tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227159022024-03-06T23:56:51.256-08:00AUNTIE PATTI KOHinfraternam meamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496677039074740905noreply@blogger.comBlogger166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22715902.post-6210802690217032782009-04-14T19:25:00.000-07:002009-04-14T19:48:32.805-07:00EASTER SUNDAY WITH THE FAMILY<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1us73pIYlvcEa7ZML1To4MT7BF7SZQb6oGtNcrriPLWz5BynDkvAoEiBpfJP60pdrXf6tBVx_CRSijvsJTaMh8UhczBgm3RhJfvQTUXK6wv1JBJfT7HUonowRPHp9pZS7CZt_Qw/s1600-h/HPIM1116.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324742094783332834" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1us73pIYlvcEa7ZML1To4MT7BF7SZQb6oGtNcrriPLWz5BynDkvAoEiBpfJP60pdrXf6tBVx_CRSijvsJTaMh8UhczBgm3RhJfvQTUXK6wv1JBJfT7HUonowRPHp9pZS7CZt_Qw/s400/HPIM1116.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnzFONPfHuipTH7sKFmeDEdjZFjWcqFrqL5r5fxebHcgY8ciby2Yg2WsmVauSFb11yQKs3yeC3g8u-jDMSaMBk70aCC225T-pddzlz535T8N4m2GQMTdGHHEIeNZcvEweLmxjGpQ/s1600-h/HPIM1116.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324741884580027554" style="FLOAT: right; 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MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MPdkaOITXnYcgjZwjShRzePsd9A3iAoiaR4AVRUWfpH7yyKOl5r1rJ1zkoWApGakoPB6lS-UMy97XWfyBNMrSdw5ahoMHNMfN-Fe-boB6ls6ALbhyp7g1BZsaur0ssvkcvCk0g/s400/HPIM1086.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpjV4mkAYhPYmk-BmGVTHHU4tWCDj5A3JIo2887GtbtuSPIqmy-tLJqV64Ng1cDaK6Y7vsRzsPanhU8BTh79wG8rfDGoziUnRvdCbjt1p4f5S6KjnJwzo0w8d9l5bV-ClgioQFg/s1600-h/HPIM1085.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324739224079160866" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpjV4mkAYhPYmk-BmGVTHHU4tWCDj5A3JIo2887GtbtuSPIqmy-tLJqV64Ng1cDaK6Y7vsRzsPanhU8BTh79wG8rfDGoziUnRvdCbjt1p4f5S6KjnJwzo0w8d9l5bV-ClgioQFg/s400/HPIM1085.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQXIe_jLzx3BMpsNGZ5dLa1zABEtqsqfxvqgmWSj-vg3cxgkNPSo94butd8xI5GP-Q6DJn6AByhyphenhyphenXiG1vaCWWLG3C8rG9rw-UYDOH956Ra7iVG-S4ziVO4_zwhomEnzmKArpGOA/s1600-h/HPIM1084.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324739003681285986" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQXIe_jLzx3BMpsNGZ5dLa1zABEtqsqfxvqgmWSj-vg3cxgkNPSo94butd8xI5GP-Q6DJn6AByhyphenhyphenXiG1vaCWWLG3C8rG9rw-UYDOH956Ra7iVG-S4ziVO4_zwhomEnzmKArpGOA/s400/HPIM1084.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoih2WbJGpRw8TdqZdpxQ2okO0ZHfY6X29SA8TXm75gcG4e-7BwYM0gSt53alolclMw7mAoZgOmSd4-IUTRbLXZ3-6x8MLDxP123GBMFIWsY8kXM7dcLCp0nwjOqaxz81aRScuSA/s1600-h/HPIM1083.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324738839710310674" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoih2WbJGpRw8TdqZdpxQ2okO0ZHfY6X29SA8TXm75gcG4e-7BwYM0gSt53alolclMw7mAoZgOmSd4-IUTRbLXZ3-6x8MLDxP123GBMFIWsY8kXM7dcLCp0nwjOqaxz81aRScuSA/s400/HPIM1083.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Dear Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Koh</span>,</div><div> </div><div>It was a traditional thing with the family every Easter Sunday. We come altogether with the children, to have a good <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"> meal. As </span>ide from the food on the table that has been prepared by my sister in law Angie, we have also brought our specialty meals. Then there will be egg hunting for all the nieces and nephews, after the hearty meal, which is the apex of the whole Easter Sunday.</div><div> </div><div>My two sons came to join us with my eldest son's girlfriend, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Aja</span>. My dog <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Bombolino</span> was included with the crowd and was also having fun with the dog of my sister in law.</div><div> </div><div>The egg hunt was fun because all the children were all running all over the backyard. We have placed some money in the eggs aside from sweets and they are all so happy.</div><div> </div><div>And so Auntie Pattie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Koh</span>, another day if family gathering has ended and we have already planning for the next one. We love family gatherings.</div><div> </div><div>If you could just be with us.</div><div> </div><div>Sincerely yours,</div><div> </div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">INFRATERNAM</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">MEAM</span><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>infraternam meamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496677039074740905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22715902.post-90843397033068583692009-04-14T10:56:00.001-07:002009-04-14T19:25:13.379-07:00EASTER SUNDAY WITH THE FAMILYinfraternam meamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496677039074740905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22715902.post-20351037260678929252009-03-25T19:52:00.000-07:002009-03-25T20:08:08.111-07:00VISIT TO HONGKONG LAST MARCH 9,2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl7wFX8hJvsKVMoV2_4N6GCBdm8Mnn7e08ayb19ne0cxF4BPLM6QbMQQUTaN7bllmoGkWMzXmFlkfoD3hcPWNYMbVH7tOoWJ5HKIHlHYLYkO-zwz6WdL7HxsSLTX65Wqmd2fS1Gw/s1600-h/ManilaHongkong+visit+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317325103609265586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl7wFX8hJvsKVMoV2_4N6GCBdm8Mnn7e08ayb19ne0cxF4BPLM6QbMQQUTaN7bllmoGkWMzXmFlkfoD3hcPWNYMbVH7tOoWJ5HKIHlHYLYkO-zwz6WdL7HxsSLTX65Wqmd2fS1Gw/s400/ManilaHongkong+visit+005.jpg" border="0" /></a> Concierge at the lobby of the departure area.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYcKa37XAd706_gZPu-_ag5VRZjzpXT9KURgZlXMpSZCqsZV7mrvneCHQTFVYASBjtSgach6CQSrfxY70SwOcSHcTSwHuN8nGz3p3pmYOdxZ8xHN0WilOs5RejYlzgtfV0oOAog/s1600-h/ManilaHongkong+visit+057.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317324919171019026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYcKa37XAd706_gZPu-_ag5VRZjzpXT9KURgZlXMpSZCqsZV7mrvneCHQTFVYASBjtSgach6CQSrfxY70SwOcSHcTSwHuN8nGz3p3pmYOdxZ8xHN0WilOs5RejYlzgtfV0oOAog/s400/ManilaHongkong+visit+057.jpg" border="0" /></a> Police security walking towards our counter at United Airlines.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7JACY87lBO-mxtZiaDQONczgXLbNHeIHAha0ouYNEOg78rG9jHDMvEp9HAnQe5Ga-nuCbLysOsiRPixK-dv8LHDfjtHQtOPUSiwJulm7wPo5gGRB4Xu5w8AynNmjS69fwDNVZw/s1600-h/ManilaHongkong+visit+029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317324700379317378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7JACY87lBO-mxtZiaDQONczgXLbNHeIHAha0ouYNEOg78rG9jHDMvEp9HAnQe5Ga-nuCbLysOsiRPixK-dv8LHDfjtHQtOPUSiwJulm7wPo5gGRB4Xu5w8AynNmjS69fwDNVZw/s400/ManilaHongkong+visit+029.jpg" border="0" /></a> These carts are being pushed by women, like a train.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8F5mVzx-sWhHily2o5dqDx8ohJXgvHTOQOXpp1RalMdAfk6Px92CSMr7Vj7T0TeiNLjb5eEo4lmddtMV3J2bl7jOZNuYQYvQofX5hyphenhyphenWZGQWHEnCDuFjy3IV5mlAiI74s2TgC6Q/s1600-h/ManilaHongkong+visit+049.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317324513340120946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8F5mVzx-sWhHily2o5dqDx8ohJXgvHTOQOXpp1RalMdAfk6Px92CSMr7Vj7T0TeiNLjb5eEo4lmddtMV3J2bl7jOZNuYQYvQofX5hyphenhyphenWZGQWHEnCDuFjy3IV5mlAiI74s2TgC6Q/s400/ManilaHongkong+visit+049.jpg" border="0" /></a> Pictorial info on what cannot be inside the carry on bags.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzzEhrk9TLnPZ3u2OBGhuNDE6yBXohr2m9WmuhxgOVoQQD8FXAnvEPWa4EPQh6NtExmxsHlFM-20WDmeR-g8bghrINxSKVSM75ZDXrA2jyv2jDmmPzHhScuLDKHKb_naPWdmsLw/s1600-h/ManilaHongkong+visit+021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317324238471709442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzzEhrk9TLnPZ3u2OBGhuNDE6yBXohr2m9WmuhxgOVoQQD8FXAnvEPWa4EPQh6NtExmxsHlFM-20WDmeR-g8bghrINxSKVSM75ZDXrA2jyv2jDmmPzHhScuLDKHKb_naPWdmsLw/s400/ManilaHongkong+visit+021.jpg" border="0" /></a> A full blown ads of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Prada</span> at the arrival lounge.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>-------------</div><div> </div><div>Dear Auntie Pattie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Koh</span>,</div><div> </div><div>Last March 1 to 15, 2009 my wife and I took our vacation to Manila and Hongkong. We need to see our parents and of course my wife's trip to Manila won't be the same if we will not pass and stay at least two days in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Hongkong</span>.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>The airport really mesmerizes me. It is so clean and so huge and it is a melting pot of all nationalities. You can hear different languages spoken on both the departure and arrival area. There's lots of flights that are posted in the directory and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">unbelievable</span> restaurant that I did not took the pictures.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>The duty free shops are also great , but I am more interested in the activities of people who are working at the airport. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Every time</span> we come to visit <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Hongkong</span>, it looks like there is always new <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">project</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">development</span>. Another wing has been added to the present terminal. They said it was not enough.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>And so Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Koh</span>, I kept on taking pictures of the area, but some pictures did not show good because it is so bright at the airport because of the open windows. I am not a professional cameraman so I forgot about the positioning of the camera.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>I hope you like it.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Sincerely yours,</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">INFRATERNAM</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">MEAM</span></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>infraternam meamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496677039074740905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22715902.post-76478149676452613292009-03-22T13:08:00.001-07:002009-03-22T13:15:20.681-07:00THIS CONFUSES ME<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfjwXGRbSb7ag6oqrShyphenhyphenxU3wWjf7AX-nKU7JKDYT61uCO18SoDXZYQ4dvHV1tr6yeSvJPvhbWzuaM8KriJ0qKoM4Ul5dgQWZ7rcai_6FCGs4vt4PxKOGLq9VH66hEErpUST84Ow/s1600-h/HPIM1011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316106782985279666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfjwXGRbSb7ag6oqrShyphenhyphenxU3wWjf7AX-nKU7JKDYT61uCO18SoDXZYQ4dvHV1tr6yeSvJPvhbWzuaM8KriJ0qKoM4Ul5dgQWZ7rcai_6FCGs4vt4PxKOGLq9VH66hEErpUST84Ow/s400/HPIM1011.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDvHdRUMLp-6F8PJuxSZvub9ZdgXoRYy_gJQc3s3U_BM8UQBy4UBzgb5LM7F-8W2QHuQrOSbjz9B7tzpAdP8u9PwUcl2sFJjiYd1y4puZhTwyrjY4L8G6dJPYtp4pH5fwy0mujw/s1600-h/HPIM1008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316106630614677986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDvHdRUMLp-6F8PJuxSZvub9ZdgXoRYy_gJQc3s3U_BM8UQBy4UBzgb5LM7F-8W2QHuQrOSbjz9B7tzpAdP8u9PwUcl2sFJjiYd1y4puZhTwyrjY4L8G6dJPYtp4pH5fwy0mujw/s400/HPIM1008.JPG" border="0" /></a> Dear Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Koh</span>,</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>I went to the produce market yesterday to buy some fruits that I like very much. Since I just returned back from my trip from the Philippines, I still have the liking and misses the Mangoes back home. </div><div> </div><div>So I bought a case of Mangoes and the name of the Mangoes says "Manila Mangoes", but they came from Mexico, not Manila, Philippines.</div><div> </div><div>I bought a bag of oranges that I like very much also and it says Valencia oranges, but they came California, not <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Valencia</span>, Spain.</div><div> </div><div>So I talked to my son about this who is study Culinary Arts. He explained to me that this is just a name that was given to the fruits that I bought because it draws people to buy them, since the varieties of these fruits are already known to be good.</div><div> </div><div>And so, Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Koh</span>, my ignorance was saved by my youngest son.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Sincerely yours,</div><div> </div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">INFRATERNAM</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">MEAM</span><br /><br /></div><div></div>infraternam meamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496677039074740905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22715902.post-1186531348986135222009-03-15T19:54:00.000-07:002009-03-15T20:20:07.151-07:00PHILIPPINE MANGOES<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdl8CGNxGPSLj7gFQ5F39HzrSZtmhRWQMZ6NCF3oj7QzRVHrngXwLsOFnzuQElANE6QBDWRR7gehLylZhMe6exZfa2ca9JRHNiAqDKMc9E62GNY6zOv9WwRhPtP4hyphenhyphenU0YUietY5w/s1600-h/HPIM0959.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313614600244013634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdl8CGNxGPSLj7gFQ5F39HzrSZtmhRWQMZ6NCF3oj7QzRVHrngXwLsOFnzuQElANE6QBDWRR7gehLylZhMe6exZfa2ca9JRHNiAqDKMc9E62GNY6zOv9WwRhPtP4hyphenhyphenU0YUietY5w/s400/HPIM0959.JPG" border="0" /></a> Breakfast of Spam, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Putok</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Pande</span> Sal, Creme Cheese, Bangkok Guava and Mango.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBmvAoW060VhzPsKZgIxt4AcZgSnRiP19tzNiQzsHFWXhyyXUFJEGPKZqFLjLPx6Jq7MxMGk_Uc4p4wFN-rjcGk8tRXqHwtDvGGNDbGItxb8NW_hOzuJbrjGsdoaG8VBM2TyqXyg/s1600-h/HPIM0973.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313614429090651250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBmvAoW060VhzPsKZgIxt4AcZgSnRiP19tzNiQzsHFWXhyyXUFJEGPKZqFLjLPx6Jq7MxMGk_Uc4p4wFN-rjcGk8tRXqHwtDvGGNDbGItxb8NW_hOzuJbrjGsdoaG8VBM2TyqXyg/s400/HPIM0973.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Clusters of Mangoes called "Apple Mango" above my sister's swimming pool.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDu7UFAFd7nNepnQXSGZihr9dvpGdSDN5GqPHKh_MuyfEVCftivzg00pyMlqKTNsMLllhdCuJp17AQIhVJUBFEyze05J8bdIKWaQ-NmO5lWdUdGr1_8TKRW2NArs9lKiWIBtaa-Q/s1600-h/HPIM0972.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313614224386087762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDu7UFAFd7nNepnQXSGZihr9dvpGdSDN5GqPHKh_MuyfEVCftivzg00pyMlqKTNsMLllhdCuJp17AQIhVJUBFEyze05J8bdIKWaQ-NmO5lWdUdGr1_8TKRW2NArs9lKiWIBtaa-Q/s400/HPIM0972.JPG" border="0" /></a> Close Up Picture of this mango they call "Apple Mango".<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2x3X0GB1qbYsnrq8OsaV7UmVqwN1aEPRWM9lAsoZ7h5YM8WUuHbgsikpQcr15i0Jut5nqjafaW1xADp7ZEpT9_ahyohphDEzcTCACiL7vOUZgNHj33Aem5JhSpCpVSs90WhHlw/s1600-h/HPIM0971.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313614096698602642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2x3X0GB1qbYsnrq8OsaV7UmVqwN1aEPRWM9lAsoZ7h5YM8WUuHbgsikpQcr15i0Jut5nqjafaW1xADp7ZEpT9_ahyohphDEzcTCACiL7vOUZgNHj33Aem5JhSpCpVSs90WhHlw/s400/HPIM0971.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Cluster of "Apple Mango" nearly touching the swimming pool.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-68WyQXqKX3oPiH_C3smrz4GQPIaa9dRl0ihgkGHJDfUhRP15QD2mGlQ4vviZecTW1zrJ8imQZM61B1Ryb02KjaliuvWR8qh-xot308GmGUIg3FwBlZrvzrSjtIK76IFbEuu8g/s1600-h/HPIM0970.