It's Gelo's birthday! =)

It's my tall brother's birthday! :D We all celebrated his special day at their residence, together with his lovely family, Ptr. Archie, Tita Susan, Angie, Ate Anabelle and their adorable dogs. :) As always, super busog talaga ako! The best ang spaghetti ni Tita Susan. =P

Of course, it can't be complete without the photos. hehehe... so here they are:

cheers for the birthday boy! :)

hay, ano ba itong background natin, ate lucille?

chow time! sarap, sarap! :)

akalain mong nagkasya kayo sa isang upuan? hehehe... peace mga bro! :P

parang hindi nasisiyahan sa kanta nyo ang bday boy ah. hehe... :)

ang sweet naman ng mag kapatid :)

special request ni nimfa, picture daw namin :P

fujiku and Angie???

May all your dreams come true, brother! And may God's purposes and plans for your life be fulfilled as you continually entrust everything to Him... :) Keep on playing great music for the Lord! Pero sana hindi ka na masyado tumangkad, ha...hehehe.. :P

Just want to share also some shots of our special dance number during the service. It's the repeat performance of "Shackles". :)

"take the shackles off my feet so I can dance..."

"I just wanna praise You, I just wanna praise You!"

"You broke the chains, now I can lift my hands..."

"I just wanna praise You, I just wanna praise You!!!"

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kaarawan ni Onax =)

Sa kabila ng lahat ng mga nangyari (kung ano man iyon ay itanong nyo na lang po sa kanya) ay nakapag treat pa rin ang birthday boy. hehehe... Salamat Onax! :)

sarap ng treat ni Onax! :D

ang makukulit na I.S.T. :P

at mas makukulit pa! :D

w/ the bday boy =)

Starring: Ritche and Axel in "Pasan namin si Onax..."

can you find the hidden Mickey? hehehe... peace! :P

it's cake time!

wala lang... nagkataon lang pareho ng jacket hehe...

More birthdays, more blessings, more dances, more variety shows (hehehe...) to you, Onax! Cheers! :D

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kain galore part 2 =)

Ferdie's (a.k.a. "fang") Despedida & Bday celebration! :)

Here are some photos from Fang's despedida-slash-bday party held at our team's room last Wednesday. It was both happy and sad. Hayyy... Nabawasan na ang 3 original kuyas ko sa I.S.T. :( huhuhu... Anyway just like what we all said, there are no good byes. So until we see you again, Ferdie! Thanks for being such a great friend and brother to me. We'll surely miss you! :)

I.S.T. and friends w/ the despedida boy :)

mga reyna ng testing? :P

pizza, pizza!

Ferdie's Friends :) (the dance group)

surprise dance number for the despedida boy! but of course kelangan sumayaw rin sya hehe...

watching the video presentation for Ferdie boy (prepared by Onax and Tabel)..ayan naiiyak na si Fang :P

oh no! did the bday candles say "23" or "32"? :D hahaha...

Onax pointing at the bday boy while blowing the candles on his cake...(akala ko si Jay ang may bday e.. hahaha!)

feasting on chowking merienda and chocolate cake w/ kuya ferdie! :D

Lunch at World Tops :)

Thanks to Dan for introducing me to this resto. I just love their food! :)

pork bagoong rice w/ green mangoes, garlic chicken and ice cream w/ turon for dessert! thanks bro! :D

hayyy... super busog talaga! I missed badminton last week, though...tsk, tsk... :( But I really can't afford to miss it in the coming weeks. hmmm.. I think you already know why. hehehe... Hayyy.. sana Wednesday na! :D

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the voice that made my day! :D

5:03 pm @ the office

Heard my cell phone ringing, and saw it's my sister calling. When I picked it up and said "hello", the voice on the other line said, "Hi ate! Mr. Christian Bautista wants to speak to you..."

I was like, What? Are you serious? but... ohhh... ahhmm... wait..! But before I could say another word, I heard a man's voice saying, "Hello, Dorothy!" At the back of my mind, I know it was him! But I just couldn't believe what I was hearing, I just can't believe it's really happening. I heard my mind telling me, "that's him! that's him! C'mon talk to him, Doths! Go!"

Obviously, I was totally shocked! It seems I couldn't utter anything...Oh no! I felt my heart was going to leap out of its proper place at any moment!

