tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31894127536424323672024-03-18T07:33:38.662-07:00Marinduque - My Island Tropical ParadiseThoughts and Ramblings of Life in US and the Philippines(Marinduque) and other miscellaneous topics close to my Heart.David B Kataguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798269891967237168noreply@blogger.comBlogger2650125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189412753642432367.post-37701829679957464592024-03-18T07:32:00.000-07:002024-03-18T07:32:40.919-07:00St Patricks Day Dinner-A Gastronomic Success<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg458wxYK_UjDF1r3BmfLKmh6oZLVwkzw_KW4J_hhCnJtynNqjcmgazsHJJQ_Y2G2UyuJjLeGV9EWyKAFe9TMS0lYMedG91_tyAtDzXa4cCp6r9vZFmGMmLVTsPEx17Uko11udGWBluOS2O_5J_uJJbSKIVxeqkyK0wuw02WVZA2OKAxYxfkeGpmO-UtDw/s640/stpatdinner17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg458wxYK_UjDF1r3BmfLKmh6oZLVwkzw_KW4J_hhCnJtynNqjcmgazsHJJQ_Y2G2UyuJjLeGV9EWyKAFe9TMS0lYMedG91_tyAtDzXa4cCp6r9vZFmGMmLVTsPEx17Uko11udGWBluOS2O_5J_uJJbSKIVxeqkyK0wuw02WVZA2OKAxYxfkeGpmO-UtDw/w400-h300/stpatdinner17.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>From Left to Right: Doris Rosen, ME, Peggy Yamada( new Resident) and Patty Healy <br /><br /></p><div>Last Saturday, March 16 was our Special St Patricks Dinner featuring <b>Corned Beef and Cabbage</b>, with Boiled Potatoes, Carrots and Horse Radish. The photo above is My Dinner Table, with Doris Rosen, Patty Healy and Newcomer Peggy Yamada. I wore my <b>light green short sleeve Polo Barong</b>. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjQBKIGBP9tX3xLvwuSegvSKON7tgKm51-TmZ2c-S_h1I9X4jMStIuNxM4xTXjtgO2QgfJUc91nyVyhDF0fWRDLoNvBU5H8NfPCoRJKhEcRgBWtv8wfQlc7XhCDI1PIainsdFqB7ySiOr9Zxny5GgNEG7oouC-Aucm6KyLSwkcfkR5-kxjhQA2LoDHwU/s625/stpatricksdinner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjQBKIGBP9tX3xLvwuSegvSKON7tgKm51-TmZ2c-S_h1I9X4jMStIuNxM4xTXjtgO2QgfJUc91nyVyhDF0fWRDLoNvBU5H8NfPCoRJKhEcRgBWtv8wfQlc7XhCDI1PIainsdFqB7ySiOr9Zxny5GgNEG7oouC-Aucm6KyLSwkcfkR5-kxjhQA2LoDHwU/w480-h640/stpatricksdinner.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>The Irish<b> Soda Bread</b> was out of this world. I had 2 scopes of Pistachio Ice cream. The ice cream matches the color of my shirt. A few of the residents were wearing green outfits for the occasion. <div>The only missing in the Dinner is <b>Green Beer. </b>Here are some photos I took for your viewing pleasure.</div><div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilO9_m_EFUwds2yjv_XmdiT6DJ4JnQn6W6U-WAdRODn7Upta-AjMPODiGTHjmDQc4YEPIf10U004ks-PXTqe3mrkFzgfsdebm0AbNUxj4rkuV9xe5ZjXQ4gmKE_nRm0GrZ1nc45Dw2rNz12H0NDPMo4iGWtcbWZESrf-ivShbgRY8ES28W8oeXY74bDfY/s625/stpatdinner1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilO9_m_EFUwds2yjv_XmdiT6DJ4JnQn6W6U-WAdRODn7Upta-AjMPODiGTHjmDQc4YEPIf10U004ks-PXTqe3mrkFzgfsdebm0AbNUxj4rkuV9xe5ZjXQ4gmKE_nRm0GrZ1nc45Dw2rNz12H0NDPMo4iGWtcbWZESrf-ivShbgRY8ES28W8oeXY74bDfY/s320/stpatdinner1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Colcannon, or Irish mashed potatoes, is a traditional Irish dish that has been consumed in the country for generations. ... </li><li class="TrT0Xe" style="list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px;">Irish Soda Bread. ... </li><li class="TrT0Xe" style="list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px;">Fried Cabbage. ... </li><li class="TrT0Xe" style="list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px;">Corned Beef and Cabbage. ... </li><li class="TrT0Xe" style="list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px;">Shepherd's Pie. ... </li><li class="TrT0Xe" style="list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px;">Irish Stew. ... </li><li class="TrT0Xe" style="list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px;">Irish Apple Tart. ... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV37cdwaSX8rrmRpUqTB5Sx-XeZUp2Box42Rceg1BFiBpdvJAjAejh7kzGPig9e-oJiMchGDhPfdtdczeSBrh0DOcq8XCXytISAAfBBd8VwXJ8XDcbA3V1OjEm5O6i-OpfLAci6C2pBFVcM0ZMSX8ry7Slj7QF1R5jigHyVWqq0pv_rd6pO82nlPNnFoI/s719/corned%20beef.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="719" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV37cdwaSX8rrmRpUqTB5Sx-XeZUp2Box42Rceg1BFiBpdvJAjAejh7kzGPig9e-oJiMchGDhPfdtdczeSBrh0DOcq8XCXytISAAfBBd8VwXJ8XDcbA3V1OjEm5O6i-OpfLAci6C2pBFVcM0ZMSX8ry7Slj7QF1R5jigHyVWqq0pv_rd6pO82nlPNnFoI/w400-h300/corned%20beef.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="bCOlv" data-ved="2ahUKEwidnNb_nPqEAxWmOTQIHbrcBT8Q7NUEegQIJRAE" id="_NlL2ZZ2pFKbz0PEPurmX-AM_41" jsname="NRdf4c" style="opacity: inherit; position: absolute; width: 652px;"><br /></div><div class="bCOlv" data-ved="2ahUKEwidnNb_nPqEAxWmOTQIHbrcBT8Q7NUEegQIJRAE" id="_NlL2ZZ2pFKbz0PEPurmX-AM_41" jsname="NRdf4c" style="opacity: inherit; position: absolute; width: 652px;"><br /></div>The above are the typical St Patricks Day Foods. </div></div></div></div>David B Kataguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798269891967237168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189412753642432367.post-85806484779521719932024-03-17T05:57:00.000-07:002024-03-17T05:57:00.375-07:00Its Spring Time-Happy Hour Outdoors<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Iexsd9qeseFsHRgku3-8ga0dvXPfEXbmKUffGBJyzyO6tu5QatC6tWFcwVqr5QJe1V6rB8NE4joW2hnDbcbN1pllxbW7zKyhJ0hTgQYAW-ntwIzg5lAnsyWyDFwEIJG0KDOBo2YKPpAfGGndOwaKxf355Rhdm-AA-xckOmhy1zNLMNmGZ8nZxG_n7Cg/s625/courtyardbloom6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Iexsd9qeseFsHRgku3-8ga0dvXPfEXbmKUffGBJyzyO6tu5QatC6tWFcwVqr5QJe1V6rB8NE4joW2hnDbcbN1pllxbW7zKyhJ0hTgQYAW-ntwIzg5lAnsyWyDFwEIJG0KDOBo2YKPpAfGGndOwaKxf355Rhdm-AA-xckOmhy1zNLMNmGZ8nZxG_n7Cg/s320/courtyardbloom6.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>The THD Court Yard in Bloom with Cyclamen and other Spring Flowers <br /></p><p><b> </b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Last Friday</b> was the first this year that our Happy Hour was held outdoors. It was a perfect sunny day at 72F with no wind. It was also an advance celebration of <b>St Patricks Day. </b>Besides the standard hors d'oeuvre and drinks, We have special cocktail - The <b>Mint Martini</b>. It was served by our new bartender Tom. This was my first time to have this cocktail. It was delicious and plan on partaking it again. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif;">When does spring begin? For some, it’s the second Sunday in March, when we turn our clocks forward by an hour in the United States. For others, it’s when they first realize they’ve finished dinner and it’s still light out, or when the first crocuses poke up through the snow. Is it when you can go outside without a jacket and not feel a chill? When you pack away the down bedding and down jackets for another year? In the Northern Hemisphere, the vernal equinox will officially take place this Tuesday, March 19, at 11:06 p.m. Eastern.</span> The </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124;">spring equinox is </span><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #d3e3fd; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #040c28;">the time at which the sun crosses the plane of the equator towards the relevant hemisphere, making day and night of equal length</span><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #4d5156;">. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I took some pictures of the flowers blooming in the THD Court Yard after the Happy Hour. I am delighted to share it with you. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOtNvflykoWnUJBLq54dlATebqiUxo1RqEsAnaFQ2vb4v14xtL80k64NNlnHjQp7YsnxeThobo_mFpvaizhfoQUW382LhU7XPJzMBfbQ1ObQw4AocCFOUZOGWAODixhYSVinaRCAAYbaEiyBdXjIh5YZWPi2cd4GwKMPn6dKkSNY_ALsvF1f01hnA4gU/s625/courtyardbloom1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOtNvflykoWnUJBLq54dlATebqiUxo1RqEsAnaFQ2vb4v14xtL80k64NNlnHjQp7YsnxeThobo_mFpvaizhfoQUW382LhU7XPJzMBfbQ1ObQw4AocCFOUZOGWAODixhYSVinaRCAAYbaEiyBdXjIh5YZWPi2cd4GwKMPn6dKkSNY_ALsvF1f01hnA4gU/s320/courtyardbloom1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Bs8dzUC0-B4M8LPjtxmTMnrDqtyvULoCiDhIf82NCwRpM8BAyD-8uaKKqImVoNH-FLGUvJZyVdUz0k59woEasqXSjXnH3ZxA6zppr_PyL2XS3s6iT0C1O0NyKv9yeKoZNygYgsFOd44Oj58jVa7npGmhchLLAUEGRv2PQHu_QM2k2weyNhc2P9o-F9s/s625/courtyardbloom2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEOwp-M00LOY5BOfT8Vi8hbqwO0LFNQ1AyjedgjfytChqNTbXrGKybdHXcHit5lAQH8Xviu9h2V8KCwBE3ykhPDkaozYM43Fz9J6UtZcOILnwMI6-vEMgvo_IsfaKQz9Mk7XlgFCK1VAhPRhvPVNdSfoBN4g-D3OMX8oHjfpyqH20fX2S-XANQRd1LthA/s1024/cabbagenyt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1024" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEOwp-M00LOY5BOfT8Vi8hbqwO0LFNQ1AyjedgjfytChqNTbXrGKybdHXcHit5lAQH8Xviu9h2V8KCwBE3ykhPDkaozYM43Fz9J6UtZcOILnwMI6-vEMgvo_IsfaKQz9Mk7XlgFCK1VAhPRhvPVNdSfoBN4g-D3OMX8oHjfpyqH20fX2S-XANQRd1LthA/s320/cabbagenyt.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><h1 class="css-1uernw8" style="font-family: nyt-cheltenham, georgia, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Found in my Inbox Recently from the New York Times-The World of Cabbage</span></h1><h1 class="css-1uernw8" style="font-family: nyt-cheltenham, georgia, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: small;">In a world in which it’s hard for a vegetable to get a break, cabbage is winning.</span></h1><p style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;"><span>Cabbage has been a global culinary workhorse for centuries. (China grows the most; Russia eats the most.) It has fed generations of American immigrants. But now, a vegetable that can make your house<b> smell like a 19th-century tenement has become the darling of the culinary crowd. A purple ( red) Cabbage, a variety I loved. </b></span></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2OeBPWahZ2vHSWgHvTo3rOWGBvBrY5kN09hj0JC5nch1mdcEBhJZdhHBCy5fbrpE1mxjt-MKlaRK9RXr1Cqw4rRKlCqh6u4SI9qqUfWeOLfbj55Fxe0hSXjECOZFLcOjhcSvU4H2YbMJxMjArZGCdZoFl7apkrw2SbkxSIo6XkCn7D6r5NBx1l4c444/s225/purplecabbage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2OeBPWahZ2vHSWgHvTo3rOWGBvBrY5kN09hj0JC5nch1mdcEBhJZdhHBCy5fbrpE1mxjt-MKlaRK9RXr1Cqw4rRKlCqh6u4SI9qqUfWeOLfbj55Fxe0hSXjECOZFLcOjhcSvU4H2YbMJxMjArZGCdZoFl7apkrw2SbkxSIo6XkCn7D6r5NBx1l4c444/w400-h398/purplecabbage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>In the words of my mother-in-law:<b> Cabbage, who knew?</b></p><p></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;"><span>Like so many American food trends, fancy cabbage dishes first started turning up in restaurants on the coasts a few years ago. But they are fast spreading across the country. One chef has compared this cabbage mania to the hoopla over <b>bacon in the 1990s.</b></span></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;"><span>In Denver, Sap Sua sprinkles a charred cabbage wedge with anchovy breadcrumbs. Cabbage is bathed in brown-butter hollandaise at Gigi’s Italian Kitchen in Atlanta. At Good Hot Fish in Asheville, N.C., shredded green cabbage stars in a pancake punched up with sorghum hot sauce.</span></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;"><span>For a story in The Times, I spoke with farmers, chefs and food critics and ate cabbage in three cities, seeking to understand <a class="css-sdwaa1" href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/8T1FnrHxA1_PQ6AUC5ugzA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn0CDFP0TXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMC9kaW5pbmcvY2FiYmFnZS1wb3B1bGFyaXR5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDMxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTcyMzcmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD05ODkxMjM5MSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDM3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9NmEyYjY1NTE0ZTMyNzNmZWZmNjY3YWIwZjk0Njc3MThXA255dEIKZeLFm-1lYjQBJ1IUdGFnYWphcm9AY29tY2FzdC5uZXRYBAAAAAM~" style="color: #286ed0; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-decoration-style: solid; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank">how the vegetable earned this moment in the spotlight</a>. In today’s newsletter, I’ll explain what I found.</span></p><h2 style="font-family: nyt-cheltenham, georgia, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 31px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Kimchi and Caraflex💥</span></h2><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-feature-settings: "liga" 0; font-variant-caps: normal; width: 525px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center;"><span><img alt="An oval plate with a quartered cabbage dish and a knife and fork on a napkin." class="css-19kyn6d" data-proxy-original-src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/03/10/multimedia/10THEAM-CABBAGE02-fqkg/10THEAM-CABBAGE02-fqkg-jumbo-v2.jpg" height="400" src="https://connect-ucs.xfinity.com/proxy?source=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic01.nyt.com%2Fimages%2F2024%2F03%2F10%2Fmultimedia%2F10THEAM-CABBAGE02-fqkg%2F10THEAM-CABBAGE02-fqkg-jumbo-v2.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline-block; height: auto; line-height: 0; max-width: 500px; outline: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 15px; width: 500px;" width="500" /></span></td></tr><tr><td align="center" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 12px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-top: 6px; text-align: center; width: 525px;" width="100%"><span class="css-14c9rv6" style="display: inline-block; max-width: 500px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 500px;"><span class="css-9ddn05" style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">A cabbage dish at Chi Spacca in Los Angeles. </span><span style="color: #888888; font-family: georgia, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 0.01em; line-height: 11px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 5px;">Michelle Groskopf for The New York Times</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;"><span>The trajectory of a food trend in the United States can sometimes be easy to trace. A French chef introduces the heavily salted butter caramels of Brittany to the elite of the American food world, pastry chefs at expensive restaurants start to play with the idea, and before you know it, you’re ordering a salted caramel cold brew from Dunkin’.</span></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;"><span>But tracking down Cabbage Zero, the one that started the current cruciferous renaissance, is not as easy as tipping a hat to Roy Choi for wrapping kimchi and bulgogi in a corn tortilla, thus kicking off the <a class="css-sdwaa1" href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/9X9XCVN8PFR9RZnRdWGfwA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn0CDFP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGF0aW1lcy5jb20vc3R5bGUvbGEtZm8ta29naTExLTIwMDlmZWIxMS1zdG9yeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAzMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3MjM3Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9OTg5MTIzOTEmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjAzNzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPTZhMmI2NTUxNGUzMjczZmVmZjY2N2FiMGY5NDY3NzE4VwNueXRCCmXixZvtZWI0ASdSFHRhZ2FqYXJvQGNvbWNhc3QubmV0WAQAAAAD" style="color: #286ed0; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-decoration-style: solid; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank">Korean taco</a> craze.</span></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;"><span><b>Kimchi,</b> whose main ingredient is cabbage, has helped the cause. Its meteoric rise among cooks and diners who weren’t raised in Korean households has been buoyed by the interest in all things fermented and gut-friendly (<a class="css-sdwaa1" href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/ITpES_tnph2xvpbIgpGiMA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn0CDFP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly9jYXRhcHVsdC5jby9zdG9yaWVzL2NvbHVtbi1ub2FoLWNoby1iYWQta2ltY2hpLXlvdXItaGlwc3Rlci1raW1jaGktY291bGQtbmV2ZXI_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDMxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTcyMzcmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD05ODkxMjM5MSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDM3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9NmEyYjY1NTE0ZTMyNzNmZWZmNjY3YWIwZjk0Njc3MThXA255dEIKZeLFm-1lYjQBJ1IUdGFnYWphcm9AY29tY2FzdC5uZXRYBAAAAAM~" style="color: #286ed0; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-decoration-style: solid; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank">much to the chagrin of some</a> purists, who hate what they refer to as “hipster kimchi”). There was even a spike in sauerkraut and kimchi sales when people thought fermented cabbage might ward off Covid.</span></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;"><span>Cabbage can also thank brussels sprouts, the gateway Brassica that worked its way onto menus after the chef David Chang <a class="css-sdwaa1" href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/4VQkiV1JgfLuhPOVr_Qq6w~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn0CDFP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29rc3dpdGhvdXRib3JkZXJzLmNvbS9uZXctc3RvcnkvYnJ1c3NlbHMtc3Byb3V0cy1wb3B1bGFyaXR5LXJpc2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDMxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTcyMzcmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD05ODkxMjM5MSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDM3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9NmEyYjY1NTE0ZTMyNzNmZWZmNjY3YWIwZjk0Njc3MThXA255dEIKZeLFm-1lYjQBJ1IUdGFnYWphcm9AY29tY2FzdC5uZXRYBAAAAAM~" style="color: #286ed0; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-decoration-style: solid; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank">started pan roasting it with bacon</a> at Momofuku Noodle Bar in 2004.</span></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;"><span>None of this would be happening without farmers, of course. A decade or so ago, farmers who sell largely to restaurants began to grow more specialty cabbages, like the small, tender Caraflex, often called the conehead or arrowhead because of its pointy tip.</span></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;"><span>Chefs looking to create dishes for a new, plant-forward world discovered that coneheads looked gorgeous when quartered and sauced on a plate, and were easy to braise, roast or char.</span></p><h2 style="font-family: nyt-cheltenham, georgia, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 31px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LK6Nde9zomqtbiwKyOurX5ld8JAB3i6DiBbybYPJGeStg7TAvrRtpRE42QjUr1LbOR2ad74WNFrcXRuh-RNd1Iy09WLp3Ltw8Vs-8f5Xn4hUod4ruzkYss7Qn1GMgI1FAn5JuP04qVq8o85kzvVMBblj9KWwWjKhtNpNgoYg2RiSLpn8QgjC4X_KIk8/s800/cabbageornamental.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LK6Nde9zomqtbiwKyOurX5ld8JAB3i6DiBbybYPJGeStg7TAvrRtpRE42QjUr1LbOR2ad74WNFrcXRuh-RNd1Iy09WLp3Ltw8Vs-8f5Xn4hUod4ruzkYss7Qn1GMgI1FAn5JuP04qVq8o85kzvVMBblj9KWwWjKhtNpNgoYg2RiSLpn8QgjC4X_KIk8/w400-h268/cabbageornamental.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The Ornamental Purple Cabbage in My Garden</h2><h2 style="font-family: nyt-cheltenham, georgia, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 31px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif;">The trend is still going strong. Leaves of purple cabbage are enlisted to swaddle mapo tofu at Poltergeist, the current </span><a class="css-sdwaa1" href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/iFyZAHxKlQFXhTzha3KLww~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn0CDFP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGF0aW1lcy5jb20vZm9vZC9zdG9yeS8yMDIzLTEwLTEyL3BvbHRlcmdlaXN0LWJ1dHRvbi1tYXNoLWVjaG8tcGFyay1yZXZpZXctYmlsbC1hZGRpc29uP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAzMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3MjM3Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9OTg5MTIzOTEmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjAzNzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPTZhMmI2NTUxNGUzMjczZmVmZjY2N2FiMGY5NDY3NzE4VwNueXRCCmXixZvtZWI0ASdSFHRhZ2FqYXJvQGNvbWNhc3QubmV0WAQAAAAD" style="color: #286ed0; font-family: georgia, serif; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-decoration-style: solid; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank">culinary fascination</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif;"> in Los Angeles. At Superiority Burger in New York City, cabbage is gently enrobing sticky rice studded with tofu and braised mushrooms.</span></span></h2><p style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;"><span>Of course, most of the cabbage Americans eat is still in the form of coleslaw or, to a lesser degree, sauerkraut. And the Department of Agriculture notes that the amount of cabbage Americans eat measured per capita is about six pounds. In 2000, it was closer to nine.</span></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;"><span>Still, among the food-forward, cabbage fever is rising.</span></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;"><span>“I think 2024 is going to be a really exciting year in cabbage,” the celebrity farmer Lee Jones, of the Chef’s Garden in Huron, Ohio, predicted.</span></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;"><span><span class="ILfuVd" face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" lang="en" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; line-height: 28px;"><span class="hgKElc" style="padding: 0px 8px 0px 0px;">💥It's Caraflex cabbage, <span style="background-color: #d3e3fd; color: #040c28;">a sweeter Bantam variety with lettuce-like crunch</span> that has recently found favor among chefs and farmers alike. The immediately recognizable coneheaded cabbage tends to be harvested at just a pound or so, though these narrow romaine-heart-size heads can easily grow much larger.</span></span><a href="#a11y-skip-universal-0" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); display: inline; height: 1px; max-height: 1px; overflow: hidden; width: 1px; word-break: break-word;">Continue reading the main story</a></span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-feature-settings: "liga" 0; font-variant-caps: normal; width: 525px;"><tbody><tr></tr></tbody></table><p><span><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMZa_GmHaJQFT1tLx4mR7npbQwC1G-RogDdmHPKyQIphHApu3AHfwdTBBMlXhiozXCJ0RuCzqp1to0fRuYAfDDOty2VYKmheBGsN1IglkVTYeiVvePYSLNOYfEf7nMFMDdDoWIFoPehXEPAw-mLxIDyQOajrOasbWWXh1HFA9WI7aOd5rOB14cvqRxak/s284/caraflexcabbage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span><img border="0" data-original-height="177" data-original-width="284" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMZa_GmHaJQFT1tLx4mR7npbQwC1G-RogDdmHPKyQIphHApu3AHfwdTBBMlXhiozXCJ0RuCzqp1to0fRuYAfDDOty2VYKmheBGsN1IglkVTYeiVvePYSLNOYfEf7nMFMDdDoWIFoPehXEPAw-mLxIDyQOajrOasbWWXh1HFA9WI7aOd5rOB14cvqRxak/w400-h249/caraflexcabbage.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzntGbZq8b5LwgcRXcvKjPE5nxfgjVdOxbPs1Ri8fgSQ5vFTYesTjLsazMJ40r_Pe6_335Lkm-6q1qHq74sNq8h-rOy6Sz6dtKZe7AmY0D8pQ35aXWcw8eRrx58IBG4_O2387y7En1KweECxPOsXwYdw_Qzywoh5XKLBvG_mv5rpHAu76EfW_kFcysdPE/s625/stpatricksdinner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzntGbZq8b5LwgcRXcvKjPE5nxfgjVdOxbPs1Ri8fgSQ5vFTYesTjLsazMJ40r_Pe6_335Lkm-6q1qHq74sNq8h-rOy6Sz6dtKZe7AmY0D8pQ35aXWcw8eRrx58IBG4_O2387y7En1KweECxPOsXwYdw_Qzywoh5XKLBvG_mv5rpHAu76EfW_kFcysdPE/w480-h640/stpatricksdinner.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Here's our St Patrick's Dinner Menu featuring Corned Beef and Cabbage with Boiled Potatoes, Carrots and Horseradish. Looking forward to the Pistachio ice cream for dessert ( 2 scopes). Enjoy Everyone!</p><div><br /></div><div>Lastly, my apology if you find this posting boring and irrelevant. I guarantee you my next posting will be more interesting and informative.