The Moon Behind

Can you see the moon? Too tiny against the big face of Jollibee the famous Pinoy bee.

Monday Mellow Yellows

Blue Monday

Christmas Decors at the Malls

As much as we want to dress up our home with beautiful Christmas decorations, we simply can't because of some reasons, like house space, budget and time. We have no choice but to settle on simple Christmas wreaths and ornaments. Hopefully by next year we'll be able to find time and budget to decorate our home with style and elegance. 

For now we are very much contented just by looking at stunning decorations outside our home like those found in shopping malls.

Here's what I saw at the two shopping malls in the city.

Many have forgotten what the season is all about. The "Nativity" decor at SM Cagayan de Oro City will remind us that Christmas is the celebration of the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. 

 

I think the church replica, also at SM CDO depicts the Filipino Tradition of "Simbang Gabi". Simbang Gabi is a devotional mass in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is a 9-day series mass which starts early morning of December 16th until December 24th.

And of course, who will ignore this tall Christmas Tree at the Center of Lim Ket Kai Mall also here in Cagayan de Oro City. 

Having a Nativity scene and a Christmas Tree at home is my goal next year. I hope it will come true.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Monday Mellow Yellows

Ruby Tuesday Too

Woody and Lightning McQueen Balls

My son's "Toy Story" and "Cars" designed balls.

Blue Monday

Ruby Tuesday 2

The Yellow Hibiscus

"flowers are expression of nature's beauty

yellow hibiscus

shimmering towards the sun"

 

Photo taken using my mobile phone at the hospital after I had my check-up.

Today's Flower

Flowers + Our Unending Love

"Our precious little Angel, we will always love you, you are in our hearts Forever"

Early morning of November 1, 2013, we went to visit our Angel's resting place, offered flowers, candle, prayers and our unending love to our little girl that we never got a chance to see alive and moving. She was choosen by our Almighty God to be one of his angels even before she was born.

She is up there for than a year now watching over us everyday.

Today's Flower

Monday Mellow Yellows

Macro Monday 2

Sail to Freedom

"I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do."
~Robert A. Heinlein~

Photo taken one Sunday morning at the beach in Misamis Oriental, Philippines.

Water World Wednesday

I Believe in Pink

I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.

Audrey Hepburn

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I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.

Audrey Hepburn

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"I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles."

~Audrey Hepburn~

I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.
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Happy Monday Everyone!

Today's Flower

Macro Monday 2

Monday Mellow Yellows

No Boundaries

When we look up, it widens our horizons.  

We see what a little speck we are in the universe, so insignificant, and we all take ourselves so seriously, but in the sky, there are no boundaries.  

No differences of caste or religion or race. 

~Julia Gregson~

Happy Friday Everyone

SkyWatch Friday

Yellow-Pinkish Spathoglottis Plicata

Spathoglottis Plicata also commonly known as Philippine Ground Orchid is terrestrial and perennial plant that are native to Southeast Asia.

The non-fragrant flowers can reach the size up to 4cm. Since it is a tropical orchid it requires warm - hot, humid climate and is best cultivated in full sun to partial shade.

But because of climate change, where in the sun is so hot most of the day in the Philippines it is better to grow these pretties in a partial shade areas.

Today's Flower

Monday Mellow Yellows

Macro Monday 2

A Perfect Empty Canvas

The sky, a perfect empty canvas, offers clouds nonetheless.  They shift and drift and beg interpretation... such is the nature of art.  

~Jeb Dickerson~

Photo taken on February 7, 2013 along Bukidnon Highway, Philippines.

SkyWatch Friday

Yellow Vanda Orchid

These flowers are very abundant in Davao City, in fact this branch of yellow Vanda orchid was photographed in one fine morning while having breakfast at Grand Regal Hotel, Davao City.

They used the flower as an ornament in every dining table.

Photo taken using my smartphone. :)

Today's Flower

Monday Mellow Yellows

Macro Monday 2

Orchid: Blooming Dendrobium

Flowers are the music of the ground

From earth's lips spoken without sound.

~EDWIN CURRAN, "Flowers"~

The potted dendrobiums that I bought in November last year, are continuously giving us beautiful blooms.

Today's Flower

Macro Monday

Monday Mellow Yellows

Enjoying the Warm Sea Water

“Children learn best through their everyday experiences  with the people they love and trust, and when the learning is fun. And the best place for these experiences is outdoors, in the natural world.”

Center for Families, Communities, Schools and Children’s Learning

My little boy enjoying the warm sea water in one early Sunday Morning at Opol, Misamis Oriental, Philippines.

