Nice movie – “La Vie en Rose”

Marita and I watched this movie about Edit Piaf at the Paris Theater on 5th and 58th.  Magaling yung bidang babae.  Oscar nominee dapat.  You should see it.  We also got to see the Apple iPhone launch at the old GM bldg on 57th & 5th.  Ang daming tao!  Kami lang ang matanda.  We got [...]

Tea vs. cancer, Alzheimer’s

here’s a nice article on the benefits of black and green tea . . . apparently it’s good for warding off cancer, alzheimer’s . . . also good for bone density
http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7B60054F5B-4CFC-4C16-8AAD-D85E7E93B26F%7D&CATEGORYNAME=Health

Marita’s first post

have to show good example, so am doing my first post in our shared blog.  relyn, i’ll help you post your recommended restaurants.  it’s actually your input we need. 
mayu, we’ll celebrate your retirement with tamales from your woodside neighborhood.   see leo’s post below on best street food in nyc.
exal, hope to get together with you again before you [...]

Authentic Mexican tamales in Abe’s other neighborhood

I copied this from the latest issue of New York Magazine . . . Marita and I would like to taste authentic Mexican tamales again.  I think we saw a guy selling them at a church near Harlem.  Natakot lang kami makihalo sa mga Latino.  Baka this food cart in Woodside will be the closest [...]

Cheap Eats Challenge

Marita and I shared a nice sandwich last night at Au Bon Pain.  Masarap ang bagong sandwich nila – prosciutto and mozzarella.  Limited time offer daw.  $6.00 + lang.  Masarap rin ang cornbread nila. Today naman – we ate at Tocino Grill in Bergenfield. Tapsilog for $6.50.  We dropped by Gourmet Garage on 96th and [...]

Unretirees on the web

Apparently, the term ‘unretirees’ is not so uncommon.  Take a look at this article: http://www.experiencecorps.org/news/clips/2004_06_14_USNews.html .  Marita and I thought it would be a nice play on words since we are UN retirees after all (or about to be UN retirees).  I guess the Uncola generation decided to use the ‘un’ to characterize their own version of [...]

Retirement Party ‘06 Pic

We thought you guys might like this picture of the group . . . taken August 2006 at the house . . .
–Leo & Marita

Dona Exal is in town

In case you don’t know, Exal Q is in town for 2 weeks.  Any dinner ideas?

UN After service insurance

What’s better . . . Blue Cross or Aetna for us retirees?  Any advice?

Wanted: Reliable plumber

May kilala ba kayong mahusay na tubero?  Someone I can really trust . . . I need to fix my master bedroom sink