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Photohunt: Wrinkled

 

Didn’t have time to browse through my photos, so I present you this one:  a photo of Shaynna and her great-grandmother. She’s my grandmother, my mother’s mother, and I fondly call her “Lola* Iyang“. She helped raising me up, and now, she’s also helping raising my daughter, Shaynna.  At 71 years old and wrinkled, I think she’s still beautiful and she’s the sweetest and the best grandmother in the world!


*Lola – A Filipino term for “grandma”
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Photohunt: Colorful

I love autumn and here’s the reason why…


At Osaka Castle grounds, Fall 2007
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Photohunt: Dark

Shaynna loves to pose for pictures as much as she loves to play with the camera.  She took this photo with a finger covering the flash.  The only good thing about it is that it made my arms look a little bit thinner. ;)

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Photohunt: Clouds

Taken at Ma. Cristina (Pryce) Gardens, Iligan City – my father’s final resting place.

 

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Photohunt: Hanging

Lots of something hanging at the subway train station in Shin-Osaka. This is a bit blurry because I didn’t stop long enough to take the picture.

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Photohunt: Candy


Here’s my usual junk food supply. I make sure that I have salty and sweet ones. (cheese sticks, curry-flavored Pringles, KitKat, chewing gum, and mochi candies).

A closer look at Japanese (mochi) candies:
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Photohunt: Coffee Buddies


When you’re far from home, it would help a lot if you have someone you can talk to about just anything, over a cup of coffee. But do you know that it’s hard to find a coffee shop here in Osaka that’s open 24 hours? Even the Starbucks cafe in Umeda, Osaka’s main northern railway terminus, is open only up to 2:00AM. The Starbucks cafe closest to my apartment and to the Shin-Osaka station is open only up to 10:00PM! We’re glad to have found this cafe (Travel Cafe) because it closes later than Starbucks. It closes at 11:00PM. :D
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Photohunt: High


Sydney Tower
(As seen from the 41st floor of Meriton Apartment along Pitt Street.
This was taken by my friend, Jermaine. At that time, all I had were a couple of disposable cameras. )

Please check out my other entry here. Thanks!
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Photohunt: Metal

I’ve always thought that mannequins are made of either wood or plastic. But there’s this high-end shop center here in Osaka that has mannequins that appear to be made of metal. I haven’t touched it but it sure does appear metallic to me…

Please click here to view my other Photohunt entry. Thanks!
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PhotoHunt: Free

Free Bee Movie toys from McDonald’s Happy Meal! Got all 6 of them ;)


6 lunches of just fries and burgers. I’d definitely keep away from these for the next few days!
Thank you very much for visiting. Will take a peek at your something free when I get back.Enjoy your weekend and don’t catch cold! :)
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Photohunt: Heavy

Miraculously, there was a heavy snow fall here in Osaka this morning until late in the afternoon. Look at the wide grin I’m wearing. Like almost every person who grew up in a tropical country, I’ve wished of seeing snow and it came true today! :D I actually recorded two short videos but I still have to find a way to rotate it.

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Photohunt: Old-fashioned


I don’t know who started beauty pageants for children and I can’t comprehend why hold such event. For me, I prefer not to expose children to an “adult-like” world. Children should be left alone to play and explore the world at their own pace. Anyway, I was still so small when my mother first dragged me to join such event in the town fiesta…

Fortunately, we didn’t have to engage in talent showdown and question-and-answer portion. The “queen” was determined in an old-fashioned way: draw lots.

(cute old-fashioned gowns, eh?)

For my 5-time participation in such event, I wasn’t lucky enough to be queen. This is still practiced in my hometown, and yes, it’s still done in the old-fashioned way, especially for children.

Thank you very much for dropping by… have a nice weekend everyone!

Please click here for my other “old-fashioned” entry.

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