tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84377632011-09-04T07:33:04.580-06:00renhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02515230868016645616noreply@blogger.comBlogger1001100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437763.post-84705503961335869722008-11-29T20:45:00.003-07:002008-11-29T21:14:24.190-07:00

the original plan was to celebrate my birthday with my family in the evening, as I had to attend a full-day .Net codecamp at downtown. But Nel wasn't feeling very well so I opted to just stay home. We ordered some chinese food for lunch and decided that that's already the birthday meal. No, it's not because of the recession (or the impending, for those who still can't accept the fact), it's just

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it's amazing how time flies when you are busy. it's been six months since my last post, and i have gone from being a contractor, to being an employee, and now being a contractor again. summer is almost over, and i have been to the mountain in the past two weekends, despite avoiding long trips due to the high price of fuel =( weirdly enough, i want to go back again soon after trying one of the

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I was sorting thru my Outlook Drafts folder (my scratch pad), and noticed this (I believe) unpublished "words". It doesn't look like I finished this, and I probably won't -- so I will just post it:two feet apart, they've been gazing at each other's face for hours, he's sitting in front of her with his hands touching her skin. but today is different, he would give signals and take them back

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I'm always a late adapter when it comes to Operating Systems (specifically Windows). To prove, I was still using Windows 2000 on my main machine until it broke down last November. So last Boxing day, I was forced to buy a new desktop -- and of course, all PC's now come with Vista installed. I bought a C2D 4400 w/ Vista Premium and to my surprise the set-up has been painless so far. And the

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It was a quick and busy Christmas, I didn't even notice it happened. But when I look at my credit card activity online, I know Christmas came. I was originally planning to limit the presents we're wrapping, but come the 24th we have more than 50 gifts underneath the tree, and the couch has to be moved farther away from the corner to allow space for them (hint: we have a small living room). And

renhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02515230868016645616noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437763.post-1666845580110639082007-12-06T17:20:00.000-07:002007-12-06T17:33:04.779-07:00

If there is one thing that I would regard Canadians (or those living in Canada, specifically in Edmonton) is their great honesty. I'm trying to write this post in less than 3 minutes, and off my mind I could think of the following experiences that I personally have:Wife lost her watch but not sure for how long. We are sitting at a table in starbucks downtown. Minutes later, one of the crew

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I admire those bloggers who are able to maintain regular posting. I mean it's not an easy thing, specially if you're juggling between work, family, friends, hobbies, sports, etc. When I'm into something, I usually put my attention to it, which makes me a poor performer in a multi-tasking scenario. I mean I could crunch code while talking to someone on the phone while chatting in YM and browsing

renhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02515230868016645616noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437763.post-73737696293634332692007-08-14T12:58:00.000-06:002007-08-14T13:00:01.927-06:00

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Last Saturday, I decided to run along the river valley trail again. Overall, it was an awesome run, save the last mile where I took the beating of one nasty hill. Now I know why people prefer the hill in the early part of a race., hehe! I don't know what to expect from the trail, and five minutes into my run and I encountered steep turns combined with short but challenging inclines and

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I did my midweek run yesterday, and was excited because I would get to test my new toy -- an HRM. Now this HRM happens to have a pedometer capability as well, so I thought maybe I'll set it on, too, just to see how accurate the Nike+iPod thingy is. Actually, it's got more capability so I think of using it instead of having to inconveniently press my Nano's middle button to know my time,

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pinaiyak ako ng lolo ni karen, eto naman pina-miss sa akin ang pinas =(

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renhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02515230868016645616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437763.post-21829516432066817682007-07-24T09:50:00.000-06:002007-07-27T18:35:05.110-06:00

Since my last post, I have run another 5K(33min) and 10K (69min), and another 5K this morning to which i almost broke thru a below 30 -- I clocked at 30 min 06 sec! I run the last 10min at 5:25 without break just to beat the time, but ended up 6 seconds over, huhu! Again, I know it's really nothing, but for me that's almost another milestone =) Well, I'll try again next time. I'll start slower,