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313613961066189122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-68WyQXqKX3oPiH_C3smrz4GQPIaa9dRl0ihgkGHJDfUhRP15QD2mGlQ4vviZecTW1zrJ8imQZM61B1Ryb02KjaliuvWR8qh-xot308GmGUIg3FwBlZrvzrSjtIK76IFbEuu8g/s400/HPIM0970.JPG" border="0" /></a>Cluster of "Apple Mango" already touching the pool water.<br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>----------</div><div>Dear Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Koh</span>,</div><div> </div><div>Last March 03 to 09, 2009 - - I visited Manila to check on </div><div>my parents and my sisters at home. </div><div> </div><div>It was a very nice and wonderful visit, but it was so hot there. I had some good times and kept on eating and shopping. I have taken my father twice for lunch after his Physical <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Therapy</span> at Asia Hospital. We had fun and so did my father who is a gourmet eater.</div><div> </div><div>I stayed at my sister's house, as usual <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">every time</span> we come home for visit.</div><div> </div><div>I was so mesmerized when I came to take a dip at the swimming pool. The mango tree and the Bangkok <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Santol</span> tree is hovering over the end side of the pool. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">santol</span> has all the flowers and I was told the fruits will come out by April. The mangoes at the pool is a different variety. They call it "Apple Mango" because when it becomes mature it will look like and shape like <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Fuji</span> apple. I went nuts looking at the all the clusters of mangoes by the pool. It is not yet good for picking. I was told by the caretaker that it could be harvested by end April or first of May.</div><div> </div><div>As I was driven from my sister's house to my parents house, I saw trees of mangoes from different house and they are all in clusters and not yet time to be harvested. I was like a little boy wondering in awe on the site of the mango trees with its clusters of fruits. My wife and I are always being served with ripe mango with all our meals and snacks with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">suman</span>.</div><div> </div><div>And so Auntie Pattie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Koh</span>, I have temporarily forgotten the apple trees at my backyard and was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">overwhelmed</span> with all the mangoes that I have seen during my visit to my home country. </div><div>Wish you were there to see it also.</div><div> </div><div>Sincerely yours,</div><div> </div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">INFRATERNAM</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">MEAM</span></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><br /> </div><div></div></div></div></div>infraternam meamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496677039074740905noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22715902.post-88652389496371531072009-03-15T01:34:00.000-07:002009-03-15T01:48:07.261-07:00MY SHORT VISIT BACK HOME AND SEEING MY FATHER'S THREE TIMES A WEEK PHYSICAL THERAPHY AT ASIA HOSPITAL<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-P7xJX7ZM6foCn0mclrA-ZMP_rBOHlTAdgtWSa6RwA9qbv_UD51RyXMgPeGm5njeQ4uJkd7utg356rIUTvmH38pGVgO3_i2H9Ou4aRY2qdlNlwxJlfA_M2TZ5BYW8rGNkBQtQg/s1600-h/HPIM0969.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313331364318752818" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjNcWeRUj-pSe6kd9R_n4piCyZMMGX6BrqDU09WMAG5hTvvssXXhRoiXemg-ZpDyLEphdrFYXWOYT6-aAFcLo2rEodsdcE-3IENvcTnNpFnAJMz84qT9OBQ5XZoie6_qBDgjoug/s400/HPIM0965.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAlRM1GU6M7hsbgtePnJnNURCtz_rc8DPNU_0d3ZRSraeG7XtmyoXbo-1YzPF6p0l09VbBA23Njm-WAxQG59mc-zB9mjyNuvkpdYphF6D0-flx8gUAmvLqZaVVljXpYcBJ4IWmUA/s1600-h/HPIM0964.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313330716445956578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAlRM1GU6M7hsbgtePnJnNURCtz_rc8DPNU_0d3ZRSraeG7XtmyoXbo-1YzPF6p0l09VbBA23Njm-WAxQG59mc-zB9mjyNuvkpdYphF6D0-flx8gUAmvLqZaVVljXpYcBJ4IWmUA/s400/HPIM0964.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdezOv_4yZdrkc-D4dd9PRBMiX7NbQ7gVJBoGVjmycsq-HTzhOXFaS4xRcHbJ_Al9AKB9ynf5uEENrfWHXNtuRGotRApzFEUXvwv5TVc5imQLsF_DEW_j35tGapqB3OX0cmFXeNw/s1600-h/HPIM0962.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313330603292790146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdezOv_4yZdrkc-D4dd9PRBMiX7NbQ7gVJBoGVjmycsq-HTzhOXFaS4xRcHbJ_Al9AKB9ynf5uEENrfWHXNtuRGotRApzFEUXvwv5TVc5imQLsF_DEW_j35tGapqB3OX0cmFXeNw/s400/HPIM0962.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Dear Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Koh</span>,</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> Last o3 March '09, my wife and I went back home to Manila to visit our folks and family including our friends.</div><div> </div><div> I went with my father at Asia Hospital where he does his Physical <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Therapy</span> three times a week of Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I was so happy I did accompanied him at the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">hospital</span>. I saw how he is being taken cared of by his therapist and how he was being treated. It was a very tough <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">therapy</span>, but my father is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">doing it</span>, maybe to impress me or maybe he just want to do it for himself. </div><div> </div><div> The many movements he needs to do and the machines that he needs to use was so impressive. It was very good for him...so he said to me. The therapist are very nice and friendly. I don't know if it was because of the payment or maybe because Filipinos are blessed with <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">those</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">kind</span> of traits that they respect and really take care of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">olds</span>. I was very pleased and happy.</div><div> </div><div> I made to understand by my eldest sister that my father looks for this therapy, and I really cannot blame him. He was in his element when he walks at the lobby of the hospital.</div><div> </div><div> And so Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Koh</span>, it really broke my heart to leave my parents yesterday 14Mar 09. They have misty eyes when I said my goodbye, heading to the airport. I miss them too.</div><div> </div><div>Sincerely yours,</div><div> </div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">INFRATERNAM</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">MEAM</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>infraternam meamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496677039074740905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22715902.post-54712594232570448332009-01-27T11:45:00.001-08:002009-01-27T12:13:11.773-08:00IMPROMPTU BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR MY WIFE AT MY MOTHER IN LAWS HOUSEMy wife's mother and the rest of her siblings.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKW1C_jbOOeW7LDoYUpZYUCVqjMvTb4AngahQqCIuFms82AU_Q7SveqlV-WBqkDv-uYnkRF4aZRKUBLjHQGm3CXcbdXetl_V2EyBmgtWK6H3hM4opsbwRKSl7p-7UXwp-KYCxzew/s1600-h/HPIM0933.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296063801150159442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKW1C_jbOOeW7LDoYUpZYUCVqjMvTb4AngahQqCIuFms82AU_Q7SveqlV-WBqkDv-uYnkRF4aZRKUBLjHQGm3CXcbdXetl_V2EyBmgtWK6H3hM4opsbwRKSl7p-7UXwp-KYCxzew/s400/HPIM0933.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCHJbk08nf_o_1rtHJVGrx0shVqr8z7-ySLxyw8apnFH7uLEYH1jKNe0G1Zlqf7uxTZnYUhKdWlnmMEvmqiqkjW9O3XpwntmiCQznW0KQyFHC2tPUa-0-3bsdQwXSyAGPfoXD3Q/s1600-h/HPIM0933.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296063647334165954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCHJbk08nf_o_1rtHJVGrx0shVqr8z7-ySLxyw8apnFH7uLEYH1jKNe0G1Zlqf7uxTZnYUhKdWlnmMEvmqiqkjW9O3XpwntmiCQznW0KQyFHC2tPUa-0-3bsdQwXSyAGPfoXD3Q/s400/HPIM0933.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />My wife, her face looking so haggard, with all our grandnephews and grandnieces.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9p_b2JBL8BlY_9yRFjrrvlSBbg9JCtNPoNbao32E_JR9EqrHnMqAVbPpNLyF07HHAHIEZ9NJnaBBWYe-12Sj9ezyLpHmJdLp3qqNT40MdhOQpK3RT64XqjBUAn4FMpuaaExKhdw/s1600-h/HPIM0945.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296063505753169602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9p_b2JBL8BlY_9yRFjrrvlSBbg9JCtNPoNbao32E_JR9EqrHnMqAVbPpNLyF07HHAHIEZ9NJnaBBWYe-12Sj9ezyLpHmJdLp3qqNT40MdhOQpK3RT64XqjBUAn4FMpuaaExKhdw/s400/HPIM0945.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />My wife' siblings.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbtynA6aMg19DKWcQCsPIBzEF7f3VChypRo5XeyqdLAgY3vlO1i-No7_A7tVHK73mFXycILLqTmFGddTJrF2qd1USJ0PI9luKPTtaBkTAa6NnE5UwBilYy7ywFZ6sZbnp6ss7XA/s1600-h/HPIM0935.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296063312043938722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbtynA6aMg19DKWcQCsPIBzEF7f3VChypRo5XeyqdLAgY3vlO1i-No7_A7tVHK73mFXycILLqTmFGddTJrF2qd1USJ0PI9luKPTtaBkTAa6NnE5UwBilYy7ywFZ6sZbnp6ss7XA/s400/HPIM0935.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My wife carrying our grandnephew and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">prepairing</span> the cake.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-CbFSUPbOV4r-2wN4qKdTfKzYNlCwsiR-U18kxUecowtS6vBD83b2jxUv_3EbFZFMAqTXR_wr3EJ9WD9JI_I9DlwEVxpkxK47mnJM6u9pifcKjlRIeyt7bBjXl4sgsdtz-oWGQ/s1600-h/HPIM0946.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296063164577878258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-CbFSUPbOV4r-2wN4qKdTfKzYNlCwsiR-U18kxUecowtS6vBD83b2jxUv_3EbFZFMAqTXR_wr3EJ9WD9JI_I9DlwEVxpkxK47mnJM6u9pifcKjlRIeyt7bBjXl4sgsdtz-oWGQ/s400/HPIM0946.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />My eldest son's fiance <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Aja</span> wearing eyeglasses and Ailene, my youngest sister in law.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2z4gnGs73cU0ArfZSMTCXW_ILDg363Nipe2HFU-R4ydl4mC9TrVQDfn4tEKjwNmhP1awY2BzLkl6YFhIcqK4C1GvVEZ1j8APlCs5gNLr_7zaOb7c0kuUix2HG-HJ6VxVlV1jTIQ/s1600-h/HPIM0939.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296062954626463170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2z4gnGs73cU0ArfZSMTCXW_ILDg363Nipe2HFU-R4ydl4mC9TrVQDfn4tEKjwNmhP1awY2BzLkl6YFhIcqK4C1GvVEZ1j8APlCs5gNLr_7zaOb7c0kuUix2HG-HJ6VxVlV1jTIQ/s400/HPIM0939.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Our close and intimate friends.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_pbPD6PVB0CtdZxq26SazAg-ntry84sONIBIVSRTGP9-JdT0nOI7ROIL1HFQz8lYChJqu_X1TTFNBk0qSqlnf3iVLQPjErVC7EacEqW3ehKkJuP15wsSUQqE7YS3jI2YnWImxg/s1600-h/HPIM0937.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296062724066802386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_pbPD6PVB0CtdZxq26SazAg-ntry84sONIBIVSRTGP9-JdT0nOI7ROIL1HFQz8lYChJqu_X1TTFNBk0qSqlnf3iVLQPjErVC7EacEqW3ehKkJuP15wsSUQqE7YS3jI2YnWImxg/s400/HPIM0937.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My niece husband Mario in red shirt and glasses and in full beard married to my niece is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Oien</span> and my niece Joyce.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7XOEWU0FvE4Q2xed6UuIm-I4nQ-SI9xAiQpElY8cmWAgxAHUQtMOx_JcnRpn5hXxfVSM9GEjK0uVz9shFUTDKB1YbmiHfwcFp11ncAzASu1p3YubIZgrXoiV1okzCaCkKMTYTA/s1600-h/HPIM0936.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296062528168604370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7XOEWU0FvE4Q2xed6UuIm-I4nQ-SI9xAiQpElY8cmWAgxAHUQtMOx_JcnRpn5hXxfVSM9GEjK0uVz9shFUTDKB1YbmiHfwcFp11ncAzASu1p3YubIZgrXoiV1okzCaCkKMTYTA/s400/HPIM0936.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My nephew Kevin with his girlfriend Jill.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqm8QSV6SHK8QZ8xBfJ_XelovkcE_6nkTB4ap-TgDHVF94nEUj4vQeoYAu7_pYgRW6TJ2bNVS-ZDOYi1nM4BJixJph1iw7-hITU1Cx9KDW5a9_V1_8jLhLuVipjnIQAQAUKxksaA/s1600-h/HPIM0934.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296062399676807714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqm8QSV6SHK8QZ8xBfJ_XelovkcE_6nkTB4ap-TgDHVF94nEUj4vQeoYAu7_pYgRW6TJ2bNVS-ZDOYi1nM4BJixJph1iw7-hITU1Cx9KDW5a9_V1_8jLhLuVipjnIQAQAUKxksaA/s400/HPIM0934.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My brother in law Michael and his son Kevin.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYerFxlqnkMD4BPpyEXYTtCQWemU-83TSFq_tg-w5Wipx7ey1Yz5ZOrn2vTwtC6fw2HsEqR_auoxPg4ZS0HKZ28u0IQEhCREZxL1cRlJBo2Qyuc_g5eZEYuK33_INwgMkQKk0kA/s1600-h/HPIM0950.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296062254576018946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYerFxlqnkMD4BPpyEXYTtCQWemU-83TSFq_tg-w5Wipx7ey1Yz5ZOrn2vTwtC6fw2HsEqR_auoxPg4ZS0HKZ28u0IQEhCREZxL1cRlJBo2Qyuc_g5eZEYuK33_INwgMkQKk0kA/s400/HPIM0950.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dear Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Koh</span>,</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> My wife's birthday is 26 Jan. the Chinese New Year. We already have plans on how we will be celebrating it. We will eat at a nice and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">cozy</span> Chinese restaurant near Northwestern University with my eldest son <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Miki</span> and his Fiance <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Aja</span>. My youngest son cannot make it because he is in school which is 3 hrs drive away from us and his route is covered with snow. All set for the four of us. We even made reservation to this restaurant.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> Then come Sunday morning, very early and I was still sleeping because Sunday <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">is my</span> only day off from work. My mother in law called us and said she cooked something and wanted to celebrate my wife's birthday. She even told us that she has already called the rest of the clan to come in the evening for dinner. When my mother in law says she cooked something, rest assure that something is not enough for the family and the clan. My wife asked me in a very cajoling way to give in to her mother. I told my wife, there is no cake and we still need to call at least some of our close friend in a very short notice and I still have to do some shopping. I cannot say no to my mother in law and much more so to my wife. So here we go,</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> I called my close friends and explained to them what is happening and they agreed to come after church. My eldest sister in law said she already bought the birthday cake and we need to supply the candles and some food. I went to the Asian store and bought some of the things I needed. We still have plenty of meat and fish at the freezer down at the basement. I was able to get back home with the groceries at 12 noon and I started cooking because the relatives and some of our friends will arrive at 6pm.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> Here are the recipes that I have prepared. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Menudo</span>, since it was requested but without liver on it. I have made vegetable egg roll, fried sardines, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">boolgogi</span>, baked chicken <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">teriyaki</span> and string beans cooked in sesame seeds with fried tofu on top and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">puto</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">bumbong</span>(another request). I was able to finish all this cooking at 6pm and everybody is already at my mother in laws house where the party was held.