 

Water World Wednesday

Uniquely Violet

“Each violet peeps from its dwelling to gaze at the bright stars above” 

 ~Heinrich Heine~

I saw this violet flower at one of the gardens that sell plants in Bulua West Bound Terminal, Cagayan de Oro City. I wonder what it's called, I asked the young girl who sells this pretty flower, but unfortunately she don't know either.

Unique isn't she? I hope I was able to capture her nicely even using only my smartphone. :)

Today's Flower

Monday Mellow Yellows

Macro Monday 2

Water Flowing from Big Jars

"A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles."
~Washington Irving~

These are jars fountain at the main entrance of Grand Regal Hotel, Davao City, taken using my smartphone. 

Water World Wednesday

Jet Skis at the Distance

There were jet skis at the distance but my smartphone has no optical zoom capability to capture them. Instead, blue sky and scattered clouds + part of the bridge were seen in this shot. 

 

Took the photo while on board a van on a bright mid day of August 28, 2013 after we had lunch at my officemate's abode to celebrate the Feast of St. Augustine.

SkyWatch Friday

I Have Gerberas!

True! I now have these pretties at home, although the flowers have already withered but the mother plants are surviving.

I bought these flowering plants together with the stargazers and mums three weeks go. And I hope it will continue to grow, multiply and give us more more blooms in coming days.

Today's Flower

Monday Mellow Yellows

Macro Monday 2

 

Good Morning Friday!

Wake up and be mesmerized! See how the beautiful sunshine managed to outshine the heavy gray sky.

Get up, go outside and enjoy the beautiful morning brought by a very good weather in this part of the world. 

In few minutes I'll be leaving for work. The last working day of the week and tomorrow will be Saturday, time for my dearest Family. I do hope my boss will spare me and won't oblige me to have an overtime tomorrow.

Happy Friday Everyone!

SkyWatch Friday

Mums + Recycled Flower Pots

Remember my trip last week at Lim Ket Kai Mall, Plants and Flowers Garden Display Area wherein I bought flowering plants like Lilium Stargazers, Gerberas and Mums? So far after a week, they are still alive and flourishing especially the Mums. 

I actually bought 4 different colors of mums at P75.00 ($1.75) per pot. There were a lot of colors available for sale but I chose only four, the most I can afford and these were;

of Orange or Rust and Yellow Shade

Bright Yellow 

Lilac/Lavender Shade

and Red Maroon 

Hubby and I replanted them in another container. Instead of buying plastic pots we decided to recycle empty plastic water bottles. We have a lot of them at home because these were the used purified drinking water  bottles that our son had consumed.

 

Hubby cut the lower portion of the bottle (above the first ring) using scissors then bored holes at the bottom.

This is how the empty recycled pot looks like...

Recycled pot with garden soil...

 And finally the replanted mums in the recycled plastic pots.

Instead of throwing them away, these empty bottles were put into good use.

Today's Flower

Monday Mellow Yellows

Macro Monday

Blue Monday

Satti de Zamboanga

After I received my "travel order" to Zamboanga City, my birthplace, my hometown (thanks for the free trip), I immediately called up my older brother and told him that I am coming over and asked him to take me to a “Satti House”. The last time I had this spicy spirit kicking dish was years ago. I can’t really remember the exact figure, and I almost forgot that this delicious dish has ever existed. 

Spicy Satti @ P50.00 per serve

 

Satti is a local dish that is served with puśo (wrapped rice), sticks of roasted beef or chicken meat + overflowing with thick hot and spicy curry chilli sauce that is usually served early in the morning. You can rarely find satti available by lunch time. 

Anyway, we (my boss + 1 colleague) arrived on Tuesday July 30, 2013, 8AM on board Cebu Pacific from Cagayan de Oro City. My brother was supposed to picked me up at the hotel around 9AM and go directly to “Satti House”, unfortunately our schedule had changed, my boss asked me to stay for a while because were meeting one of our applicants and later had our lunch at Alavar Seafood Restaurant were we had the famous curacha.

The satti feast was slashed off that day. I thought I won’t be able to eat what I’m craving for during the trip because the only opportunity we had was on the first day, the 2^nd day will be devoted to main purpose why we went to Zamboanga, a whole-day business meeting and then fly back to CDO on the 3^rd. 

But guessed what? Good luck was on our side, because our business meeting host fetched us at the hotel early morning before the meeting and brought us to Andy’s Satti in Tetuan, Zamboanga City. All smile for me! Lol I thought I had a no-satti trip but I was wrong! Woot hooo!

Satti is really a famous dish to locals and tourists. From Christians to Muslims, students, workers to those who had hangover, satti is the most satisfying and energizing breakfast.  So if  you are in Zamboanga City don’t forget to try the spicy satti and I’m sure it will really perk up your day!

Food Trip Friday