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Lance Armstrong congratulated me this morning right after finishing my first 10K run. No kidding! Well, if you are not running with the Nike+ iPod kit, the chance of him congratulating you would be close to nil. I covered 10K with a lousy 1:10, but it still feels awesome! And what's amazing is I'm not even that tired, so I'm thinking if I run at a slow but consistent pace, I shouldn't have a

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Ok, i'm into running now. I only started 6 weeks ago, but i am proud to say that I am already able to run 8K for 50 minutes. I know it is short, and I know the pace is slow, but hey everyone started slow =)I am planning to run my first 10K before the summer is over, so wish me luck!Thanks to Ben, I was able to plot the routes i regularly run.Check them out (and switch to satellite view to

renhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02515230868016645616noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437763.post-80646135430165120792007-05-30T12:12:00.000-06:002007-05-30T12:15:03.941-06:00

Interested in attending the upcoming CFAM 2007 Missions Conference? Go to the Intergen Registration page.

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24 season 6 once again started with a bang, with back-to-back double episode last sunday and monday night.first four episode's highlights:1. Jack, after two years of torture from the Chinese government, is being turned over to the US govt.2. Jack, just moments after being free, is being informed by Bill that he will likely die once he's turned over to Fayed who asked for him as one of the demands

renhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02515230868016645616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437763.post-25390483827045819682007-01-08T10:29:00.001-07:002007-01-08T13:26:00.703-07:00

Before anything, let me greet you (if there is actually any reader left here) a Happy New Year. May yours and mine be peaceful and productive, and may we not regret come December that nothing in our life had really improved and a year was spent accomplishing nothing! Nope, I didn't regret slacking on my blog, as this thing is at the bottom of my priority list right now, and I can't promise a

renhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02515230868016645616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437763.post-1158264572854279862006-09-14T14:05:00.000-06:002007-10-15T12:53:37.993-06:00

cat's in the cradlethis song just gives me the creeps everytime i listen to it. until now, i haven't heard of the harry chapin original. thanks to youtube, this song had etched deeper into my mind after hearing harry sing it. i know you've heard it Nth times already (most probably the Ugly Kid Joe version), but if you're a dad like me who's working so hard for the kids, you gotta listen to this

renhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02515230868016645616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437763.post-1158097845437426102006-09-12T15:38:00.000-06:002006-09-12T15:58:40.110-06:00

i'm not a big ipod fan.proof # 1 - i'm using a 5GB rio carbonproof # 2 - i bought 2 ipod nanos and 1 ipod 30GB video when shoppers have their 20x points promo (which translates to 40% rebate). i sold them off at ebay, and got 80% of my money back.proof # 3 - i got a free ipod shuffle for buying something somewhere, and i decided to have the item sent to my niece's address.but i think this time

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Snow is pouring this morning and I was in a hurry to work. It's almost 9 o'clock and I'm trying to beat the Early Bird rate on my usual parking lot, which would save me a good two dollars which I could then use to buy a much needed hot coffee. 8:57 on my car clock when I reached the entrance to the parking lot, but I know it's a minute or two late. I usually park my car first then purchase a

renhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02515230868016645616noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437763.post-1132857286326494932005-11-24T10:39:00.000-07:002005-11-24T11:34:46.383-07:00

JT's quote on last night's episode of E-Ring only proves that the whole world knows how incompetent our military is. He uttered "The Philippine Army is not trained for covert ops." while discussing options with Colonel McNulty on how to extract a navy SEAL that was captured three years ago, and still being held hostage by the Abu-Sayyaf. Aside from that, Philippines and it's government was

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while UK is already spending sleepless nights (since august, mind you) watching the fourth installment of this awesome Sutherland series, we here in north america still have to wait for threeeeeeeee long months before we could buy the DVD set =( that's just NOT FAIR!!!!

