paint, was originally painted green & white. The window panels are made of Capiz shells. There is a wide wooden staircase with balusters at both sides of the stairs and decorated with shells called Tambuli. Two large heavy doorways to the left goes to living room and to the right goes to the dining room, then to the kitchen. The bedrooms are curtained. The living room is full of antiques. Antique marble round table is at the center of the room. Living quarters are on the 2nd floor. The ground floor was a bodega where palay and corn were stored. The other part was used as a dress shop.

Some of my friends have stayed in Cantilan and others left this town and lived abroad, and has married and raised their families somewhere, some have continued visiting their hometown during fiestas, christmas, family & school reunions, summer vacation etc.

There are few old ancestral houses that were restored here and we have plans of restoring this beautiful house and retire here one day soon.