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September 26 is my mom’s 56th birthday so my mom and I were very busy and excited preparing our food because my two Aunties (My mom’s sisters), Lyn and Car will be joining us for lunch. My baby bro and his wife (sissy/Fwei) will be coming home from Manila. It was a cool weather, bed weather as I always say and it made my day. Around 11am my two Aunts came and Auntie Car kept raving about the typhoon Ondoy that it is already on its way to Central Luzon and she said that there will be a strong downpour of rain and wind but all of us did not heed her warnings. So on with the celebration, my mom’s other sisters and brothers and my cousins in the states were all calling her just to say their well wishes for her birthday. Then I noticed Lorlor’s (my mom’s nickname courtesy of my dad) cell phone when I saw my Bapa David’s (my dad’s brother) text message greeting her a happy birthday and asking if we were all fine here so readily answered and said thank you we are all fine here without asking on how he is doing. Then all of us were too busy making “chika” to our relatives abroad when my Uncle texted back and said that his house Is already submerged in water and that they are all trapped on the second floor of their house, he was at that time with whole family (Auntie Net, Jet and Jopet) minus Pao (Bapa David’s eldest) and Mau who has a condo unit in Makati. To our panic all of us rushed to turn on the television and switched our channel to ABS CBN and saw on our very own eyes that Quezon City was drenched in dark chocolate water. My dad called my uncle as soon as he grabbed his phone. He was able to reach him and asked about their condition. Thank God they have a second floor and remained dry the whole night. His cars were sopping wet, imagine a big car like the Toyota Fortuner sinking. What’s even worse is that he just bought a brand new Hyundai Tucson and was just delivered last Friday at their house. My brother Jon was trapped in Taguig City good thing the city did not get flooded but my sister in law Frei was also trapped in Mandaluyong she said that the water is already knee deep and it is still rising. My mom and dad got too worried and advice them not to go home anymore, to stay put where they were. In the afternoon the electricity kept coming in and out with nothing much to do I just slept the whole afternoon and when I woke up my dad said that we need to pray. Me, my dad and mom prayed and did a bit of fasting to help save all those helpless people on top of their roofs and who doesn’t have anything to eat. Now I got lots of things to be thankful for. I was thinking last night if that happened to us, I’m imagining that I’m soaking wet on top of our roof and having not much to save. I got too many valuable things that I consider but all those things will be gone to waste when such calamity comes our way. As my dad would remind me to pray hard and always think of the LORD and not even the very fear you have will dawn on you. At the end of the day, you start to realize that all that matter is the faith that you have in the Lord and the love that we have with our family. Not even the Tiffany’s or the Burberry’s would matter (tough I love these things too much). Here is a clip I got from YouTube. All these things happening around today are signs of the times changing very drastic and that we should all be aware and keep our faith in the Lord very alive.
PS
I’m happy to report that my Uncle’s home in Potsdam is ok. My cousin Pao sent this message via facebook..just read our wall to wall…
Ingrid Christine hey pao! how's the clean up? hows baps doin? i heard he bought a brand new tucson and got drenched as well as the fortuner!!! hope ur all doin fine..keep us updated owkie..we are praying for u guys!
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Paolo Quiazon
oo nga eh andami nasira =( pero at least everyone's safe sa potsdam tapos madaming tao ni papa ang pumunta to help clean up. pag-alis namin, maayos na yung lugar and everyone was in good spirits =) mukhang mareremedyohan naman yung nangyari sa mga sasakyan. hehe.
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Ingrid Christine
thank god all are fine! my dad was worried sick! are u homeward bound? or r u staying there in potsdam?
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Paolo Quiazon
dito na kami sa makati ni mau ating tin =) thanks. ingat tayong lahat palagi.
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Ingrid Christine
yes cousin! be safe u n mau! xoxo
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My baby bro n sissy are also here with us. They were able to go home this morning. My resourceful brother borrowed an elf to get Frei and her brother out of Mandaluyong.

Life in COLLEGE

Sure high school was a total blast and it ended with a bang, it caught my attention and got me thinking good days are over. I was a bit nervous because things will become more serious and I need to mature but I was wrong because COLLEGE was better than high school. I tried liking my course B.S. Architecture but we all know that it was not my choice but of my Dad’s. To tell you honestly I was never somber about it which I blame myself nowadays. I could have been diligent about it instead I party here, there and everywhere. Soon after Veyn went M.I.A I always hang out with Evaress “Bhei” de Vera, Peter “ Tito Pete” Patawaran, Ervin “Boh” Garcia and Aldwin “Baldo” Chincauco all of which are my classmate except for Baldo who is just a schoolmate of ours. I miss the times when we just drive and drive and all of a sudden were in Bataan or in Tarlac. Drinking session during the afternoon, cut class all the time and not do our plates/drawings. Gosh I miss those days. I don’t even have to wait for Saturday and Saturday’s another story. I miss those carpool and convoy days with these guys! It’s true that I really did enjoy my youth to the fullest though I still have tiny regrets for not being stern about my decisions. Here is a picture of Bhei and Tito Pete inside my car, I was driving and Boh took the picture. I think this was sometime in 1998.