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another unplanned out-of-town trip happened the week before last. nothing was scheduled for the coming weekend, except for a small bbq picnic on a nearby park if the weather is good. our spirit was dampened by the days of awful weather. a correspondence with a fellow photoblogger in calgary prompted me to check the weather website and it's only then that i realized how beautiful the weekend's

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i noticed that the coke bottle i bought at the c-store downstairs has a promo going on in it, win a 50" Sony LCD TV - look under the cap, as usual. after two minutes of trying to get the label off, my mind made a quick trip down memory lane, to my looking under the crown adventures in my younger years. nothing could replace those moments where there is excitement everytime you buy a bottle of

renhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02515230868016645616noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437763.post-1124134510565530782005-08-15T12:59:00.000-06:002005-08-16T10:18:55.856-06:00

friday, 8pm: lost my Rio Carbonsaturday, 10am: drove around edmonton for a handful of errands.saturday, 12nn: got my Rio back! turned over by a very nice kid at YMCA downton.saturday, 1pm: had a very short meet with a fellow photoblogger at West Edmonton Mall.saturday, 2pm: headed for camping at jarvis bay, sylvan lake.saturday, 5pm: family mini-golf at the campground. Nick managed to secure an

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This is my second price match(PM) experience with Staples, the first is here. I got a heads-up from RedFladDeals.com that the Microsoft Wireless Desktop 3.0 would be on sale at Futureshop(FS) starting Aug 5 at 39.95, and that Staples have it for 119.95(note: that the price have now been reduced to 79.99). If you do a quick math based on their 150% price match policy, their PM price should be a

renhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02515230868016645616noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437763.post-1123007605867384482005-08-02T11:36:00.000-06:002005-08-02T12:33:25.930-06:00

this is originally just a comment to junnie's blog at memento. but for some reason, it had grown awfully long that it's not an acceptable comment anymore, hence i decided to just make an entry for it here in my blog.see memento's blog entry first, then the comment i was planning to add:90 bucks for 2-pc jollibee chickenjoy? ang mahal na ah! last time i bought (less than 2 years ago), around 60

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nick, checking out the birds at the lakenick, calibrating the scopeme, trying to find some dodo bird =)my fellow campers and trekkersnel doing a macro of a bug, while bill strikes a posenel and nick, checking the shotnel, getting seriousme and my birthday cake =)

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on their way to the lakenick, pointing to our campsitenick and bill, doing some illegal stuntbill, pretending to be unaware of the camera

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our first family camping, an overnight at elk island national park, 45 kms east of edmonton.

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scenes from the edmonton street performers' festival 2005...(click to enlarge)a spidey fan:elvis from vegas:breakdancers from nyc:now, this guy doesn't need a festival to make a living. the kids enjoyed the breakdance show, only problem is Bill would now sometimes do a flip in the bed, lol!

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...i got to see them again. and hopefully we don't have to be apart again.meet Nick,and Bill.we are now spending countless ours playing PC, XBox, and GBA games. found an excuse to be a kid again =)

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i just realized that it's been a year already since we left the cold city of winnipeg. it was my saddest day in canada, one of the lowest times in my life. something i won't forget, something that makes me stronger everytime. as far as i could remember, the temperature then was just 1 or 2 degrees celcius, and it's still snowing!! compare that the almost summer-like 24 degrees we are experiencing

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i just had a really awesome deal at Staples Office Depot. this store is reputed for their amazing price match policy. they'd sell you the item on the lowest price it is being sold by their competitors, plus 50% of the difference from their price. In my case, I found that HP Photosmart 7760 is on sale starting today at BestBuy for 99.99. I checked Staples' online price and it's 187.50! I almost

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ok, i know, i owe you guys big time. i've been slacking on this blog for months now. sorry!anyways, we had a barbecue picnic last weekend in one of the parks here in edmonton, and i had a great time! not only because of the good company and the food, but because of the opportunity to shoot birds! there's a huge pond in the middle of the park and it's still frozen enough to allow the birds to walk

renhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02515230868016645616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437763.post-1107925997452142292005-02-08T22:13:00.000-07:002005-02-09T09:24:00.086-07:00

we had a really great weather last weekend and like everyone else, i went for a walk, with my camera of course. [looking north] i was up there a couple minutes ago... [looking southeast] now, that's the ped bridge i was about to cross... [looking south-southeast] view of the nearby high level bridge, from the foot of the ped bridge: [looking west] while halfway on the bridge, i saw this

