An Evening with Tita Caridad Sanchez
White Plains, Quezon City, Monday, March 9, 2009: after paying my respects to my cousin’s wake, I told my hubby I’d like to show him my hold house at White Plains. Lo and behold, while cruising around looking for my hold house, we saw a nice woman holding a stick (para yata sa aso), brisk-walking and I seem to recognized her - it was Tita Caridad Sanchez! I introduced him to my hubby, we talked a lot - they conversed in Cebuano (which my hubby is a bit fluent) and she pointed us towards the right direction of my old house - now a Montessori School (how sad). Here are our pictures!
Emelda
March 17th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
Hi Idol,
Galing naman po ng hubby mo,marunong ng salitang Cebuano.Meron din po akong mga kaibigang Chinese dito and one of them is really amazing,she speaks tagalog fluently,bisaya and kapampangan…Para nga pong hindi sya chinese.
Ingat po lagi and God Bless!
Love,
Emelda
zeth
March 20th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
the same pala kami nga hubby mo bisaya hehehe. nice! where n cebu ?? bisdak pala i was born n the city malapit lang sa downtown area naandoon parin ang mga family ko especially my mama, brods and sisters. God bless!!!!!
Snooky Serna
March 20th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
Actually, my hubby can only speak Visayan but his 1/3 Chinese (which he can speak very good Mandarin & very little Fu Jian - yung local dialect ng mga Chinese dito sa atin), apart from the other 8 languages he can speak (Arabic, Japanese, etc.) - although sabi nga niya dahil wala na siyang practice, medio kinakalawang na daw siya. Kasama sa business eh.
His first wife (Chona) is from Cebu, coming from the Garces-dela Serna clan. Baka nga kamag-anak ko pa eh! Dahil sabi ng Daddy ko (Von Serna) noon, may “dela” ang Serna family name namin noon before they migrated to Tacloban Samar. Ewan ko! He said he needed to learn the language kasi yung mga in-laws niya ay Spanish-Visayan speaking daw. That’s the reason I got from him. But he loves to lean languages then.
See you in Manila!
Always,
Snooky
zeth
March 21st, 2009 at 5:32 pm
oh i see. yes maraming mga garces at dela serna clan sa amin mostly mga spanish yan sila actually yong former governor sa amin eh ay dela serna baka relatives sila. ako ay 1/2chinese at 1/2spanish pero hindi kami nagstudy ng spanish at chinese but i understand some words. wow naman ang lucky nga hubby mo maraming nalalaman na different languages and he is lucky also to have you. god bless! and more success.
zeth
March 21st, 2009 at 7:02 pm
thanks again cookie! wow ang galing pala nga hubby mo imagine he knows different languages bihira yon ah. very hard. yes lots of garces at dela serna mostly mga spanish blood sila. kami ay 1/2chinese at 1/2 spanish then we dont know how to speak Chinese at Spanish but we understand some words. hope to see you when i get home soon. till then regards all!
Snooky Serna
March 21st, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Hi Zeth, sorry, medio we slept too late because it was a horrible day … just read my website and you’ll know. About the my hubby’s ex-wife, yes she is related to the former governor (Vicente or Ting-Ting). Her granfather is Talisay’s first mayor (Vicente Garces) - and yes, they are related to the old Bishop Gorordo, our country’s first bishop, as his mother is a cousin of the Garces. My hubby’s business is sending workers overseas so I guess it goes along with it, but of course naman, he’s lucky to have me (yabang no?)! Seriously now, I always believe in the works of the Lord, without intending to be blasphemous or being irreverently seeking to mock our Creator of course. What is done is done, and they all were put into places because of our own doings and decisions (good or bad) - the Lord simply gives us the opportunity - and this is the part when I put my belief that this opportunity would not have happened without His divine blessings.
Snooky Serna
March 21st, 2009 at 8:01 pm
Nah! Mahilig lang siguro mag-aral ng different language kaya ganun. Thank you for blogging my dear and yes, I’ll give your regards to all, especially to my mom!
zeth
March 22nd, 2009 at 3:41 pm
oh no worries i understand your always busy sa business baka hindi kana ma reach hahaha. anyway m happy that your so beautiful and very happy now. just tell sam congratulations! sana you have more movies at guesting tv masaya na ako and keep posting your pic m always here blogging. ang ganda mo talaga walang kakupaskupas. stay as sweet as you are. just continue ingat. luv you
Snooky Serna
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:01 pm
Hi Zeth! Thanks & I love U too! Two days to go na lang ipapalabas na sa SIS kami ni Sam no?
zeth
March 24th, 2009 at 12:20 am
hi cookie, m very excited to see you and sam on tv yes na mark ko na sa calendar ko thank you very much…. take care … god bless you and your family.
Snooky Serna
March 24th, 2009 at 3:08 am
Hi Zeth, 2 days to go na lang ha? Please don’t miss it. I’ll try to watch it myself!
Love you!
