VinJoiel

A few days back and in preparation sa mga gusto nya sa birthday nya, eto ang mga sinasabi ni Jolo sa Inay nya: - Pili pili sya ng cake and he wants his picture on it, asking Wena to pre-order the cake at baka daw matagal gawin hehe, eto naman sis di nakinig so kahapon lang nag order ng cake. It seems Jolo is right, so wala picture yung cake nya… - Me pag sasabi na sa Tagaytay na lang daw sila pumunta sa birthday nya - Sana daw maka absent naman sya sa school sa birthday nya - Kung puede daw sya mag treat sa 5 classmates nya sa Mcdo - Sana naman daw e wag na damit ang matanggap nya gift, sana daw e iba naman. Tanong naman si Wena, “anu iba gift na gusto mo?”, ang sagot “yung iba naman gaya ng panyo”…hehe As today is his birthday, don’t know which one of his wishes will come true. Anyway, they will have a small celebration this evening. Happy 9th Birthday Jolo M…. We love you…and be good….

Vince, Ally & Ian are still in Cavite. I just called Wena’s place and have the following conversation with Jolo: Me: Hi Jolo, Tita ‘to, happy birthday!! Jolo: eh di pa kaya?! Me: para ako mauna mag greet sa ‘yo ng “happy birthday”… Jolo: oo nga ano! Me: na mi-miss mo ba sina Vince? Jolo: si Ian lang…. Me: eh bakit di mo miss si Nini & Vince? Jolo: makulit kasi yung dalawa na yun….. Me: si Ninison di mo miss?? Jolo: eh sige si Nini at Ian miss ko…. Me: eh si Vince?? Jolo: kakulit kasi ni Vince sa akin… Me: hinahanap ka daw ni Vince, sabi sa Papa e “asan si Kuya Jolo” (dumalaw kasi sila Itay sa Cavite) Jolo: oo nga daw, naiyak daw at nahabol…. Me: kaya nga, tapos di mo miss…. Jolo: sige na nga miss ko na silang lahat…… (sabay tawag sa Inay nya) Bwehehehe kabaliw na mga bata….

Ngayon po ay kaarawan ng kasal nila Inay & Tatay...di ko na sasabihin kung ilang taon, masyadong mabibisto edad ko nyehehe... sayans di ko pa na scan yung wedding pics nila....ganda nun.. heniwey, bumabati kami lahat and sana umabot pa sila ng hangga golden anniversary... Happy Wedding Anniversary!!!

Ganda ‘no, I want this… It will be launch here by August daw, so maybe I can renew my line subscription and get this? esep esep…. Tyak labs will not agree with the additional kapritso ko daw…asus….

As agreed we had a little get together at home. This is to partially celebrate our Wedding Anniversary / my birthday and at the same time have some JES friends came over for the first time. Though a bit late on the date..still it's better late than never daw, di ba? heniwey, the dinner / party lasts until mid night. Siempre di mawawalan ng kantahan, pataasan daw ng score. Ang saya din... For the menu, I asked someone to cook for me and I prepared some dishes. All in all, it's an enjoyable get-together...

Progress photos sent by Wena : Terrace slab was casted and upper wall almost complete. Window grill installed (we ask them to revise and install at least one escape route for safety reasons). Ground floor room already partitioned / finishing in progress. At this rate the roof will probably be installed before end of the month.

What has been happening - - naiinip sa office, wala magawa every day - kids still in Cavite, ayaw daw muna umuwi...ay ewan... - Inay / Itay canvassing/comparing price for aircon unit, cooking range - We decided to add-in other finishing works for the house contract re: all flooring & paint job - Adie celebrates his first birthday - Attended a JES get together, and decided that the next one will be our turn (come 19July) Yan lang po....

We tried the 3-day diet that i have found in the net. It works on food chemical combination daw. It's a bit of sacrifice kahit na it's only three days lalo na if you like to eat out. Well after the 3 days, Labs lost 2-3kg and me?! well, did not even shed 1kg, humupa lang ako ng konti...pulos water retention lang yata yung sa akin e...sus... So now the next step in losing weight??...buy a treadmill??

Progress photos sent by Wena : As finally the partition and stairs layout satisfies both the oldies, about 100 hollow blocks were demolished to re-do the final partitions. Patay tayo sa change order dyan hehehe… Here’s the new layout:

Progress photos sent by Wena : Second floor wall and stairs in progress. There’s some discussion on the partition/layouts fort the four rooms on the second floor and the stairs location. Looks like some minor demolition will be done to accommodate the changes.

