May Celebrations

Happy Mother's Day to my mom, sisters, lola, Cairo's mom, titas and to all the mommies and wannabe mommies out there.

God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.

Congrats kay Pacman for another victory!!!

Though the fight for poverty will take much more than wearing yellow.

Leroy's son (Pepito Abelardo) will turn 1 on May 24; my 2nd eldest brother (Kuya Andre) just turned turned 42 last May 5, his son (Cholo) will turn 13 this May 14; another nephew (JC - my eldest sister's son) will turn 13 as well on May 26.

Happy birthday guys!!!

Cairo @ 11

Dear anak,


Happy birthday son! As always, daddy loves you. Be good!


You'll always be my little boy, my pride, my joy and my everything!


Daddy Dom

32nd

We are always the same age inside.

- Gertrude Stein -

Happy birthday Dom!

Love, 

-self-

Domjullian's Playlist 034: Soul brother by Queen

Happy birthday Leroy!

Post Valentines

Dahil wala akong special someone right now to celebrate Valetines (Valentimes, for kids) with yesterday, umubra pa rin ang usual excuse ko pag nagtatanong ang friends ko kung sinong ka date ko: the whole family dahil birthday ng isa sa mga kuya ko.

Tsaka pag tumatanda kang single, nagiging meaningless na rin ang Valentines. Anyway, I did wear red yesterday kasi sumabay din ang Chinese New Year!

Belated Happy Valentines and Gong Xi Fa Cai to all of you!

Gaya ng sinabi ko, birthday ng isa sa mga utol ko kaya sa kanila ang celebration namin. May Chinese influence lahat ng food at Chinese din ang outfit namin kahit less than 10% lang ang traces ng Chinese blood namin. Para maiba lang tutal two in one occasion naman.

Nagbigay naman ako ng flowers to family and friends para ma feel ko naman at nila ang Valentines. Pwede na.

Guess who kung sino ang may pinaka masayang Valentines. Edi ang aking anak.

Bumili ng isang pack ng toblerone para sa aking soon to be daughter in law. At dahil kunsintidor akong tatay, sinamahan ko na rin bumuli si Cairo ng silver bracelet for the love of his life. Mamaya ko pa malalaman kung sasagutin na cya.

Natuwa din naman ako sa anak ko dahil hindi nya nakalimutang bigyan ng gifts ang prodigal mommy nya, ako and the rest of the family. He made some heart shape cheesecake na naging pang himagas namin with the help of my brother, Leroy. Pinadalhan nya ng card ang prodigal mommy nya days ago. Natuwa naman ang prodigal mommy. Binati ko na rin ng Happy Valentines si prodigal mommy.

Belated Happy Birthday to my brother, kuya Dario and Kris Aquino!

Cairo @ 10

Since it's my son, Cairo's birthday today, I'm giving you some trivia about him:

1. Cairo was diagnosed with a mild case of ADHD when he was 4. He is way better that before albeit he is still so makulit.

2. Cairo’s got two half sisters and one half brother care of his prodigal mom. Cairo’s technically the eldest. Wala pa sakin, promise!

3. Cairo’s a 5th grader now in a non-tradtional school somewhere in QC.

4. Cairo wants to be a doctor someday.

5. Cairo’s crushes are Miles Ocampo of Going Bulilit and a classmate named Athena. Cairo saved some money and bought Athena a gift for Christmas. I’m probably close to becoming a grandfather.Nooooooo son! A few days back, he also asked me kung pwede na daw cya mag ka GF. I almost fainted.

6. Cairo likes anything with soup (sinigang, sopas, nilaga), veggies [malunggay, toge, carrots, okra (ewlk!),ampalaya (double ewlk!)], tomato juice and kiwi fruit.

7. Cairo’s been to US (and Disneyland Florida) four times already. Doon siya nagbabakasyon together with his prodigal mom pag summer. He’s been to Canada, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia and Japan as well.

8. Cairo inherited the geekness in me. We both love reading the encyclopedia (we still have it), guinness book of world records, Ripley’s and atlas of the world. Cairo is also sarcastic at times and fond of making side comments, just like me.

9. Cairo's real name is Lemuel Cairo.

10. Cairo was born on December 22, 1999 (two days after my birthday) at 4:25 PM; 7.6 lbs. The nicest Christmas and post birthday gift I ever had, really.

Dear son,

You will always be dad's boy. I love you no matter what. I will always be here to protect you and guide you just stop asking me about the girlfriend thing, don't make me nervous.

I love you and daddy will always be proud of you! Happy Birthday!

