Chop, Chat and Chomp

   I want to share some more photos of the surprise party, please bear with me haha, it was my birthday anyway :) Photos courtesy of Cham and Jiren. My reaction in seeing the wonderful wishers Couldn't believe it I cried  Teary-eyed but obviously happy  With Lolit, who was truly missed at Georgina and Erich's wedding           With my energetic Mama dear                 With my sister-in-law, the cute weightlifting champion May   Delightfully posing beside my dessert table Unexpected blessing - a grand buffet spread Cutting the cake - I feel like a debutante :D Eating time with Tommy, Amy, Tricia, Lorenz, Nico, Junn, Mama and Annie With my loving sisters, Lolit and Luchi Tricia, Tommy, Amy,  Marek, Tom, Jillian, Angge and Angeli Lolit, Annie, Maricor, Luchi, Mama and me Lorenz joined the group Mama, Cham and me ...

       Morning of January 11, 2015, Erich told me that he's going to treat me to lunch so I won't cook anymore since Tommy and Cham were not around (Tommy went to  have his car fixed and Cham went to a baptism, that was what they told me which later I found out that they went ahead to the venue where the surprise party was to be held).     Georgina asked me to wear something proper because Erich will bring us to a hotel. She chose what I would wear and I innocently obliged. I was excited because I love dining out.     Back to the hotel, this was what was happening. Photos courtesy of my brother, Junn. Annie, my sister-in-law and my Mama Maricor, my niece and inaanak and Mama Jiren, my niece and Mama     Aren't they cute? They were making silip-silip ( looking through the window), waiting for me to arrive. Erich, Georgina and I proceeded to the hotel by foot (the hotel was very near Cham's apartment). And the...

    First of all, I would like to show first the Sweet 60 Surprise Party Theme styled by my equally sweet daughter, Cham. I sooo loved it!!! The colors, the cupcakes, the lollipops, the candies, the table paper napkins. It seems I was brought back to my teen years :) The Dessert Table with all my favorite colors, sweets and goodies Notice the lace beautifully placed on the edge of the base of these delicious Lollipastillas made by Chad and Sheila of I Do.  Red Velvet cupcakes and Vanilla cupcakes by Chad and Sheila. The  Estrel's Caramel Cake  which I long wished to have. Wish granted by Mike :) This frame with the sign cleverly thought of by Cham. (She's really good at this) The Backdrop designed by Cham with my favorite colors! Later I found out that everybody lent a helping hand to finish this in so short a time.     

      In the morning of December 28, 2014, my stomach started aching. I did not take it seriously because I usually feel this when I have eaten something that is not paleo-friendly. I thought it was one of those things, I can ordinarily endure the pain but this time it was different. The pain became more intense in the evening. I touched the right part of my belly to ease the pain but to my dismay, I felt a lump inside.     Because of so many stories I hear from relatives, close friends, people around me, I promptly asked my daughter, Cham, to take me to a hospital. Good thing Tommy was around. They rushed me to a nearby hospital, Capitol Medical, and I was brought to ER. Cham took this pic while I laid down on ER bed While waiting to have my CT Scan                                               ...