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> And so Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Koh</span>, my wife's impromptu birthday did happened without any problem....... but I was so tired for the work the next day. No matter how plenty of food I cook for my wife's family, it seems like it is not enough. And of course they have to take home some they said for their lunch for tomorrow at their respective works and offices.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Sincerely yours,</div><div> </div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">INFRATERNAM</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">MEAM</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>infraternam meamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496677039074740905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22715902.post-82839565095553257562009-01-15T17:48:00.001-08:002009-01-15T18:05:59.704-08:00THE AFTERMATH OF THE STORM<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI2DQ9lozVF0yfgV_PsR8ki3Q2sU4RoNzqniiOqLIXXagTb7Gk2AuQPusDUYGWo3mXubAnI3I1sUt_PtSI0Yezop0Zpj3Gs8LoKwu9hoOqfiHKX2TfHyHWi1eoI2n3akr4sTOP5g/s1600-h/HPIM0925.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291703835527092274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI2DQ9lozVF0yfgV_PsR8ki3Q2sU4RoNzqniiOqLIXXagTb7Gk2AuQPusDUYGWo3mXubAnI3I1sUt_PtSI0Yezop0Zpj3Gs8LoKwu9hoOqfiHKX2TfHyHWi1eoI2n3akr4sTOP5g/s400/HPIM0925.JPG" border="0" /></a> I just finished removing the snow on one side of my car. It is so cold outside.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQYti1fedRqvhyGlurA2IuXbv9VK4HC657PQ9hQH23wj38iuXEamxrc12LeLuz0A3hbn6ysLKd6EEYqiUfOwtK9X7v-bfPk8YgIDcPwzyLDx4IsqjYRYtIdktaSpBvSohkgUWxw/s1600-h/HPIM0927.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291703713066654594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQYti1fedRqvhyGlurA2IuXbv9VK4HC657PQ9hQH23wj38iuXEamxrc12LeLuz0A3hbn6ysLKd6EEYqiUfOwtK9X7v-bfPk8YgIDcPwzyLDx4IsqjYRYtIdktaSpBvSohkgUWxw/s400/HPIM0927.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is the view of my driveway from the street. I just finished plowing the driveway.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoSDFjA5dhc5VgzhF4ktsF4d-ZssSq7GnxunI9aX3c7AIPDQmV6GVOojScdOYY0qGa66zEpBzrk04HzB0bVsxpyuKQUFDP2R-WQKv_EZic0sgf0OSOCk8jEM7MC2XXCr5RxxsLg/s1600-h/HPIM0926.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291703552649858658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoSDFjA5dhc5VgzhF4ktsF4d-ZssSq7GnxunI9aX3c7AIPDQmV6GVOojScdOYY0qGa66zEpBzrk04HzB0bVsxpyuKQUFDP2R-WQKv_EZic0sgf0OSOCk8jEM7MC2XXCr5RxxsLg/s400/HPIM0926.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This is the garbage bin. I have to dig the whole thing at the front house because it was covered with snow.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cwvxy_CjQgedFbl72mEQoHthEQ694IL1JI3CcoKaPB171P-lintbX2c3AvXi3AygFGkHqjddAE8pPlLSsqt3APxTH4BJz17m9DOsVKAz0YMtLzziGNrVBYlTdXbzjVG-mfDi-w/s1600-h/HPIM0929.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291703428544294002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cwvxy_CjQgedFbl72mEQoHthEQ694IL1JI3CcoKaPB171P-lintbX2c3AvXi3AygFGkHqjddAE8pPlLSsqt3APxTH4BJz17m9DOsVKAz0YMtLzziGNrVBYlTdXbzjVG-mfDi-w/s400/HPIM0929.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The view of the house from the backyard.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3x7JY565CNX3lkZkvZBL27WF1ja14ZdGopn3UoUmANmXvVFVGh2llr_cIU0zA7eL74dmySJkFm-ya1g88PnYK3NNKeZdgK-B7zb71TC2m6mRH2TVxne3BfbTRPCNISf3nhRUvgg/s1600-h/HPIM0924.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291703251058991042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3x7JY565CNX3lkZkvZBL27WF1ja14ZdGopn3UoUmANmXvVFVGh2llr_cIU0zA7eL74dmySJkFm-ya1g88PnYK3NNKeZdgK-B7zb71TC2m6mRH2TVxne3BfbTRPCNISf3nhRUvgg/s400/HPIM0924.JPG" border="0" /></a> My car with the snow blower/plow that I am using to remove the snow.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGp4kG2zOc-dwjF3gnjfY6MRffTWNbbJX9gVr7nt7ASF2IVPAOgtL-tKG5urx2Uuj1JG0kDmrcX7J-ZmNzapSgEVLxqMbnVixdpAdzwL1tgk1wgrVT-jcDMbqbCQKQdS2hDUy0ow/s1600-h/HPIM0928.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291703102079263202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGp4kG2zOc-dwjF3gnjfY6MRffTWNbbJX9gVr7nt7ASF2IVPAOgtL-tKG5urx2Uuj1JG0kDmrcX7J-ZmNzapSgEVLxqMbnVixdpAdzwL1tgk1wgrVT-jcDMbqbCQKQdS2hDUy0ow/s400/HPIM0928.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This small plow helps me a lot in removing the snow. It is run by gasoline with special oil.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MAIKuEKhnXGBAjGg6qOeIiw3aYKBhulzLE0ZWlE1KnY-9vzvv7AzKBXWLAVl5t2TBV3AP4pVxVmd4GbDZBxPawzLAfZj1gzl10DSN62rkOUdCBLwbjoIdRpbdmQfhUznH7stFg/s1600-h/HPIM0922.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291702921867009506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MAIKuEKhnXGBAjGg6qOeIiw3aYKBhulzLE0ZWlE1KnY-9vzvv7AzKBXWLAVl5t2TBV3AP4pVxVmd4GbDZBxPawzLAfZj1gzl10DSN62rkOUdCBLwbjoIdRpbdmQfhUznH7stFg/s400/HPIM0922.JPG" border="0" /></a> My son's Angelo's car completely covered with snow. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br />Dear Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Koh</span>,</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Last Monday, we were hit by a snow storm. It was so brutal and made lots of school closed and plenty of people has to stay in the warming stations. It is so bitterly cold outside. Right now it is 13 degrees below and the wind is brutally cold. I was at work early this morning and I was bundled up completely, including wearing an insulated gloves.</div><div> </div><div>I just filled up my gas tank awhile ago because I don't want my gas line to freeze. I have already checked my anti freeze and the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">windshield</span> wiper. I have also placed a blanket inside the car and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">some</span> crackers. I have placed the cable jumper in the trunk <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">in case</span> there will be problems or in case I need to help some stranded motorists.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>My wife and I went grocery shopping this afternoon and bought some basic necessities for the house, even it is only the two of us. We have plenty of can goods in the house and the freezer upstairs and down at the basement is fully stocked anyway. I have placed some two packages of chicken and steak inside the car so that it could freeze inside the van. I have no more place to put it inside the freezer in the house.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>And so <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Aunti</span> Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Koh</span>.....this is the life during winter in the States. I cannot complain about it because this is the place where I decided to live and stay.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Sincerely yours,</div><div> </div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">INFRATERNAM</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">MEAM</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>infraternam meamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496677039074740905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22715902.post-54805746322942343312008-12-21T14:36:00.000-08:002008-12-21T15:06:43.850-08:00MY HOUSE REVISITED<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjA-a-1n30xiCqRKFf2lGSZdi0GSeEBPwj16F5U-KFUxCcZQYHg64KFlye3-VV3PLhDeBC6ei6vxOtRHEJBiLOaXVRMK7Zzc8w4hMqUFiECcWp1Q9YjmjJ4icZzx7S-VyfZnftNg/s1600-h/HPIM0915.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282377935179209362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjA-a-1n30xiCqRKFf2lGSZdi0GSeEBPwj16F5U-KFUxCcZQYHg64KFlye3-VV3PLhDeBC6ei6vxOtRHEJBiLOaXVRMK7Zzc8w4hMqUFiECcWp1Q9YjmjJ4icZzx7S-VyfZnftNg/s400/HPIM0915.JPG" border="0" /></a> EAST WALL OF MY SMALL LIBRARY AT THE FRONT ROOM<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGoP8KeE8xq0HbvgtwLMAcguaStSMfW8gxmHOqDhh1CwWtPj7ETYc-Rq6Tcvl5bP-q-1h_EwBMJ4AQ8w0juPIsOIJf4NW39sel-J2-7GFcrKtGTxE3so3-wtj2BfpnmCP26gn7nQ/s1600-h/HPIM0913.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282377533552601074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGoP8KeE8xq0HbvgtwLMAcguaStSMfW8gxmHOqDhh1CwWtPj7ETYc-Rq6Tcvl5bP-q-1h_EwBMJ4AQ8w0juPIsOIJf4NW39sel-J2-7GFcrKtGTxE3so3-wtj2BfpnmCP26gn7nQ/s400/HPIM0913.JPG" border="0" /></a> THE WEST WALL OF MY SMALL LIBRARY<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhduEgacVnXkN8ta-F-jPX_CEaYLWnwpWRlZs3M9QiioYDB7BCXPHj6l3eBlTLUPJtH8vrKeB4hJwEMJS2yp1FH2j08ilmgdLcOiSiKMZPcyAUjK7pw6hVJLf-BlSVpJn8L854v2Q/s1600-h/HPIM0911.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282377266164421954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhduEgacVnXkN8ta-F-jPX_CEaYLWnwpWRlZs3M9QiioYDB7BCXPHj6l3eBlTLUPJtH8vrKeB4hJwEMJS2yp1FH2j08ilmgdLcOiSiKMZPcyAUjK7pw6hVJLf-BlSVpJn8L854v2Q/s400/HPIM0911.JPG" border="0" /></a> THE FRONT AREA OF MY SMALL LIBRARY<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKgGvUcDELejX7WmnNSHqAuBRoPvVwimEWEFu_rKqnTSUMt0OY1-ZJqRshUxICW6vn7Nimci3SjfX6ARXTV8H5RWFhoIHuTkWXmumFwLfSR9Kpl3vKQViwXyjNXBRTO4LVSuM3cg/s1600-h/HPIM0904.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282377009193957522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKgGvUcDELejX7WmnNSHqAuBRoPvVwimEWEFu_rKqnTSUMt0OY1-ZJqRshUxICW6vn7Nimci3SjfX6ARXTV8H5RWFhoIHuTkWXmumFwLfSR9Kpl3vKQViwXyjNXBRTO4LVSuM3cg/s400/HPIM0904.JPG" border="0" /></a> PART OF MY LIVING ROOM. THE TWO CHINESE CHAIRS I BOUGHT FROM <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">HONGKONG</span> AND THE CABINET FROM <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">PILA</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">LAGUNA</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsk5dr0HMLR7JtSb8zzobiCO_9cBxhfTR0lGfNJOIX59UudcY_q4jefu8nMHgA9fj4EhLYECv7zjhxQ1lo9tIXwoXNEaPGVmz5NxPdQZp4c5XgcL5fUSD4STew5MvfaZVnnUHrSw/s1600-h/HPIM0900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282376751562775874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsk5dr0HMLR7JtSb8zzobiCO_9cBxhfTR0lGfNJOIX59UudcY_q4jefu8nMHgA9fj4EhLYECv7zjhxQ1lo9tIXwoXNEaPGVmz5NxPdQZp4c5XgcL5fUSD4STew5MvfaZVnnUHrSw/s400/HPIM0900.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />THE HANGING CHINESE FRAMED WALL DECOR CAME FROM THE MUSLIM STORE AT BF HOMES, P.I.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqwfExDrHkLbUzyP6kEoNkIrJ-mz-p1szk3Lu6WLCM0sSUbREWTWk9_eZICvSZdQegcaqQbhBOvRqMBs7SiGduSsg4MEhoZyLuee2y1_UF39EqQ8Qv1ynTAgmo6yPGucO-iJW8w/s1600-h/HPIM0898.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282376547842669362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqwfExDrHkLbUzyP6kEoNkIrJ-mz-p1szk3Lu6WLCM0sSUbREWTWk9_eZICvSZdQegcaqQbhBOvRqMBs7SiGduSsg4MEhoZyLuee2y1_UF39EqQ8Qv1ynTAgmo6yPGucO-iJW8w/s400/HPIM0898.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />PART OF THE <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">MAIN </span> D<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">INING</span> ROOM. THE CREDENZA CAME FROM <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">PILA</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">LAGUNA</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDNsdBSXC2XgP9ql4eNX9aUmZyFjoJS2vuIZ0DLgvo8-8qmhe8v99W-rjXhyV5rpFRKDw6OTS1HirjyKG9MIurr-SeqC1PLpUrnw_oKT6QPydqqQFul_c5S-i-XwUewZgh5sEvQ/s1600-h/HPIM0892.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282376381353501442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDNsdBSXC2XgP9ql4eNX9aUmZyFjoJS2vuIZ0DLgvo8-8qmhe8v99W-rjXhyV5rpFRKDw6OTS1HirjyKG9MIurr-SeqC1PLpUrnw_oKT6QPydqqQFul_c5S-i-XwUewZgh5sEvQ/s400/HPIM0892.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />PART OF THE LIVING ROOM WITH <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">XMAS</span> DECOR IN THE HANDRAIL OF THE STAIRS GOING TO THE BEDROOMS.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_00z_WPO4AsU6gH5fOW8wQN6PQR1k5eP6Pamq8tomV_3A135VTnr-__7dea9_VFi0ZPGimkUO7YCfZqbVFI2H3ssZ3mAIfUj4gQt9jooyeCYgG6S9G2Xr6q4bfcbTnKY-uuiL5g/s1600-h/HPIM0890.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282376229511229730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_00z_WPO4AsU6gH5fOW8wQN6PQR1k5eP6Pamq8tomV_3A135VTnr-__7dea9_VFi0ZPGimkUO7YCfZqbVFI2H3ssZ3mAIfUj4gQt9jooyeCYgG6S9G2Xr6q4bfcbTnKY-uuiL5g/s400/HPIM0890.JPG" border="0" /></a> PART OF THE LIVING ROOM SHOWING THE JARS THAT I BOUGHT FROM FARMERS MARKET IN Q.C.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Dear Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Koh</span>,</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> I did not go to work last Friday and Saturday and I was off today Sunday. The snow is so bad, I cannot even move my car from the garage. The driveway alone has at least 12 inches of snow and all of our cars at the back garage are buried in snow also.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> Since there is nothing else to do at home, and with this bad weather outside, my wife went to work and took the train, I decided to clean the house for the holiday and decorate some sections of it. I moved some <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">furniture</span> and tried to pull the sofa, but I cannot because it is so heavy. I still can't move and pick up heavy things because I had hip replacement surgery just last summer and my surgeon is telling me to be very careful of what I do and how I walk, especially in snow.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> My house has plenty of things that I have bought from the Philippines and I was able to ship it to the States. I love the things that I have bought back home. It reminds me of home . Even my bed frame came from back home and it has been with me for the past 32 years. My dining room set is also an old piece from home. The credenza is old piece that I have bought from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Pila</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Laguna</span> and the mirrored cabinet in the living room, I bought it in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Pila</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Laguna</span>. I was passing by and saw this upright cabinet with now mirror, made of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Narra</span> with a small pig tied up to it. I immediately stepped on my brake and asked the old lady to sell it to me. She was asking why I want to buy such a thing when it has been under her house for a long time and she likes to tie her piglet there. With the prize that I have offered her, she immediately gave it me and I took it to a cabinet maker in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Paranaque</span> and asked him to clean it and put a mirror into it. Now lots of my friends who visits my house always ask me where I bought it, I don't want to tell them the history of it.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> The dining room set and the credenza, I bought it from an old family in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Pila</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Laguna</span> who was migrating to the U.S. and said they cannot bring their "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Muebles</span>" to where they are going. They are wrong, I know how to ship it to the States. I work for a shipping firm back home for 10 years.