Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Excerpts from The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

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I bought a hardcover edition of The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. I had a paperback, which I now can't find. The book consists of l...
Sunday, July 27, 2008

Lucha Libre - Fray Tormenta

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The kids watched a movie about a wrestling Mexican priest, and I recalled reading about such a real person who had done that to be able to f...
Sunday, July 20, 2008

John Silva's National Museum Tour

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From Manila, John Silva sent an email about the tours he gives at the National Museum. Schedule follows: FINDING BEAUTY IN OUR OWN A Nation...
Friday, July 18, 2008

Dinner in Zulueta, Historic Old Cebu, Philippines

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There is a small group of die-hard lovers of Old Cebu whom I socialize with when I am Cebu. We will sometimes have dinner in my Zulueta p...
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Antonio Pigafetta Statue in Cebu, Philippines

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Ciao Cecilia, I really enjoyed your very informative piece on Ferdinand Magellan, and very much appreciate the photos you took for me of t...
Friday, July 11, 2008

Manila Friends Activities

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I don't know if Manila is a place where something is always happening, but when I go there, it seems that way. It is a sprawling busy m...
Saturday, July 5, 2008

Manila Updates

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I took the ferry from Makati to Quiapo to take pictures of Pasig River and to shop in Quiapo. The Makati terminal is in Guadalupe on J.P. R...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Cebu Updates

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Dinner last night at the Casino Espanol with Terry Manguerra, Chinggay Utzurrum, Inday Blanco and Chona Bernad. Conversation included travel...
Saturday, June 28, 2008

Cebu Update

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Thursday - Dinner at Pino's Restaurant, a new chic restaurant in Camp Lapulapu, on Wilson street. Dined with Toti Villalon, Eva Gullas...
Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Fiesta in Parian, Cebu, Philippines

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The Fiesta celebration of the Parian District in Old Cebu, Philippines came to pass, without rain and with old world touches. First the tri...
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Saturday, June 21, 2008

More from Cebu

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My goodness, an honest-to-goodness typhoon blew into Cebu, Philippines - wild rain, wilder wind, cool weather - it was fantastic! Hadn'...
Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Cebu Philippine in June

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It's technically the rainy season in the Philippines, and here in Cebu it drizzles now and then. It's terrible humid and hot. In a ...
Sunday, June 15, 2008

Father's Day 2008

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St. Monica's Parish Church does this really nice thing on Mother's Day and Father's Day. During the Offertory of the Mass, the ...
Friday, June 13, 2008

BOOKS IN MY HANDS

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Here are four books that I'm reading/will be reading: 1. The Hacienda a memoir by Lisa St. Aubin De Teran, (Backbay Books 1997) - I fou...
Wednesday, June 11, 2008

St. Cecilia Poem by W. H. Auden

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Blessed Cecilia, appear in visions To all musicians, appear and inspire: Translated Daughter, come down and startle Composing mortals with i...
Saturday, June 7, 2008

Review Movies - The Savages & Grace Is Gone

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Saw a couple of movies last night: The Savages and Grace Is Gone. I think they may be the most depressing movies out in Blockbuster, so if...
Wednesday, June 4, 2008

More on Computer Problem

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My son tested my husband's computer at his place and it worked without any problem at all. The laptop at home started becoming stupid a...
Tuesday, June 3, 2008

FIGHTING BACK! - COMPUTER MALWARE

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Our youngest son, also known as our Tech Help for computer problems, believes in Tough Love. When one of our computers started to slow down...
Friday, May 30, 2008

Travel to Batanes, Philippines

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The following is an email from my friend Darn. This reminds me of our earlier attempt to visit Batanes. Batanes is the northern-most islan...
Monday, May 26, 2008

The Surprise of Alabaster - it dissolves in Water!!!

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One of the stops we made in Egypt was an Alabaster Shop near the Valley of the Kings. I've had my eye on alabaster for a while now. Wh...
Thursday, May 22, 2008

World Land Marks

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Sharing some pictures of world land marks: Pictures show: The Dome of the Rock, Israel; Little Mermaid, Denmark; Leaning Tower of Pisa, Ita...
Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Egypt's Goddess Nuit

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When we were in Cairo, we visited a Papyrus place. I forget now if it was called a "Papyrus School" or a "Papyrus Factory....
Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Kaiser's Therapy Dog

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I should be reading a student's novel that I'm critiquing but it's been a while since I've blogged so here goes. I will not ...
Thursday, May 15, 2008

TIME OUT!!!

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TIME OUT! - I started an online class (Essential Beginnings) and have a lot of things to do, so I haven't been able to write. Bear with...
Friday, May 9, 2008

JERUSALEM - #4 - The Bethlehem Incident

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The Bethlehem incident happened this way. Lauren and I arranged a half-day tour of Bethlehem with Alternative Tours, a Palistinian outfit. ...
Thursday, May 8, 2008

JERUSALEM - #3

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I will be lazy here and post an excerpt of an email sent to a friend about Israel primarily: " I will admit I had a bit of apprehension...
Wednesday, May 7, 2008

JERUSALEM - #2

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The places we visited in Jerusalem included: the Via Dolorosa, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Ethiopian Church, the Tomb of David, t...
Tuesday, May 6, 2008

JERUSALEM - #1

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Last year we saw a movie about the fall of Jerusalem to Saladin in 1187 a.d. The Kingdom of Heaven was criticized for inaccuracies, but I ...
Monday, May 5, 2008

GRAND TOUR OF EGYPT - # 3 Edfu, Kom Ombo, Aswan, Abu Simbel

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In Luxor, we boarded a boat, the Royal Lotus, for a three-night river cruise on the Nile. It was interesting to see how the boats docked a...