Spice is Nice

This afternoon my friend and I visited the exhibit of Spices which was presented by Plaza Singapura Mall. It featured different kinds of spices throughout Asia.

The spices from China and India were very popular during the Middle Ages in Europe. The trade of spice was controlled by Arab traders through Silk Road which they brought in Venice Italy and by the time that those spices reached there, they were very expensive. In this context, the Europeans wanted to capture the lucrative business of spices. Portugal & Spain led the exploration however as times went by, they were taken over by the Dutch and the British in gaining the foothold of trading the spices.

Race Against Cancer 2013

This morning I participated in a running event which as organized by SingTel & Singapore Cancer Society.

 

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The annual "Great Singapore Sale" is now on! This event attracts more tourist in this city-state. Of course, before this event super sale concludes this coming July 31, I won't allow myself to be left behind. I think this is the best time to spend my rewards which I got last month.

 

This afternoon I went to Suntec mall to purchase another shoes which I added to my collection. I also purchase two vouchers for my next travel plan.

Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power. Clint Eastwood

 

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Vigan, Ilocos Sur

Os cuento mi visita a la ciudad de Vigan, una cuidad antigua y un lugar donde tiene los paisajes hermosos para explorar. Así, si vosotros sois amantes de la naturaleza o las playas y los museos o las antiguas Iglesias, pues,  os aconsejo que viajéis a esa cuidad antigua.

¡Umaykayun tuy Vigan! o digo en español "¡Bienvenido!"

 

Creo que la cuidad de Vigan tiene muchas aventuras que ofrecer porque tiene distinta cultura, tiene las danzas nativas que representan las costumbres, creencias y prácticas de un ilocano. Sus canciones son expresiones nativas de las características, las aspiraciones y las ocupaciones de sus gentes amantes de la música y trabajadora. Podemos tener en cuenta también que las comidas ilocanas son más raras y distintas que las de otros lugares en nuestro país y los ilocanos hacen muchas comidas sabrosas que son conocidas desde sus cosechas.

La ciudad es el ejemplo mejor preservado de una ciudad colonial española en Asia. Su arquitectura refleja una mezcla de elementos culturales de España, Filipinas y China, dando como resultado una fusión única de diseño y construcción imposible de ver en ningún otro lugar. En el año 1999 fue declarada como Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO. Es una ciudad de calles estrechas y empedradas, sus casas son blasonadas y antiguas, tienen grandes ventanales y las puertas son muy grandes y de madera, en la mayoría de las casas la entrada da acceso a un patio grande que es donde se guarda el coche, o los carros. Uno de los edificios más importantes es la catedral de San Pablo. Desde las primeras horas de la mañana los fieles abarrotan el lugar para rezar. Muchas personas, la mayoría mujeres, encienden velas a la Virgen María e intentan acariciar su rostro. Es una de las ciudades donde se vive con más fervor el cristianismo.

 

Viajar a la de cuidad Vigan es muy fácil porque para llegar allí, hay autobuses que viajan a las distintas partes cada dia desde Manila hasta la cuidad y los autobuses salen cada hora de sus estaciones en Cubao y Pasay o pueden viajar en avión.

 

¡Pues, vamos a viajar amigo!

 

El viaje de aventurarse a amar, a querer, a arriesgarse, es el viaje que más vale y el que menos vemos. Anónimo

Fun Walk Around the Bay - Passion 2013

This afternoon my friends and I went to Marina Bay because we joined in a carnival that was organized by Passion (People Association).

 

Everyone was participating in different activities like balloon sculpturing workshops,  batik painting. The PAssion Fun Carnival have lot to offer like juggling show, hip hop dancing etc. There is was also concert that started at 8pm this evening

 

What A Great Hair Day!!!

This morning my new friends and I participated in a charity work that was called "Hair for Hope" of Children's Cancer Foundation. This was a signature fundraising event. We shaved our head to raise funds and awareness of childhood cancer. It was fun to join with this kind of event because were happy that our hair would be useful to someone else. We thought that if we would to go salon and had a haircut, it would be a waste of hair. Thus, we felt greatness that we were important to others after we donated our hair. 

 

After the event, Chris invited us to have barbeque party in his place at Oasis, Pasir Ris. We had lots of fun because we talked as much as we would like have. We swam and ate lots of food.

 

It was a Great Hair Day! Personally, I was able to fulfil again my mission of helping other life in a little way. I was very thankful to our Beloved Divine Creator because he gave me more strength to do good deeds to others. Thus, I was also receiving more blessings from him

 

Thank you Bee, Chris, Ethan, Zam, Lawrence, JK, Mike, Ricky and Cameroon for joining with me in donating the hair.

 

 





  Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. -John 15:13

See you guys in the next event! PAssion Fun Walk 2013