Daddy Dom

31st

At ako ay 31 na! Wala na sa kalendaryo next year, buti na lang may lotto at bingo pa! Hindi ako mahilig sa gifts pero kung magpupumilit kayo(hehehe), pwede na sa akin ito.

At dahil birthday ko, ipapakita ko na ang aking litrato.Scroll down.

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eto ako nung 7 years old ako. Imaginin nyo na lang kung anong hitsura ko ngayon base sa pic na yan. Hehehe:

Here's to me!

Trivia: Pinanganak ako ng 10:00 AM sa St. Luke's Hospital, 8.3 lbs.

Leroy's 33rd

Real Name: Miguel Leroy
Birthday: December 18, 1976; 8.1 lbs; 3:35 AM @ The Medical City, Pasig
Status: Married, sometimes. Hehe!
Sibling order: 6th of the 7 children. medyo latak na kaming dalawa.
Affiliation: Lasalista turned Atenista


Dear brother,

Happy Birthday!

Thank you for always being the best brother and friend. I'm so blessed to have you as my brother. Buti na lang nabuo pa tayo kahit wala tayo sa original game plan.

I know wala ka ng mahihiling sa pa buhay mo dahil natupad na ang wish mo (magka baby), kaya wag ka ng mag expect na may matatanggap ka galing saken.hehehe.

Lab you bro!

Ang bunso,

Dom

Recipe: Domjullian's Baked Mac

Eto ni prepare ko for dad’s birthday.Yum!


Ingredients:

Macaroni
Minced Beef
Del Monte Spaghetti Sauce
Cheese
Cinnamon Powder
Banana Ketchup
Soy Sauce
Sugar
Carrots
Mushroom
Onion
Garlic
Milk
Butter
Bechamel Sauce


Procedure:

Cook the pasta according to package direction.

1. Prepare the Bechamel Sauce. Click here for ingredients and procedure.

2. Melt butter in a heavy sauce pan. Igisa ang sibuyas at bawang.

3. Ilagay ang karne ng baka at hayaang maluto, around 5 minutes.

4. Lagyan ng mga 2 tbsp. of soy sauce. Stir for around 2 minutes.

5. Ilagay ang spaghetti sauce at ketchup (½to ¾ of the bottle).

6. Sunod na ilagay ang cinnamon powder (1/2 tsp.), mushroom, carrots and milk (1/2 cup) and cheese (1 cup).

7. Timplahin according to your desired taste.

Assembly:

1. Mix the macaroni and the spaghetti sauce. Dapat medyo mas marami yung sauce since pag bake ay ma a absorb ng macaroni yung sauce.

2. I-cover ng béchamel sauce (around 2 tbsp.) ang bottom part ng pyrex dish.

3. Ilagay ang macaroni tapos I top ng béchamel sauce at cheese.

4. I-bake hanggang maluto yung ibabaw. Wag I over bake. Pwede din i-microwave.


Happy Eating!

To the man I love

To the man who molded me into his likeness…

To the man who guided, motivated and inspired me and continues to guide, motivate and inspire me…

To the man who’s always there to lend a strong supportive hand…

To the man who taught me the value of everything…

To the man who taught me to appreciate the dignity of honest toil…

To the man who set priceless examples to live by…

To the man who sourrounded the family with love, wisdom, strength and dedication…

To the single man I love most, dad, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!


The greatest gift I ever had
Came from God; I call him Dad!
~Author Unknown

Mixed Nuts 004

Been busy this week, kakauwi ko lang galing Singapore-lah, may jetlag pa ata ako, nahihilo ako. Thank you Bro, nakalusot ulit kami sa project presentation, iba ka talaga! Malapit ko na ma master-lah ang pagsasalita-lah ng mga Singaporeans-lah!

School #1- UP- daming exams and requirements. Wala pa rin kami nabubuo sa project namin, sensya naman groupmates, malas nyo pinili nyo ako, promise babawi ako, ayoko din naman mag ka 4.0. Disapproved ang petition letter ko to credit two Statistics subjects I took for my 1st undergrad para sa Industrial Statistics subject na kailangan ko kunin next sem. Imbes na 6 units lang ako next sem, 9 units tuloy ako.Masama pa nun e math subject cya, crap math.

School #2- MWS - Sabi ni Cairo, tumubo na daw yung tinanim namin last week. Kailangan ko pumasok ng isang buong lingo sa school ni Cairo para makabawi. Di pa rin nag po progress yung ginaganchilyo ko, abstract pa rin hitsura nya.

Nilaglag na ni Lacson si Erap. Evil begets evil. Sit back, relax and watch, crescit eundo...

I was asked for my presidential bet, none so far, closest being Noynoy but he is too hilaw to be president.

