January 28, 2009

Isa ang lila sa pinakapaboritong kulay ng maraming kababaihan, lalo na ng mga bata.  Sa palaga’y ko’y pumapangalawa ito sa rosas (pink).   Narito ang mga bulaklak na kulay lila na kuha sa San Antonio Botanical Garden noon pang  Enero ng nakaraang taon.

Paumanhin at hindi ko alam kung anong uri ng bulaklak ito.  Ngunit nakaktuwa ang iba’t ibang shades ng lila.

Sino naman ang hindi nakakakilala sa orchids?  Hindi ko lamang alam kung ano ang eksaktong uri nito. Paumanhin muli!

Isa pang lahok para sa Litratong Pinoy:  Lila sa Schlitterbahn at Lilang Cupcakes

Mabuhay!

January 26, 2009

There are people who collect cars as if they were refrigerator magnets.  And I mean real cars, ones that actually run and carry passengers. Some collect vintage cars, some prefer sports cars, and some others don’t really have a preference.

Those of us who do not have a billion-dollar empire to our name are better off collecting miniature cars, like these ones that I saw at Santa’s Wokrshop when we visited Schlitterbahn’s Hill Country Christmas last December.

At least, we won’t have to worry about finding and paying for cheap auto insurance.

January 25, 2009

I bought four vases of tulips, each with 3 bulbs, at Costco on  December 30th.  They didn’t start blooming until the first week of January, around the 6th or 7th, I think.  I enjoyed the blooms for a good 3 weeks before they started wilting.  Here are photos I took last Sunday, the 18th…

At $12.99 for the four vases (they were sold as a group), I doubt if these tulips were from Holland.  If they were, there must have been some major conversion rate optimization that went on. Wherever the bulbs came from, they all gave me such beautiful flowers to look at.  Four varieties of tulips!

I have another Weekend Snapshot entry in celebration of the Chinese New Year: Fujian Grand China Buffet

Have a great week ahead, y’all!

January 22, 2009

This is a post script to my earlier post about Abby’s first brush with bowling.  Her final score, I failed to mention earlier, is 81 points.

Hubby took a photo of the monitor hanging on one of ‘em ceiling mounted tv stands. The top scorer, Anabel, who scored 120 points, is the sister of Abby’s best friend Desiree (who scored 97 points).  Anabel, I believe, is only 3 years old.  Another future bowler in the making.

January 21, 2009

Ang lahok ko para sa LP sa linggong ito ay nailathala ko na sa aking food blog noong Mayo ng nakaraang taon.  Tamang-tama siya sa tema ngayong linggong ito ng LP kaya naman pinili kong ilathala siyang muli dito.  Hindi ko na isasaling ang kasalutan sa wikang Pilipino.  Ito na lang panimula ang isasa-Tagalog ko.

Alam niyo bang mga hiwa ng kahel ang isa sa mga naging inspirasyon sa disenyo ng isang sikat na gusali sa Australia?  Magenjoy sana kayo sa pagbabasa…

oOo

Once upon a time, I was a student of Architecture.  I loved learning about the world’s greatest architects, their works and the inspiration behind them.  It often surprised me that simple, ordinary, everyday objects were often the inspiration to numerous notable structures around the globe.  Like these…

What building do these oranges remind you of?  Nothing?  Maybe this will trigger something…

There.  How about that?  Any structure in mind?  Maybe it will help if I cut off a portion from each of the segments and arrange them a certain way…

Here’s another pic…

Believe it or not, mandarin segments, in addition to sails on a yacht and ribbed palm leaves served as inspiration to the design of the Sydney Opera House.

Photo by Adam J.W.C.  Snagged from Wikipedia.

This marvel of architecture was designed by Danish architect Jorn Utzon.  Ain’t he great?

By the way, don’t forget to rince your oranges before eating them, ok?  It doesn’t matter whether your sink has Moen faucets or another brand.

oOo

Isa pang lahok para sa LP:  Kahel sa Laruan ng Bowling

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