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After partying the whole Friday and falling in deep slumber the whole weekend, sexy cat is now bloated. 😸 I was taking his photo and ended up with this. I love this angle. It makes him look fat and I like it best when animals look fat. It makes them look cuddly. You never fail to make us smile with your pose sexy cat. 🐈
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Marky had a bath and trim one time and he's hanging out in our kitchen. He was just staring at me and he stays still while I was taking a picture of him. I took the chance to take a close up photo of him. I'm amazed that he didn't move as if he knows that I'm not yet done. When I said "Okay, done, very good Marky" that's the only time he moved. Such a good boy. 😄🐶
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Caleb loves eating very much. He easily gets hungry even if you feed him a lot. He would devour everything really fast. Luckily, I was able to take a picture while the stocks last. 😄 I did a research out of curiosity. Rabbits love munching. Eating is one of their hobbies coz their teeth are very sharp and munching is one way for them to regulate it. Now I know why I always see Caleb munching even without food, yes he's munching the air lol. Enjoy your hearty meal Caleb. 🐇🤍
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Mom gave our whole family a treat and so we had experienced a trip to Singapore twice. This is way back 2012 and 2013. This is one of the tourist spots we've been that time, the Universal Studios. This is the entrance. We enjoyed different rides, both for children and adults. We also enjoyed the meals and bought souvenirs there as well. I was able to keep photos on this trip so I'll be posting the details of our experience one by one in the next few days. This trip to…
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Seeing these photos from his baby days to the present, now I'm thinking this might be the reason behind his balancing skill. Maybe this habit has developed his balance. He's been doing that for a couple of months, trying to escape the barriers. He would either push it hard with his front feet alone so he can make an opening for him to fit in and escape or try to jump high for a chance to jump over the barrier. If not, he will just stand on two legs like this. And now, he can…
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We had a hearty breakfast during our Boracay trip way back 2015. Aside from beach, the hotel has also a very nice ambiance. I appreciate it as much as I appreciate the white sand beach so I secured a memory of it. This breakfast is one of my happiest memories at Boracay. I enjoyed the delicious meal as well as the relaxing ambiance. Hopefully I can go back there in my future travels. ❤️
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Marky is sound asleep and he sometimes loves to sleep while sticking his tongue out. This is his cutest sleeping face so far. He's so comfortable now that we let him stay inside the house regularly. It shows in his face. The kitchen is his daily room now. He doesn't want to go back to his cage anymore. He loves being with people very much. Sleep well Marky. 🐶
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Mom's phone was left under my care when she passed away. Being the new owner, I was transferring her photos to my laptop to free some space in the phone. While doing so, I saw a few lovely photos of places where she had been. This is one of those places. She had been to one of the local tourist attractions near my hometown. This amazing floating faucet is found in a garden of lights in Sta. Maria, Bulacan, Philippines. I'll be sharing more of the things found in that garden…
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Since it's not safe to travel due to the pandemic, I'll just share my throwback photos and show the beauty of our country. We are so blessed with many beaches and this is one of them. This was our summer family outing at Morong, Bataan way back 2014. Super ganda ng white sand beach at ang linis ng dagat kitang kita ang pagka blue. Even yung pool nila ang ganda pati yung facilities. A must visit place when the pandemic is over. 🏖️
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My camera spotted an adorable friendship between our Ms. Congeniality cat, Junior and our bunny, Caleb. Cats are one of the predators of rabbits but this one is an exemption. I was about to take pictures of Caleb but Junior suddenly went to his cage in search of food. Surprisingly, Caleb was so relaxed when she entered the cage. They just sniffed on each other and Junior ended up grooming Caleb like her own son. Motherly love prevailed over predator instinct. I took a shot…
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Muffin says good morning to all of us. 🐶 Being the youngest, she's the most energetic among our pets. She's very noisy too. Her very high pitch voice will knock off your eardrums which makes her an effective alarm clock. 😄 I wouldn't mind at all if it's as cute as her. She loves the door very much. It's the place where she will stop by when she wants a short break from running. So this is how I captured a shot. Better take that photo before she starts to run and play again.…
