Gone too Soon!!! SMILE

In memory of
MICHAEL JACKSON





I was one of millions who stayed up late to watch the MJ Memorial yesterday. May he rest in Peace!!

Canadian Immigration

Today we received our immigration documents asking us to undergoe medical examination ,submit our police clearances and pay our Right of Permanent Resident Fees within 60 days.

My immediate reaction was nonchalance.I was thinking about my lucrative "Semi retirement" business here in Singapore and our very good life in this small hot country which has been our residence for the last 9 years(15 years for my husband).

My immediate concern is that I might not be able to visit Manila every year because of the distance between Canada and Manila.

My husband also immediately thought about his work here and his business which is also earning him a handsome sideline income.

Of course there has been no doubt about our pursuing this plan since we were given 60 days to think about whether we plan to continue with our application sometime in March.

Our plans now is not to give up our ten year permanent residency in Singapore which means that we wont be selling our house here in Singapore. Our previous SIngapore neighbors who migrated to Canada a year ago has also not given up their permanent resident status in Singapore yet.

For one thing, our CPF(retirement funds)in Singapore are earning 4% per annum interest.WHere in the world can you get that kind of interest from any bank. ANother is that properties in SIngapore have risen by more than 60% in value. Our current property has already risen in value and would be very easy to dispose off if ever we plan to sell.

This is really the first time that I have doubts about any change in our lives. I never encountered this kind of uncertainty even when we got married and even when we relocated to Singapore about 10 years ago.

Hope everything will turn out well. We probably will survive. Sabi nga nila ang Pinoy is "pliant like a bamboo".

Louis Vuitton at Ion Orchard

The biggest Louis Vuitton store in Southeast Asia and the second LV store in the world that carries all LV productlines opened July 3 at Orchard Road's soon to be "IT" shopping mall ION ORCHARD.



There was a long queue of LV fanatics but the crowd was allowed to enter the shop only by batches.

It is the very first store that opened even before the official opening of ION which is scheduled on the 21st of July. Its neighbors include Dolce and Gabbana ,Dior and Cartier.

Despite the rumored very high rentals in Ion Orchard all up market brands have relocated to this mall and comprise majority of its tenants. This mall will soon be a destination mall in Singapore and South East Asia.

Michael Jackson and My Sons

Ever since Michael Jackson died, my two sons have been playing his songs endlessly on Youtube in their handphones. They even sleep with the MJ songs reverberating non stop. Last time it was the songs of Cold Play ,now Michael Jackson songs are their favorites.

I can say that MJ has affected my sons to that extent. They can even remember having their photos taken with MJ when they were still young

Singapore School Opening

Unlike in the Philippines were schools are extended, in Singapore, the schools are now monitoring the travel of all their students. If the child has travelled to any of the H1A1 affected areas, they will be given a Leave of Absence for 7 days from the date of their travel till school opening which is on June 29,Monday.

This morning I received a call from Niles teacher and he was advised to stay home till June 30 since we arrived from Bintan Indonesia only on June 24.

These efforts to contain the spread of the flu epidemic is laudable but I dont think it would really be so much effective since as proven in the Philippines it has affected children who had never even travelled overseas and has spread to the community at a rapid phase.

Anyway my two boys are ecstatic they have an extended holiday.

BINTAN

Bintan Indonesia is one of my favorite places near Singapore.



For one, its only 55 minutes from Singapore by ferry.



Second, there are not so many tourists in Bintan which is nice specially if you want to enjoy the beach to yourself .



The beach has this white powdery more like ash texture and its nice to go star gazing at night and jogging in the morning along the shoreline.



The beach in Nirwana is quite safe since the waters are quite calm maybe because its in a cove. My two boys also love the beach!

HAPPY FATHERS DAY

Tomorrow Sunday is Fathers Day!!! So happy fathers day to my father Cecilio Lontoc Tenmatay who just turned 81 on June 16 and to my father in law Alejandro Lopez. Also to my brothers in law Bebol(my sister Me Anns husband),Marvin(my Canada based sister Bambi's husband) , my two brothers Bong and Dang and my husbands brothers Lito and Ernie.

But most of all to my most beloved and hardworking husband(he is working even on Saturdays in KL where he is now with a client).

Im now watching "Father of the Bride" one of my favorite films .I have watched it for the nth time but it still makes me smile and laugh . Its the same with my marriage, even if we are celebrating our nth wedding anniversary in September this year, it is a marriage that still gives me laughter and smiles.

and that is because I married a wonderful responsible man....(if my husband sees this I hope he buys me a good pasalubong from KL).

Love you honey!!!

Wow Caramoan

When my sister Me Ann told me they were all(all means the entire kaboodle,my father who is 81 yrs old by tomorrow , my 2 sisters Malou and Celmarie, my 2 sisters in law Irma and Chinchin and 2 brothers Dang and Bong and several nephews and nieces and several teachers from Me Anns school) going to CARAMOAN.

I said where?

CARAMOAN has never rang a bell for me. Where the hell is CARAMOAN?

Sorry but I am not familiar with lesser known places in the Philippines let alone in Camarines Sur. The farthest I have gone in that direction is Lopez Quezon.

I havent even been to Hondagua which is the neighboring town of Lopez.

The birthday boy...Happy 81st Birthday PAPA,Love u!!!!


My 3 sisters Malu,Mean and Cel with my two nephews Lawrence and Luis

But I was WOWed literally and figuratively by the photos of the place. Its a nice place to go. See the photos of my family

My brother Bong Bong, the Survivor



Ingit Talaga ako!!!
PS Dito pala shinoot ang Survivor France,at Survivor Bulgaria