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This 4th time around, Art took priority. Visited Philippines Consulate in NY for Ysabel Grace Simon's first solo exhibit of 11 captioned oil paintings and 4 lithograph studies of Rosie, Rosie. A two hour interview with the artist went so fast. Ysabel is a young 21 yo...
A Found Self through the Arts
47 years ago with only $200 in my pocket, with a California destination to be with my elder sister, Rose, I became a regulatory official for a state public health agency. I have retired after 27 years of public service and I have been writing a column for 11 years for...
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47 years ago with only $200 in my pocket, with a California destination to be with my elder sister, Rose, I became a regulatory official for a state public health agency. I have been retired after 27 years of public service and I have been writing a column for 11...
God’s Work Knows No Boundaries: Incarnation Church Welcomes Pastor Rev. Rodel Balagtas
Imagine that, it took the next 21st century to have the first Filipino pastor in Incarnation Church in Glendale? He is the 12th. I went there for a mass and a small patio gathering after and the community warmly received their pastor. God breaks barriers indeed!...
Philippine Chamber Singers LA Make Transcendental History In Dream Orchestra’s First International Choral Festival
“THERE exist realities that pervade the entire universe either through the vast reaches of unimaginable light-years of space or the vast journeys of unimaginable eons of time. There exist presences that allow us an intimacy with God. Theologians and philosophers have...
Philippine Chamber Singers LA make transcendental history in Dream Orchestra’s first International Choral Festival
There exist realities that pervade the entire universe either through the vast reaches of unimaginable light-years of space or the vast journeys of unimaginable eons of time. There exist presences that allow us an intimacy with God. Theologians and philosophers have...
You have Grown into an Amazing Girl
She came home, took off her uniform and sat down to eat snacks and shared her day. Apo: Oops, Grandma, I made a mistake. I forgot one letter. But, I got a 100 in scissors- cutting. Me: That's good, because yesterday you had a lot of practice in cutting the sweet...
Weed Woes No More
Learning how to #takeoutweeds using a #pick. #princess2015la #micasadeamore
Martin Nievera And Pops Fernandez: ‘Twogether Again’ At The Palace Theatre In Los Angeles
“That’s the state of how I was taught, was the whole thing of Ohana, wishes family…and that’s one thing that we don’t get enough of in the Philippines; [it is] all about family and same in Hawaii and that’s one thing I’ve always enjoyed is to be able to treat my...