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i used to have a long list of photoblogs in one folder in my Bookmark, in fact i still do, but i rarely use the list anymore. i now use FeedReader to easily monitor each one of them, and see the latest entry the moment they are posted. there is one catch to using this tool though, each site has to provide a feed URL that i could subscribe into, fortunately most of them does. there are around five

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we watched before sunrise on DVD last thursday night (and ofcourse, before sunset last friday), and darn, was it beautiful. i mean, the lines are so simple and so casual, yet so effective. the plot is as simple as it could get too, two strangers met on the train, talked, decided to know each other more by walking around vienna, tried out a couple of local attractions while continuing talking,

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...yesterday, and i was out there shooting. i froze my ass out! i can only shoot during daytime on weekends, so even with the friggin' condition i still went out. i started on our back alley but found nothing interesting, so i walked around the neighboring streets where i found this tree. the lack of interesting subject prompted me to go to downtown again. the amazing thing about this place is

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Black's had a promotion in their prints last weekend. 29 cents for the 4x6" instead of the regular 49 cents, so i eagerly asked Nel to pick all of the pictures she like and we uploaded them to their site for processing. I have always wanted to try having my photos printed at Black's but they're rate is so high that i usually have mine printed at Save-On, they're not serious pics anyway. I'm not

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by request, i am posting some snow pics of edmonton, most of which are posted in my photoblog snow in action here's one of the photos i took after the tempest and this two here were taken early december, probably minus 5. a black and white image of the legistature bldg with lotsa snow a downtown flower shop i hope you like 'em, i'll try posting more later =)

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i know it's just the fourth day of the new year, but i just can't help it. i could barely find the opportunity to shoot the past days. it's frigging cold here in edmonton, and i seems it's gonna be like this until as late as mid-march. no more nice "a bit warm" weather for us=( maintaining my dailyphoto log is starting to become toilsome. i'm now struggling to produce a photo for the next day.

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after not seeing movies for 5 months(the whole time we spent at winnipeg), here's a list of the movies i saw in my 7 months in edmonton: lord of the rings: return of the king laws of attraction 50 first dates van helsing day after tomorrow national treasure the punisher collateral around the world in 80 days i, robot the notebook bourne supremacy mean girls raising helen hellboy the whole ten

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april 23 - arrived in manila after spending 5 cold months in winnipeg. april 30 - landed in edmonton to start a new job in IT. my first IT job on a foreign land; on my adopted country, canada. may 3 - first day at work, excited and was a bit tensed. our receptionist's first impression of me... "you look sharp!". i overdressed--suit and tie, people here don't wear tie. edmonton is a cowboy city

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i know this is too much, but if i am to find one at my doorstep on chrismas day, i'll be ecstatic! it was launched last month and currently out-of-stock everywhere, so there is no way my wish could come true, even with my own assistance, lol! Futureshop is too lame for this kind of gadget to be available in their store =( 640x480 TFT LCD screen for viewing all your uploaded images, with 40GB of

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canada's experiencing a crazy weather today. it's noon and it's relatively warm so i decided to go out and shoot. the sun is visible and the tee and light jacket that i'm wearing seems enough. but just after a block of walking, the wind started gusting. it was so strong i decided i have to go back. why not, all the litter on the street are flying, signs are dancing, and overhead cables seems to

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my old camera

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at a certain thread at pcreview.uk, a potential buyer's question to the seller with regards to the Canon Powershot A40 he's selling: Chris: "Does it take pictures quickly (i.e. not 3 seconds of holding your hand perfectly still)??" happy ending... he purchased the camera for 65 pounds and (presumably) threw away his dad's old camera to the waste basket. here's one of his other posts:

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finally got a new camera today. took a few shots to see what this baby could do, here are the two good ones i got...

