Sunday, February 12, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
That old TV
Buying a new t.v. may be the easier solution to enjoy DTV, but if you love your analog t.v., or are looking for a more affordable alternative (although you are not able to watch it in HD), connect your analog t.v. to a digital box converter, and you can still view t.v. shows in your old analog t.v. set.
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Labels: Electronics
Martin Luther King Day
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Sunday, January 15, 2012
Early Morning Listening Pleasure
It's a beautiful Sunday morning. Banabear and I are up early. While doing my cleaning chores around the house, I am listening to my favorite gospel singing group, the Heritage Singers.
Here's one of my favorites:
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Labels: Christian Music, Faith and Spirituality
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Friday Photo Flashback
These pictures, taken more than a decade ago, bring back memories of fun times. We always remember with fondness our high school days. I am still in touch with a lot of my high school classmates. Most of them were my classmates since grade school and college. Thanks to Facebook- we are still able to communicate even though we are now situated in different parts of the world.
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Labels: Filipiniana, Friday Photo Flashback, Meme, Relationships
Sunday, January 8, 2012
In Memoriam: 911
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Labels: History, Places, Politics and Government, Travel
911 Memorial
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Labels: History, Photography, Places, Travel, Weekend Reflections
Monday, January 2, 2012
Check Out
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Labels: Electronics, Gadgets, Shopping
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Battery Park on a December Afternoon
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Labels: Photography, Places, Scenic Sunday
New Year, New Beginning
Today is the first day of the year 2012. The previous year has been tough for a lot of us but difficult times can help us grow into better and stronger persons, depending on how we respond to trials that we face in life. Let us face the new year with courage, hope and faith for a brighter tomorrow.
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Labels: Faith and Spirituality, Relationships
Saturday, December 10, 2011
PhotoHunt: Light
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Labels: Meme, Photo Hunt, Photography
Maligayang Pasko
The Philippines is known for celebrating the world's longest Christmas season. As early as September, Christmas carols can be heard over the airwaves and people start putting up Christmas decoration.
I have been a U.S. resident for more than 4 years and the Christmas holidays still make me homesick. It is the time of the year when I feel most nostalgic, remembering the good times I shared with family and friends. Christmas in my country has more meaning and is more festive. I am sure my sentiments are shared by a lot of my countrymen who are also away from the Philippines.
When I put up my Christmas decoration a couple of weeks ago, I wanted a "Filipino" touch to it. I am glad I found a "mini parol", a tiny Christmas lantern made of wood and sigay shells. I attached it around a sugarcane shaped candle (a cottage industry product of rebel returnees from Negros Occidental, my home province) placed atop a ceramic carabao (water buffalo) pulling a cart of sugarcane cuttings (this ceramic tabletop decor was a going-away present from my bowling teammate and friend).
Something to remind me of home.
A carabao pulling a cart filled with sugarcane cuttings is a typical countryside sight in my country, especially in my home province, touted as the sugar capital of the Philippines. A "Parol" is a traditional Filipino Christmas decor. It is a star-shaped lantern, usually made of bamboo and colored paper.
"Maligayang Pasko" is a Philippine greeting meaning, "Merry Christmas".
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Labels: Filipiniana, Traditions
Mary, Did You Know?

One of my favorite Christian hymns is the Christmas song, "Mary, Did You Know?" Below is Donny Osmond's version of the song.
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Sunday, December 4, 2011
Typical Backyard Scene
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Labels: Florida, Photography, Scenic Sunday
The Sojourner
- MsRay
- Gold Coast, Florida, United States
- I am a Filipina transplanted in the U.S. and trying to survive life in a new environment. This is a journal of my personal observations on a variety of subjects of interest as well as a diary of my journey through life, particularly my experiences in my new home.
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