PERFECT MOMENTS

Nelson's 38th birthday

Celebrating my Love's 38th birthday in Benihana. 

Happy Birthday,Florence!

 This beautiful lady is celebrating her birthday today!

Not only she is my cousin by marriage but my wonderful best friend who shares the same passion with me and that is heart. She loves the color burgundy. She very much LOVES her 3 adorable kids, Cess, April and Kyle. I so admire her tenacity and willing to learn everything. She is an intelligent lady. Love her to pieces.

 A friend to everybody

Anne's 13th Birthday

Celebrated Anne's 13th birthday...boy it was raining,lightning and thundering that night but ALL had fun on her birthday and we even got to see Jocelyn who is 7 months pregnant! The Party started from 5pm to 9pm @the Gellert Park Clubhouse in Daly city. It was so close to our town house!

Serena's 1st Birthday

Little Serena had her 1st Birthday (also Red Egg and Red Ginger Party) celebrated today in the Moonstar Restaurant in Daly City. Nelson and I came in around almost 2:45pm (the party started @1:30pm) but we went to the Palo Alto shopping center. I got a really good bargain in Macy's for my Merrel shoes (only $24 with tax!), the price was regularly $90 then went down to $63 and then $22! Cool beans! 

We actually started our morning @9 am. We stopped by Hillsdale/Foster city area to eat some breakfast @Whole foods. Got my usual scrambled eggs,bacon and sausage. Also, the same for Nelson. I got me a white choco mocha from Peete's.

 We then  headed to San Jose to see this guy (Dent Pro) to get Nelson's car fixed for that little dent (mishap of a runaway shopping cart in Pacific Super). We made our way to this beautiful of San Jose-we exited off in the Capitol Expressway (with the beautiful golf course and gorgeous million dollar homes with the the view) and let's just say we never made it. Nelson was so pissed. The guy did not even call us back no matter how many times we called him. 

We stopped off @Ross. I bought my wonderful green jacket for only $11.99-I should've gotten the brown one,too coz' that was a good price. I also got a Bohemia 12x12 papers (180 pages) for only $11.99 also. Stopped @ Jamba Juice coz' it was absolutely HOT in SJ! Got me a strawberries wild and Nelson got the mango ago-go.

Palo Alto shop center to get lucky with my bargain shoes.

Went home to shower. Then made our way to the Party. After the party, we decided to go to Holy Angel's for the 4:30 pm mass so we can just rest tomorrow and I have to do my laundry anyways and hopefully I get to scrapbook our San Diego pictures. I need to before I forget what we did there. After church, went to the Theater in Daly city to watch The Expendables (Sly Stallone, Bruce Willis, Jet Li and many other cool actors). We loved the movie! We saw Piranha 3D yesterday in Tanforan and LOVED it!

 

     
       

Hiking....

Hiking with Recie, Birthday lunch @AQUA PAZZA  in San Mateo, Birthday gifts (The Wedding DVD, Cute earrings), Watching The Other Guys (loved it! So funny!), Quickly (I had the Honeydew and Recie had the Japanese Green tea snow--absolutely delish)

What we ate:

Yummy bread with olive oil and garlic, balsamic vinegar, Deep Fried Calamari with Zucchini and Prawns $10.95,Pollo Al Marsala Organic Chicken Breast with Wild Mushrooms, Marsala Sauce and soft Polenta $13.95, Grilled eggplant marinated. Then, Tiramisu for dessert!

           

Mai2 Birthday

The Dabarkads loves getting a chance to get together especially on a Friday. Mai2 birthday was actually 5/11 but we celebrated it today. Nelson and I brought the Birthday cake from Red Ribbon (Jade's fave cake and so are the kids--Choco Mocha Crunch) and the rest of the gang potlucked it but Mai2 and Edwin had a lot of food that they prepared already. But a lot of food is not frowned upon. 

My beautiful kumare with the candle that Anita gifted her. Mai2 and Edwin has 3 beautiful girls. I love Mai2 enthusiasm for life and her laughter is a joy to hear. She and my Nelly get along so well.

The picture of us girls taken by Jade...Mai2 Melodee Me Elaine and Anita. Kookay was not there coz' she was sick and Raquel was working late.

Dessert first....I love palitaw

MADZZZZ!!! She is so independent coz' she is walking now....

WE love to take group pictures. This is @Mai2 and Edwin's home.

The birthday girl with her beautiful flowers and ready to blow the cake.  

Too bad some of the gang are not here maybe next time.

Mai2 along with the mini album I made for her.

Kare kare made by Melodee and Bistek.

Dinuguan and Lumpiang Veggie

All of us were famished especially that dinner was after work...everybody was hungry.

       

Mom's 68th Birthday

Today is the birthday of my Beautiful Mom...who turned 68. Love you MOM! My loves going to Casino so I decided to just take her and my lil' sis Ann (her first time @Cache Creek) for her birthday. Then we went to the Vacaville outlet afterwards. We spent about 3 hours there in the Casino and longer in the outlet coz' my sis loves to go shopping.

We went to the Epiphany church to offer flowers to Momma Mary for mom's birthday.

Mom and Ann posing @the Cache Creek casino

Me and mom...gosh I look so much like her....the ride was about 1 hour 41 minutes...not bad and thank you Echo (my car) for getting us there safely back and forth. I even won 4 dollars on the scratchers!

Beautiful scenery of the mountain

The facade of the hotel....

Inside the elevator...i know...

lil sis posing infront of this giant umbrella...i love this outfit she is wearing from H&M.

