It's my grandfather's (which I now fondly call Lowlow, as Lowla was what I used to call my grandmother when she was still alive.) 86th birthday today and boy did we have fun even before the sun was at it's peak.


We called the Philippines to greet my cousin, J.C., 'cause he shares the same birthdate with my Lowlo-- and that is also why we would always tease him as the favorite apo. They had a little party at his house and almost everyone was there. Overseas calls are always fun when there are a lot of people in the room you could talk to or could pass the phone over to. We were all laughing because my other cousin, Kitisky, and I would talk to them with a Tagalog twang (ala-Sam Milby!) even if we've been only here for a month a half (for my cousin); and a year and a half (for me).


Tapos my Lolo did his obsession for "roll-calling" again. Roll-calling is when he would call out all of his apo's name (we're 16 by the way) one by freakin one (which he now enjoys doing daily), and tell them that he would leave out this and that amount of money to us if God's will he wins the American lottery- which he everyday joins, or gets his lump-sum pension from the U.S. government. Ang kulit, sobra.


Hay, family. I miss them all a lot.. a whole lot!!!


And later tonight, after we eat and celebrate c/o Ihawan, our favorite Filipino restaurant, we will be webcamming with all of them from back home- a session which I'm sure will be one helluva fun event too!