Lady Justice

English: True/Truth

Filipino: Totoo/Katotohanan

Lady Justice (Justitia)

Bilang simbolo ng katarungan at katotohanan, sya ay nakapiring upang ipaalam na ang katarungan ay ibinibigay sa lahat, mayaman o mahirap, nang walang takot o pabor.

Ito ang imahen ng Ina ng Katarungan na makikita sa Bulwagan ng Katarungan ng Lungsod ng Bacolod sa Pilipinas, kung saan ako nagtatrabaho bago ako lumipat sa Estados Unidos.

As the symbol of justice and truth, she is blindfolded to make known that justice is meted out objectively to everybody, rich or poor, without fear or favor.

This is the statue of the Lady Justice found at the Hall of Justice of Bacolod City, Philippines, where I used to work before migrating to the U.S.

Lady Justice

Atrium, Hall of Justice, Bacolod City

Spring in Sepia

Where flowers bloom,

so does hope.

- Lady Bird Johnson

All Things Bright and Beautiful

All things bright and beautiful,

Honolulu, Hawaii

Coconut Creek, Florida

Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii

All creatures great....

North Shore, Hawaii

Honolulu Zoo, Hawaii

...and small

Waikiki Beach, Hawaii

All things wise and wonderful:

The Lord God made them all.

Each little flower that opens,

Ewa Beach, Hawaii

Bacolod City, Philippines

Waikiki, Hawaii

Each little bird that sings,

Honolulu Zoo, Hawaii

Deerfield Beach, Florida

He made their glowing colors,

He made their tiny wings.

The purple headed mountains,

Kaneohe, Hawaii

The river running by,

Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii

The sunset

Hollywood, Florida

and the morning

Summit of Mt. Haleakala, Maui, Hawaii

That brightens up the sky.

The cold wind in the winter,

Avon Park, Florida

The pleasant summer sun,

Waikiki Beach, Hawaii

Magic Island, Honolulu, Hawaii

The ripe fruits in the garden,

Avon Park, Florida

He made them every one.

The tall trees in the greenwood,

Waikiki, Hawaii

Hale Koa, Honolulu, Hawaii

The meadows where we play,

Ala Moana Beach Park, Honolulu, Hawaii

The rushes by the water,

North Shore, Hawaii

Magic Island, Honolulu, Hawaii

To gather every day.

He gave us eyes to see them,

And lips that we might tell

How great is God Almighty,

Who has made all things well.

- Cecil F. Alexander

Thank you, Lord, for the opportunity to enjoy the wonders of your creation!

Spring is Here

Springtime is here again

It's getting warmer everyday

Flowers

Pretty little flowers

And the grass is growing high

Daytime

We have much more daytime

And the days are getting long

-From Springtime is Here Again

by Bobby Susser

I love staying outdoors nowadays that the breeze is not that chilly anymore. Well, sometimes it still is, but more tolerable compared to the previous months. Our front yard is coming back to life with flowers of different colors, the greens at our backyard look more luscious, the birds are happily chirping, and banabear loves to fish at the small lake out in the backyard. Oh, yes, the iguana is lurking around, too.

Flowers a-blooming

The 'greening' of the coconuts

Beautiful bird

Banabear fishing

Mr. Iguana posing for me

Sailing in Oahu

One of the things I love about Hawaii aside from the rainbows and beautiful weather is watching sailboats on a late afternoon . . .

Ko Olina

Magic Island

Jesus Loves Me

This classic children's song tells of Jesus's love for us.

Happy Sabbath!

For God so loved the world

that He gave His One and Only Son

that whosoever believes in Him

shall not perish but have eternal life.

- John 3:16

The Woman is now a Driver

Hubby was, and still is, very strict when it comes to my driving. When he was teaching me to drive the "American way" (as opposed to my Philippine way of driving), oftentimes we would end up getting into each other's nerves, or worse, on a 'head-on collision'. It came to a point when he no longer allowed me to drive the car. However, I am the type of person who does not easily give up, and one day, without his knowledge, I went to the Florida DMV and took the road test, which I passed in just one take. Two weeks after getting my driver's license, I gave him the surprise of his life when I handed him my license.

Driving has afforded me more mobility and a new sense of freedom. I now drive myself to school, church, hair salon, the shopping center and do errands on my own. Being able to drive is not only advantageous to me but it has also made hubby's life easier because he can now do his own activities instead of driving (and waiting for) me to my appointments. Pretty soon, I am buying my own car so at this point, while doing research on the SUV model that am considering, I am also looking at auto insurance quote by different companies to find out whether I can get a more affordable insurance rate than what my hubby is paying now for his car.

Friday Photo Flashback

1986

This photo was taken in the summer of 1986 during an evangelistic gathering I attended at Central Philippine Adventist College, Murcia, Negros Occidental. I am the bespectacled girl in the middle.