tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778916316579736222024-03-13T07:52:16.744-07:00The Daily Grind in FramesAn online journal of important events worth keeping and sharing.Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.comBlogger398125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-21316836034742679662017-02-13T14:07:00.002-08:002017-02-13T14:09:32.714-08:00How To Tell If Your Loved One Is LyingI just acquired a book called "Excuses & Lies" (published by KnockKnock LLC 2008) as a birthday gift from my friend. This book was intended for entertainment only but reading through it, you can see that the use of lies can be for good and for bad. The truth is every one of us lies in one way or the other. Even babies lies. If anyone would say that he/she never lied or will not lie is in factChroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-45990071936897380302016-04-01T13:27:00.001-07:002016-04-07T05:21:30.252-07:00My Dad's Next AdventureFor 25 long years since my parents immigrated in America, they've been working hard to establish a life and financially secure our family in their adopted country. They petitioned us, their children to come and join them. Unfortunately, it was only me who was able to join them since my brother got married and lost his interest of coming to America. I joined my parents in the year 2000 and ever Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-69873116361904274652016-03-05T10:17:00.001-08:002016-03-05T10:17:15.440-08:00Sign Of LifeFrom my previous blog post about the disaster in our backyard when our tree was destroyed due to high winds during a winter storm, I can say and this is 100% sure, that this tree actually will survive. It's not just a glimmer of hope, it's a sign of life. As I checked our backyard yesterday, I saw small branches sprouting out from the affected branch that was split from the main trunk. I Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-91839480864232409682016-02-20T18:07:00.001-08:002016-02-20T18:07:25.534-08:00First AttemptIPart of getting ready our backyard for Spring season is to start pruning our rose bushes to promote new healthy growth. This is also an opportunity for me to try to grow roses from cuttings. Since this is my first time ever to do it, I did some research on the proper way to do it. It's just a simple process but you need some materials like the pruning shears to cut the stems, gloves to Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-46374293853833006662016-02-15T14:22:00.001-08:002016-02-20T18:10:03.707-08:00Getting Ready For SpringSpring season comes early in Las Vegas. Temperatures are steadily rising and you'll just be surprised that the numbers start hitting three (3) digits. It's high time to prepare the yard and the plants for new growth and new blooms. I started working on our lantana plants in our front yard. I pruned the vines on the first week of February, and they looked like this:After cleaning it's Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-13757067059334600882016-01-28T15:59:00.001-08:002016-02-20T18:11:11.020-08:00A Glimmer of HopeOne stormy weather sometime November 2015, a disaster came to our backyard brought about by the strong winds. A tree that we planted over two (2) years ago was damaged by the storm. A major branch was split from the main trunk but fortunately with the help of its thick foliage, it was kept hanging to its dear life.
Our tree is an African Sumac (Rhus lancea) and its characteristics are its lush Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-33774476810435283152013-08-15T21:39:00.003-07:002013-08-15T21:40:58.741-07:00Two Main Events in New York CityIn actuality, this is my second visit to New York City. The first one was in 2003 (if I'm not mistaken). I did visited the Ground Zero of the World Trade Center and they already started cleaning up of what remained of the ruins of the Twin Towers. I also went up to the Observation Deck of the Empire State Building.
On this second visit, I booked for a walking tour of the New World Trade Center Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-92223286149116160122013-08-15T07:29:00.000-07:002013-08-15T07:29:37.939-07:00Traversing the NYC Subway SystemFortunately, my good friend Alain Ramos showed me how to use the subway of New York City. Its kind of a crash course for me. At the LaGuardia Airport, I purchased a 7-day Unlimited Metro Card that I could use for the subway trains as well as the public buses. Next he showed me how to read and interpret the subway map. I have read some tips online for first time NYC visitors and it said that Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-38598582297426620142013-08-15T07:06:00.000-07:002013-08-15T07:07:32.643-07:00First Day in New York City AdventureTouchdown at LaGuardia Airport. A good friend of mine picked me up and accompanied me to check into my hotel. My hotel is on the east of 51st Street between the 2nd & 3rd Avenues in Midtown Manhattan and its called The Pod Hotel or Pod 51 to identify its location. This is a cool and hip hotel and the downside though is its room is quite small and I have to share a bathroom down the hall. It Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-73998908981478199682013-06-25T01:55:00.001-07:002013-06-25T02:48:35.827-07:00Have a Bypass (burger)Project365 Frame 158I visited the downtown area yesterday to meet up with my friends & cowokers. We had lunch at the Heart Attack Grill along Las Vegas Blvd & Fremont Street. Being a Guinness record holder of the world's most unhealthy restaurant, we've got to try their products out of curiosity. By their menu offering of outrageously named burgers like the single bypass burger which is Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-61283694959430767972013-06-19T04:09:00.000-07:002013-06-19T04:11:26.824-07:00FreebiesProject365 Frame 157
Every time I go to my favorite Starbucks Cafe, I always use their free Wi-Fi connections. Logging into their free network, you will get some perks like free music downloads and free Apps. They always have these credit-sized cards with access codes that you can use to redeem these "goodies" from the Apple iTunes and App Store. If you don't like these downloadable "goodies" Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-78190819997904559672013-06-18T08:04:00.001-07:002013-06-18T08:04:56.094-07:00Morning StarterProject365 Frame 156What a way to start the morning. On my way to the gym, I dropped by Starbucks for my favorite hot mocha with soy instead of milk. Coupled with a piece of banana walnut bread and some morning news over my iPad, life is still that enjoyable.Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-68853847523515415552013-06-18T03:05:00.002-07:002013-06-18T03:05:52.472-07:00Sleepless in VegasProject365 Frame 155