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Here's another capture from our family trip to Singapore. This is one of the few things we encountered at Universal Studios. We paused for a while to watch this Madagascar mascots perform their dance number. I took the chance to take pictures while we watch. These penguin mascots are so cute and their dance moves add to their cuteness. We were also able to ride the Madagascar themed boat ride inside. It's a very relaxing ride where you can view the different characters who…
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Starting the week with good vibes. Another fur boss moment of Marky here. Yes, he owns my room and my fan sometimes 😄 he really loves cool places especially now that the weather is too hot. You would usually see him sit in front of the fan anywhere in the house. We even reserve one for him. In this photo, I turned on the air conditioner and leave the fan to him. He loves it. He deserves a little pampering like that for being a good boy. 🐶
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Another photo I found from mom's phone. This is one of the things found in the garden of lights at Sta. Maria, Bulacan I posted last time. This lovely boat is not made of christmas lights. They used a different effect and it's stunning. The shades of pink and yellow look good together as they bring glow to the giant boat. I love the creativity. More of this coming in the next few days. 🌟
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This is Junior's second son, Abs, and the sexy cat's lil bro. I saw him relaxing near our plants while showing some abs. This is the reason behind his name. I noticed that each time he would lie on the floor, he often shows some abs in different angles. More of his abs photos in the next few days. 😺
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Here's another experience we had in Universal Studios, Singapore. A ride based on the movie, The Mummy. This is one of the rides I love most. I like the concept. It's an indoor roller coaster with a thrill. It's not like the typical roller coaster that goes upside down. It's very dark and you won't see anything while riding it except for the mummies and skeletons that appear anywhere which is kinda shocking. I love that unique concept. This ride is for people who love thrill…
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Sharing this dinner made by my sister last night. This is a burger steak meal. She bought the patties at the supermarket. It's almost 1 inch thick. She created the sauce and cooked the fries and egg. This is the set of our burger steak dinner. It's so delicious and it's a heavy meal. 1 piece of patty alone is enough to fill your stomach. You may try this idea. It's really worth it. 🍛
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Way back 2016, I attended a spiritual activity in my business. Our business mentors organized this retreat at Caliraya, Laguna, Philippines. It's far different from the traditional ones I experienced in my high school days. We had speakers talking about different aspects of life like health, finances, business, emotional, and spiritual. It's a jam-packed learning experience while having fun and building relationship with God, whatever your religion is. One of the activities…
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Someone's learning to pose 😉 This is one of Junior's 3rd batch of babies. My nephew named him Azul because his eyes are grayish blue when he's a newborn. But surprisingly, his eyes are starting to turn green. I didn't know that cats change eye color in a couple of months. But still, it's his official name. 😺
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Another shot from the garden of lights in Sta. Maria, Bulacan, Philippines. This chariot is so lovely that it doesn't need colorful lighting at all. The regular light is good enough for this. It's indeed a lovely garden with different objects and attractions to hangout with.
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One night, I saw Loki relaxing while I was about to feed the other pets. My sister let him out for a while. Time to take his photo while he's still 🐶 Loki is just taking a break from trying to cross the barriers. He's trying to jump higher this time. Crossing the barrier developed his balancing and pushing skills and now he might develop a talent in high jump lol. Are you really starting a career in circus Loki? 😄🐶
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Another shot I took in Caliraya, Laguna, Philippines 📸 To those who saw my giant volleyball post last time, I'll be sharing a beautiful view in that place as well. This is the view outside our room. Everything is green, the air is fresh and you can feel the cool breeze. A very relaxing view indeed.
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I spotted Junior and her mini me, Junior Jr. (name suggested by my nephew 😄) one afternoon sleeping between the monoblock chairs. I quietly took this shot so I won't wake them up. I really love to capture this motherly love moment. They really are creative when it comes to finding a place to sleep. This one is rare so I want to keep a memory of this. Sleep well mother and daughter. 😺
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I guess mom found herself a photographer. She got herself a shot while enjoying this stunning bridge full of lights. The lights striking the trees surrounding it adds more beauty to the view. This is another shot from the garden of lights in Sta. Maria Bulacan, Philippines.