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today's my 29th birthday, and i'm happy. that's all i have to say =) hmmm, i guess i am expected to say more. alright, i'm more than happy, i'm overjoyed! this is my second bday in canada, and i have to say this one's much better than the other one, only our kids are not here to celebrate it with us. the last one was last year in winnipeg, 19 days after we arrived from manila, and i celebrated

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it was just a typical photobloghopping moment for me when i suddenly stumble into Ride My Pony's shot of the swing. i read the comments and found out that it's actually very popular to the toronto photoblogging community already (pity me, i only learned about it today). so what's the next best thing to do? to google of course! searching for "alley swing" led me to lots of valid links, with this

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chatting with a friend, i suddenly start reminiscing about those times when i spend most of my day listening to my radio/casette player. compact disc wasn't even coined yet, and radio is your main source of music. i had my first casette player when i was in first year high school. it's not a new one, but rather something that is of not much use anymore in our living room, so i got the chance to

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i left my camera at my friend's car last thursday, and i only managed to get it this afternoon. i have to travel 30 minutes on the bus just to get to their place as they live on the south side. going back home, i was so glad when i saw the bus coming as soon as i reached the bus stop. the temperature is already cold so you would feel lucky when you don't miss a bus. i rode the bus going downtown

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i have a guest photographer on my blog today. nel took my camera with her when she went to a friend's place, and there she found four lovely kids to photograph. all we're taken at very slow shutter, mostly 1/8s, resulting in some softness/blur. simon julianne amelie audrey julianne, simon, and amelie julianne, simon, amelie, and audrey

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i did a morning walk around the chinatown area today, and these are what i found... a mural of eyes an unfinished mural on a salvation army building parking wall and some colorful graffiti

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

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our clock's adjusted back one hour last sunday, 2:00am. this meant DST had officially ended. it's also a hint that nights are becoming longer and longer again, the second thing i hate about winter, next only to the freezing temperature. having experienced DST in my system once again brought an old memory. i could still recall in my early grade school days when our government for some insane

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happy halloween!

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thanks to Michelina's fettucinne with creamy pesto, my hunger is gone within minutes.

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i was able to watch three movies last weekend, all from different cultures, or at least the main characters are. last friday we watched the Jet Li-starred, english-subtitled, chinese movie "Hero". i'm pretty sure this is the same "Hero" that was shown in manila cinemas years ago. i'm also quite certain that though i planned on watching it, i missed it for some inexplicable reason. i must say i

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trying hard to be canadian? or pretending to be filipino?

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where have all the coffee lovers gone?

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what nel and i do when we get bored watching tv (or while watching tv)

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one of the photoblogs i regularly visit is Sam's DDOI, which is so nice someone decided to make his own version of it. check out this original composition and its mimicry. now i have my daily dose of imagery and my daily dose of laughter. man, i can't wait for their next installment =)

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107th street playground, weeks before the snow

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bought by nel at Save-On a couple days ago, all the flowers were just buds back then we even made the camera watch while one of the buds blooms

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october snow, what else proof do you want to believe that for most of Canada, half the year is winter?

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memento has something for all of us to contemplate on.

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unlike the Greek muses, she doesn't inspire me to master a certain art, but her unselfish and enduring love have steered and guided me thru life's trials. thoughts of her sweet smile of blessings motivated me in reaching my goals, her encouraging words had propelled me into feats i never thought i'm capable.

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after a well-spent long weekend, i arrived at my desk with six new messages on my voicemail. hmmm, who could they be? this is first time, my highest so far was three. i punched my password and started listening, no one is talking on the other line, just indistinct background noise. oh well, must be just someone like me who don't like leaving voice messages. but wait, it's been a while now and the

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1 2 3 4

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... while she's taking someone else's, she's ok with it

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erected to commemorate their early settlement in Edmonton

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i went to the registry yesterday to pick-up a copy of a driver's handbook, which nel would have to read before she takes the knowledge exam. there's only one person behind the counter and there were two men infront of me, so i had to wait. i took a 20 dollar bill out of my wallet in advance and put it in my pocket, i wanted to finish my turn as quickly as i could. after 15 minutes of standing in

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100th street, between 101st and 102nd avenue

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i was playing around with the component video output option of my DVD player last weekend, it's supposed to provide "excellent picture with very high resolution, better colour accuracy, and less colour bleeding". so i plugged in the component video cable to my player and my TV and then went to the DVD menu and set the video display output to component>progressive scan. whoa, the signal went crazy

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getting crazy on the springboards

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this brand new condo in 109th street claims to be PET FREINDLY!