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> And so Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Koh</span>, I was able to clean the house, and tried to arranged some of my furniture in the living room and dining room and my small library during this winter time. I was able to put up Christmas decor also. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> You should come and see it.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>SINCERELY YOURS,</div><div> </div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">INFRATERNAM</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">MEAM</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>infraternam meamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496677039074740905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22715902.post-71514376380193963802008-12-19T09:20:00.000-08:002008-12-19T09:31:25.342-08:00THE ONGOING SNOW STORM<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEoCARsGXk6EcI8klKiwq-JyHzUVXMJitBuoM3hbFM9RsgbjwxNTK-4mFqsQgdbXWisq_u1uIwQ_DkI_81nGMBizO-OdyIdTkAN3g3_bzpCrmPCZMMbKl9JhzSZJoAlObiCzGIA/s1600-h/HPIM0889.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281552893733643106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEoCARsGXk6EcI8klKiwq-JyHzUVXMJitBuoM3hbFM9RsgbjwxNTK-4mFqsQgdbXWisq_u1uIwQ_DkI_81nGMBizO-OdyIdTkAN3g3_bzpCrmPCZMMbKl9JhzSZJoAlObiCzGIA/s400/HPIM0889.JPG" border="0" /></a> View of the snow storm at my my backyard showing my neighbor's car.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnDmCFqVFnlChcoUss5sEDYK0WVQ6REwIbNt51UcQ9GXfIo6t4iezEDozv0QoBjoGL5lXu9owE_J5CVzyw584LchzwzrKgZ_nsJ1kxxFlWZj1z6guju3A4r-SMBCGpMMzYR8MXw/s1600-h/HPIM0888.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281552762755086802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnDmCFqVFnlChcoUss5sEDYK0WVQ6REwIbNt51UcQ9GXfIo6t4iezEDozv0QoBjoGL5lXu9owE_J5CVzyw584LchzwzrKgZ_nsJ1kxxFlWZj1z6guju3A4r-SMBCGpMMzYR8MXw/s400/HPIM0888.JPG" border="0" /></a> View of the snow storm <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">taken</span> from my front door.<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhau9eOddckcZvDzpWVfwk-hk-O9j8As1DLmrxtDiMuWAzlovwHancBuWzkZYPxpKKRLM34TbnIqDXgMXmPTCSAoQsDKMqcVi4XKHpPf6lx0ugnlEj34lnbrZn-TpPSgxDtlXpCmw/s1600-h/HPIM0887.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281552611370886530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhau9eOddckcZvDzpWVfwk-hk-O9j8As1DLmrxtDiMuWAzlovwHancBuWzkZYPxpKKRLM34TbnIqDXgMXmPTCSAoQsDKMqcVi4XKHpPf6lx0ugnlEj34lnbrZn-TpPSgxDtlXpCmw/s400/HPIM0887.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dear Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Koh</span>,</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>I did not go to work this morning because My backyard was buried in snow and I cannot move my car. The man that I hired to plow the snow has not yet come to plow the snow because the snow storm will be ongoing until 5pm tonight. The road is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">okay</span> because the city has plowed and salted it. The problem is the side roads and my backyard.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>This is the second snow storm of the first months of the season. I hope it does not rain tomorrow because this will cause more problem. The snow will turn into ice and it will be more problematic. I just bought three bags of salt for the pavement and my driveway. When the plow removes the snow in my driveway, I need to salt it so that it will not become ice and slippery.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>This is the time of the year that I am always very careful and afraid to venture outside especially walking <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">thru</span> the snow. I don't want to slip and fall because I had already hip replacement surgery. I don't want to have another one.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>And so Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Koh</span>, in pictures, our friends from back home is so excited about the snow. But when they are already here and have stayed in the States for a long time, they will be wishing to come back home to the Philippines.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Sincerely yours,</div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">INFRATERNAM</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">MEAM</span><br /></div><div></div></div>infraternam meamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496677039074740905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22715902.post-3489709027241141412008-12-05T16:36:00.000-08:002008-12-05T16:46:35.072-08:00TOO HOT TO HANDLE!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBD0a71vk1gz7KVVeTx8RH3qfkXghQBAj3D4-rJ-aOppVFUUG5d2ZeIF_Xiam60o4vzp2LTdalGGnyeXMxHiC_zo5MNUakOwEFBSZtndScLXmytiKXD-b9503EUzbBkfmKS5w1g/s1600-h/HPIM0873.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276470499804399378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBD0a71vk1gz7KVVeTx8RH3qfkXghQBAj3D4-rJ-aOppVFUUG5d2ZeIF_Xiam60o4vzp2LTdalGGnyeXMxHiC_zo5MNUakOwEFBSZtndScLXmytiKXD-b9503EUzbBkfmKS5w1g/s400/HPIM0873.JPG" border="0" /></a> JALAPENO PEPPER<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLSyaQiO_dduUxN6ajba4YaXuK6Gf-mpan8Oqu-lPkT6MivDNZ8HYoAeQ-C4THi3N45hEAqT4fop-RWC3K8hSwSCEK85Mc4guPUHsbKR_dOeEg2oeeybjStXOLJCrR5ngoGq-zw/s1600-h/HPIM0872.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276470372458901938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLSyaQiO_dduUxN6ajba4YaXuK6Gf-mpan8Oqu-lPkT6MivDNZ8HYoAeQ-C4THi3N45hEAqT4fop-RWC3K8hSwSCEK85Mc4guPUHsbKR_dOeEg2oeeybjStXOLJCrR5ngoGq-zw/s400/HPIM0872.JPG" border="0" /></a> KOREAN LONG PEPPER<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURNcnEfxmkfHC4E1gWqTvfTcH_QVpiFTOIiXS2XP-E_hnUNecSE3L43K8RdWqHMEcdO07V7ssh8r4JkLCHX731h_RsK5AAO4iI7CQ9Kl8Tsa4kJUWbXmtcvWVFlBtZhofVkz5oQ/s1600-h/HPIM0869.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276470220989191138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURNcnEfxmkfHC4E1gWqTvfTcH_QVpiFTOIiXS2XP-E_hnUNecSE3L43K8RdWqHMEcdO07V7ssh8r4JkLCHX731h_RsK5AAO4iI7CQ9Kl8Tsa4kJUWbXmtcvWVFlBtZhofVkz5oQ/s400/HPIM0869.JPG" border="0" /></a> YELLOW PEPPER FROM NETHERLANDS GREEN HOUSES<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcCLThb7WZ49geORe50ux64fwdKlr5r_YmIg84rZJ26LEo13mLosG_jekglF6zUIThkjYb6T-OJJ6KZK6KqLWmoBono9ruwdJubInw2733S_BvUwZYfSqqnQIPLWKLm7g-9fPqA/s1600-h/HPIM0868.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276470064095018738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcCLThb7WZ49geORe50ux64fwdKlr5r_YmIg84rZJ26LEo13mLosG_jekglF6zUIThkjYb6T-OJJ6KZK6KqLWmoBono9ruwdJubInw2733S_BvUwZYfSqqnQIPLWKLm7g-9fPqA/s400/HPIM0868.JPG" border="0" /></a> BANANA PEPPER<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CUcRUSMr8_jkmEn1qta1ynothJkG7GQcPsCKpPh2OrN9z0o3zvi9IHeEEfkCDo6xzBH0zwMT5IXE38N8mQ01MSi4WgCJD3EcN7l4WimIZl5Gk57TQvTV3AeVAJTNu8Z-ztpyuw/s1600-h/HPIM0867.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276469947589499122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CUcRUSMr8_jkmEn1qta1ynothJkG7GQcPsCKpPh2OrN9z0o3zvi9IHeEEfkCDo6xzBH0zwMT5IXE38N8mQ01MSi4WgCJD3EcN7l4WimIZl5Gk57TQvTV3AeVAJTNu8Z-ztpyuw/s400/HPIM0867.JPG" border="0" /></a> RED PEPPER FROM NETHERLANDS GREEN HOUSE<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWxB5TCh8Z8fsNqbk1fCl-O6knJVMDF5v6mC2OQzFggrOFx0VXShMb_6st00PbRFHFKtvVluYenc01QpaKi-E_oXVOc-CkEUSObobWPc2vIKeWLBHsk9NDaoqKcgy2thDQr6FYw/s1600-h/HPIM0866.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276469816017473746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWxB5TCh8Z8fsNqbk1fCl-O6knJVMDF5v6mC2OQzFggrOFx0VXShMb_6st00PbRFHFKtvVluYenc01QpaKi-E_oXVOc-CkEUSObobWPc2vIKeWLBHsk9NDaoqKcgy2thDQr6FYw/s400/HPIM0866.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />GREEN PEPPER FROM MEXICO</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Dear Auntie Pattie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Koh</span>,</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Yesterday, I went marketing to buy some pepper for the catering that I have accepted that requires me to use some peppers. I did not know there are still some fresh peppers available in this particular place that I shop even it is already winter time.</div><div> </div><div>Question:</div><div>------------ </div><div>Which one is sweet in taste?</div><div>Which one is the one that is really hot and could burn your tongue?</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>And so Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Koh</span>, it is up to you to choose which one is hot and which one is sweet.</div><div>I am going to pick the ones that is needed for my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Kaldereta</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Afritada</span>.</div><div> </div><div>Thank you,</div><div> </div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">INFRATERNAM</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">MEAM</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div>infraternam meamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496677039074740905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22715902.post-60059901823769306832008-12-03T18:21:00.000-08:002008-12-03T18:36:40.615-08:00LAST OF THE FRUIT HARVEST IN THE U.S.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1sYE3dh6KG-fdkgUX8TuPZ17JJ1Gf3KPud2N6UzHhCfw0aSFRFNHpNx0EPsBqJtGtrnh-wVlQJlfMWtC6AmMPGhtzWk1vqh3h-b6Q9wnoR-GuMvdkaWe1WzNPR0_yoa-vf4Gycw/s1600-h/HPIM0860.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275755868074909874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1sYE3dh6KG-fdkgUX8TuPZ17JJ1Gf3KPud2N6UzHhCfw0aSFRFNHpNx0EPsBqJtGtrnh-wVlQJlfMWtC6AmMPGhtzWk1vqh3h-b6Q9wnoR-GuMvdkaWe1WzNPR0_yoa-vf4Gycw/s400/HPIM0860.JPG" border="0" /></a> Golden Plums<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWL2FRMBQouRdGN73xNM__s_SKZTvrvyXpCoHLh-6FzNWqPsDA4ZxRYgifFrNFS7RVEhhyoinM9eI2oomSbkUWgBKjbePjzxeRw5fQ70zLoVOcAoxr8-1mxrg5ntP9fw-QT8HJUQ/s1600-h/HPIM0863.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275755718124407362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWL2FRMBQouRdGN73xNM__s_SKZTvrvyXpCoHLh-6FzNWqPsDA4ZxRYgifFrNFS7RVEhhyoinM9eI2oomSbkUWgBKjbePjzxeRw5fQ70zLoVOcAoxr8-1mxrg5ntP9fw-QT8HJUQ/s400/HPIM0863.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Persimmons</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdVXbPj8Z06QrPWTmsni6TYYK88qjBOTv5E8oUj6r7FKDAg-msZkYyE8OvHXHsomTOh3hpXVc7zgB8rRDJaCj6wSo6hA1RvUs5fN3ukJnEorgLjWX4haSmmuHF6fHeWxOYjZ0pg/s1600-h/HPIM0864.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275755583607823618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdVXbPj8Z06QrPWTmsni6TYYK88qjBOTv5E8oUj6r7FKDAg-msZkYyE8OvHXHsomTOh3hpXVc7zgB8rRDJaCj6wSo6hA1RvUs5fN3ukJnEorgLjWX4haSmmuHF6fHeWxOYjZ0pg/s400/HPIM0864.JPG" border="0" /></a> Valencia Oranges<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLB9DFFTYECtrE1aIkw1IDSaldihHkkdglC5jdS6uqQjumBdl5ge2IFbHu137rb80K0vADyEhAv1nUcGlbOoXFsVKUrhzCwxfvbOgheQicoxo5ItfDgatINcl3Zwps3rjb61fe0w/s1600-h/HPIM0862.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275755435616825314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLB9DFFTYECtrE1aIkw1IDSaldihHkkdglC5jdS6uqQjumBdl5ge2IFbHu137rb80K0vADyEhAv1nUcGlbOoXFsVKUrhzCwxfvbOgheQicoxo5ItfDgatINcl3Zwps3rjb61fe0w/s400/HPIM0862.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Granny Smith Apples<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpRLvzQ8Wvb-jvoQrHbJMLrDPz8f1gY-7Pkj_mCCaPCJ-2g1dRxbhjupiwmdpW_E8BmtJ5U3ipvx6Z3KlAQb1CUBNutk2E4qxM3wuw0QHNZG7k48o0eClByq6m14ZmitxIKkkjQ/s1600-h/HPIM0859.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275755299640628562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpRLvzQ8Wvb-jvoQrHbJMLrDPz8f1gY-7Pkj_mCCaPCJ-2g1dRxbhjupiwmdpW_E8BmtJ5U3ipvx6Z3KlAQb1CUBNutk2E4qxM3wuw0QHNZG7k48o0eClByq6m14ZmitxIKkkjQ/s400/HPIM0859.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Red Plums<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyL4zS-6dbkdMl-ebWwGQz2NNqTdjq-fKyNgTf92DUX8yAVdNQOKYhqsWCkxy1wXCOuafSCHW3FfcfRdhfR-wc3csyxoocN-idcnXMrKdS-JxxYolGUZIGRL9_36L6lT2hdsfxXg/s1600-h/HPIM0858.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275755164271300066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyL4zS-6dbkdMl-ebWwGQz2NNqTdjq-fKyNgTf92DUX8yAVdNQOKYhqsWCkxy1wXCOuafSCHW3FfcfRdhfR-wc3csyxoocN-idcnXMrKdS-JxxYolGUZIGRL9_36L6lT2hdsfxXg/s400/HPIM0858.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Florida Oranges<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7j18BkZHdf8Xx1torB3fJYB9l3ZF6AnExr1fSIdatybPy7D0Pf6DurOSuO5SjVk9CuiY7xcLDjva9dUaMHQtk6P3ncRxvnNhYNBtSRgdJ_RI3hjDgBGSdLMYmjX1coUzvc9RX5A/s1600-h/HPIM0857.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275755004730681794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7j18BkZHdf8Xx1torB3fJYB9l3ZF6AnExr1fSIdatybPy7D0Pf6DurOSuO5SjVk9CuiY7xcLDjva9dUaMHQtk6P3ncRxvnNhYNBtSRgdJ_RI3hjDgBGSdLMYmjX1coUzvc9RX5A/s400/HPIM0857.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Washington Apples<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZy6ScXI_guJaAPHEgLoAQH7ZXbIrVPG60RNg-_sdplbKzGyffC923dnvUiIBY8_Y00E-XRfNNJPxX1basowIAauZ34pHsP7_dc8Zp88zzsjrW7UileEfjNjSibx7p3Y1pjtfkyQ/s1600-h/HPIM0856.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275754866688895954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZy6ScXI_guJaAPHEgLoAQH7ZXbIrVPG60RNg-_sdplbKzGyffC923dnvUiIBY8_Y00E-XRfNNJPxX1basowIAauZ34pHsP7_dc8Zp88zzsjrW7UileEfjNjSibx7p3Y1pjtfkyQ/s400/HPIM0856.JPG" border="0" /></a> Michigan Apples<br /><br /><br /></div><div>Dear Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ko</span>,</div><div> </div><div>This is the last of the harvest in the U.S. for this season. After this, all fruits will be imported from South America, like Chile, Brazil and Peru. America always have fruits all year round.</div><div> </div><div>We are now producing fruits that is supposed to be coming only from countries like China and Japan. Fuji apples are now planted in the states and even Persimmons are also harvested in the States. Some fruits like the Asian Pears are still being imported from Korea and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Longan</span> from Vietnam and China. Grapes are now coming all the way from Chile including Bananas and some watermelon coming from Mexico.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>The American diet always have fruits, and so Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Koh</span>, I will miss the real taste of fruits that are really planted and harvested in the States. Anyway, there is nothing we can do, because of the change of climate and the abundance of fruits from other country during winter time.</div><div> </div><div>I hope you liked the pictures of the fruits that I have posted for you.</div><div> </div><div>SINCERELY YOURS,</div><div> </div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">INFRATERNAM</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">MEAM</span></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> </div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>infraternam meamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496677039074740905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22715902.post-38371936693608728882008-12-01T18:40:00.001-08:002008-12-01T18:54:29.922-08:00FIRST SNOW STORM OF THE SEASON<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdR2gTN7uT7qDmr4gt6hwpg_70zok1_1Uj34sqpwrG0PmfVRZpzUhF0B1weF2hp4NoUEzpOxtre6tC57a3AHoTFeu0IPjVNIuOGmiFYibjjzc-eWs1tyJJvjObakqWq33M9uAzuw/s1600-h/HPIM0889.