What's in a name?

I got this from Chryseis and it was a good find. If you want to know the meaning of your name - go to this site.

Ralline Jean
Your natural charisma and charm makes you an influential figure able to inspire confidence in others. Material abundance and emotional contentment are seemingly drawn to you and satisfy your dreams of success. However being humanitarian you find that applying your talents and creative prowess to a worthwhile purpose is far more satisfying than material gain. Your courage, adaptability and determination overcome any obstacles.

Ralline
You have enormous vitality and originality making you a dynamic individual with great charm and sex appeal. You believe in putting one hundred per cent into all your activities of which there are many. You have potential to achieve great success in business or public affairs where your friendship and consideration of others wins you many allies. Your innate strength and determined effort is able to overcome any obstacles. Freedom is important to you.

Jean
God`s gift "Hebrew". Peaceful, poised and understanding you do not let anyone or anything disturb your innate calm. You are tolerant of others no matter how their behaviours or beliefs differ from your own. Not attached to material or worldly affairs you are free to express your true self. Displaying great wisdom and serenity people are naturally drawn to you for guidance and counsel. Your courage and presence of mind see you through any adversity.

Rae
A doe "English". You have a charismatic and magnetic personality which others cannot help but be drawn to ensuring you of many friends. Very ambitious your keen perceptive powers and ability to absorb knowledge helps you to achieve your objectives. You are a strong willed and industrious worker who is prepared to earn all the material success and good fortune which comes your way. With a philosophical attitude happiness is assured.

Batchy
Extremely intelligent in thought and deed you are gifted at communication and finding practical applications for your ideas. You are strong willed and ambitious and need to have passion, freedom and adventure in your life. Always willing to help others your warm, honest and loyal nature ensures that you are loved by all. It is likely that you will achieve a great deal of success and recognition in life.

Bittersweet Damsel
Good fortune seems to smile on you with worldly success and emotional contentment coming to you in abundance. This is not luck but a result of applying your intelligence, will and organised approach to productive purposes. You are a natural leader accepting positions of authority with wisdom and sensitivity. With your inspiring character and generosity to others you attract many friends.

Aliw! Meron di kaya ang Taba at Tabachoy? Ay, meron nga!

I love you, Mami!

I love you for the fun we share,
I love you for the things we do,
I love you ’cause you always care,
I love you, Mommy, ’cause you’re you!

Happy 54th Birthday, Mami!

Full Season

Woo Hoo! Pushing Daisies has been picked up for a full season.


Happy watching for the full season!

Hollywood and Highland

If my memory won’t fail me, it was sometime last year when Kyla and Axel Tolentino left for the States to migrate with their mom, Rachelle. Time flies really fast. Beforehand I just bring them to Tagaytay Highlands to have some R&R. Nowadays; we visit neighboring tourist spots in California.

For a very humid Friday, we decided to take the day off. Rachelle and kids fetched me at our residence in La Palma and we had breakfast at Denny’s and roamed around the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood and Highland. Being cam whores, we feasted ourselves with tons of pictures.




Even though it’s been a year since they arrived, it is not very common for every person living in the US to go to tourists spots. I for one, I can’t even remember the last time I visited the Hollywood landmark and Griffith Observatory even if I’m always in California. It was fun to go back with Rachelle and with the kids with us – as if we are teenagers also.

Our next stop after all the Los Angeles landmarks is San Francisco. A longer road trip than Las Vegas and more spots to visit but it would definitely another bonding moment.

Kyla, better have your batteries ready! Maria – magipon ka na ng bakasyon ha, para sa amin naman sa East Coast!

Ground Zero at Glorietta 2

An explosion rocked the Ayala Center this afternoon. According to reports, the blast happened near the restaurants outside Glorietta 2. A certain number of people are dead and some were injured. The cause of the explosion has yet to be determined but initial reports said that the blast was caused by a gas leak.


Whew! Sad news for the weekend. Tragic. Good thing we are not there today.

Seksi Does Dubai

Among the Petroleum Buddies, Liberty (aka Libay/Leevhi) left British Gas and migrated to Australia last March 2007 with her family. Latest news about her is that she just gave birth to a bouncing baby boy.