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFak1eHLr90H5PfP8Gbo55Jzg9tO-N59UBDw7eQRfZnj2mMdBOZmY-OREE5bl8mbrSgy-_jY_URTHZNhUu5aaRrzFk-eFTWmqZA4qOdC6h2Txiw4ag6UbL3NL39P6AqiwTg1UkyF4w6Icam5KnIM_TabWgaYxTI4WPvLYaJ6MkSxfenoT2XIdlVIwIVI/s600/stpatrickquotes.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="600" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFak1eHLr90H5PfP8Gbo55Jzg9tO-N59UBDw7eQRfZnj2mMdBOZmY-OREE5bl8mbrSgy-_jY_URTHZNhUu5aaRrzFk-eFTWmqZA4qOdC6h2Txiw4ag6UbL3NL39P6AqiwTg1UkyF4w6Icam5KnIM_TabWgaYxTI4WPvLYaJ6MkSxfenoT2XIdlVIwIVI/s320/stpatrickquotes.jpg.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div>David B Kataguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798269891967237168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189412753642432367.post-85050744206992208822024-03-15T08:34:00.000-07:002024-03-15T10:10:00.005-07:00New Residents, The Faroe Islands and St. Patricks Day<p>Last month, I estimated that at least 8 new residents have moved to THD with only one or two have move out. I was the <b>Greeter of Jay Pollack and also of John and Carol Larimore.</b> Today, I see some new faces with names such as Len, Peggy, Linda, Sheila and Cheryl. <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">My personal welcome to the New Residents! </span></p><p> I had breakfast with one of five mentioned new residents the other day. The new resident thought I have <b>Chinese Ancestry.</b> I was surprise, because for the last 9 months of my residency here I have been<b> flaunting my Filipino heritage and ancestry. </b></p><p>Speaking of Filipino Heritage, this June will be Filipino Heritage Month. I have been lobbying our Activity Directors to schedule <b>The Philippines</b> in our Travel Adventure Series <b>Taste of the Country for this June. </b></p><p>Last January we had <b>Japan</b>, February we had <b>Italy</b>, This Month of March we have <b>Southern France</b>. Next Month April we will have Taste of the <b>Faroe Islands. </b> What do you know about the Faroe Islands? I did some search, and here's what I learned.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBU0_IEzwlGaTi_He3Ox1nGmoOeOgvg4wi7e892H-64f2mvGID6O8ZZm8au82pQHM3Yz3BhxCaiW4S6xLvN5PIaudqPlxVVnPMEHkkz1gQfk-Sfc-Ku0ghyphenhyphen76uElVZbe_ohnWOMT9ha1e1MUM9XFHUeA3-uh5rg9I0x8DcnoKHz8rG6Y7oK5GKEaKOCB8/s600/faroeislands.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="600" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBU0_IEzwlGaTi_He3Ox1nGmoOeOgvg4wi7e892H-64f2mvGID6O8ZZm8au82pQHM3Yz3BhxCaiW4S6xLvN5PIaudqPlxVVnPMEHkkz1gQfk-Sfc-Ku0ghyphenhyphen76uElVZbe_ohnWOMT9ha1e1MUM9XFHUeA3-uh5rg9I0x8DcnoKHz8rG6Y7oK5GKEaKOCB8/w640-h442/faroeislands.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><b><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156;">The Faroe Islands is a self-governing archipelago, part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It comprises 18 rocky, volcanic islands between Iceland and Norway in the North Atlantic Ocean, connected by road tunnels, ferries, causeways and bridges. Hikers and bird-watchers are drawn to the islands’ mountains, valleys and grassy heathland, and steep coastal cliffs that harbor thousands of seabirds.</span><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156;"><span class="eHaQD" style="color: #70757a;"> </span></span> </b></p><p><span face=""Pangea Text", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(75, 75, 75); color: #4b4b4b;">The forgotten Faroes are just a short flight from the UK, yet they’re way off the standard traveller’s radar. Adrift in the frothing swells of the north Atlantic, this mysterious 18-piece jigsaw puzzle of islands is at once ancient and very modern. Multicoloured cottages and grass-roofed wooden churches add focus to the grandly stark, treeless moorlands. Timeless networks of cairn-marked footpaths crisscross craggy layer-cake mountains. But even the tiniest once-inaccessible hamlets are now linked by a remarkable series of road-tunnels. And even as you bob around the dramatic fjords on a 70-year-old wooden sloop, your mobile phone is never likely to lose its signal.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5lp7oU_Py3dGbyX4cygZniPAdqYRlw5EBqsIyp_McAaIJksjCESWXDQcEWeaY7MW8Gz7UDQ1p3SI2h88ZYaAnNdPSW6N-Pj8WBksbJVw4ry8B7kK6K23sx_UZbTLuBhI0gw8OXNdaEs4sjAsafIJ_tABsLt405dSb2_ohutQaoidM3rPLQ9azXtDaENM/s5702/faroeislands1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3801" data-original-width="5702" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5lp7oU_Py3dGbyX4cygZniPAdqYRlw5EBqsIyp_McAaIJksjCESWXDQcEWeaY7MW8Gz7UDQ1p3SI2h88ZYaAnNdPSW6N-Pj8WBksbJVw4ry8B7kK6K23sx_UZbTLuBhI0gw8OXNdaEs4sjAsafIJ_tABsLt405dSb2_ohutQaoidM3rPLQ9azXtDaENM/w400-h266/faroeislands1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am looking forward for our April Travel Adventure Series Featuring the Faroe Islands. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubN0xvkb1awf8wGJaU5QWMPaKFCEXL95DWaz8KaNEm96HPvIaizX4LavVg7YU5CQkC-EEU5A-C9m10dbvGScYVH7rfd5CoW3iknLzVYLjCp0nq82r6Naz-YcaVk4opaCzBty7vxNIUPiTmR-NPxFO2iOj3_iFhTM0eQJiEuAW0dnGE9SB45szLZnPuEE/s625/faroeislnds22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubN0xvkb1awf8wGJaU5QWMPaKFCEXL95DWaz8KaNEm96HPvIaizX4LavVg7YU5CQkC-EEU5A-C9m10dbvGScYVH7rfd5CoW3iknLzVYLjCp0nq82r6Naz-YcaVk4opaCzBty7vxNIUPiTmR-NPxFO2iOj3_iFhTM0eQJiEuAW0dnGE9SB45szLZnPuEE/w300-h400/faroeislnds22.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Meanwhile Here's the Menu for Our St Patrick's Day Celebration</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1OSEKGXN-33Qyi05bSErFPgX8ePUR10djDjqKuRiBtz8VJpELArZJ5UryU61Ej3FgIHHLGirtBQFG12-w-H_p8MLWsuNCwv3UWYJQGALph9nUsSbFHSqDuVaBFyHuCkQC-VIeDzBaQUEFcYBPzxUzG9k2ZML7ZF4Q64SUnC-b7Ba0MVfl-UYtfblUyM/s625/stpatricksdinner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1OSEKGXN-33Qyi05bSErFPgX8ePUR10djDjqKuRiBtz8VJpELArZJ5UryU61Ej3FgIHHLGirtBQFG12-w-H_p8MLWsuNCwv3UWYJQGALph9nUsSbFHSqDuVaBFyHuCkQC-VIeDzBaQUEFcYBPzxUzG9k2ZML7ZF4Q64SUnC-b7Ba0MVfl-UYtfblUyM/w480-h640/stpatricksdinner.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking forward to the Corned Beef and Cabbage and the Pistachio Ice Cream</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;">Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick, is a religious and cultural holiday held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, the foremost patron saint of Ireland.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">Patrick's Day conjures images of </span><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #d3e3fd; color: #040c28; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">shamrocks, leprechauns</span><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">, the <b>color green</b>, and other symbols associated with the patron saint of Ireland.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNnjZxgFvOK3kI2mr2JZRwKK1RHi-VZLVcYtzzdtPBBaSebUYq4RjZJmS9RC6f3Y25bFU8mTB_qG6ELRWULNbehnRoVHEvZqp4i0kR01wKtBNxDpBuIqrDMZclySwBsiUlqfugTa2F8tKUBzFNpUDVf1L-PcB3aPpYwA-PGm0GuoogPhpkhRbJtyV0eQ/s600/stpatrickquotes.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="600" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNnjZxgFvOK3kI2mr2JZRwKK1RHi-VZLVcYtzzdtPBBaSebUYq4RjZJmS9RC6f3Y25bFU8mTB_qG6ELRWULNbehnRoVHEvZqp4i0kR01wKtBNxDpBuIqrDMZclySwBsiUlqfugTa2F8tKUBzFNpUDVf1L-PcB3aPpYwA-PGm0GuoogPhpkhRbJtyV0eQ/w400-h259/stpatrickquotes.jpg.webp" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Watch out for next posting on Cabbage-Kimchi and Caraflex </div><p><br /><span face=""Pangea Text", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(75, 75, 75); color: #4b4b4b;"><br /></span></p><p></p><p><b> </b></p>David B Kataguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798269891967237168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189412753642432367.post-53529520469888748802024-03-14T07:38:00.000-07:002024-03-14T07:38:55.284-07:00Thirteen Best Filipino Restaurants in San Francisco and in the East Bay<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMIbwY-lIowmFaBf1jVLAe9llBW5lIhZMjWlip3eVAGytiCNiNt2hhd5wdNYG-7VvMHmKy2470whfYNIaksS62Cn8x687YrRlb3N9_7Btl-iukNU7NgXINtf5a0ZxET2S7IaGwRT3eye_ul6PHM3ZHdzzLaOInX-B8OtHi0OxSHEB4qemSp_maL-0gmsk/s320/filipino%20food11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="304" data-original-width="320" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMIbwY-lIowmFaBf1jVLAe9llBW5lIhZMjWlip3eVAGytiCNiNt2hhd5wdNYG-7VvMHmKy2470whfYNIaksS62Cn8x687YrRlb3N9_7Btl-iukNU7NgXINtf5a0ZxET2S7IaGwRT3eye_ul6PHM3ZHdzzLaOInX-B8OtHi0OxSHEB4qemSp_maL-0gmsk/s1600/filipino%20food11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>A few of my co-residents here at THD have inquired <b>where</b> they can enjoy Filipino Food after reading my blogs on the ten top ten filipino dishes. I have informed them of the fast food Filipino foods Pinoy Places ( informal) in Concord, Pittsburg, San Ramon and Pacheco and other East Bay Communities. </p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&sca_esv=f78c97b05244d2b1&sca_upv=1&channel=mac_bm&tbs=lf:1,lf_ui:9&tbm=lcl&q=filipino+food+near+me&rflfq=1&num=10&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjA1bSr4-eEAxVcJzQIHT7sABIQjGp6BAgXEAE&biw=1128&bih=670&dpr=1#rlfi=hd:;si:;mv:%5B%5B38.1544468,-121.8274013%5D,%5B37.560027999999996,-122.45107019999999%5D%5D;tbs:lrf:!1m4!1u17!2m2!17m1!1e2!1m4!1u3!2m2!3m1!1e1!1m4!1u2!2m2!2m1!1e1!1m4!1u1!2m2!1m1!1e1!1m4!1u1!2m2!1m1!1e2!1m4!1u22!2m2!21m1!1e1!2m1!1e2!2m1!1e1!2m1!1e3!2m4!1e17!4m2!17m1!1e2!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:9"><span style="font-size: large;">filipino food near me</span></a></p><p>However, for a more <b>formal setting, that is sit-down lunches and dinners,</b> Here are the 13 best restaurants in San Francisco and East Bay. </p><p><a href="https://sf.eater.com/maps/best-filipino-restaurants-food-san-francisco-bay-area-east-bay-oakland">https://sf.eater.com/maps/best-filipino-restaurants-food-san-francisco-bay-area-east-bay-oakland</a></p><p>I have not been to any one of the 13 restaurants listed <b>recently,</b> but I have patronized the Ima's Restaurant in Sea Food City, Concord. I love the cooking of Ima's -a turo- turo place inside the SeaFood City Mall in Concord ( across the Veranda Shopping Mall). </p><p>So if you are in the Concord Area try Ima's. There are other Pinoy Restaurants in the Mall- Jollibee, Grill City, Goldilocks ( a bakery) and a Grocery store. You can purchase any Filipino Goodies/Groceries in SeaFood City, Concord. </p><p><a href="https://shopconcord.seafoodcity.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">https://shopconcord.seafoodcity.com/</span></a></p><p>The FOB Kitchen in Oakland has been mentioned by Trip Adviser to be an excellent place for Filipino Food. Here's their menu for your information. You could order via DoorDash. </p><p><a href="https://www.doordash.com/store/fob-kitchen-oakland-845590/">https://www.doordash.com/store/fob-kitchen-oakland-845590/</a></p><p>Meanwhile here are some photos of my favorite Pinoy Dishes of My Childhood Years</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDSUQOpiiNwyZwu0JABWwGDVwdIhA7Xz0muc5-pzjAl6T18lnV50Hz8g5Cr0QUNhK3ywOQ1E1MolzDUj44g5EZJ1zzwKK1oxIKV0sW7bl9u2GdkgWjyX6WEOjJfzb9B1TBdcyf0aIvk0PtnBBl5nXHgzqFb5EGj0yPg-8OjyWXLWiIrZRQ3A1GXLUwCuw/s526/sinigang%20na%20bangus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="526" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDSUQOpiiNwyZwu0JABWwGDVwdIhA7Xz0muc5-pzjAl6T18lnV50Hz8g5Cr0QUNhK3ywOQ1E1MolzDUj44g5EZJ1zzwKK1oxIKV0sW7bl9u2GdkgWjyX6WEOjJfzb9B1TBdcyf0aIvk0PtnBBl5nXHgzqFb5EGj0yPg-8OjyWXLWiIrZRQ3A1GXLUwCuw/s320/sinigang%20na%20bangus.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggovR4jws_s0gmqvMoxa2Vt8xnSEr9aS2hMt_IfVNYTqxTHr800uZelg2AFPeSxW7EuZLbc8DDXjb_FdjxPxkwG0ByX6LuSjJBX7nUTlb0OR99J1eqi8Z8ugZ7IPgyVmifAVQdg5cj9K-WmjROSQIENoJGCXfyapuJec20OMG4emVw3weJrWyYD2Al_3Q/s679/dinuguanandfish.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="509" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggovR4jws_s0gmqvMoxa2Vt8xnSEr9aS2hMt_IfVNYTqxTHr800uZelg2AFPeSxW7EuZLbc8DDXjb_FdjxPxkwG0ByX6LuSjJBX7nUTlb0OR99J1eqi8Z8ugZ7IPgyVmifAVQdg5cj9K-WmjROSQIENoJGCXfyapuJec20OMG4emVw3weJrWyYD2Al_3Q/s320/dinuguanandfish.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>The Party or Fiesta Dishes are Lechon, Paella, Chicken and or Milk Fish Relleno and Leche flan for Dessert. </p><div><br /></div><div>Meanwhile Here's my Quote of the Day: </div><div><b style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-family: "Google Sans", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></b></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-family: "Google Sans", arial, sans-serif;">Blogging is hard because of the grind required to stay interesting and relevant.</b> </span></div>David B Kataguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798269891967237168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189412753642432367.post-24295304840449977062024-03-13T05:28:00.000-07:002024-03-13T05:28:17.403-07:00Some of the Most Beautiful Words I have Used in My Blogs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5ZEre_DX41kCLMZ3H6biA6BLpc1d7GzKqmeLGGTgDvhEcNFzZpQVlPDMs-YHZGJZUKKvEeOBCUUZYzPWP08zmzrgE64g_68u3zjJPFZEyygWgCgzy8CM5N1gF_fJECNYkYs4jaHLj2ZzYF74Uiyvvz3XjaIp6UqrQz7eF8LovgTHT8u6hrEohD4TG2k/s720/wordsideas.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="720" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5ZEre_DX41kCLMZ3H6biA6BLpc1d7GzKqmeLGGTgDvhEcNFzZpQVlPDMs-YHZGJZUKKvEeOBCUUZYzPWP08zmzrgE64g_68u3zjJPFZEyygWgCgzy8CM5N1gF_fJECNYkYs4jaHLj2ZzYF74Uiyvvz3XjaIp6UqrQz7eF8LovgTHT8u6hrEohD4TG2k/w640-h352/wordsideas.jpg.webp" width="640" /></a></div><p>Words That I used Daily in My Writings and Blogs</p><p>In my previous postings I wrote that I write simply. But once in a while I used beautiful words to spice-up some of my writings. Here's a few Beautiful English words I have used in my writings and their short meanings. At the botton of the page is the site for the best 60 beautiful English words from bestlifeonline,com</p><p>Here are some of the words I have used in my blogs. </p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; word-spacing: -1.5px;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. Euphoria</span></strong></h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">Derived from the Greek word for healthy, the word <a href="https://merriam-webster.com/dictionary/euphoria" rel="noopener noreferrer external" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #e8021d; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">euphoria</a> is now used to describe intense excitement, happiness, or elation. A sense of euphoria may be the result of a fortunate turn of events or an indescribable personal high.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; word-spacing: -1.5px;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. Felicity</span></strong></h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">This one's just another word for a state of happiness. For example, you might find yourself in a state of <a href="https://merriam-webster.com/dictionary/felicity#synonyms" rel="noopener noreferrer external" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #e8021d; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">felicity</a> the next time you're surrounded by people you love.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; word-spacing: -1.5px;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. Infatuation</span></strong></h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">If you have a <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">really</em> strong desire to be near or know more about someone, you may have an <a href="https://merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infatuation" rel="noopener noreferrer external" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #e8021d; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">infatuation</a>. You can also use the term to describe your non-human obsession of the moment, whether it's a TV show or your new puppy.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; word-spacing: -1.5px;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. Solitude</span></strong></h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">If you're an extrovert, <a href="https://merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solitude" rel="noopener noreferrer external" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #e8021d; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">solitude</a> may not be ideal. But if you're an introvert, you'll probably enjoy and seek out solitude, or the act of being alone and away from society.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; word-spacing: -1.5px;"><span style="font-size: small;">5. Tranquility</span></strong></h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">Hopefully, you'll achieve a state of <a href="https://merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tranquil" rel="noopener noreferrer external" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #e8021d; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">tranquility</a> on your next beach vacation. This is just another word for being free from agitation of mind or spirit.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; word-spacing: -1.5px;"><span style="font-size: small;">6. Dulcet</span></strong></h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">This dainty word is another one that seems to describe exactly what it sounds like—which is anything that is generally pleasing.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">You may have recently listened to particularly <a href="https://merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dulcet" rel="noopener noreferrer external" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #e8021d; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">dulcet</a> music or indulged in a dulcet chocolate cake.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; word-spacing: -1.5px;"><span style="font-size: small;">7. Ethereal</span></strong></h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">This light and airy word might remind you of celestial bodies. <a href="https://merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethereal" rel="noopener noreferrer external" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #e8021d; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Ethereal</a> can refer to the upper regions of space as well as anything that is heavenly and unworldly seeming.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; word-spacing: -1.5px;"><span style="font-size: small;">8. Incandescent</span></strong></h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">While the word <a href="https://collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/incandescent#:~:text=If%20you%20describe%20someone%20or,had%20an%20extraordinary%2C%20incandescent%20personality." rel="noopener noreferrer external" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #e8021d; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">incandescent</a> is one way to talk about the electric lamps in your living room, it can also be used in reference to the brightness of someone's intellect or personality.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; word-spacing: -1.5px;"><span style="font-size: small;">9. Luminous</span></strong></h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">If it's a diamond we're talking about, we may describe it as <a href="https://dictionary.com/browse/luminous" rel="noopener noreferrer external" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #e8021d; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">luminous</a>. In this context, the word means "radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright," explains Dictionary.com.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">But luminous can also mean well-lit, as in a luminous ballroom. And finally, you could describe something that's intellectually brilliant as luminous.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; word-spacing: -1.5px;"><span style="font-size: small;">10. Demure</span></strong></h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">One of our favorite beautiful words, <a href="https://merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demure" rel="noopener noreferrer external" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #e8021d; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">demure</a> is used to describe any modest and reserved behavior. Etymologists believe it may have been derived from the Anglo-French verb demorer or demourer, which means "to linger."</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; word-spacing: -1.5px;"><span style="font-size: small;">11. Effervescent</span></strong></h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">Here's a clever new way to describe the bubbly can-do person around your office. Instead of merely calling them fun to be around, you could say they have an <a href="https://merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effervescent" rel="noopener noreferrer external" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #e8021d; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">effervescent</a> personality. That simply means they have an appealingly lively quality.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; word-spacing: -1.5px;"><span style="font-size: small;">12. Elegance</span></strong></h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">Another word that sounds exactly the way it's defined, <a href="https://merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elegance" rel="noopener noreferrer external" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #e8021d; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">elegance</a> is a quality of style and grace.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; word-spacing: -1.5px;"><span style="font-size: small;">13. Eloquence</span></strong></h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">This word refers to persuasive expressiveness. Look out for <a href="https://merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eloquence" rel="noopener noreferrer external" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #e8021d; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">eloquence</a> the next time you're listening to a political debate.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">Here's my Bonus Word for Today:</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span face="AkkuratPro, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #0a9a78; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-size: medium;">14. </span><span face="AkkuratPro, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #2b2d38; font-size: small;"> Petrichor (noun): </span><span face="AkkuratPro, Arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(59, 62, 77); color: #3b3e4d;">The pleasant, earthy smell after a rain.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(59, 62, 77); color: #3b3e4d; font-family: AkkuratPro, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 32px; margin: 0px 0px 16px;">Example: Although I do love the pleasant, <b>dewy petrichor</b> of the post-rain afternoon, I still hope the weather stays sunny.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">For Complete Details visit:</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><a href="https://bestlifeonline.com/beautiful-words/">https://bestlifeonline.com/beautiful-words/</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b>I having so Much Fun with English words this week. I hope you find this posting relevant and not too boring. Let me hear from you!