Marie

Marie http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/ <a href="http://daisypath.com"><img src="http://daisypath.com/pic/071010/czgO.jpg" alt="Daisypath Anniversary Years Pic" border="0" height="80" width="100"><img src="http://dn.daisypath.com/iBeyp8.png" alt="DaisypathAnniversary Years Ticker" border="0" height="80" width="400"></a> Sat, 5 Jul 2008 11:43:05 -0000 Sat, 8 Mar 2008 14:03:00 -0000 Marie http://images.mariebonifacio.multiply.com/logo http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com 100 100 The Thing I Don't Understand About The Opposite Sex Is... We had a "controversial" warm up question at the Fort today.  It brought a lot of laughs and loaded comments.  I thought of blogging about it so you too can add your two cents worth! Question:  The Thing I don't understand about the opposite sex is... Here are some answers that came up: from women:   The thing I don't understand about the opposite sex is ... 1)      ...where are they?!?  <img style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/teeth.png"> haha 2)      ...how they can easily walk away.   <img style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/unlove.png">(loaded!) 3)      ...how they can be so clueless. from men: The thing I don't understand about the opposite sex is... 1)      ...why they say one thing but mean another  (aray)<img style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/confused.png"> 2)      ...why they expect me to read their minds.  (we forget about #3) So send your comments. And let's see what men and women really think! http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/journal/item/83/The_Thing_I_Dont_Understand_About_The_Opposite_Sex_Is... Sat, 8 Mar 2008 14:03:00 -0000 Pugsy Nuggets Ever since Pugsy came, our lives have not been the same.  Pugsy is the wisest dog that ever lived.  He may even launch his own website called "The World according to Pugsy".  He's the only Blogging Dog I know. Here is Pugsy's guide to understanding the difference between Human Males & Females: Pugsy: "Humans are fascinating creatures.  Much more complicated than us dogs. What's interesting is watching the Human Male relate to the Human Female. If you see the Human Male scratching his head, it's not because he has fleas. It means his Male brain is trying to understand the Female brain. Again.  He will not succeed." 1. Q. What's the difference in the way Human Males & Females communicate?      Pugsy<img src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/dog.png">:  In a conversation, Human Males go from Point A to  Point B. And the sooner, the better. Period.        Human Females , on the other hand, go from one point to          &nbs... http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/journal/item/81/Pugsy_Nuggets Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:02:00 -0000 Men Are Just Clu...Different!  Valentine's Day 2007 was the day  Angelina Boni gave roses to Blog Pitt.  <a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 102, 102);" href="http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/journal/item/24/Wife_of_Blog_Pitt"> Click here</a> for that story. Here's another tale: As I was raising my 3 young sons, I didn't like the focus of Valentine to be romantic love.  I was wary of Hallmark brainwashing them into some premature romantic notions specially as impressionable boys.  So I would use the day as a time we could express love for a variety of people we cared for. Many times we would have dinner with the Murrells, us 2 sets of parents and 6 boys, and Deborah and I would take turns holding it in each other's houses.  There was a time I'd invite couples and all the married people would come in matching husband & wife outfits. Other times I would invite Joey's family or my relatives over.  I'd have pink & red motifs and infllatable lips as decor. But always I'd put heart shaped, candy sprinkled donuts on Joseph's, David's, Joshua's breakfast plates and sneak little bags of Valentine candy(Ne... http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/journal/item/82/Men_Are_Just_Clu...Different Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:49:00 -0000 Slumber-less Party As a UP Broadcast Communication student, I spent many sleepless nights cramming on homework, scripts, commercials, productions or just plain hanging out.  7 of us girls would camp out at my parents home or Annie's home and "work" the night away.Those all nighters were great!   That must be why up to now I sleep so late. As teenagers, the night would go this way:  talk/talk/ munch/ munch/talk/ laugh/ talk/TALK/TALK/ TALK/TALK LAUGH/MUNCH/MUNCH/goof around/ LOOK AT CLOCK/ realize it's 2 am/PANIC/ WORK/ scribble/scribble/SILENCE/tick tock/tick tock/talk/TALK/TALK/ LAUGH/ MORE LAUGHS/Talk of why there are no real men in UP Broad Comm/ scream/more screams/talk/talk/ TALK/laugh/share secrets/  cry sniffsniff/analyze why guys are the way they are/ talk/ talk/TALK/laugh/ cry sniff sniff/ talk/talk/TALK/ look at clock/realize it's 4 am /PANIC/ silence/ scribble/scribble/ tick tock/ tick tock/ talk/talk/laugh/munch/ munch/ talk/talk/TALK/ laugh/ more laughs/ munch/munc... http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/journal/item/80/Slumber-less_Party Sat, 9 Feb 2008 02:56:00 -0000 Angelina Joshua <img class="alignleft" src="http://images.mariebonifacio.