The life and times of a true knucklehead – No photos to be used without permission
Last night we were part of a heartwarming event, the Yuen Wedding. The ceremony was held at the Japanese Tea Garden in San Mateo. Tami was a gorgeous bride. Unfortunately lighting conditions were horrible and therefore I didn’t get much in the way of pictures. The reception was a few miles away at the Hillsborough Racquet Club. The crowd was mixed and full of beautiful energetic people.
Contrary to what my Sister IL believes, I make note of when Sandy’s photos are used not because I want to separate myself from her point and shoot camera, but to show that you don’t need a big monster camera to take good pictures.
Now that we’re home and I’m looking through Sandy’s shots I came across a couple from the day they were at Anvaya. I didn’t pay attention in the Philippines because I lacked the pano stitching software.
We are now home and full of jetlaggedness. Here are some random photos that didn’t make the blog earlier. They are photos taken by Tante, Sandy, Pinky, the official Presidential photographer and a couple of panos by me.
I’d like to take this time to thank our family and friends for making this vacation so wonderful, except those frickin mosquitoes. Mabuhay!
Today we went to the SM Mega Mall to get some last minute gifts. Just as we were leaving, a folk song played on the intercom which brought all the sales associates out to the aisles to sing and clap along.
With all this shopping we got hungry and met the rest of the family at Dad’s for a buffet lunch. I don’t like buffets for a number of reasons, one being that I eat too much. We did get serenaded though.
We parted ways after lunch and this left us feeling empty inside… so Alex and I got Beard Papa’s cream puffs.
With full guts we drove out to Kuya Dado’s house in Antipolo for dinner. Uh it kinda reminded me of the buffet lunch. Way too much food. Got to love that hospitality though. We also got a yo-yo demonstration by Marco and Alex proved that when it comes to eating Balut, fear is not a factor.
Since I’m under the weather (I caught Daddy’s cold) I decided to stay home and rest while everyone else went on a day trip to the Anvaya Cove Beach Resort. That was a mistake. Following are photos from Sandy’s SD800.
On July 28, the President gave a State of the Nation Address before the Congress. Needless to say there was a protest.
Tonight we met some of Sandy’s former coworkers at the Wine Depot. It’s a small wine shop with an even smaller restaurant in the back. Dinner was excellent! I had bacon wrapped lamb chop.
I was so impressed with the Shangri-la, I asked to stay there on our next visit to the Philippines.
Last night’s party was the culmination of months of work. The 50th Wedding Anniversary/Daddy Birthday Party was a smash. I have to admit it was thrilling to be in the company of Her Excellency, President Gloria Arroyo.
My sincere apologies to my family for chickening out on the dance number. Based on my performance during our one rehearsal, I decided it would best to sit it out due to my physical retardation.
Having the Makati Shangri-la as a venue was definitely a perk. That was by far the nicest hotel I’ve ever stayed at.
Tonight In a private ceremony Daddy & Mommy renewed their vows.
After the ceremony we fought Manila traffic and went to Podium at the Ortigas Center for a great Chinese dinner. Later Daddy took Tante and myself for desert and coffee at UCC. Daddy claims they make the best coffee in the world! BTW they use a vacuum syphon brewing technique, but they also would not allow me to photograph it.