Last Monday, another PB dropped a bomb to the group. Aileen, (aka Seksi) with her son, Rajo, is leaving Pilipinas Shell and moving to the City of Gold to follow her husband, Chris. Come next week, both of them will be in Dubai to start a new life in new surroundings and of course with a new set of friends.

Upon hearing the news, Arvin sent a very alarming email that prompted the gathering of PBs. Lucky for me; I’m in Manila and was able to join the email thread. Whew!

Aileen chose Chili’s Bar and Grill located at Greenbelt 1 for dinner last Wednesday. The restaurant is a special place for all of us. Why? Ever since we’ve been friends in 2004, we’ve been having all our chikahan in the said place. We love almost all the varieties, from sandwiches, soups and salads and all down to dessert – name it, we love them all. Oops, I almost forgot, the Frozen Strawberry Margaritas! Woo Hoo!


Dinner was short but very fruitful for all the PBs. The special screening of Stardust was also scheduled that same night and some already have tickets for the show. We only stayed for a little over an hour and parted ways. Yes, I shed a few tears during the group hug. Kasi naman!

What will Seksi miss? Of course, the lunch outs, the movie dates, the overtime meriendas and most of all, she’ll definitely miss my chocolate cake and chocolate cupcakes. Teka, Arvin - ubos mo na ba ang isang box? Dahan, dahan lang!

Though it might take a few months or maybe a few years before we can complete all the Petroleum Buddies, we promised ourselves that no boundaries, no such distance can break the bond of friendship. We can always fly to Dubai or go Down Under or maybe they’ll be the one to visit me in the Land of Milk and Honey.

Why not?

Dance for a Cause

Anlene, the expert in bone nutrition, launched recently the Anlene Movement, a crusade to raise awareness and prevention of osteoporosis among Filipinos. There will be a kick-off event on October 20, 2007 (Saturday), World Osteoporosis Day at the CCP Complex. A number of people are expected to unite in the call to battle the threat of osteoporosis.


Registration starts at 6:30am at the Baywalk side of Roxas Boulevard beside the Manila Yacht Club. A dance parade headed by Anlene’s spokesperson, Ms. Dina Bonnevieve will then make its way towards the CCP Complex at 8:00am with a mission to break the Guinness World of Record as the country that can gather the largest number of dancers in a single event.

For inquiries, call the Anlene Movement hotline at 6881696, 7462923 or 7479011.

Wear your favorite dancing shoes and dance!

Of Bread and Sausages

Second to the eldest of the Sistahuds, Ella Elline celebrated her birthday last September 12, 2007. Just like clock work, even if it’s already weeks after the birthday we still make it a point to see each other and celebrate.

For this year, Elline chose Mickey’s Delicatessen located at Jupiter, Bel-Air 2 Village in Makati City for our mini-reunion.


I’ve been to that place already (just last week in fact) just to buy sausages from their deli and bread from the Lartizan Bread Shop beside Mickey’s. One thing that I liked about the place is the abundance of choices for cheese, deli and bread. What else? The intoxicating smell of freshly-baked breads really got into my system. Wait, I can hear somebody snickering – yep, there’s also another reason that will remain a secret amongst the Sistahud.

It was walking distance from Elline’s workplace but I was the first one to arrive (excited ba masyado?), though we were shocked that Mary Ann walked to the venue from her area in Ayala Avenue. As per Mary Ann’s words: mas mabilis kaysa magcab. Whew!

We feasted over the various breads from Lartizan, assorted cold cuts with cheese platter, Caesar salad, a variety of grilled sausages, the Meat and Sausage Ciabatta Pizza and for dessert, we had the traditional Austrian dessert, Kaiserschmarrn. Our server can’t even pronounce the dessert but its shredded pancakes with apples and raisins. It was the perfect dessert to end a very hefty meal.

Michael Beck, the owner of the place was very friendly and even had a picture taken with us while he narrated his stories about his deli.

As we are leaving the place, the three of us wished that Chef Miguel was as game as the owner in having a picture taken with him. You’ll never know, maybe on our next visit, we’ll have another opportunity! Ha, ha, ha! Cheers to Rachelle!

It was a fun evening and another one for keeps.

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