Aimee.

by: Poteet Villaseñor-Gimenez
21 October 2010

She would've been 41 years old this year. And if she were alive today, she would've been in the thick things - seeing Luis and Rocio grow up so fast. Luis, who is now 12 years old, sports thick Tekken-like hair, just the way he wants it. Rocio, on the otherhand, will be turning 11 years old this November, and is as bubbly as her Mom would've been. She is always craving for ice cream and chocolate, the latter of which, she is allergic to - just like her Mom. Each time I see them, I see parts of Aimee that remain so alive, so vivid, and so memorable. From the way they eat, talk, their moods, even with the ocassional allergy or two, they all seem to be bits and pieces of Aimee that remind us so much that she lives through them, and you just want to rush and hug them. And more often than not, I do. I do give them a quick hug and they put up with the hugging and they smile through it and Luis and Rocio fully know what I mean.














(L to R: Luis & Rocio with their cousin, Marella)














(L to R: Luis, Miguel Mercado and Rocio)

Miguel, with Luis and Rocio, remain very closeto us. Rocio and my 13 year old, Marella are BFF's. Luis is like a very cool kuya to my 10 year old Jose and my 3 year old Matteo. We have the ocassional get togethers, family dinners, trips out, and this makes our parents quite happy and content to see all 5 grandchildren in their midst. My mother, Carmela, continues to subject all of them to the same kind of discipline Aimee and I grew up with: no elbows on the table, Sunday's best for Church, and so on and so forth. And all the children bask in the bliss knowing that that is how exactly their Moms were brought up when we were their age.

Aimee is my one and only sister. And just like everyone who knew her, we all miss her terribly. But the great thing is, we also know that we have one bubbly, stylish angel hovering, watching as she would over her 2 lovely children, and over the rest of us.

(L to R, The Villaseñor women: Rocio, Poteet, & Rocio's BFF, Marella)

We're getting "major major" exposure

This time, we're in the October issue of Sense & Style.










































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Early Christmas Shopping

One good reason to buy 12 Little Laws Books is one free book! :)

Please contact Elaine Saul Baloloy for your orders:
phone numbers: 0918.927.0421 and 782.3662
email: mesbaloloy29@yahoo.com

The cost of each book is PhP 150.

Please read this post to have an idea what this book is about.

Little Women The Musical

Tickets to Repertory Philippines' Little Women, are now available.

"Little Women tells the much-beloved story of the four March girls, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, as they grow to adulthood in 19th-century New England. At the start of the play, pretty, practical Meg, iconoclastic, headstrong Jo (who is modeled on Alcott herself), shy, hardworking Beth and spoiled little Amy are faced with the prospect of a dreary Christmas the year their father is away at war. Money is tight, and what they do have the family shares with their even poorer neighbors. But the girls are resourceful, and they can never be really poor when they have each other.

As the year progresses, the girls have many domestic adventures. They meet Laurie, "that Lawrence boy," who lives in the immense house next door. He and his grandfather become good neighbors and friends, and Laurie seems to be falling for Jo. Meanwhile, Jo embarks on a writing career, publishing a story in the local newspaper. The girls all experience social triumphs and disasters as they try to find their place in the world..." ~ www.childdrama.com

This classic novel gets a musical makeover, with its themes of sisterhood and female empowerment providing an automatic connect for women of all ages.

Find out how the rest of the story unfolds on stage:

Date: November 27, 2010 (Saturday)
Time: 3:30 pm matinee
Venue: Onstage, 2nd floor, Greenbelt I, Makati
Ticket Prices:
Orchestra Center P950;
Orchestra side P750;
Balcony (free seating) P550
(Scholasticans - students and alumnae - get 10% off ticket prices)

This production of Little Women is directed by Menchu Lauchenco-Yulo. Music by Jason Howard. Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein. Book by Allan Knee - based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott.

















Gerard Salonga's FilharmoniKa will provide the music for all Little Women shows.

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