tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778916316579736222012-01-25T19:48:28.230-08:00The daily realities of Lemuel Jon.... Opening up through my online journal.Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.comBlogger2261100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-4281653989371869682011-12-31T11:08:00.001-08:002011-12-31T11:12:15.452-08:00

Another year we have lived and gone and another year come. It's just like starting to read a book, the first chapter is the first day of the new year and you still can't know what will happen next unless you start reading from the first page up to the end.There were a lot of things happening in the past year, some were nice and uplifting and some were not so nice, even devastating. Some

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My favorite season of the year is the winter. Mainly because I came from a tropical country where most of the time it is hot and muggy, I always long for cold weather. Living in a desert can bring you extreme temperatures: extreme heat during the peak of summer and extremely biting cold on winters. The only consolation is we normally don't have snow in the desert. For 11 years living in Las Vegas

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I can no longer count the number of Christmases I spent in my work place. Since my shift changed from morning shift to night shift, I no longer spend Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve with my friends and family.This year is no exemption. Although Christmas day and New Year's day falls on Sundays which is my off day but I guess the highlight of the celebration is more on the evening when the clock

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I grew up with Michael Jackson,the King of Pop. I've learned about him when he was still a little boy singing with his brothers during his Jackson 5 days. My favorite song from him was Ben. I lost track of him after that since I was still in the Philippines and we can only hear from him when he had a hit song that was becoming popular in the radio. The next time I heard from him, he was already

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Whenever you're working on a particular task for quite sometime, you tend to get used to it and everytime you do the work, it becomes second nature to you. This is what I realized in my job recently. I've been doing this job for almost 6 to 7 years now and I became comfortable with it. I became so efficient in doing the work involved that I can't imagine myself doing something else. It became one

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"At least you have experienced pain, you're indeed human." I can't forget this line since it was the first time that it was addressed to me. I got it from my friend who made a comment on my Facebook page.Even if I don't have the whitest and picture-perfect set of teeth, I can pride myself to declare that I didn't have or experienced the pain of having a toothache. Aside from the disappearance of

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It's been a month since my brother arrived here in Las Vegas for a vacation and visit. Although my brother's own family were not able to come with him because of his son's school commitments, it was still a memorable time for the family. The whole time that he stayed with us was so enriching with lots of stories and experiences being shared. The highlight of his visit was attending the Maasin

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Earlier this week during my days off my family embarked on another road trip. This time, we went to the state of Arizona specifically the south rim of the Grand Canyon and Sedona. I've been to these places before but my parents and my brother wanted to see these places. Initially I planned to go to the west rim of the Grand Canyon just to experience the Skywalk, a fiberglass bridge overlooking

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The last leg of our road trip was our drive back to Las Vegas from Lake Tahoe. It took us a total of 10hrs straight drive with some stops to eat, rest or toilet break. I only relied on my mobile phone's GPS application since my old GPS bugged down on our way to San Francisco. To make sure and for added directions support, I printed out the driving directions from Google maps and my dad had with

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While I was still planning this week-long California road trip, I didnt include Lake Tahoe in our itinerary. It was my mom who wanted to see this famous lake. She fell in love with it when we tried the Soaring ride at the California Adventure few years ago. She was dreaming to visit this place. While searching to book a hotel in Lake Tahoe, I became interested to visit this place as well mainly

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Our next destination after San Francisco was Folsom, California to attend the Maasin Fiesta hosted by the Maasinhons in Northern California. It was their first major celebration but actually it was their fourth time to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of the Assumption, the Patroness of Maasin City together as a group. It took us about 4 hours from San Francisco to Folsom. Halfway to Folsom, we

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I had a lot of plans to tour around the beautiful city of San Francisco but I have to consider the physical condition of my parents and my brother who were travelling with me. As much as I wanted to take the famous 49-mile scenic drive to cover much of the city but this would take some time. The walking tour was also out of consideration because of the obvious reason that my mom could not handle

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Our second leg of the roadtrip started from Long Beach to San Francisco. We were planning to have several stops along the way to get some pictures & to get some rest. Our first stop was at Solvang, a very nice Danish-style city. The city is home to many bakeries, restaurants and merchants offering a taste of Denmark in California. We stopped by at the park near the Old Sta. Ines Mission

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My brother arrived here in Las Vegas last July 31 from the Philippines. He will spend the whole month of August with us. Since his stay is quite limited, we planned a roadtrip adventure for the whole family starting from Southern California towards North California then proceed to Lake Tahoe and Reno in Nevada and then back here in Las Vegas. We are trying to fit the whole trip to about 10 days.