He continued, "So you are at work now?", I answered "Uhmm.. yes..." with a cracking voice (that's how nervous I was... yikes!) I heard him speak again, "Oh I see.. your sister said you're supposed to come with her here, at my interview." I was forcing myself to speak naturally this time and said smilingly, "Oh yeah! I was hoping to have a picture with you and also if you could sign my CDs... :)" He replied, "Oh sure! And I hope you could also come to my concert on October 6. I'll expect you there, ok?" Enthusiastically, I said, "Yes, I will definitely watch your concert! Thank you so much for calling, Christian! God bless you!" He answered back, "Thank you also Dorothy! Bye!"

When I hung up the phone, I still couldn't believe what had just happened. I had to wait for a few moments before it totally sink in. Did I just talk to my ultimate crush?! Oh, What a sweet, lovely day! woohoo! I just couldn't hide my gladness! God is really God! He knows exactly how to make me smile. :) I'm not sure though, how I sounded to him...hopefully not that rattled. hehehe...I wish my sister had let me known earlier that Christian would call so that I could have prepared a little better. I was really hoping to ask him to sing even just a few lines from his song. But then again I was in a state of shock that I didn't even thought about it at that moment. Talk about mental block. tsk, tsk...

I really hope we could talk longer. hehehe.. but I think that was already too much of me to ask. I could really sense what a kind man he is, even through his voice. Hopefully, I could have a chance to see him soon and have our photo taken, and my CDs signed. :D Meantime, I am just sooooo happy with our little conversation. aaawww... I could still hear his voice echoing like the beautiful songs he sing... And yes, I just couldn't help smiling... *blush*blush*still blushing...* =P

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P.S.

Big thanks to my sis for the opportunity! You're simply the best! mwaaaah!
Sana lang next time in person na... hehehe... :D

Food galore! =)

Project team lunch at CYMA, Greenbelt

(Greek resto, meaning "to flourish")

lambchops, porkchops, roasted chiken, pita, and a whole lot of potatoes w/ lemon! whoapa! :)

big sis and little sis: the demure way of eating pita :P

ganito yata ang tamang pag kain ng pita. hehe..


last man and woman standing: jeff vs. apple - si ms. arlene ang scorer :P


Mike's Despedida :)


I.S.T. sa conference room - w/ Pat as special guest kuno :P

feasting on Jollibee Super Meals! :)

last photo op w/ Mike - pero parang si Tabel ang magreresign ha.. hehe.. :D

handing Mike our souvenir gift :) - dugo at pawis ang puhunan hehe..

Lunch w/ Dan at KFC

salamat po sa libreng ice cream! :D

Great company, great friends, great food! (hehehe.. parang pang commercial ah) But then this means I really can't skip my Wednesday badminton nights. Got to burn these fats! heeheheh... :D

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weekend with ixus650

Bhing (my cousin) just bought her new digicam from the IT sale in Singapore last week. And as promised, she gave me her few months old ixus 650 w/ a bonus SD card. yey! Of course I still have to pay for that. But she said I can pay when I'm able. hehehe... thanks cuz! :D

Thus, the new digicam has been my constant companion last weekend. I'm still experimenting on it, so kindly bear with me. :D Anyway, here are some of my shots taken last weekend. :)

09.08.07 - Saturday

while taking my breakfast at Mc Donalds, Buendia

hotcake and hashbrowns :)

my feeble attempt to take a macro shot :P

G7 meeting at Burgundy: Ate Olive & Jeff

Jeff's t-shirt design

taking notes...macho ng braso ko haha...

Ptr. Super w/ Deb

@ church: Tita Luz's birthday celebration :)

ate olive, cjei, elaine, me & mark (busog!)

tres marias :)

kulit shot #1: hand me the water bottle please :P

kulit shot #2: the BIG Bible! - it's not so heavy afterall :P

kulit shot #3: Please don't step on me! :P

09.09.07 - Sunday

with our adopted sis :P

the soon-to-be pastor, Mark - doing his first preaching assignment..woohoo! :)

pics after the service #1: finding gelo haha :P

pics after the service #2: finding james :P

pics after the service #3: the few good men :)

late afternoon at the front yard: Papa w/ king :)

late afternoon at the front yard: Elaine w/ Mayumi, Angie w/ King :)

So there, hope you enjoyed the photos. And hopefully, I could post more improved shots next time. :D

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