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A Trip To Paintland
One of my very dear childhood friends, Baby, came to visit us with her family this past holiday season. Once they were done traipsing around the country, they managed to give us a few days of “not doing much,” before … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Childhood Friends, friends, Friendship, Painting
Tagged Acrylic Painting, Art, Artistic Expression, Baby Herrera, Friends, Friendship, Painting, Postaweek 2015
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Lunch at Antonio’s Grill
After visiting a friend’s grave site, we decided to head over to Tagaytay, where Antonio’s Grill is located overlooking the Taal Volcano, which is in the middle of Taal Lake. It was a good time for a leisurely lunch. Our … Continue reading
Posted in Banana Turon, Filipino Food, friends, Gising-Gising, Grilled Stuffed Bangus, Kare-Kare, Pinkabet, Sinigang, Taal Volcano, Tagaytay, Travel
Tagged Banana Turon, Bangus, Bitter melon, Friends, Gising-Gising, Kare-Kare, Pinakbet, postaweek 2013, Sinigang, Taal Lake, Taal Volcano, Tagaytay, Travel
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My 2013 Challenges
I’ve been mulling over what to challenge myself this coming 2013. It’s definitely coming up in a few hours. So, here’s my list, and I hope I can look back to it at the end of 2013 with deep joy … Continue reading
Posted in attentiveness, Books, Exercise, Family, friends, LGBT, mindfulness, New Year's Resolutions, Writing
Tagged books, doompocalyptic-resolutions, DPCHallenge, LGBT, Online Writing, Postaweek2012, WordPress
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The Big Game Paella Event
It all started with a series of text messages between father and daughter. It went something this: Daughter: The Big Game is coming, Dad! Father: Yup! Daughter: Are you and Mom watching at the Cal Stadium? Father: Nope. Daughter: Well, … Continue reading
Girlfriends
The other day, I traveled my usual journey to take the BART at Millbrae station at the end of my workday. Hubby had to dine solo this weeknight. I was going to meet up with some girlfriends for dinner in … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood Friends, friends, Friendship, High School Friends, Life Stages, middle years
Tagged Friends, Friendship, Girlfriend, Life Stages, postaweek2011, Postaweek2012, Relationships
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Cooking With Friends
Last Sunday morning, a few friends, Ray & Evelyn Tong and Marty & Terry Mahuron, came over to our house to make Paella. We decided on a seafood paella with only some Spanish Chorizo to add another dimension to the … Continue reading
Posted in friends, Paella, Spanish Cuisine, Spanish Paella, Sunday Brunch
Tagged Paella, Seafood Paella, Sofrito
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The Gift of Your Time
As we all move to the climax of the holiday season, with the frenzy of invitations to this and that year-end gathering, the steady drone of retailers‘ desperate pleadings for more shoppers, the list of things to be checked off, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, friends, gift giving
Tagged best gifts, Christmas, Christmas and holiday season, Family, Friends, greatest gifts, holiday, postaday2011, postaweek2011
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The Gift of Time
One evening a few weekends ago, we did not feel like going home yet after a comfort-food type dinner at Himawari on 2nd Avenue. And so, we ventured over to the theater nearby and chose “In Time.” The premise of … Continue reading
Posted in Family Time, friends, Friendship, Happiness, Thanksgiving
Tagged Family time, Friends, Happiness, Jennifer Aaker, money, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford GSB, Thanksgiving, Time
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