Filipino Classifieds May 2010 Issue No 11 Cover

May 2010 Issue No 11 Publisher's Note

It looks like this couple of months is really going to be busy for all of us!
Angels and Creations is doing the Entrepreneur’s Exhibit and Fair this May 16 and we are very excited to participate and meet with business owners all over again. May 23 is Pacific Rim Festival at Downtown Sacramento and June 16 is Filipino Fiesta of Sacramento, we hope to meet a lot of our Kababayans in the event and definitely make new friends. This is going to be the first for me to attend Filipino Fiesta as well!

This May is also Mother’s Day let’s not forget!

When I was a little girl I remembered asking all the tiny stores at our local supermarket in Valencia, Bukidnon to give me all their needle guides. You see my mother was a dressmaker and her eyes were bad so she always used a needle guide. Nobody else knows what to use the needle guides for so they never sold them and when I asked for it they gladly gave them to me for free. But to my mother it was one of the most valuable gifts she has ever gotten from me. She told me so! 
Think of simple things but are important to your mother or wife this mother’s day and I am sure she will very much appreciate it. “Little things mean a lot”
To all the mothers, happy mother’s day!!!

Melanie Garcia
Creator and Founder

May 2010 COVER STORY- Pastor Tomas and Lady Roxanna Burgos' Wedding Ministry

How and when did you and Roxanna Meet?

I was invited to attend a local church. I sat in the back like most people. The pastor introduced a young woman to speak and as the applause died down, I looked up and SAW THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN THE WORLD. All I heard on the entire speech was her voice and THAT FACE. I was poked on my side sharply by a church member. He said "TOM! YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR MOUTH NOW!" All I can remember about the speech was, I was told her name was Roxanna. I Purred like a 230 lb. PERSIAN CAT! - We were married 3 years later.

How does being married to a Filipina work?

I am so glad you asked that! It's like joining the Mafia! I do it her way, I GET TO LIVE! It's on page 07 of our wedding vows.

I tell many couple, many of which are multicultural with the one of the couple is not Filipino, that when you marry into a Filipino family YOU MARRY THE WHOLE FAMILY! MOM IS MOVING IN! It's a PACKAGE DEAL!

Also there is nowhere a bilikbayan box cannot reach or be sent from! The three most important words I learned when I married into this family were Bilikbayan Box, ADOBO and WOWOWEE

What are the good things and bad things in an international marriage as yours?

BAD: NONE SHE'S WATCHING OVER MY SHOULDER, I want to LIVE!
GOOD:

• The rice cooker is on 24hrs a day!


• There's catsup everywhere, tastes funny but you get used to it!


• You suddenly have lots of cousins


• You learn to sing "Ikaw Na Nga"
  
• You have inflatable mattresses ready: Twin, King, Queen and Kulilit Castle
  

When did you start doing traditional weddings?

DAY ONE! F Filipino friend asked me if I would perform a Viel, Cord and Coin Cermony since he could not find anyone in his church. The first weddings was 5 years ago, since then we have become the most requested officiant for Filipino Weddings throughout California from Napa to Beverly Hills or as I like to call it "Suplada Hills".

What makes us so different from anyone else is that we are in the wedding ministry not the wedding business. We pour our heart and soul for all Filipino Weddings!

ALL proceeds of our weddings go to the children's ministry at Calistoga Christian Center NOT US! It's Tax-deductible donation.

Tell us about your experiences of officiating a traditional Filipino Weddings?

I learned quickly ther is no such thing as a SMALL Filipino Wedding. The average Filipino wedding is 300 to 500 people. With at least 300 Hondas, 150 Toyota Land Cruisers and 15 MPV (My Pinoy Van) parked outside. Many of the young Filipino couples we marry are asking for the Viel, Cord, and Coin Ceremony to satisfy their parents. THANK YOU PARENTS! It's important that we keep this traditional ceremony alive. The Spanish Courts started it, then passed down to the Catholic Church. Currently, most Viel, Cord and Coins Ceremony is performed exclusively by the Filipino community not the Hispanic community in America.

What kind of services do you offer?

We have three affordable wedding packages:

Simple Ceremony: - $250 Donation. (Amen, I do, Let's GO!)

• Simple Vows.


• Travel to your location.


• We file your license for you.


• Church Marriage Certificate
  

Traditional Cermemony: - $350 Donation - Viel, cord & coins ceremony,

• Custom Traditional Vows with unlimited changes and you keep your vows after the ceremony (Just in case he forgets).


• We travel to you location.
  
• Ring Blessing.


• Unity Candle or Unity Sand Ceremony.


• Church Certificate of Marriage.


• Family Blessing Prayer.


• Blessing of the food prayer (Reception)


• Tax Deductible receipt for your donation, and more.
  

Christian Vow Renewal Ceremony: - $99 Donation.