Leroy recorded the episodes I missed during my Singapore hiatus. I’ll be watching it later, galing daw ni pande Coco Martin at ni Lola Gets!

Nasa amin ang Our Lady of Manaoag since Saturday night at required kami mag rosary for one week hanggang bukas. Ni request kasi ng mommy ko as thanksgiving for dad’s birthday tomorrow. Kabisado ko pa ang mga dasal sa rosary kahit sobrang tagal ko na hindi nag ro rosary.

Napapadalas ang day-off ni Rosalee, mukhang inlababo. Buti pa cya may lovelife.

I saw “angel” again sa UP last Monday, kaso kamalas malasan, naka talikod cya papasok sa classroom nila pero alam ko cya yun. Di ko cya nakita kanina.

Congrats sa UP kahit di champion ulit sa cheerdance – 3rd placer at may special award pa. Congrats too sa FEU (1st) and ADMU (2nd)! ADMU siguro mag cha champion sa basketball since laglag ang DLSU (sob, sob) sa final 4. Sana bigyan ng FEU or UE ng matinding laban ang ADMU

Lumaki na yung stocks na ininvest ko.Yehey! Konti na lang mapapasama na ko sa Forbes’ Richest.Hehe.

Happy 92nd Birthday, Lola Adelaida!

Happy 92nd Birthday Lola Adelaida!



Lola Adelaida’s my dad’s mother.

Born on the 16th of August 1917.

Wife to my late grandfather Rafael III (1915 – 1999).

Mother to 6 sturdy boys (dad being the 2nd child) and 2 lovely girls.

Grandmother to 21 boys (me being the most gwapo) and 12 girls.

Greatgrandmother to 25 super kulit boys and 16 super arte girls.


We love you so much lola! Kahit di mo sinasabi alam ko, I am the apple of your eye!

Weekend Madness 001

Badtrip ako nung Friday. Bwiset! May issue ang (prodigal)mommy ng anak ko sa akin regarding money matters. Nakakabwiset yung usapan namin. Gigil na gigil ako. Gusto ko cya dukutin sa loob ng computer kung pwede lang. I don’t know kung san napunta yun utak nya. Nawala yung dating smart and out of the box thinker na kilala ko. Parang nag fly away yung utak nya nung nag punta cyan g US. Kaya wag kayo pupunta ng US, kung pupunta man wag magtatagal.Naka bobo pala dun.


If I may say, wala ka cyang karapatan to question my way of upbringing sa anak namin (ayokong gawing materialistic ang anak ko), afterall, baka nakakalimutan nya na I singlehandedly raised Cairo. At di ko ginagastos ang perang pinapadala mo. Tanong mo sa BPI Family Bank. Andun lahat, ni singko wala pang na wi withdraw. Mas mayaman kaya ako sau. Di ko kailangan ng pera mo, mas madami akong pera sau.Hehehe. Ayokong manumbat pero alam nya naman siguro kung ano nangyari sa amin, wala pa naman siguro cyang memory gap.


Di alam ng mommy and daddy ko to. Kasi panigurado susugod sa US yun para tadyak tadyakan ang (prodigal)mommy ng anak ko. Secret lang natin to.


Nagulo tuloy mundo ko. Nawala ako sa working mood, muntik ko na di matapos yung report na ginagawa ko, buti na lang reliable si Dy (salamat pare!) at tinulungan nya ako matapos yung report namin kung hindi delikado ang trabaho at ang bayad sa trabaho. Baka maungusan ako ng (prodigal)nanay ng anak ko sa dami ng pera (hindi halatang bitter ako).

Nahimasmasan lang ako nung gabi na (mag uumaga na pala). A cyber friend (oo ikaw nga at launching ng career mo ngayun sa blog ko, tsaka na komisyon ko pag sikat ka na) made me laugh (natatawa ako sa tawa nya kasi wala cyang ginawa kundi tumawa ng tumawa sa mga pinagsasasabi kong kabulastugan at kabalasubasan, bungingis!, gets mo?) na nauwi sa almost non-stop kwentuhan kundi pa tumilaok ang mga manok sa kapaligiran. Ginawa nya akong clown nung mga oras na yun! Para lang sya nakalanghap ng limang gallon na laughing gas.


Saturday, di pa ko masyado nakakatulog ayun, binulabog na ko ng daddy ko sa kwarto. Nakapangako kasi ako sasama sa Tarlac para asikasuhin yung konti naming business dun. Buti na lang may instant driver kami, si Leroy kaya nakatulog ako on the way to Tarlac.

