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Happy One Month JianCarlo! February 17, 2001. Vallejo, CA. Throwback to when we celebrated with a birthday cake each milestone month for Baby Jian. This was at Toni Ct., my parents' first house in Vallejo (and USA). Our family lived here when I was in seventh grade to beginning of ninth grade. After Joy, Vince and kids moved to Hiddenbrooke, Tess and I moved in months before Nica was born. Tita Lila had the "first shift" after Jian was born. She flew from Pasadena. Tita Gigi and Tita Nene would subsequently take their turns.  

Flashback to February 1, 2005 A quiet celebration at home. My family (Tess and the kids) are absent because they flow to the Philippines in December 2004 for an extended vacation. Remembering Uncle Nick. 🙏 I lost a 5-TB hard drive (my main one) last week so I started to backup my photos to Amazon Photos (free with Amazon Prime). I'll post more pix from February 1 later today. HBD! 🎂

Family Christmas photo 2024 Take 2 Happy Birthday Jesus! Merry Christmas! Maligayang Pasko! Posted from our cousins' group text so Tito Nelson and OG generation can join in. LOL Melvin: We need to take more pics, no cuzzo etc pics 🙁 everyone kinda rushed out after packing food. Let's take them early next year.  Jonjo: I know. We didn't take our generation. Joy: I agree, Melvin. Yes, let's take more pics next time, maybe in the beginning or when everyone arrives.  Melvin: Yeah, when everyone isn't a hot mess after losing from bingo lol Garry: the anticipation turned into excitement to groans to cheers for the winners 🤭😬🥳 thank u all Jonjo: Garry had the most fun 😁 December 25, 2024. Perseveranda Christmas in Antioch, CA Special Request In lieu of, or in addition to a Facebook comment, please comment below if you have a Google account. Thank you! Maraming salamat po! 

Maligayang Pasko Mom & Dad! Advance Happy Birthday Tita Gigi! Photo of Mom and Dad with their kids and grandkids, and dad's ate Tita Gigi. Seated: Joy, Mom, Dad. Standing: Vince, Dino, JF, Jian, Nica, Chesca, Keo, and Ronick. Happy Birthday Jesus! Merry Christmas! December 25, 2024. Perseveranda Christmas in Antioch, CA

Maligayang Pasko! Maligaya na, birthday pa. Candle blowing for our December celebrants. Happy birthday (Maligayang bati): Tita Nati / Mama / Mom Tita Gigi Tito Boy / Papa / Dad Julian (Go Spartans!) Mom, Dad and Tita Gigi pose with the next generation of Perseveranda cousins. There were several missing in action. December 25, 2024. Perseveranda Christmas in Antioch, CA

Mango Supreme Cake 📣 Calling All Filipino-Americans 🇵🇭 Whether you're a first-generation immigrant who journeyed here from the Philippines, a second-generation Filipino-American born and raised in the U.S., or like me—a 1.5‑generation Filipino —you belong here. PinoyBuilt is a space for all of us to celebrate our roots, share our stories, and build community. 🌟 Words That Inspire “I’m Olivia Rodrigo. I’m a Filipina, I’m a lumpia fan, I’m a daughter, a granddaughter and a great‑granddaughter.” — Olivia Rodrigo “I wanna say proud Pinoy ako, my Tagalog isn't so good, but I'm working on it.” — Olivia Rodrigo 🤝 Join the Conversation 🇵🇭🇺🇸 Here at PinoyBuilt , we draw strength from our shared heritage—no matter which “generation” we are. Share your traditions, recipes, language-learning journey, or just your day-to-day experiences. Let’s uplift each other...

We'll have to get cake and ice cream another day.

'There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.' #EdithWharton #ripTess #ripAtet — JF 🌊😷 📷 (@JFPerseveranda) February 2, 2021 via Instagram

Chesca blows the candles on her cake. Unedited photos backed up here . July 14, 2016. Hiddenbrooke. Vallejo, CA. FIL-AM. FILIPINO/FILIPINA-AMERICAN.  Click on any photo above to enlarge, Use left/right arrows to navigate. Please drop us a comment below. 🙏🏽 Help us grow Pinoybuilt to be the number one  Filipino-American  online community in California, if not the USA. 🇺🇸  Please click  this to follow www.pinoybuilt.com . 🤙🏽 Thank you! 👊🏽 Maraming salamat po kabayan. 🇵🇭 ✌🏽 Pinoybuilt uses Disqus as the commenting system because it prevents spam, but also because it connects our various sub-sites like LA.pinoybuilt.com , HI.pinoybuilt.com , AU.pinoybuilt.com & PH.pinoybuilt.com . Comments help a website go viral (and make $$$) so we hope to hear from you. 🙏🏽 Know anyone who'd be interested in blogging for Pinoybuilt. Please share this site with them. Btw, blogging is what you do on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, etc. Just add a...

✨ Maligayang Bati anak! Benicia, CA. January 14, 2016. Nica, Jian, Chesca and me.  Happy birthday Jian! 💛 Explore Filipino American heritage, culture, and stories! Join our Fil-Am community to connect, comment, celebrate, and share experiences. Mabuhay! 📌 Follow PinoyBuilt Instagram 👍 Like PinoyBuilt Facebook ✍️ Follow PinoyBuilt Blog 🎓 Interested in helping us create content? Apply as a college intern and join our team!

✨ Maligayang Bati anak! 💛 Explore Filipino American heritage, culture, and stories! Join our Fil-Am community to connect, comment, celebrate, and share experiences. Mabuhay! 📌 Follow PinoyBuilt Instagram 👍 Like PinoyBuilt Facebook ✍️ Follow PinoyBuilt Blog 🎓 Interested in helping us create content? Apply as a college intern and join our team!

Made by Nancy Ocampo De Leon June 27, 2015. Zio Fraedos. Vallejo, CA. Happy birthday Dennis Ocampo! Join us & help build a Fil-Am online community. Please leave a comment, and  click to follow our website  www.pinoybuilt.com. Join one of our sites in California: Los Angeles , Sacramento ,  San Diego , San Francisco ,  San Jose  or Vallejo . Click on a tag below to browse.

Maligayang Bati Bebot! Your 18th Birthday Party! Backdated to July 15, 2006. By J.F.R. Perseveranda Bebot got top billing for her 18th birthday. I guess she started living with us in 2006. Was this Goldilock's or Red Riboon? PinoyBuilt Archive | © JF Perseveranda 💛 Explore Filipino American heritage, culture, and stories! Join our Fil-Am community to connect, comment, celebrate, and share experiences. Mabuhay! 📌 Follow PinoyBuilt Instagram 👍 Like PinoyBuilt Facebook ✍️ Follow PinoyBuilt Blog 📺 Follow PinoyBuilt YouTube 🎓 Interested in helping us create content? Join our team! #PinoyPride #PinoyCommunity #FilAm #FilipinoAmerican #PilipinoAmerican #kapamilya

Happy One Month, Baby Jian! February 17, 2002. Vallejo, CA. Tita Lila was Jian's first special guest at home, at Toni Ct. Papa and Ronick came over for the cake and candle blowing. Join us & help build a Fil-Am online community. Please leave a comment, and  click to follow our website  www.pinoybuilt.com. Join one of our sites in California: Los Angeles , Sacramento ,  San Diego , San Francisco ,  San Jose  or Vallejo . Click on a tag below to browse.