</b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif;">Meanwhile </span></b><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif;"><span><b> </b></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9q7eB5X1sgvmhAYwqqqG5jv_xiXNgXn8RF-e879UeS5gXzXQwB2hQrjkZNWoqIeGW-5h7y0QFRO6wkQtJ6SevHPuxJpD2tMYLonVvVpnL4JKAIU8TKshWdrpaFT7Vaevrd6wsKbMc99RoMX0E1LSm9s8YFKaVajU3aMTSohGdAK5vYpvXPNtDt0-6xnU/s960/carennakt2018.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9q7eB5X1sgvmhAYwqqqG5jv_xiXNgXn8RF-e879UeS5gXzXQwB2hQrjkZNWoqIeGW-5h7y0QFRO6wkQtJ6SevHPuxJpD2tMYLonVvVpnL4JKAIU8TKshWdrpaFT7Vaevrd6wsKbMc99RoMX0E1LSm9s8YFKaVajU3aMTSohGdAK5vYpvXPNtDt0-6xnU/w300-h400/carennakt2018.jpg" width="300" /></a><b><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif;"><br /><br /></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfE_D1MG9D_xpi1hrPZbf9zfxb9Yhx63oj2BTLMcMEir_iE0Z6AliAN3-zX7JwyTZLzenxW-3ov9Pjwu5JgbB_HuxmJQgh9xNYnlQTxgqMdHFfnogwOBV1q-ZSCDDaiyvzdj_lElHDC8xgrJlutgdULFVQrWvPo_DNai8SIbhA8tIOSkKxEVzEEr0jxhM/s225/carennakt16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfE_D1MG9D_xpi1hrPZbf9zfxb9Yhx63oj2BTLMcMEir_iE0Z6AliAN3-zX7JwyTZLzenxW-3ov9Pjwu5JgbB_HuxmJQgh9xNYnlQTxgqMdHFfnogwOBV1q-ZSCDDaiyvzdj_lElHDC8xgrJlutgdULFVQrWvPo_DNai8SIbhA8tIOSkKxEVzEEr0jxhM/w400-h400/carennakt16.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></b></div><p><b><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif;"><br />here are photos of Carenna Katague Thompson, my <span>youngest</span> grand daughter, I consider beautiful. </span></b></p>David B Kataguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798269891967237168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189412753642432367.post-55170679194145853362024-03-12T09:46:00.000-07:002024-03-12T09:46:27.772-07:00Responses to My E-Mail on French Toast<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jXjUOz-ztznnQ1zkYB5EenDW2R8c4fnIJZfw1QpcKbX8uzmSHaCzdlldPEurGqG0yh-lvxhYEdUh-6NSYBiAOXXIhRnZLGVLGqdgF2PYTH83gcnJ2MKsYvYfMuCxs2VB-EkwEqvyVIwoNAMhxV-SgRoEcmZSuUBnOyfeWBftD1VTRJLN6giKycAXHhQ/s625/french%20toast.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jXjUOz-ztznnQ1zkYB5EenDW2R8c4fnIJZfw1QpcKbX8uzmSHaCzdlldPEurGqG0yh-lvxhYEdUh-6NSYBiAOXXIhRnZLGVLGqdgF2PYTH83gcnJ2MKsYvYfMuCxs2VB-EkwEqvyVIwoNAMhxV-SgRoEcmZSuUBnOyfeWBftD1VTRJLN6giKycAXHhQ/s320/french%20toast.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;">My French Toast 💙To Go ( to My Apartment) last Sunday Brunch for March 10, 2024. This was my first French Toast after my 9-months residency here at THD. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;"><b>My E-mail: </b>Thank You THD management and Staff and Val for hearing my very simple suggestions to have French Toast in our Newton's Menu. Norman and others who suggested it, your wish did come true. Too bad Norman, you can not have seconds or thirds serving of the French Toast. Perhaps in 4 weeks, your wish will come true Again. Simple things add to the improvement of our Quality of Life Here at THD ( My Gilded Cage). </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">1. Yes, French Toast is a favorite of mine too, but I think It's best to let each of us put our own syrup on. I personally like very little syrup and sugar free. We might as well go all the way! </span></p><p><span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"">2. </span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol""> </span><span face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">David, thank you for your advocacy</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">3.</span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="caret-color: rgb(85, 85, 85); color: #555555;"></span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="caret-color: rgb(85, 85, 85); color: #555555;">Yeh!! You finally had your much awaited French toast👍🏻</span></span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="caret-color: rgb(85, 85, 85); color: #555555; font-size: medium;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;">4. 👏👏👏👏👏 Now, that wasn’t so hard, was it? Yum!</span></span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="caret-color: rgb(85, 85, 85); color: #555555; font-size: medium;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;">5. Last Year we had French Toast in the Menu. I do not know why we did not have it for quite a while. </span></span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol""><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #4d5156;"><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "bookman old style", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 18px;">6. I'm delighted that those of us who yearn for French Toast have had their longing fulfilled! </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol""><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #4d5156;"><span>💙French Toast is also known by a variety of names including </span></span></span><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #d3e3fd; color: #040c28;">German toast, eggy bread, French-fried bread, gypsy toast, Poor Knights of Windsor, Spanish toast, nun's toast, and pain perdu </span><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156;">which means “<b>lost bread” in French</b></span></span></span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol""><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol""><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-size: 16px;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif">The British call french toast “</span><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #d3e3fd; color: #040c28;">eggy bread</span><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif">," “gypsy bread" or “french-fried bread." And sometimes they serve it with ketchup. The people of New Zealand prefer their french toast served with bananas, bacon and maple syrup.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol""><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol""><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif">Yes, indeed, I like mine also with bananas, butter and just a little maple syrup. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol""><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol""><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol""><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol""><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjEMuabNVnAF4SFEsCiPwWCydqvovL9EKf7oZsaFNiqWlkg_CwGqFWXk9BbHO5hFPlcC_PlBuq0Q6LiZ0TOn1lOgoP7K-hECT8ry5-IKi_BrR-wHGJgaZecazd3QJELzRMuCMu7AUuc_eza3dDNvUkzlF73OzbTWxhJu5XdRQ2Na3i-L15VO8fn1b-MQ/s266/frenchtoast2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="190" data-original-width="266" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjEMuabNVnAF4SFEsCiPwWCydqvovL9EKf7oZsaFNiqWlkg_CwGqFWXk9BbHO5hFPlcC_PlBuq0Q6LiZ0TOn1lOgoP7K-hECT8ry5-IKi_BrR-wHGJgaZecazd3QJELzRMuCMu7AUuc_eza3dDNvUkzlF73OzbTWxhJu5XdRQ2Na3i-L15VO8fn1b-MQ/s1600/frenchtoast2.jpg" width="266" /></a></span></span></span></span></div><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol""><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol""><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif">This is my way of cooking French Toast served with slice bananas on the side, butter and a little syrup.<br /></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3kK_UCelf_7wZGUHFDcl22gIDM4lr7hGq-gWvCwVkm8AIL8PnKu-l1qGdsLHPnOmH5s0xoHgnURiOUxxPK2yTk2EDX3OjVp8Jo8a5gCcB0axJHxFilQN0FqfvPQx4UKpBvixMSt6SnVwCrKP9YTM-I_SdLbg-lfLmjlpFLrJqkhW0MkL8m_5JkMgc_c/s1024/frenchtoast.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="1024" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3kK_UCelf_7wZGUHFDcl22gIDM4lr7hGq-gWvCwVkm8AIL8PnKu-l1qGdsLHPnOmH5s0xoHgnURiOUxxPK2yTk2EDX3OjVp8Jo8a5gCcB0axJHxFilQN0FqfvPQx4UKpBvixMSt6SnVwCrKP9YTM-I_SdLbg-lfLmjlpFLrJqkhW0MkL8m_5JkMgc_c/s320/frenchtoast.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol""><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol""><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif"><br /> French Toast a la Newton's Way with Berries. Thank You, Agustin and the Kitchen Staff and Servers! </span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol""><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol""><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif"><b>My Favorite Quotes about French Toast for Today</b>:</span></span></span></span></p><p style="background: 0px 0px repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="title" data-author="Mike D" href="https://www.azquotes.com/quote/720895?ref=french-toast" id="title_quote_link_720895" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #333333; display: block; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 1em 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1. I don't mean to brag, I don't mean to boast, But I'm intercontinental when I eat French toast. </a><a href="https://www.azquotes.com/author/43813-Mike_D" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #a94c1c; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mike D</a><a class="title" data-author="Mike D" href="https://www.azquotes.com/quote/720895?ref=french-toast" id="title_quote_link_720895" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #333333; display: block; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 1em 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></a><a class="title" data-author="Mike D" href="https://www.azquotes.com/quote/720895?ref=french-toast" id="title_quote_link_720895" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #333333; display: block; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 1em 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2. </a><a class="title" data-author="Johnny Depp" href="https://www.azquotes.com/quote/1247588?ref=french-toast" id="title_quote_link_1247588" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #333333; display: inline; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 1em 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">One of the greatest things I've ever seen happen was the morning I opened the newspaper and it said that some very powerful government officials had decided to change the name of “french fries” to “freedom fries” and “french toast” to “freedom toast”. It was impressive. I wanted to write a letter to them just to thank them, just for proving globally that they were absolute imbeciles.</a><a href="https://www.azquotes.com/author/3885-Johnny_Depp" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #a94c1c; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Johnny Depp</a><a class="title" data-author="Mike D" href="https://www.azquotes.com/quote/720895?ref=french-toast" id="title_quote_link_720895" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #333333; display: block; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 1em 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></a><a class="title" data-author="Mike D" href="https://www.azquotes.com/quote/720895?ref=french-toast" id="title_quote_link_720895" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #333333; display: block; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 1em 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3. </a><a class="title" data-author="Rodney Dangerfield" href="https://www.azquotes.com/quote/626238?ref=french-toast" id="title_quote_link_626238" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #333333; display: inline; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 1em 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I once went out with this wild girl. She made French toast and got her tongue caught in the toaster.</a><a href="https://www.azquotes.com/author/3621-Rodney_Dangerfield" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #a94c1c; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rodney Dangerfield</a></p><p style="background: 0px 0px repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="title" data-author="Peter O'Toole" href="https://www.azquotes.com/quote/958262?ref=french-toast" id="title_quote_link_958262" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #333333; display: block; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 1em 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></a><a class="title" data-author="Peter O'Toole" href="https://www.azquotes.com/quote/958262?ref=french-toast" id="title_quote_link_958262" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #333333; display: block; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 1em 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4. I can make the best French toast. </a><a href="https://www.azquotes.com/author/11017-Peter_O_Toole" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #a94c1c; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Peter O'Toole</a></p><p style="background: 0px 0px repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="title" data-author="Mike D" href="https://www.azquotes.com/quote/720895?ref=french-toast" id="title_quote_link_720895" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #333333; display: block; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 1em 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></a><a class="title" data-author="Mike D" href="https://www.azquotes.com/quote/720895?ref=french-toast" id="title_quote_link_720895" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #333333; display: block; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 1em 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Why did it took so long for Newton's to serve French Toast again in their Menu. If the cooks could make excellent omelet, Eggy Bread is easier to make. Just wondering why? </a><a class="title" data-author="Mike D" href="https://www.azquotes.com/quote/720895?ref=french-toast" id="title_quote_link_720895" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #333333; display: block; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 1em 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></a></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol""><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol""><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-size: 16px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol""><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol""><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-size: 16px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></p>David B Kataguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798269891967237168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189412753642432367.post-76995490139197230432024-03-11T07:58:00.000-07:002024-03-11T07:58:06.257-07:00Lunch at La Fontaine and Ima's Kitchen in Concord<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPlsH8TtEl5fAxv33_0qJb3fs8GrKTgG6XGW9UdmjJ8tIWB-QNKxV-S4mw79PEllHeosipHfS_ptxHgk7Kg1_SaQmXuYBEn9zpdCsU98-y_s1WG9ihaHwWeU7J6K1Noo6Rs4MvKFSwJUyhxOa8dZo6Pc4nJXPA9jQoiXkVzBN1DrqqH03JZwOG1kNbJA/s300/la%20Fontaine.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPlsH8TtEl5fAxv33_0qJb3fs8GrKTgG6XGW9UdmjJ8tIWB-QNKxV-S4mw79PEllHeosipHfS_ptxHgk7Kg1_SaQmXuYBEn9zpdCsU98-y_s1WG9ihaHwWeU7J6K1Noo6Rs4MvKFSwJUyhxOa8dZo6Pc4nJXPA9jQoiXkVzBN1DrqqH03JZwOG1kNbJA/w400-h224/la%20Fontaine.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>As part of this Month Travel Adventure Series-Taste of Southern France, THD Activity Directors Karen K and Galen C hosted a Lunch Excursion to La Fontaine Restaurant in Downtown Walnut Creek. I canceled my participation due a conflict on another Ethnic Food Adventure in Concord with my oldest son, Dodie.</p><p><a href="https://www.authorsden.com/visit/author.asp?authorid=108890"><span style="font-size: medium;">https://www.authorsden.com/visit/author.asp?authorid=108890</span></a></p><p>Based on my personal <b>interviews from several attendees,</b> the lunch excursion at La Fontaine was a <b>Gastronomic Success.</b> Here are a sample of positive comments from THD residents who participated at the Lunch Excursion.</p><p><b>1</b>. It was fun and a very leisurely lunch. I enjoyed it very much.</p><p><b>2.</b> Yes, it was great. The food was good and THD even paid for our appetizer.</p><p><b>3.</b> Yes, I love the place. It was mostly Italian food and not Southern France at All.</p><p><b>4</b>. <span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="font-size: 13px;">T</span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"">he luncheon was marvelous!! The appetizers were delicious. I had a beet salad with prawns that was not remarkable. However the dessert was absolutely awesome. Others had dishes that were very tasty and the presentation excellent. I understand that the soup was very good. The price for food was reasonable. The restaurant was beautiful and the wait staff were delightful. I want to go back with my family. </span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol""><b>5</b>. I had a grand time. The food presentation and styling was A plus. I will go back there soon. </span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol""><b>6</b>. Besides the delicious food and ambiance, the young Italian waiters were easy to the eyes. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwNjcinghaxvqXx-R1QZYj8BmrvcFAIC4lOhTA_8fSAe8ieNajmUiZUllc-8ygaNzdiBWg1Gs5M0AFUbcbxq74t5C1da3H3UfRNabqqcmJXoavSBlq_PQW8JlIcV9tZu3M7VWnQ2x2LBSXywtdKnUR2XvsrWBGKBPWsN57GK0pYWzQ1cGUc_OugS0z78/s697/lafontaine1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="697" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwNjcinghaxvqXx-R1QZYj8BmrvcFAIC4lOhTA_8fSAe8ieNajmUiZUllc-8ygaNzdiBWg1Gs5M0AFUbcbxq74t5C1da3H3UfRNabqqcmJXoavSBlq_PQW8JlIcV9tZu3M7VWnQ2x2LBSXywtdKnUR2XvsrWBGKBPWsN57GK0pYWzQ1cGUc_OugS0z78/s320/lafontaine1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> For more details on La Fontaine visit their website </p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.lafontainerestaurant.com/walnut-creek-home">https://www.lafontainerestaurant.com/walnut-creek-home</a></span></p><p><b>In contrast </b>to the leisurely 2 hr-lunch at La Fontaine, my <b>Filipino Lunch at Ima's Kusina ( Kitchen</b>) in Concord was a take home ( turo-turo) <b>fast food</b> atmosphere. I enjoyed <b>Pork Sinigang💥</b> (best tasting soup in the world), eggplant omelet ( tortang na talong) and fried boneless milkfish ( bangus) with steam rice and puto( rice cake) for dessert. For more information on Ima's Kitchen visit: </p><p><a href="https://imaskusina.com/"><span style="font-size: medium;">https://imaskusina.com/</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJ69_mxergUSK7p9hg9P28LIl-K1pWEsoPLUSPOqerXwCnoIZ9v0rk5QXNA_27j5H_5euYNOZ2rR_M_j5MFgCk8JXSEu61xf0V6yf6wQiW4IOQKUxWSlqlHkxeQgwp2IjlG1jWY5eMPdRZTMik6PeR_VBMmOEaCWniIu5KfVZK8gUiLQQeneKByMs8f8/s625/sinigangfrom%20ima.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJ69_mxergUSK7p9hg9P28LIl-K1pWEsoPLUSPOqerXwCnoIZ9v0rk5QXNA_27j5H_5euYNOZ2rR_M_j5MFgCk8JXSEu61xf0V6yf6wQiW4IOQKUxWSlqlHkxeQgwp2IjlG1jWY5eMPdRZTMik6PeR_VBMmOEaCWniIu5KfVZK8gUiLQQeneKByMs8f8/w300-h400/sinigangfrom%20ima.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>Pork Sinigang and Torta Na Talong ( Eggplant omelet) from Ima's Kitchen in Concord<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEr8k6mAUyZqp9i3y6xSAWlleDOW3yi9lRcpURQxcssVGyTAIsQil8vse8-rbNH9jAcjO8zAvzSmoksfXwNON7iaV9JQBg8021DPQbu9koxsZWBdyiOjG6x0I29r8FUcmVFl-IKTeKTqxQlq4Ye20jAV3NbT5vTHaudEvjZKzdMVoi8Sl_ORhpIKVkT5k/s625/talongtortafromima.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEr8k6mAUyZqp9i3y6xSAWlleDOW3yi9lRcpURQxcssVGyTAIsQil8vse8-rbNH9jAcjO8zAvzSmoksfXwNON7iaV9JQBg8021DPQbu9koxsZWBdyiOjG6x0I29r8FUcmVFl-IKTeKTqxQlq4Ye20jAV3NbT5vTHaudEvjZKzdMVoi8Sl_ORhpIKVkT5k/w300-h400/talongtortafromima.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>💥 <a href="https://marinduquemyislandparadise.blogspot.com/2024/03/pork-sinigang-best-tasting-soup-in-world.html">https://marinduquemyislandparadise.blogspot.com/2024/03/pork-sinigang-best-tasting-soup-in-world.html</a></p><p>The attendees informed me that Karen K took photos during the excursion. I am hoping Karen will share her photos with us soon. Karen showed me a couple of photos at the Pre-Oscar Champagne Reception last night. The photos in her cell phone were enticing. Speaking of the Oscar TV Presentation at our Cinema: The Cinema was full and the Snacks delicious and drinks plentiful and flowing freely. Thank you Karen for being a Great Host. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2JToxiQv_gFUQVpli6icBfVC9qC1IKOtoaR6XBU570TC73GOdEOVNvnKf9_z2Uv6VxOBSAiL3ywMQireX934a9Z0lI72gBUawgFD8Y_jhwjwtHfb9oK2A5mLNkjZlwqVo0XBoa5iHxvOVQMOwM9OZWeAvI3cDHZ1pwgKOZRhxo2f8QlTEJz_fsD5Wjsc/s625/academyawardsnight96.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2JToxiQv_gFUQVpli6icBfVC9qC1IKOtoaR6XBU570TC73GOdEOVNvnKf9_z2Uv6VxOBSAiL3ywMQireX934a9Z0lI72gBUawgFD8Y_jhwjwtHfb9oK2A5mLNkjZlwqVo0XBoa5iHxvOVQMOwM9OZWeAvI3cDHZ1pwgKOZRhxo2f8QlTEJz_fsD5Wjsc/w300-h400/academyawardsnight96.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>I guessed the Best Movie, the Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and the Best Actress Award. What's my prize, Karen? <br /></p><p></p><p> </p>David B Kataguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798269891967237168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189412753642432367.post-21524938530102931642024-03-10T04:42:00.000-07:002024-03-10T10:42:59.397-07:00Ten Beautiful English Words to Spice Up Your Writings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijaQ93tk_WjszUuqwGHK_zflNH0DAyEv1TV0gUVE8f9qIZ_4g29N2JYg8mB_RZWybBern-CX8i-R_toCbWyiUIYOlJi4CWLIVhf_vpyrMfOknfUuZR7XVNFynE8t9hw-VYWbBy2WRu7AGL7pWoN3RsDPyudcxs4NDKtSqji7B6y6INlzJG4JdRpTLkW4M/s678/spiceyourwritings.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijaQ93tk_WjszUuqwGHK_zflNH0DAyEv1TV0gUVE8f9qIZ_4g29N2JYg8mB_RZWybBern-CX8i-R_toCbWyiUIYOlJi4CWLIVhf_vpyrMfOknfUuZR7XVNFynE8t9hw-VYWbBy2WRu7AGL7pWoN3RsDPyudcxs4NDKtSqji7B6y6INlzJG4JdRpTLkW4M/w354-h400/spiceyourwritings.jpg" width="354" /></a></div><p>I have been blogging since 2008. I write simply and direct to a point. A few of my readers enjoy readings my postings, because it is easy to read . Lately, I learned that my writings could be boring and perhaps using beautiful words may add spice to my writings. I did some search and here's a few things I learned. Here are the ten beautiful English word with their synonyms from lilbutmighthyenglish.com.</p><p><b>1. Compelling</b>-outstanding, captivating, gripping</p><p><b>2. Effervescent</b>- vivacious, animated, bubbly</p><p><b>3. Euphonious-</b> pleasant or sweet sounding, honeyed</p><p><b>4. Evocative</b>- reminiscent, suggestive</p><p><b>5. Halcyon-</b> happy, carefree, blissful</p><p><b>6. Lissom</b>- lithe, elegant, svelte</p><p><b>7. Resplendent-</b> splendid, magnificent, brilliant</p><p><b>8. Redolent</b>- aromatic, perfumed</p><p><b>9. Serendipitous</b>- coincidental, lucky</p><p><b>10. Sublime-</b> outstanding, grand, majestic, stellar </p><p> I plan on using some of these words with their synonyms in my blogs. Do you agree that the above words could add spice if not beauty in my writings and postings? Let me hear from you! </p><p>For Details visit:</p><p><a href="https://lilbutmightyenglish.com/blog/10-beautiful-words-you-can-use-in-narrative-descriptive-writing-secondary-school/">https://lilbutmightyenglish.com/blog/10-beautiful-words-you-can-use-in-narrative-descriptive-writing-secondary-school/</a></p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; word-spacing: -1.5px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here's an extra word for you today!