Dear Ate Liz,

I think this is the best time for me to let you know how thankful I am that our paths crossed even just here in blogosphere, but hopefully we can also meet in person, soon. I want you to know that all your comments and opinions are the most precious because I know they all come from the heart. You're so beautiful inside and out. You've got sparkling personality that I at once felt comfortable conversing and confiding with.

Thanks Ate Liz for all the time and effort you've given me. I hope someday, somehow, I can give back the favor.

Enjoy your special day and I wish and pray that may all your dreams be granted as to how you imagine it or even better. God Bless you and your super lovely and sweet family.

I love you ate Liz!!! And as always... YOU ROCK!!!

Happy Birthday!!!

Lots of love,

                                                                                                                      AC

During the weekend, hubby's officemates from PWC Philippines came by and slept over.

Ms. May (from Dublin, Ireland) and Alyssa's Ninang Lea (from New Jersey, USA) in London's famous Telephone Booth and London's Time Square, the Picadilly Circus.

Though this entry is for Pixel Bug Weekend, I'll also include the Thursday night event because it was also a day of meetup of auditors. Lovely couple, Ben and Coco (from Bristol UK), slept-over for the 3rd time around and was able to meet Lea (above). We had pasta over dinner and a lot of audit topics on the side. (Oh, I can't relate! LOL) But, too bad I wasn't able to capture even a single moment of that night so I'll just post pics of their 2nd visit.

Ben, Dad, Alyssa, Coco and their Christmas gift to Alyssa. 

We really love it when friends come over. We enjoy preparing for their visit because first, house will surely look clean and fresh (happens only when visitors are coming...LOL) and secondly, I can get other people taste the foods that I prepare for my family. 

Come and join us too at Mommy Salen's Pixel Bug Weekend and share the highlights of your weekends.

I don't know what's wrong with me, but no matter how I want it, I just don't have the charisma of building a good relationship with so many people. I am friendly, yes, but I am not as entertaining as the others and i know I am boring to be with so a little hi and hello is enough and that's it. I have many friends, online and offline, but no one I know will have the patience to listen and talk to me the whole day, about anything under the sun and without running out of words and stories. No one... UNTIL... I met my Mareng Irish.

I can still remember how I learned about her. I saw her in Friendster with lots of pictures of her models. She's a talent scout and she can make kids model in different magazines in the Philippines and one of them is Smart Parenting. I am one stage mom and I really want my daughter to become a model, back then. So I added her as a friend and left her a message about my daughter, but  we were already about to fly to London that time so I know it won't be anymore possible. She asked my YM ID and when we had the chance to chat, I was surprised that she was so friendly and it seems like we've already known each other for so long. 

She is one famous kumare of all and everyone calls her "Kumare ng Bayan". She can get along very well with all the moms of any age, even though she isn't a mom yet - biologically, but a mom to so many kids. She is  one lovely kid lover. =)

She's the only person I can talk to just about anything. We can stay on YM, voice call the whole day and still maintain the energy. I know if we're only close physically, she's the person I can tag along anywhere and anytime.

We've been friends online since around mid 2008 and finally met offline June 2009. I didn't feel any awkwardness when I first see her. We hugged tight and chatted away just like what we do online.

This Valentines, she sent me these lovely gifts and a very sweet card. I am not as thoughtful as her, so she didn't receive anything from me... LOL.. (bawi ako next time mare ah.. sa December, humanda ka! bwahaha!!!)

I am just so proud and happy to find someone like my dear Mareng Irish. I thank God that He has given me someone I can call my best friend/real friend. I don't ask that she call me the same, but I just want her to know that for me, she's the "BEST" GIRL FRIEND... 

Mare,

You just don't know how blessed I am to have found you. I don't have to be someone else pag ikaw ang kausap ko. I hope someday, somehow I am able to double all your efforts. Thanks for always being there and for being so thoughtful. I have so much to thank you, but I know you know how much I feel for you. (Naks, parang lovers...)

I Love You soooo much Mare ko!!! Mwuah... Mwuah... Mwuah!!!

Lovingly yours, (Mala Helen Bela yan ha)

Mareng AC