Hello and thank you for visiting our site.
That's me (Bing) on the left and on the right is my husband, Bert.
We have two wonderful boys, Brian and Elijah. These photos were
taken at a wedding on December 18, 2005. Bert was the best man and
had to wear his navy dress mess uniform. Elijah was the ring bearer.
Brian was born at Cubi Point Hospital, Subic Naval Base -
Philippines on May 13, 1992, almost one year after the infamous Mt.
Pinatubo eruption that caused the historic evacuation of over 19,000
US military personnel and families from the Philippines.
Elijah was born on the 4th of July, 1997 at Tripler Army Hospital,
Hawaii. We were supposed to be at a Chapel Picnic, but my husband
wanted a 4th-of-July baby, so I went on ahead and pushed! Our
Barber's Point Protestant Chapel congregation prayed for me during
the picnic! It's also interesting to note that 4th of July in the
Philippines is Filipino-American Friendship Day.
Well by now, it should be
obvious to you that our family is a blend of two exciting cultures,
East meets West! And as we travel all around the world, we pick up
bits and pieces of each culture.
Bert calls Alabama-The-Beautiful his home. Bert is a P-3 pilot in
the Navy or what you call a Naval Aviator and an Officer. He has
served for over 20 years. As of this writing, we are seriously
considering his retirement plans. We are looking at possibly staying
in the Navy for another tour. Every three years, the navy moves us
to a new duty station , we usually have a 30-day leave and visit his
parents and relatives in Alabama. Mom and Dad live in a small town
called Seale, deep in the country side: beautiful , woods, wild
berries, fishing, hunting, rattle snakes, and not very many people!
In contrast, I came from the Philippines and was born and raised in
the city of Manila where almost 10 million people live according to
the 2000 Census. When I was a little girl, it seemed we had more
than 15 million people! Manila is the capital of the Philippines and
everyone comes from everywhere to do business there. My cousins from
the provinces lived with us for many years to go the colleges and
universities in Manila.
The city is about the size of the country of Singapore but Singapore
only has 4 Million people! We have jeepneys, tricycles, taxis,
motorcycles, buses, cars, bicycles, light-rail transits, wagons,
calesas, and more: all on the same road! We also boast the largest
shopping malls in the world, where window-shopping is the national
recreation, free air-conditioning! I have relatives in Singapore,
Hongkong, England, US and in the Philippines. Every year, we go to
Manila to visit. Whew! I don't think our family will ever stop
travelling, this is a lifetime expense!
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