</span></strong></h3><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; word-spacing: -1.5px;"><span style="font-size: small;">11. Raconteur</span></strong></h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">Are you good at telling a story? Then you can start telling your friends that you're a <a href="https://merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raconteur" rel="noopener noreferrer external" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #e8021d; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">raconteur</a>. Even if you're not the best storyteller, it's still a fun word to say. I feel like a good raconteur with my blogs and other writings today. </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-family: "Google Sans", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><b>Lastly, My Favorite Quotes On Blogging</b>: </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-family: "Google Sans", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><b>1.Defining 'Blog' is a fool's errand. – Michael Conniff </b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-family: "Google Sans", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><b>2. Blogging is to writing what extreme sports are to athletics – more free-form, more accident-prone, less formal, more alive. It is, in many ways, writing out loud. – Andrew Sullivan. </b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-family: "Google Sans", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><b>3. Blogging is hard because of the grind required to stay interesting and relevant.</b></span></p>David B Kataguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798269891967237168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189412753642432367.post-25817311638860802662024-03-09T08:21:00.000-08:002024-03-09T08:21:18.657-08:00The Top Ten Most Popular Dishes of the Philippines<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtdxKsc4OfQSRD21S8CaEE2NQnEalV9Ss3X4NDpE9olC_Q3VMScP4yfYXOVFetQMqDS_4s6gjdZYtdfVhT2RrDAe1QmHSNgMy3FqvmLaFaYaby-27lxEXJYPbDlqnS3qIOxOUH5ethtXXM8xTsIhX3HATVaLQsGxZrE6G5k7dLODmv8V0sB-oLSdT_JeE/s502/lechon11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="502" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtdxKsc4OfQSRD21S8CaEE2NQnEalV9Ss3X4NDpE9olC_Q3VMScP4yfYXOVFetQMqDS_4s6gjdZYtdfVhT2RrDAe1QmHSNgMy3FqvmLaFaYaby-27lxEXJYPbDlqnS3qIOxOUH5ethtXXM8xTsIhX3HATVaLQsGxZrE6G5k7dLODmv8V0sB-oLSdT_JeE/w400-h300/lechon11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><h2 class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h2 MuiTypography-paragraph css-1x1xh8y" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Gilroy, Arial; font-size: 2rem; line-height: 1.125; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;"><span style="font-size: 2rem;">Food from the Philippines </span></h2><p class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body2 MuiTypography-paragraph css-ddx7x2" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Gilroy, Arial; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">The Philippines is a tropical archipelago with a vast range of ethnic groups, stunning scenery, colourful cultures and amazing food. Diversity of cuisine is not unusual in South East Asian countries, but Filipino food is somewhat unique. Its complex and varied history really gives it an East meets West dimension. In particular, the Spanish influence is strong, as it was a Spanish colony for over 300 years from 1565. Here are some of its top dishes, including a few national dishes of the Philippines.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, arial, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 13px; padding: 0px 20px; position: relative;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">1.</b> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Adobo</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">2. Lumpia</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">3. Inasal</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">4. Pancit</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">5. Sinigang</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">6. Cassava Cake</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">7. Arroz Caldo</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">8. Chicharon</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">9. Lechon</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">10. Kinilaw</b></p><p class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body2 MuiTypography-paragraph css-ddx7x2" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Gilroy, Arial; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">For Details and recipe read: </p><p class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body2 MuiTypography-paragraph css-ddx7x2" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Gilroy, Arial; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;"><a href="https://traveltriangle.com/blog/philippines-food/">https://traveltriangle.com/blog/philippines-food/</a></p><p class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body2 MuiTypography-paragraph css-ddx7x2" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Gilroy, Arial; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">Not included in the above list are my other <b>six favorite</b> Pinoy Dishes: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XbmMllT5_EqFCxEWuJD1faLu23R5JkjMq26fH8_Rg2_gFRbvHalqnnNSBlMYxzSf1CIWBNv8xJYe0BflfClxL6h6unpN4R34NIbbbCSjHJmnbaoLpVAY9vzDh9ia6L2PfyRILxqEwGYM9aY-hhKg3q8MuDXVtIoytoimD6NGMlyJmrAZ57zXMpK0J8c/s1371/kari-kari.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XbmMllT5_EqFCxEWuJD1faLu23R5JkjMq26fH8_Rg2_gFRbvHalqnnNSBlMYxzSf1CIWBNv8xJYe0BflfClxL6h6unpN4R34NIbbbCSjHJmnbaoLpVAY9vzDh9ia6L2PfyRILxqEwGYM9aY-hhKg3q8MuDXVtIoytoimD6NGMlyJmrAZ57zXMpK0J8c/w299-h400/kari-kari.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><p class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body2 MuiTypography-paragraph css-ddx7x2" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Gilroy, Arial; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;"><b>1, Kare-kare-</b> oxtails etc..( in Peanut Sauce).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsxSNu-scjpVUlMPKO6AI3gK_EG0R6MT0V_sANb0Q-BM8bBFOcP_UkoIkNEbpltX-rwLMrFUBPRpvuNH7QqKN6MHpBqf_VsLkTyMEW78Fjj29rXfpCH0mVolUuR9D1kOOQLVG4cuuA1O396axXI6PvZVYNPabCae1naCKYcl-6Q55ggp064X8VkRaazs/s679/dinuguanandfish.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="509" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsxSNu-scjpVUlMPKO6AI3gK_EG0R6MT0V_sANb0Q-BM8bBFOcP_UkoIkNEbpltX-rwLMrFUBPRpvuNH7QqKN6MHpBqf_VsLkTyMEW78Fjj29rXfpCH0mVolUuR9D1kOOQLVG4cuuA1O396axXI6PvZVYNPabCae1naCKYcl-6Q55ggp064X8VkRaazs/w300-h400/dinuguanandfish.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body2 MuiTypography-paragraph css-ddx7x2" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Gilroy, Arial; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;"><b>2. Dinuguan</b> ( Pork blood stew) and whole fried fish ( no sauce)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWePcr_Hb8fECvXZPSfEEWbI7VBo56LUJbmlOXeJd2GFWEObDFk_T5ayVZ4a4hjqKLl0JN63633i4chKxff72zvLA_WcbyvFOPRlijI9ZetPzJ-aKQTdA457V5iW6JBgTV7LI1B7LRWrZ2HJCq4_skMQzorudnv65GcmcHjPRXWzeSgBczi68p0Dh-9Cs/s259/chickenrelleno.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="195" data-original-width="259" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWePcr_Hb8fECvXZPSfEEWbI7VBo56LUJbmlOXeJd2GFWEObDFk_T5ayVZ4a4hjqKLl0JN63633i4chKxff72zvLA_WcbyvFOPRlijI9ZetPzJ-aKQTdA457V5iW6JBgTV7LI1B7LRWrZ2HJCq4_skMQzorudnv65GcmcHjPRXWzeSgBczi68p0Dh-9Cs/w400-h301/chickenrelleno.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body2 MuiTypography-paragraph css-ddx7x2" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Gilroy, Arial; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;"><b>3. Chicken Relleno</b> or Milk Fish( Bangus)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDewv235xd-uiIuC758WzcOKSV1Njm8Jve-WdzabbfCbK_GnImpn4EvXvbZ1meUWd2f248RRYgBY9qJv064SnTxPHoqDLAz4KrQ9F1wXoDg09kWIdvkWztcNKH-oNNB3yT95WCBKlJWZAP3d39rwiReoSmdlM0VsSCD8JJxR9qbXXUL_AGn0Mkwf7DFY/s225/pork%20pata%20humba.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDewv235xd-uiIuC758WzcOKSV1Njm8Jve-WdzabbfCbK_GnImpn4EvXvbZ1meUWd2f248RRYgBY9qJv064SnTxPHoqDLAz4KrQ9F1wXoDg09kWIdvkWztcNKH-oNNB3yT95WCBKlJWZAP3d39rwiReoSmdlM0VsSCD8JJxR9qbXXUL_AGn0Mkwf7DFY/w400-h400/pork%20pata%20humba.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><b><br /></b></p><p class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body2 MuiTypography-paragraph css-ddx7x2" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Gilroy, Arial; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;"><b>4. Pork Pata Humba</b> <span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20); color: #141414;">or braised ham hock with salted black beans is a version of </span><a href="https://panlasangpinoy.com/2010/01/27/filipino-food-pork-humba-recipe/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #d42511; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto; transition: 400ms;">pork humba</a><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20); color: #141414;"> wherein pork pata is braised in pineapple juice and soy sauce until it becomes tender. Salted black beans (also known as tausi) and dried banana blossoms are added during the cooking process. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhT_e-sJR_9eJqtg2Dz39RzmNXUveHZPGD8rGXrBhFcxp8vI_YMO147C0SSsEnBeFjnKr4XxILXRwXOhUCmHAor9pjHPP84_3Sqn7z_rKIfJcKTE0e1wuS4kMjhZedewczOYqiLKtBGe9oFtEzQsMG12FWaj6D-UX__l8p_GYHLdxXeiatusChc-Hy2E/s300/sweetand%20sourfish.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhT_e-sJR_9eJqtg2Dz39RzmNXUveHZPGD8rGXrBhFcxp8vI_YMO147C0SSsEnBeFjnKr4XxILXRwXOhUCmHAor9pjHPP84_3Sqn7z_rKIfJcKTE0e1wuS4kMjhZedewczOYqiLKtBGe9oFtEzQsMG12FWaj6D-UX__l8p_GYHLdxXeiatusChc-Hy2E/w400-h224/sweetand%20sourfish.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body2 MuiTypography-paragraph css-ddx7x2" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Gilroy, Arial; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;"><b>5. Sweet and Sour </b>- River Mullet Fish or <b>Red Snapper </b>or River Eel</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSdjwCxuuXdd2ec9i2UwOf1sztVQ6WMobxO24_Qr7Ue8jCOXo03bvPeSfPS1HKwooc2JT1FFaevn_KY6VLUlm6EzUZ7PlMsYn3JEA4lmNAtFEYdzrcPSplp7NcR_tfAoJjv_TXK2Mhk9UMRpn3tZD6-sM61nrINEGzVdkIE27sjA3cKYHHuU3-0IHtf0/s701/porkmenudo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="526" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSdjwCxuuXdd2ec9i2UwOf1sztVQ6WMobxO24_Qr7Ue8jCOXo03bvPeSfPS1HKwooc2JT1FFaevn_KY6VLUlm6EzUZ7PlMsYn3JEA4lmNAtFEYdzrcPSplp7NcR_tfAoJjv_TXK2Mhk9UMRpn3tZD6-sM61nrINEGzVdkIE27sjA3cKYHHuU3-0IHtf0/w300-h400/porkmenudo.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>6. Pork Menudo</b> </span><br /></p><p class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body2 MuiTypography-paragraph css-ddx7x2" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Gilroy, Arial; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;"><br /></p><p class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body2 MuiTypography-paragraph css-ddx7x2" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Gilroy, Arial; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">For my other favorite Filipino and American Dishes visit:</p><p class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body2 MuiTypography-paragraph css-ddx7x2" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Gilroy, Arial; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;"><a href="https://myfavoritepinoydishes.blogspot.com/2024/02/recipe-for-chicken-adobo-philippine.html">https://myfavoritepinoydishes.blogspot.com/2024/02/recipe-for-chicken-adobo-philippine.html</a></p><p class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body2 MuiTypography-paragraph css-ddx7x2" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Gilroy, Arial; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">Meanwhile read this article on the most expensive dishes in the world. </p><p class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body2 MuiTypography-paragraph css-ddx7x2" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Gilroy, Arial; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;"><a href="https://chateaudumer.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-most-expensive-dishes-in-world.html">https://chateaudumer.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-most-expensive-dishes-in-world.html</a></p><p class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body2 MuiTypography-paragraph css-ddx7x2" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Gilroy, Arial; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">For my three other favorite Pinoy soups: Shrimp Sinigang, Pancit Molo, Lapaz Batchoy and Batangas Beef Bulalo. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9Mr4VfWvZVu5opzRk0muFTngtD6O1n0PluY_DtzKIp4wYbccuDkUcgYdF8BOn7GnxQ1g7VD7_7O-INplK_1RLAx77CsnOSIgR6YBpCBPB-eoRvt6xl2EBVIeEILmlk9ItUAaSjhK9ZWd0J7agQDgFofMPKmHuQOfQTwu3dN1B2jtxUpLLTS4YG3nOyw/s276/shrimp%20sinigang.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="276" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9Mr4VfWvZVu5opzRk0muFTngtD6O1n0PluY_DtzKIp4wYbccuDkUcgYdF8BOn7GnxQ1g7VD7_7O-INplK_1RLAx77CsnOSIgR6YBpCBPB-eoRvt6xl2EBVIeEILmlk9ItUAaSjhK9ZWd0J7agQDgFofMPKmHuQOfQTwu3dN1B2jtxUpLLTS4YG3nOyw/w400-h265/shrimp%20sinigang.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body2 MuiTypography-paragraph css-ddx7x2" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Gilroy, Arial; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">My Favorite soup dish- Shrimp Sinigang with Okra, boctoy, tomatoes and other greens. </p><p class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body2 MuiTypography-paragraph css-ddx7x2" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Gilroy, Arial; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">Here are three of my favorite Pinoy Desserts- Ginat-an,Leche Flan and Turon( Fried Plantain Eggrolls).</p><p class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body2 MuiTypography-paragraph css-ddx7x2" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Gilroy, Arial; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOCAtclM41Vm7Oq9osEwHqwTVenETPFiRy6IkyXEac5QHvlAHdxT1X6-_A79ISx0iN5mXoXxRYdfAhilriZDZ8I8V5gD4dHlGbgeIMRgGiLTjf0q3MvJu38xIK5pdN60nchlIO27I8VSiCjRqaZtBAEIS44PqoElZjQJQ_-2qGqFdmeJTD7IV4KBmhSY/s700/ginat-an.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="526" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOCAtclM41Vm7Oq9osEwHqwTVenETPFiRy6IkyXEac5QHvlAHdxT1X6-_A79ISx0iN5mXoXxRYdfAhilriZDZ8I8V5gD4dHlGbgeIMRgGiLTjf0q3MvJu38xIK5pdN60nchlIO27I8VSiCjRqaZtBAEIS44PqoElZjQJQ_-2qGqFdmeJTD7IV4KBmhSY/w300-h400/ginat-an.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uokHMIHkPLWD3RDAHYemlyceFxrBdQsVe05tP6SfBJ1Aepbc4G36ig89zR6SknjnYulVdMweXrsQmMmjvuYQGP89A-xz0__U-_zS-MdIrDrsxXOMrYh4xLgYQyIQ4vz_x6b9bE_5lnEmMNBSZAkRfCDsuTlNBHxV0c_IQFM6J3P6CPE4rZQ2tI4GUMc/s259/lecheflan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uokHMIHkPLWD3RDAHYemlyceFxrBdQsVe05tP6SfBJ1Aepbc4G36ig89zR6SknjnYulVdMweXrsQmMmjvuYQGP89A-xz0__U-_zS-MdIrDrsxXOMrYh4xLgYQyIQ4vz_x6b9bE_5lnEmMNBSZAkRfCDsuTlNBHxV0c_IQFM6J3P6CPE4rZQ2tI4GUMc/w400-h300/lecheflan.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p></p><section class="jss24 jss30" data-csk-entry-display-text="1. 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THD is an Independent living Senior Community a few blocks from the heart of Downtown Walnut Creek. For those of you who are not familiar with Downtown Walnut Creek: Here's from their website: </p><p><span face=""Nunito Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(46, 59, 107, 0.57); caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-size: 19.360001px;">"Experience the thrill of living in a city that moves to a beat that is uniquely its own-both suburban and urban. Want to spend the afternoon at a local tap room? You can. Want to enjoy a mid-afternoon coffee? Go for it. Want to stroll through an art museum? Bedford Gallery awaits. Grab a quick bite or enjoy a live theatre performance? You can do all of that too. With over 120 restaurants, a host of outdoor festivals, a downtown library and a 16.7 acre park, Walnut Creek Downtown has a unique vibe all its own."</span></p><p>The website features three places: The Broadway Plaza (1), the Civic Park and Library (2) and the Lesher Center for the Arts (3). </p><p><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); color: #383838; font-family: "Nunito Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">1. Broadway Plaza’s</strong><span face=""Nunito Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); color: #383838; font-size: 16px;"> open-air shopping center boasts 80 specialty shops and restaurants including Nordstrom, Macy's, Apple, and lululemon plus True Food Kitchen, Boudin, and P.F. Chang's. It’s also home to co-working space Industrious.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); color: #383838; font-family: "Nunito Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">2. Civic Park</strong>- 1375 Civic Dr. This 16.7 acre park in the middle of downtown is open dawn to dusk and includes two playgrounds, picnic area, a Community Center with seniors’ programs, a library, ice rink (seasonal), Civic Arts Studios and connection to the Iron Horse Trail.</p><p><span face=""Nunito Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); color: #383838; font-size: 16px;"></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); color: #383838; font-family: "Nunito Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Library-1644 N. Broadway/Lincoln Avenue- </strong>The two-story facility, which opened in July 2010, has a large children’s wing and garden, a Teen Zone, a Business and Career Center, a Technology Center, a 16-seat conference room, and four group study rooms. This 42,000 square-foot building includes 600 visitor seats and 94 public computers.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); color: #383838; font-family: "Nunito Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b>3. </b><span face=""Work Sans", sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(57, 62, 74); color: #393e4a;"><b>The Lesher Center for the Arts</b> is the premier destination for an exceptional arts and entertainment experience in downtown Walnut Creek. First opened in October 1990, the Center now presents more than 900 productions and events each year. More than 350,000 patrons walk through the Center's front doors each year. The Center is owned and operated by the City of Walnut Creek. The mission of the Lesher Center for the Arts is to drive excellence, innovation, and diversity in the arts through performances, exhibitions and educational programming that establish the Lesher Center as the artistic destination for everyone in Walnut Creek and the region.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); color: #383838; font-family: "Nunito Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;" /></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); color: #383838; font-family: "Nunito Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="background-color: white;">For Details visit:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://walnutcreekdowntown.com/about-the-downtown/">https://walnutcreekdowntown.com/about-the-downtown/</a></span></p><p>So what's coming to Downtown Walnut Creek? The Taste and Toast <span face="Barlow, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(44, 179, 160); color: #2cb3a0; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 1.5px;">Wednesday, March 20, 2024</span></p><p><span face="Barlow, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(44, 179, 160); color: #2cb3a0; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 1.5px;">5:30pm - 8:30pm</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); color: #383838; font-family: "Nunito Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">Experience the vibrant atmosphere of downtown Walnut Creek as you sample mouthwatering treats from local eateries, sip on refreshing beverages, and explore the charming shops lining the streets.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); color: #383838; font-family: "Nunito Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">SPRING FLING FEATURES: </strong></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); color: #383838; font-family: "Nunito Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Spring Fling Celebration</em></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">30+ Food & Beverage Tastings</em></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Live Music & Entertainment</em></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Starting Location Booths</em></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Fun Activities for Students</em></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Support for Local Schools </em></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Here's a map of THD near the downtown shops and restaurants:</em></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNE3ixkfdI5eJY8UmVAoe1RtQjIyXh6g1g1vDzIrrBA4AJVU8wyZbxnh8neD5TEaPaNaug4gOogyucajOpSFqZHWGUp8YzVcR_tkqSOejTA8r3RlwDQ7fZfRX2lLqBiQd7a-MySLp9fAvwLw3GVv1t8gG3x5ckWoejNj61Uk9DTVKYKBlqoFjqbSHAGvQ/s1280/mapofTHD.jpg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNE3ixkfdI5eJY8UmVAoe1RtQjIyXh6g1g1vDzIrrBA4AJVU8wyZbxnh8neD5TEaPaNaug4gOogyucajOpSFqZHWGUp8YzVcR_tkqSOejTA8r3RlwDQ7fZfRX2lLqBiQd7a-MySLp9fAvwLw3GVv1t8gG3x5ckWoejNj61Uk9DTVKYKBlqoFjqbSHAGvQ/w640-h640/mapofTHD.jpg.png" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Note: The Downtown neighborhood had about numerous ethnic restaurants, but no <b>FILIPINO restaurant</b>. My daughter Dinah has to drive me to Concord ( Seafood City) for Filipino Food and Delicacies. </p><h2 class="h6 fw-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; margin-top: 0px;">Lastly, here's the Walnut Creek Demographics Summary as of 2022.</h2><div style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px;"><h2 class="d-flex align-items-middle" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; font-size: calc(1.325rem + 0.9vw); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; margin-top: 0px;"><img alt="population icon" class="img-fluid" height="32" src="https://www.california-demographics.com/images/icon_people.png" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="33" />Population</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">With 69,809 people, Walnut Creek is the 130th most populated city in the state of California out of 1,573 cities. But watch out, Walnut Creek, because <a href="https://www.california-demographics.com/eastvale-demographics" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529;">Eastvale</a> with 69,594 people and <a href="https://www.california-demographics.com/yuba-city-demographics" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529;">Yuba City</a> with 69,535 people are right behind you.</p><h2 class="d-flex align-items-middle" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; font-size: calc(1.325rem + 0.9vw); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; margin-top: 0px;"><img alt="race icon" class="img-fluid" height="32" src="https://www.california-demographics.com/images/icon_pie_chart.png" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="33" />Race & Ethnicity</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">The largest Walnut Creek racial/ethnic groups are White (64.1%) followed by Asian (16.3%), Hispanic (10.4%) and Black( 2.5%).