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It's been since my last blog update here, since July 4th to be exact. There's not much to talk about my life for now except that I am spending more time on Twitter and Facebook than writing on my blog. I hope my blog provider will not delete me from their membership.What makes me more excited nowadays is the upcoming trip of my brother back here in the USA. This coming July 31, he will be coming

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Last July 3rd was our opportunity to attend American Independence Day activities at Lake Las Vegas Resort at the city of Henderson, Nevada. It was a Sunday and me and my dad were off from work. Although I was lacking of sleep since I worked the previous evening, I decided to go to the venue early so that we could secure a spot for parking and a good spot to view the performances on Las Vegas'

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Last week, I've been looking for a place to dine with my parents for the coming Father's Day. Since I already brought them to some nice buffet restaurants before, I was juggling the idea of bringing them to a seafood restaurant. In Las Vegas, there are a lot of these restaurants to choose from but I don't want to bring them to a high-end formal dining places where you are just forced to be

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The first person that I looked up to as a hero in my life is my own father. He is always there for me and my younger brother. The first time I ever stepped into school, that was in my kindergarten, up to my high school days, he was always there supporting us. Every morning he was always the one to bring us to school and by the end of the day he was always the one to pick us up for home. I always

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Early this evening, my parents just arrived home from some game time in the casino. Since it was already late at night, they were preparing to go to bed. Some of my mom's personal ritual after changing her clothes, is to take off her jewelries, basically her ring and necklace and rinse them with water just to take out the saltiness from perspiration. Unfortunately, she accidentally dropped her

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So much "bruhaha" were written about the so called radiation from cell phones. Studies came up with some "not-so-sure" conclusions that cell phone radiation could cause brain cancer. While talking with your cell phones, the device would emit some form of radiation and the heaviest is on the internal antenna portion. With prolonged use, specially with children having thinner skulls, this would

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What makes me so excited these days? We got confirmation that my brother in the Philippines will visit us here again in Las Vegas. This will be his second time to travel to America. The first time he was here was in 2009 with his own family. They ran out of luck during their visit because he had some medical emergency and ended up in the hospital. Eventually they cut short their visit and went

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Fortunately Mother's Day always falls on a Sunday which is my off day from work. I could spend time with my mom and make it a little special for her. My whole family is not here with us in America since my brother and his own family are still back in the Philippines. Nevertheless I always make it a point to spend time with my mom together with my dad of course. This year's Mother's Day, we had

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Today is one of my lazy days. I went to the gym in the morning and now just chilling at home. My only refuge is my laptop computer. Browsing through my Facebook pages as well as my Twitter account to check on what's happening with the people that I've been following. Gosh, I felt I'm a stalker now. Anyway, browsing though my Twitter, I found a link to a CBS News picture gallery about the ever

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Years back, I thought I cannot live by just staying in the house during my days off. I always see to it that I would go out of the house just for the heck of it, no specific direction where to go or what to do. I usually end up watching movies and eat in a restaurant by myself. Sometimes I did some impromptu shopping or just plain "window shopping" in the mall. Nowadays, I realize that staying in

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Everyone uses cellular phones nowadays and the most common feature of these gadgets is their capability to take pictures. Phone cameras or phone cams are probably the most widely used camera in the world. Depending on the technology embedded in your mobile phones, phone cameras always used auto focus lenses. Just like your non-SLR digital cameras, these are point and shoot cameras. Avid

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When I stayed at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas for my birthday celebration last February, one thing I did not try in that hotel was their buffet. Aptly called Wicked Spoon Buffet, indeed the food that they were serving were all wickedly gorgeous.I've been planning to try their buffet and see if it was at par with other "good" buffet around town. Last Saturday was my chance to go there with my

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I was just browsing around the Internet and an idea came to mind. I typed on the Google search field: top 10 most expensive production cars in the world. Indeed there was a list and the number 1 on the list is the Bugatti Veyron. The list is full of super cars mostly sporty versions. The list is very impressive costwise and their looks but these are just dream cars, that's all. I might as well

