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Entries for April, 2008

Mix Rice With Sweet PotatoesTo Avoid Hunger: GMA

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Tuesday night urged Filipinos to boil rice with yam/to eat cheaper cereals to be able  to avoid going hungry as rice prices soared to record levels, reported Agence France - Presse.
“This is once in a millenium global crisis. We have an action plan,” Arroyo said, noting that residents of the [...]

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Remedios ‘Meding’ Castillo Juanillo 1921 – 2008

We know her as Meding, mother of 7 children and the wife of the late Crispin ‘Peping’ Juanillo. Remedios Castillo Juanillo met her maker last Saturday, April 26, 2008 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She was 87 years old.
She is survived by her children, Lucy, Virgilio, Ester, Cecilia, Nida, Jess and Dario and 20 grandchildren. Except [...]

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Laugh-In

On their way from a shopping spree, a mother and her son looked so tired. Seeing an ice cream store, the son said to his Mom thirstily, “Will you please buy me a papsikol bar, Nay?”
“Popsicle, anak, not papsikol,” corrected the mother readily.
Sipping the last drop of  his melting thirst quencher, a querry popped in [...]

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A Family Affair: Lilly Belleza’s 78th Birthday Party

With her husband Mert, all her children and their spouses, all her grandchildren and close family friends, Lilly Belleza celebrated her 78th birthday yesterday, April 27.

Mert & Lilly Belleza

The Bellezas: (L-R) Sonny, Hilda, Lilly, Heide, Helen, Mert

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Happy Birthday Lilly Belleza

For young people, anyone over 30 is old; so, if you’re a septuagenarian, you’re considered ancient! In actuality, those who reach 70 and beyond, the wisdom of their years is something that the young generation should be envious of. And for Lilly Belleza, who turns 78 today, there is a lot to be envious about.
A [...]

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