</p><h2 class="d-flex align-items-middle" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; font-size: calc(1.325rem + 0.9vw); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; margin-top: 0px;"><img alt="income icon" class="img-fluid" height="32" src="https://www.california-demographics.com/images/icon_dollar_sign.png" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="33" />Median Income</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">In 2022, the median household income of Walnut Creek households was $129,971. Walnut Creek households made slightly more than <a href="https://www.california-demographics.com/alameda-demographics" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529;">Alameda</a> households ($129,917), <a href="https://www.california-demographics.com/knightsen-demographics" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529;">Knightsen</a> households ($128,750), <a href="https://www.california-demographics.com/somis-demographics" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529;">Somis</a> households ($128,750), and <a href="https://www.california-demographics.com/guinda-demographics" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529;">Guinda</a> households ($128,750) . However,<b> 3.9%</b> of Walnut Creek families live in poverty.</p><h2 class="d-flex align-items-middle" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; font-size: calc(1.325rem + 0.9vw); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; margin-top: 0px;"><img alt="age icon" class="img-fluid" height="32" src="https://www.california-demographics.com/images/icon_birthday_cake.png" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="33" />Median Age</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">The median age for Walnut Creek residents is 47.2 years young.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Here's a list of the top ten Ethnic Restaurants in Walnut Creek</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Ethnic+Restaurants&find_loc=Walnut+Creek%2C+CA">https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Ethnic+Restaurants&find_loc=Walnut+Creek%2C+CA</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Personal Note</b>: Please return the activity survey to the front desk ASAP. Let THD management know what kind of activities you like. I suggest the Philippines for our Travel Series in June to celebrate Filipino Heritage Month. </p></div>David B Kataguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798269891967237168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189412753642432367.post-73857397548181822382024-03-07T07:58:00.000-08:002024-03-07T07:58:23.003-08:00My Movie of the Week- Poor Things<p>💥My Short Review:</p><table class="infobox vevent" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; border-spacing: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); clear: right; color: black; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.32px; font-variant-caps: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; width: 22em;"><tbody><tr><th class="infobox-above summary" colspan="2" style="font-size: 15.4px; font-style: italic; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">Poor Things</th></tr><tr><td class="infobox-image" colspan="2" style="text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a class="mw-file-description" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Poor_Things_poster.jpg" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;"><img class="mw-file-element" data-file-height="378" data-file-width="255" decoding="async" height="326" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Poor_Things_poster.jpg/220px-Poor_Things_poster.jpg" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f3/Poor_Things_poster.jpg 1.5x" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="220" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Theatrical release poster</div></td></tr><tr><th class="infobox-label" scope="row" style="padding-right: 0.65em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align: top;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorgos_Lanthimos" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Yorgos Lanthimos">Yorgos Lanthimos</a></td></tr><tr><th class="infobox-label" scope="row" style="padding-right: 0.65em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;">Screenplay by</th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align: top;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_McNamara_(writer)" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Tony McNamara (writer)">Tony McNamara</a></td></tr><tr><th class="infobox-label" scope="row" style="padding-right: 0.65em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;">Based on</th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align: top;"><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_Things" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Poor Things">Poor Things</a></i><br />by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alasdair_Gray" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Alasdair Gray">Alasdair Gray</a></td></tr><tr><th class="infobox-label" scope="row" style="padding-right: 0.65em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align: top;"><div class="plainlist"><ul style="line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Ed Guiney</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Andrew Lowe</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Yorgos Lanthimos</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Stone" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Emma Stone">Emma Stone</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th class="infobox-label" scope="row" style="padding-right: 0.65em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align: top;"><div class="plainlist"><ul style="line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Emma Stone</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Ruffalo" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Mark Ruffalo">Mark Ruffalo</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Dafoe" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Willem Dafoe">Willem Dafoe</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramy_Youssef" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Ramy Youssef">Ramy Youssef</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Abbott" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Christopher Abbott">Christopher Abbott</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerrod_Carmichael" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Jerrod Carmichael">Jerrod Carmichael</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th class="infobox-label" scope="row" style="padding-right: 0.65em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align: top;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Ryan_(cinematographer)" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Robbie Ryan (cinematographer)">Robbie Ryan</a></td></tr><tr><th class="infobox-label" scope="row" style="padding-right: 0.65em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;">Edited by</th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align: top;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorgos_Mavropsaridis" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Yorgos Mavropsaridis">Yorgos Mavropsaridis</a></td></tr><tr><th class="infobox-label" scope="row" style="padding-right: 0.65em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;">Music by</th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align: top;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerskin_Fendrix" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Jerskin Fendrix">Jerskin Fendrix</a></td></tr><tr><th class="infobox-label" scope="row" style="padding-right: 0.65em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: 0.1em 0px;">Production<br />companies</div></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="vertical-align: middle;"><div class="plainlist"><ul style="line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film4_Productions" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Film4 Productions">Film4</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Element_Pictures" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Element Pictures">Element Pictures</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TSG_Entertainment" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="TSG Entertainment">TSG Entertainment</a></li></ul></div></div></td></tr><tr><th class="infobox-label" scope="row" style="padding-right: 0.65em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align: top;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Searchlight_Pictures" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Searchlight Pictures">Searchlight Pictures</a></td></tr><tr><th class="infobox-label" scope="row" style="padding-right: 0.65em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: 0.1em 0px; white-space: normal;">Release dates</div></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align: top;"><div class="plainlist film-date"><ul style="line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">September 1, 2023(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/80th_Venice_International_Film_Festival" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="80th Venice International Film Festival">Venice</a>)</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">December 8, 2023 (United States)</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">January 12, 2024 (Ireland and United Kingdom)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th class="infobox-label" scope="row" style="padding-right: 0.65em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: 0.1em 0px; white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align: top;">142 minutes</td></tr><tr><th class="infobox-label" scope="row" style="padding-right: 0.65em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;">Countries</th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align: top;"><div class="plainlist"><ul style="line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Ireland</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">United Kingdom</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">United States</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th class="infobox-label" scope="row" style="padding-right: 0.65em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align: top;">English</td></tr><tr><th class="infobox-label" scope="row" style="padding-right: 0.65em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;">Budget</th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align: top;">$35 million</td></tr><tr><th class="infobox-label" scope="row" style="padding-right: 0.65em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;">Box office</th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align: top;">$104.8 million</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"><i><b>From Wikipedia: </b></i></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"><i><b>Poor Things</b></i> is a 2023 film directed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorgos_Lanthimos" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Yorgos Lanthimos">Yorgos Lanthimos</a> and written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_McNamara_(writer)" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Tony McNamara (writer)">Tony McNamara</a>, based on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_Things" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Poor Things">1992 novel</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alasdair_Gray" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Alasdair Gray">Alasdair Gray</a>. Starring <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Stone" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Emma Stone">Emma Stone</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Ruffalo" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Mark Ruffalo">Mark Ruffalo</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Dafoe" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Willem Dafoe">Willem Dafoe</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramy_Youssef" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Ramy Youssef">Ramy Youssef</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Abbott" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Christopher Abbott">Christopher Abbott</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerrod_Carmichael" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Jerrod Carmichael">Jerrod Carmichael</a>,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_Things_(film)#cite_note-5" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;">[5]</a></sup> the plot centers on Bella Baxter, a young woman in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_era" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Victorian era">Victorian London</a> who is resurrected through a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_transplant" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Brain transplant">brain transplant</a> and embarks on an odyssey of self-discovery. Critics identified multiple genres, with elements of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_comedy" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Black comedy">black comedy</a>and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Steampunk">steampunk</a>.</p><p style="border: 0px solid rgb(178, 178, 178); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2rem; margin: 2rem auto 0px; max-width: 48rem; width: 768px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"><i>Poor Things</i> premiered at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/80th_Venice_International_Film_Festival" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="80th Venice International Film Festival">80th Venice International Film Festival</a> on September 1, 2023, where it won the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Lion" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Golden Lion">Golden Lion</a>. It was released theatrically in the United States on December 8, 2023, and in Ireland and the United Kingdom on January 12, 2024, by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Searchlight_Pictures" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Searchlight Pictures">Searchlight Pictures</a>. The film was named one of the top ten films of 2023 by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Board_of_Review" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="National Board of Review">National Board of Review</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Film_Institute" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="American Film Institute">American Film Institute</a> and has grossed over $104 million worldwide. It received five wins at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/77th_British_Academy_Film_Awards" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="77th British Academy Film Awards">77th British Academy Film Awards</a>, and was nominated in 11 categories at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/96th_Academy_Awards" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="96th Academy Awards">96th Academy Awards</a>, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Academy Award for Best Picture">Best Picture</a>. <i>Poor Things</i> also won two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/81st_Golden_Globe_Awards" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="81st Golden Globe Awards">Golden Globe Awards</a>: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture_%E2%80%93_Musical_or_Comedy" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy">Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actress_%E2%80%93_Motion_Picture_Comedy_or_Musical" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical">Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy</a> for Stone.</p><div data-google-query-id="CIfVkqmq4IQDFcjauAgdi4cCUw" data-pogo="incontent" id="incontent-1" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; align-items: center; border: 0px solid rgb(178, 178, 178); box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(10, 24, 41); color: #0a1829; display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: Georgia, Cambria, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; justify-content: center; justify-items: center; min-height: 280px;">Here are some reviews that I agree 100%.<span face="arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 14px;">Gorgeous sets and costumes, remarkable performances by Stone, Defoe and a scene-stealing Ruffalo cannot quite save this self-aware oddity of a movie. The story tips it hat to Frankenstein, with the story of a damaged yet brilliant doctor, Godwin Baxter (played by a superb Willem Defoe) performing a radical, life-resurrecting procedure on the body of a girl who had thrown herself from London Bridge. Child-like (hint) and with no memories from her previous life, the girl, now named Bella Baxter (Stone) is carefully tutored until the day comes she wishes to see the outside world for herself and leaves under the dubious ‘care’ of a noted bounder, Duncan, played wonderfully by Mark Ruffalo. The Lisbon scenes are breathtaking and Bella’s naive embrace of new experiences are skillfully juxtaposed against the unexpected obsession for Bella that the cad Duncan is beginning to be tortured by. The second stanza onboard ‘The Ship’ was similarly captivating; Bella’s growing intellect and charm earning new new friends, however these relationships barely have time to develop before Duncan and Bella are unceremoniously dumped in France due to a lack of funds to pay passage. It is here that the story overreaches its ambitions. The Paris story is an uncomfortable mess of fetishized pornography and a thin plot that really detract from the earlier story, leaving me squirming a little in my seat and wondering why this was all necessary to move the story forward. The Paris sojourn inevitably culminates with Bella’s return to London to be reunited with her creator and the man to whom she was betrothed before her adventures began, the charming yet feckless Max (Rammy Yussef). Yet Bella’s past catches up with her for one more twist before she realises the truth of who she is and what her future should be. </span></div><pre class="T7nuU" jsname="QUIPvd" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 4px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; text-wrap: wrap;"><span face="-webkit-standard" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: small; white-space: normal;">💥I saw the Movie "Poor Things" the other day at Our Cinema Here at THD. I love it, however a few THD residents got out after 5 minutes at the beginning of the show. Eric our movie Coordinator warned us that movie is R rated and there are scenes that the Prudes may object or get offended. I am not a Prude and have seen numerous R rated movies in my life. So I stayed and enjoyed the movie very much. </span></pre><pre class="T7nuU" jsname="QUIPvd" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 4px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; text-wrap: wrap;"><span face="-webkit-standard" style="font-size: x-small;">I vote for Emma Stone, the Best Actress Award in the Oscars. Her acting as the "horny" Bella deserves an award. I really enjoyed the ending of the movie, when Bella's husband returned and he was turned into a goat!</span></pre>David B Kataguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798269891967237168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189412753642432367.post-47683797392509958892024-03-06T07:59:00.000-08:002024-03-06T07:59:26.111-08:00Pork Sinigang- Best Tasting Soup in the World<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkR04j0RCCrcR4k3kK9IwvfbP_L35istJRNXFuUIMczIpWCQ6NByg_AIkjjB10JQWkEAOx0lAcZorIj8clnvEdfVPW9LLAcDt6z_OCVeRS5bHTuNilQ3LIyhJ3pZCj0jYD9zfISO3DjTrGa1XiXXRPl2eEq0JtofpZXq77Stg-APlIeBpbwdwe5qEHtAc/s160/porksinigang.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="160" data-original-width="119" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkR04j0RCCrcR4k3kK9IwvfbP_L35istJRNXFuUIMczIpWCQ6NByg_AIkjjB10JQWkEAOx0lAcZorIj8clnvEdfVPW9LLAcDt6z_OCVeRS5bHTuNilQ3LIyhJ3pZCj0jYD9zfISO3DjTrGa1XiXXRPl2eEq0JtofpZXq77Stg-APlIeBpbwdwe5qEHtAc/w238-h320/porksinigang.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><p><b>Pork Sinigang</b> -a soup from the Philippines was recently rated by <b><span style="font-size: medium;">TasteAtlas💥</span></b>as the best soup in the world. But it is not even listed in the <b>CNN top 20 list</b> of popular soups in the world nor in the <b>Eatingwell.com top 10 popular soups. </b></p><p>The Philippine <b>Tinola,</b> on the other hand also one of my most favorite soup is in the list of <b>Eatingwell.com</b>. Tinola is Filipino Ginger-Garlic Chicken Soup with Vegetables. I grew up savoring Chicken or Fish Tinola in the Philippines. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2a1Tsc11RkkwyJzTQ5zqenNq8goGAEN6ZZ4_NuALquL_erH_3yAauT-0Upo5vDxN9fBl2ohtAHSHoet3Pyl9g8YwTOHHMI6kGSN2Fu-GwnlkvsHbyI2jvLGrNrvhjOJoebrMpsWGCB1XpWJiAzRsKMtIZKECUHbx4L2pLr2135jknf3aeMsyzJIz3w6I/s225/chickentinola.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2a1Tsc11RkkwyJzTQ5zqenNq8goGAEN6ZZ4_NuALquL_erH_3yAauT-0Upo5vDxN9fBl2ohtAHSHoet3Pyl9g8YwTOHHMI6kGSN2Fu-GwnlkvsHbyI2jvLGrNrvhjOJoebrMpsWGCB1XpWJiAzRsKMtIZKECUHbx4L2pLr2135jknf3aeMsyzJIz3w6I/w400-h400/chickentinola.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /> <a href="https://www.eatingwell.com/our-most-popular-soup-recipes-8403581">https://www.eatingwell.com/our-most-popular-soup-recipes-8403581</a>. </p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/worlds-best-wellness-soups/index.html">https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/worlds-best-wellness-soups/index.html</a></p><p>If you remember I posted an article last October featuring <b>Pork Sinigang</b> during the Filipino-American History Month Dinner Celebration here at THD. <b>Here's a photo of the menu.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSTsSxOie3t9Cl5MldDMyFrO37kPkWdcor4QJsCOFBFKMISa1QfDjjuaILUgqGBNsfQgcOclrdTEWfwm7lF0769OWND65ntKPpeDPkxux4dOQmPRsp8jNzjoPDhi9LOfn6Jsqp8dyQP4m67eHhyjQSOjjYn1w0-7jknE4yNGs5aa_eUtsiQ-F1C03fNM/s400/filipinomenuthd1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSTsSxOie3t9Cl5MldDMyFrO37kPkWdcor4QJsCOFBFKMISa1QfDjjuaILUgqGBNsfQgcOclrdTEWfwm7lF0769OWND65ntKPpeDPkxux4dOQmPRsp8jNzjoPDhi9LOfn6Jsqp8dyQP4m67eHhyjQSOjjYn1w0-7jknE4yNGs5aa_eUtsiQ-F1C03fNM/w300-h400/filipinomenuthd1.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold;">Pork Sinigang</span><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156;"> is a delicious <b>Filipino sour soup dish</b>. The soup is made from any cut of pork along tomato, string beans, spinach, and tamarind and other vegetables ( bok choy and cabbage). For details read:</span></p><p><a href="https://chateaudumer.blogspot.com/2023/10/filipino-dinner-will-be-in-menu.html">https://chateaudumer.blogspot.com/2023/10/filipino-dinner-will-be-in-menu.html</a></p><p>For additional details, why Sinigang was chosen as the best soup in the world read: </p><p><a href="https://freshoptions.ph/blogs/freshcipes/sinigang-is-the-worlds-best-soup#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Taste%20Atlas,best%20soup%20in%20the%20world.">https://freshoptions.ph/blogs/freshcipes/sinigang-is-the-worlds-best-soup#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Taste%20Atlas,best%20soup%20in%20the%20world.</a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif;">💥TasteAtlas</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"> is an </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiential_travel" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Experiential travel">experiential travel</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"> online guide for </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_food" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Traditional food">traditional food</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"> that collates authentic </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recipe" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Recipe">recipes</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_critic" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Food critic">food critic</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"> reviews, and research articles about popular </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingredient" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Ingredient">ingredients</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dish_(food)" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Dish (food)">dishes</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;">.