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Muffin takes another break from running. Now she found something to play with. She's playing with a petal and it's a good thing she's not eating it. Of course, it's another opportunity to take a shot while she's still. 😉 She played with it for a while. Good job Muffin for not eating the petal. 🐶🌟
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Another capture from my experience in Singapore. This is the front view of Universal Studios. It looks as magical as Disneyland especially at night where the beautiful lights surround this castle front view. Day or night, this view is lovely. They also have fireworks display at night which adds to the beauty of this tourist attraction. This is a memorable place indeed.
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Remember our sexy cat? He has a lil bro. Here he is. He's also our Junior's second son. His name is Abs coz he loves poses that show some abs. He wants to start the week with good vibes. He wants to show us how to clean abs the sexy way. Great tutorial Abs. 😸
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One afternoon, I saw a butterfly drop by our plants when the rain stopped. It only happens once in a blue moon here. I took the chance to capture this rare moment. I was very careful not to scare the butterfly as I get close to it and it was a success. I was able to take a close up photo and I did a bit of enhancements using PicsArt editor. I just added a lens flare effect and a bit of small sparkling lights to make it more lively. 🦋
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Another beautiful place here in Philippines. This is Meralco Village along Ortigas City. Way back 2017, my family and I went there a few months before Christmas. These beautiful lights and decorations really say that Christmas is indeed very early here in Philippines. You can start to feel it as early as September.
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I did a kitty food art a few months ago. I kept this photo as a remembrance. I feel like doing something creative that time so I tried this food art. The colorful ones are M&M's while the biscuits are my all time favorite chocolate, Hello Panda. This is the collaboration of my interests which are foods, arts and chocolates. 🍽️
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We had a family outing in one of the places here in Philippines. It's in Villa Alfredo's resort located in Pampanga. This is way back 2013. Aside from the pools, they have this aviary and mini zoo attraction. One of the animals I saw there is this iguana. I took a shot while this one is eating. Just like rabbits, they are also herbivores. They already tamed it too. I didn't have the chance to touch it since we're about to leave to see more animals inside so I just took a…
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This is another ride in Universal Studios, Singapore. It's a Madagascar themed merry-go-round instead of a typical horse ride. It's called Beach-Party-Go-Round. This is another variation of the Madagascar themed boat ride I described on my previous post days ago. My nephews and nieces are the ones who took this ride. We adults waited outside since we want to rest a bit. If you want a relaxing ride for both adults and kids I would recommend this one. 🌟
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Sexy cat sends us good vibes this morning. He wants to greet us with style in his "my head hurts" pose with a wink 😉 I saw him doing this pose while he's cleaning his paws. Good thing he just continued doing it when he saw me coz he would normally come to me. This time he's just concentrating on his hygiene while I take photos. He really is my favorite when it comes to poses. He's so talented and he's not aware of it lol. I love your style sexy cat. 🐈
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This is the last shot I got in Universal Studios, Singapore. This roller coaster is named Galactica. This is actually my favorite ride. I love rides that go upside down while moving fast. The red one is the regular roller coaster. The blue one has no flooring. That's actually the one I want to ride. I love it when my feet hangs in the air. Sadly, I wasn't able to ride this one coz everyone is scared of it so no one wants to ride on it. We only ride on the ones that the…
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It's Friyay! I want to celebrate it with foods so today's posts will be dedicated to foods. I ate this yummy chocolate snack, Pepero yesterday. Yes, chocolate is life so I love this one. It's a pretzel dipped in chocolate and almond bits. This flavor is what we usually eat. I've seen and tried other flavors such us the original, cookies and cream, and choco cookie and all of them are delicious. I took this photo before I eat my afternoon snack. I put this one on the ice…
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To celebrate this happy Friyay day, I want to share a very lovely and delicious snack. My sister has a friend who customizes cakes according to the design you requested. This cake is for my niece who celebrated her 19th birthday last year. She loves pink so my sister requested this one for her. It's a moist chocolate cake with chocolate filling and the icing is made of butter cream. The white wing you see is made of white chocolate. The toppings include chocolates such as…
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Someone learns how to party 😸🥳 Playful as always, I saw one of Junior's babies, Azul, standing up in two legs, trying to reach the spider web and play with it. It's another opportunity to take an unusual shot. Azul looks as if he's partying at the bar or disco so I put some editing with that theme using PicsArt and I did it in my phone. Just add a disco ball sticker, a lens flare effect, smoke, stars and ray brushes and here you go, a disco party for the kitty. Enjoy playing…