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275018190281447554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdR2gTN7uT7qDmr4gt6hwpg_70zok1_1Uj34sqpwrG0PmfVRZpzUhF0B1weF2hp4NoUEzpOxtre6tC57a3AHoTFeu0IPjVNIuOGmiFYibjjzc-eWs1tyJJvjObakqWq33M9uAzuw/s400/HPIM0889.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vPONIWMbjEQS3MUnUpjFqOOCizjhDof70VLITbbPpR1T7msaHV1CgzQJwE5cPoNn_XhWZUhEFU2pn-pmP146A2jj40pEyfluiZaQCgeRZcyEyfukt6wA2lnTjys3ZRvk1uECMA/s1600-h/HPIM0888.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275018057431420514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vPONIWMbjEQS3MUnUpjFqOOCizjhDof70VLITbbPpR1T7msaHV1CgzQJwE5cPoNn_XhWZUhEFU2pn-pmP146A2jj40pEyfluiZaQCgeRZcyEyfukt6wA2lnTjys3ZRvk1uECMA/s400/HPIM0888.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4USxJFOoSOlLkolTI7gCc4xQqwnHzPprD9AUMe1RvcOrV7iigWX0mPjDPAEspyRBDjuLOtdafyDw5sPq8CUbRHZGgyBD5nvBmRmtN0twIF7y0CR7wYTexGKWVdrci5B3sIJf8Q/s1600-h/HPIM0898.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275017913625060322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4USxJFOoSOlLkolTI7gCc4xQqwnHzPprD9AUMe1RvcOrV7iigWX0mPjDPAEspyRBDjuLOtdafyDw5sPq8CUbRHZGgyBD5nvBmRmtN0twIF7y0CR7wYTexGKWVdrci5B3sIJf8Q/s400/HPIM0898.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGOl9aMtV1FSPiMIFh_PZC5aniLZYiQ63iT0lwD6EXuZpwiFFW3cmByyELKQfFsKG3WefJF7WO9GP9kbYZDyeDTQwEbyXMd4115c4K0Sv2bHa_jEY5MO0IQgZYo-XCte_tVNIgQ/s1600-h/HPIM0891.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275017609469345634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGOl9aMtV1FSPiMIFh_PZC5aniLZYiQ63iT0lwD6EXuZpwiFFW3cmByyELKQfFsKG3WefJF7WO9GP9kbYZDyeDTQwEbyXMd4115c4K0Sv2bHa_jEY5MO0IQgZYo-XCte_tVNIgQ/s400/HPIM0891.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJTdJnRtdzi5vw25tm8vRYbJEGm_4J6XkWTv8o2nYdVpwBiI7cWKdBVSpWn8gssrDESh6qeUD4Wzy4JQ4CzLCxnAq0EldpFGIFqtOiDyThR0WZkakHuwMb6HPg3jIoUagwbk78Q/s1600-h/HPIM0894.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275017371419716562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJTdJnRtdzi5vw25tm8vRYbJEGm_4J6XkWTv8o2nYdVpwBiI7cWKdBVSpWn8gssrDESh6qeUD4Wzy4JQ4CzLCxnAq0EldpFGIFqtOiDyThR0WZkakHuwMb6HPg3jIoUagwbk78Q/s400/HPIM0894.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Dear Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Koh</span>,</div><div> </div><div> The snow storm came late last night Sunday and when I woke up and check outside the window the parking behind my house is already blanketed with four inches of snow. I hate shoveling the snow and scraping the snow in the car. I needed to go out with my wife and I have no choice but to clean the car of snow. </div><div> </div><div> The snow stopped at 12noon and so the pictures are all taken after 12noon. We have to go to the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">grocery</span> and get some of the necessities for the house that the two of us needed. Even its only the two of us, we still need some necessities for the house. I have to buy a new winter boots because my old Timberland boots is so tight and feels like it no longer fits me. I need something that is fully insulated so my feet will always be warm and dry.</div><div> </div><div> After shopping, I told my wife to check the Forest Preserve along St. Marys way. It was so white and as if the branches of the trees are covered with cotton. The lake was covered with snow, but we did not venture further near the lake platform because it might be slippery and I don't want to have another hip surgery. We took pictures from inside the car.</div><div> </div><div> And so Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Koh</span>, I have a feeling we are heading for a bad winter this year. According to the weatherman, there is another storm coming and it will bring another four inches on top of what is already in the ground. I have to shovel the snow and spread out the salt to melt the slippery spot in my backyard and front step of the house.</div><div> </div><div> Do you still want to come to the States??</div><div> </div><div>Sincerely Yours,</div><div> </div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">INFRATERNAM</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">MEAM</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div>infraternam meamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496677039074740905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22715902.post-26975985038650042742008-11-28T19:23:00.000-08:002008-11-28T19:43:28.991-08:00THANKSGIVING 2008<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4YtmZ3gh03a5A40d1Pzv1mmJC2uIfTrmrURPK7bEzwL5HsJkAu_2HG0Cxib4jFmqRof_mDnQ1g5dYIepXT16BNnYOcVHHn0BrOSQJA5Rq040vnvAW4AN_rPU-0IMcYwNI34uWNg/s1600-h/HPIM0886.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273916380311614354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4YtmZ3gh03a5A40d1Pzv1mmJC2uIfTrmrURPK7bEzwL5HsJkAu_2HG0Cxib4jFmqRof_mDnQ1g5dYIepXT16BNnYOcVHHn0BrOSQJA5Rq040vnvAW4AN_rPU-0IMcYwNI34uWNg/s400/HPIM0886.JPG" border="0" /></a> My youngest sister in law at the dining table with my mother in law.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1j5zx1xVc7SF0iRBmhQhvBC1nBaDnIgOb4qBij1bvqccMjXZkXrGkWUwUhQr2-ARnNWoW7yZeD0AqB5j3EIolfgzaNkpcxdc2gyt0GSWeLKdxCZvHnApsJbpNctqQ8zlFILOGg/s1600-h/HPIM0884.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273916218721480274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1j5zx1xVc7SF0iRBmhQhvBC1nBaDnIgOb4qBij1bvqccMjXZkXrGkWUwUhQr2-ARnNWoW7yZeD0AqB5j3EIolfgzaNkpcxdc2gyt0GSWeLKdxCZvHnApsJbpNctqQ8zlFILOGg/s400/HPIM0884.JPG" border="0" /></a> Mike, my niece Kristen's boyfriend with their friend Allison and his boyfriend.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2cc_kgsNgKcSQNeF-4BOtEeCP0SfdDm4rArUe7IGNTb63YPmGPKUTqHeObccK3J5M6GCwS73sFn8Om53_zFMbFu_5zVKEfpmQF93WG6_dzVuSECTnBttWIr36zXWNJyqjejah5g/s1600-h/HPIM0883.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273916058805927378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2cc_kgsNgKcSQNeF-4BOtEeCP0SfdDm4rArUe7IGNTb63YPmGPKUTqHeObccK3J5M6GCwS73sFn8Om53_zFMbFu_5zVKEfpmQF93WG6_dzVuSECTnBttWIr36zXWNJyqjejah5g/s400/HPIM0883.JPG" border="0" /></a> My brother in law in the middle and my nephews, left Noel, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Drichmond</span> and Vincent.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj333TWna_3T2xmyP-BBLiFMEyoh0Q3kQoAh0-mF11mFq_NEua4V2j5RtofHPcQ2kjUItNRii0PXhlC9xhyYyj-faW4b9dZcbQDmpSu_hi3qLhj7dADSS6kPDJVl08yvDiY_UkurQ/s1600-h/HPIM0882.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273915830883940130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj333TWna_3T2xmyP-BBLiFMEyoh0Q3kQoAh0-mF11mFq_NEua4V2j5RtofHPcQ2kjUItNRii0PXhlC9xhyYyj-faW4b9dZcbQDmpSu_hi3qLhj7dADSS6kPDJVl08yvDiY_UkurQ/s400/HPIM0882.JPG" border="0" /></a> My Irish brother in law Owen and his children Cora and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Aiden</span>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9cPHaijmKa530iP9xA2UT3bbd4YuqQ8cZPUwjojX-Sy7d8ay2ctfjpM50o_LBGg_z0N0kP8oR0yk9i5yg45I2BZFXxFTSw3Ic5VFQPp4xoEo8023KLexQqtULMyrrD50svM0qA/s1600-h/HPIM0881.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273915674030122706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9cPHaijmKa530iP9xA2UT3bbd4YuqQ8cZPUwjojX-Sy7d8ay2ctfjpM50o_LBGg_z0N0kP8oR0yk9i5yg45I2BZFXxFTSw3Ic5VFQPp4xoEo8023KLexQqtULMyrrD50svM0qA/s400/HPIM0881.JPG" border="0" /></a> My niece Kristen and her boyfriend Mike.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WoKqp8uuXYxHcoe429aTgU7COGFhf8kuNaJEZ06NRWPXvDWanSjlK3iJMV74YdmykLSfRx5B7XrnOnYy9ld4ncpV3IDXze14sxTAKiedb0Rh-iT1T5dGKn2-kl14Ox45R32Gbw/s1600-h/HPIM0878.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273915514743465154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WoKqp8uuXYxHcoe429aTgU7COGFhf8kuNaJEZ06NRWPXvDWanSjlK3iJMV74YdmykLSfRx5B7XrnOnYy9ld4ncpV3IDXze14sxTAKiedb0Rh-iT1T5dGKn2-kl14Ox45R32Gbw/s400/HPIM0878.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Me with Wanda, Jake and my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">nephew</span> Kevin.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_4vbnpjSK8uLON9XvjBKXG1pN7nhV9BUct4esfRO8CHpPOsS3-To3JgjDDgaPb6ycgPuDyYXR5-d4GfzuPQJU5iZn8P2jpG8VJ23UYBNA2IdKqzLcSCyLuLXdwEnhjtc2P1a6g/s1600-h/HPIM0876.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273915362112965938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_4vbnpjSK8uLON9XvjBKXG1pN7nhV9BUct4esfRO8CHpPOsS3-To3JgjDDgaPb6ycgPuDyYXR5-d4GfzuPQJU5iZn8P2jpG8VJ23UYBNA2IdKqzLcSCyLuLXdwEnhjtc2P1a6g/s400/HPIM0876.JPG" border="0" /></a> My wife with the rest of the relatives.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-YdUWR0ZT8wmlMG_BZcNjWFfxUDNWlBHGlquh5wUiLmhKb_afP1x3_OH6Glu8MIYs88EOzoWL9QBZAeLD4J2Nr5uHgs9QTcuwKPmMTJS6cPUs8cLq8QscnB5c2dtxzybXHG0SQ/s1600-h/HPIM0874.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273915185673850018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-YdUWR0ZT8wmlMG_BZcNjWFfxUDNWlBHGlquh5wUiLmhKb_afP1x3_OH6Glu8MIYs88EOzoWL9QBZAeLD4J2Nr5uHgs9QTcuwKPmMTJS6cPUs8cLq8QscnB5c2dtxzybXHG0SQ/s400/HPIM0874.JPG" border="0" /></a> My mother in law with her some of her grandchildren at the dinner table.<br /><br /><br />Dear Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Koh</span>,</div><div> </div><div> It was a tiring day for me. I was working in the morning of Thanksgiving until 12 noon and then I have to rush cooking and helping with some finishing touches with the Thanksgiving party that was held at my sister in law's house which is only four blocks away from my house.</div><div> </div><div> The relatives, especially the nieces and nephews came. They are hungry and made some space in their stomach for the feast that they know will all be for them. It was a lot of eating and drinking and most of all, plenty of sharing stories and other happenings in their lives.</div><div> </div><div> Kristen with her boyfriend Mike flew all the way from New York city just to be with the family. They will driving back to New York city with a U Haul because Kristen wants to sleep in her own bed. Everybody was joking her, that she does not need her own bed. But she still insists that she can only sleep in her own bed.</div><div> </div><div> Aside from the traditional Turkey, we have also pork loin roast, leg of lamb, mussels in angel hair pasta soup with baby <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">bokchoy</span>, spicy chicken wings, lentils, mashed potatoes, greens and lots of desserts in the sweet table.</div><div> </div><div> It was a good Thanksgiving Party, Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Koh</span>. It was a time of being close to all the nieces and nephews and friends. I was not able to eat all of the sweets and desserts at the sweet table.</div><div> </div><div>SINCERELY YOURS,</div><div> </div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">INFRATERNAM</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">MEAM</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>infraternam meamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496677039074740905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22715902.post-13226336079773282552008-11-19T17:58:00.000-08:002008-11-19T18:10:11.467-08:00MAN'S BEST FRIEND<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoG_aP60178nHHpfISlgS4qd2vhLZCVYEmG2cba4FfIgnZpAXCVBCNIKFZ0rrd-qlVg3qeRFghAbKHrFSk4EKwyhB6-WBJianWcWuHFJ5WRykr55I0oy30LQCdB1X90Q84vOQkJA/s1600-h/HPIM0844.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270554010846784018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoG_aP60178nHHpfISlgS4qd2vhLZCVYEmG2cba4FfIgnZpAXCVBCNIKFZ0rrd-qlVg3qeRFghAbKHrFSk4EKwyhB6-WBJianWcWuHFJ5WRykr55I0oy30LQCdB1X90Q84vOQkJA/s400/HPIM0844.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEDhOeG7NXBPntixyY0AaXe7spqiiQ0hIYEKA7-qcpbvnMD_CESM9a2zRw2LucTGHJzEDohEG_LS7lS_IDuGLeEbq6Ul6wi9Nq8CvbfWafIN3bFxjbvqNestf1w3n-My-keSGUQ/s1600-h/HPIM0843.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270553840535403986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEDhOeG7NXBPntixyY0AaXe7spqiiQ0hIYEKA7-qcpbvnMD_CESM9a2zRw2LucTGHJzEDohEG_LS7lS_IDuGLeEbq6Ul6wi9Nq8CvbfWafIN3bFxjbvqNestf1w3n-My-keSGUQ/s400/HPIM0843.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYYK4b59yknL26OBE_39sKG1g9OdezoznplQTjuhFSxJn3h9bL5rNp_mJ4ygt9M7OCgT18msKGTx43iBUH6gIzlZDocS8AT_bhIyff1aNikauj7JhUHiHFg8_2wHe46KgLy8oTQ/s1600-h/HPIM0842.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270553726708336322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYYK4b59yknL26OBE_39sKG1g9OdezoznplQTjuhFSxJn3h9bL5rNp_mJ4ygt9M7OCgT18msKGTx43iBUH6gIzlZDocS8AT_bhIyff1aNikauj7JhUHiHFg8_2wHe46KgLy8oTQ/s400/HPIM0842.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlIe4EUXPEMtNDzigLfHa6d8DED7BkMPOeRNmNkpMLzHDAgHrb314F-frCGMtHR-FDlG-NySzrqzBndtTDFbCUExnSoLO4ZaLCQt6Ft_uxxFpbv6v6szuKJEb_TDFnzGzzS-RPQ/s1600-h/HPIM0841.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270553562273452898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlIe4EUXPEMtNDzigLfHa6d8DED7BkMPOeRNmNkpMLzHDAgHrb314F-frCGMtHR-FDlG-NySzrqzBndtTDFbCUExnSoLO4ZaLCQt6Ft_uxxFpbv6v6szuKJEb_TDFnzGzzS-RPQ/s400/HPIM0841.JPG" border="0" /></a> Dear Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Koh</span>,</div><div> Today is the birthday of my dog <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Bombolino</span>. He is now three years old. A mix Maltese and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Shitzu</span>. Very <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">obedient</span> dog and properly trained. I always put news paper in the basement, together with his water and food. When he needed to drink water, eat or relieve himself, he goes down to the basement and do his thing. Then I will just remove the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">newspaper</span> that has been soaked or where he <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">relieved</span> himself.</div><div> </div><div> I cannot ask for anything about this dog. He is a member of the family and always guarding me especially I am sleeping during the afternoon when I arrived from work. He sleeps with me in the evening and does not make any noise or mess up the bed. Truly an amazing little dog.</div><div> </div><div> The veterinarian said this dog will not grow big anymore. I love it and like it so that I won't have a hard time cleaning after him. The vet called this dog a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">MALTESEZHU</span>. We named him <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Bombolino</span>, just like the Italian name for a small boy.</div><div> </div><div> And so Auntie Pattie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Koh</span>, since my two boys have decided to be on their own, I now again have a little boy in the house.</div><div> </div><div>SINCERELY YOURS,</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">INFRATERNAM</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">MEAM</span></div><div> <br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>infraternam meamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496677039074740905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22715902.post-17511146566867437302008-11-16T19:12:00.000-08:002008-11-16T19:21:25.778-08:00WINTER IS COMING!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDX_NbsmoRhiFC6gIJXbXuS3OJS9XIU7ncwt2qf_1FgZPTMzHCpjOGwBRErPFMfMDTd3jbVbulimX26YkzmjUbTpqhxYQMdiCrXLOWr6HKP_YhQsaAlnGdWbTny2bYBfib_1MAZA/s1600-h/HPIM0835.