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Happy All Saints Day! The Catholics and Anglican Christians celebrate November 1 as the day for All the Saints. May the examples of the saints inspire us to seek God above all things in whatever way we can. This morning the sun shines beautifully giving the natural creation a luster of hope once more. God bless you, my dear friends. May He bestow you the graces that you need at present. Enjoy your day and always keep safe. ๐ (Captures from our own yard.)โฆ
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Flowers, Candles, and Prayers Getting ready to pay our respect to our departed loved ones. I bought some bouquets of flowers and candles to bring in the cemetery later which is about ten kilometers away. We used to visit their grave every Nov 1 and offer some prayers, flowers, and candles. Many Filipinos on the other hand, prepare food also which they share with other relatives who visit the tomb. ๐ What's your custom on remembering the dead? https://noise.app/Vin0 =โค=โฆ
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-Suman Aroyo de Tigaon- My uncle and his son arrived in the morning to visit the tomb of my grandparents. They brought Suman Aroyo which my auntie had cooked as 'pasalubong'. Then, we went together to the cemetery after lunch. Fortunately we're already back home when the rain started pouring. Now I am having my snack of black coffee and Suman Aroyo. This kind of delicious rice cake is a native delicacy in my uncle's district somewhere in Camarines Sur. It has a semblanceโฆ
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-๏ผฎ๏ผฏ๏ผถ๏ผฅ๏ผญ๏ผข๏ผฅ๏ผฒ- This year is near to completion. How are you doing so far? Still surviving or thriving? From the perils of life unending? Be thankful for the sorrow And blissful days as well. To survive tomorrow is precious But to thrive is just sublime. ~๐ฅ.๐ก. (November 2, 2022) Oftentimes our focus is just on survival that we fail to notice the blessings that we get from pain and hardships such as self-growth and development. Moreover, thriving over life's misfortunes isโฆ
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Christmassy I passed by this new retail establishment in the morning while walking at the centro. I became curious because it was my first time to see that department store. So I decided to enter and check their wares. The first thing that caught my attention was the Christmassy atmosphere inside that I didn't hesitate to take some snaps. Have you started putting with your Christmas decors yet? ๐ https://noise.app/Vin0 =โค= #VR_Photography #Christmasisnear #Christmasdecors
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Double Noodles Howdy, my dear friends! What's up for lunch? At my end, I'm just done preparing my stir fried noodles -- flat pancit and vermicelli together. There were not so much vegetable in the market so I just added cabbage, chayote, and carrots. I put a cup of sliced pork also for a meaty flavor. And of course don't forget the seasonings like soy sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce, salt, pork broth cubes, black pepper, and a little sugar. Now it's ready. ๐ Are you hungry?โฆ
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A Flower for You Nope, I did not pick this flower from someone's garden as you might have thought. It is actually a food, a candy. I retrieved this photo from my gallery. This reminds me of my former confrere from Iloilo. Whenever he comes back to the priory from his home vacation he used to bring us this special delicacy from his locality. It is a candied unripe Papaya fruit sliced thinly which then formed into a flower. It had a little yema at the center for added flavor.โฆ
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-๏ผฎ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ ๏ฝ ๏ผฒ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ- So never mind the darkness, we still can find a way 'Cause nothin' lasts forever, even cold November rain...๐ถ๐ต (๐๐ธ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ก๐ช๐ฒ๐ท ๐ซ๐ ๐๐พ๐ท๐ผ ๐' ๐ก๐ธ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ผ) It's been raining since early morning. The wet, cold, and gray weather somehow trigger such melancholy yet at some point serene. I postponed my going out today and chose to laze around the house and searched for some droplets for my photography when the rain eased off. Everything is transitory as the lyric of the songโฆ
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-SINUKMANI- A moderate rain has been continuously falling this afternoon and the sky got even darker. My hot cup of black coffee and sweet sticky rice cake will surely beat this chilly weather. By the way, 'Sinukmani' is our local name for 'Biko' or sweet rice cake made of glutinous rice, coconut milk, anise seeds, and brown sugar. We garnish it with latik or ground peanuts sometimes. How's your weather out there? Want some snacks? โ https://noise.app/Vin0 =โค=โฆ
