San Francisco Zoo

We took the younger 3--Magu, Selena, and Monica--to the San Francisco Zoo. The weather was good and there were many new animals to see:




gallivanting giraffes



chilean flamingos


magu and the lions




south american penguins


thank goodness for $8 rental strollers!


did you know that chimps are closer to humans in DNA than they are to apes?


a very willing peacock likes to model herself

The highlight of our zoo visit was the Children’s Zoo, where Magu and Ricky delighted in exotic spiders—like the Goliath tarantula or the Black Widow, along with giant walking sticks, millipedes, centipedes, and scorpions at the Insect Zoo.

Meanwhile, the girls and I headed out the to the Family Farm, where they giggled as we petted and fed the Swedish rare pony, English Jacob sheep, Mary’s lambs, Mediterranean miniature donkey, pigs, West African Nigerian dwarf goats, chicks and ducks.

Should you find yourself in the Bay Area with your kids, a visit the SF Zoo is highly recommended.

Rhea's blog

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First Holy Communion and Confirmation Ceremonies

Josh, 8, had his first Holy Communion with his Grade 2 classmates of the Learning Child School at the nearby St. Jerome Church on Friday, February 23, 2007. It being a weekday, his sisters couldn't join us. So it was just Bebop, myself and Josh. We treated Josh to his favorite restaurant, Pancake House, afterwards. The other pictures are of the Confirmation Ceremony of Nicole, year 2, & Dani, grade 6 (who were confirmed with about 80 schoolmates), at the St. Scholastica's College Westgrove (Sta. Rosa, Laguna) gym on Saturday, March 10, 2007. Nicole's Ninangs were Gem Manosa (Bebop's sister) & Kristine (didn't show up, had a fever, so my Mom stood in for her). Dani's Ninangs were Reena and Mia Sun. We had a lunch celebration at Gloria Mari's Restaurant at the Alabang Town Center afterwards. The pretty little girl in green is Sabina, Gem's eldest daughter. Jomi (Bebop's eldest brother) & Sandra's (Concio) son Diego had his confirmation that same morning, so they met up with us at Gloria Mari's.

Ricky's Manila Visit

Ricky went home to Manila last February 8 to hatch his many business plans. Here are some pics:



Street 13 band members Paoi, Pochito, and Nico Sun




Cuenca reunion



Zen Japanese Resto renovation






Serendra at the Fort












Robinson's Tower