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My husband and I hiked a steep uphill for an hour to enjoy this view of the Hanging Lake, Glenwood Springs. More pictures on my Glenwood Springs page |
|  | My Birthday Wishes 1) for people to watch a short movie I helped air over Denver's Public Access TV. Click on Even if Heaven Cries It's a movie about poverty and homelessness in the Philippines and how Gawad Kalinga, a non-profit organization based in the Philippines, aims to rebuild homes and offer livelihood programs for the poor. 2) to generate enough funds to build another village for the homeless in the Philippines. You may send your inquiries at P.O. Box 172781, Denver, CO 80217-2781 c/o Jing or through Jing's Fund Raising Page for Gawad KalingaFor more information, please visit Gawad Kalinga and Answer Cry of the PoorThe picture above shows me and my husband during the GK Walk for the Poor last May 9, 2009 at the Aurora City Center Park, Colorado. |
| | Happy Mother's Day to all Mothers! |
| Jumbo Kingdom with my coworkers |
| | A Red Letter Day |
| Loveland Pass with my dad |
| | 2008 is a travel year for me Middle of the year, my parents and I toured Honolulu (June 21-June 25), San Francisco (June 26- June 30), and Seattle (July 1 - July 3). It was an exhausting trip especially with us hauling 9 bags all over the place. I was glad to have arrived in Denver (July 4-8) where I spent my first 4th of July with my husband and my parents. The husband toured us around Colorado and that was where the picture below was taken. All four of us flew to Los Angeles (July 9-13) where I said goodbye to my parents so they can fly back to the Philippines and me and my husband back to Denver. |
| Raft, Matabungkay Batangas |
| | Proudly Filipino |
| | In Memory of the Fall of Bataan On April 9, 1942, Bataan, the last bastion of Philippine Independence, fell into the hands of Japanese invaders.
Death March was a trek of close to 80,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war that began in Mariveles Bataan through San Fernando Pampanga.
Visit the exhibit "War of our Fathers" at the 2/F of Mall of Asia from April 3-14, 2007 and remember with gratitude the sacrifices of our freedom fighters. See more pictures on my Manila travelogue or visit my Corregidor page. |
| | (Mis) Adventures & Adventures to be Proud Of "How do I get to (pointing to a map)?" I learned the art of sign language while navigating the subway maze of Seoul, Korea. Well, now I know that Koreans were a helpful bunch. "Watch out!" Nevermind if I did a hopscotch to avoid the countless motorbikes of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam so long as I can slurp pho in Benh Than night market. Cinderella and her Broken Slipper" Despite the broken sandals and the tourist guide scolding me for not speaking in Mandarin, I took pleasure walking the cobbled stone streets of Macau. I had the same Cinderella experience one rainy afternoon enroute to Shenzhen. Rubber bands for my hair came in handy to serve as sandal straps. That was Mentos creativity. ;-) "Do you speak English?" A Thai taxi driver cupped his ears and politely told us to get off his taxi when we said "MandaRIN Hotel" in more than the allowed decibel. Apparently, Thais lose face when someone raises his voice on them. Oops, sorry. Here are the travel adventures I am proud of. Maybe you can guess why? All of them are places in the Philippines, where I grew up. Kinda biased you know?! Love your own.
Manila
Makati
Baguio
Batangas
Cebu
Davao
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A historical buff shouldn't miss Beijing, China. Imagine constructing the numerous pavilions of Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and the Temple of Heaven without a single nail. Imagine how many lives were lost and state coffers depleted in constructing the Great Wall. GRANDIOSE, IMPERIAL, LAVISH!
Petronas Towers is like a glittering pair of TIN CANS dominating Kuala Lumpur's night skyline !
I've never seen so many Buddhas, pagodas and chedis as the ones I saw in Thailand's Ayuttaya.
It's always a wonder how different religions celebrate life, love, good harvest, good fortune! I always check out the events/festival calendar before visiting a place. A burst of COLORS and deafening DRUM beats!
Mid Autumn Lantern Festival in Hongkong (Sept or Oct)
Lotus Lantern Parade in Seoul, Korea on the eve of Buddha's Bday (last week of Aprill or 1st week of May)
Pahiyas in Lucban, Quezon Province, Philippines (May)
Deepavali in Singapore
Chinese New Year in Shanghai, China
Dragon Boat Festival in Denver, Colorado |
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AusPinay Sun Jul 5, 2009 02:59 UTC
Salamat da bday message dear, the celebs were low-key but still fun- had 3 types of cakes plus the usual pressies-what else but jewelries from hub & kids, more fr sis & an evening bag, cannot complain,LOL! How's the job interview? | litekimchi Thu Jun 25, 2009 09:53 UTC
Hello Jing, thanks for visiting my travel pages. I haven't updated in a long time. Yes, do come to Liliw for the shoes! They've since improved their styles. | lifeisatrip Mon Jun 22, 2009 08:27 UTC
Hi, Jing. Thanks for the birthday wishes. My husband and I took our dog for a short hike before going out to our special dinner (double celebration as it was also Father's Day). -Sylvia | barbskie Thu Jun 18, 2009 20:50 UTC
hi jing, thanks for visiting my pages. come on you can manage it to come here in Europe. just don't hesitate to get in touch with us here ok. take care julz |
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