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My Refrigerator Door: The Birthday Surprise
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012. As Dinny and I alighted from our car at the bar parking lot, the cigarette vendor gave away the surprise, "may private party dyan para kay JC Buendia! He boasted. My heart was pounding as I entered the bar, the waiters were all lined up leading the birthday song, I was just so happy to see friends all gathered in one room, from fashion, show business, high school, college, the gym and work. I'd like to thank Lumen Teves. For conniving with Dinny Lazo. And my secretary Eva. Caloy...
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My Refrigerator Door: The Joy of Traveling Light
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Sunday, April 19, 2015. The Joy of Traveling Light. Traveling light has made checking in and riding trains easier, and it has given life a new meaning as well. All photos in this post were taken with my new Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. Now, I don't need to bring a camera and a tablet in my trips. Sleek and light, the Samsonite Firelite. Packing cubes keep everything organised. My favourites are from Muji. They zip really well. I have in my hand carried bag a small toiletry kit, also from Muji. It happened a l...
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My Refrigerator Door: North By Northwest
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Weekend before Holy Week, my college buddies and I trooped North to celebrate our friend Tonette Aquino. S big 50. Affectionately called Contessa, she commandeered her high school and college friends to Vigan and Curimao for two days of delirious banter and cholesterol overload. Vigan and its adjacent towns were a visual feast for us heritage lovers. A portrait of Vicky Quirino. Across the street from the Syquia Mansion, you'll find one of the best tasting Ilocos Empanadas. Our t...
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My Refrigerator Door: The Merry Month Of May
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Saturday, May 4, 2013. The Merry Month Of May. I celebrate May with quite a number of friends born in the same merry month as I am. The month's celebrations officially start with Tita Passy Teopaco. S birthday. The Teopacos has long ago adopted me as their own, and like real family, I've laughed, cried, danced, sang and watched the sun go up with them. This year, birthday dinner was at Yakumi. The chandeliers at the Solaire. The Japanese sous chefs busy at work. Chitine Malvar, Pia Santos. I got a viber ...
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My Refrigerator Door: The Jose Gaston Mansion
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Saturday, November 22, 2014. The Jose Gaston Mansion. Part 3 of Our Negros Occidental Tour. One of the highlights of our trip was lunch at the Jose Gaston. Mansion. Think Gone With The Wind. The mansion stands in the middle of a huge sugar plantation, Hacienda Sta. Rosalia. In Manapla, north of Victorias. Jose Gaston was one of the grandsons of Yves Leopold Germain Gaston. A Frenchman who settled in Negros Occidental with his wife, Prudencia Fernandez. Which was shot in the very same estate. Our "formal"...
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My Refrigerator Door: Lofty Dreams
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Monday, June 1, 2015. I was sipping my third cup of coffee. Watching the western sky turn yellow to orange. I was living high above. In a loft with dark wooden floors. I was safely tucked. Under blue and white cotton sheets. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Merry Month Of May. I celebrate May with quite a number of friends born in the same merry month as I am. The months celebrations officially start with Ti. Yes Meding, Grapes Grow In The Philippines! Her Name Means Peace. Donna Summer And Fondue.
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My Refrigerator Door: Yes Meding, Grapes Grow In The Philippines!
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Yes Meding, Grapes Grow In The Philippines! I got a viber message from my friend Dom Hernandez. Asking if I'm free Monday for a day trip to La Union to look at vineyards. My first response was "we grow grapes in the Philippines? And he replied with a photograph of three happy people clowning under the grape vines. I immediately marked my calendar and moved a few appointments to the evening. This was my kind of trip, only Julie Andrews. Can stop me from going. I went home with a k...
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My Refrigerator Door: The House Of Dr. Luis Santos
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Friday, May 9, 2014. The House Of Dr. Luis Santos. Our tour of Malolos continues, from the Cojuangco ancestral house http:/ myrefrigeratordoor.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-cojuangco-ancestral-house.html. Our gracious host Melecio Cojuangco. Brought us to the house of Dr. Luis Santos. Mel arranged the visit with one of the heirs of Dr. Santos, George Imperial. Himself. There was a private chapel in honour of Our Lady of Lourdes and a bedroom where a figure of the Santo Entierro. A photo of Dr. Luis Santos.
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My Refrigerator Door: March 2015
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Weekend before Holy Week, my college buddies and I trooped North to celebrate our friend Tonette Aquino. S big 50. Affectionately called Contessa, she commandeered her high school and college friends to Vigan and Curimao for two days of delirious banter and cholesterol overload. Vigan and its adjacent towns were a visual feast for us heritage lovers. A portrait of Vicky Quirino. Across the street from the Syquia Mansion, you'll find one of the best tasting Ilocos Empanadas. Our t...
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My Refrigerator Door: The Cojuangco Ancestral House
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Monday, May 5, 2014. The Cojuangco Ancestral House. Our next journey takes us to a historic town in Bulacan, thirty minutes north of Manila. My road trip buddies, my college friends who all share with me the same fascination for heritage houses were privileged by an invitation from Melecio Cojuangco. To visit their ancestral house in Malolos. Mel, his cousin in law Marissa Lopa, Rima Datuin. And I discovered each other's funny bone. Mel's grandfather, Jose Cojuangco. To Binondo, Manila. Which was used as...
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