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Actually the title does not really describe me. Well I could say that I love to party and go out to have fun with friends and family. Ever since I started earning for myself back in the Philippines, I was very fond of spending happy times with my friends. Back in the Philippines where I first worked, I have my own circle of friends to spend happy and good times. I didn't see any wrong with it

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It's part of business strategy. Communications networks are fighting each other to get a big share of the market and most of the time, at the expense of their subscribers.When I first arrive here in America, I spent my first pay check on a cell phone using Cingular network. I subscribed to it because this was one of the two networks that used the GSM (Global Systems for Mobile communications)

Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-71134322655129970182011-03-16T12:53:00.000-07:002011-03-16T13:56:16.776-07:00

Five days after the devastating 9.0 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, there are still about 8,000 people missing and more than 4,300 dead. Adding to this is the threat of a nuclear meltdown which may bring a long term devastation. In the midst of chaos and hopelessness, miracles still happen. I can't forget the one that I just read online about a Japanese student studying here in America. A friend

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I'm quite excited nowadays because I am starting to make connections with the rest of my clan. Under the family name of Lumen, a group was created in the social network Facebook by one of my cousins. It was amazing because the membership grew exponentially. We started communicating with the other members of the Lumen clan from all over. It opened the chances to possibly trace back our roots. With

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President's Day is a United States Federal Holiday that falls on every 3rd Monday of February. This was originally called Washington's Birthday in honor of George Washington, the first President of the United States of America.This day is no special day for me, that is in my case. I started today, a Monday & my second day being off from work, by attending my Zumba class. On my way to the gym, the

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What's so big and special about this day? Well, aside from being off today, it's "the" Valentine's Day. In the Philippines, or at least from the province where I came from, we have a joke for those singles out there that doesn't have a partner for today. All singles will be subjected to death by firing squad at the town's plaza. That's gross. I don't want to die just because I don't have a "

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This expression actually means one is past his youthful vigor. This usually applies to those who reached their forties but I would like to apply it to myself, too. I already celebrated my big "Five-Oh" earlier this week and I could say that I am now in the middle of my life span. I would like to think that age is only a number, not being defensive here but it greatly helped maintaining my

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Almost all of us own a smart phone or any latest hi-tech mobile phone like iPhone, BlackBerry, a Windows phone, Android powered phones and some latest Nokia models. These are the latest gadgets where we can connect with our friends, families and business associates with much ease and unbelievable speeds. Gone are the days where cell phones or mobile phones are only for placing phone calls; it

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This week is my last chance to complete my preparations for my own big Five Oh birthday bash this coming Saturday.I requested off for the whole week as I foresee that I may have more things to accomplish. The venue has been booked since early December 2010. I have bought myself a new pair of black pants ang a yellow-checkered shirt to compliment my golden anniversary. The plastic wine glasses as

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With the end of the current year 2010 and the looming arrival of 2011, people around the world have in some ways come up with a goal to improve one's life. But new year's resolution is much easier to make than to keep it all throughout the year.Here are the most common, Top 5 New Year's resolutions I found while searching online:1. Lose weight. I guess you were thinking on this, too.2. Spend more

Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-66019141979078693162010-12-27T01:47:00.000-08:002011-01-26T13:11:44.315-08:00

The world was so excited with the coming of Christmas Day. Preparations for food and gifts were done just to catch-up with the festivities. After Christmas Day, people are now looking forward towards the end of the year and the start of the new year. For the past three years, I've been celebrating Christmas and the coming of the New Year away from my family because I was working on these holidays

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The long holiday season is here. It starts with Thanksgiving all throughout the Christmas season. This year, just like last year, I will not have a chance to be with my family be it on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas and New Year's Day. The Thanksgiving always fall on a Thursday while this year's Christmas and New Year's days will fall on Saturdays and that all mean that I'll be working on these days

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My general health is not in very good shape right now. I only have one working kidney as what I have discovered when I tried to donate for my brother. I therefore decided to improve my health but put some breaks on my heavy iron pumping in the gym. I concentrated more on the cardio training than weight training. Back in the Philippines, I was a fanatic to aerobic dancing and step aerobics classes

Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-15101769227830748522010-10-31T15:24:00.001-07:002010-10-31T16:02:45.777-07:00

Since I moved here in the US, I can only remember a couple of times that I celebrated Halloween, specifically attending a Halloween party complete with appropriate garb for the occasion. I was usually working preventing me to attend this kind of festivities. Last year I was with my friends at Fremont Street just watching people in different Halloween costumes. I even shoot some video footage and

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My mom just arrived from the Philippines after about eight (8) long months to take care of my brother who was having a kidney transplant. She came in yesterday via Philippine Airlines (PR106) departing from Manila to Vancouver then proceeded to Las Vegas. I and my dad were going to pick her up at the airport but we had the best scare of our lives.My dad and I went to a lunch party (birthday) at a

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If you talk about Las Vegas, you can only think about gambling, extravagant neon lights, modern hotels and condo buildings, shopping, buffet restaurants, dining haven, clubs, girls & shows but you rarely think that Las Vegas also offers anything but family friendly activities. We have our Lake Mead (a man-made lake reservoir) where you can jet ski, boat and fish around and we have our own marina

Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-53791465513116739842010-09-28T12:48:00.000-07:002010-10-27T13:58:55.224-07:00

I've been doing this since early last year when I got my iPod Touch. Starbucks had this promotion to its loyal patrons: Every week (Tuesday) they've been giving away free music through iTunes. You just have to go to a Starbucks coffee shop (purchase not necessary) and pick a card with all the information about their song pick of the week. At the back of this card, you can find the download code

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Earlier this week I had the rare opportunity to be close to nature by visiting the Delights Hot Springs Resort in Tecopa, California and a side trip to China Ranch Date Farm.Hidden in the seldom-explored reaches of the Mojave Desert lies an oasis, widely known for its peaceful atmosphere and therapeutic natural artesian hot spring mineral water. The Tecopa California Hot Springs are widely

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Monday in the Philippines: A shameful and tragic event unfolded and beamed all over the world. A lone gunman held a tourist bus hostage with mostly Hong Kong tourists on board. Due to incompetence and lack of training of the police force and SWAT officers, the so-called Manila's Finest failed to stop the hostage drama without bloodshed. The gunman was killed alright, but eight tourists also lost

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My mom's birthday will be this coming Aug 19, 2010 and she will be 79 years old. This is also the first time since year 2000 that she will be celebrating this day away from me and my dad. She is still in the Philippines right now with my brother.I am not very vocal in expressing myself how I felt to my family and loved ones. I can easily express it through letters and cards or through gifts

Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-22512189886827671462010-08-14T15:54:00.001-07:002010-08-14T15:54:13.366-07:00

It's always a yearly event for the members of Kaba-Maasin, a community of fellow Maasinhons now residing in Las Vegas, Nevada to celebrate our city's fiesta in honor of Our Lady of the Assumption. Ever since we started this event last 2003, I've been totally involved with its preparations. I had committed to the group to do the dirty job, from initiating production numbers, setting up the program

Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-14793845735486499982010-08-04T11:40:00.001-07:002010-08-04T11:53:15.728-07:00

Way back in 2008 when I went home to the Philippines, a colleague from work told me that one of her hobbies when she travels is to buy an artwork from the places she visited, specifically a watercolor painting. I had promised her to buy one from the Philippines. When I was getting ready for my return trip back to the USA, I was looking for a good watercolor painting for her. To my frustration I

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After about five (5) months in the Philippines of taking care of my brother during his kidney transplant, my dad is back with me here in Las Vegas. I jokingly said that "at last my cook is back", because he is always the one working in the kitchen even if my mom was with us. My mom by the way is still in the Philippines with my brother. She probably would wait until my brother's condition is more

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Some people would say I'm crazy but yes I have to make this trip. It took me so long to decide if I will make this trip but with a lot of prodding from my brother as well as my parents, I instantly made the decision on the "11th hour". I already went home last March for supposedly the kidney transplant of my brother. The transplant operation was successful and that's why this family event is so

Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-87414455002739702392010-07-08T13:09:00.001-07:002010-07-08T13:18:24.730-07:00

