Friday, May 27, 2022

Mississippi Cruise - Vicksburg #6

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    More on our Mississippi  River Cruise on the #AmericanQueen . From Natchez, we steamed on to Vicksburg, a city in western Mississippi. T...
Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Mississippi Cruise - Natchez 5

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  More on the Mississippi River Cruise I took recently: From Pointe Coupee, we went to  the city of Natchez, which is famous for its antebel...
Thursday, May 19, 2022

Mississippi River Cruise - Pointe Coupee - 4

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  After Nottaway, our next stop of our Mississippi River Cruise was Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, which was surrounded by major rivers on three ...

Mississippi River Cruise - New Orleans 3

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  Here are pictures taken at the French Quarter of New Orleans before we started our Mississippi River Cruise.  
Sunday, May 15, 2022

Mississippi River Cruise - Nottaway 2

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  I continue blogging about our recent Mississippi River Cruise. Here are some facts about the Mississippi River. The Mississippi is 2,340 m...
Friday, May 13, 2022

Mississippi River Cruise on the American Queen - 1

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  We took a Mississippi River Cruise recently with stops at New Orleans, Nottoway, Pointe Coupee, Natchez, Vicksburg, Greenville, and ending...
Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Cecilia Brainard Talk - Philippine Consulate Jeddah, Saudi Arabia #NationalLiteratureMonth

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  The Philippine Consulate General of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia celebrated National Literature Month in April 2022. The Speakers on April 25, 202...
Thursday, April 21, 2022

My Father, Mariano Flores Manguerra

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  I'm sharing pictures of my father, MARIANO FLORES MANGUERRA. My father was from Laguna, and he taught for many years as a Professor of...
Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Filomena Alesna Cuenco, plus photos of Josefa and Isabelo Montesclaros

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    Here is an old photo of my maternal grandmother, Filomena Alesna Cuenco, with her grandsons l-r: Ramon and Tony Cuenco. This was taken i...
Friday, April 15, 2022

4-year old Vikram's Vichelin Star Restaurant Reviews - Lazy Daisy Cafe, Santa Monica

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  Vikram's Vicheln Star Restaurant Reviews Vikram rates the following LAZY DAISY CAFE, Santa Monica  * * * * * (Five Stars) 2300 Pico Bl...
Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Old Historic Cebu Photo - Elpidio Quirino, Mariano J. Cuenco, Manuel Cuenco

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   I have old family photos given to me by relatives. These are interesting as they include the Sixth president of the Philippines, Elpidio ...
Monday, March 28, 2022

4-year old Vikram's Vichelin Star Restaurant Reviews - Fritto Misto

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  Vikram's Vichelin Star Restaurant Reviews Vikram rates the following Fritto Misto * * * * * (Five Stars) 620 Santa Monica Blvd. Ste A ...
Saturday, March 26, 2022

Book Review of Seven Stories from Seven Sisters, Children's Filipino Folklore

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Thanks to Dr. Herminia Menez Coben Herminia Coben who gave me a copy of this review of the children's book, Seven Stories from Sisters,...
Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Cecilia Brainard On YouTube Palhbooks

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  Most of Cecilia Brainard's virtual lectures are archived on YouTube Palhbooks or click here https://youtube.com/user/palhbooks   Her ...

Cecilia Brainard Remembers Filipino Filam Author Bienvenido N. Santos - You Lovely People Conference

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  Bienvenido N. Santos & Cecilia Brainard, circa 1996 Cecilia Brainard remembers noted Filipino Filam author Bienvenido N. Santos at the...
Monday, March 21, 2022

4-year old Vikram's Vichelin Star Restaurant Reviews - La Cabana Venice Mexican Restaurant

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  Vikram's Vichelin Star Restaurant Reviews Vikram rates the following:  La Cabana Mexican Restaurant - * * * * * (Five Stars) 738 Rose ...
Saturday, March 19, 2022

Author Cecilia Brainard Virtual Lectures & Readings in You Tube Palhbooks

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  Many of Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's virtual lectures and literary readings can be found in YouTube Palhbooks or click here https://w...
Monday, March 7, 2022

World War Two Hero Cebu: Federico A. Reyes

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  There are many Filipino heroes of World War Two in the Philippines. Among them was Captain Federico Arias Reyes who was married to my moth...
Sunday, March 6, 2022

4-year old Vikram's Vichelin Star Restaurant Reviews - The Palace Seafood & Dim Sum

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  Introducing Vikram's Vichelin Star Restaurant Reviews.  Four-year old Vikram rates restaurants that he has visited.   The Palace Seafo...
Saturday, March 5, 2022

Historic Antique Photograph Philippine Cuenco Family

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    For the first time I deciphered the writing on this old photo that I got from my aunt, Lourdes Cuenco. It's quite an interesting pho...
Tuesday, February 22, 2022

UBEC: CEBU REIMAGINED Talk by Cecilia Brainard, Cebuano Studies Center & YOUTUBE

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  Cecilia Brainard's Talk: UBEC: CEBU REIMAGINED (Feb. 19, 2022) is streaming in the FB site of the Cebuano Studies Center: https://fb.w...
Thursday, February 17, 2022

"All Hail Cebu's Carnival Queens 1914-1941, Brainard in Positively Filipino

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  Concepcion Alesna Cuenco, 1931 Cebu Carnival Queen (mother of author) My article "All Hair Cebu's Carnival Queens 1914-1941"...