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R5Qq4goKCC0AAFZIdHY1/images-8.jpg?et=Izh9j7%2BHbmccOW9u319Wkw&nmid=" border="0">In the past I nicknamed Joey "Blog Pitt" because of his handsome looks (naks) and blog habits but little did I realize that another member of my family was going to be an Angelina Jolie look-alike.  Well, after Joshua's basketball injury last night that required 9 injections (1 on each shoulder, the rest inside the mouth and lip area OUCH!) as well as 7 stitches, his lips have reached double Angelina Jolie's lip  proportions.(correction: 6 shots and 9 stitches). <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" href="http://joshuabonifacio.multiply.com/journal/item/6">Joshua</a> got accidentally head-butted in the mouth in a Sunday night basketball game.   Because he wears braces, the metal cut him on the inside  too (oooo). So there was a lot of blood.  He was not wearing his mouth guard this time.  Amazingly, the doctor that attended to him in the ER said that it was a good thing he wasn't wearing his mouth guard.  Because of the angle and the way he got hit, the mouth guard would have even added more serious complications to his head.  I t... http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/journal/item/78/Angelina_Joshua Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:39:00 -0000 Virtual Eating ( My Fasting Activity) <img class="alignleft" src="http://images.mariebonifacio.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R4zPfgoKCC0AAA9BK@o1/images-2.jpg?et=%2CIUb8Zxo5rzQACIk2yREkg&nmid=" border="0">I finally can post this because it's Day 7 of our fast! ) Call me a masochist but one of the "funnest" activities I enjoy during a fast is to look at food blogs or colorful, picture-filled recipe books. This week,  my nightly ritual has been to log on to YouTube's Japanese Iron Chef's reruns.  I absolutlely looove them...the  overacting, flashy dressed host who looks like he overdosed on sake, the abundance of fresh ingredients, the lights, the set, the whole drama of it all.   Watching those costumed chefs work up a storm in the kitchen,  wrestling with live monstrous lobsters, roasting duck , steaming translucent-skinned dumplings, stirring pots of fragrant  risotto like there was no tomorrow, make my stomach growl in noisy appreciation. The episode where they were making sushi almost made me wrap the white laptop last night in nori and dip it in soy sauce and wasabi. I drool-fully anticipate the part where the panel of judges get the enviable tas... http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/journal/item/77/Virtual_Eating_My_Fasting_Activity Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:52:00 -0000 Beauty Secret for 2008 Haha! What a title!  But at least it got you reading ; > I've got a beauty secret for 2008  and I'd like to share it with you. When my mom passed away some years ago, all those long months in and out of the hospital, the grieving and sleepless nights  all took an emotional and physical toll on us siblings.  I was staring at the mirror after still another late night and I said "O God, I sure feel old and tired!!!" Well this may sound weird but I got this reply in my heart : "Just like everyone, you'll grow old  but you don't ever have to worry about looking young." <img class="alignleft" src="http://images.mariebonifacio.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R3zIBwoKCC0AAHgRCFk1/images.jpg?et=0wnKS1k991UiKs0AWZ2n6Q&nmid=" border="0">It couldv'e been God or maybe wishful thinking or too much dope (NOT!!!) So, believing that God cares for me soul, spirit and body, I know He's got some tips for us. Here's the latest one: 1) Say Thank You 3x a Day When you get up in the morning, when you eat lunch and when you eat dinner, pause ,  take a deep breath and think of what recent things you can thank God for already. You can even do it... http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/journal/item/75/_Beauty_Secret_for_2008 Thu, 3 Jan 2008 08:48:00 -0000 The Package Two pesos and fifty cents.  That was all it cost..  So we bought 40  of these empty plastic bottles. It was the 2nd  Christmas season in Joey & my marriage.   My "mad scientist" husband had been tinkering with chemical formulas in our factory next door and together with his team had come up with:  1) a toilet bowl cleaner , 2) a laundry liquid detergent  and 3) a liquid hand soap.   All pretty good. When you come from a family as big as mine (Antonios),  Christmas can be pretty costly.  That's when creativity kicked in. Hmm... I mused, "This year we will give personalized gifts."  