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269459768550368146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDX_NbsmoRhiFC6gIJXbXuS3OJS9XIU7ncwt2qf_1FgZPTMzHCpjOGwBRErPFMfMDTd3jbVbulimX26YkzmjUbTpqhxYQMdiCrXLOWr6HKP_YhQsaAlnGdWbTny2bYBfib_1MAZA/s400/HPIM0835.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUyIvRCeFP9VyuHTp5j-plMOGPKEgHBIjFOqDdfzh0RDgqXrIbi0x7GqDsBleV7mVtHqmbt9Hn6ToCfiI-rtSgvJXQ1YQC4uMhcEo69wSedim3QZ0xWZ8y9bpELZ52aT53cOv4Q/s1600-h/HPIM0834.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269459597290861266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUyIvRCeFP9VyuHTp5j-plMOGPKEgHBIjFOqDdfzh0RDgqXrIbi0x7GqDsBleV7mVtHqmbt9Hn6ToCfiI-rtSgvJXQ1YQC4uMhcEo69wSedim3QZ0xWZ8y9bpELZ52aT53cOv4Q/s400/HPIM0834.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CFLKE2MRdrypz5YCyow-MPWqyunljvXFWZuy-BObDi1HG246S0_Z-0hf1mDRbR9Yxb9llIu_paaXts21Db68GCH-lHAnt1TM6QkPE_GU7IzaSyeiBDG_EywGiZWNH_pk_MwNDA/s1600-h/HPIM0831.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269459396759123618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CFLKE2MRdrypz5YCyow-MPWqyunljvXFWZuy-BObDi1HG246S0_Z-0hf1mDRbR9Yxb9llIu_paaXts21Db68GCH-lHAnt1TM6QkPE_GU7IzaSyeiBDG_EywGiZWNH_pk_MwNDA/s400/HPIM0831.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Dear Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Koh</span>,</div><div> </div><div>Yes, winter is coming. It is getting <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">colder</span> everyday. In fact this afternoon, the snow started to fall but it did not stick onto the ground. Thank God!!</div><div> </div><div>I went yesterday to visit my favorite forest preserve and check out the migration and movements of the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">geese</span> and I took pictures of these trees along the river. They are not dead, but the leaves have all fallen to the ground. Winter is coming. These trees are like bears that will be <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">hibernating</span> for the winter and will come alive again come springtime.</div><div> </div><div>I sat down in my van for some time and was in deep thought. This place is so nice and so quiet to do some deep thoughts and meditation. I will be coming back come spring time and check it out.</div><div> </div><div>And so Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Koh</span>, I can't say if I am welcoming winter. But I live in a place that sees the four seasons of the year so I don't have a choice.</div><div> </div><div>Sincerely yours,</div><div> </div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">INFRATERNAM</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">MEAM</span><br /><br /></div><div></div></div>infraternam meamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496677039074740905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22715902.post-88955608892072926102008-11-02T18:16:00.000-08:002008-11-02T18:46:10.071-08:00NOV. 2,2008 COSTUME PARTY THAT I ATTENDED<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2vbJrQYRo9gjV7vgZ-p375zaDFhY0-qmiihySfhKrQRHaU6GsXlCle-x-HEfUoL3SnG4BY8P17VIMODiH-dosXnkIqNrBFtAxOgSqj3sY7dUdNQ2Wufic_yWSl8G3iUisViA1IA/s1600-h/HPIM0775.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264252459480733362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2vbJrQYRo9gjV7vgZ-p375zaDFhY0-qmiihySfhKrQRHaU6GsXlCle-x-HEfUoL3SnG4BY8P17VIMODiH-dosXnkIqNrBFtAxOgSqj3sY7dUdNQ2Wufic_yWSl8G3iUisViA1IA/s400/HPIM0775.JPG" border="0" /></a> I came as a Mandarin Merchant and also the Emcee for the evening.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRUM0gept1YJPrqDvw-4dW9-4X-sVoxQ7_Snegk2mZZRVvADNJ1FqkAzNEjaWoOJABrjhLFLfLvJiVKxh-ueraPRMBOz9-30ndOqGLU7j-eFxpR0gj4i_p6LOTQHyMphAtSWSXA/s1600-h/HPIM0810.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264252305515220354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRUM0gept1YJPrqDvw-4dW9-4X-sVoxQ7_Snegk2mZZRVvADNJ1FqkAzNEjaWoOJABrjhLFLfLvJiVKxh-ueraPRMBOz9-30ndOqGLU7j-eFxpR0gj4i_p6LOTQHyMphAtSWSXA/s400/HPIM0810.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here are some of the entire participants at the Costume <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Party</span> 2008.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLqM8sook_3i1cmQJiFmAQBusYanMPe7HDHCEJf-gf6iMNYZuHlHeLGWlQJers-0KdIUV0qero8QOR19nVZUKupARBD1ALn8M50jmMM5XzaW91Cu8fsfhT31ybTH4OBeUmsqJ4g/s1600-h/HPIM0793.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264252138711457762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLqM8sook_3i1cmQJiFmAQBusYanMPe7HDHCEJf-gf6iMNYZuHlHeLGWlQJers-0KdIUV0qero8QOR19nVZUKupARBD1ALn8M50jmMM5XzaW91Cu8fsfhT31ybTH4OBeUmsqJ4g/s400/HPIM0793.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Senora Flamenco Dancer.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnNE72WfpJrQd03UVfiTyPDxx1HgdstVrEwWhGmSlSJ1ahecnkFbu1vtkW-AFoPtZ3dMar3nV7VPNEuLsx7QXqzOz2qK9bhR420sT5UQxfT3s1C7RqgVUIpHMt_sROhE9WHbUAg/s1600-h/HPIM0808.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264251954699286258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnNE72WfpJrQd03UVfiTyPDxx1HgdstVrEwWhGmSlSJ1ahecnkFbu1vtkW-AFoPtZ3dMar3nV7VPNEuLsx7QXqzOz2qK9bhR420sT5UQxfT3s1C7RqgVUIpHMt_sROhE9WHbUAg/s400/HPIM0808.JPG" border="0" /></a> Gondola (Bob) man from Venice.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRocj03AxuxPzZv9B0P27s5seyDLl0sNX1G1XvoFbYSVnFasEu1ZhzHh3nBhq3OCPu0S6rnIWpCAkDJIHY81AWAeU6TCelqq4nPAS30-75-Tvc9sqF1bDjDRnZfD9sLJcRlNtL3g/s1600-h/HPIM0799.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264251749105412242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRocj03AxuxPzZv9B0P27s5seyDLl0sNX1G1XvoFbYSVnFasEu1ZhzHh3nBhq3OCPu0S6rnIWpCAkDJIHY81AWAeU6TCelqq4nPAS30-75-Tvc9sqF1bDjDRnZfD9sLJcRlNtL3g/s400/HPIM0799.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Master <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Shaolin</span> (Reggie) Monk.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwN-Bvxii-nWVgaa4agP-2ea31JBfbFWOuzni0X7CyLcgyqyGrDWs0KmrNTs6mFafefHVkmlobpZzyiMJD-B9JPM9Jkm-k3CQEGgO2gpCUgcK7BY8mVY6c8WvEXp-S4UmS4V_tsg/s1600-h/HPIM0798.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264251565016685154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwN-Bvxii-nWVgaa4agP-2ea31JBfbFWOuzni0X7CyLcgyqyGrDWs0KmrNTs6mFafefHVkmlobpZzyiMJD-B9JPM9Jkm-k3CQEGgO2gpCUgcK7BY8mVY6c8WvEXp-S4UmS4V_tsg/s400/HPIM0798.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Anna and her Polish Boyfriend Damien. Anna in a typical Malaysian outfit, Damian as a Polish football player.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8oIKH2pWS9B36hnqWTwrLYlvMAL8Jv9QqXY2wvngzToixcXxImAbj4rAStyl8UVT2T9Zxig3KnQprT2R1iwxHv5lC4anWYfO1dAajFL_7tYPbsEpKpX9bqHh4d2pz4Hjtq2mgQ/s1600-h/HPIM0796.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264251374171806674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8oIKH2pWS9B36hnqWTwrLYlvMAL8Jv9QqXY2wvngzToixcXxImAbj4rAStyl8UVT2T9Zxig3KnQprT2R1iwxHv5lC4anWYfO1dAajFL_7tYPbsEpKpX9bqHh4d2pz4Hjtq2mgQ/s400/HPIM0796.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Goddess Athena or Fathena (Fat)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2z1yttzz8YWev_8JDv0oO7T9p46INXH_EZVKYfjyXjF-U4OTULph16u9bK4MKdowIiK9v1t1cIAPlfdWkMU1eexP0GLkC7jl2lE4HuFK9dK6t4mg1drLkvt3hb98FlTyNXjew-Q/s1600-h/HPIM0795.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264251171932215042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2z1yttzz8YWev_8JDv0oO7T9p46INXH_EZVKYfjyXjF-U4OTULph16u9bK4MKdowIiK9v1t1cIAPlfdWkMU1eexP0GLkC7jl2lE4HuFK9dK6t4mg1drLkvt3hb98FlTyNXjew-Q/s400/HPIM0795.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Native Mexican Dancer.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhdGGg9iKZaF4uW0lbyDQU8hz5kR-dyxSW1XyZ49cXLZ9KG2oqrDFqjkgd7dNPmInd01DJH5T77vHCLZytVmiVsERERlizs4Jeso5EmICP8tH4YakDJm2sk2w9-_QXTJSOEREag/s1600-h/HPIM0791.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264250978945449490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhdGGg9iKZaF4uW0lbyDQU8hz5kR-dyxSW1XyZ49cXLZ9KG2oqrDFqjkgd7dNPmInd01DJH5T77vHCLZytVmiVsERERlizs4Jeso5EmICP8tH4YakDJm2sk2w9-_QXTJSOEREag/s400/HPIM0791.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Bollywood</span> (Alex) Dancer.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHdusp0PgUrj8jx6tpFUIAEQeqfPEMJhveAFuxPxgoBDOdMiUuSwypDbBAEnybnv4HbtZ8vkwWu5VM2v57UNe_n10B10ISt1yvIlepktxlqNKPgn5x_CnjFGYlpAlx-9s6bHL9g/s1600-h/HPIM0789.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264250805369200706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHdusp0PgUrj8jx6tpFUIAEQeqfPEMJhveAFuxPxgoBDOdMiUuSwypDbBAEnybnv4HbtZ8vkwWu5VM2v57UNe_n10B10ISt1yvIlepktxlqNKPgn5x_CnjFGYlpAlx-9s6bHL9g/s400/HPIM0789.JPG" border="0" /></a> Mr. & Mrs. Omar <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Shalicom</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Barbaro</span> (Tess & Jun).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzu9goM1FJsVC3sYzy4kxU7MGSgr-qTDPth6EJpZeQdNs4d_R4buhPzU9TiLZgYuWdnTH7LqVHfLVWixTa6TWlJkhrDUP_uBGHxocQppD4AgguvhtSqFCEvZW7w_mxibXDk4j9Q/s1600-h/HPIM0787.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264250644755753282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzu9goM1FJsVC3sYzy4kxU7MGSgr-qTDPth6EJpZeQdNs4d_R4buhPzU9TiLZgYuWdnTH7LqVHfLVWixTa6TWlJkhrDUP_uBGHxocQppD4AgguvhtSqFCEvZW7w_mxibXDk4j9Q/s400/HPIM0787.JPG" border="0" /></a> Japanese Kabuki Warrior and myself.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQJ__H67qoXcLd4QtDY9bQh5lv5KnN-zsTDzU86N2VJn2-pIpbzv63lI58ainL1-jsikm-9WTefZ_TJ8gg65MlVnf4r1e9yiWIOt08aJiW1qBnVLJL0Sy27J-Yz9LiMIi6A4mGA/s1600-h/HPIM0782.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264250458623875874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQJ__H67qoXcLd4QtDY9bQh5lv5KnN-zsTDzU86N2VJn2-pIpbzv63lI58ainL1-jsikm-9WTefZ_TJ8gg65MlVnf4r1e9yiWIOt08aJiW1qBnVLJL0Sy27J-Yz9LiMIi6A4mGA/s400/HPIM0782.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Her Princess <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Jasmine</span> Rice (Sandy)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0PGIQ0f3BfKVlzVu12zaJJdYD7KhJuLSLDVW_CD_yPv9gfnvSmfBFDwvYiEfA37DRisw53uI0k7rgB1zVxwO9Hix9eQkVn328GVEpo4ttsGbVP9iqh9_qTpy66ARxMk0rqJPczA/s1600-h/HPIM0783.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264250283237526834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0PGIQ0f3BfKVlzVu12zaJJdYD7KhJuLSLDVW_CD_yPv9gfnvSmfBFDwvYiEfA37DRisw53uI0k7rgB1zVxwO9Hix9eQkVn328GVEpo4ttsGbVP9iqh9_qTpy66ARxMk0rqJPczA/s400/HPIM0783.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Dona <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Hermana</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Puti</span> (Mommy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Balcita</span>)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgik41YeYnskZsDBhf8JvhyphenhyphenX64MNbq6ZCjG5OS-EIdVSnpvKv-NLwIQ7Fb0Zqbo4O94K9s5-eGSr2ZHW5SAJl9FHkgH8HAMEdS6VawgMRBN-5LOt9NcXzQYXNOQPCsliIjzpzPPGw/s1600-h/HPIM0779.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264250094441778882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgik41YeYnskZsDBhf8JvhyphenhyphenX64MNbq6ZCjG5OS-EIdVSnpvKv-NLwIQ7Fb0Zqbo4O94K9s5-eGSr2ZHW5SAJl9FHkgH8HAMEdS6VawgMRBN-5LOt9NcXzQYXNOQPCsliIjzpzPPGw/s400/HPIM0779.JPG" border="0" /></a> Mark Anthony and Cleopatra (Lisa and Boyfriend).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5sX8sttNov3dvyCo9YCR00YVNkmKO_V0EE7gXPQJy3IifpDtpb1FbRUAtf8ZSD2ZkxkvrnGZmtmmMNMFgTay6gF55ROdVCn0JdmxT7vVC87b_zRf-KXnqlN_1VrwfEtopWNL2g/s1600-h/HPIM0785.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264249923933147890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5sX8sttNov3dvyCo9YCR00YVNkmKO_V0EE7gXPQJy3IifpDtpb1FbRUAtf8ZSD2ZkxkvrnGZmtmmMNMFgTay6gF55ROdVCn0JdmxT7vVC87b_zRf-KXnqlN_1VrwfEtopWNL2g/s400/HPIM0785.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Madame Butterfly and Mr. Wong (Mr. & Mrs. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Jing</span> & Sharon Yap)</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Dear Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Koh</span>,</div><div> </div><div> My wife and myself decided to unwind and attended a yearly November Halloween Costume Party that is being hosted every year by our close friend Alex and Bob at their house. It was a very nice evening and as usual I am always called to be the emcee for the evening introducing the participants with their colorful costume.</div><div> </div><div> It was a nice affair and everybody that came to the party brought a special dish that they shared to everybody. We have Chinese cuisine <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">to American</span>, Spanish, American Fried Chicken, Malaysian, Filipino favorites, Indian Curry, Japanese and most of all a bountiful of desserts and other sweet things.</div><div> </div><div> Some of the participants brought along their children with them and all children that came in costume automatically was given a prize. There prizes given to individual and most authentic costume. Pairs was given also selected prices.</div><div> </div><div> We ended the party past <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">midnight</span> and everybody was tired and exhausted but very happy. All of us are working class and we were able to unwind ourselves for this <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">particular</span> evening and we went home happy. We even have to bring some of the food that was on the table because it was so much and there's plenty to share to all.</div><div> </div><div> And so Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Koh</span>, another night of fun and of course my wife and myself was able to unwind and had <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">a wonderful</span> evening. Wish you were there too.</div><div> </div><div> Sincerely yours,</div><div> </div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">INFRATERNAM</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">MEAM</span> </div><div> </div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> </div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>infraternam meamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496677039074740905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22715902.post-20136465154355751072008-10-31T21:20:00.000-07:002008-10-31T21:48:08.038-07:00TRICK OR TREATING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklGDdvcvEcXsiv6lKrQWW-H6b-yM71dFoRwFI0e2tww1X3rYNYc-1OTA4GcnyrXYhi5WtfjobfeQExVu-Xwt7DCuosB-gxNz_D6Q5n5wrrSm1Kr7B2tk8o8JRhTRNgFlJt9900Q/s1600-h/HPIM0774.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263542204481355762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5vf-3uEvqhW5KRYgl-o8SZf9pUkLB0weWVIQJ5uOJdB4WULI_8uySq3dQsjYIYColsEvtKhp2sUZNVpoP3sdsg3BLNZXcczM1tLvKn_goWm5pxm4ggsyYxXM-rNEA8sO1I8YX0A/s400/HPIM0767.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4wm6lDImlzRMTkx1HosQpi5pzWWRcGoa14HV5rQVa5jFrBFcXoRZm3OgiYkSOGXDwuIQczqt-boJ9L0Jnxt4ehpTcVX20xxD3kx3SbAqrmappA0sthDvmQ8s2jrSpKevBLC4JA/s1600-h/HPIM0766.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263541229782647778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4wm6lDImlzRMTkx1HosQpi5pzWWRcGoa14HV5rQVa5jFrBFcXoRZm3OgiYkSOGXDwuIQczqt-boJ9L0Jnxt4ehpTcVX20xxD3kx3SbAqrmappA0sthDvmQ8s2jrSpKevBLC4JA/s400/HPIM0766.JPG" border="0" /></a>Dear Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Koh</span>,</div><div> This is the time of the year when kids are given by the parents the chance to indulge in all the sweetness in the world. Candies and chocolates and everything that is sweet, including their colorful and scary costumes.