Last July 4th, American Independence Day was actually my second time that I'm off from work since year 2000 because it falls on a Sunday which is my day off. When you talk about Independence Day here in the USA, it equates to fireworks. New Year's Day and Independence Day are the only major 2 holidays that has fireworks display by the end of the day. Unfortunately, my plan of getting close to

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Overcoming the most major crisis so far in his life, my brother is back home at last. It's been more than a month since he had his kidney transplant operation last May 11th in Cebu and now he is back ready to face the next stage of his life armed with a new kidney given by a kind individual. After the actual transplant there were scary moments for all of us because the new kidney did not function

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After three weeks in the hospital, my brother was already discharged. He will still stay in Cebu for probably another month to have a close monitoring with his doctors. He is getting much better now as his new kidney is already working properly on him. His urine output is now normal at 2 to 3 liters a day. His creatinine toxicity level is now very low although it's still above normal level but

Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-83370178809037256372010-05-25T00:13:00.000-07:002010-05-25T00:24:26.757-07:00

Its been two weeks since my brother had his kidney transplant in Cebu, Philippines and he still in the hospital up to this moment. There were some problems on his recovery. His new kidney is not yet fully functioning so there was a need for a series of dialysis. He actually had four dialysis so far just to keep his creatinine toxicity low. He was given a stronger dose of anti-rejection drug that

Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-66079939142983898822010-05-12T15:43:00.001-07:002010-05-12T15:43:39.569-07:00

Last Tuesday, May 11th was my brother's kidney transplant operation. It was done in Cebu, Philippines and my whole family was with him. I was alone here in Las Vegas wondering what was happening on the other side of the world. I had my computer on almost the whole day and used Skype's calling feature to get updates of the operation. I was nervous and afraid of what might happen to him and I felt

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This is quite late for posting but nevertheless I still have to blog about it.On my last days off, some of my close friends invited me to go with them for a short island trip to Santa Catalina Island often called Catalina Island just off the coast of Southern California. Catalina is one of the eight Channel Islands Archipelago of California. It is also the only one among the eight islands to have

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It's been more than two weeks since I came back from the Philippines and I'm still alone here in Las Vegas. I managed to get used to being alone in the house and going back to work was of great help for me. This way, I have something to look forward to every night, since I'm working on the evening shifts. My day off was quite enjoyable for me since I got invited by fellow Maasinhons for lunch

Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-40393822087798128622010-04-13T14:22:00.001-07:002010-04-13T14:22:48.383-07:00

After my "failed" mission in the Philippines, I'm back here in Las Vegas and back to what I usually do: work, gym, eat, friends and just to enjoy life. My family is still in the Philippines eagerly waiting for my brother's kidney transplant come May 11th. Yes, he found a suitable donor after attempts on some relatives including myself. We are looking forward to his speedy recovery and back to his

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For my last three days in the Philippines, I went to the now famous Kuting Reef Resort. Just less than an hour-drive away from Maasin City, this resort is quite out of touch from civilization. Why I said that? There was no clear signal for cell phones and internet connection. You need to move around the premises to get a signal. According to the management, they did not force the issue of getting

Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-68281116031801835372010-04-04T22:47:00.001-07:002010-04-04T22:52:30.468-07:00

After I decided to cut short my stay in the Philippines, I might as well enjoy the remaining days before my return trip to the US this coming April 11th. I got only less than 2 weeks to do this so I went to Bohol and spent Good Friday in that familiar island. I said "familiar" since I have some friends in that place and it was not my first time to visit that island. I originally planned to go to

Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-85185584206444837162010-03-30T04:56:00.001-07:002010-03-30T09:38:11.490-07:00

After all the unfavorable results for my desire to help my brother, I decided to cut short my stay in the Philippines. Initially I have asked permission from my work for about 2 months leave but since I could no longer donate one of my kidneys to my brother, I will be returning back to Las Vegas in less than 2 weeks from this writing. Right now I'm here in Cebu to change the schedule of my return

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After undergoing all my physical tests, the bottom line result is devastating for me. I am not healthy enough to donate one of my kidneys to my brother. They found some stone formation near my right kidney minimizing the flow of blood which causes it to shrink in size than normal. I was devastated not because of the findings but because I failed my own brother. I could no longer give him one of

Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-54956252980067352372010-03-19T07:31:00.001-07:002010-03-19T07:31:51.449-07:00

