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| Friday, 30-Jul-2004 00:00 |
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Photo Friday: SUNSET
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Sunset in Vevey (click to enlarge)
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| Quote: | Pearl Harbor (2001)
Evelyn: Every night I watch the SUNSET and soak up every last ray of its warmth, and send it from my heart to yours. |
My message to Junnie and Mitzi who are counting the days before they embark on a new life in a faraway destination: "Everytime you see a beautiful SUNSET, be reminded that we are always thinking of and praying for you..." 
| Quote: | American Tail: Fievel Goes West, An (1991)
Wylie Burp: Just remember, Fievel - one man's SUNSET is another man's dawn. I don't know what's out there beyond those hills. But if you ride yonder... head up, eyes steady, heart open... I think one day you'll find that you're the hero you've been looking for. |
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| Thursday, 29-Jul-2004 00:00 |
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Theme Thursday: FOUND
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On our way to Lucerne, Switzerland, after more than an hour's drive from Vevey, I found this wooden dwelling sitting in the middle of a wide expanse of green and bordered at the back by trees and the mountains.
| Quote: | | What's the earth with all its art, verse, music, worth - Compared with love, FOUND, gained, and kept? - Robert Browning (1812 - 1889) |
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| Tuesday, 27-Jul-2004 00:00 |
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Phototime Tuesday: DISTANT
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View from the campanile of Sta. Ma. del Fiore in Florence, Italy
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| Quote: | The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities, but to know that there is someone who, though DISTANT, thinks and feels with us -- this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden.
- Johan Wolfgang von Goethe |
That's precisely my thought of my parents and siblings who are in Manila. Come September, bro and sis-in-law will be migrating to Canada making it more challenging for us to see each other frequently.
I guess this blog will be put to good use all the more. 
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| Monday, 26-Jul-2004 00:00 |
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Empty Nest
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Matt & friends
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Matt in blue board shorts
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all huddled together reading the ghost stories in the dark...
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Last Saturday, Matt invited his school friends for a swim and some snacks at home. It was our first time to veer away from the usual themed birthday party we used to tender for our boys. I guess it was just right not to celebrate it with balloons and clowns and the regulation loot bags. After all, he is almost a teener.
So instead, he and his pals played in and around the pool, dove and did cannon balls. When they were all famished, they finished off the prepared food of spaghetti, grilled pork belly, puso and ngohiong. Afterwards, they played war games down in the basement parking...
The gifts too weren't the usual toys and such... Except for the Donatello figure which was more of 7-year old Kyle's type of toy, Matt received baseball caps, a Reebok watch, a Ghost storybook, Who Wants to be a Millionaire boardgame, Nike muscle shirt and cash...
Hmm, Matt is growing up really fast I'm starting to feel the empty-nest syndrome.
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| Sunday, 25-Jul-2004 00:00 |
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Jake
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This is how 4.5-month old Jake now looks...
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| Saturday, 24-Jul-2004 00:00 |
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATT!
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Japanese dinner
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bento
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Kyle & Matt, happy with the additional order of ebi tempura!
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Matt turned 11 years old yesterday and to mark the special occasion, we had Japanese dinner at Rai Rai Ken. Beef/chicken teriyaki, ramen (noodles), gyoza (dumplings), ebi (shrimp) tempura, chicken karaage, tamago (egg), gohan (rice), vegetable salad... Though we all had a bento each, we had to order additional ebi tempura for the kids who couldn't seem to get enough of it. After devouring the food to the last piece, we were all filled to the brim! *burp* What's a special occasion without a feast, right?
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| Friday, 23-Jul-2004 00:00 |
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Photo Friday: MOTHER
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MOTHER... (click to enlarge)
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| Quote: | A thousand men may build a city, but it takes a MOTHER to make a home.
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| Quote: | Some are kissing MOTHERs and some are scolding MOTHERs, but it is love just the same.
- Pearl Buck |
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| Thursday, 22-Jul-2004 00:00 |
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Theme Thursday: SADNESS
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Vevey, Montreaux, Switzerland (click to enlarge)
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This shot taken at Vevey, Switzerland on our last night before departing for Paris evokes the very mood we were feeling at that time. It was our last dinner together with Junnie, Mitzi and May and we were treated to a sumptuous meal of raclette, cheval (horse meat!) and wine.
Parting is always bittersweet. You feel SADNESS for leaving loved ones behind (though it was only for a brief period) but you also feel eager to move on and start anew. In our case, we were sad to leave the place that was home to us for two-weeks, but excited to "conquer" yet another destination.
(Excuse the date stamp. It shouldn't have been there....)
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| Tuesday, 20-Jul-2004 00:00 |
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Phototime Tuesday: SHADOWS
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Shadow of Arc d' Triomphe on Champs Elysees (click to enlarge)
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This is a Kodak LS 420 digicam shot of the famous Champs Elysees in Paris while we were on top of the equally, if not more, famous monument, the Arc d' Triomphe. Note how the Arc's SHADOW is cast on the road and people below.... 
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| Saturday, 17-Jul-2004 00:00 |
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Mike Francis in Concert
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This is our second concert for the week and Jerry and I wouldn't pass this up for anything. For the past 15 (or more) years, we have grown to like the cool voice of Mike Francis in old faves like Let Me In, Friends, Suddenly Back to Me, Dusty Road... etc. Now, he's back to "serenade" us again.
With the audience belonging to the 30-something age bracket, we sat there in the middle of the activity center of the Ayala Mall. And to complete the gimmick, we brought in some munchies - (real beef!) burgers, iced tea and juice from Mother's Fried Chicken (of course!).
Since the P250/head concert ticket entitled us to meals for the same amount, we had to pass by Gerry's Grill to make use of it. Though we were full, we managed to stuff ourselves with salmon sinigang soup, grilled porkchops and rice. Yum!
A little bit of trivia: Total # of Mike Francis' concerts Jerry and I have watched together--- 3!
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you've got a great fotopage!
MWAHAHA! That is the best punch line I read today.