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Happy Sunday morning, my dear friends. I hope you had your breakfast, lunch, dinner, or whatever by this time. I already had mine with bread, scrambled eggs, and a cup of tainted coffee (tainted, because I put milk for a load of calcium, lol). It is a cold Sunday morning. The sun appeared briefly perhaps just to remind us of his presence in the sky. Anyway, I wish you a healthy spending (in whatever way) of your weekend. Cheers! ๐ https://noise.app/Vin0 =โค= #VR_Photographyโฆ
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SURPRISE Aristotle reckons that "the secret to humor is surprise." Whatever it means I just took it simply as it is. Just this early morning I was surprised to see a full blown hibiscus by a different plant. Surprising, isn't it? I found out that an inconspicuous stem of hibiscus plant beside another plant had its way out amidst its foliage and produce a flower. That's it. Everything has its reason. Have fun to make life much easier. ๐ https://noise.app/Vin0 =โค=โฆ
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The Quintessential ADOBO Hey there! Are you ready for lunch? Just wanna share with you what I cooked for lunch. I gathered all the available leftover pork meat from the fridge and prepared a simple dish called Adobo. I remember that some arguments were raised by concerned citizens last year about the "standardizing the basic cooking technique for Philippine adobo." Whew! No comment. Well, I think this recipe of mine would fairly qualify for that. I only put all the basicโฆ
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Say...Ahh! Here's something for the sweet tooth. Are you in? Bought this oozy chocolatey cake from the same neighbor who sells snack items. Looks like champorado. Hmm.. No matter what, I love chocolate. Dig in! ๐ฉ https://noise.app/Vin0 =โค= #VR_Photography #chocolateycakey #cake #chocolate #food
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Cloudscape Just done browsing, reading, โคing, commenting a load of unread articles. So, I want to share now some snaps of the cloud formation that I captured in the morning after the rainshowers. In my experience it pays to be quick in making snaps especially with the sky because the panorama could change instantly in a blink of an eye. And that same opportunity would not come back at all if you missed it. Such is with life, too. Good evening. ๐ https://noise.app/Vin0 =โค=โฆ
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โ๐๐จ๐ซ๐, ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ.โ (Psalm 17) Itโs quite a day, my dear friends. Before I say goodbye I would like to thank everyone for bringing such presence in my page today. I leave you this Text On Photo art of mine with the message from Psalm 17 on an old cloud capture. As a Christian believer I realized how fleeting a life can be that every time I go to sleep there could be a chance that I would not see the dawn of the following day. I am only aโฆ
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Scarlet Monday Just finished with my work. I was staring at this exotic red flower in the Capitol's garden while waiting for my documents to be processed. I remembered that earlier this day the BCH had its alarming steady dip. However, that scenario is not unusual for a crypto currency which is known for its volatility. The key to survive the situation lies in being disciplined on handling one's emotions. So, he or she can respond accordingly at the proper time. Then theโฆ
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Chillax Enjoying this fudgy slice of home-baked banana cake while chilling out before the television. This cake is so good that I plan to buy more next time. A little treat to the sweet tooth after a day's grind. Good afternoon. https://noise.app/Vin0 =โค= #VR_Photography #snacktime #bananacake #food
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Good Night! ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข, ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. ~๐ฅ.๐ก. Sweet dreams everyone. ๐งก (The tangerine cloud, taken before dusk today.) https://noise.app/Vin0 =โค= #VR_Photography #tangerinecloud #mypoem #poetry
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CHOOSEday You cannot control the daily weather, but you can always choose how to enjoy it. (~๐ฅ.๐ก., Nov. 8, 2022) I went to do some errands despite the gloom and rain. And I've got an idea, why not make the gray day be the theme of my photography today? Thus, enjoyed taking snaps in between my tasks. Good afternoon, my dear friends. Wish you have a creative Tuesday. ๐ค๐ค (The Bare Tree and The River) https://noise.app/Vin0 =โค= #VR_Photography #blackandwhite #grayday #grayโฆ
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-๏ผจ๏ผฉ๏ผฎ๏ผก๏ผญ๏ผฉ๏ผณ๏ผก๏ผฎ- There are different names for this particular snack food. In Tagalog it is called Ginataang Bilo-bilo or Ginataang Halo-halo. But, we simply call this as "๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ข๐๐จ๐๐ฃ" (sweetened) in our vernacular. It is composed of root crops like cassava, sweet potato, taro roots, and cooking banana (cardava). On top of that glutinous rice balls are added. Then it is cooked in coconut cream with sugar and pandan leaves or shredded ripe jackfruit (optional) for some aromaticโฆ