Snooky
carmen
March 27th, 2009 at 6:49 am
IDOL ANO NAME NG HUBBY MO?
emielou scandalito
April 3rd, 2009 at 4:41 pm
hello, cookie, this is emielou again,what a small world that zeth is my cousin , iam from cebu also, and i lived here in florida for about 11 yrs. na ,and my cousin zeth is in new zealand, i missed her alot she is my buddy, we always go out together when i was still in cebu, i really missed that good old days,.hindi pa ako nakakauwi sa cebu mga 9 yrs. na kasi i just lost my job last year, anyway i am collecting unemployment and w/ gods help na survive pa kami ,my hubby is still working. I hope i can find a job soon, bye and take care, na missed ko din yong mga movie mo noon i always watched ur movie mag cutting classess pa nga ako noon para lang mapanood ko ang movie, got to go now.Toodles.
Emie
Snooky Serna
April 6th, 2009 at 6:38 am
Hi Emielou (again)! Parehong gustong-gusto kong puntahan yang lugar nyo. Yung sa cousin mo naman (Zeth) is the place where they filmed “Lord of the Rings” - gustong-gusto yan ng hubby ko. Kaso, he never goes to a place where there’s no business. Kaya hayaan mo, by the grace of God, mabibisita ko rin kayo! I heard nga na prices of houses there are no longer as they used to be. Nakakalungkot naman. Don’t worry, I’m praying now that you’ll find a job sooner. I’m about to shoot a new film with Gina Alajar and Iza Calzado called “DUKOT”. I just hope magumpisa na rin yung film namin directed by “the” Joel Lamangan (multi-awarded kasi) called “Pamiliya Sagrada”. Medio ako lang naman ang bida doon. I think they’re talking to a producer now - much serious than before. Anyway, lahat naman yan kung loloobin ni Lord!
Always,
Snooky!
emielou scandalito
April 6th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
cookie,Thank you for your prayers, yes, you are right when we bought this house it is really a lot of money, even it is really an old house ,and it is true the market of the houses hear drop . and everything are so expensive, i used to dry my clothes and now we are trying to cut down our budget so, instead of drying our clothes isa sampay ko outside at the backyard, i don’t care what poeple said as long as we can cut our budget, anyway,Florida is really a nice place to visit, and we are 2 hrs. drive from orlando florida. got to go now bye and take care to you and to your family. God bless you and your family, ingat.
Snooky Serna
April 6th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
Tama! Ako nga … bakit ba, kahit maliit ang bahay ko ngayon (not my hubby’s but the house at the Fort where my daughters, Tita Den-Den & Uncle lives), at least it’s my own little kingdom and I’m happy for it. Ganun din, sampay dito … sampay doon. I’ve had already two (2) maids who could’nt stay long kasi nga mas magaganda at malalaki ang bahay na katabi … but that’s OK with me. Kaya naman namin talaga. Kumuha lang ako para sa mommy ko if she’s in the hospital. Besides, problema pa minsan sila … not really doing exactly what you ask the to do. I love your place! Close to Orlando!
emielou scandalito
April 8th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
hi,
Thank you for your time cookie and know you are busy,but not spend time ka para lang masagot mo ako, anyway, i regards mo ako sa pamilya mo, ingat po.God bless you and your family.
Snooky Serna
April 13th, 2009 at 5:38 am
Naku ha sister! Umiikot ka sa website natin ha? Not to worry, I’ll give your love to my mom, my children and of course, to my hubby (Jun). Ingat ka lagi dyan kapatid! Love you!
emielou
April 19th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
i am just sending you a short message, i am going to watch my teleserye movie because i can’t wacth pag dumating na ang asawa ko, i have to spend time w/ him. just drop by to say we love you and your family ,take care and regards to your mom and family God bless you and your family always.
anthony albino
April 21st, 2009 at 9:57 pm
Hi Snooky my Idol, im so happy you finally found a true love,
Cebuano, magaling magmahal yan mga bisaya gid hehe..
Ok goodluck and Godbless always..
Anthony
Snooky Serna
April 22nd, 2009 at 9:15 pm
Dear Anthony, my hubby’s not a Cebuano. His first wife is … he can only speak the language a little bit fluently.
margie
October 2nd, 2009 at 7:50 am
hello. i’m your avid fan… Lagi ka namin inaabangan sa shooting pero lagi kang late.
Snooky Serna
October 5th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
My Dar Margie, I’m sorry if the “stygma” for always being late is still with you. God knows how much I tried to be on time, and in many ways, I was even ahead of the call time - hindi naman sa pagyayabang. Kaya lang ang nakaka-inis naman kasi, medio nakakapagod naman yung maghintay ka rin naman di ba? Anyway, I’m sorry you feel about me that way.
Always,
Snooky
maritess
November 10th, 2009 at 8:30 am
Dear Ms. Serna, May God bless you always for spreading to everyone His Love for us. A sisterly word of advice- don’t mind your detractors and critics, we’ll just pray for them. Please drink hot green tea after meals, eat fruits on an empty stomach to take off toxins. I forgot u have a Spa. May u have many customers. I’ll go there by Dec. I’m fr. Tokyo,Japan
rjvera
February 22nd, 2010 at 6:45 pm
Naku Daring, late na late na talaga ang reply ko and I’m really sorry. We have already divested our interest there after my hubby heard from some Chinese customers that some ladies are giving extra services (he can speak Mandarin Chinese). Kaya we bolted out and now we’re trying overseas market which more lucrative dahil halos mga tao dito sa Pinas di nagbabayad. Hirap maningil. Pati ako naiipit sa bayarin.