Saglit lang kami dun, before 5 PM nasa Manila na ulit kami. I drove pabalik, nakaka hiya kay Leroy, baka sabihin wala akong silbi, sumama pa ako.


Nagpababa ako sa Trinoma. I’ll be meeting up some UPeeps konting dinner lang tsaka walang humpay na bashing moment. Wala kaming ginawa kundi tumawa ng tumawa ng tumawa (ginawa ulit akong clown, ayus ang silbi ko sa mundo no?). Umuwi nako ng 10, bangag na bangag na ko. Kaso pag dating ko sa bahay, nawala yun antok ko. Hyper na naman. Nag work ako, wala pa din di pa rin inantok. Blog hop and hop and hop while working, nde pa din epektib. Nag online si cyber friend (oo ikaw pa rin to!) na sure na ko by now na pinaglihi cya sa nitrous oxide. Ayun taena, inabot na naman ng bukang liwayway at clown na naman nya ko. Tinakot ko rin pala yung mga batang maiingay na nakatambay sa tapat ng bahay namin. Pinag chi chismisan kasing haunted house tong bahay namin sa sobrang kalumaan. May taong gumawa ng istorya tas kinagat ng mga chismosa at chismoso naming kapitbahay. Pinanindigan ko na lang, minsan nagpapanggap akong mumu in the city at tinatakot ko yung mga nagdadaan or yung mga tambay sa tapat ng bahay namin pag maingay.

Sunday, kahapon, birthday ng kapatid ng daddy ko. Si Tito Eto (Happy Birthday Tito!). Family reunion as usual, almost everybody present. Pagdating namin sa kanila ng tanghali kami na surprise. May birthday gift yung bunso nyang anak. Si 19 y/o cousin, may uwing babae, preggy.

Gulat ako, tahimik kasi na bata yun. Barkada lang inaatupag. Sabi ng kapatid nya, may GF daw pero di naman daw serious. Nag aaral pa si cousin, di ko alam kelan matatapos. Ewan ko din anong papakain nya sa mag-ina nya. Nope, di kami magkatulad, kasi ako tapos na ng college nung nagka anak at may trabaho, meaning may pambuhay ako sa anak ko at di aasa sa magulang. Naturalmente, yung inasawa di rin tapos or ewan ko kung nagaaral ba yung babae. Eto pa, ayaw pakasalan ng pinsan ko yung girl pero nasa bahay nila.Live in ba.Ganun. Anong future kaya ibibigay nila sa anak nila?


Napainom na naman ako sa birthday ng tito ko syempre. Umuwi lang ako maaga kasi baka bumigay na naman katawan ko at magkasakit. Katakot takot na sermon na naman aabutin ko pag nagkataon. Na tempt na naman ako mag net, ang ending nagbasa ako ng blog instead of taking a nap. Nga pala, meet my new blogmate Zai Zai (naaliw ako sa cam whoring nila ni booboo at natuwa ako sa brother nyang si Ge, parang si Cairo lang minus the eye glass tsaka maputi ng konti anak ko (nagmana sa prodigal mommy nya kasi isa rin kong baluga, hehe).Lasing ang daddy ko pag uwi nila pero ayaw pahalata, nag pe pretend na naman na kaya nya e konting tapik mo lang mabubuwal na. At syempre ang bibo kong anak nag sumbong sa akin na daming nainom ng daddy ko.

After dinner (galing sa handaan!), nag aral na kami ng anak ko tas naligo kami sabay. Pinatulog ko ng maaga para walang topak pag gising kinabukasan. Tas ako inatupag ang trabaho (ang bayad baka mapurnada!). Malapit na presentation, Singapore, here I come!

Happy birthday to me!

Since its my 30th birthday tomorrow, I am sharing with you, 30 random facts about me:

1. Ayoko ng oil. Nandidiri ako pag nakaka hawak ako ng oily products like baby oil, cooking oil etc. Ayoko nag huhugas ng mga ma oil na kasangkapan. Lagi ako pinapagalitan ng mommy ko dahi lagi akong tumatanggi mag lagay ng oil sa buhok nya or lagyan ng oil yung buhok ko nung bata pa ako. Bwisit din ang aking oily face.


2. I don’t eat kinchay and ampalaya. Amoy pa lang nila nasusuka na ako. No matter how good the food is, pag may kinchay or ampalaya, I don’t eat.Pinaghihiwalay pa ako ng mommy ko ng karne sa Ampalaya con Carne pag nag luluto cya. Bago nya ilagay yung ampalaya, magtatabi na cya ng karne con karne for me.Spoiled brat!


3. My lowest grade in college was 2.25 which I got from the dreaded ES 12. University scholar ako for 10 semesters, meaning I’m mayabang.


