Dec24

A very white Christmas Eve :)

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A very white Christmas Eve :)

Menu: Balsamic, garlic-stuffed pork tenderloins, Alaskan Cod Fillet in Cartoccio with leeks, butternut squash, brussel sprouts; roasted potatoes with rosemary.   Appetizers: mixed nuts in waffle ice cream cones, shrimp ceviche, hummus.  Dessert: fruit tart, mini ice cream, chocolate-covered apples.
Guests:  My white family :)

Jul31

It’s art!!!

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It’s art!!!

Went to this amazing museum called Louvre and at a palace in Versailles both in Paris – and so were the thousands of tourists. I am pretty sure all of the tourists who took pictures of these sculptures have more or less have the same pictures with the same angle. Me, I just focused on their focal points :) !

Jul9

“you’re here but you’re not really here…”

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“you’re here but you’re not really here…”

okay, i admit i got caught up with my mission that i am neglecting my family!  i am guilty, no excuses… i deeply apologize and i must admit i miss the simple fun and the LOVE!

with the nicotine women :-0

sistaaahhhhhh!

and we both agreed na mahirap at exhausting makipag away sa english ! hehehehe!

Melanie!!!  parang maglalaba lang hehehe! love you ate! :)

their common denominator?? Celestine! :)


veronica!!! not a candidate yet for botox ! :)

the soen ladies!!!  hehhehhe!

oh how happy they are :)

hahhahhaha! seriously??? :)

she’s not pregnant!! busog lang :) hehehe! love you sis!

Promise next time! I will be unplugged from technology!!! :) LOVE YOU GUYS!

Jul5

wild geese…

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wild geese…

By Mary Oliver…

You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about your despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting –
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.

Jun30

June 30

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June 30

angge’s birthday! she should have been just 49 today :(

in my heart, i have asked you a favor again… to watch over Francesca in Paris as she takes her summer school; you must be proud of our chichai!

happy birthday sis! you must be partying with the angels.

how’s kuya tris??? :)

Jun18

they care :)

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they care :)

thank you to my family who came all the way from across the bay to make sure I am still alive and okay after the car accident yesterday afternoon! OH YOU GUYS CARE!

May8

“Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother” – Oprah

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“Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother” – Oprah

When unconditional love exists, there is a mother present; and that mother can be your friend, your sister, your cousin, your aunt, grandma; and it can also be your brother, father and in some cases, your own children.

if i don’t have your picture here with me it doesn’t mean you are not loved, it only means to get your butt out to San Francisco! :)

Apr9

lunch with eskermos!

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lunch with eskermos!

how i wish i was really having lunch with my baby boy eskermos! I miss him so much!

this is eskermos, one of our children at Ulingan.  he is one  sweetest and most lambing kid.  he and his family left ulingan yesterday to go back to their province, Zamboanga.  I don’t know when will i see him again. :,-(

my baby boy, i wish you well in life!

Mar18

an open letter to my family and friends

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an open letter to my family and friends

i know, i know that i have been “missing in action” … in a sense that I don’t have the usual time anymore to call, to chat, to text, to organize family get-togethers… i don’t blog as often as before; i don’t immediately reply to emails anymore; i am not my old self anymore; yes, i am not funny anymore or trying to be funny.

the honest truth is i miss you all…

but i have a new mission in life; a mission that at times i feel it’s bigger than me.  a mission that is very important and very personal to me.  and i will not apologize for having this mission but I will apologize for having less time or no time with you anymore.

if you all love me, then you will all LET IT BE…

Feb6

IN CRISIS!

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IN CRISIS!

taking another bloggera hiatus … I AM IN CRISIS!

This is Ulingan – A surreal, destitute, inhumane place but this is HOME to hundreds of famileis for over 11 years now. Someone just recently bought “Ulingan” and talks of demolition is up in the air. Our families were asked for voluntary demolition otherwise military will be brought in. But they have nowhere to go. They are helpless and will be homeless. THEY NEED US MORE THAN EVER. We need to give them maximum protection and support. We need lawyers and human rights watch!!! Please pray for their safety, their future, their lives.

Jan25

EAT…

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EAT…

had dinner with the guanzons – kat and mich… hmmm, it dawned on me again that my family – clif, chi and myself – has three different last names! wilcox, mateo, and villa… ay naku!

presenting our unica hijas…

okay, they didn’t talk about what to wear but of course their outfits are almost identical! and the shoes?? the same!!! weird children!

Jan20

i said, she said…

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i said, she said…

i said : “you’re weird”

she said: “i came from you”

i am trying not to panic on the thought of not seeing her everyday again… she’s going back to college, live in her dorm next week :( … my baby, as weird as she can be, i love her with all my heart…