One of the reasons I put up Heart2Heart was because I wanted to share with everyone many, many beautiful moments and things in life.  There are so many times when I get so excited,  I want to tell everyone about the wonderful event I attended or describe the delicious meal I had….and if only I could bring everyone to join and partake of these wonderful moments.. I WOULD! So, thanks to Heart2Heart for helping me vent out my excitement! by letting me share them with not only family and friends but to many others who may appreciate them like I do 

My friend Margie 

 invited me over for lunch in her lovely home.  

 She told me she had asked 20 of her girlfriends over to celebrate her birthday….Whew!  I am so honored and lucky to have made the cut!  :-) Thank you Margie for inviting me and for making me a part of your special day!

 I enjoy Margie because she always makes me laugh!  She was my bootcamp classmate for two years and now we just bump into each other in Rustan’s, food markets, or in the gym.  

My best best meals are those that are homemade specially by family and friends. I would choose home cooked meals over restaurant food any day! I truly truly appreciate the gesture of them being proud of their talent and sharing it.  Not only the cooking part but the preparation of everything in having a meal in your own home… 

Margie not only makes the PAELLA OF THE CENTURY but she cooks many other good dishes as well.  For her birthday celebration, she made Thai food and wow! I loved it!!  She made everything from scratch (except dessert).  Everyone of course was also raving…though many of the ladies already tried Margie’s cooking, they continue to rave and rave about her cooking…

Papaya Salad 

Spicy Prawn Soup in Coconut Milk 

Pineapple Noodle Salad 

Shrimps in Wonton Baskets 

Five-spice Spareribs 

Thai Spring Rolls 

Massaman Beef Curry 

and for dessert, Tako 

Happy Birthday to  a super funny, super crazy and super nice friend! 

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Margarita’s Paella of the Century May 31, 2008 

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Congratulations to Sta. Elena Golf Club for being one of the Top 100 Golf Courses outside the U.S.!!! Congratulations to Tito Rico Tantoco, Gippy Tantoco and Junie Ledesma!!

Photos by Tom Breazeale 

website:  Sta. Elena  

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Thanks Gerry and Tina for inviting us over for a delicious steak dinner.  Since Tina prepared, we had much more than steak - we had so many other things.  

Feel free to invite us anytime and we will be there

Tina’s yummy homemade Ceasar Salad 

Tina made blue cheese butter before, this time she made roquefort butter. YUMMY!!! 

Fish dish for those who did not like to eat steak 

Frozen buko pandan - YUMMY! 

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Before the day ends, I would like to boast to everyone that I am very, very, very rich!  I cannot even measure how rich I am!!!!

Some viewers of Heart2Heart are expecting me to feature my special day and what I did….however,  today I did not take any photos …… yet even if I have nothing to feature, it has been a very, very, very happy birthday for me.

So far, I am high with all the greetings and love from family and friends via text, phone calls, emails, and greetings from facebook.  I am grateful to have had visited my Lola, eat my favorite frozen yogurt, have lunch ( leftover food from dinner ) with my husband, the love of my life,  have a one hour massage which was given to me as a gift by my good friend Brenda and will peacefully spend the weekend in Subic with my family. 

Sharing this beautiful article which I hope you will take time out to read.  After you read this, you will understand and it will confirm why I am very, very, very rich!!!

Thank you God for all the blessings in my life! 

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Thanks to Trina, we get to celebrate Paolo’s birthday! Ever since I met Trina, she never failed to give Paolo a birthday treat!  This time it was held in their future home to be…

Happy Birthday Paolo!! Obviously you have been blessed with a great family and friends and soon with a wife who loves you dearly.  Thank you for introducing her to us!  We love you both!

Paolo’s first love  He had it since he was college and still has it till now.  He has known his car longer than Trina….Hmmm… :-) 

Trina told me that she made use of almost everything from her old home.. 

His and hers toilet bowl!  :-)  So funny!! 

I always admire people who make a special place in their homes for an altar

Home cooked food by the family cook of Paolo, Tito Raffy and Tita Juvy.  Wow!  guys, you are so lucky!! Thank you for sharing your food with us.   And thanks to Noel for telling me about that fish dish…wow!! I love it…

Thanks Margie for the cupcakes from Roshan, I shared it with the gang at Paolo’s party! :-) 

Previous Entry:  By Trina April 24, 2008 

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 A month ago, I received a text from my Tita Nena all the way from Subic:”Subic looking good cuz Starbucks is in the neighborhood!”

Thanks to my friends, Ned and Janet for sending me these pictures of the new store.  You will not miss it as it is in the main intersection.  I can’t wait to see it for myself this weekend!

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Thanks to my friend Margie for introducing me to her favorites from Roshan.  I have never tried her products but I always hear her name.   Definitely YUMMY homemade goodies!!!  

Chocolate Fudge Mini Cakes 

 And oh my gosh, I went to her website and saw more delicious stuff!!!! 

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