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"> Describing itself as "a world atlas of traditional dishes, local ingredients, and authentic restaurants",</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"> it features an interactive global food </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Map">map</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"> with dish icons shown in their respective </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Region_(geography)" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Region (geography)">regions</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"> and purportedly contains nearly 10,000 dishes, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drink" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Drink">drinks</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;">, and ingredients, as well as 9,000 </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restaurant" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word;" title="">restaurants</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;">. Lastly, my quote of the day:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0oUoKRsDxGdniOYmtSNwY1OGBYEsSZXtVRca4l3giKxi4CRFPUL9a2M_JKN7lVl8ozFolRnR_hvI7-h-BdF64siQl3oM0gGZ6ZGJgcbLRKDFaJqo_ucgRPShI2cfHTKigxx-IXyP2qLfwONH-DiZ3MxM-iwOueOxUWKfX1ueSQl00u7TGlXX5aNC2pHY/s600/foodquotesgbs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="600" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0oUoKRsDxGdniOYmtSNwY1OGBYEsSZXtVRca4l3giKxi4CRFPUL9a2M_JKN7lVl8ozFolRnR_hvI7-h-BdF64siQl3oM0gGZ6ZGJgcbLRKDFaJqo_ucgRPShI2cfHTKigxx-IXyP2qLfwONH-DiZ3MxM-iwOueOxUWKfX1ueSQl00u7TGlXX5aNC2pHY/w400-h210/foodquotesgbs.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;">Meanwhile, besides pork sinigang and chicken tinola, three other soups that are popular in the Philippines are Batangas Bulalo, Lapaz Batchoy and Pancit Molo. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-size: 16px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTjS0rWYyc_tCCD1POcdH2XOsiWkU4hPiN_TOEBRRWiBFTKSWby7UFH1CyXKyzLMkM7olFEDNHTyCZ348oZi_GOghRc5zs0UoDQClb-0-pFcS2-HuSOijur70KynyPClMMxTzRb9RChxZWEUsWwms_ZVZ0NHTRDDth4fn93B6ceiq1fNi9B18T7z1CWk/s300/bulalo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTjS0rWYyc_tCCD1POcdH2XOsiWkU4hPiN_TOEBRRWiBFTKSWby7UFH1CyXKyzLMkM7olFEDNHTyCZ348oZi_GOghRc5zs0UoDQClb-0-pFcS2-HuSOijur70KynyPClMMxTzRb9RChxZWEUsWwms_ZVZ0NHTRDDth4fn93B6ceiq1fNi9B18T7z1CWk/w400-h224/bulalo.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-size: 16px;">Bulalô (Tagalog) is a beef dish from the Philippines. It is a light colored soup that is made by cooking </span><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #d3e3fd; color: #040c28; font-size: 16px;">beef shanks and bone marrow</span><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-size: 16px;"> until the collagen and fat has been melted into the clear broth. It is mixed with corn and vegetable greens.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9J7HLGCmXLeldBgoQRHh9mjAqIxjd7CCNZnr0vK2bncu8xhKfrWkjWeQMVwx27Q0C7EUuG6KCFDPI8URap_KgkgC1CJvJJxbF7fRd5McC-CebQ6yqp6GOhV8tIcYsmHs9hyUCAyozAdqoUKZ4PLpWY6fVkL69KgVi1cxfUvnXk4alhe-1RdnTQCdvR4/s3968/LaPazBatchoy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2232" data-original-width="3968" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9J7HLGCmXLeldBgoQRHh9mjAqIxjd7CCNZnr0vK2bncu8xhKfrWkjWeQMVwx27Q0C7EUuG6KCFDPI8URap_KgkgC1CJvJJxbF7fRd5McC-CebQ6yqp6GOhV8tIcYsmHs9hyUCAyozAdqoUKZ4PLpWY6fVkL69KgVi1cxfUvnXk4alhe-1RdnTQCdvR4/w400-h225/LaPazBatchoy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-size: 16px;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif">Batchoy, alternatively spelled batsoy, is a Filipino noodle soup of </span><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #d3e3fd; color: #040c28;">pork offal, crushed pork cracklings, chicken stock, beef loin, and round noodles</span><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif">. The original and most popular variant, the La Paz batchoy, traces its roots to the Iloilo City district of La Paz, in the Philippines.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-size: 16px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1A63O2qEK5tLRIs8XRYjODCzcIpZXTkZ4oB7kj9kHHoKyXzHlFp-1P7PucjaQ9zdmBKC5nuCo_Quwpmzt9WU8tfMigjNIteyoTqWIF4nhehKYJnKAUYXfdOFFcwhfLPOLfQ0mfdym4cVjRwWPqoh7xY2cuBcEiZ1_yCDb4yii4bOr-Yd0lqRZ56WSmk/s243/pancit%20molo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="207" data-original-width="243" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1A63O2qEK5tLRIs8XRYjODCzcIpZXTkZ4oB7kj9kHHoKyXzHlFp-1P7PucjaQ9zdmBKC5nuCo_Quwpmzt9WU8tfMigjNIteyoTqWIF4nhehKYJnKAUYXfdOFFcwhfLPOLfQ0mfdym4cVjRwWPqoh7xY2cuBcEiZ1_yCDb4yii4bOr-Yd0lqRZ56WSmk/w400-h341/pancit%20molo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156;">Pancit Molo or Filipino pork dumpling soup, is a type of soup using wonton wrappers which originated from Molo district in Iloilo City, Philippines. It consists of a mixture of ground pork wrapped in molo or wonton wrapper, shredded chicken meat, and also shrimp.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-size: 16px;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-size: 16px;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: medium;"><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;">Lastly, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: large;">For Chinese Dim Sum, I recommend CreekHouse In Walnut Creek, 1291 Parkside Dr. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-size: 16px;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"></p></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-size: 16px;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.creekhousedimsum.com/_files/ugd/055480_e3ddc7c53974467ea6a740ac8e937638.pdf">https://www.creekhousedimsum.com/_files/ugd/055480_e3ddc7c53974467ea6a740ac8e937638.pdf</a></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></span></div>David B Kataguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798269891967237168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189412753642432367.post-432470435275977492024-03-05T07:59:00.000-08:002024-03-05T07:59:56.442-08:00Recent Comments to My Blogging Activities<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKasXKw9kE4NKu_1jaoqqS5ID3_dE8e3o8VF2T3h5Ncm3mNKUX_370d4khZMrxCAl2FZZLoASuU1u-nxMbh8OFVeRnDMJlNqSroqbeoytPc2x45l9BmpZf3oSC7uYdiTbW2FO0VWl3Rr2OfDiWdp3OhHdkH3tvasckBfYkPWzuwy8dUAPICQeRjKynTgU/s960/beautiful%20sunset.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKasXKw9kE4NKu_1jaoqqS5ID3_dE8e3o8VF2T3h5Ncm3mNKUX_370d4khZMrxCAl2FZZLoASuU1u-nxMbh8OFVeRnDMJlNqSroqbeoytPc2x45l9BmpZf3oSC7uYdiTbW2FO0VWl3Rr2OfDiWdp3OhHdkH3tvasckBfYkPWzuwy8dUAPICQeRjKynTgU/w400-h300/beautiful%20sunset.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The Most Beautiful Sunset Picture I Have Taken- It Parallels my Life Here at <b>THD-My Gilded Cage</b>💘</p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Here are a few reactions/comments regarding the deletion of some e-mails that I believe are inactive in my <b>THD Distribution list</b>. Persons in my old Distribution list that have not commented either verbally or written, positive, neutral or negative comments in my blogs for the last 6 months <b>will no longer be in my current revised distribution list as of today.</b> I also have general comments and specific reactions to a specific article on my blogs. It's all anonymous for privacy reasons. </span></p><p></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="font-size: medium;">These comments inspire me to continue blogging and makes my life here at THD a very pleasant and joyful experience since this is the <b>last Chapter in my on-going and published Autobiography.</b> It will be <b>Chapter 20</b> in my Autobiography. I appreciate comments that exudes positive vibes and feeling. Here are<b> 21</b> recent comments of my postings/e-mails. It is not arrange chronologically but written at random for your reading pleasure. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>1.</b> <span>Count me in! David, your communications are truly inspiring. Reaching out to people, attempting to bring Joy, is what we wish the whole world would do. Thanks David.</span></span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol""><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="font-size: medium;"><b>2.</b> Hey David…please keep me on your list…you are an inspiration !</span></span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol""><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="font-size: medium;"><b>3.</b> I enjoy reading your blogs on Suggestions for Improvement of the Quality of Life here at THD. It was positive, well-written and not demanding. </span></span></p><div style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>4.</b> I agree with your “evaluation” of last nights video concert(<b> Great Performances-France).</b></span></div><div style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";"><span face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><b>5.</b> Wow wow wow! Come talk to me.- reaction to my suggestion to feature the Philippines in our Travel Series for June.</span></div><div style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";"><span face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.666667px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";"><span face="Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>6.</b> Thanks for sharing such a wonderful array of our neighbors' art: a wonderful gift for all of us. </span></span></div><div style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";"><span face="Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>7.</b> I want to second (and third) David's expression of gratitude for the work the maintenance crew and management performed to reconstitute our water system yesterday: I was awed and delighted by how quickly and effectively the work was performed. Many many thanks! </span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><b>8.</b> Thanks for the presentation, David: I appreciate your window into the world of the Philippines. . . and I'm so glad to have you as a neighbor!-Reaction to my <b>Talk about the Philippines last October.</b></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><b>9.</b> Beautiful, David, and wonderful windows into our world here in THD, and your worlds before and during your residency here! Many many thanks.-Reaction to my <b>Christmas Posting and Pictures of THD Residents. </b></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "bookman old style", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 18px;"><b>10. </b>My wife and I would be excited to celebrate Filipino Heritage Month here at THD with food. As we have shared with you, we have in-laws from the Philippines and love Filipino food and hospitality!</div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "bookman old style", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 18px;"><br /></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "bookman old style", "new york", times, serif;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol""><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>11.</b> Thanks, David. Words well spoken…..particularly adding a positive attitude!</span></span><div style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Had a really good sleep last night….finally! -Reaction to my article on the benefits of<b> massage therapy.</b></span></div><div style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>12</b></span><span>. </span>David, sounds like really good news! …….my sense is that with your background & experience, you’re optimistic as well! In spite of a degree in science….it’s so over my head! My forte is cheerleading!-Reaction to my article on<b> Antibiotic Resistance.</b></div><div style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";"><br /></div><div style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";"><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f0f2f5; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><b>13</b>.</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f0f2f5; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Great jobs as always , thank you so much for your kind words and encouragement it means a lot.</span></span></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;" /></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><b>14.</b> Thank you for your continuing 🎄spirit… we now have a poinsettia in front of our elevator🤗.</span></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"><b>15.</b> David - Your comments on addiction today are really good and I plan to briefly refer to them as I begin my Opioid Addiction presentation on Saturday. I have to ask if it was entirely a coincidence that your blog today focused on addiction - or in some way did my talk being scheduled this week have anything to do with it. Again, thanks for your continued blog effort.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><dl class="avatar-comment-indent" id="comments-block" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-left: 45px; position: relative;"><dd class="comment-body" id="Blog1_cmt-5407458436904854476" style="margin: 0.5em 25px 0.5em 0px;"><p style="margin: 0px;"><b>16. </b>I took a liberty of sending a picture with me in it to <b>my son in Japan</b> to show him I am in the very good place.-Reaction to my blog-<b>Taste of Japan.</b></p></dd></dl></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>17. </b> </span><span>I appreciate your blog! I hear you are a pretty <b>good dancer</b>. As someone who is totally uncoordinated I would enjoy<b> reading about dance on your blog</b>. Maybe THD should have a dancing with our star blogger contest. Just an idea thrown in with. I like your blog and please keep me on the mailing list.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";"><span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";"><span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>18.</b> Thank you for taking such interest and good care of Jay, and you certainly come from handsome ancestry! </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Thanks, also, for letting us know we moved to #3.-<b> Response to my blog on Jay Pollack and THD Internet Presence</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b> </b></span></p><div><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b>19.</b> </span>Yes, I’d love to stay on your list! I enjoy reading your blog and seeing your photos! You put your heart and soul into sharing your stories. I also appreciate your positive and special stories about THD. </div><div><br /></div><div><dd class="comment-body" id="Blog1_cmt-3141969679084068807" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 25px 0.5em 0px;"><p style="margin: 0px;"><b style="font-size: 13.5px;">20.</b> Thank you David. Great way for us to celebrate this time of our lives- Response to my posting on Another Week of Fun Activity Here at THD.</p></dd><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b>21.</b> I </span>read your blogs. Just too busy to comment 😔. I do give it a thumbs up or the heart emoticon. I hope that counts 🙂-Response to my e-mail on my THD Inactive DL.</div><div><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></span></p></span></div></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Meanwhile, Here are some of my favorite photos of THD activities and its Residents,Staff and Guests,</span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wZ3W27fzwwxTwGG5qvNX2Pvt8d0AjxvRAiO9XPcuhL_R1kf96r29EnCAkoHbzfrecgpsTxLxh95aGbWGl3C_Y3eaYGjKnK1oqvy7hrTYwYnVvccQZy4klQsH1n4CcPrzXxfHSo0QKKNEVHFTsezWFrJ5lsToQMMV9-w-FofnLbIr1_04SNYa-CDWN8I/s640/christmasmaureen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="640" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wZ3W27fzwwxTwGG5qvNX2Pvt8d0AjxvRAiO9XPcuhL_R1kf96r29EnCAkoHbzfrecgpsTxLxh95aGbWGl3C_Y3eaYGjKnK1oqvy7hrTYwYnVvccQZy4klQsH1n4CcPrzXxfHSo0QKKNEVHFTsezWFrJ5lsToQMMV9-w-FofnLbIr1_04SNYa-CDWN8I/w400-h303/christmasmaureen.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> My Mahjong Buddies-Susie Bramson and Hisako Tanaka</span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljnjwjOnHYFKza5Z2cV-x33x8Flifbhm_DzueY4-jmYE4-s9YjaR78zi_xPmm8JAaDGaLdvG2JSqmRKHN3FS72SqtDAo8rpBQ6M4HqVQ8AnQs0a9_-05ndQHxZxQ29rineDgDgq6zYc0vC1euBFu4ogoDSV8vTFmMaNKB1T1116545f7AeKUjpTf1v3c/s1440/martha%20and%20I.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljnjwjOnHYFKza5Z2cV-x33x8Flifbhm_DzueY4-jmYE4-s9YjaR78zi_xPmm8JAaDGaLdvG2JSqmRKHN3FS72SqtDAo8rpBQ6M4HqVQ8AnQs0a9_-05ndQHxZxQ29rineDgDgq6zYc0vC1euBFu4ogoDSV8vTFmMaNKB1T1116545f7AeKUjpTf1v3c/s320/martha%20and%20I.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Me with colorful shirt and pin stripe Jacket with Martha Rodriquez- Halloween Party <br /><span face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlj-KcxYItdmJSGfdHJiC8j0Go4n28Nwjfv3IxSOzojLViHXoGXPtAaR_kzh2Nla6JuNbOt_Sr3TeB6-Wd_o0KfbCGCGGnsVYfFuvlAUnnYDiSmZOrBDWEA3EYfJuhSoxh2nfcN6UuyKOPUawC7h-AMs5N0d-iXYNIfDjC7m2o4cDJRW31q3oOa9b-kTs/s640/octoberfestthd.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlj-KcxYItdmJSGfdHJiC8j0Go4n28Nwjfv3IxSOzojLViHXoGXPtAaR_kzh2Nla6JuNbOt_Sr3TeB6-Wd_o0KfbCGCGGnsVYfFuvlAUnnYDiSmZOrBDWEA3EYfJuhSoxh2nfcN6UuyKOPUawC7h-AMs5N0d-iXYNIfDjC7m2o4cDJRW31q3oOa9b-kTs/w400-h320/octoberfestthd.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Me and Dean Elias-Octoberfest Party<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaAjLeOyunshBC5mdOU6JJqwqBxMHW-Edel3s6FlorRQc43g9yRwFfs09dezKIa2SN4w6b8eqE_nUxQLq2b8HL_Dk8Bfi9j8zyoz3374peyIJmG9UtjAF_Fdy4VhwBgOaxOZIhItkhDib9l-WxT6WBbRh-J4vTi2cK7N1mQ40grIiDR6zI3FmY93HCLk/s640/luauthd11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaAjLeOyunshBC5mdOU6JJqwqBxMHW-Edel3s6FlorRQc43g9yRwFfs09dezKIa2SN4w6b8eqE_nUxQLq2b8HL_Dk8Bfi9j8zyoz3374peyIJmG9UtjAF_Fdy4VhwBgOaxOZIhItkhDib9l-WxT6WBbRh-J4vTi2cK7N1mQ40grIiDR6zI3FmY93HCLk/w400-h300/luauthd11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Me during our Hawaiin Luau Party with Susie and Hisako<br /><span face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqDHcJAc2jT5j_XZ1Fxv5-R6dkLgRwORz8AqvCSAsVzE7q94bEeEi0PRKIlwmpQPvzisAJPeJBeqXhEuuF1v8FJTeHVYMRwZ1T8zRMp711cEX0liNKJxxLu7MQPS8ssdPfBv4yR2QSBauoRk9V_fKbR_A1u3qPz1aYd15EauYI6huJAjBBqgb_WwLT10/s625/speakerofthemonth1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqDHcJAc2jT5j_XZ1Fxv5-R6dkLgRwORz8AqvCSAsVzE7q94bEeEi0PRKIlwmpQPvzisAJPeJBeqXhEuuF1v8FJTeHVYMRwZ1T8zRMp711cEX0liNKJxxLu7MQPS8ssdPfBv4yR2QSBauoRk9V_fKbR_A1u3qPz1aYd15EauYI6huJAjBBqgb_WwLT10/w300-h400/speakerofthemonth1.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Brochure for my Talk Celebrating Philippine-American History month last October</span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_8zfk0QzRY7U-2f64mFowrmZHnlKkOTuird8iO6zOa-JkwnY7HxVFf2yw0TxK1MM14mYs5MQdR5Z9ghvo5Pb8xd43UYvvN9SaVQ35RW3SnVnjqWuyqmn9Yg7my4f0rXLaUOxmPOr9ZRyecnIJ1HZkGIDj1_yDSVmIq-nQE0_y4neZ4ifl4HjuVcRv1A/w400-h300/cornholephotos.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>My Corn Hole Buddies after a competitive Game -that I won, and my Ugly Sweater with Susie Bramson during Ugly Sweater Day here at THD. <br /></p><div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: small;">💘</span><b><span face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: small;">If you have been reading my blogs, you probably know why I called THD-my Gilded Cage. Here's some interesting/inspiring com</span><span style="color: #333333;"><span>ments</span></span><span face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: small;"> to my blogs before my move here at THD. </span></b></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://chateaudumer.blogspot.com/2016/06/inspiring-and-interesting-comments-on.html">https://chateaudumer.blogspot.com/2016/06/inspiring-and-interesting-comments-on.html</a><b> </b></span></div><div class="blockquote-toggle" style="color: #767676; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; margin: 16px 0px; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>David B Kataguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798269891967237168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189412753642432367.post-40733977578951569132024-03-04T08:30:00.000-08:002024-03-04T08:30:13.031-08:00Another Fun Week of Activities Here at THD, March 4-10, 2024<p>I am looking forward for another fun week of activities here at THD- March 4 to 10, 2024 </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNhT0K5f6DbLCKRR2gvd0myQdyHbqTsaiWT7hLqv8w3nfl76U5gbCnkeD31yWSTnezyXQG0TwK6NrFY8vEnqM2aIU3mb7ooDXbPxR0Clzxn4EC8t19PzYv-hgtzPqmJiht5oigsIKvNprSUsLzV5OeXyLtXAMUP4SyQMRoXBD0JuyqE03SWZoSI0oHb8/s625/eventsthd3424.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNhT0K5f6DbLCKRR2gvd0myQdyHbqTsaiWT7hLqv8w3nfl76U5gbCnkeD31yWSTnezyXQG0TwK6NrFY8vEnqM2aIU3mb7ooDXbPxR0Clzxn4EC8t19PzYv-hgtzPqmJiht5oigsIKvNprSUsLzV5OeXyLtXAMUP4SyQMRoXBD0JuyqE03SWZoSI0oHb8/w300-h400/eventsthd3424.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>This Week Events Highlights-I Plan on Attending the Happy Hour and the Downtown Lunch Excursion</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71ZwwsGu343eWGxsKTmiFjoJp0VsJdwiQ6Xflt2zXEeJIRhxUZN-y6UTfJiSK2P3_gAw_xLiy0LFlfy30idB2cbH-uWsbH4oQfj3PE010XcFw9UrIrKljzM921aJDDVSYEzQveSHRmLqoKIFOPncFyUbdV6iTASlfDGuyLo1LoRXE003AfaNzY-vykZc/s625/dinnermenu3424.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71ZwwsGu343eWGxsKTmiFjoJp0VsJdwiQ6Xflt2zXEeJIRhxUZN-y6UTfJiSK2P3_gAw_xLiy0LFlfy30idB2cbH-uWsbH4oQfj3PE010XcFw9UrIrKljzM921aJDDVSYEzQveSHRmLqoKIFOPncFyUbdV6iTASlfDGuyLo1LoRXE003AfaNzY-vykZc/w480-h640/dinnermenu3424.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>My Favorites shrimp Louie salad, chicken enchilada, grilled hamburger/salmon and eggplant pasta a la norma are in the Menu. Carrot cake and Apple Pie a la mode are in the Desserts menu. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ZS_P5eTAE8a-ZgwxmRF5J6mXbCCiCkT2LHH7alDzFkB_ItpA7GemuwwV0FUCb9mndbPwij7K4W6YyAahAue1Vbb1duN-8KNnMmh0cMG77rmbyzKCn5tK7zZaGkGLvCDEgLyQeGPFyFdTA0mf6l_bEFh6pKTuLht-53r1Yvpls6M-zkVNA_RSBSsZzsg/s625/moviesthd3424.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ZS_P5eTAE8a-ZgwxmRF5J6mXbCCiCkT2LHH7alDzFkB_ItpA7GemuwwV0FUCb9mndbPwij7K4W6YyAahAue1Vbb1duN-8KNnMmh0cMG77rmbyzKCn5tK7zZaGkGLvCDEgLyQeGPFyFdTA0mf6l_bEFh6pKTuLht-53r1Yvpls6M-zkVNA_RSBSsZzsg/w300-h400/moviesthd3424.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>Oscar Week Movies- All Movies are Oscar Awards Nominees<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNEJl_FHYAToRKQChUJlu7KV1FcftxXsaXLcrEiay-BPMzFqQk2Cvtb9Gu-sN1YgRlllCe-fzakvkzFYAkF3uWsNMRipO3LXOawdC3becW2D_I_MAHA-OmpiKwoXcHduC78btte0q0AmzkLJHFB3Aj6GW9Wsh9oDIfy6nknr7QdCOeu59zP46UmHWyfQk/s625/moviesthd34241.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNEJl_FHYAToRKQChUJlu7KV1FcftxXsaXLcrEiay-BPMzFqQk2Cvtb9Gu-sN1YgRlllCe-fzakvkzFYAkF3uWsNMRipO3LXOawdC3becW2D_I_MAHA-OmpiKwoXcHduC78btte0q0AmzkLJHFB3Aj6GW9Wsh9oDIfy6nknr7QdCOeu59zP46UmHWyfQk/w300-h400/moviesthd34241.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68kGxZpy3AOh8_gzBSOzbtCL_EeefXLT-XNEpqBYLpgQ8NFbJKdpORkAhZLCQdRE1Rq_FjtaMT7JD_wy6B6pFTWFHtp5lCgC6S_TJThcA3QV3lo_ak9jwZx3uFPSlhmId_mGsVh-INGTxn2ZG6mqGCRwc9FaZ3e50Q9TxUWeEvWrtbHMq64ruZhUK1Bw/s625/oscarnightthd.