Happppyyy Birthday!!!!! - from mrs ybanez

Hey Twin!

Happy Birthday!!!!!! Hindi ko pwedeng isulat dito ang wish ko na sinabi ko na sayo dati pa hahahahaahah pero seryoso ako sa wish ko! hmp! tatawa tawa ka na naman dyan!
Excited na ako magkita tayo sa Dec!!!!! At sympre plus 1 na kami by then!

Happy Happy Birthday!!! We love you! Mwah

janice my honey buns,

when are you coming back to get a hdb with me. wish you were here. don't listen to all the rumors about me and rowena. she has been stalking me.

cp, your one and only.

HB

Janice Fong!

Happy Birthday! I'm happy to see in Facebook (he he) that you seem to be enjoying 'the life'. Good to know that you at least kept to your promise of making good out of your move and doing things you're too busy to do here in Singapore. Who would have thought 'no? Your name was synonymous to workaholic so the idea of you taking the time to go out just seems a far-fetched idea and part of tra-la-la land.

Enjoy your birthday and I hope you're celebrating it with someone special. =P

Ciao ciao,
Ther

Janice!!!!

Hello Janice,

Grabe, ang bilis bilis ng panahon. I just realized, 1 year ka na dyan! Bigla naman ako nalungkot kasi na-realize ko na 1 year ko na di naririnig ang mga hirit at halakhak mo.
Hay... sad...

Anyway, I hope that wherever you are and whatever you are doing, you are always happy.
Kung saan ka masaya, will support you all the way.

Happy Birthday!
And syempre, yung wish ko sa lahat ng mga taong malapit sa puso ko, I really wish that you will have many more birthdays to come.

Stay happy, healthy and safe.

Love you! Mwaaaah!

Rose :o)

P.S.May boylet na ba? Hihihi! :o)

Happy Birthday Jafong. I miss you na. Chee Paine said he still loves you so don't get a weird boyfriend there, okie?
See you next year in Chicago!

Happy Birthday Janice!

It was great seeing you in Zurich. It really came as a surprise but a good one. Thanks to you-know-who.

Saw some of your posts and the place you are staying in. Looks great and see that you are very happy there!

Keep us posted and more pictures. :)

Chee Paine

Happy Happy Birthday To My Favorite - from Joy

Happy Happy Birthday To My Favorite, JANICE!

I can't believe it's been a year since you moved out to fulfill your dreams in the BIG City!
I'm glad that you're settling down really well and quite proud that you've been able to seek and find the life you've always dreamed of.
Do continue chasing your dreams and seizing each day. We are all here cheering you on.

This gift will not reach you in time for your birthday. I do hope you receive it soon as I'm sure you will love it. It's what I call a "Janice Care Package". It contains your favorite things from Singapore. April, Wena, Gaill, Ailyn, and Lala also threw in a couple of care items. Tell me once you get it. I am excited for you!

Once again, happy happy birthday to my favorite girl.
We are all blessed to have you in our lives. I miss you everyday but I want you to stay there as I can see how Chicago is making you happy =) Stay happy.

P.S. I watched this video (http://fongpagong.blogspot.com/2008/07/janice-in-sg.html) last night and it made me miss you more. Waaaah! We should travel together soon and pile up on these kinds of memories. Greece is on girl, whether you like it or not!

Love,
Joy

"Feng Shui-ed" Flat

Even if I am thousands and thousands of miles away, the influence of my mom with regards to feng shui was still there. I've finally managed to patch up my apartment. The once empty and lonely flat now become a homey place for me...

This is the sunset view at my balcony...

My sofa (it's a sofa bed for guests too)... see the Buddha beside it?

And foldable dining table (meant to make it spacious for more guests!)

My bed from Ikea... I have a bowl of 5 peso "golden" coins there for my animal sign "the horse" and its allies - "dog and tiger"

My hallway entrance has this "hundred birds poster" - it's the first thing you will see when you enter the apartment and is supposed to attact luck.

My white kitchen - now filled with all Filipino condiments - as if I'll cook! hahaha

I am now ready to take on guests!!!

30 and happy...

Ok, I now revealed my age. There’s no point in hiding it.

I got my first birthday greeting from my mom, my siblings and my nephew. Talking to them makes me feel more homesick than ever, and I never felt more alone than ever in my life. I started asking the question if I made the right decision…

But then I just shrugged the thought and looked at all the blessings I have in my life. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, I always believe in this. I treasured my family more when I was away from the Philippines, and felt the strong bond in the family no matter how far we are from each other. I don’t have the right to feel sad.

I had a pre-birthday celebration from my very old friend Carol. We’ve been friends since 8 years old and nothing seemed to change even after 22 years. She’s been my regular weekend-hangout friend, driving from Indiana to downtown Chicago. Our Sunday went by so well that everything we planned was right on schedule, believe me, we are not these kinds of people, we'll either be late in a planned event, or just be too lazy to do it. But from going to church, to doing measurements in my apartment… then lunch… then movie, everything we did was just right on time! Can't believe it. She treated me out on Tavern on Rush - service sucks but we still enjoyed the day and took a good pix with the big wine glass vases at the back.

I also had a wonderful lunch with my colleagues whom I never expected them to know that it was my birthday. Yann (my ex boss) told Bill (my current boss), who then told all the rest of my colleagues in the office about it. They gave me this beautiful flower vase and had this grand day candle. I am grateful to feel so welcomed by the team.

I had another surprise by getting these colorful flowers from Joy. She never failed to make my day special, even if we’re so far away already. BFF gal!

More messages, more phone calls received from all my favorite people.

As I was about to leave the office already, I opened the gift which Brian handed to me. I thought the gift was from Brian but did not expect that they were all from the people I worked with in Warsaw! I was laughing so hard when I looked at the gifts… see this…

everyone seems to relay the same message... men and dating in chicago... Don’t worry, men will come... it will have to be a matter of time.

I turned 30, feeling so lucky to have a wonderful family, very good friends and colleagues all around the world. I never felt more contented in my life.

Happy Birthday My Love - Chee Paine

Hi Janice, happy birthday. Miss you...