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-๐ด๐๐ท๐ธ๐ฑ๐ธ๐๐- Another day has passed in this side of the globe. After my errands were done I dropped by the mall to buy some stuffs. And since there was enough time left I decided to amuse myself by exploring the biggest shopping center in town. I found this 'Library on Display' in one of the floors. I was not sure of the purpose by such appealing exhibit. But, I guess it was to promote literacy especially among the younger generations. I remembered my high school years when Iโฆ
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"Good food, good mood." And a cup of hot black coffee on top of that. Agree? So, let's eat, guys. I hope you're having a good time with your self and loved ones. I deliberately skipped soc med for a few days because of "mood swings." Now I'm back to make it up to you, my dear friends. Great Sunday morning, everyone. ๐ https://noise.app/Vin0 =โค= #VR_Photography #breakfast #food
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โ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต, ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐จ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ, ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ, ๐ต๐ฐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐บ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ง๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ.โ (แดฌโฟแตโฟสธแตแตแตหข) Having said that, still need to catch up with unread posts for awhile before I go hit the sack. Thankful for everything today and to all of you, my dear friends. Hope to see you again tomorrow. Good night/day. ๐ (Top view photo of Sophia while asleep.) https://noise.app/Vin0 =โค= #VR_Photography #rest #sleeptight #doggie
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๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ I dropped by the garden upon returning home from doing some errands this morning. The sunny sky complemented this lovely hydrangea flower head that stuns every one that sees it. Hydrangeas symbolize gratitude, grace, and beauty. Such are the qualities that I wish for you to enjoy throughout this new week. Happy Monday. ๐ https://noise.app/Vin0 =โค= #VR_Photography #Mondaywishes #hydrangea #flower
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๐๐ท๐ด ๐ณ๐๐ ๐ท๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ท๐ธ๐ฝ๐ถ ๐๐ธ๐ฝ๐บ I passed by this improvised handwashing area by the gate at a government arcade. I noticed that it was dry because of its irrelevance at this point in time. I realized that it's been almost three years since the onset of the horrible pandemic. We've been battling against it. And now, we survived. That's really something to be thankful of. I hope that we may never forget the many good lessons learned from those experiences with Covid19 especially theโฆ
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I'm so Bunny! Who can resist such adorable creature? I laughed so hard when I found this in my FB page. Laughing is one way to improve our wellbeing. It helps our body to produce endorphins, a hormone responsible to relieve stress. Have a stress-free night before bedtime. ๐ฐ (Screen shots from: https://fb.watch/gNXFEJtior/ Thank you.) https://noise.app/Vin0 =โค= #VR_Photography #eveninggoodvibes
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๐ is for PANDA Craving for some foods? It's just a click away nowadays through an app. I'm glad that Food Panda is now available in our place. This online food delivery service saves me from inconveniences of going to and waiting in queue at the restaurant just for some burgers and pies. But, the contrary on the part of the assigned food delivery rider. He sent me messages of excuse for availing my order too long, like half an hour? Well, I understood his situation. It wasโฆ
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The Calm Tranquility inundated my day. The weather was fair with a downpour in the afternoon. I've finished all my errands peacefully with lots of taking snapshots in between. How are you, my dear friends? ๐ (My snaps at the park on a peaceful morning today.) https://noise.app/Vin0 =โค= #VR_Photography #thepark #silence
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Saturday GOAL Good morning, my dear friends. I was thinkin' of my probable goal for today as I was munching on these boiled bananas for breakfast. Still sleepy though because of the weather. My friend Chucha invited me to join her challenge of making a certain goal that would keep your day a meaningful one and post it before the end of the day. Don't forget to tag her and additional five (5) people that you would like to join the said challenge. So that's the simpleโฆ
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-HAWAIIAN MENUDO- I decided to stay at home the whole day since the rainfall continues until now. So, going back to the challenge posed by @Chucha, I chose to cook for my loved ones a simple dish that was prepared with extra love. That way, I made their heart so warmed with delight because they are so especial. I named my recipe "Hawaiian Menudo" which had nothing to do with Hawaii or whatsoever. It just occured to me since it consisted mostly of vegetables. Meat: pork,โฆ