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68kGxZpy3AOh8_gzBSOzbtCL_EeefXLT-XNEpqBYLpgQ8NFbJKdpORkAhZLCQdRE1Rq_FjtaMT7JD_wy6B6pFTWFHtp5lCgC6S_TJThcA3QV3lo_ak9jwZx3uFPSlhmId_mGsVh-INGTxn2ZG6mqGCRwc9FaZ3e50Q9TxUWeEvWrtbHMq64ruZhUK1Bw/w300-h400/oscarnightthd.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>Last not Least will be Oscar Watch Party at the Cinema with Pre Oscar Champagne at the Lobby</p><div><br /></div><div><b>Another week that brings joy to the last chapter of my life here in my Gilded Cage. </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>My Quote of the Day: "One Should never count the years----, One should count one's interests.</b></div><div><b>I have kept young trying never to lose my childhood sense of wonderment. I am glad I still have a vivid curiosity about the world I live in". Helen Keller- 1880-1968, Blind and Deaf American Writer and Scholar</b></div>David B Kataguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798269891967237168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189412753642432367.post-20200478348102503402024-03-03T08:59:00.000-08:002024-03-03T08:59:18.325-08:00Taste of Southern France-March Travel Series Here at THD<div class="yuRUbf" style="color: #202124; line-height: 1.58;"><span jsaction="rcuQ6b:npT2md;PYDNKe:bLV6Bd;mLt3mc" jscontroller="msmzHf"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDuQ5tMbDKw4HCfgWsO_eDCx8DzLJjNS4EbvFEKtXBhQuSoe_NOVZbpMVMo5d5Y7VbSDv8DyXeS9swRE0f3CwV9Ie3QZ88HypVHPcxMceE5EzZbX2OMKgNHeJ-T_LZBmTmZujY_zKCyRwCDEfPdOOaLc8odNgYKPUJfWYlvUeV7iqQaXsWLGpbQZ3atrk/s625/southernffranc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDuQ5tMbDKw4HCfgWsO_eDCx8DzLJjNS4EbvFEKtXBhQuSoe_NOVZbpMVMo5d5Y7VbSDv8DyXeS9swRE0f3CwV9Ie3QZ88HypVHPcxMceE5EzZbX2OMKgNHeJ-T_LZBmTmZujY_zKCyRwCDEfPdOOaLc8odNgYKPUJfWYlvUeV7iqQaXsWLGpbQZ3atrk/w480-h640/southernffranc.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span>The <b>Taste of Southern France,</b> Travel Series Here at THD started with a musical treat last Saturday night at our Cinema. I took some photos during the video presentation as well as the repertoire for the evening. The presentation started on time with introduction from host, Galen Carson, THD Activity Director. </span></span></div><div class="yuRUbf" style="color: #202124; line-height: 1.58;"><span jsaction="rcuQ6b:npT2md;PYDNKe:bLV6Bd;mLt3mc" jscontroller="msmzHf"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8z9fyzZanysPd6jGD2DIEiKZ7cYR9gV8mvK96O-Lk0c_PvWi98prfmYQlVd4NVfnzCB85PJ6CdIkMypOzn3AAET-v-nwnuIlmQq4DGWGbjzjAfCE3_9iYFI830KyktLvSlibXNNZ2vdUsNMpL5iyTSDnGQO-U4IyS97yYinm7NR4pPrpPLPtBmPJaMI/s625/tasteoffrance.jpg%20%20.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8z9fyzZanysPd6jGD2DIEiKZ7cYR9gV8mvK96O-Lk0c_PvWi98prfmYQlVd4NVfnzCB85PJ6CdIkMypOzn3AAET-v-nwnuIlmQq4DGWGbjzjAfCE3_9iYFI830KyktLvSlibXNNZ2vdUsNMpL5iyTSDnGQO-U4IyS97yYinm7NR4pPrpPLPtBmPJaMI/w300-h400/tasteoffrance.jpg%20%20.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></span></div><div class="yuRUbf" style="color: #202124; 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The only one I really enjoyed was the<b> violin quartet</b>. Ravel's Pavane I heard before. Another performance of this sad piece of music I am reposting in the following video. It is a violin and piano duo rendition with pianist Carlos Avila( my late wife nephew) and Violinist Gonzales. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&sca_esv=b60573e6fd3d297f&sca_upv=1&channel=mac_bm&q=carlos+avila+pianist&tbm=vid&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj7tJK1ndeEAxV1GDQIHWoCBcQQ0pQJegQIDRAB&biw=1128&bih=670&dpr=1#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:5d97616f,vid:HzduqAFaGOI,st:0" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">carlos avila pianist</span></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Meanwhile, Here's a list of the best places to visit in Southern France <span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><a href="https://www.travelandleisure.com/best-places-to-visit-in-south-of-france-7488163" style="font-size: x-large;">https://www.travelandleisure.com/best-places-to-visit-in-south-of-france-7488163</a></span></div><div class="yuRUbf" style="font-size: small; 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caret-color: rgb(48, 48, 48); color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; hyphens: auto; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><a data-jsarwt="1" data-usg="AOvVaw2X-MknOyMUkduI0vfLElG5" data-ved="2ahUKEwiuo670xM-EAxWnMDQIHcFwAO8QFnoECHgQAw" href="https://www.anglopacific.co.uk/reasons-to-move-to-south-of-france.htm#:~:text=The%20South%20of%20France%20is,waters%2C%20and%20pristine%20sandy%20beaches." jsname="UWckNb"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"></strong></a><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://www.oliverstravels.com/france/aquitaine/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e73be; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Bordeaux & Aquitaine</a> </strong>– Great for: Vineyards, Foie Gras, Duck, Wine Tasting – <em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://www.oliverstravels.com/blog/aquitaine-travel-guide/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e73be; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Read our Aquitaine Travel Guide</a></em></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(48, 48, 48); color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; hyphens: auto; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><a href="https://www.oliverstravels.com/france/dordogne/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e73be; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Dordogne</strong></a> – Great for: Wine, Foie Gras, Truffles and Market Towns – <em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://www.oliverstravels.com/blog/dordogne-travel-guide/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e73be; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Read our Dordogne Travel Guide</a></em></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(48, 48, 48); color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; hyphens: auto; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Economy_of_Midi-Pyr.C3.A9n.C3.A9es" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://www.oliverstravels.com/france/midi-pyrenees/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e73be; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Midi-Pyrénées</a> </strong>– </span>Great for: Skiing, Wine and Festivals – <a href="https://www.oliverstravels.com/blog/midi-pyrenees-travel-guide/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e73be; text-decoration: none;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Read our </em><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Economy_of_Midi-Pyr.C3.A9n.C3.A9es" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Midi-Pyrénées </span>Travel Guide</em></a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(48, 48, 48); color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; hyphens: auto; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><a href="https://www.oliverstravels.com/france/french-riviera-cote-dazur/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e73be; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">French Riviera</strong></a> – Great for: Mediterranean-style beaches, Nice, St. Tropez, Cannes, Yachting and Festivals – <em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://www.oliverstravels.com/blog/provence-alpes-cote-dazur-travel-guide/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e73be; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Read our Côte d’Azur Travel Guide</a></em></p><p class="firstHeading" id="firstHeading" lang="en" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(48, 48, 48); color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; hyphens: auto; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://www.oliverstravels.com/france/provence-alpes/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e73be; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Provence-Alpes</a> </strong>– Great for: Mountains to the Mediterranean, Bouillabaisse, Provence and Avignon – <em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://www.oliverstravels.com/blog/provence-alpes-cote-dazur-travel-guide/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e73be; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Read our Provence Travel Guide</a></em></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="firstHeading" id="firstHeading" lang="en" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(48, 48, 48); color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; hyphens: auto; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><b>Personal Note:</b> Looking forward to the Taste of France Special Dinner. I am wondering what would be the Entree? Will it be Pot-au-Feu?</p><p class="firstHeading" id="firstHeading" lang="en" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(48, 48, 48); color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; hyphens: auto; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oxford_Companion_to_Food" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word;" title="">The Oxford Companion to Food</a></i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"> calls </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif;"><b>pot-au-feu</b></i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"> "a dish symbolic of French cuisine and a meal in itself";</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"> the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chef" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Chef">chef</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Blanc" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Raymond Blanc">Raymond Blanc</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"> has called it "the quintessence of French family cuisine ... the most celebrated dish in France, that honors the tables of the rich and poor alike";</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"> and the American </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Geographic" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="National Geographic">National Geographic</a> </i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;">magazine has termed it the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_dish" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="National dish">national dish</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"> of France.</span></p><p class="firstHeading" id="firstHeading" lang="en" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(48, 48, 48); color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; hyphens: auto; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH42MjybupEtChI6umBNdGaGUSkgda-e3MP16EK7xXGFubXCauVd47nVDFfcQmjZKUIz2Dojz2uc9HdjdnYwVMMW7wRMaDKZ0YZuu9XjSe3liHTxJ_IwB1-wvmLjR4tmDEgr3fHMzvvK33uPWiuKJd9JYCMXRtE1O6yju4Xwc3WRx12ksx9mPg4psrNcc/s1500/pot-au-feu.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH42MjybupEtChI6umBNdGaGUSkgda-e3MP16EK7xXGFubXCauVd47nVDFfcQmjZKUIz2Dojz2uc9HdjdnYwVMMW7wRMaDKZ0YZuu9XjSe3liHTxJ_IwB1-wvmLjR4tmDEgr3fHMzvvK33uPWiuKJd9JYCMXRtE1O6yju4Xwc3WRx12ksx9mPg4psrNcc/w400-h300/pot-au-feu.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"><span style="font-size: medium;">pot-au-feu means pot on fire.</span><br /></span><p style="font-size: small;"></p><p></p></span></div><div><span face="arial, sans-serif" jsaction="rcuQ6b:npT2md;PYDNKe:bLV6Bd;mLt3mc" jscontroller="msmzHf" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36);"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div>David B Kataguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798269891967237168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189412753642432367.post-35390052797640976732024-03-02T08:05:00.000-08:002024-03-02T08:05:44.540-08:00Have You Been to the Bancroft Garden's Recently?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlNXjkhkcraAcIdNfCmbZ93Vk-JTX8D-gjD3aOLpFSrfCL4YdA99D1UQKyIdrxo4VwyJSarVun1OxC76z4Cmpz_Ri4UBNQ-wiF_74y8ZPgZBdRwH5k7tbkLsxIe9sO1MjFE4yoJNj3Ql1H9wvr5hlfCMjGp8NSMKc9K6GNZ-MDdLv8TtUVPz-9aKUMEU0/s1024/bankcrupt%20gardens.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlNXjkhkcraAcIdNfCmbZ93Vk-JTX8D-gjD3aOLpFSrfCL4YdA99D1UQKyIdrxo4VwyJSarVun1OxC76z4Cmpz_Ri4UBNQ-wiF_74y8ZPgZBdRwH5k7tbkLsxIe9sO1MjFE4yoJNj3Ql1H9wvr5hlfCMjGp8NSMKc9K6GNZ-MDdLv8TtUVPz-9aKUMEU0/w400-h300/bankcrupt%20gardens.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-feature-settings: "liga" 0; font-size: 13px; font-variant-caps: normal; width: 669px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" class="dd" style="padding: 20px 15px;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>I am not aware that the following are remarkable feat in the Ruth Bancroft Gardens(RBG) here in Walnut Creek. Have you been to the RBG recently?<br /></span><br /></span></td></tr><tr><td align="center" class="dd" style="padding: 0px 15px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 12px 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Question: </b>What remarkable feat marks the Ruth Bancroft Garden's contribution to botanical conservation, and how does its collection stand out on a global scale?</span></p></td></tr><tr><td align="center" class="dd" style="padding: 0px 15px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 12px 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>A)</b> It was the first garden in California to use exclusively native plants.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td align="center" class="dd" style="padding: 0px 15px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 12px 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>B)</b> It houses the largest collection of aquatic plants in the United States.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td align="center" class="dd" style="padding: 0px 15px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 12px 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>C)</b> It was the first garden in the United States to be preserved by The Garden Conservancy.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td align="center" class="dd" style="padding: 0px 15px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 12px 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>D)</b> It contains the world's rarest species of orchids.</span></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 12px 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qzqxkBIsNIzn38ywsyEp5mdn8KpgbU6PVuEXSwafvrjCmG6u5fxT-djkIcAmZfRR0s8X8ZJAD9qOs_20bhVnhq5ru02POuhQiU0Bo0zKZz4zZmw5Q0HEDjcDdvn67ue-iT0XHKYPw_G5mktiPBoj_IMnT8YXW_77TKIu_WcQ745HNLqls4CHo5pU5cg/s724/rareorchids.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="724" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qzqxkBIsNIzn38ywsyEp5mdn8KpgbU6PVuEXSwafvrjCmG6u5fxT-djkIcAmZfRR0s8X8ZJAD9qOs_20bhVnhq5ru02POuhQiU0Bo0zKZz4zZmw5Q0HEDjcDdvn67ue-iT0XHKYPw_G5mktiPBoj_IMnT8YXW_77TKIu_WcQ745HNLqls4CHo5pU5cg/w400-h266/rareorchids.jpg.webp" width="400" /></a></div><a href="https://orchidrepublic.com/blogs/news/the-rarest-orchids-in-the-world"><span style="font-size: medium;">https://orchidrepublic.com/blogs/news/the-rarest-orchids-in-the-world</span></a><p></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 12px 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">From: The Walnut Creek Spotlight Newsletter</span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td align="center" class="dd" style="padding: 0px 15px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 12px 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; text-align: start;">The </span><b style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: start;">Ruth Bancroft Garden</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; text-align: start;"> is a 2.5-acre (1.0 ha) public dry garden established by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Bancroft" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="Ruth Bancroft">Ruth Bancroft</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; text-align: start;">. It contains more than 2,000 </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cactus" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="Cactus">cactus</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; text-align: start;">, </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succulent" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="Succulent">succulents</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; text-align: start;">, trees, and shrubs native to </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="California">California</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; text-align: start;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="Mexico">Mexico</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; text-align: start;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="Chile">Chile</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; text-align: start;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="South Africa">South Africa</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; text-align: start;">, and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="Australia">Australia</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; text-align: start;">. It is located at 1552 Bancroft Road in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walnut_Creek,_California" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="Walnut Creek, California">Walnut Creek, California</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; text-align: start;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="United States">USA</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; text-align: start;">.</span></span></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 12px 0px;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">For Complete Details visit:</span></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 12px 0px;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Bancroft_Garden">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Bancroft_Garden</a></span></p><div aria-level="3" class="co8aDb" role="heading" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-family: "Google Sans", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: start;"><b>Finally some Gardening Quotes:</b></div><div class="RqBzHd" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-family: "Google Sans", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; padding: 0px 20px; text-align: start;"><ul class="i8Z77e" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><li class="TrT0Xe" style="list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px;">If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. ... </li><li class="TrT0Xe" style="list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px;">To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour. ... </li><li class="TrT0Xe" style="list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px;">A garden must combine the poetic and the mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy.</li></ul><div class="u9iNfb" style="margin-left: -20px;"></div></div><p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 12px 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lastly, For my cacti and succulent collections visit:</span></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 12px 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-rkWst-EAYxHMqVK83quwcc-3ksmi7d2RqAjevbr1Ldz6yfQlSN7ANzMha0wQiUlPVmm5LISQwYEpSJ2SGcf-jMR-PKtVDucZoPi8LBHzh2onXadU_QjABI5pwhXqKi7vJm__8Zly7CNg7PN3fHwH0pV7nyL4z7MOyEvLpM4Ds7AFxLCsJVmrUmEmX4/s794/agave1inpi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="794" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-rkWst-EAYxHMqVK83quwcc-3ksmi7d2RqAjevbr1Ldz6yfQlSN7ANzMha0wQiUlPVmm5LISQwYEpSJ2SGcf-jMR-PKtVDucZoPi8LBHzh2onXadU_QjABI5pwhXqKi7vJm__8Zly7CNg7PN3fHwH0pV7nyL4z7MOyEvLpM4Ds7AFxLCsJVmrUmEmX4/w400-h390/agave1inpi.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Some of my Cacti Collections at Chateau Du Mer Gardens in the Philippines<p></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 12px 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://chateaudumer.blogspot.com/2021/04/my-cacti-and-succulents-in-philippines.html">https://chateaudumer.blogspot.com/2021/04/my-cacti-and-succulents-in-philippines.html</a></span></b></p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 12px 0px;"><b style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Meanwhile speaking of unusual plants, here's the latest news about the Corpse Flower in the San </b><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><b>Francisco Academy of Sciences Gardens</b></span></p><div class="f fdc sy16" style="box-sizing: inherit; 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margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>A rare Indonesian plant called a </span><a data-link="native" href="https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/smelly-corpse-flower-bloom-in-sf-18692310.php" style="border-bottom: 1px solid var(--primary); box-sizing: inherit; color: black; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration: none;">corpse flower began to bloom Tuesday afternoon</a><span> at San Francisco’s Academy of Sciences, and by Wednesday morning, more than a hundred Bay Area residents had lined up to catch a whiff of its elusive scent, which the plant only exudes when it blossoms.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; 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It reminds me of a Filipino Dish ( Bulalo)💙 that I have been craving for sometime.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfFOEwmRXebSnlYwvqvJtXeVMrj1wBcYS3lTPXG99EfLlZboOAuhiL9EqbkiM1j-8_DjRnNtAn8uCZKwQrpjXlvO17Q0sWSb5_WxHafmKHsQ2Xo1pM5rhKpQlVBRXdvvdV13A6wK7Ll-mJYmK0-hz_Nyvo0ugX6SKcCUdDL8F2z4mKEeEW2LEtm30Vcw/s625/italiandinner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfFOEwmRXebSnlYwvqvJtXeVMrj1wBcYS3lTPXG99EfLlZboOAuhiL9EqbkiM1j-8_DjRnNtAn8uCZKwQrpjXlvO17Q0sWSb5_WxHafmKHsQ2Xo1pM5rhKpQlVBRXdvvdV13A6wK7Ll-mJYmK0-hz_Nyvo0ugX6SKcCUdDL8F2z4mKEeEW2LEtm30Vcw/s16000/italiandinner.jpg" /></a></div><p>THD had a special Italian Dinner celebrating the end of February(29th)- (a Leap Day) in connection with the our Taste of Northern Italy Travel Discovery Series hosted by Galen Corson, Activity Director. Last January we had Taste of Japan, and March Travel Discovery series will be Taste of Southern France. I am posting the Dinner Menu last night featuring Osso Buco as the Entree(above). For those of you who are not familiar with the dish. </p><p></p><div><p class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; counter-reset: section 0; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnWjFnZPdIbE_FZHIwpZnNOmoT8qtP1oYSA3WJYss997Wcf18AKLpZRaoSO3GetMz-Ex_j2XOyEkK0gpZJ6uFr1Hc1UUCFDk0E6uQkVmfot2D4Vxqm4NeW6BFhY-LnJDdf8GBKhoKmbUD0HvoB7Zcf4x9gQKATnWqtbbkvSl9krgOMEgFdC3erfXU5j4/s625/italiandinner11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnWjFnZPdIbE_FZHIwpZnNOmoT8qtP1oYSA3WJYss997Wcf18AKLpZRaoSO3GetMz-Ex_j2XOyEkK0gpZJ6uFr1Hc1UUCFDk0E6uQkVmfot2D4Vxqm4NeW6BFhY-LnJDdf8GBKhoKmbUD0HvoB7Zcf4x9gQKATnWqtbbkvSl9krgOMEgFdC3erfXU5j4/w300-h400/italiandinner11.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">💥"Osso Buco" means "hole of bone" because the<b> marrow</b> provides the rich flavor to the sauce. A marrow spoon, one of those long skinny spoons found in old sterling silverware sets, would come in handy with this dish, as the succulent shank marrow can be tricky to extract (I used the skinny end of a teaspoon).