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Dive into a seafood spectacle — see the lobster up close and celebrate James & Carmina’s birthdays at Fresh International, Solaire Resort.

While traveling around the world, the family visited the Philippines and decided to combine a double birthday dinner with James. In our chat group, we discussed which restaurants we’d like to dine at, and Mom Violy has been eager to try the all-you-can-eat lobster her best friend recommended at Solaire. Carmina took charge of making the reservation through Solaire's Resort  website and asked the family which seating time they preferred, choosing between two options with different time frames. Carmina registered it under Mom Violy's name and phone number. She received an email for our confirmation, and a week beforehand, a reminder was sent to Mom Violy's mobile to confirm if we were going ahead or not. Carmina replied to the SMS since Mom Violy wasn’t sure how to do it. We were told to arrive fifteen minutes before our scheduled entry time, which was 5:30 p.m. on February 12, 2026. When we arrived, we were informed we couldn’t enter the dining area until exactly 5:30 p.m...

Memories Kept in a Scrap book or Slide show

When I was single I loved making scrap books for my friends and give it to them for their graduation, birthday or just appreciation of our friendship. In those days that was the in thing making scrap book and combining photo and cutting pictures from the magazine.

Scrap book is not the trend. People no longer develop pictures and put in a photo album. All pictures are combined into a CD.

We share our pictures in social media or make it into a slide show through our computer or phone.

Even though that seems to be the trend I still find time to make a video of my family or close friends in celebration of their birthday, wedding or just the appreciation of what our friendship means to me. I want the people I give too cherish the memories we had shared with each other. 

Now, we don't need to keep it in a DVD we can keep it in our phones and keep playing it over again.

I love taking the time combining pictures together and finding the right song that seems to be apart what I feel toward them.

Here is a sample video of what I had made for my mom when she had turned 75 years old.

These pictures are taken of my mom when she was young and single at that time with her family.


My mom was in high school prom queen at her school, college, dating and she than had kids of her own.


Pictures of my mom with my sister and I with her grand kids.


Pictures of my mom with her daughter, grand kids, her siblings and their family.


My mom with her best friends who are now in heaven and her solo pictures.

















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