On my way to the Philippines, I was quite positive and excited to be able to help my brother in his time of great need. I willingly underwent various tests to determine if I am healthy enough to donate one of my kidneys to him. I was being poked and poked again with needles for blood works. I humiliated myself collecting my urine for 24 hours using a sterilized plastic container and putting it

Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-80728445640205078692010-03-17T15:10:00.001-07:002010-03-17T15:35:03.927-07:00

After 13 long hours of flight from Vancouver, we finally arrived here in Cebu last March 16th, a Tuesday. We arrived in early morning and I wasn't tired at all so we decided to start the tests immediately. I had my ECG, ECHO (ultrasound for the heart), chest X-ray and ultrasound for my kidneys. The following day, Wednesday, I had my blood works done. There were a lot to consider like sugar levels

Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-17230413949268138242010-03-14T13:58:00.001-07:002010-03-14T14:00:42.593-07:00

I'm embarking a trip today to the Philippines to be with my family. This is the first step in realizing my decision to do something for my brother. Making this decision was quite easy for me because I love him so much. Being his only sibling, I am his last hope to improve his quality of life. He badly needs a kidney transplant but he initially did not want me to donate one of mine. He was

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Last Sunday, February 7Th was my birthday in time of the NFL's XLIV Super Bowl between Indianapolis and New Orleans. New Orleans won the championships by the way.Knowing that some of my friends are busy with the games, either watching or betting, I decided to lessen my preparation for my own birthday party. Almost half of Kaba-Maasin members that I invited were not able to attend my party.

Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-3105944195138784802010-02-02T02:22:00.000-08:002010-02-02T02:45:32.338-08:00

I don't really hate the snow but I cannot imagine myself living day and night in a snowy environment. Maybe I'm too old for this where my aches and pains starts popping up when its too cold. That's one of the reasons why I'm here in the middle of the desert oasis called Las Vegas. During winter season, Las Vegas will also have its share of snow fall but since we are blessed with a gorgeous

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A traditional Chinese New year greeting, "Gong Xi Fa Cai" which is loosely translated to "Congratulations and be prosperous", is often mistakenly assumed to be synonymous with "Happy New Year". Unlike western calendars, the lunar Chinese new year calendar has names that are repeated every 60 years. Within the 'Stem-Branch' system is the shorter cycle of 12 years denoted by animals and 2010 is the

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Lately, I lost my camera lens' cap and it bothered me because I might scratch or worse even break my lens so I've been looking for a camera store for a spare lens cap. Unfortunately during the holiday shopping rush, I always forget to buy the lens cap. I decided therefore to look for it online. I found the exact cap for my lens' size and after comparing the prices from different online merchants,

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The days that I considered weekend are the days that I'm off from work and these are Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays. Yes, three (3) days off since I work 10 hours for 4 days. There were nothing much happened on my days off. Last Sunday though I went to a friend's house since the rest of my friends from my hometown in the Philippines had an instant get together party, eventually our post New Year's

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This post is kind of delayed. I was working for the past 4 days and this is the only chance that I find time to start updating my blog.Just like Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, I ushered in the New Year 2010 at my workplace. Fortunately it was not really that busy so there was no pressure at all in terms of finishing my job on time. How I wished I was able to leave my work earlier but there were

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Pardon me but I'm still on the holiday mood maybe because I spent Christmas at work. I think that was two days before Christmas, while hunting for a gift for my father, I ended up at the Fashion Show Mall, a huge mall along the Las Vegas Strip. As usual I had my camera with me even if my main purpose was to shop. Fortunately enough, I was on the main activity area of the mall and I was able to

Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-11432712653311667872009-12-26T10:53:00.001-08:002009-12-26T10:56:46.790-08:00

"Every time I see food, I eat!" Nope, this is not my motto! I've been trying my very best to stick to more healthy diet for several years now. I don't want my money, time and effort in going to the gym put to waste and besides I'm not getting any younger and it's already high time to take care of my health. But even how much you've been careful about the kind of food you're eating and how much

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Lately it's been very cold and the nights are chilly. Winter is in full blast and Christmas is a few more days away. In fact upon posting this blog entry, it would be a day or two away depending on which part of the world you are residing. Anyway, one particular cold night that I was off from work, I really didn't know how to spend the remaining hours of the day. Braving the cold breeze and