Bhei is now residing in the states with her daughter Andi.
Boh is now happily married and has a son.
Tito Pete is working with Mark Lapid in Philippine Tourism, not sure if he is already married.
Baldo is now managing their grocery GQ in CSF.



I would like to thank God and my parents that despite of all the drama I can say that my youth was the best and I enjoyed every moment I had.

tripple V make that 4!

Vivienne Vera V. Vidal another close friend that I have. We met when we were in college at The University of Assumption in San Fernando, Pampanga. She was already the friend of Flora A. Tongol my friend from high school. She was the one I was always with during our Odeum days with her cousin Mich Malang and her then boyfriend Janssen Limjoco now married to Geih Romero. Those were the days! Gosh I totally miss those days. I remember Janssen always bringing bottles and bottles of Jose Cuervo and Vodka at the back of his car trunk, we drank and drank till we drop. I miss the word wasted!! But I don’t miss being wasted though! I’m so over with drinking too much liquor it won’t do me any good anyway. Here is a picture of me and Veyn taken way back sometime in 1995/1996. If I’m not mistaken this was in Cruz swimming pool at Sta. Maria in Balibago.

Oh by the way, Veyn is now happily living with her partner Jun Ovejas. They have a very healthy bouncing baby boy "Abi" who is my godson.

My best friend

I’m sure every one of us had or has a best friend. I’m lucky to be one of those who have. Her name is Jossanah Nina “ Jonie” V. Kit now married to Dr. Bong Caladiao and has two cute adorable kids Tia and Muky. I met her when we were in grade two that was in the year 1986 at Holy Family Academy. So if you would count the years that’s oh my gosh 23 years??? I can’t believe it! Sure we did have our fall outs and misunderstandings but we never let those petty quarrels ruin our friendship. We make it a point to be there for one another, be it a cloudy, rainy, sunny even the darkest day of our lives. We’ve been through a lot, from school to love lives to family problems. There are too many happy memories that we shared too. Even this page is not even enough. Haha, here is a picture of her taken last March 1995 during our graduation night.

get to know yourself better

1. Open this website : http://www.quizbox.com/personality/test82.aspx
2. Take the Personality Quiz (it's VERY short and easy, really)
3. Copy Paste the result.

our view on yourself:
You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.

The seriousness of your love:
You like to flirt and behave seductively. The opposite sex finds this very attractive, and that's why you'll always have admirers hanging off your arms. But how serious are you about choosing someone to be in a relationship with?

Your views on education
Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.

The right job for you:
You have plenty of dream jobs but have little chance of doing any of them if you don't focus on something in particular. You need to choose something and go for it to be happy and achieve success.

How do you view success:
You are confident that you will be successful in your chosen career and nothing will stop you from trying.

What are you most afraid of:
You are afraid of things that you cannot control. Sometimes you show your anger to cover up how you feel.

Who is your true self:
You are full of energy and confidence. You are unpredictable, with moods changing as quickly as an ocean. You might occasionally be calm and still, but never for long.

The sweet escape

It’s not Gwen Stefani’s song but I can say that this is a sweet escape. We went to Subic and rented a car without our parents’ knowledge. This was on a school day. We did not attend our class. I just can’t remember the exact date, I’m definitely sure of the year, it was 1995. This picture was taken somewhere in Lubao, Pampanga or in Bataan. With me in the picture is Charo, Flora and Allen our designated driver. Dong took this picture. My High School days maybe over but these fun memories that I have will forever be cherished.

Charo Galliguez – one of my good friends since high school. Till now we still keep in touch.
Flora Tongol- my high school friend. I rarely see her now a day.
Allen Fabian- my classmate, mighty ducks member, nowhere to be found.
Dong Nunag- my classmate as well, still see him @ Angeles City Hall where he works.

Mighty Ducks- it is a club we established during 4th year high school for the row 4’s. Other members include Arwin Ting (RIP), Jossanah Kit, Allan Mallari, among others…

apat na sikat

This picture was taken last March 1995 during my high school graduation. Very Johnson and Johnson commercial if you remember those commercials back in the 90’s. From left to right Aileen “ Joy” Galang now the wife Of Justin Flores with 2 kids, ME the ever single, Jossanah Nina “ Jonie” V. Kit now married to Dr. Bong Caladiao with 2 kids and Flora Tongol with 5 kids (WHEW!) and married to Sherwin Salalila. Apat na sikat (another popular commercial from jollibee )because that’s what the rest of our batch mates from NSI calls us.