Ay sus berdey ko na ulet….isang taon na naman ang napadagdag sa aking edad…hanubayan…. Eto wari ko ba ay patanda na ng patanda hehehe…..feeling young pa rin, young at heart e…. Labs gift is a Burberry watch…luv it….thanks labs…. Dinner at Sakura with some JES friends who does not have any idea it’s my birthday nyehehe.. Friends & Family who greets me: Labs Rachel Lumen Marie Gary Ghe Dennis Ayds Zaldo Allan Inay Red John Azel Lolit Blu Wena Mhy Rigor Malu Beth Dex Balot May Thank you all for remembering…..

Progress photos sent by Wena : Looks like the 2nd floor column / slab has been casted. Contractor works so fast as it’s only day20 of the 90d contract. We’re all happy it’s going fast. We are thinking about the rainy season that will slow down the construction but on this fast phase, the roof will soon be installed and will help a lot for work continuity when the rain comes…

Our 6th church wedding anniversary. Mamya pala mag 10 years na kami, imagine we were married in civil ceremony for 8 years this December. Sabi nila you can renew vows na daw ulet after 10yrs…hmmmm…. heniwey Hapi Anniv Giliw…..may we continue to have blissful life together in the years to come!! And to celebrate, we went to attend the 10am tagalog mass at Novena Church, saw Sonia/Alan & Tedie/Lala after the mass then we went to lunch at Sizzler Suntec… btw and unfortunately typhoon Frank wreak havoc in Phils., even causing a passenger ship to shrink…how sad….

Ang JES e nag-arrange ng family day sa kanilang employee and porke si labs e andun pa rin siempre kasama pa rin nya ako sa family night. Saw some of my previous PMs / Dept Heads / Colleagues / Friends – such a great time seeing all of them again. Some asks if I will return back to JES hehe… Here’s some photos taken with group of friends:

Flight back to Singapore. Such a short trip….. And Happy Father’s Day to all padirs….. Specially ke AMA….

Went to San Jose for some St. Benedict medallions. Columns footings will be cast tomorrow and as normal “erehiya”, we have to put something on the footing daw. Normally the following will be casted together with the footing: - Asin (don’t know for what) - Asukal (don’t know for what) - Benditadong palaspas (probably for blessing) - Coins (for prosperity, of course…I’ll put in Singapore dollar coins para times 32 hehe) - and most people say this St Benedict medallions as St. Benedict pala is the patron saint/protector of the house So, have to drive to San Jose and buy about 50 small medallions for the ten columns. As it is, diretso na rin kami sa Robinson Lipa for some lakwatsa specially the kids.

Morning time – had a talk with the subcon on the type of finishes for the house, full understanding of contract and schedule of payment. After Lunch – went to city with the kids, play time…. Re: House Renovation Day 7 – still progressing on column footing excavation and house demolition

Umuwi muna ako ng Pinas kaninang madaling araw para sa ilang papeles na kelangan ko ayusin. Dumating dito sa Batangas ng 8am, punta ng bank ng 10am, meet-up with concern people and finalize deal by 2pm. Afterwards, lakwatsa time with the beautiful kids…. Re: House Renovation Day 6 – progress on house demolition

Demolition starts today, I have mix feelings because the ancestral home is really really old…. This is the house that has been in my grandparents possession as far as I can remember, granted there were so many additions / renovations done but I still remember this house with the ground floor only done in bamboo slats as walls, flooring as rough cement, a rectangular heavy wood dining table that’s really is so big that more often being borrowed by neighbors during wedding receptions, with chairs what we called “bangko”. I remember all of us cousins / aunts / uncles at one time or another have lived in the house. All the ‘apos’ eating on the same big table. There’s Belen always falling asleep during dinner; there’s Mamay making an egg shape out of sinangag so some of the smaller kids will have the motivation to eat. There’s a big basket hanging over the table where Nanay keep the fruits and bread. This is the house I remember having an old style wood chair on the second floor as sala set...

Today is moving out day.... After searching for temporary place to stay during house construction, they've found the perfect place: - not too crowded - not much worries on kids probably going out to the streets - quiet place - cheaper rent - same area location as the old house And now they have to move and settle down.... Specially the kids, who will probably find it strange at first...