Thank you so much to everyone. Yesterday, when my daughter came by for dinner and another community-based entrepreneur/adopted daughter stopped by plus delivery of the most beautiful red Rose’s from Hydee Pichai and Dev Pichai it felt like heaven opened its doors of blessings for me.

But then, my beautiful daughter asked that her 6 yo daughter spend the afternoon with us plus dinner and bath. Who in their right mind would say no to that gift from the heavens? Then, capped by just admiring the ocean and listening to my granddaughter share her observations, it feels another blessing.

Then, capped by reflections by my beautiful soulful Republican attorney friend who is blind but sees golden hearts in people, we spent half an hour dissecting what is phenomenal about his blind triplets and himself.

I said, ” Ollie Cantos you see the world as an infinite horizon of possibilities and gifts. I truly love you my friend!”

Thank you all, it was more than the half a hundred Facebook, messenger and IG greetings, texts, but they came from a Bishop, three priests, seven entrepreneurs, a banker, three musicians, 2 chefs, a baker, a haute couture entrepreneur, several journalists and a writers, two publishers, and mothers, sisters, sons and all, and warm hugs and time and attention from family, I hit the jackpot in 2021!

I am surrounded literally with love with towering ensaymadas, bibingkas, cassava brulee, pandesal, suman, food for the gods and a case of Manila mangoes. Hubby said “She made it out like a bandit.”

More like, family, friends have made my birthday day and days before like heaven on earth. Thank you so much to be the recipient of so much love from Japan, Philippines, Washington, DC, New York, Flo rye Idaho, West Covina, San Fernando Valley, Glendale, and Los Angeles.

Muchas Gracias and the best part, my granddaughter sang Happy birthday in 3 languages: English, Spanish and Tagalog.