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Everywhere in the world, the most awaited season of love, giving and sharing is being celebrated in one way or the other depending on the country's religion and cultural background. In the Christian world, Christmas is a joyous season to celebrate the birth of Christ. In my native country, the Philippines, once the calendar months start with the "ber" ending like September, you will start seeing

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I've been slacking lately with my blog posts. One of my avid readers, as if I have plenty of them, was asking me what was going on with me lately. Then I realized that it's been almost a month since my last blog post on Daily Grind. Well, to tell you the truth, there's not much going on with my life for the past 4 weeks or so. It was basically my routine work, gym and home. Although there were

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Today is my last day of my two-week long vacation. Although there were some hitches but I finished the week fully rejuvenated in going back to work. Main highlight for last week was the First Friday Arts Festival last November 6Th. It was only the second time that I attended the festival with no pressure to time at all. Every time I attend this festival, I only spent about two (2) hours because I

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Our world is an amazing place that you got to see and experience. Staying in your own place gives you a limited idea on how the world works. Visiting other places and going out of your comfort zone is a great educational experience. I remember readng a Chinese saying way before that travelling around would give you more knowledge than reading a whole library of books. I can't remember exactly its

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My first week on vacation from work came and went smoothly. There were no major hitches so far and I've been enjoying the activities that happened during the week.As I have mentioned in my previous blog entry, I will just be staying in town because of my mom's physical condition. Nevertheless I have vowed to make the most out of my off days.First and foremost, I was one among the many in the West

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Last Sunday, Oct 25th was supposedly my departure date for my Philippine vacation that I've been planning for a year now. For reasons beyond my control, I decided to cancel that trip. I know I have hurt the feelings and expectations of some of my closest friends and families but I had to decide to be with my mother during her knee surgery. Fortunately enough, my loved ones agreed on my decision

Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-89657918299282035012009-10-12T15:21:00.001-07:002009-10-12T15:21:44.539-07:00

My best friend is on a self-pity mode again and I remember that he jokingly mentioned (I hope & pray it's only a joke) to commit suicide. Well, I just read one of Bob Ong's books entitled "Ang Paboritong Libro Ni Hudas", in English translation: The Favorite Book of Judas. In that book, Bob actually had mentioned how to commit suicide in style. So, I guess I shall share this to my friend

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I have witnessed the medieval transformation of Sunset Park here in Las Vegas for the annual Renaissance Festival. Presented by the Clark County Parks & Recreation, October 9 through 11 were the days the noble men and ladies together with peasant people, complete with renaissance regalia roam the land once again. This is the first time I attended this kind of festival or should I say "Faire". My

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Where else can Las Vegas appreciate the beauty of season changes without going out of the valley than in the Botanical Gardens at The Bellagio. Once again I would like to share the Fall 2009 exhibits which boasts autumn foliage and colors all over the venue. You've got to see them to fully enjoy the Fall scenery and landscapes. Here are some pictures I got during my visit over the weekend.

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I got an email from my causin working in an airline company based in Canada. It has an amazing video attached to it and I want to share it with all of you.Everything in yellow is an aircraft.It's a 24 hour observation of all of the large aircraft flights in the world, condensed down to about 2 minutes.From space we look like a bee hive of activity!You can tell it was summer time in the north, by

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When my workweek was slowing down, I was excited and looking forward for the next three days that I will be off from work. During this time I already heard initial reports about typhoon Ondoy hitting my country, The Philippines. Everything settled in when my best friend in the Philippines sent a text message to me from a borrowed cellphone, apologizing that he could not go online and chat with me

Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-17301263801022554492009-09-23T04:55:00.001-07:002009-09-23T04:55:31.566-07:00

Last Sunday, my plan of attending the Greek Food Festival screwed up because I overslept. By the evening, I suddenly got bored and since I was not yet feeling sleepy, I took my Creative VadoHD videocam, mounted it on the dashboard of my car and off I went to the Las Vegas Boulevard otherwise called The Strip. I cruised along the length of the Strip and kept the video recording running. The result