FREE VOW RENEWAL

for any FILIPINO CLASSIFIED MEMBER during May and June 2010

What are the costs?

$99, $250 or $350 donation to the children's ministry.

Where is your church located?

Church Mail: Calistoga Christian Center

PO BOX 402

Calistoga, California 94515

We meet every Sunday 10am at the Calistoga Community Center:

1307 Washingotn street, Calistoga, California 94515

All services are bi-lingual English and Spanish simultaneously

What advise can you give for those who are trying to get married?

• Take our two hour pre-marital counseling class


• GO TO CHURCH!
  
• Let HER Manage all the money!(No Separate Accounts!)


• KEEP ALL RECIEPTS


• Get TFC (Filipino Channel) it will keep you laughing all the time WOWOWEE
  

Also, their wedding lasts only for one day, but their marriage is for the rest of their lives. They go back to school again, the school of marriage. They begin to learn again, to learn to love each other in a deeper way. Scripture says that two shall become one. Becoming one doesn't happen overnight. It is something that is learned and become better at as they share their married life together.

Most of the time we think of love as a warm feeling that pulls two people together. However, that feeling is actually romance; love is a decision. When they share their voiws to each other, they will be saying, "I choose to love you. I will love you during the good days-days of contentment, days of companionship, days of happiness. And I also choose to love you during days of heartache, days of confusion and frustration, and days of stress."

What advise can you give for those who are trying to "stay married"?

LISTEN TO HER! The bible says "Wisdom" is a she. Remember the two become one ... it requires TWO, NOT ONE! Enjoy life together. Enjoy each other. Do special things for each other.

Find and establish a relationship with a man of GOD and go to church! Perople often ask us about advise on business matters and life in general. We give them our best non-bias opinion based on GODLY advice. GOD ALWAYS WINS!

I love Filipinos, as a Puerto Rican myself I can adjust to the traditional family. I did not know, what a real family was till I married the first Lady (my Filipina wife). You can not keep secrets in a Filipino family, LOLA KNOWS ALL! MUBUHAY and SALAMAT, YA'LL.

May 2010 LIVING IN AMERICA-12 PINOY Mother's Day Gift She'll Love

1) Floral Arrangement Delivered at Mom's work or at home.
Angels and Creations
Bouquet starts at $19.95 free delivery within
Sacramento & Roseville Area
Tel 916-541-2596
http://www.angelsandcreations.com/

2) Take her to a truly PINOY Lunch or Dinner Date
Fil-Am Bakery and Fastfood
Serving lechon Baboy (roasted pork) and other
special food just for this very occasion
4571 Gateway park Bld Ste C-3
Sacramento CA 95834
Tel 916-419-2606

3) Capture the Moment-Schedule for a professional portrait
Oscar Misola, WS Wedding Story Photography
Will visit your home and set up for portraits,
family or just her!
May 1-30, 2010 25% DISCOUNT when you bring a copy of the Filipino Classifieds May
Issue on the day of the pictorial
Tel 916-574-9858

4) Hire a house cleaner for a day so Mom can enjoy her "ME TIME"
Milagros House Cleaning Services
Service Package starts at only $100 for a 3 bedroom house
Tel 916-333-9452

5) Bring out the SONGBIRD in her-Get the Magic Karaoke!
Giselle Jaime, Sub Dealer
Single Mic $298, Double Mic $398
Tel 916-470-3986

6) Hire a Dance Instructor for the night or a complete lesson
Dominic Salmorin
Professional Dance Instructor
Tel 916-396-8390

7) Take her to shopping for Barongs and Filipina Dresses with Embriodery
Stitches by BIBS
10% on all dresses on Mother's Day
SD Mart Stall H-5 6051 Mack Rd
Sacramento CA 95823
Tel 916-428-1788

8) Keep her up to date with the local PINOY Happenings
Get her a FILIPINO CLASSIFIEDS Subscription
$18 for one year (12 months)
Tel 916-397-8493
filipinoclassifieds@gmail.com

9) Treat her for a NEW LOOK
St.James Studio
(hair and make-up, gift cards available)
Megan Aquitania, Sales Manager
8300 Fair Oaks Blvd
Carmichael CA 95608
Tel 916-944-7361 for reservations

10) Surprise her with her favorite FILIPINO Cake
It's the BIG BREAD SALE Buy 2 Get 1 FREE
Red Ribbon
6051 Mack Rd
Sacramento CA 95823
Tel 916-395-1121

11) Diamonds are a girl's best friend!
JR Enterprises, retailer of real jewerly
(tunay na alahas)
Sells affordable real 14k gold and up and precious stones at affordable prices
Installment Plans also available
Erlinda Del Rosario
Tel 916-265-3247

12) Rosary Bracelets for the Relehiyosa (religious)
Genuine Jade with Swarovski Crystal stones
Giselle Jaime (also distributes MELALEUCA health products)
Tel 916-470-3986

-MaG-
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