Curbside Stories

Photo from here . It is 20-3, ladies and gentlemen. The Guilty Camp had more than 2/3 of the votes to have Chief Justice Renato Corona impeached. The honorable judges who gave Guilty verdicts were: 1. Sen. Edgardo Angara 2. Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano 3. Sen. Pia Cayetano 4. Sen. Franklin Drilon 5. Senate Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada 6. Sen. Francis 'Chiz' Escudero 7. Sen. Teofisto Guingona III 8. Sen. Gregorio Honasan II 9. Sen. Panfilo Lacson 10. Sen. Manuel Lapid 11. Sen. Loren Legarda 12. Sen. Sergio Osmena III 13. Sen. Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan 14. Sen. Aquilino 'Koko' Pimentel III 15. Sen. Ralph Recto 16. Sen. Ramon 'Bong' Revilla, Jr. 17. Senate Majority Leader Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III 18. Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV 19. Sen. Manuel Villar 20. Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile The three judges who voted otherwise were: 1. Sen. Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos, Jr. 2. Sen. Joker Arroyo 3. Sen. Mi

St. Helena with Constantine. Each year, during May, in almost every town in the Philippines, there is a Santacruzan . It is a parade commemorating the pilgrimage of Reyna Elena (St. Helena) to Calvary, together with other reynas  including Mary Magdalene, in finding Jesus' cross. This Catholic tradition is usually celebrated every 3rd week of May. The Tres Marias. Reyna De Virgines. Reyna Divina Pastora. Traditionally, the Santacruzan is arranged in this order according to WikiPilipinas: Methuselah  - a bearded old man cooking grains of sand in a pan over fire. He represents the transient of life... the return of all things to ashes and sand. Reina Banderada  - a young woman wearing a red gown and carrying a triangular flag that represents the coming of Christianity. Aetas  - they represent the Filipino pagans before the coming of Christianity. Reina Mora  - represents the dominant religion before Christianity. Reina Fe  - represents f

Photo from here . Wow! This blog is now PR 2!  Thank you so much for all the support!

It's time for me to go back to the classics... I was actually inspired by my son who never gets tired of watching Journey to the Center of the Earth . We have seen Journey to the Mysterious Island  and we liked it a lot! I could not understand why I haven't read Jules Verne's book... but, anyway there is still a chance for me to do so. I am starting with Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas  that I bought from a book sale last Friday. 

I was a proud mom yesterday. My son was a Bible bearer for a friend's wedding. Although he was having tantrums because he doesn't like to wear his suit, he still walked down the aisle and made friends with other members of the entourage. He was such a darling!

Photo from here . Happiness is that moment when you finally say, "Lord, enough please! One more and I'll go bonkers!"

Finally! After a week of waiting for a day off, I finally had the chance to watch The Avengers with my son, sister and nieces. It was absolutely fantastic! I hope they will launch it in 3D! Who is your favorite Avenger? My son and I favors Capt. America while my sister and nieces adore Iron Man. Of course the rest of them were great. Thor is the hottest demigod (I should have watched the movie), Black Widow is bad ass babe, Hulk is adorable despite being green and Hawk Eye is so mysterious. I love all of them!