Water lily or lotus?
Posted on April 13, 2010 · 4 Comments
Japanese Garden, Caliraya
Posted on April 12, 2010 · 18 Comments
On the morning of Maundy Thursday, after failing to get accommodations near the Pagsanjan Falls, we decided to head back to the town of Kalayaan for lunch at Exotik Restaurant. But it was only after 10.00 a.m. and too early for lunch so where the road forked, instead of taking the left lane that would ... (more)
Culture, art and architecture: inside two churches in Laguna
Posted on April 9, 2010 · 10 Comments
Call me strange but old buildings fascinate me. One reason why I am so enamored with the setting of the Harry Potter books. You know, Hogwarts Castle. If someone gave me a centuries-old castle like that, I’d take it without second thoughts and live in it — creaky ancient plumbing and all. Eerie? Spooky? Freaky? ... (more)
I bought horses and they are beautiful
Posted on April 7, 2010 · 10 Comments
When we drove south last week, I came upon a group of eight horses that I immediately fell in love with. I bought them all. It was tempting to go online with my iPhone and post a message on Twitter and Facebook but since I won’t have the opportunity to respond to comments, being on ... (more)
Carabao, the water buffalo, not Erap’s English
Posted on April 5, 2010 · 24 Comments
In October 2007, Sam took the photo below somewhere in Bulacan through the open window of our moving car. Just about everywhere we go, when I see a carabao in the rice field, I take photos. But none has ever come near the imagery of Sam’s photo which captures the essence of the Filipino farmer’s ... (more)
The road to Pagsanjan
Posted on April 2, 2010 · 21 Comments
Before dawn yesterday, we left on a road trip. The plan was to drive to Paete and then to Pagsanjan via the Teresa-Tanay-Morong road. We’d check in at some hotel in Pagsanjan, the most comfortable we could find, explore the surrounding towns and drive home on Black Saturday. It was an exciting prospect. Paete, after ... (more)
It got too small before someone told me the moon was out tonight
Posted on March 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment
We have quadruplets
Posted on March 20, 2010 · 38 Comments
Let’s take a break from serious (and, often, morose) topics to give way to an important announcement. Sam came home this weekend to welcome four new members of the family. No, we didn’t adopt. Pepper gave birth two nights ago and we have four new kittens who, we hope (Sam, especially), will all grow into ... (more)
For the yearbook
Posted on March 15, 2010 · 13 Comments
We spent yesterday trying hard not to dwell on stressful and irritating matters. Heaven knows we needed the break. The girls and I had our hair trimmed, Sam and I bought cologne from The Body Shop, we had a late lunch at Fazoli’s, saw “Extraordinary Measures”, went to the supermarket, dropped off Sam at the ... (more)
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