Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Blackstone Public Library for Taste of the Philippines last October 19, 2026! It was an incredible afternoon sharing traditional cooking techniques, exploring Filipino flavors, and diving…
Now that the dust has settled and the last of the dishes are washed, I finally have a moment to sit down, reflect, and write this! Last Monday, I hosted my “Taste of the Philippines”…
It’s been a while since my last post. Yeah, things have been a little busy at times and when its not – I just didn’t want to write anything. So, what’s been happening lately? Covid-19.…
A few weeks ago I had radioactive iodine treatment that put me in isolation for a week. Prior to that was a two-week low-iodine diet that was frankly more tiring that the actual isolation itself. Now two-weeks after my release from isolation, I’m doing good.
Christmas came and went. It was a different feeling, finally spending it at our new home by ourselves. It was quiet. I didn’t realize I’ve gotten used to how my family and I did Christmas until I moved away.
When I moved to the U.S. I didn’t take my yorkies Pepper and Chilli. I figured it would be better for them to stay with my mom – watch my mom and give her the love I’ve always felt with both of them. When Chilli died last year I was crushed and was sad for days. I saw Pepper again when I visited the Philippines for my brother’s wedding and as usual, she was pretty sweet and I’m glad she keeps my mom company.
Bambino or Beanie/Bean for short is one of those extremely shy cats. It breaks my heart everytime I hear the story of how he came into our lives – Marc adopted him when he was…
Sometimes all the negative things get us down. It takes so long for us to recognize how lucky we are despite everything else. Today, I just sat down and thought about what I’m grateful for.
My brother will probably laugh his ass off on this one but yes, I’ve turned into a cat lady. Having moved to Massachusetts, I am now the proud parent of two furbabies.. originally, just my…
You always see “Try something new” in people’s resolutions.. but do we really do it? Sometimes with how busy we are we can’t see how we can fit anything into our schedule – this year…