Paul's Birthday

Last January 20, we celebrated my younger brother's (Paul's, which is actually Jan. 17) birthday. Family and friends came over to greet him.

Hah! You'll never be too old to blow your birthday candle and make a wish. :-)

Let's see, what did we cook (I mean, my wife hehe)? There was bistek Pilipino.. and chicken apritada.. and roast duck.. a huge sweet and sour carp fish.. and (tada!) seafood pancit bihon.

Ever tasted this kind of pancit? I learned to prepare it from Japan. Instead of chicken or pork meat, you can use shrimp, mussels, clams, squid, fish ball, and crabmeat. Then mix with the veggies and noodles as usual.

You should try it!

That night was sooo cold. Arizona has been experiencing the coldest days and nights for the past couple of weeks. A record high since decades ago.

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!! See ya later!

A Call For Charity Donation

A call for charity donation. A call for love.

There's been a series of typhoons that struck the Philippines during the last quarter of 2006, killing thousands of victims - poor families, women, children, old folks. Even burying villages due to mudslides. Gosh, if they were my own flesh and blood, it would be unimaginable. I tell myself, how can these people cope with it? Or maybe they can't?

Let's reach out to them, please. One's contribution makes a big difference if we all come together.

Please take a moment to drop by here -

A Call For Love For Filipinos

God bless.

Arizona - America's No. 1 State!

Have you heard?

Arizona is now USA's fastest growing state!

Surpassing Nevada that held the title for the last 19 years, Arizona indeed has gone a long way from being just a desert land.

Discover more of the Grand Canyon State - Arizona .

Happy New Year Everyone!

Happy New Year to all!

As part of our Filipino tradition, my family celebrated as the clock struck midnight of New Year's Eve.

Well, I wasn't there at that time. I missed the poppers after being home at 1:00am. Me and my co-driver drove home late after being stuck in Denver, Colorado because of the blizzard. We actually got lucky when the state opened the northbound highway where we chose to head on even if it was a longer route (we're supposed to go home southbound). Otherwise, we would have been home Jan. 2 yet.

Our family and friends who celebrated with us on this special occasion -

Standing from left - Paul (younger brod), Tita Tess, Te (my wife), Tita Cecille & daughter Sherrilyn Abalos

Sitted from left - Father Reggie, Tito Fykes & Tita Milet Valdez, Tito Frank Abalos

The guy on the right is Mr. Claus. :-)

Glad to be home and back to post here. Again -

Manigong Bagong Taon po sa lahat!!!