4. I can’t sleep pag hindi naka tuck-in yung damit ko at hindi ako nakakatulog ng nakatihaya, kailangan naka dapa at naka tagilid lang.


5. May mga briefs ako na tuwing special occasions ko lang ginagamit.Hehehe. I bought a neon pink for my birthday; a neon yellow for Christmas and a neon green for New Year.


6. Hindi ako nag su suot ng plain red. Feeling ko kasi hindi bagay sakin dahil maitim ako.


7. Pinaglihi ako ng mommy ko sa pusit. Kaya daw ako maitim.


8. Sobrang sensitive ng ilong ko dati. Parati akong may sipon dahil sa paglanghap ng mga usok sa kalye. Parati akong may dalang bimpo dati na sinisingahan ko. Salamat sa tulong ng medisina at nagamot cya. Ngayun pepper na lang ako na ha hatching.


9. Nagka meningitis ako nung two weeks old pa lang ako kaya extra careful sila sa akin. Bawal mauntog or matamaan ang ulo ko. Pero I still became hard-headed.


10.I stand 5’10 and ½ and weighs 162 lbs as of this writing. I have a kickass smile.Asa.


11.I love to travel.I love the barrio life sa mga provinces. Nothing beats simple and traditional way of life.I love the Northern Provinces – Ilocos, Baguio, La Union, etc.


12.I’m the 7th child and the bunso. I have 4 older brothers and two older sisters, I all love.Gender order: Boy-Boy-Girl-Boy-Girl-Boy(Leroy)-Boy(Me).


13.I’m a fan of documentaries – Probe, I-Witness, Reporter’s Notebook, The Correspondents. I hope to do one someday.I hope.


14.I’m a human rights advocate. I swear. Hindi lang halata.


15.I’m really matakaw. Taob ang mga eat all you can at fiestahan sa akin.But luckily hindi ako tumataba. Fast metabolism, they say.


16.I became a proud father at 21 to Lemuel Cairo Benedicto who’s turning 9 come December 22. There were 2 false alarm pregnancies.Scary.


17.I was romantically linked to a college professor during my college days who’s 5 years older than I am. We still flirt occasionally via mail (She’s now married).Hehehe.


18.My favorite subject was Social Studies – Filipino Culture, Philippine History, Geography, Pop Culture, Current Events, Sociology, Anthropology, Archeology and any other things associated with it. I also love Literature.


19.Neighbors used to call me “Balat”. I have one sa pisngi ko and 4 more sa iba’t ibang parts ng katawan ko.


20.Maraming beses na akong muntik masagasaan dahil tatanga-tanga ako minsan at pagdalos-dalos.Minsan nag a out of the world ang utak ko.


21.Lagi akong may dalang bag dahil lagi akong may dalang libro pag umaalis ako, tsaka ballpen. I’m a bookworm.


22.I’m ¼ Kapampangan, ¼ Ilocano, ¼ Batangueno and ¼ Pasigueno.May dugong Rizaleno and Manileno din ako according to my parents.


23.Madali akong magsawa. Ayoko ng monotonous life and job. Ayoko rin minsan ng walang ginagawa.


24.I used to join the annual procession pag Good Friday. They call it “Paso” in Pasig. Yung mga naka itim believed to be mourners of Jesus’ death.


25.I was barely one year old nung una akong naka punta sa USA. Malamang wala akong natatandaan nun but it has something to do with my Meningitis.


26.Wala akong ka art art sa katawan. Hindi ako magaling sa Art classes. Hindi ako magaling mag drawing at mag color. I can’t even draw a straight line.


27.Color blind ako, which is a bad thing. I can’t distinguish black from blue.


28.War freak ako nung bata ako. Mahilig ang mang away, mang asar at mang bully. Ngayon, hindi na ako nang bu bully at nang aaway pero sobrang lakas ko pa rin mang asar.


29.I was diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) when I was 22. I’m cured now, don’t worry.


30.I had three serious relationships and countless flirships.Hehehe.Joke lang!

Happy birthday (Kuya) Leroy!

(Kuya) Leroy,

Happy 32nd birthday!

Thank you for being a good brother and bestfriend!

I love you!

Yan-yan

Ber Months na!

Wow! Ber months na. Ang bilis ng panahon. Parang kelan lang nag celebrate ako ng 29th bday ko. Mag 30 na pala ako.Yikes!

Since “ber” months na let me be the first to greet you. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in advance.

I always anticipate this season. Dami kasing significant events na nangyayari within the “ber months”.

Birthdays, weddings and lots of get together.

Basta it’ll be fun.

Be with me and be my guest.