Sightings ????

Driving to and from work, I've been seeing a lot of this giant ads with pictures of a frog, a giraffe, and a bumble bee all over Los Angeles. From Barham Blvd to Melrose Avenue, they're visible on top of tall buildings (just what you see on the pictures) There's one on the corner of Melrose and Laurel, another one on Melrose & Crescent Hgts, on a corner cafe on Cahuenga & Selma, on Public Storage on Highland and Santa Monica....does anyone know anything about this ad ? It's probably about a movie promo or some product. In any case, I'm having fun taking snapshots of all of this animals. I would be happy to know what's this all about ?????. Comments or leads are welcome.

A visit from the Zoleta Family

After more than 12 years, I finally met my nephews who visited me here in Los Angeles for the first time. The last time I saw them was during our vacation in the Philippines in 1995. My son was 5 years old, J.R. & E.M was about 11 and 13 - now they're all grown up. They arrived in San Francisco on Monday, Oct. 20th on board Philippine Airlines flight from Manila, Philippines. For my nephews, this was their first trip to the U.S. and they were accompanied by their father who visited us three (3) years ago. It's for so many years now, their business Argo Forwarders was recognized by Philippine Airlines as the Top Domestic Cargo Sales Agent in the Philippines for the year 2007. Last year, it was my cousin Amy and her daughter Katrina, who visited us on a similar trip they won for the year 2006. My cousin, June Longcob picked them up in San Francisco on Wednesday night and drove them to Santa Barbara with their Lola. They arrived in L.A. on Friday morning and spend the afternoon at Universal Studios and I met them at the Universal Hilton where I booked them for their 2 night stay. We have dinner at Mayflower Restaurant in Chinatown to catch up on a lot of things that have happened in the many years that we did not see each other. After dinner, I drove them to the famous Sunset strip and we stopped by Hustler Hollywood store to browse at their Halloween collection including their kinky toys and other sex stuff. J.R. was a bit overwhelmed of what he saw and could not imagine if such would be available in Manila if ever. Our last stop was Hollywood where they spent an hour exploring the footprints of the stars at the Chinese Mann theater. I dropped them at the Universal Hilton around 11 p.m. On Saturday, I picked them up again after lunch. My nephews decided to spend the afternoon in Disneyland and Bobet decided not to join them as he needs to buy a laptop so after we dropped them, we drove back to Burbank and I took him to Best Buy. We had dinner at Yakitori on Glenoaks Boulevard and picked them up again at around 10:30 p.m. I asked my son Champ to drive for me so he can meet his cousins. On Sunday, I checked them out of the hotel and we had lunch at our place in Burbank. After a week away from home, the kids were craving for Filipino food so I had some fried Tilapia, Max's famous fried chicken, pancit canton, dinuguan, beef with onions which I ordered from Arko foods. We left for the airport around 2:30 p.m. and we drove to Melrose Avenue, Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and unwind at The Proud Bird restaurant on Aviation Boulevard and had some drinks and snack while watching the planes land at LAX. I dropped them at Tom Bradley around 5:30 p.m. just in time June and his mom, arrived with their check-in bags. It was a busy weekend after all.

Go Vote

Sixteen (16) days to go before we get a new President..so today, I mailed my absentee ballot with the feeling of " hope and pride ". I knew I made the right decision; my one vote will be my voice and will make an impact for a very important decision for my future, for my retirement, for my children and my future grandchildren. I am confident that this vote will help change our lives and will change our image in the global world. I am hopeful that the America I came is still the best place to be . To all of you out there who have registered to vote...go...go out and vote!

Your Vote Rocks!

Nicole Juaner Christened Oct 18th

Welcome Nicole

Proud parents, Harper and Vivian Juaner welcome Nicole in the eyes of God, and a promise to provide her with Christian beliefs . In front of all the Godparents, relatives and close friends, Nicole was baptized and christened at Holy Trinity Church @ Atwater Village this morning at 10 a.m. There were 20 Ninong and Ninangs that were listed as follows: Edith Reyes, Ana de Castro, Roxanne Rodillas, Nea Fernando, Cossette Quevada, Mitchelene Abenoja, Galla Malate, Yvonne Quitoriano, Chanell Rodillas, Christine Abenoja, Arnel Bicol, Angelito de Castro, Ramie Laserna, Sr , Ricky Rapitsta, Norman Perez, Brian Borilo, Themistocles Abenoja, Jr , Joey Laserna, Kiel Christian Malate and Randall de Leon. Reception followed at the Abenoja's residence at 2120 N. Pass Avenue in Burbank. It was a happy occasion for all present.

Craving doughn-t-nuts at 2 a.m.

I'm not talking about Krispy Kreme ....... this tiny hut in Burbank is at the corner of Keystone Street and Magnolia Blvd., and starts making donuts as early as 2 a.m. However, before you drive, try calling first at 818-840-8718 and check if they're ready and your donut dozen of their best selling

"Frenchie" available in different flavors - chocolate, strawberry, orange, vanilla, glazed, etc . It's so yummy good and it melts in your mouth. This is one of the best kept secret in the City of Burbank. The address of the family owned Doughn-t-hut is 2025 W. Magnolia Blvd. The place has 4 or 5 parking spaces at the back.