Monday, September 12, 2011

HOT OFF THE PRESS: LITERARY READINGS and MORE

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The first ever Filipino American International Book Festival will be held in San Francisco on October 1 and 2. Some 100 Filipino writers fr...
Friday, September 9, 2011

Mother Goddess Figures: Food for Thought

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I'm taking a class that's looking at ancient statues of Mother Goddesses. I found a picture of the statue of the Venus of Willendor...
Thursday, September 8, 2011

Book Signing - FPAC September 10, 1-4 p.m.

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Hi, if you're attending the FPAC Festival this weekend, stop by the booth of Philippine Expressions. I'll be signing VIGAN AND OTHER...

Feastday of Our Lady of Velankanni & Our Lady's Birthday today

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Novena Prayer to Our Lady of Velankanni Oh Most Holy Virgin! You were chosen by the Most Adorable Trinity from all eternity to be the mo...
Monday, September 5, 2011

Maryknollers in California - More pictures

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I got together with some Maryknoll classmates over the weekend. Maria Ciocon is wearing black and white; Lucy Adao McGinley has the bow in ...
Monday, August 29, 2011

SANTA MONICA PLANE CRASH - Aug. 29, 2011

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This happened just blocks away from our house - a plane crash, at around 2:30 p.m.. The pilot survived; he just had a broken leg. A painter ...

Literary Reading, Sept. 29, 7 p.m, Eastwind Books, Berkeley,

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Eastwind Books of Berkeley Authors & Poets Reading: "THE PLACES WE CALL HOME" featuring Oscar Bermeo, Cecilia Manguerra ...
Friday, August 26, 2011

Tripadvisor Reviews of Yap Sandiego House & 1730 Jesuit House

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I posted a couple of Reviews in Tripadvisor, for the Yap Sandiego House and for the 1730 Jesuit House, both in Cebu: “#1 Tourist Attracti...

Writers Faire UCLA - Sunday, August 28

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I'm a panelist in the Writers Faire which will be held this Sunday, August 28, at the Young Hall Courtyard at UCLA. I'll be in the ...
Wednesday, August 24, 2011

San Francisco Theatre - Based on short Stories (including Brainard's)

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I got a Google Alert that my name was mentioned in publicity material by Bindlestiff Studio - see below, about their featuring a performance...
Tuesday, August 23, 2011

More, More National Parks - set 4

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Lauren in San Francisco's Chinatown Group shot: Kathy and Peter Shack with Lauren Wildflowers Wildflowers Wildflowers Lodge near Wa...
Thursday, August 18, 2011

Still More National Parks - Set 3

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Here are more pictures taken in Jasper National Park in Canada. Along the drive, we saw my seventh bear (Lauren's eighth bear) along...
Monday, August 15, 2011

More Pictures National Parks - set 2

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I'm never going to get caught up blogging everything we've seen and done, so I'm just going ahead and mention that we made our w...
Thursday, August 11, 2011

Yosemite, Grand Tetons and Yellowstone Park set 1

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We're visiting some US National Parks, and here are some pictures. I'll be writing about them and posting more pictures later on. ...
Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Maryknollers in California

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Maria Ciocon, Frances Garrovillo, and I spent a nice today together, catching up. We three were Communication Arts majors at Maryknoll Colle...
Monday, August 1, 2011

Cecilia and Chinggay in a Carriage in front of the Yap-Sandiego House, Cebu

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Chinggay Utzurrum and me in a carriage in front of the Yap-Sandiego House, picture taken last June 24, 2011.