WMG celebrates the holidays 2007!

From l to r, back row: Mark Migallos, Joel Raner, Ben Ramos, Suzzette Querubin, & Grace Rodriguez
front row: Jun Farin, Lem Garcellano, & Espie Tinio-Garcellano

WMG stands for Wilfrido Maria Guerrero, director of the UP Mobile Theater. These days, it stands for Women, Men, & Gays, our batch of UPMT alumni. We had our umpteenth reunion in Ling's house, our favorite haunt these days!

Mga stockholder ng St. Luke's

Huling hirit sa tag-init

It was June 9, a non-working holiday in celebration of Independence Day which falls on June 12. Powie & Kara decided to catch a movie instead of joining an outing. So after working at the Psych department (yes, working!), we picked up the kids at Gateway. We then decided to do the much-delayed shopping for Kara's wardrobe for the new semester. And since it was literally the last day of our summer holiday, Powie said it was but fitting to end it with a dinner out. Hence, our discovery of Butter Dinner in Araneta Center in Cubao!

Powie graduates!

Powie earned an Associate in Arts and Sciences from Kalayaan College last April 26, 2008. We celebrated at Amici on Tomas Morato.

Sunday dinners with Mama

Happy 100th birthday, UP!

Last June 18, 2008, the University of the Philippines celebrated 100 years since its foundation. Here are some of the activities that marked the occasion. Unfortunately, pictures of the finale of the morning's program, the 100-man Oblation Run, cannot be posted here for fear of the withdrawal of my Multiply privileges. Hehehe!

Moon Garden

It's a Bed & Breakfast (but they don't serve breakfast) in Tagaytay. Another delightful one in a series of discoveries! I would have wanted to keep this place a secret but it was too beautiful not to share with friends. We had lunch here - a fitting end to our short family holiday.

Taal Volcano beckons

We took a boat to the part of the island (still part of Talisay) where one can take a glimpse of one of the craters of Taal Volcano. I didn't count on the bumpy ride on horseback to get to the viewing point as being part of the adventure though. We decided that sore behinds and heart-in-my-throat moments were worth it after seeing these wondrous gifts of nature. Truly breathtaking!

Santacruzan at Talisay, Batangas

Discovering Talisay

A long-time wish to see the place where you can find a barangayful of Ramilos (Barangay Quiling pala yon) finally came true on May 31. Spent a day and a night in Balai Isabel, savoring the glorious, close-up view of Taal Volcano, and discovering along the way that it might be on the land that used to be owned by our paternal grandfather!