Our home anniversary
By Alex Socorro
@Alexandoy (65308)
Cainta, Philippines
July 22, 2020 6:01am CST
Yesterday was the anniversary of our home - we purchased it 19 years ago. For a little celebration we had spaghetti and pork barbecue. It is like a way of appreciating what we have so the special food. Today there are some leftover and you can guess where it went.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
22 Jul 20
It was a lucky shot that we were able to buy this house.
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@EeWhan (183)
• United States
23 Jul 20
@Alexandoy Congrats! Luck CAN happen, huh? lol..
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
22 Jul 20
Celebrating is our way of thanking for the blessings.
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@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
26 Jul 20
@Alexandoy I hope you enjoyed your anniversary.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
26 Jul 20
@simone10 we enjoyed the food and the neighbors too.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
22 Jul 20
It is very good according to the neighbors, waheehee.
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@arunima25 (87806)
• Bangalore, India
22 Jul 20
Having a home a sweet home is something we should be grateful for and it definitely needs to be appreciated and celebrated. Happy anniversary of your home
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
22 Jul 20
Thank you. It is a blessing that we are so thankful for.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
23 Jul 20
@arunima25 it is good that your old house is for rent. You have an added income.
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@arunima25 (87806)
• Bangalore, India
23 Jul 20
@Alexandoy I can very well relate to. This one is our third home that we purchased in last 20 years of marriage. We purchased the first one in US, sold it when we moved to India and then purchased this one in 2014 renting the last one. I am so thankful that we found a perfect home...locality, scenic views and everything else that we were looking for.
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
23 Jul 20
Happy Birthday to your house... Ha ha... Surely, the leftover still in the stomach of the house...
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
23 Jul 20
Yes, we have tried to finish everything by giving the leftover to the neighbors.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
23 Jul 20
@simplfred it is better to share the excess food than have leftover.
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
23 Jul 20
@Alexandoy My wrong answer then... That's good, we do that too here whenever there's an occasion.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
22 Jul 20
You are right, the neighbors always have a share when there is plenty of food.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
23 Jul 20
@nawala123 that is really a nice tradition.
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
23 Jul 20
@Alexandoy in our tradition, we often share food too, especially in special occasions
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@sublime03 (2339)
• Philippines
23 Jul 20
I love how simple your celebration yet it brings so much happiness to you both. Purchasing a home isn’t that easy so congratulations to having purchased that way back and still living in it till this day. May you both have many more years with your wife in the house you made a home in.
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@sublime03 (2339)
• Philippines
23 Jul 20
@Alexandoy That’s okay! You benefit it in the end and look you’re still living in it how many years after.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
23 Jul 20
@sublime03 that is true. We used to pay rent every month but now we are rent-free.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
23 Jul 20
It took all our savings and loan payments for 8 years.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50273)
• United States
22 Jul 20
It’s wonderful to have a home and the comfort and shelter it provides.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50273)
• United States
22 Jul 20
@Alexandoy so many do not have a home. I am very grateful.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
22 Jul 20
Oh yes. Tiring to clean but it's worth the effort.
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@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Jul 20
I love spaghetti, and was actually thinking about making some for dinner tomorrow night. I had Mexican food for dinner tonight, another of my favorites. The pork barbecue you had also sounds delicious.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
22 Jul 20
All the food that I post here are certified delicious simply because.... I was the one who cooked, waheehee.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
22 Jul 20
@moffittjc my brother in California said that the Coke there is somewhat different. Our "red" Coke here is the classic taste which is the Coke of the olden times. It was also asked by Jim, the handsome Scottish guy that their Coke doesn't taste classic anymore.
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@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Jul 20
@Alexandoy I have a question about that can of Coke. Since you've been to the US before, you might be able to answer this. Does your Filipino Coke taste just like the American Coke? The reason I ask is because I know Coke tastes different around the world, depending on the country and/or culture.
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@lovebuglena (44553)
• Staten Island, New York
23 Jul 20
Into your belly? 