Of course,mom had to get a picture,too. Hey, after all it's her special day,don't you know?

We were going to eat our lunch at the Harvest Buffet but it doesn't open til' 4pm! So we ate @

The macabebe gang ate here b4 when we attended the Aegis concert. The food is quite good. But Mary Ann got a free $25 dining credits so we used it for our lunch. We only had to pay $18 plus tips for the three entree and the drinks that we got.

From my iphone apps...cool!

Korean BBQ beef with Kim Chee

Honey Walnut prawns....so yummmy!

This is the Hongkong Style Chow mein...the veggies are so fresh and great with the sauce.

The two ladies with the food....

This is the Dragon hanging up on the ceiling...this is such a beautiful restaurant..they had a theme for the different nooks of the restaurant...we ate @the Forbidden city. I forgot the rest of the names.

More of the beautiful designs of this resto...mom rubbing the buddha's tummy for goodluck!

mY Beautiful lil sis with the casino on the background.

momma ready with the cha-ching slot machine...!

I ordered Mango bobba pearl and it was like the best I have ever tasted even lil' sis liked it. I even had ice cream before hand...gotta have my dessert.

After the casino...we headed to the Vacaville outlet since we were going to hit the traffic. Little sis fave store and mine is next doors to hers. HAH! We went to Walmart first to buy miscellaneous things I bought myself an $8 day/night wear (an orange colored night shirt)

The Yummy Candied Apples from the Rocky Mountain Chocolate store...I had to buy my Avalanche bark (i got auntie mel and merly hooked on it) and grasshopper bark.

Chocolate covered Strawberries....I saw that they were selling choc covered strawberries in Costco.

Did I tell YOU that it was DARN HOT in Vacaville...omg i don't know how many liquids I have swallowed to quench my thirst...got this vanilla for mom and white choco for me...mine wasn't that great.

This yummy drinks are from Chowking in Vallejo....sago't-gulaman,halo-halo and Taho w/sago. Mom and Ann did not eat...me always hungry ate their Spaghetti (I love this one better than Jollibee's). I bought my love Chicken Wonton Noodle. We even went to Seafood city which was next door. We bought Manila mangoes 18 pieces for $9.99.         

        

Jerome's 5th Birthday

Celebrating Jerome's 5th birthday @the Larcombe Clubhouse in Daly City,CA. We (Bolus family) helped set up for the party. There were 85-100 guests and it turned out really well. Food was delicious as always they had it catered. His real birthday is April 19,2005. The party started @1pm to 4pm.

The cute mini album I made for Jerome. I used all the pictures that April took when we were in Vallejo. Lorraine loved it she said she almost cried and her friends loved it,also coz' they all wanted to sign in.

 

The awesome birthday cake that Jerome's auntie (Andrew's side-Ayala) had bought in Burlingame.

Helping out in the kitchen to set up the food...April, Ate Alma, Auntie Merly and Paulo (Alma's hubby)

Of course, my cute hubsters helped out a lot...he is a pro for setting up food coz' he was a waiter in the Philippines as one of his many jobs that he held there.

Yummm....BBQ Pork and Chicken...more food post to come. I need to go to sleep now.   

Pancit for long life...

Chop suey for healthful reasons and it's darn good.

Uncle Ding made this yummy ASWAM (corn soup with spinach)

My happy relatives with the main attraction, a crunchy,yummy LECHON!

Beauty of the Bolus women...Lorraine and April

The goodie bag and the cute Pinata

The side of the room where the Bolus is....all decorated up.

Ah the cuties...Nelson's inaanak from his cousin,Anthony.

The birthday boy with his awesome cake!

The boy trying to hit the pinata....so cute.

What's left of the pig....we did a great job...it was so yummy.

Some of the Bolus family takes time out to get the picture before Frances and Anthony leaves.

The Bolus cousins...

Finally a pic of me...of course, hunny had to take it.

The uncles...you see where nelson gets his good loookss....

Love this picture one of my favorites.

                
  

EdwinMelodeeRoland

Since Edwin's (March 26),Roland (March 25) and Melodee (March 30) we all celebrated their Birthday that Friday night @Mai2 and Edwin's home. As always we have delicious food and it was mostly seafood becoz' it was Lent Friday. Mai2 was able to make a lot of seafood fare for us and I love the LUMPIA that they made that was the hit of the party. Melodee's mom and Roland's mom was there. Kookay, of course made LeLoT for us which was so good....We brought the Choco Mocha crunch cake for the gang. It was such a beautiful and always entertaining night. Even Dr. Deza came and party with us. I love the Mango salsa that Mai2 made. I think we left their house around 1am already. I am too OLD to party,lol!

 

Cayson's 3rd Birthday

We were invited for Cayson Reese's (Mr. Magpayo's grand daughter) 3rd birthday celebrated in the Jollibee Restaurant in Daly City. Of course, the gang were all there. Roland and his parents could only stay for 30 minutes becoz' his dad was leaving for the Philippines that night. Our food was Spaghetti with Chicken, Hamburger and Mango Peach Pie with your choice of refillable drinks. There were so many people that attended.

 Here is the birthday girl with her parents.

The boys congregating in the front

Hetty and Jollibee the mascots dances for the audiences

Mai2 was the one who saw Cynthia who was buying her Daing dinner.

My Nelly....

The gang well half of 'em taking a group pic. Love them.

Awww,Madee...you are such a cutie pie..my model

Yay,at least I was on this picture. Anmar took it.

Soooooo CUTE!