It's not actually sleepless. I worked extra day last Sunday so I planned to postpone my dinner treat for my dad for Father's Day. I slept early on Monday morning after work thinking that we could go out late in the afternoon. Unfortunately my mom was not feeling well so we cancelled our plans. I actually slept almost 10 hours and when I woke up it was already about 10pm. Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-73696634192545875472013-06-17T17:04:00.001-07:002013-06-17T17:05:51.150-07:00BURGR - Best in Town?Project365 Frame 154A weekend ago, I had a chance to meet up a coworker and dine at BURGR owned by a famous celebrity chef from Food Network, Gordon Ramsay, hence the spelling of his new restaurant's name. Unfortunately, I was a little late in going there and we had to catch up a show later. I wasn't able to enjoy much of the food because we were in such a hurry. They say its one of the best Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-12482468582726666792013-06-14T13:00:00.000-07:002013-06-14T13:03:36.547-07:00Dining Nook
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Over the weekend, I went to watch a movie and on my way home I felt hungry. It was already very late and most of the restaurants were already closed for the day. Fortunately, I passed by a Subway Restaurant and they are open 24 hours. I went inside and since it was late already, I was the only customer that time. I was then able to snap a picture part o the interior of theChroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-69523085726985095122013-06-11T17:02:00.001-07:002013-06-11T17:02:52.081-07:00Starting the DayProject365 Frame 152I went to a Starbucks Coffee joint this morning before going to the gym for my Zumba. While sipping on my hot soy mocha, I took a picture of my cup and played around with a photo app on my iPhone. First of all I used its blur feature by selecting an element that I wanted to remain in focus while blurring the rest of the picture. Next I chose the filter that complemented well Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-22914309135988719412013-06-10T08:22:00.001-07:002013-06-10T08:22:05.286-07:00Follow the Leader?Project365 Frame 151Driving home along the freeway from work this morning, I happened to be following another car with with a most fitting caption written on its back or rear windshield. It said "COME FOLLOW ME" and I literally been following it. Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-58602413756817911792013-06-06T10:48:00.001-07:002013-06-06T10:48:55.177-07:00Oil on CanvasProject365 Frame 150I'm on it again, trying to capture artworks on display in my work place. In one of the hallways in the hospital where I worked, this is one of the framed paintings on display.Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-35699976309791764802013-06-04T17:02:00.000-07:002013-06-04T17:02:08.952-07:00Quickie BreakfastProject365 Frame 149
I had a quickie breakfast this morning with a friend before I went to the gym. I made sure that I only had a very light meal since I was going to do the Zumba. They said that you may eat a meal at least 2 hours before you exercise and that was what I did. We went to IHOP(International House of Pancakes) and while waiting for our order, I snapped the above picture of the Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-64505590803872782972013-06-03T20:35:00.001-07:002013-06-03T20:35:15.025-07:00Makeshift PolarizerProject365 Frame 148I went to Red Rock Resort & Casino this afternoon to watch a movie. After the movie on my way to the parking lot, I saw that the sun was almost setting. It was still hot outside even if it was already around 7:20 pm. I tried to get a picture of the sunset but it was too bright for my iPhone camera. Then I tried to use my sunglasses as a filter. The polarized sunglasses wasChroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-11250592821926286652013-06-03T13:11:00.001-07:002013-06-03T13:11:47.641-07:00Depth of FieldProject365 Frame 147This is just a random picture that I took this morning when I went to the gym. I tried to use the depth of field with my iPhone and I successfully achieved it without using any photo apps at all. I just focus on the flower by touching screen until the square focus area appeared, that allowed the background images to slightly blur.Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-40317214545800143532013-05-31T13:34:00.001-07:002013-05-31T13:34:07.204-07:00Ebook ReadingProject365 Frame 146I just got my copy of Dan Brown's latest novel Inferno. This time though, its an electronic copy commonly called an eBook. In the past, I've been acquiring "audio books" and listened to them on my iPod or on any mp3 players. This is another format of electronic books that are also gaining popularity. Audio books are more popular with busy people who doesnt have the time and Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-8446831988577363842013-05-29T09:46:00.001-07:002013-05-29T09:46:04.254-07:00Morning CoffeeProject365 Frame 145It's a Wednesday, my first day back to work for this week. To start my day I'll be going to the gym but dropped by Starbucks first for my hot soy mocha. Sipping on my coffee outside the coffee shop, I saw this small bush of flowers that I need to take a picture of. Taking it on another perspective, it looked like its a whole wall of these flowers when actually its only a foot Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-67508231503133493772013-05-28T23:54:00.001-07:002013-05-29T00:34:58.522-07:00Another Day in the GymProject365 Frame 144On Tuesday morning, I went to the gym to attend my Zumba class. Most of the time when I go to the gym, I usually get my favorite power lift smoothie from the Juice Bar. Its a good protein source after an intense workout. It consist of a ripe banana, blueberries, apple juice, protein powder & yogurt. Try it, so easy to do. I did my own power lift at home and it was as good Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-73995747209698547852013-05-27T11:48:00.001-07:002013-05-28T23:44:26.605-07:00A Great Day to RememberProject365 Frame 143It's a very gorgeous day today. Woke up early and planned to go to the gym for my Zumba class unfortunately group classes today were cancelled because its Memorial Day. Before I went to the gym, I needed some caffeine fix so I dropped by the Starbucks for a tall hot mocha.Talking about Memorial Day today, I would like to thank all that have served and those currently serving Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0