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Another old artwork that survived. My mom loves sunset beach so I made this artwork. This one is made of oil pastel. I used a tissue to spread the colors on some parts. I did this when I was in high school. I didn't expect mom to have this one framed since I did it out of hobby and I only did it on a bond paper. I have a future project for this one. I plan to turn this one into digital and do some enhancements like adding purple shades on the sky and modifying the shading…
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Since it's father's day, I'll make a throwback on a buffet restaurant named Dad's. We had a dinner there way back 2017. The foods are international dishes. I remember clearly how enjoyable and delicious are the foods there. I enjoyed eating 4 plates of foods there. The first one is the main meal, rice meal and a few sushi. The second one is pasta. The third plate I had is the salad and chips. Lastly, this dessert plate. This is my favorite. Aside from having a sweet tooth, I…
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Want more food? Here's our burrito inspired fur baby, burrito Marky. 🐶😄 This is one of his moments in my room when he owned my bed. He owned my blanket too. It's my favorite blanket so I wrapped it on him. He loves it while you pet him. He's the only one I have pampered like this coz he's such a good boy. He doesn't bite on anything and he's well-behaved. Pampering is his perks for being such a nice dog. 🥰
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One of the summer outings we had here in Philippines way back 2014 is in Morong, Bataan. Aside from the beach resort, they also have this facility for turtles. We had a boat ride going there then we had a little tour. They got many turtles of different sizes. I was able to take a shot on this big turtle. My nephew even touched it out of fascination since it's the first time he saw a big turtle. This is another memorable out of town experience for me. 🐢
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I found this photo when mom's phone was handed over to me. This is her trip to Bali, Indonesia. Mom loves to travel locally and internationally. When she retired, this is one of the few travels she enjoyed. She travelled with her former colleagues. I often hear people say that the beaches there are beautiful and this one is a proof of it. This photo also shows how much people love to be with her. Mom is such a wonderful travel buddy who spreads positivity. I'm sure that this…
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The yellow flowers that are about to be planted in our yard have been delivered. They temporarily placed the flowers near our front door. Abs saw the flowers and started to sniff on them then he just took a seat near them. I'm relieved that he didn't do anything to those flowers. He just wants to chill there and of course, he got himself a nice place for a selfie and he's not aware of it. 😉 Good job Abs for not destroying the flowers and for getting yourself a nice spot for…
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This is the last photo I found in mom's capture of the garden full of lights in Sta. Maria, Bulacan. She loves to take breaks between activities and this is the nice place she found to take a break from walking while my nieces and nephews are moving around. She's just relaxing at the gazebo with beautiful lights while waiting for them to fetch her. Picture taking first before they go ahead and walk. 📸
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I went to Caleb so I can feed him. I enjoyed taking a few shots while he eats. This is the only shot where I captured his open mouth. He enjoys munching like that. You can see the leaves disappear really fast. This is one of the last few shots I had with Caleb coz dad gave him to one of our neighbors who has a pet rabbit. The reason why dad gave him away is because he scratched dad while he's cleaning his cage. Dad lifted him to clean the area he was sitting on, not knowing…
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Here's another throwback before the pandemic began. This is a summer outing my family experienced in Pico de Loro Cove located at Nasugbu, Batangas, Philippines. It's a condominium resort with pool and beach. The unusual policy there is to pay everything using credit card. Mom even experienced buying a towel worth 100 pesos there and they won't accept cash payment. They only accepted her credit card. I know it's kinda ridiculous to pay such small amount using credit card.…
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Spotted Muffin again. As usual she pauses for a while as she takes a break from running. This time, she sits amazingly. She kinda looks like a cellphone case in that position. Everything is amazingly aligned and proportion and she's not aware of her awesome sitting position. This is cuteness and order combined. Nice job Muffin. 🐶
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Aside from the Universal Studios, this is one of the nice places we visited in Singapore. This is Marina Bay Sands mall. It's located along Orchards Road, the expensive and high end business district in Singapore. Yes, it's expected that this mall is a high end one. It contains stores of signature brands as well as fine dining restaurants. We just enjoyed the ambiance as we walk around and explore the mall. There is a food court and that's where we ate our lunch. There are a…
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The rain stopped and my nephews and nieces decided to take the dogs for a walk. I stumbled on Loki and took a shot while he's standing still before he starts to jump again. He's very excited to go out. He's occasionally doing his balancing act again, standing on two legs while waiting for the gate to open. Good thing he paused for a while like this so I can take his photo. Enjoy your walk Loki together with Marky and Muffin. 🐶
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During our trip to Singapore, we've been to another tourist attraction. This is the business district where people work. I was able to take a photo of this famous merlion statue along with the nice view of the city. A lot of tourists take selfies here. It's a nice place to hangout as well. If you have travel goals for Singapore, this is one of the nice places to go and take pictures.