Each sibling will get his/her own set of soaps and cleaning products!  So we got in touch with a plastic bottle supplier and told him our need for empty bottles.  Unfortunately, they had a minimum quantity (300 pcs and up) which was way over our needs and budget. They did have some spare bottles that were someone's "rejects".  We ... http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/journal/item/74/The_Package Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:00:00 -0000 A Necessary Inconvenience (Christmas Blogovela # 2) It's almost Christmas and the activities have begun!  I always want to try something new so I thought instead of having dinner in our usual dining room, what if i did a dinner party in the garage and convert it into an 'authentic" manger theme?  Pile on some hay, borrow (!) a cow, donkey, goat, pig(dress it up like a sheep) and put a manger there?  Have everyone come in Bibleish head gear then have dinner by candlelight under the stars? (Have pita bread, hummus dip, kebabs,etc...) That idea had to be scrapped the moment it was born.  Hay and candles don't mix! (fire hazard) ,the neighbors might complain with all the mooing and the oinking, plus it seemed kind of cruel to have a cow and or pig watch us eat their fellow bretheren.  So back to the real manger scene and the original Christmas Story... The truth is, if I were in Mary's shoes (I mean sandals), I'd be offended.  Here I am, a godly teenage girl, living a godly, peaceful life about to marry a godl... http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/journal/item/73/A_Necessary_Inconvenience_Christmas_Blogovela_2 Tue, 4 Dec 2007 02:53:00 -0000 The Urinola Story (Christmas Post #2) It was going to be our 1st Christmas as husband and wife.   I was 23 yrs. old and 5 months preggy in our tiny "John & Marsha" railroad track home. We had a bedroom up the stairs and a mini kitchen/ living area below. The only bathroom was out of the house, so any middle of the night visits meant going down those rickety stairs, out to the laundry area ("over the river and through the woods "!) Joey and I had agreed that because of our financial situation (we had plunked all our savings and all our wedding money to help pay the Massacre mess),  we would buy our families presents but not give each other gifts anymore. December came and we had a little starter Christmas tree, a tabletop version with twinkly lights.  On Christmas Eve, our small pile of wrapped gifts for our families surrounded that tiny tree.  While fixing the house, my eye saw something hidden.  It was a big cube of a gift , more than 1 and a half foot high.Carefully wrapped in green and... http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/journal/item/69/The_Urinola_Story_Christmas_Post_2 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:00:00 -0000 Room At The Inn (Christmas Post #1)    It's almost December.  And if you live in Manila, pretty soon your calendar will be filling up with activities as families, loved ones and friends gather to celebrate. There'll be traffic galore, malls and tiangges will be crowded. A busy time for a  busy season.  Frankly, most of it will have nothing to do with Jesus' birth. If I don't watch it, it's easy for me to develop a crowded mind and a crowded heart.  Almost like that first Christmas.  Too busy for Jesus to come in. So at the start of the Christmas Season, it's good to do some housecleaning.  Both literal and spiritual.  I want there to be room in my heart for Jesus when he knocks and asks to come in. Here's some Advent activities I plan to do: 1) Throw away  Discouragement, Make Room for Hope 2) Get Rid of  Envy, Get New Faith 3) Scrub off Hurts & Offenses, Repolish the  Love In my succeeding Christmas blogovelas, I'll be focusing on these 3 points as my per... http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/journal/item/70/Room_At_The_Inn_Christmas_Post_1 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:58:00 -0000 What Would You Say to Your Younger You? This blog in a way, is for “adults only".  Mainly because this question is addressed to people in their 20s, 30s,40s and beyond: Do you remember how you were  at 13?   Or how you looked or behaved in high school ? I remember being a scrawny 13 year old  wishing I could be as “developed” as my other friends.  My mom would say, “ Just wait til you get older, you’ll develop.”  (Well Ma, I’m STILL waiting!) I remember wrestling with all my monumental, life and death issues such as:  ” What Will I Wear?” “What if I don’t fit in?” “Who will my prom date be?” “What if I flunk Algebra?’ “What if  the whole world comes to an end?  “How come my friends can go but I can't?”  “Should I cheer for Ateneo or La Salle?”  “What if I don’t succeed?” “Will my sister really kill me if I ‘borrow’ her stuff again?” Imagine all that time and energy I wasted on things that were so temporary! Inspired by an Oprah(!) magazine, I met with a group of lad... http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/journal/item/68/What_Would_You_Say_to_Your_Younger_You Fri, 2 Nov 2007 05:13:00 -0000 I C U and God Cs U 2 My only brother Randy has been in the ICU for 15 days now. He has COPD which is a chronic progressive lung condition although he never smoked. He was rushed to the emergency room one evening  while Joey and I were in Japan.  Although I was happy to be traveling, my heart was very torn finding out my only big brother was miles and mountains away.  By all accounts he ALMOST died that night as the doctors rushed to revive him.  I would have flown if I had wings as the only way I knew how to get out was by cable car which closed at 5 pm and it was already 10 pm. By some miracle, my phone would have a signal now and then on that mountaintop in Japan while Joey's phone (exactly like mine, same server too) never worked.  That's how I found out and so began to pray as the rest.  I was so touched that  David & Joshua drove to the ER and stayed with my sister in law and my sisters on that crucial night. By some miracle, as Randy's life hung on a balance,... http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/journal/item/65/I_C_U_and_God_Cs_U_2 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:38:00 -0000 The Bebecoht When we checked in our Tokyo hotel for our anniversary, the front desk said " Your room is all ready. So is the bebecoht." Bebecoht???  We were wondering what that could be.  Some room gadget?  Maybe a midnight snack? Well, when we entered our beautiful room, there it stood. The bebecoht came with a soft, pastel yellow blanket with cute rabbit designs and matching pillows.  And it stood right beside our bed. The front desk said our  reservations specifically m<a href="http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/RxXUpwoKCqcAAGeNIMw1"><img class="alignright" src="http://images.mariebonifacio.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RxXUpwoKCqcAAGeNIMw1/preggy%20meJPG.JPG?et=RRxgevV3ZtcnggSBKGFTgw" border="0"></a>entioned  a request for a crib! On our booking was written "baby cot required". Haha! God has a sense of humor.  (Hmm, or could it have been Joshua?) http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/journal/item/64/The_Bebecoht Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:00:00 -0000 1st Time Ever I Saw Your Face I met Joey by "volunteering"..  I was working for "Bank C".  My  job as  Communications officer was to create and write a monthly in-house magazine for the branches to stay in touch.  Remember this was the B.E  era  (Before Email).  Prehistoric. Fresh out of UP as a Broadcast Communication  grad, my first work experience was as a tv announcer in Binondo on a cable tv channel that aired only stocks reports all the time.  That was a short-lived stint.  My eyes would glaze over as i had absolutely no interest in numbers or what these stocks and share prices meant. So, not being interested in numbers, I next applied...at  a  bank.  (Such is the logic of the female mind.) When this dignified, upright, banking institution asked me for proof of any professional  written work I had done, I dug out an old notebook...my angsty collection of college poems.  My  writings depicted ramblings of love, h... http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/journal/item/57/_1st_Time_Ever_I_Saw_Your_Face Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:19:00 -0000 Joey is My 2nd Husband He is also my first.  (You can stop holding your breathe now.) We first got married at a Greenhills church called Sanctuario de San Jose on October 2, 1982.  (Yes, yes, we're ancient.  I know for some of you that's the year you were born.)  We liked each other's company so much we decided to further seal the deal by getting married again in Christian rites on October 5, 1985.  This turned out to be a smart move. If one of us  should ever forget the first date there's always the second date to celebrate. This year we will be married for 25 years.  Hmm, maybe we should renew our vows at the Fort so we can say we first got married at  San JOSE then had our 25th at fort BONIFACIO.  That means we were united at ... Jose -  Bonifacio ! Ha ha!  How appropriate! (This is how my brain works at 1:45 am.) My dad use to tell me this: "Marriage is like a dwelling ...with no Fire Exit. So you better make sure you build it right and you put out a... http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/journal/item/56/Joey_is_My_2nd_Husband Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:10:00 -0000 My CBN Asia Interview I was invited to be a guest on the 700 Club Asia. What an honor to be interviewed by no other but Coney! I think my 10 seconds of fame airs tonight. (Haha!) What touched my heart is how the whole crew gathered together for praise and worship on the set right before taping started. So inspiring to have godly people in media! The topic was about the power of mothers praying. As soon as I stepped on the set, I was transported back to my UP-IMC days when we did tv shows for class. Although