Remembering the Saints and the Souls

Yesterday is All Saints Day which commemorates all the Saints, known and unknown and today is All Souls Day, a time to remember and pray for departed souls of our loved ones. To avoid chaos which happened on these days, we visited the grave of my mother earlier last week and offered mass not only for her but for all our departed loved ones and friends.






Though its a public holiday, shopping malls are open and we spend the first day of november at SM Santa Rosa buying some household items.



Lunch at chinese restaurant

Mhau's Outreach Program

Instead of having a grand celebration for her 23rd birthday, my "other" daughter Maureen celebrated her big event at Mary Mother Home for the Elderly and Abandoned in San Pedro, Laguna. With the help of her family and close friends she was able to solicit some donations which is a big help to the institution. Two thumbs up to you Mau and keep up the good work. Momsie is just here to support your charity works.










my daughters Astrid and Buddy assisting the oldies

my donated puto and macaroons was a bíg hit

Beautiful Sunday

Last sunday, the mass at St. Benedict was again officiated by Fr. Tito Caluag and this time the Dela Salle High School-Dasmarinas choir members served as the church choir. Their angelic voices overwhelmed the whole church and next week its Ateneo's turn. After my sunday religious obligation, we treated ourselves for a sumptuous lunch at The Racks.

Sbarro and Krispy Kreme

Sbarro italian foods and krispy kreme honey glazed doughnuts became our favorites at Festival mall in Alabang. The tastes are really good and the prices are affordable as well. Next time, we're going to try the Japanese and Mongolian restaurant.







While browsing around Festival Mall, we saw my grandson Kim together with my niece Marivic and her family.

Pampering Day

After our bowling yesterday, we spontaneously decided to pampered ourselves with facials with diamond peel at Skin Ultima in Paseo. We then eat our favorite halo-halo at Razons together with another close friend, Maribel before calling it a day.

Remembering Nanay

The All Souls Day will be next week but we already visited the grave of my mother at Everlasting Peace in San Pedro. I know my mother is very happy in heaven together with my father, Papa and all our dead friends and relatives. Nay, we loved you so much and will be forever in our hearts.

Manila Hotel

Yesterday, we visited The Manila Hotel, the oldest premiere hotel in the Philippines. The last time I've been here was more than 20 years ago during our fund raising program, the Movement to Aid Negros, a project of the late Mayor Ramon Bagatsing. I was surprised that a lot of renovations have been done inside though it doesnt look promising on the outside. The Cafe Ilang-Ilang restaurant was a big hit for non-guests. Its the biggest buffet table i've ever seen and the number of dishes was i think more than thousands.