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I got this email again from my causin. After reading, it touched a chord that's why I want to share this to all of you. You may have read this email before but serve this as a reminder to be thankful every minute of the day.======================I AM THANKFUL : FOR THE WIFE WHO SAYS IT'S HOT DOGS TONIGHT, BECAUSE SHE IS HOME WITH ME, AND NOT OUT WITH SOMEONE ELSE. FOR THE HUSBAND WHO IS ON THE

Chroniclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267455811104736436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477891631657973622.post-55213474352640468282009-09-20T08:47:00.000-07:002009-09-20T09:19:11.574-07:00

Since I have talked about food in my last post (check out my post titled Fortune Cookies), I might as well continue my little gastronomic journey this week. Last Sept 17Th, I went to San Gennaro Festival, an Italian festival held annually here in Las Vegas. The event was spearheaded by the Society of San Gennaro Feast. San Gennaro was a bishop of Benevento, Italy who died a martyr in 305 AD.This

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Pretend that you've just finished dining on a sumptuous feast of Chinese food. Now, choose your cookie carefully, crack it open and find your fortune. Fortune cookies are popular with Chinese fast-food restaurants. After a Chinese meal, a plateful of these sweet little things, usually one cookie for each diner, is being served as desserts with good luck wishes. Excitement builds up when you crack

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I came across an email forwarded to me by a cousin. I love the Philippines, my country first and foremost even if I own an American passport. But sometimes or most of the time, we(that includes me)need to be jolted to awakening. I hate this guy who sent out this email...I hate him for telling the truth. DISCLAIMER: The information rendered in the following article is not mine or my cousin's

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I went to Las Vegas' First Friday Arts Festival last Sept 4, 2009. This time I have brought my Creative VadoHD video cam and got some footages of the event. I tried to splice them into one "nasty" video with a heavy metal soundtrack. How's that for a little wild thing.

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Have you ever planned of something important to do and yet end up with failure? I bet you do. The worst thing so far happened to me and currently I would say I am suffering inside. I've been planning this for almost a year and as the day gets closer the excitement built up. It's already less than two months away and when I'm about to do the final preparations, here comes the most dreadful news

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Yeah, yeah…it has been awhile since my last update on my blog. I really wanted to post something over the weekend but I was kind of busy due to my mini vacation/road trip to California. Definitely, I will talk about this little adventure that happened on my last days off.On a Sunday morning, a little bit sleepy since I just came from my work overnight, I embarked on a road trip to California.

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Right after work on Sunday morning, I prepared myself for a road trip to Los Angeles, California with my parents. My mom has some concerns regarding her retirement pension back in the Philippines and she has to visit the GSIS branch office located at the Philippine Embassy in Los Angeles. I had made some arrangements with our hotel reservations online for Sunday night in a downtown LA hotel. I

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It's been almost 15 days since I last updated this blog. It's been a hectic week for me. I was fully involved with a community organization where the members are people from my hometown in the Philippines, Maasin City. We called ourselves Kaba-Maasin Las Vegas and I have partially talked about it in one of my very old posts maybe in my previous blog.Anyway, every year we are celebrating the feast

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I have watched Pres Cory's funeral services last night (my time here in Las Vegas). I watched it online through a Facebook link of GMA's tribute page. I wasn't able to finish watching the live broadcast but I learned that it took for the funeral cortège around 8 to 10 hrs to reach the Manila Mamorial Park from the Manila Cathedral, a distance which normally last an hour. Throngs of people that

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I've been complaining how hot Las Vegas has become, literally hot with temperatures reaching 120degF on the peak of summer. This year's summer is no exception. Although we are still to see the temperature to reach the 120deg levels but right now it easily reached 111degF so far. Since the year that I arrived here in the city that I considered my second home, the entire Las Vegas valley is in

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I got this email from an eGroup and I thank my causin Raoul V. for sharing it with me.======================To those who are married, .. Not married .. and soon to be marriedMARRIAGEWhen I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I've got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.Suddenly I didn't know how to open my

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As the news came to me on the passing of our Former President Corazon Aquino, the first thing that came to my mind was the 1986 People Power Revolution which led to the ousting of then dictator President Ferdinand Marcos and made Tita Cory the first ever woman president of the Philippines. This peaceful revolution, no guns fired and no blood being shed inspired other peace-loving countries of

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