Dear Loved Ones,

            Pleasant Greetings from Manila, Philippines and Sacramento, CA, USA! Stayed in Pinas and left for USA on April 16 Easter Sunday, after 2 ½ months, with beautiful lifetime memories! Much Thanks GOD!

            Kept busy by the M. Yorozu proposal for business operations expansion looking for real properties – buildings and lots, scouring the Malate area, contacting brokers and networks for possibilities and potentials. Yorozu and Inada Sans came to inspect several sites. Yorozu invited us to visit his condo at SMSta Mesa – penthouse with fantastic view of Metro Manila! Then treated us to dinner at Yutaka Japanese where he was so gracious to serve us individually to enjoy dish served, making us so special!

            Attended several networking meetings, lunches and dinners with friends to make me gain several pounds which needs to be reduced ASAP!

Significant highlights for the month:

·      Enjoyed my Sr. citizen’s privileges for the remaining days like free movies, discounts, special lanes on all services, meeting up on dinners with friends like Tess and Chito Santiago,  Cecille and husband, artist Gail Gines;

·      Lunch with Arlene and Svein Kvaleen at the Makati Garden Club – membership only place in the heart of Ayala! Network lunch meeting with the Philippines Norway Business Council at Peninsula Hotel with Energy Secretary as Guest Speaker ;

·      Triduum rites of Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday were all celebrated at the Sto. Domingo Church, elaborately decorated for the various events – truly wonderful!

·      Upon SAC arrival met by Sean, immersed into the church activities and commitments, like our Tuesday Bible study group ( taking up John’s Gospel, Follow Me, Meeting Jesus, by Edward Sri) with new members;

·      Movies watched for relaxation were: Northern Lights, starring Piolo Pascual; Going In Style, starring 3 old men; The Fate of the Furious 7;

·      While watching Child Genius Show, got the attention of 10-year old Graham Kurtsinger from Verdigris, Oklahoma, the only white among top 5 Asian Finalist. I am so much impressed by Graham who excels in Science and Geography, with 146 IQ at 5 years old, memorized the USA Atlas, the Bible, acts like a human GPS knows all streets of way from any point A to point B in the entire USA, knows details of all storms, and firmly committed to his Christian values – true GENIUS!

·      Happy to meet up with new friends, like Ms. Philomena Salada, Fe Leanio, Grace, Nancy, Barbara, Patty, and share life insights and values!

·      Attended the BCBP Breakfast gathering at Denny’s meeting new friends, as they invited me to the CLP retreat on June 2-4 at Menlo, CA. Looking forward to join with Odette’s husband Robert;

Much love and Best Regards!!!

SUSAN BG