One of the best things I love about parties is that it becomes a big family gathering, which doubles as a way of catching up with the lives of virtually all the people attending the same event...
A party to be successful must have all the right ingredients to make it such a blast.
The birthday boy with the Crew of Chamel Catering Services
For my uncle's 60th birthday( he's my mom's bro but I call him Papa Jaime), he decided to tap the services of the Chamel Catering Services...
buffet table
They're the one who set-up this buffet table along with the foods.
the set-up
Filipino parties won't be complete without a Lechon Baboy
For the birthday cake, Ate Jaida opted to buy a Goldilocks Triple Delight Party Cake.
yummy cake!
And to top it, there's the drinks!!.....Sir Bingbong's favorites!!!...and lots of it!
drinks and more!
And he surely was happy of the party, just look at that big,wide grin he's wearing!!! :-D :-D :-D
Police Officers Boy Pensona and Bingbong Macarandan with former Habitat Inn Housemate, Sir Noel (with glasses)
But the most special factor that makes a party great, lies not with the innumerable drinks nor with the sumptuous food in the table but with the people who decided to go their way and celebrate that glorious day with the family.
that's papa jaime with aunt amada's former colleagues, Ma'am Villamor, Lola Resting and Auntie Nonia.
That's sistah's aunt myrna and aunt dayday..( Papa and Nanay's cousins)
me at the foreground with my uncles and aunts..
Extended Family(L-R: my mom with his brother, Papa Jaime, wife Aunt Amada and Aunt Amada's sisters Ma'am Angelita, Ma'am Amelia and Ma'am Angie's hubby Sir Max)
delightful guests
The birthday celebrant with his youngest child and wife.
Nanay with her elder brother, Papa Jaime.
♪♫♪...Happy Birthday to you........♫♪♫
To Papa Jaime, here's wishing you a longer life, good health and more blessings!!!
Nobody ever said you had to be strong every minute of every day. Especially when stresses and strains start weighing on you, to the point where you wonder how you can handle it all.
You're not supposed to-- that's when God comes in. He's watching over you, waiting for you to let go of some of your load and lean on Him.
You're not alone and you never will be. I'm always by your side whenever you need me.
* I was organizing my things and going over my old stuffs when I "rediscover" this.:) This was a note written on the first page of a cute thoughtful handmade diary given to me by Ate Lan as a graduation gift way back in 2003. I'm reproducing it here, so I'll always remember to be grateful of all the blessings God had given me.
"True love cannot be found
where it does not truly exist,
nor can it be hidden
where it truly does.
Love is magic.
The more we hide it,
the more it shows;
more you suppress it,
the more it grows."
he understands me better than anyone had...
"A girl doesn't need to tell you straight up how she feels,
it's written all over her eyes.
If you can see how she feels without her telling you,
then you definitely deserve her heart.."..
with my true North...
Love is...
What makes a weak man brave
And a king step off his throne
Good times, bad times
Easy times, tough times
It comes in an instant
And lasts three days after forever
Love puts the fun in together, the sad in apart, and the joy in a heart.
A bell is no bell 'til you ring it,
A song is no song 'til you sing it,
And love in your heart
Wasn’t put there to stay -
Love isn’t love
'Til you give it away.
~Oscar Hammerstein, Sound of Music
I'm one of those few fortunate person to have the kind of father any girl would ever hope for!
I grew up as Tatay's unica hija.. Everything I have,- I owe to him. From my wonderful childhood down to my education. He is the greatest father in the whole wide world!..:-)Every little girl's dream.
He is both fun and patient. Attentive and affectionate. Supportive and loyal.
He loves me dearly; provided well for the family and leads by example. He listens to my whining and comforts me at all the right moments.
I love him. I respect him. No one and nothing whatsoever can change that.
As I am about to take a step towards fulfilling OUR dream, I am feeling so grateful to everything he had done for our family. For all the struggles and all the efforts he made just to make sure I'll have the best of everything.
To my hero. The man I ever loved next to God. To my forever Superman.
whenever I'm in the MIS Office, that's one of what's constant.
we're so hooked with it that I, along with the MIS guys had started calling ourselves Idiots.. :))
What really IS IN THAT MOVIE?..
well, first, there's the STORY...it has drama, comedy, action, suspense, love angle and all the right ingredients of a great movie. (which it is!!..according to Wikipedia it's the highest- grossing Bollywood film of all time!)