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canon powershot s1 IS @ f3.1, 1/320s, spot metering Nel's claiming she shot this one, so i'm posting it as well =)

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thanks to fall, even an unappealing street comes to life

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Nel's first Edmonton pics

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i found myself listening again to waking hour, vienna's first album. i think it's still gonna be my favorite despite having the second one a couple of days ago (i had to ask Nel to buy the warm strangers CD in Manila as it's not released here). say uncle and lullabye for a stormy night still entrance me, and the pull of gravity is still the same even after hearing it more than a hundred times.

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My eldest son Nick celebrated his birthday at Jollibee last Sept 24 Full Name : Neill Dominic Reyes Birth Date : September 25, 1998 Happy Birthday Nick! My younger son Bill, fooling around with his friend Zyra Full Name : William Reyes Birth Date : September 2, 2001 Nick dancing Pamela Note: photos courtesy of Nick's ninang Bhing

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Nel and myself slept very late yesterday. We're chatting with a couple of good friends that we had to stay awake until 3am. We also have a lot of catching up with each other, we've got lots of story to share and we managed to tell some of them. We're actually trying to sleep at around 1 but I complained about feeling a bit hungry. She offered to prepare something, sausage and veggies, but I said

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Nel arrived yesterday, so things are a bit different now... I won't be eating alone anymore, save lunch time at work =) I won't be watching movies just by myself anymore, and i can see my entertainment expenses doubling up hehe =) I would now have someone to buy grocery with =) I would now have someone to kiss goodbye on weekday mornings, and someone to kiss hello when I come back from work

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after 2 discs and 8 episodes, i told myself this madness had to stop. it's already 12 midnight and i need to catch some sleep. i didn't gave myself a chance to put on the third disc, 'coz i know when that happens, i'll end up stuck in front of the TV again for another three hours. The only con of watching this series is that the episodes come in fours, 24 episodes divided into six DVDs, and each

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Nel will be arriving in 24 hrs, she should be at the airport by now as her plane is leaving in an hour. Travelling from Manila to Edmonton is a pain. Nel would have to endure 21 hrs of travel, including two stop overs in Hong Kong and Vancouver. You really have no choice, unless you wanna take PAL, which charges higher for an inferior service. Sorry for being unpatriotic, but it's not owned by

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one of the many photos you'll find at my webshots gallery

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1300+ blogs are updated every 10 minutes, can you believe that? and did i mention these are mostly blogspot.com bloggers who opted to have theirs listed at blogger.com?

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I had my supper yesterday at the TNT supermaket(asian grocery in West Edmonton Mall). There are two other pinoys eating, Ed and his daughter Trisha(not their real names). We managed to have a chat while eating as we're just on opposite tables. He works for a car dealership company during the day, and at a hotel a night, typical of pinoys I meet, they either have two jobs or more. We had a

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when i was a kid, i thought the clouds above is heaven.

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my second day of blogging... I noticed the blogger news section on my dashboard, clicked on The United Federation of Bloggers (Part Two), and found a link to their chosen blogger from my homeland --Philippines. I'm not really sure if her name is girlie, all I know for now is her shiny blog's name is funkymomma. Quite good for a bloggin mom, in fact I just finished reading all her posts, and lots

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motel @ hecla island, south of winnipeg

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I was so bored this afternoon that I had to buzz Len @ YM to beg her to entertain me, or suggest something that'd keep me busy. She immediately recalled the link that was just sent to her, chona.blogspot.com, and gave it to me. Prejudging it to be just another common blog site, I decided to give it a try anyway. Besides, Len is class (as Chona would put it) when it comes to links and forwarded

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