Birthday Greetings!!!

Posted on November 6th, 2007 by mom811

I’d like to dedicate this post to my Big Sis Leony – a carefree, adventurous person, who has survived the unpredictability of life with thumbs up and a big grin. Today, November 6, is her birthday.
Eversince I can remember, when we were yet growing up together, she was always there, doing the housework for all [...]

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Blessed All Souls’ Day!

Posted on November 2nd, 2007 by mom811

So today we celebrate All Souls’ Day, but fewer people now visit cemeteries. Even an editorial in a popular local daily commented that it is ironic that “Filipinos have focused on November 1 as the day when they attend religious ceremonies, pray for the dead, and visit the resting places of their mortal remains”, when [...]

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Happy All Saints’ Day!!!

Posted on November 1st, 2007 by mom811

Yeah! This is a day to be happy, a reason for celebration! Ever since, the practice – which our family does too – has been to cook special dishes, mostly native. A favorite is suman (here in Negros and in Iloilo) or biko (in Cebu) – same delicacy but different names. Maybe in some other [...]

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