Second, there's the cast-Aamir Khanin the lead made the movie a sure-winner. (after doing Ghajini, I think no one would dare question his versatility as an actor.- I mean, he does suspense, comedy, drama well..that plus the fact that he sure can sing and dance!!!
third, there's the Music and the Sing/Dance scene...- the movie has great muxic..after watching it, i started to appreciate the Hindi language and their songs..(I was kinda even hook with Give Me Some Sunshine, All Izz Well and Zoobie Doobie)
The PLOT
Its story revolves around 3 men namedFarhan Qureshi , Raju Rastogi , and Rancchoddas Shamaldas Chanchad "Rancho"who find their lives intertwined as engineering students who share a room in a hostel at the Imperial College of Engineering (ICE). They are at school for different reasons; Farhan, to pursue his father's wish for him to become an Engineer; Raju, to alleviate his family from poverty and Rancho, for the joy of learning.
They shared the kind of friendship that everybody dreams- pure, solid and sincere. They found their nemesis in the
person of Professor Viru "Virus" Shahastrabuddhe- the Dean of College and Chatur "Silencer" Ramalingam- Virus' fave student who believes in mindless memorizing over understanding. It was Virus who labelled the 3 friends as Idiots and had made it as his mission to break up the friendship on every occasion he finds...
Their movie is framed as flashbacks from the present day, ten years after Chatur promised to become more successful than Rancho. Having lost contact with Rancho, who disappeared during the graduation party and went into seclusion, Raju and Farhan begin a journey to find him. They are joined by Chatur, now a wealthy and successful businessman, who joins them, brazenly confident that he has surpassed Rancho and also looking to seal a deal with a famous scientist and prospective business associate named Phunsukh Wangdu. When they find Rancho's house, they find a completely different Rancho. From him they come to know that their friend was a destitute servant boy "Chhote" who loved learning, while he, the real Rancho, disliked study. The family agreed to let the servant boy study in Rancho's place instead of labouring. In return, the real Rancho would pocket the qualifications and after graduating, the servant boy will cease all contact. The real Rancho reveals that Chhote is now a school-teacher.
The story ends with the 3 friends reunited, finding Rancho as the successful
Phunsukh Wangdu.When Chatur finds out about this and is horrified; he accepts his defeat and pleads his case with Phunsukh to establish the business relationship he was after.
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥♥ ♥ ♥
PS.
Watch the movie and you'll fall in love with Bollywood!..
Since highschool, i had always have a copy of my favorite poem in my pocket. I'm not the religious type but i'm spiritual. I believe in GOD, His Grace, His Love.
Just wanna share with you my most favorite amongst Helen Steiner Rice' creations.
Our Father knows what's best for us
So why should we complain--
We always want the sunshine,
But He knows there must be rain--
We love the sound of laughter
And the merriment of cheer,
But our hearts would lose their tenderness
If we never shed a tear...
Our Father tests us often
With suffering and with sorrow,
He tests us, not to punish us,
But to help us meet tomorrow...
For growing trees are strengthened
When they withstand the storm,
And the sharp cut of a chisel
Gives the marble grace and form...
God never hurts us needlessly,
And He never wastes our pain
For every loss He send to us
Is followed by rich gain...
And when we count the blessings
That God has so freely sent,
We will find no cause for murmuring
And no time to lament...
For our Father loves His children,
And to Him all things are plain,
So He never sends us pleasure
When the soul's deep need is pain...
So whenever we are troubled,
And when everything goes wrong,
It is just God working in us
♣ i'm laid back.
♣ i love to read..
♣ i love sunsets..
♣ i love beaches..
♣ i'm crazy about people who knew they are beautiful.
..who knew their worth and knew how to stand for whatever they believe in.
♣i'm SPONTANEOUS.
♣ can be submissive but can be really stubborn
♣ i'm brutally honest but I can be polite if i like..:)
♣ i sometimes tend to be pensive
♣i'm comfortable with who i am
♣i can be difficult at times.
♣i get stuck in an emotional rut, but sooner get over it
♣my family & friends are my treasure..
♣i go gaga over comedy movies
♣i'm duper sensitive..
♣i'm low maintenance.:)go ask my bf!haha..
♣i love books!!..
♣i collect YES mags!lol..
♣i go nuts over rocky road ice creams, chococakes, and sweets!!
♣i'm not into what you have, i'm more on what you ARE
♣i'm more of a homebody..but i enjoy outdoors.
♣i'm a quintessential music lover!.
♣i know what i want & i don't submit until i have my way.
♣i'm not picky on friends..coz i don't turn my back on anyone who turns to me for friendship.
♣i can be as sweet as a kitten and as fierce as a lioness.
♣i assert my control over my LIFE.
♣i don't allow anyone to step on me much less my family.
♥Telling me that i can't do something is a surefire invitation for me to prove i can.
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