Tita Dory's 60th birthday bash






Location:
Grain Quality, Nutrition, and Post-harvest Center (IRRI)
Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines

Guests:
Arvin (from Philrice), Jay and Vito (via phone patch), and other surprise guests that hopefully made Tita Dory's day.

Special thanks to:
Dara and Fe for organising the surprise gifts :)

Comments

  1. gerald triaNovember 14, 2008 at 9:55 AM

    what??! arvin is now "kalbo"?! ahahaha! love it! :D

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  2. gerald triaNovember 14, 2008 at 9:56 AM

    who is she?? pinay?? =p

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  3. rochie cuevasNovember 15, 2008 at 5:44 AM

    yup. si dara siya, ang mol biologist sa lab ngayon. :)

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  4. rochie cuevasNovember 15, 2008 at 5:44 AM

    haha! yup, kalbo siya simula january ata! :)

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  5. gerald triaNovember 15, 2008 at 6:41 AM

    ah ok.. bata p pero mol biologist na.. nice! =p

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  6. gerald triaNovember 15, 2008 at 6:41 AM

    ay gnun?! akala ko recently lng.. =)

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  7. Vito ButardoNovember 16, 2008 at 6:10 PM

    ayan! nakita ko din si dara!

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  8. Vito ButardoNovember 16, 2008 at 6:11 PM

    ayan... nakita ko din si dara

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  9. Vito ButardoNovember 16, 2008 at 6:18 PM

    akala ko naubusan ng buhok sa kare-review at kata-trabaho! hehehe

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  10. Vito ButardoNovember 16, 2008 at 6:18 PM

    ang ganda talaga ng mama ko!

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  11. Vito ButardoNovember 16, 2008 at 6:19 PM

    sino ba naman ang mag-aakalang 40 years old na ang mama ko?!

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  12. riz and fe calingacionNovember 16, 2008 at 8:46 PM

    alam mo vito, walang kakupas kupas ang pambobola mo!!!!

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  13. rochie cuevasNovember 17, 2008 at 5:17 AM

    ika nga nila sa lab last week... life begins at 40; 50 is the new 20... at ano nga ba yung sa 60 years old?!

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  14. gerald triaNovember 17, 2008 at 7:14 AM

    oo nga noh! nice nice! hehehehe!

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  15. gerald triaNovember 17, 2008 at 7:15 AM

    bkt c kuya jun ndi ngbabago?! baby face p rin! ahahaha! prang wla stress sa katawan! hihihi! =)

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  16. rochie cuevasNovember 17, 2008 at 7:32 AM

    syempre! may release siya ng stress: SCHOOL at BADMINTON :) galing no?

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  17. rochie cuevasNovember 17, 2008 at 7:35 AM

    hindi mo pa pala siya nakikita! may multiply account din siya. kimiks yung multiply ID. nakakatuwa ang adventures ni bunny...

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  18. gerald triaNovember 17, 2008 at 9:55 AM

    what??! nk2pgtanggal n pla ng stress ang SCHOOL ngaun.. prang dagdag sa sakit ng ulo un eh.. hehehehe! =)

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  19. rochie cuevasNovember 18, 2008 at 2:53 AM

    hahahaha! mas enjoy ata mag-aral the second time around :) tanungin natin si kuya jun. :)

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  20. gerald triaNovember 18, 2008 at 3:46 AM

    gnun?? hehehe.. mkpagaral n nga lng ulet! :D

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