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One summer way back 2017, we had an outing at Eugenio's Resort along Bulacan. I've met this cutie. He's a pet of one of my mom's friends. This cutie made the outing more enjoyable. He's so friendly to everyone and he listens to his owner. He behaves really well. I took a shot on him after I pet him. I'm so happy. He's so adorable. 🐶
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This is sexy cat saying keep calm and be sexy. 😽 He really lives up to his name with his expertise in sexy pose. This is one of his best shots taken at the bench. One afternoon, I saw him having his hygiene time. Here he goes, doing it the sexy way. He paused for a while when he saw me. Perfect timing for a shot. Nice job sexy cat. I look forward to more awesome poses. 😸
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Way back 2014, we had a family outing at Morong, Bataan, Philippines. I posted the beach last time. This time, it's the pool. This is the view from our room at the second floor of the hotel. We bathe at the beach and this pool alternately and we do it by sunset to avoid sunburn. This is another memorable out of town summer outing we had and one of the beautiful places we have in our country. 🏖️
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I was packing up my things as I'm about to move to an apartment. While doing so, I saw this drawing I've been keeping for 17 years. My college classmate drew this for me as a remembrance before she transferred to another school. Her drawing skill is really superb for a 17-year old person. These characters she drew are the first generation assassins from one of the famous RPG games, Ragnarok. I love these characters so much for their character designs so I requested her to…
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Sharing with you a friendship between dog and cat. Our dog, Marky is very friendly to everyone. His kindness is exceptional. He never hurt anyone around him. He even made friends with Junior, our adopted stray cat who is also very friendly. Junior has been with us for 10 years now. She just jumped at the swing while I was trying to take a photo of Marky. She sat beside him and there you go, a picture of their friendship. 😸🐶
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This is another remembrance I've been keeping in my laptop. I named this handsome stray cat, Laki. In our language, it means big. This is the biggest stray cat I've seen until now. I bribed him of course, coz I like him. 😉 Everything in him is big. His legs are long, his eyes are big, his head and his voice are big too. His meow sometimes sounds like a monster lol. But he's back to normal when he sees me. He's hanging out here way back 2013. He's older than our young Junior…
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This is another shot I took from a local resort here in Philippines along Pampanga, the Villa Alfredo's resort. This parrot is one of the birds they have during our tour in their aviary. I can say that this is the most beautiful among those birds coz it's so colorful. I even let it stand in my arm. I can't believe that it's kinda heavy for a normal sized bird. It's my first time doing it. It was fun. 🦜
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I added another age in this special day but I'm happy that I aged by a number only and not on my face. Aging is inevitable but we can age gracefully. So let our looks lie about our age. 😉 As I add another age, I want to do a throwback from my teenage years up to present. From a boyish to a haggard and to a transformed look. Let's all celebrate our birthdays happily and beautifully while we age gracefully. 🥳
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The 30th of June is a special day, a back to back birthday celebration of me and my dad. He just turned 75 and I turned 34. I'm very thankful for all the blessings and the celebration of this special day. I thank all the people who celebrated and greeted me. I'm thankful for the sumptuous meal, for my face that didn't age, and of course, anime. 😁 It was a happy birthday indeed. I look forward to more blessings coming my way and more birthdays to enjoy as I age gracefully. 🎂✨