King of fruits

durianMy 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.

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.

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Small museum of world war II

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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.

Photohunt: Support

118 (6): Support – Bridge support

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This was taken during our last trip to New Orleans. The structural supports/columns of the bridges. They are also supporting two road signs, and we will be there to one, the Superdome in the coming months to watch pro game to kind of support the home team.