</div><div> In my neighborhood, the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">tr eaters</span> starts ringing the doorbell after school at around 4:00pm. Kids will be coming to the neighborhood, running and sweating because they have been walking to so many blocks in the neighborhood, carrying their heavy load of their goodies and treats that they have received from the neighborhood.</div><div> The police department will issue a bulletin telling all the neighborhood, if they will participate in giving treats to the children to turn on their porch light or the garage lights and have the security door open so that the children could come to the houses and ring the doorbells. The children has been advised in advanced from the school, that if they will be going to neighborhood and it is already dark, they have to be accompanied by an adult or their parents. Children are also being given <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">in formations</span> and lectures never to accept any open candies and those goodies that they think are already opened and seems to have been tampered with. Parents are also being asked to check the treats their children have received.</div><div> The children with an adult or their parents when going around the neighborhood and if its already dark, to carry flashlights and something to be reflective so the motorists could see them. The motorists are being asked to look after the children and not to drive fast. Likewise, the children has been advised <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">thru</span> the school that the Trick and Treating is only from 4:00pm to 7:00pm. At 7:00pm, the homes and houses will turn off their porch lights and garage lights to signal that this is the end of the Trick or Treating.</div><div> My <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">neighbor</span> from across my house is the favourite place to visit by the children. They have a big bell at the porch of their house and each children to receive the treat that they needed had to ring the bell hard so that the entire street block could hear it. It was a nice thing for the children to do. Another neighbor of mine is a dentist and instead of giving out candies and chocolates, he is giving away toothbrushes. Some gives out pencil or crayolas and coloring book. Whatever one might think will be liken by the children. I go for the traditional sweets of candies and chocolates.</div><div> And so Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Koh</span>, the celebration has ended, there are some teenagers that goes around the neighborhood with the traditional eggs that has to be thrown and shaving cream that they spray to their friends. It was a very nice and festive <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">occasion</span>. I love to see the children having fun.</div><div> Wish you have seen it.</div><div> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Sincerely</span> Yours,</div><div> </div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">INFRATERNAM</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">MEAM</span></div><div> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>infraternam meamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496677039074740905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22715902.post-7874134394663517332008-10-26T18:33:00.000-07:002008-10-26T18:47:26.418-07:00WHY ARE THEY STILL HERE IN THIS COLD PLACE???<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPfmSjFQTbVyUcbcnuOIENF3Whve0ulvKPL9YV1k6_b8qcSM63CcGezSGq26nWxH-g8edbKduwh15XVmPxH4a0ur1VtfKPwlBTezTrQ_7CKsBAimYOcgCgnbPYOiyU-XmMyj9UA/s1600-h/HPIM0754.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261641520301051954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPfmSjFQTbVyUcbcnuOIENF3Whve0ulvKPL9YV1k6_b8qcSM63CcGezSGq26nWxH-g8edbKduwh15XVmPxH4a0ur1VtfKPwlBTezTrQ_7CKsBAimYOcgCgnbPYOiyU-XmMyj9UA/s400/HPIM0754.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is the south fork of the Deerfield river that will join the Chicago River.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWb7Iwx6TTDbZ9s3ZsWNOT-VvKbral1_fUq6MU2clqaS_FYgNtWyz0-TwtzIITmb_-Gf_1IMKjDHs6LmT95fRFCD9ruAS8CrV2WA6vgILHwAT8O2fudMNZVUCZRGzXLzO3ksmK0g/s1600-h/HPIM0757.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261641227699376962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWb7Iwx6TTDbZ9s3ZsWNOT-VvKbral1_fUq6MU2clqaS_FYgNtWyz0-TwtzIITmb_-Gf_1IMKjDHs6LmT95fRFCD9ruAS8CrV2WA6vgILHwAT8O2fudMNZVUCZRGzXLzO3ksmK0g/s400/HPIM0757.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2VOzb5tGzKFmi57PCgSsOAfYboXhyphenhyphenbjLpq6E97xf0f9h-bQpKEl3u0OEkr0nCwo6B4az4g9-DngY0B6UDK6zw5zViuTHmtcNI4XIAgN82xL9eIjJRLz_2yRmOLXr8dgDbbdMog/s1600-h/HPIM0757.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261640919749025282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2VOzb5tGzKFmi57PCgSsOAfYboXhyphenhyphenbjLpq6E97xf0f9h-bQpKEl3u0OEkr0nCwo6B4az4g9-DngY0B6UDK6zw5zViuTHmtcNI4XIAgN82xL9eIjJRLz_2yRmOLXr8dgDbbdMog/s400/HPIM0757.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Dear Auntie Pattie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Koh</span>,</div><div> </div><div> The sun finally showed up this afternoon and it was not so cold yet, so I went inside the forest preserve by the river and I saw all these geese. I cannot understand why they have not left and flown to some place warm in the Southern States. I guess even the fowls are confused with what is happening with the weather.<br /><br /><div> I was also confused about the weather in my place. October is supposed to be cold and windy, but the weather is changing and last week we have 70 degrees weather and some people are wearing their shorts to school and some office workers are eating their lunch at the park, not inside any deli or restaurant that they usually have their lunches.</div><div> </div><div> It is so nice to watch all these geese in the water. They are also wondering around golf courses to eat some of the weeds and move around the parks and other places where they can lay their eggs. The geese are so used to people that even in the soccer filed they go marching during the play and everybody has to stop to let them pass. Nobody tries to harm them when they cross the street.</div><div> </div><div> And so Auntie Pattie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Koh</span>, I was so relaxed this noon time when I was inside the forest preserve by the river just watching all the geese and the birds. The whole area is so quiet an so peaceful I wish you have been there!!</div><div> </div><div> Sincerely yours,</div><div> </div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">INFRATERNAM</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">MEAM</span></div><div> </div></div></div>infraternam meamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496677039074740905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22715902.post-16408199824151324632008-10-23T18:07:00.000-07:002008-10-23T18:28:24.750-07:00THE COLORS OF FALL FROM INSIDE DEERFIELD FOREST PRESERVE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWNVrfOIvZiLfj4gG1XnOZWEI7jTBdvASYpTD3bp-pW5zgX3dMwmSMoREikBgYZTZM9LCDjXXHHWt5ZngnOPNw0MQIGsmAw_9ZON6UEmvuWGmlY5l_BPuUeTfealdsF6iAvjMOA/s1600-h/HPIM0751.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260522986051144402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWNVrfOIvZiLfj4gG1XnOZWEI7jTBdvASYpTD3bp-pW5zgX3dMwmSMoREikBgYZTZM9LCDjXXHHWt5ZngnOPNw0MQIGsmAw_9ZON6UEmvuWGmlY5l_BPuUeTfealdsF6iAvjMOA/s400/HPIM0751.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is the entrance to the forest preserve of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Deerfield</span>.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihIRN9NMms3LRDtchZ4VKxrIeR2MY3A5iQOTIRL6Se3x7vdySIUR6DLrupoLMfYTOiasxpIQ2AMOZET0IxCKiWsB_bveN29HXjX8xxXJ5-tu17XdIc95DjVD0uC6-6h9xOwnHkFg/s1600-h/HPIM0748.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260522724256957026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihIRN9NMms3LRDtchZ4VKxrIeR2MY3A5iQOTIRL6Se3x7vdySIUR6DLrupoLMfYTOiasxpIQ2AMOZET0IxCKiWsB_bveN29HXjX8xxXJ5-tu17XdIc95DjVD0uC6-6h9xOwnHkFg/s400/HPIM0748.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is an old Maple tree that is showing three colors at a time.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kPbq8cJpVeqkg8UCncrtmSveAefAjErcrNZuJMqC2h5OC2v-sXYuxIbmHw0H7lO4ZIIVgcH2hIv7u4dgBDkaUV04tS-FSgKS0T_I_ucPtT0HgRTLejCJ32ng6dnIIYP727QOvw/s1600-h/HPIM0741.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260522476842211858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kPbq8cJpVeqkg8UCncrtmSveAefAjErcrNZuJMqC2h5OC2v-sXYuxIbmHw0H7lO4ZIIVgcH2hIv7u4dgBDkaUV04tS-FSgKS0T_I_ucPtT0HgRTLejCJ32ng6dnIIYP727QOvw/s400/HPIM0741.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is the road side of the forest preserve that leads to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Deerfield</span> river.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqmY500mbRJWkSH3syOBJhoDPMA5n1FRf80hZc3cbC3aYpEZIVKjL_2yaaNNGKCJW0eKo4ymFzNaXf8-StlmVLBPaJzDHEeY1IgIpSvVWVj1RPvIvI61dd8b95ZAbWvFx1EjvHUQ/s1600-h/HPIM0750.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260522276372308962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqmY500mbRJWkSH3syOBJhoDPMA5n1FRf80hZc3cbC3aYpEZIVKjL_2yaaNNGKCJW0eKo4ymFzNaXf8-StlmVLBPaJzDHEeY1IgIpSvVWVj1RPvIvI61dd8b95ZAbWvFx1EjvHUQ/s400/HPIM0750.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is the interior of the preserve heading to the horse trail.<br /><br />Dear Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Koh</span>,</div><div></div><div>This noon, I was passing by the forest preserve near my work and decided to take my lunch inside the preserve. There were only few cars inside the forest preserve. As I have counted it, there were at least 6 cars parked at the parking lot facing the Chicago River North fork of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Deerfield</span> Forest Preserve. </div><div></div><div>This was a former Indian Reservation and it is still being kept by the Forest Preserve people in good order and shape. No trees are being cut and the animals are still left to roam around. It was so beautiful and the colors of fall is so bright and colorful.</div><div><br />I love the entire place. It was so colorful watching the leaves being blown by the wind and then it falls on the ground. It looks like every minute and every hour the leaves started to change its colors and starts to fall. It was so quiet in this place, very tranquil and so nice to do some meditation.</div><div></div><div>I was watching the flow of the river where I parked and so some geese floating in the water waiting for the weather to change so that they could fly south.</div><div></div><div>And so Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Koh</span>, I had a nice lunch break and was able to do some meditation inside the forest preserve of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Deerfield</span>. I wish you had been there also.</div><div></div><div>Sincerely yours,</div><div></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">INFRATERNAM</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">MEAM</span><br /></div><div></div></div></div>infraternam meamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496677039074740905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22715902.post-21350268909111640572008-10-05T08:14:00.000-07:002008-10-05T08:27:05.843-07:00I LOVE THE FALL FLOWERS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB10dKccFa-lI-TCG5BakK0TNc2MMSfZuqDxcZUDWeJpQyPJaGD5SLUhomIabYzYVOYtw49P5hQzMNF05xChFUKhSJAozvOD3CN1HYttTc25VA2rOK2vpOerN-uxaowmhQngaC9Q/s1600-h/HPIM0783.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253689161954502402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB10dKccFa-lI-TCG5BakK0TNc2MMSfZuqDxcZUDWeJpQyPJaGD5SLUhomIabYzYVOYtw49P5hQzMNF05xChFUKhSJAozvOD3CN1HYttTc25VA2rOK2vpOerN-uxaowmhQngaC9Q/s400/HPIM0783.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0Rddp20gV_qEXw9CZbEBYDqkFrO2HcwmMImMknhYnNEblZqXqsTwwKKv39hJ_Shx_JrffSxe5Zb_UR0OOWc4wxZsIv896eFsRwlPE5xYIuQLyqmxojNiRjBV9Hn4qxW70OuZ8w/s1600-h/HPIM0778.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253688923703352994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0Rddp20gV_qEXw9CZbEBYDqkFrO2HcwmMImMknhYnNEblZqXqsTwwKKv39hJ_Shx_JrffSxe5Zb_UR0OOWc4wxZsIv896eFsRwlPE5xYIuQLyqmxojNiRjBV9Hn4qxW70OuZ8w/s400/HPIM0778.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFwGz6kSFQs9-HdE1FaDZqXKJf77LQ0HEQWeBhhidp1ug-cmG5Dkjbs_XBhUyXgXqXR_M2KAt6wGKLJWxh-VnaQmfjLG67GfBiyH38fs4kUDqVoPHFZJbYRj7M4x1BdhJjXX_fQ/s1600-h/HPIM0786.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253688665278456930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFwGz6kSFQs9-HdE1FaDZqXKJf77LQ0HEQWeBhhidp1ug-cmG5Dkjbs_XBhUyXgXqXR_M2KAt6wGKLJWxh-VnaQmfjLG67GfBiyH38fs4kUDqVoPHFZJbYRj7M4x1BdhJjXX_fQ/s400/HPIM0786.JPG" border="0" /></a> Dear Auntie Patti Koh,</div><div> </div><div>I planted these mums last August to catch up blooming for fall. I prefer the white mums because they are not very gloomy to look at. There are plenty of colors to choose from but they are so dead colors for me. </div><div> </div><div>I planted some of these mums in big pots infront of my house and at the steps so that it will brighten up the front step of the house. The problem is that there are so much flowers in one of the pots that is closer to the glass door of the house, and everytime we open up the glass door, somebody hits the flowers and the stems of the mums easily falls off. Anyway, I did not know that the flowers will bloom so much that it is about to explode from the pot.</div><div> </div><div>I have planted some in the planter box by the oak tree. I did not plant much on this planter box flowers because the squirrel when they climb up the maple tree always steps on the flower beds especially the mums. Likewise, the jackrabbits also play in this planter box so I decided not to plant too much flowers on it. But at any rate, it has bloom so much flowers and I like it very much. In one side of the planter box, last year's mum came out again and I was really surprised about it. Not bad looking color side by side with the white mum.</div><div> </div><div>And so Auntie Patti Koh, Fall has come and the big oak tree infront of the house has started changing its colors and the leaves has already fallen onto the ground. The hybernation starts and preparation for winter.</div><div> </div><div>I hope I am prepared for the upcoming winter of snow.</div><div> </div><div>Sincerely yours,</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>INFRATERNAM MEAM<br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div>infraternam meamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496677039074740905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22715902.post-53182057667605209952008-09-28T18:51:00.000-07:002008-09-28T19:02:05.442-07:00THEY CAME, THEY SAW, THEY CONQUERED<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSNzZtK_l0MM6zEdR7H73kRNNFounOjb3sFQyk2CWbzrR2VYpUfdiWn1LxXDFlzKpQKMgAT68_DCbvIgBzgUn1OWnd9bw5SwC7FAgdt-1SgeeEOakP_qU-nFRRAEN5cULKGxDjA/s1600-h/n799334661_684266_1777.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251255550678312098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSNzZtK_l0MM6zEdR7H73kRNNFounOjb3sFQyk2CWbzrR2VYpUfdiWn1LxXDFlzKpQKMgAT68_DCbvIgBzgUn1OWnd9bw5SwC7FAgdt-1SgeeEOakP_qU-nFRRAEN5cULKGxDjA/s400/n799334661_684266_1777.jpg" border="0" /></a>My two sons, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Miki</span> and Angelo chilling out at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Boracay</span>.