Dindin is back

Hey family, Dindin is back in the Philippines, and will be with us for Holy Week, hopefully. She came in by Northwest Airlines last night, and is reportedly en route to Baguio with Tito Peter and Yvette Filler.

She had been working as cruise photographer for a while, we hope she can find nice things to shoot here as well.

Welcome home.

Christmas 2008/ New Year 2009

Hi guys, this is the belated post for what happened over the holidays.

As usual, we had plenty of food, and lots of fun. We were almost complete, having the Leungs (with a brief visit from Mrs. Nita Rilloraza and an extended one from Tita Mary Leung, the current mah-jong champion), the Andy Fillers (Basti and Nikki came home in time for New Year’s day), the Servandos, the Peter Fillers (Mikey came home from work after Christmas), and of course, Atty. Manoling Chan and family. It was cold, about 11 degrees in Baguio. Ate K and Tito M also made the holidays quite fun. We had a lot of picnics, mahjong games, and many other food-related activities. Peter and Yvette Filler also opened a new convenience store right at our doorstep, and opened a few weeks before Christmas and is doing very well. We also had the annual Filler-Bautista golf tournament on December 27, and we are very happy to announce that the Fillers won again this year, a runaway win! And we celebrated it at Cantinetta in John Hay, the restaurant that Nanette Filler manages. We had good fun and good food, definitely. For New Year’s Eve, the family hired a pianist who could sing and play many tunes, and everyone was happy dancing and singing as we waited for the New Year. Miggy Servando also celebrated his 10th birthday on January 1.

All in all, it was another very blessed Christmas and New Year’s.

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Freddie Fillers in the Philippines

Here are some pictures of the family going out to dinner at Bonifacio High Street with Tito Freddie and family.

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Elya Turns 21 in Baguio!

We were fortunate to have Elya over for more than a week, and we all enjoyed talking, touring, and partying with her and her friends Jen Don, Vince Villa, and Riley Gardner.

Tita Tami and Tito Nelson took Elya shopping (she later told us how she loves shopping with her Auntie Tami),  and brought them to Tagaytay where they saw the sights and toured the volcano. The cousins also took them out to fun places, making them try exciting food. They took a liking to sisig, that’s for sure. Tito Peter and Kuya JP took them to all the nice spots in Baguio, and Tito Andy and Tita Nanette brought them to the beach.

The night before she left for Manila, and then for the States, we had a simple but scrumptious dinner at the Penthouse
(pizza, salad, stuffed potatoes, baked macaroni which Elya and her friends thought was some kind of cake, and lovely panna cotta) and we surprised her with a cake and sang her Happy Birthday. Then the kids took big slices of the cake and ate it.

It was good fun, and it a great opportunity to bond as a family. It was certainly a treat having her here. We miss you, Elya!