I was nervous and shivering (the studio was freezing!) siempre SMILE! The interview was short so I hope I still made sense and blessed God and the vewers and my 2 (paid) relatives who will watch! Coney, CBN, thanks for the http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/photos/album/15/My_CBN_Asia_Interview Wed, 15 Aug 2007 05:10:09 -0000 Sister Act By coincidence, Mae Perez and I donned similar outfits! Straight from my CBN interview I headed straight for dinner with those amazing, hard-working EN07 staff and volunteers. These pictures were taken prior to our advanced viewing of "Bourne Ultimatum" at Gateway. What a treat! The movie's http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/photos/album/13/Sister_Act Sun, 12 Aug 2007 08:32:52 -0000 Deborah: Chef de Jour Deborah's birthday is not until September 15, but since she won't be back by then, Coney, Therese and I decided to come up with an advanced birthday celebration with some friends from the Fort. Our theme: Chef of the Night! Deborah's such a great cook that Joseph my son FASTS from lunch if he knows we're having dinner at the Murrells! So advanced Happy Birthday Deborah! Bon http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/photos/album/12/Deborah_Chef_de_Jour Sun, 12 Aug 2007 07:33:23 -0000 That Time of the Month There's something that happens to  women every now and then.  We go a little crazy. Some blame it on the full moon.  But we know it's hormones. My sons know better than to deal with their mom when she goes psycho.  Now they gingerly ask..."Are you about to have/ do you have/ have you just had...?  PMS is a mystery to men.   They don't know why the female species get weepy/mad/whacko all of a sudden.  (You try having one, bud). Of course it doesn't happen all the time.  But it helps to be aware of it. It's good for us women to know that these feelings are temporary.  We don't have to live our lives riding on the roller coaster of our emotions. Our God and his promises are permanently with us regardless of how we feel.  Thank God for that. He has promised never to leave us or forsake us even when the rest of the family feel like hiding in the next room til the storm has passed.  Now that's a brave God. So husbands:  Keep a... http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/journal/item/52/That_Time_of_the_Month Sun, 1 Jul 2007 13:30:00 -0000 Kayak Anyone? <a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/RnZf-woKCqcAAGQbKOs1"></a><a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/RnZf-woKCqcAAGQbKOs1"><img class="alignright" src="http://images.mariebonifacio.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RnZf-woKCqcAAGQbKOs1/IMG_0040_2.JPG?et=B6QQ3tsTnCzm8Uwbkf1LEA" border="0"></a>    Blog Pitt, my hubby, has a new hobby-to-be.  He wants us to go kayaking...on a weekly basis. If you live in Manila where there are 12  million people, finding a place to breathe, much less to kayak is quite a challenge.  (And please do not tell me to go kayaking in the Pasig river!)   Frankly, there's never a dull moment with Joey because he is always eager to try new things especially when it comes to health and exercise. I recall our roller-blading adventures as well as our ice-skating forays. (Yes, a few years ago I signed up for ice-skating lessons in megamall. I have my ice skates and still dream that one day I'll go faster than 0 miles an hour. I also have my pair of rollerblades, complete with knee pads, wrist and elbow guards from the days when Joey decided we all had to rollerblade en famille.  I guess the family that rollerblades together, falls together.  In traffic-congested Manila, we found our rollerblading haven in...a cemete... http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/journal/item/51/Kayak_Anyone Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:30:00 -0000 Unseen Crown As a Christian and a pastor's wife, I've encountered all sorts of couselling situations. Some are easy, some are complex, but I always had that firm belief that God was in control, that nothing was impossible and that all things work out for the good of them that love Him. Then came a situation that nearly broke my heart.  A terrible crime had been done to an innocent party. And this injustice lasted 10 long years. It reminded me of that book  title "Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?"  The fact that this situation happened to an honest to goodness godly family shocked me to my Christian roots.  I felt very sad, furious and in a way, even offended at God. "Why God?  How could You allow this to happen?  I thought this stuff only happens to sinners? I thought You take care of your people? "  I was angry at the unfairness of it all compounded by the realization that God saw the injustice yet allowed it to continue. I had no answers to give and... http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/journal/item/50/Unseen_Crown Sun, 3 Jun 2007 13:12:00 -0000 Blast from the Past: Joey' s Retro Bday <a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/RljbswoKCqcAACcfT1E1"></a><a href="../../photos/hi-res/upload/RljcMwoKCqcAACdSVmQ1"><img class="alignright" src="http://images.mariebonifacio.