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For the past fortnight, our family came home and are glued to the TV set on what have become our yearly ritual, to watch the Australian Tennis Open.

The beauty of living in Sydney is that every now and then something special comes knocking on your doorstep. The Picasso museum in Paris is undergoing renovation – so a major collection of Picasso arts is on loan to the Art Gallery of NSW.

Celine, Jessica and myself attended a basic defensive driving course at the Eastern Creek Raceway.A full day course will probably not suddenly or magically turn you into a defensive driver but there were a few tips we took away from the course.

We have a lot to be thankful for in 2011. It had shaped to be a very memorable year for us. This is the year when Celine and Jessica marched into the Great Hall of the University of Sydney to received their undergraduate degrees. Celine graduated with First Class Honours in Speech Pathology. Jessica received [...]

Jeanne had been asking me for years to get the Harana Sax Quartette to play again and I kept giving her excuses. ‘Gusto pa kaya ng mga bata?‘, We haven’t been playing for years. All the kids are now busy with their own lives, how can we ask them to give up weekends for rehearsals? [...]

As far as I’m concerned this year is eventful and mostly positive. Sure we have our share of drama and big changes but change can be very good. The biggest change perhaps for me is that I have moved on from Nielsen. As the year ended, Jeanne and I are practically finished with our role [...]

Celine promised me to write about their experience in Japan. But she will probably never get a round tuit. Nevertheless, I just want to put up a few of their photos to mark the occasion. I’m really proud of these girls. At a very young age, they can truly travel and be independent. I often [...]

It is not often that all four of us are invited to a wedding. Mark and Lara’s wedding is on a day when the weather is neither wet or dry. It has the most beautiful set of bridesmaids and grooms-men to complement an even more beautiful bride and smart looking groom. The ceremony is very [...]

On the 19th of June 2010, the most beloved matriarch of the Rupac Family celebrated her 90th Birthday. It was a bash to be remembered with over 250 guests joined the Rupac Family for this event. It is a typical Rupac Family celebration with well prepared video presentation, traditional Filipino folk dance which highlights Tinikling. [...]

Jeanne and I have finally made the decision to get rid of our 15y.o. carpet. We did try to live with it for a while, even having it professionally steam cleaned – but …