19 years is a long time to own a home. Congrats!
19 years is a long time to own a home. Congrats!2 people like this
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
23 Jul 20
@lovebuglena that is the concept of buying a house. Fortunately we have no more expenses except the repairs and maintenance.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
23 Jul 20
What I mean is that we purchased this house 19 years ago and we had it fully paid after 10 years, I think.
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@lovebuglena (44553)
• Staten Island, New York
23 Jul 20
@Alexandoy You are a homeowner even if house not fully paid off.
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
22 Jul 20
Congratulations......and your spaghetti looks very tempting to me
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
22 Jul 20
It is good... said the neighbors.
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
22 Jul 20
@Alexandoy keep teasing me like that...
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
22 Jul 20
@amitkokiladitya there's some more leftover in the fridge. Just 2 minutes in the microwave and it's sizzling hot again.
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@BabeSays (8575)
• Mauritius
23 Jul 20
Hey happy anniversary. Our house has not been complete yet due to lack of money but gosh I can’t wait to move to my very owner house. We only need to complete the Roof which is the most important.
Living in your own house is awesome. You feel so comfortable. Nobody spying over you. Free to use bathroom as much as you’d like per day. The thoughts itself makes me so happy.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
23 Jul 20
You remind me of my parents' house that we moved when it was still unfinished - only the roof and 1 wall. It was scary to sleep. I was in 2nd grade. It was finished when I was in high school already.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
23 Jul 20
@BabeSays we lived in that kind of house for years and it was quite an experience.
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@BabeSays (8575)
• Mauritius
23 Jul 20
@Alexandoy That’s actually what we plan to do. We plan to leave and move as soon as the roof part gets build. Then later on we’ll plaster the walls when we save enough money.
How I wish we would just do the roof part. Cause that’s the main that is left.
It must have been hard for you as a kid to stay in your house, wasn’t it?
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
22 Jul 20
it went out the back door with the ant army
boohahahaha
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
22 Jul 20
The ants got hungry. They couldn't attack because of the continuous rain.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
22 Jul 20
@Alexandoy i spoke with their general, they are regrouping and planning IY*&R&%(&(*
sorry that last bit was predicted by Ant High Command.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
22 Jul 20
Celebrating the anniversary is our way of appreciation.
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@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
24 Jul 20
@Alexandoy I am delighted that you paid off your home loan in 10 years. It took my 7 years to pay off my mortgage.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
24 Jul 20
We bought this house via a bank loan that we paid for 10 years.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
24 Jul 20
@maximax8 the monthly installment is not big so the term is longer.
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@baguiojade (373)
• United States
22 Jul 20
Happy for you and your family.
19 wonderful years in the same house is a real treasure :-)
The spaghetti and the pork bbq you had sounds really yum ! I know it is yummy :-)
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@baguiojade (373)
• United States
22 Jul 20
@Alexandoy I'm pretty sure God has given you back what you have spent.
God provides :-)
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
22 Jul 20
You are right, it is a real treasure especially that we had made so many repairs already.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
22 Jul 20
@baguiojade thank you for the kind words. It is heartwarming.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
23 Jul 20
@much2say one of the best, waheehee.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
23 Jul 20
Thank you for the greeting. The spaghetti is great because... you can guess that I was the one who cooked. Waheehee.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
22 Jul 20
Thanks, we are settled permanently.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
22 Jul 20
@fluffy69 my pride and joy is our home.
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@Miracle_Maya (2244)
• India
22 Jul 20
Happy home anniversary! I'm sure you shared your good food with your neighbours as always.
I'm sure you shared your good food with your neighbours as always.2 people like this
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
23 Jul 20
Thank you for the hunger, waheehee
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
23 Jul 20
@Aurel2 gee, that's flattering to me. Thank you.
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@Aurel2 (342)
• Surabaya, Indonesia
23 Jul 20
@Alexandoy yes, and i had put spaghetti on the menu tonight
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