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๐๐๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐ป๐ป I went early to the doctor's clinic this morning only to be welcomed with "Sorry. We are closed." notice at the door. I was fortunate though to find the secretary and she booked an appointment for me tomorrow. So, after dropping by at the store to buy some stuff I headed back to my house to finish some tasks. Moreover, I wish you all a beautiful start of the week. May you have that confidence and grace in all circumstances. Stand tall without standing on someone.โฆ
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๐๐ขรก๐ง ๐ ฤ๐จ What? Do I sound foreign to you? Yet, the Chinese will understand for sure. It is the ๐ง๐ถ๐ธ๐ผ๐ in our vernacular. A kind of rice cake made from glutinous rice flour with milk, butter, eggs, sugar, vanilla extract, and decorated with pili nuts and grated cheese on top. I just bought these slices from our food snack supplier. My mom had been an excellent special Tikoy maker. I remember those days when I helped her baked this rice cake every Christmas and New Year's eveโฆ
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YELLOW FELLOW A little yellow to set the day's mood. And the sun finally get out from hiding behind the clouds. Now off to my medical visit.๐ฉบ Good morning and Happy Tuesday, everyone. Keep safe always. ๐ (Tiny yellow moss rose along the driveway.) https://noise.app/Vin0 =โค= #VR_Photography #goodmood #mossrose #flower #yellow
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A Blessed Day What's up with you, my dear friends? I hope you had a blessed day, too. I'm happy and thankful for the excellent results of my laboratory workup today. โ Blood Chemistry โ Hematology โ Urinalysis I went first thing in the morning to the Diagnostic Laboratory for my blood extraction before the required hours of fasting expires. I have this check up annually to ensure that my body organs are in good shape and functioning properly. Additionally, I consulted myโฆ
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Going GREEN I'm hot. I mean simply that the sun is up. I checked our Moringa tree and was super happy to see new shoots of green foliage. This tree by the way, was broken down during the typhoon last month. Now, I already have some leaves to pick upon anytime for my cooking. On the other hand, does anyone notice that the BCH is mooning? I hope that it would continue this way. So, let's celebrate, my dear friends. Have a bountiful Wednesday. ๐ https://noise.app/Vin0 =โค=โฆ
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Green smoothie? Nope. This isn't a smoothie. It is actually a Barley powdered drink mix. I found this box of Barley supplement in the cupboard. It's been there for two years already since it was given by a family friend as a sample to taste. Now, it's time to try this. There's no need for much fuss in the preparation. Just pour the contents of the sachet in a glass of water, stir, and it's all set. Has anyone tried this health supplement? https://noise.app/Vin0 =โค=โฆ
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The road, trees, clouds, etc. It had been a long day, but a great one. I left early in the morning for a short trip to the city to settle some things. And it was already dark when I returned home. Everything went well. I'm exhausted but contented. I truly agree with Ralph Waldo Emerson when he said that, โItโs not the destination, it's the journeyโ that matters. So, I share with you some of my snapshots on the road before I retire tonight. I wish you all every good that youโฆ
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Hello. This congee greeted me upon waking up from my afternoon nap. Who could refuse such a smile? Slurp! Good afternoon, guys. https://noise.app/Vin0 =โค= #VR_Photography #congee #arrozcaldo #food
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SERENITY WITH NATURE ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข - ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ธ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. -๐๐ท๐ท๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ซ๐ธ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ I browsed upon these photos of recent past that made me reminisce that particular day of bonding with colleagues at the Lake Apo somewhere in Bukidnon. We spent the day in a floating bamboo cottage bringing with us foods, beverages, guitars, cameras, and fishing rods. Theโฆ
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Beyond the Fence May you have the grit to look over upon whatever may be blocking your good outlook in life. Happy Monday, my dear friends. I need to leave early to attend to some needs today. I wish that your week be full of joyful determination. Keep on kickin'. ๐ (Peering over the fence.) https://noise.app/Vin0 =โค= #VR_Photography #theview #beautifulday
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The Tree Stay focused and never get tired of reaching your goals. Happy Tuesday, my dear friends. ๐ (Touching the sky.) https://noise.app/Vin0 =โค= #VR_Photography #treesandsky