Cut Flowers at St. Augustine Cathedral

Yesterday October 30, 2014 5:00PM PST (Philippine Standard Time), hubby and I decided to purchase the flowers we plan to bring to our loved ones graves on November 1. We purposely visit and bought the flowers early because as much as possible we wanted to stay away from the crowd. And buying the flowers a day before or on November 1 will definitely have an increase in prices.

As expected, the areas in front the St. Augustine Cathedral, where most of the local flower shops are located were still very peaceful with just a few customers dropping by, though the florists had been already busy arranging the flowers they are going to sell. Today or tomorrow will be different, the place will surely be full packed with people.

Ipanema with Interchangeable Straps, My New Travel Partner

I got my new travel partner last month, after sleeping for months at my friend's office cabinet in Quezon City. A comfy navy blue flip flops with interchangeable straps that I can bring with me to the beach or in the city.

 Blue Monday

Wearing a capri pants + a pair of Ipanema flip flops is my usual get-up whenever I went to the mall or even the public market. 

A Genius Mobile Application

I stumbled upon an article in a local news website about a newly developed mobile application that will solve your mathematical problem instantly. The application is called PhotoMath, wherein you only have to take a photo of the math problem and it will give you the result right away.

PhotoMath according to microblink “reads and solves mathematical expressions by using the camera of your mobile device in real time”. As of now the app supports arithmetic expressions (+, -, x, ÷), fractions and decimals, powers and roots and simple linear equations. More functions are to be added soon.

It's Gonna Be a Bright Day!

I thought that my colleagues and I will be stranded in NAIA Terminal 3 because of the very bad weather that loitered in Misamis Oriental the previous day, as always God is good all the time he answered my prayer, because the weather by midday on October 16, 2014 was already very bright and beautiful.

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The airplane landed ahead of time and without any problem.

 

That is why, I was so relieved and happy to snap a photo of the airport, while the airplane taxing towards the tunnels. 

Blue Monday

About Guitar Effects

I love music, I love to hear and sing-along with it. Unfortunately, even though how much I tried learning the guitar, I seemed not to get the basic at all.  That is why I envy those musicians on stage who are so skilled and talented with the instrument. 

I thought that guitar alone is enough to produce different and exhilarating sounds, but I was wrong because looking at them, they have these other associated equipment that they use to modify the sound, tone and pitch of guitars. Such equipments can be amplifiers, effect pedals like voodoo lab sparkle drive, simulation software, etc. These gadgets are important in some music genre, because the effects created from them can change the original music into a more interesting one. 

The City Temple of Shanghai

I thought I’ll be spending the remaining hours I had in Shanghai down and sick. Fortunately, after 2 hours of rest and sleep in the van my back to my old self and at the same time hungry, because I wasn’t able to eat my lunch. 

When Mr. Chen aka Logan came back from where he dropped off the rest of the group, I asked him if he can take me to the nearest fast food particularly KFC. That time I needed something to eat that is not Chinese cuisine.  Logan took me to KFC near the Old Temple of Shanghai, which surprisingly just walking distance from where we had our lunch. I thank him for taking me there and that he can leave me alone, since I already know where the meeting place will be. But Logan insisted to take me to KFC and that he’ll be the one to order for me, I gave in, after all it will be easier for me because I can talk in English then he will translate it to the crew. After, that I told him he can go back to the van, and I’ll take care of the rest. 

The burger + soft drink satisfied my hunger, and I’m now ready to explore the area. The wind was chilling and I wasn’t able to grab a much thicker coat. I went to the Old Temple of Shanghai, peeking through the open spaces from outside, then decided to pay the ¥10 entrance fee and see for myself what’s inside a Chinese Temple. 

I already have the ticket in my hand, and ready to explore the Temple for the first time.