Heartfelt thanks from the birthday girl

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First things first

Thank you for all the beautiful greetings! You made my birthday even more special. I had a blast reading through all your birthday comments. My deepest gratitude to you all!

Hitting two birthdays with one party

Mama’s birthday falls on the 31st, so last Saturday we had a joint celebration with the people closest to our hearts. We had a small gathering at my parents’ house with a lot of love going all around! The food was scrumptious, the drinks were overflowing, the music was groovy, the gifts were awesome, the mah jong gamers lasted till late evening, the hugs were everywhere, the laughter was loud and jolly. I wish my relatives in the States could have joined us, but we made up for that with loooooooooooong long-distance calls. I had a super-birthday.

My party tip

Nobody was on a diet on that day. Nobody was allowed to have a diet! We had so much food, each one cooked by family members. The highlight of lunch was Charlie’s Pritchon. Oh yum yum yum. Think lechon (roasted pig) served peking duck style. Oh yum. The lechon is fried and chopped into biteable pieces, then wrapped in individually sized pita breads with cucumber slivers, then covered with your choice of sauce: hoisin (my favorite), honey lemon, honey mustard, liver, chili tagalog and white garlic. My 9-year-old cousin likes having a combination of sauces in her pritchon. The crunchiness of the pritchon mingles combined with the tangy sauce, juicy cucumber and pita bread is a heavenly feast. Try having Charlie’s Pritchon served instead of the usual fried chicken or lechon. The mixing and matching of sauces, plus the new twist to lechon makes for an unforgettable and belly-filling party experience. Dang, I can’t wait for the next party.

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