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RljcMwoKCqcAACdSVmQ1/DSCF3601.jpg?et=0H2LTgTrToibNV5QmVXUFQ" border="0"></a><a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/RljbswoKCqcAACcfT1E1"><img class="alignright" src="http://images.mariebonifacio.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RljbswoKCqcAACcfT1E1/DSCF3688.jpg?et=N%2BSgWGuw1w1fZIENC9PwtA" border="0"></a><a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/Rlja5woKCqcAABqNA0o1"><img class="alignright" src="http://images.mariebonifacio.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/Rlja5woKCqcAABqNA0o1/DSCF3526.jpg?et=4ZvZAQ1N0lzT1SGChZ8jaw" border="0"></a><a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/RljaHAoKCqcAABJduus1"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.mariebonifacio.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RljaHAoKCqcAABJduus1/DSCF3695.jpg?et=5RDvdTmqbSLo1fOUeXjEnQ" border="0"></a><a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/RljZoAoKCqcAAA5qpyU1"><img class="alignright" src="http://images.mariebonifacio.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RljZoAoKCqcAAA5qpyU1/DSCF3634.jpg?et=IVCKb9LpN7P0phu8tgCgtg" border="0"></a><a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/RljWDAoKCqcAAF-NaDY1"><img class="alignright" src="http://images.mariebonifacio.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RljWDAoKCqcAAF-NaDY1/DSCF3570.jpg?et=vKaQI7syciNgbqCHwkMB0Q" border="0"></a><a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/RljUpQoKCqcAADY1udo1"></a><a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/RljVFAoKCqcAAFHaeus1"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.mariebonifacio.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RljVFAoKCqcAAFHaeus1/DSCF3516.jpg?et=EJuDRKAiNas3KRcGlw7jMw" border="0"></a><a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/RljUWwoKCqcAAEf3IoY1"><img class="alignright" src="http://images.mariebonifacio.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RljUWwoKCqcAAEf3IoY1/DSCF3480.jpg?et=3hBbQPt9USbNjAybcb%2BB%2CA" border="0"></a><a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/RljTSQoKCqcAAD4U5lE1"></a><a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/RljTnwoKCqcAADrS07I1"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.mariebonifacio.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RljTnwoKCqcAADrS07I1/DSCF3453.jpg?et=Z%2C%2BsoSAWN0M5aFLG%2CQyrOw" border="0"></a><a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/RljTDAoKCqcAADSCo-81"><img class="alignright" src="http://images.mariebonifacio.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RljTDAoKCqcAADSCo-81/DSCF3427.jpg?et=zey5Fr8XiDrv4TNIMS936Q" border="0"></a> As a high school student growing up in the 70's, Manila had lots of brownouts and power interruptions.  I used to blame it on Martial Law and typhoons.  But after throwing Joey a surpise 70's Birthday party, I now know the real reason why. Why were there so many brownouts and rains then?  Because a lot of those hippie 70's get-ups and hairstyles were better left hidden in the dark!  So the evening of May 24 was really a throw back to that era...not only did it rain but the park blew a major fuse that caused a power outtage only  where the party was.  Pare, bad trip! I guess the collective sight of these long haired (and scary-haired) creatures who were presumably pastors and  upright civilians was too much for one place to handle. I think God was being merciful to my neighbors! Joey was really caught by surprise, thanks to Pastor Steve's acting skills and slow driving that brought him there  Thanks to my sons who all looked good in long h... http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/journal/item/48/Blast_from_the_Past_Joey_s_Retro_Bday Fri, 25 May 2007 12:40:00 -0000 "But I've Got Nothing To Wear!" Finally, an answer to my husband's prayers. Or at least to many of them. Say goodbye to 1) clothes shopping, 2) waiting for wife/ mom/ to get dressed and 3) pulled muscles from overweight luggages. Now all I need to pack is a curtain ( and maybe a bag of confetti too)... Married Magic act called David and Dania performing their quick change act. Absolutely http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/video/item/1/But_Ive_Got_Nothing_To_Wear Tue, 1 May 2007 16:49:27 -0000 Joey Bonifacio's Site http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/links/item/3/Joey_Bonifacios_Site Tue, 2 Jan 2007 15:22:00 -0000 thinking aloud Women have, in their arsenal, more words than men. Our overworked lip muscles will agree. So instead of talking, i've decided to journal my quiet time moments in this site. It contains my musings on the world, the word, and everything in http://mariebonifacio.multiply.com/links/item/2/thinking_aloud Tue, 2 Jan 2007 13:53:55 -0000