FERN AS SHE IS COMMONLY CALLED CELEBRATED HER 70TH BIRTHDAY AT LITTLE QUIAPO RESTAURANT AT MCCORMICK AVE., CHICAGO IL., AUGUST 31, 2006. SHE SAID THAT THE NUMBER ON HER BIRTHDAY CAKE IS A MISTAKE. ITS  REALLY A SIN TO DIVULGE A WOMAN'S AGE TO THE PUBLIC IN WHICH SHE DON'T REALLY LOOK LIKE ONE.  HER DAUGHTER MELANIE, WHO IS MARRIED TO A CRUZ FLEW IN FROM THE PHILIPPINES JUST TO ATTEND THE CELEBRATION. FOOD WAS PLENTIFUL AND SUMPTUOUS. IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL EVENT WHEN THE PEOPLE START PRAISING FERN HOW GOOD LIFE SHE LIVE IN.   AFTER THAT,  DANCING ALL NIGHT.