August 5, 2021 The family of Elmer, his wife Det, their eldest Loel , Odie (Elmer’s brother), and Rey (the uncle of Det) are coming over for dinner. Edmund
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Edmund and I were visiting my brother and also going to discuss their kitchen renovation which Edmund has volunteered to undertake in January 2022. It was past 4 o’clock in
We got lost while trying to find the showroom of Granite Express. We found ourselves driving through the streets of Oakland, a city many people dread, and I am no
We have a small coffee table that looks so plain and simple so I am goong to jazz it up a little bit. The table is cheap lang so kung
Today’s a fairly easy day. Edmund attending to the flowers, me, fussing over my plates. The original  flowers planted here succumbed to heat and dehydration so Edmund replaced it with
There are many Filipinos and foreigners married to Filipinas who send money to help their relatives in the Philippines during the general community quarantine and MECQ. Many are pissed because
We drove far to have fresh oysters in Oxbow Market. Oxbow a good excise to visit Napa. Unexpectedly full of people. We had no reservation at Hog Island Oysters so
After attending Raffy’ birthday picnic we rushed to prepare some food for Len’s guests visiting from Houston, Texas. I only felt my tiredness after the guests had left. My energy
July 31 My son baked two egg pies for the birthday picnic of Raffy. Â Sometimes he forgets to mix it well but the taste still comes out perfect. Â When people
Awww Mochi is so sweet, sleeping where she can see me. Oyen borrowed Mochi from my sister’s family last year when the pandemic began. Mochi bonded with Oyen, enjoying their
Our next journey brings us to the hottest mountainsides. With heavy traffic and heatwave, getting stuck in traffic for two hours is a scary challenge for motorists. You could suffer
2:05 pm It was a particularly hot day, pushing 100 degrees but we didn’t want to risk eating indoors so tiniis namin kumain under a tent on the street, in
My simple happiness when I am in the US or in Europe is to visit antique markets and shops. In the US, almost every established city has at least one
While we were waiting outside the Kura Revolving Sushi Bar, we’ve been noticing people walking by with waffle cones topped with ice cream in their hands. Parang masarap. Somafter our
Went pasyal-pasyal in downtown Walnut Creek. There’a grand piano in the loggia and anyone musically inclined can sit and play, I enjoyed listening but Mochin was so malikot. I couldn’t
We visited another vineyard in the Livermore Valley to buy a bottle of wine but their outdoor wine tasting veranda was already in full capacity. The woman there showed me