My sister told me recently that they were eating durian fruit at home. Dang! It is one of the things I missed about home! The durian is the fruit of trees of the genus Durio. The name durian comes from the Malay word duri (thorn) together with the suffix -an (for building a noun in Malay), meaning “thorny fruit. Revered in Southeast Asia, especially in the Philippines as the “King of Fruits” the fruit is distinctive for its large size, unique odor, and a hard, formidable, sharp, prickly thorn-covered husk. The edible flesh within emits the distinctive odor, which is regarded as either fragrant or overpowering and very strong and penetrating, and offensive, which we locals do not. But it tastes so so good.
Author: bluegreen butterfly
Skywatch Friday, at 35,000 feet
My ‘European’ skywatch photographs taken aboard Boeing 767 en-route our trans-Atlantic flight to the Netherlands last year. It was great seeing the ocean of clouds and the dawning skies on the horizon, a very wonderful, humbling and blessed sight to behold.
Teenage surprise
I took some photos from home, in Bautista where we attend the church. Our church is still under construction so we are still using the temporary shed. I had been gone for thirteen months and when I got back, I was surprised that the young children before are now teenagers with talents in musical instruments and using them at church. That is a very good one. Maybe they follow “us” :-D. I’m just glad that they were raised in that way. The photo is of young people singing a special number during a church service with three of them playing the guitar, one is my youngest brother.
After church photo
This was one of the photographs I took of the children after church during my vacation in the Philippines last year. It was in the temporary church we were using. We were once like them. It is interesting to think what all these relatives will become few years from now. Will somebody follow my footsteps?:-D Hope they will always be in good paths.
Airbrush choices
I like painting. It was my dream to be a painter but unfortunately there was no Fine arts school in our place after my high school years. I was once taught by my dad on how to paint a masterpiece by the use of airbrush. There are different kinds of airbrush choices for the artists or art students. It will work well in most paints.
Small museum of world war II
This the place where Mc Arthur landed with his soldiers during the World War II in the Philippines. It is a small museum where the photos during the war and some of the things the soldiers used were stored in this place. This is facing the pacific ocean, a very nice place. It is located in Loreto, Surigao del Norte, Philippines. As what Mc Arthur said, ” I shall return”, was written in the very front of this picture.
Condo Hotel Marketplace
Whenever you are planning to have a vacation somewhere or wants to stay away for a day or two, Condo Hotel Marketplace is the place to go for hotel reservations. You can stay in a condo hotel to rest, relax and enjoy. It is a good place to unwind and refresh oneself from the stressful demands of our work and other responsibilities.