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Graduation day...

Congrats kids, all the best... Secondary School: Ramjo, Kayie Primary School: Iel & Ashley (who finish with 2nd honors)... Keep up the good work!!

Bangkok Trip

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We went to Bangkok last week-end and we had a blast of a good time... The food was superb, the place was amazing and shopping is great.... For sure we'll go back there.... Eric for golf, me for shopping and makan...

Lola's 96th Birthday...

Last March 10 was Lola's 96th birthday and all of us have arranged some get together party for her. Lahat kami apo pitched in a certain amount para sa handa and they had the party from 4pm till 8pm. Just a close get together with the whole clan and some visitors from around our compound. All in all she has a wonderful time..with much crying and laughing and being so excited about the whole thing, tatlo daw cake nya hehehe...y..un nga lang we are not there to celebrate with her pero we make it up by calling that day... Imagine 96 years old!! whew.... Happy Birthday Lola Mary...we love you...

Dex Visit..

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Last Saturday Mar4, our dear friend Dex came for a very short visit. He arrived from KL at around 3pm and then we start showing him around singapore until 12midnight..He went back to Phils the next sunday... So here's some of the souvenir pics we've taken..hopefully next time he can visit us with Ghe and the beautiful kids....

Our house here in Singapore...

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We've been renting this place for 4years already going on 5, I don't want to move out really even though its about 45minutes train ride from our current work place. Can you blame me?

Dineskubre ga ang Batangas o inalam kung ano ito....

Basahin daw ng malaman, galing ito sa forwarded email, so read on: Early Beginnings Long before the Spaniards came, large centers of population already thrived in Batangas. Native settlements lined the Pansipit River, a major waterway. Mr. Robert C. Fox, an American archaeologist, revealed that based on archaeological findings particularly in Calatagan peninsula, the province has been trading with the Chinese since Yuan Dynasty until first phase of Ming Dynasty in the 13th and 15th century. Inhabitants of the province were also trading with Japan and India. Historians believed that the present BatangueƱos were descendants of the Bornean datus, Datu Dumangsil and Datu Balensusa who sailed from Borneo to Panay Island as far as Taal Lake. They organized the first Malay settlement at the mouth of Taal River. They eventually set up their own settlement in the place and founded the town of Taal in 1572. The towns of Balayan, Lipa, and Batangas were founded later. In 1570, Martin de Goiti