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIVmUO5GuvYNHK9624NpRust92MPqQWvkHRRgqoJCSFFEzgk3R_1C4oY6p3tj6QHMB07WcQCZofoa44xMUqXYCUmxw15C-XkbOPsoJI6Qp026dXVS3y7V0m5gJy1_FHz23BdrRQ/s1600-h/n799334661_684265_1165.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251255380909541938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIVmUO5GuvYNHK9624NpRust92MPqQWvkHRRgqoJCSFFEzgk3R_1C4oY6p3tj6QHMB07WcQCZofoa44xMUqXYCUmxw15C-XkbOPsoJI6Qp026dXVS3y7V0m5gJy1_FHz23BdrRQ/s400/n799334661_684265_1165.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Aja</span>, my eldest son's girlfriend and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Miki</span>, and my youngest son Angelo, enjoying their time of pampering at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Boracay</span> beach.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1abMcDDUyITbNov8ixCuXdQAGMI75NqE2jXh853pmNBEG65xT8sZBZQ5AGqWWt1ffIsBl-AYYj81OKd7hwJpJxZK62xmFhN4DRMOwYupFDCHVx1BTspUF0tsPOf_VsR5HCsx-Hg/s1600-h/n799334661_684257_9727.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251255260777597106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1abMcDDUyITbNov8ixCuXdQAGMI75NqE2jXh853pmNBEG65xT8sZBZQ5AGqWWt1ffIsBl-AYYj81OKd7hwJpJxZK62xmFhN4DRMOwYupFDCHVx1BTspUF0tsPOf_VsR5HCsx-Hg/s400/n799334661_684257_9727.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Miki</span> and his girlfriend <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Aja</span> and Angelo at the pool of the Manila Hotel.</div><div> </div><div>Dear Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Koh</span>,</div><div> </div><div>My two boys <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Miki</span> and his girlfriend <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Aja</span> and my youngest son, Angelo went for a visit to see their Grandparents and attend the wedding of their cousin last August. They have not seen their grandparents for nearly 10 years and were so excited to come home and meet the entire family.</div><div> </div><div>Then they decided to go to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Boracay</span> and was truly amazed by the place. They said the sand is like talcum powder and wanted to return back 2010. I am very happy that my boys are so happy with their experiences when they went back home.</div><div> </div><div>They have given plenty of memories to their grandparents and to themselves. Now they wanted to learn the language and the culture, including the intentions to return back every two years to feel the closeness of their cousins and aunts and the rest of the family. They have plenty of stories to tell and they told me it was such a wonderful visit that they don't want to leave. </div><div> </div><div>And so Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Koh</span>, I have made my two sons and the girlfriend a firm believer that closeness of family in the Philippines is not only part of the culture but inherent in the blood of each Filipinos.</div><div> </div><div>Thank you for listening.</div><div> </div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">INFRATERNAM</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">MEAM</span><br /><br /></div><div></div></div>infraternam meamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496677039074740905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22715902.post-4188554888593438662008-09-25T20:13:00.000-07:002008-09-25T20:22:28.579-07:00THE TIMES OF MY LIFE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXkAJYitXbLCTue9Kvbhuvz3vZmETu52CmQJrgCPTURw3qzCYb4P49MNArUNBhKpOSlDKLQLdAfo-VnCOXNBnwrcYH7Hgi41KTQ2kGDwHtlZBz9XFwZ7cUK-RKPK1bWKBpiEIJbw/s1600-h/HPIM0779.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250163180501899074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXkAJYitXbLCTue9Kvbhuvz3vZmETu52CmQJrgCPTURw3qzCYb4P49MNArUNBhKpOSlDKLQLdAfo-VnCOXNBnwrcYH7Hgi41KTQ2kGDwHtlZBz9XFwZ7cUK-RKPK1bWKBpiEIJbw/s400/HPIM0779.JPG" border="0" /></a> Dear Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Koh</span>,<br /><br />I was checking my crate with all the old pictures that I am about to put in a big crate bound for to the basement. I came across this picture, although the picture is not so good, it showed my parents with their grandchildren and great grand children 10 years ago. I can't believe it and it really brought back lots of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">memories</span>.<br /><br />This was taken during the 50<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> wedding anniversary of my parents. It was such a wonderful even in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">our lives</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">cuz</span> all of my siblings came home and we are all having the Times of Our Lives.<br /><br />We are now <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">preparing</span> to come home in two years from now to celebrate the 60 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">th</span> wedding anniversary of my parents. We cannot wait and we will make it. My parents is also looking forward to it. Lots of stories will be shared again, each family will be showing and presenting our children to our parents who are having a hard time remembering things. They will make it.<br /><br />And so Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Koh</span>, I myself cannot wait for this time to come. My parents are both getting old and this is the Time of Their Lives also that they see all their children and grandchildren and great grandchildren.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">INFRATERNAM</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">MEAM</span>infraternam meamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496677039074740905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22715902.post-214389460649438542008-09-22T19:25:00.000-07:002008-09-22T19:40:14.822-07:00DO THEY REALLY HAVE TO GROW UP??<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSx_juPv26AaAP3G9PokV83rmSxmqR4qtd_fIFD1s8Y2Yz2ioMVO9u64H111JBniZ9n_yLRIs_-Sa2vqhPZ5r5mWbTMR_95b69UzCCVc_xLIgB-wp0AfEWp13Uci2F1o7KMnkww/s1600-h/HPIM0787.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249038172209033138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSx_juPv26AaAP3G9PokV83rmSxmqR4qtd_fIFD1s8Y2Yz2ioMVO9u64H111JBniZ9n_yLRIs_-Sa2vqhPZ5r5mWbTMR_95b69UzCCVc_xLIgB-wp0AfEWp13Uci2F1o7KMnkww/s400/HPIM0787.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BLcC9F9HeW9X-eE-gil8wxRD3DmIghLm4jN_eQuD-D1DUq-O7g1iYCAMv5qT47ZlrfmLX4tiM_s6-iOScZJsSaUcNe_uFuYkygnRbefzuNhXHwV6Ae6KB1e2GyYAiNxFzFarww/s1600-h/HPIM0795.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249038007268502594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BLcC9F9HeW9X-eE-gil8wxRD3DmIghLm4jN_eQuD-D1DUq-O7g1iYCAMv5qT47ZlrfmLX4tiM_s6-iOScZJsSaUcNe_uFuYkygnRbefzuNhXHwV6Ae6KB1e2GyYAiNxFzFarww/s400/HPIM0795.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYhWu_gMy0qNqWh49PJV8lGnxUZ7FN8AzKO3fr_PDQxPxOF3s-jI69vL3DgFMd7w9GW-vidEmgdj_M9sWJhYilx6Y2uv2wXrSNdmBjD4JJwXkvJkVvHLHqdkA6AJ7p9oMX8DsMw/s1600-h/HPIM0786.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249037841227235378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYhWu_gMy0qNqWh49PJV8lGnxUZ7FN8AzKO3fr_PDQxPxOF3s-jI69vL3DgFMd7w9GW-vidEmgdj_M9sWJhYilx6Y2uv2wXrSNdmBjD4JJwXkvJkVvHLHqdkA6AJ7p9oMX8DsMw/s400/HPIM0786.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDNkgZx52K-omPYfqDLHeY3Bk9r5J3TyyN4cQhDAXDyopI1tVJOA_EtakrGAri7q4tmrgMEjZKx82Nbwv30NtBbNpB-DBJPXHYwhxj9BprIjqt8kxw5mTdlyVenGOBvLeHF5T_Q/s1600-h/HPIM0794.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249037690368049794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDNkgZx52K-omPYfqDLHeY3Bk9r5J3TyyN4cQhDAXDyopI1tVJOA_EtakrGAri7q4tmrgMEjZKx82Nbwv30NtBbNpB-DBJPXHYwhxj9BprIjqt8kxw5mTdlyVenGOBvLeHF5T_Q/s400/HPIM0794.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Dear Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Koh</span>,</div><div> </div><div>I took these pictures of my two boys, and started asking myself if they really have to grow up so easily and move out of the house to be on their own.</div><div> </div><div>I remember my two boys when they were still baby, I love cuddling them and walking them out of the house even the snow is waist deep. Both of them was born during winter and as they grow up, they are <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">very</span> at home with the snow and the cold weather.</div><div> </div><div>My eldest son -- in the picture wearing his diaper is very playful and very nosy and investigative little boy when he was growing up. He always wants to explore things that he cannot fit into and wants to take chances and test even the outlets inside the house, so I have to seal it properly so that he won't be poking it with his baby finger and with any blunt instrument.</div><div> </div><div>My youngest son -- wearing his <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">OshKosh</span> outfit always wants to be in the leading role of anything we do and anything him and his brother will do at the house. When Beta Max recorder just came out of the marker, we purchased one for their bedroom so that the two of them could watch all the cartoons they want to watch. He was the one who placed his mom's sleepers inside the machine and I returned it to the dealer because it was only a week old, but when it was opened up by the technician <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">infront</span> of me, the sleepers was removed and was presented to me. I have to pay for the repair, because the sleepers is not part of the warranty.</div><div> </div><div>Those were the days. I cannot bring it back. The boys have grown up and is on their own. Time flies so fast and it is so hard to stop the clock.</div><div> </div><div>And so Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Koh</span>, it is only myself and my wife and my dog <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Bombolino</span> at the house. I cannot stop the boys from their plans in life. They are now venturing in their future, we -- as parents are just in the background to assists when needed.</div><div> </div><div>Sincerely yours,</div><div> </div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">INFRATERNAM</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">MEAM</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div>infraternam meamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496677039074740905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22715902.post-75901975128289981112008-09-21T16:51:00.000-07:002008-09-21T17:07:05.331-07:00PLANTS IN MY BACKYARD I DON'T KNOW THE NAME<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0Blkrzr-BYSi9lxrhv9YuovG6KW2bG5Eq5gdRvr4j8pDjPrG3U7aZDlXrYwNxaR_mrD6Z8ZPN7mRd4iqcO77TQOIDWA7mMF4Ct8fvcdoaHhXbpG_te02Um7TyTl6N7WHiO1CDQ/s1600-h/HPIM0745.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248627832657649346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0Blkrzr-BYSi9lxrhv9YuovG6KW2bG5Eq5gdRvr4j8pDjPrG3U7aZDlXrYwNxaR_mrD6Z8ZPN7mRd4iqcO77TQOIDWA7mMF4Ct8fvcdoaHhXbpG_te02Um7TyTl6N7WHiO1CDQ/s400/HPIM0745.JPG" border="0" /></a> This plant has been growing underneath the apple trees. I love the color, but I don't know the name.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMhVroS_L3AjkuRNl4T2RK0GYFkqrj2jQAvMYiwpcinX2sGk6TopR9O0btaeyrzMuBFx0ClErmEQ9x5IIDgd6Z5z2W4BvEKYIG5u9zCQDxN2ym0qqk0aF6oD_tzJdLz7mIVShNA/s1600-h/HPIM0744.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248627598625253490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMhVroS_L3AjkuRNl4T2RK0GYFkqrj2jQAvMYiwpcinX2sGk6TopR9O0btaeyrzMuBFx0ClErmEQ9x5IIDgd6Z5z2W4BvEKYIG5u9zCQDxN2ym0qqk0aF6oD_tzJdLz7mIVShNA/s400/HPIM0744.JPG" border="0" /></a> This particular plant is at the very edge of the fence. This is just a portion of the many branches that is at my backyard.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYOacMmaosvqplfbU0mY-Tt3866Gm5U6ngEMEih4yd74_-s5dJnJ0yujDTrzhyv04YERMFQyLKddWj1MKu4GwZ4a6OU3iBe6yyyjbOfVKCysj-uKZhBPQt2nGmvrrDHWihbKXwg/s1600-h/HPIM0747.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248627426579082338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYOacMmaosvqplfbU0mY-Tt3866Gm5U6ngEMEih4yd74_-s5dJnJ0yujDTrzhyv04YERMFQyLKddWj1MKu4GwZ4a6OU3iBe6yyyjbOfVKCysj-uKZhBPQt2nGmvrrDHWihbKXwg/s400/HPIM0747.JPG" border="0" /></a> This particular one at the front door of my house. it kept on growing, so I have to tie it. It is now more six feet tall and is still growing.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCy3MTwH2KMVgis1HqYt5z2P9V0AO35D_91jjeft9u3kbPv17V77gwoO7-pa_5BbuZndd1sAe_JRyJxWHGh7aBU4oqo498ZeepA7f5Js0uNesetvTlt8ycjJHcEMi3eT5477JHNQ/s1600-h/HPIM0742.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248627227369075650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCy3MTwH2KMVgis1HqYt5z2P9V0AO35D_91jjeft9u3kbPv17V77gwoO7-pa_5BbuZndd1sAe_JRyJxWHGh7aBU4oqo498ZeepA7f5Js0uNesetvTlt8ycjJHcEMi3eT5477JHNQ/s400/HPIM0742.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This particular one is growing besides the apple trees. The bees loves it very much.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT6Q0HnXFPebg5pApwWFveUvyHPX-hasFKVVQIlW3CX2BZWA0YglRjWlP7_9WzBt4aOLoW8VvgI0rMKz8CnpeOZmUvu0IaZP4-meaJ-oh43reJbxLw_y0FK6GFYzb-Qpz-nYcwLA/s1600-h/HPIM0741.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248626983142126946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT6Q0HnXFPebg5pApwWFveUvyHPX-hasFKVVQIlW3CX2BZWA0YglRjWlP7_9WzBt4aOLoW8VvgI0rMKz8CnpeOZmUvu0IaZP4-meaJ-oh43reJbxLw_y0FK6GFYzb-Qpz-nYcwLA/s400/HPIM0741.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This one just kept on growing at the east side of the property covering the wooden fence. The color of the flowers are so beautiful.</div><div> </div><div>Dear Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Koh</span>,</div><div> </div><div>I am starting to cut some of the greens in my backyard because the cold season is coming. I don't want the plants to dry up for the winter and then the snow will hanging into it. For some reason, I don't want to let go of these flowers. They are so beautiful, especially during the peak of summer. The problem is --- I don't know the name of these flowers.</div><div> </div><div>My dog Misty plot, where I buried her is covered with some of these plants. Some of them have climb and covered the apple trees at the backyard. During summer, the bees are hovering over these beautiful flowers and they are a sight to see. </div><div> </div><div>My wife kept on telling me to cut all of them because it is clinging onto the walls of the property. I was telling her it is better that way so that the plant could at least give colors to the wooden fence that we have at the backyard. The apple trees are just one more problem during fall. The leaves are falling and there are so much of it, not to mention the fruits that is falling in the ground and nobody wants to pick and eat it.</div><div> </div><div>And so Auntie Patti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Koh</span>, I am blogging these beautiful plants because the cold season is up and about and the trees and other plants are changing its colors now. I love spring time and summer. There are plenty of flowers and bees. I wish you could be here to see it.</div><div> </div><div>Sincerely Yours,</div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">INFRATERNAM</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">MEAM</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div>infraternam meamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496677039074740905noreply@blogger.com0