</span><p></p><div class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-2" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div><p class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-3" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; counter-reset: section 0; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Ossobuco</b><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"> or </span><b style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">osso buco</b><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"> (</span><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small" face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 11.9px;">pronounced</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span class="IPA nowrap" face="sans-serif" lang="it-Latn-fonipa" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Italian" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Help:IPA/Italian">[ˌɔssoˈbuːko]</a></span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">; </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milanese_dialect" style="background: repeat; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Milanese dialect">Milanese</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">: </span><i lang="lmo" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">òss bus</i><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span class="IPA nowrap" face="sans-serif" lang="lmo-Latn-fonipa" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Lombard" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Help:IPA/Lombard">[ˌɔz<span class="wrap" style="white-space: normal;"> </span>ˈbyːs]</a></span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">) is a specialty of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lombard_cuisine" style="background: repeat; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Lombard cuisine">Lombard cuisine</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"> of cross-cut </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veal" style="background: repeat; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Veal">veal</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shank_(meat)" style="background: repeat; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Shank (meat)">shanks</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braising" style="background: repeat; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Braising">braised</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"> with vegetables, white wine, and broth. It is often garnished with </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gremolata" style="background: repeat; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Gremolata">gremolata</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"> and traditionally served with either </span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;" title="Italian-language text"><i lang="it"><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risotto_alla_Milanese" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Risotto alla Milanese">risotto alla milanese</a></i></span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"> or </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polenta" style="background: repeat; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Polenta">polenta</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">, depending on the regional variation. The </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_marrow_(food)" style="background: repeat; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Bone marrow (food)">marrow</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"> in the hole in the bone, a prized delicacy, is the defining feature of the dish. </span><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.2px;">The</span><a data-component="link" data-ordinal="1" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" href="https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/gremolata/" style="background-image: linear-gradient(to right, teal 0px, teal 100%); background-position: 0px 97%; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: 100% 1px; box-sizing: border-box; color: teal; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-decoration: none; transition: background-image 0.25s, color 0.25s;"> gremolata</a><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.2px;"> (parsley, lemon zest, and garlic) is an important garnish for this dish.</span></p><p class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-3" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; counter-reset: section 0; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px;"><span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;">The two types of ossobuco are a modern version that has tomatoes and the original version which does not. The older version, <span title="Italian-language text"><i lang="it">ossobuco in bianco</i></span>, is flavoured with cinnamon, bay leaf, and <span title="Italian-language text"><i lang="it">gremolata</i></span>. The modern and more popular recipe includes tomatoes, carrots, celery, and onions; <span title="Italian-language text"><i lang="it">gremolata</i></span> is optional. While veal is the traditional meat used for ossobuco, dishes with other meats such as pork have been called ossobuco.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Did you enjoy The Italian Dinner last night? 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color: #202122; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-size: 16px;">💙Bulalô (Tagalog) is a beef dish from the Philippines. It is a light colored soup that is made by cooking </span><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #d3e3fd; color: #040c28; font-size: 16px;">beef shanks and bone marrow</span><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-size: 16px;"> until the collagen and fat has been melted into the clear broth. It is mixed with corn and vegetable greens. The bone marrow is super delicious!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTjS0rWYyc_tCCD1POcdH2XOsiWkU4hPiN_TOEBRRWiBFTKSWby7UFH1CyXKyzLMkM7olFEDNHTyCZ348oZi_GOghRc5zs0UoDQClb-0-pFcS2-HuSOijur70KynyPClMMxTzRb9RChxZWEUsWwms_ZVZ0NHTRDDth4fn93B6ceiq1fNi9B18T7z1CWk/s300/bulalo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTjS0rWYyc_tCCD1POcdH2XOsiWkU4hPiN_TOEBRRWiBFTKSWby7UFH1CyXKyzLMkM7olFEDNHTyCZ348oZi_GOghRc5zs0UoDQClb-0-pFcS2-HuSOijur70KynyPClMMxTzRb9RChxZWEUsWwms_ZVZ0NHTRDDth4fn93B6ceiq1fNi9B18T7z1CWk/w400-h224/bulalo.jpg" width="400" /></b></a></div><b>To Agustin and THD Management,</b> Could we have <b>Bulalo Soup in the Menu for This Coming June for the Filipino Heritage Month Celebration? </b></span></span></div>David B Kataguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798269891967237168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189412753642432367.post-69090979199708307012024-02-29T08:16:00.000-08:002024-02-29T08:16:10.895-08:00Filipino-Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRKCyV5JweoUYoJ1DZnuCUVHhKhf_X-nY7Ea458zacDMO5ofYab8iLPRrlekP930zCmHpgZNON6QdYBFD5kqK4C8jnPR4hZnxd3Mg0AbmoDl93n2UFXG3v131AOLwwz3C9hMITQhV6PfSV9JiLPDOeMsBneTm7nRqflavVtYjksxFds-GXERrFWL7bmA/s2558/SoMa%20pilipinas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2558" data-original-width="2513" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRKCyV5JweoUYoJ1DZnuCUVHhKhf_X-nY7Ea458zacDMO5ofYab8iLPRrlekP930zCmHpgZNON6QdYBFD5kqK4C8jnPR4hZnxd3Mg0AbmoDl93n2UFXG3v131AOLwwz3C9hMITQhV6PfSV9JiLPDOeMsBneTm7nRqflavVtYjksxFds-GXERrFWL7bmA/w629-h640/SoMa%20pilipinas.jpg" width="629" /></a></div><p><a href="http://theguardsman.com/7_culture_soma-pilipinas_ticsay/"><span style="font-size: medium;">http://theguardsman.com/7_culture_soma-pilipinas_ticsay/</span></a><br /></p><h4 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">Last January when Dinah and I visited my grand daughter, Alix, in San Francisco she treated us to Dim Sum at HK Lounge Bistro located at Fremont and Eight Streets. On our way to the restaurant she mentioned that a few blocks from the restaurant had been designated as SoMa Filipinas in honor of Filipino-Americans in San Francisco. I was not really inform on this so I did some search and I am happy to post it for your information on the history of Filipino- Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area( Wikipedia). </h4><figure class="mw-default-size" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; border-collapse: collapse; border-color: rgb(200, 204, 209) rgb(200, 204, 209) currentcolor; border-image: none; border-style: solid solid none; border-width: 1px 1px 0px; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); clear: right; color: #202122; display: table; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 0; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; min-width: 100px; text-align: center;" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a class="mw-file-description" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elderly_evicted_tenants_of_the_International_Hotel_in_San_Francisco_-_4_August_1977.jpg" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; color: #795cb2; display: block; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Photograph of two elderly Filipino tenants who were evicted from the International Hotel in San Francisco" class="mw-file-element" data-file-height="1024" data-file-width="1536" decoding="async" height="147" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Elderly_evicted_tenants_of_the_International_Hotel_in_San_Francisco_-_4_August_1977.jpg/220px-Elderly_evicted_tenants_of_the_International_Hotel_in_San_Francisco_-_4_August_1977.jpg" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Elderly_evicted_tenants_of_the_International_Hotel_in_San_Francisco_-_4_August_1977.jpg/330px-Elderly_evicted_tenants_of_the_International_Hotel_in_San_Francisco_-_4_August_1977.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Elderly_evicted_tenants_of_the_International_Hotel_in_San_Francisco_-_4_August_1977.jpg/440px-Elderly_evicted_tenants_of_the_International_Hotel_in_San_Francisco_-_4_August_1977.jpg 2x" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); margin: 3px; vertical-align: middle;" width="220" /></a><figcaption style="border-color: currentcolor rgb(200, 204, 209) rgb(200, 204, 209); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px; caption-side: bottom; display: table-caption; font-size: 12.375999px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 0px 6px 6px; text-align: left; word-break: break-word;">Elderly tenants who were evicted from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Hotel_(San_Francisco)" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="International Hotel (San Francisco)">International Hotel</a> in San Francisco during the dawn hours of 4 August 1977</figcaption></figure><p style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;">"One of the earliest records of a Filipino settling in the San Francisco Bay Area occurred in the mid-19th century, when a Filipino immigrant and his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miwok" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Miwok">Miwok</a> wife settled in <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lairds_Landing,_California" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Lairds Landing, California">Lairds Landing</a> on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marin_County,_California" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Marin County, California">Marin County</a> coast; many <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_Miwok" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Coast Miwok">Coast Miwok</a> trace their lineage to this couple. Significant migration began in the early 20th century, including upper-class mestizo businessmen, mariners, and students (known as <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pensionados" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Pensionados">pensionados</a>). Another group of Filipinos who immigrated to the Bay Area was war brides, many of whom married African-American "<a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_soldiers" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Buffalo soldiers">buffalo soldiers</a>". Additionally, other immigrants came through the U.S. Military, some through the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidio_of_San_Francisco" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Presidio of San Francisco">Presidio of San Francisco</a>, and others as <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migrant_workers" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Migrant workers">migrant workers</a> on their way to points inland; many of these Filipinos would settle down permanently in the Bay Area, establishing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kearny_Street" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Kearny Street">"<b>Manilatown" on Kearny Street</b></a> (next to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown,_San_Francisco" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Chinatown, San Francisco">Chinatown</a>). At its largest size, "Manilatown" was home to at least 10,000,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-192" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Filipino_Americans#cite_note-192" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;">]</a></sup>the last of whom were evicted in August 1977 from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Hotel_(San_Francisco)" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="International Hotel (San Francisco)">International Hotel</a>. After 1965, Filipinos from the Philippines began immigrating to San Francisco, concentrating in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_of_Market,_San_Francisco" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="South of Market, San Francisco">South of Market</a>neighbourhood.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"> In 1970, the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco%E2%80%93Oakland%E2%80%93Hayward,_CA_Metropolitan_Statistical_Area" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="San Francisco–Oakland–Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area">San Francisco-Oakland metropolitan area</a> had the largest population of Filipinos of any metropolitan area in the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_United_States" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Continental United States">continental United States</a>—44,326. Two other nearby metropolitan areas also had a population of Filipinos greater than 5,000 in 1970, <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa_Clara,_CA_Metropolitan_Statistical_Area" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area">San Jose</a> , and <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salinas,_CA_Metropolitan_Statistical_Area" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area">Salinas-Monterey</a> (6,147).</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;">Due to a change in the ethnic make up of the <b><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighborhoods_in_San_Francisco#Yerba_Buena" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Neighborhoods in San Francisco">Yerba Buena</a> neighborhood, and with the construction of the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Rizal" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Jose Rizal">Dimasalang</a> House in 1979, four street names were changed to honor notable Filipinos. By 1990, 30% of the population in South of Market was Filipino American.</b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;">The 2000 Census showed that the greater San Francisco Bay Area was home to approximately 320,000 residents of Filipino descent, with the largest concentration living in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Clara_County,_California" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Santa Clara County, California">Santa Clara County</a>. In the mid-2000s Filipino Americans were between one fifth and one fourth of the total population of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vallejo,_California" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Vallejo, California">Vallejo</a>, having been drawn there by agriculture and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Mare Island Naval Shipyard">Mare Island Naval Shipyard</a>. In 2007, there were about a hundred thousand Filipino Americans living in the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Bay_(San_Francisco_Bay_Area)" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)">East Bay</a> alone. </p><p style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;">By the time of the 2010 Census the greater San Francisco Bay Area was home to <b>463,458 Filipino Americans and multiracial Filipino Americans;</b> Santa Clara county continued to have the largest concentration in the area. In 2011, 9% of all Filipino immigrants to the United States reside in the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco%E2%80%93Oakland%E2%80%93Hayward,_CA_Metropolitan_Statistical_Area" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="San Francisco–Oakland–Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area">San Francisco metropolitan area</a>, and an additional 3% resided in the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose%E2%80%93Sunnyvale%E2%80%93Santa_Clara,_CA_MSA" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara, CA MSA">San Jose metropolitan area</a>. <b><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daly_City" style="background: repeat; color: #795cb2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Daly City">Daly City</a>, in the San Francisco Bay Area, has the highest concentration of Filipino Americans of any municipality in the U.S.; Filipino Americans comprise 35% of the city's population.</b></p><p style="margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122;"><span> </span></span><b><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122;"><span>In 2016, although the number of Filipinos living within the City of San Francisco has been reduced, a heritage district was designated </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_of_Market,_San_Francisco#SoMa_Pilipinas" style="background: repeat; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #795cb2; font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="South of Market, San Francisco">"SoMa Pilipinas"</a><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122;"><span>. For details on SOMA PILIPINAS visit:</span></span></b></span></p><h4 style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;"><span class="mw-headline" id="San_Diego_County" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.somapilipinas.org/">https://www.somapilipinas.org/</a></span></h4><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div>For some of SoMA activities visit: </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.parollanternfestival.com/">https://www.parollanternfestival.com/</a></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Again, may I emphasize that I am indeed very proud of my Filipino ancestry. I immigrated to US in 1960 and became a US citizen in 1972. For some details of my autobiography please visit: </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://chateaudumer.blogspot.com/2023/08/excerpts-from-my-autobiography-updated.html">https://chateaudumer.blogspot.com/2023/08/excerpts-from-my-autobiography-updated.html</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> <span style="font-size: x-large;"> Lastly,</span> enjoy this photo from Pacita Abad Art Exhibit at the SFO Museum of Modern Art.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3uH-VOcgPNZKgLXXJU8ggbtbWqPAIwmgh_y2_GPuZuAkoy70PQKlFNI898RXbSX7tktDHQx7-dXmCl5GpeYd40dlWNkerax7wc_N80dEiP0qd_jRHcqroL0Kin9jHXWo5VE2a24Cc7F-WlYf1iY3ZJG-y6YRKGB_GfN3Klz_jiYT1P-_EmdZvcfR3Do/s625/abadsoma.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3uH-VOcgPNZKgLXXJU8ggbtbWqPAIwmgh_y2_GPuZuAkoy70PQKlFNI898RXbSX7tktDHQx7-dXmCl5GpeYd40dlWNkerax7wc_N80dEiP0qd_jRHcqroL0Kin9jHXWo5VE2a24Cc7F-WlYf1iY3ZJG-y6YRKGB_GfN3Klz_jiYT1P-_EmdZvcfR3Do/w300-h400/abadsoma.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><h2 class="gnt_ar_b_mt" style="border-top-color: rgb(194, 194, 194); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; caret-color: rgb(48, 48, 48); clear: right; color: #303030; font-family: "Unify Sans", "Helvetica Neue", "Arial Nova", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 34px; margin: 50px 0px 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-top: 20px;">Happy St Tib's Day/Leap Day to All </h2><h2 class="gnt_ar_b_mt" style="border-top-color: rgb(194, 194, 194); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; caret-color: rgb(48, 48, 48); clear: right; color: #303030; font-family: "Unify Sans", "Helvetica Neue", "Arial Nova", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 34px; margin: 50px 0px 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-top: 20px;">Why is leap day every four years?</h2><p class="gnt_ar_b_p" style="caret-color: rgb(48, 48, 48); color: #303030; font-family: "Georgia Pro", Georgia, "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 14px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">The reason there are leap days, and years, is because of the Earth's orbit.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p" style="caret-color: rgb(48, 48, 48); color: #303030; font-family: "Georgia Pro", Georgia, "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 14px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">The amount of days it takes for the Earth to complete a full revolution around the Sun is not a whole number. The 365 days we experience is actually <a class="gnt_ar_b_a" data-t-l=":b|e|k|${u}" href="https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/leap-year" rel="noopener" style="color: #303030; text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 152, 254); text-decoration-thickness: 2px; text-underline-offset: 2px;" target="_blank">365.242190 days</a>, according to the National Air and Space Museum.</p></div>David B Kataguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798269891967237168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189412753642432367.post-1588209710011853672024-02-28T06:11:00.000-08:002024-02-28T06:11:57.919-08:00A Hectic But Relaxing Day Here at THD Yesterday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTPzom3lYg55WrHaGmPebBALqMkOua2RyrowL0I7qEh7jIXYIiDC5CUFQfAIMyB22LC4PXmy2Ljk21xI59h7o10JXA8oCNtDnPlnV7lSSifwTnOqJEensaqi6waxzT2Z4BVW2ymvF19iYXr-xDyogmKbxxItGdpDuAVte6mARlLiYbV_amKwuD0bTDqo/s625/dinnermenu22624.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTPzom3lYg55WrHaGmPebBALqMkOua2RyrowL0I7qEh7jIXYIiDC5CUFQfAIMyB22LC4PXmy2Ljk21xI59h7o10JXA8oCNtDnPlnV7lSSifwTnOqJEensaqi6waxzT2Z4BVW2ymvF19iYXr-xDyogmKbxxItGdpDuAVte6mARlLiYbV_amKwuD0bTDqo/w480-h640/dinnermenu22624.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Yesterday, was a very hectic day for me here at THD <b>( My Gilded Cage)</b>.💥 However, it was also a very relaxing day. My massage therapist e-mailed me the night before if he could come Tuesday instead of Thursday this week. I have no choice because I do not want to miss my weekly massage. What could be more relaxing than a whole hour body massage with the Song from the Secret Garden Music in the background?</p><p><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(6, 95, 212); display: inline; font-size: large;"><a class="yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--display-type yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color" force-new-state="true" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWdHVkF4eVoweUxmaE01b0t3SlR6RDlSQXNJQXxBQ3Jtc0ttMzIzMm9OclA2NmtwcUxfR19qZ3liRWdldm93U2pXNFdCZU1RY1NONkJmY3RWaWt5VExQc0x6MEZoVVdCbXJVNzE0X2JiODZocjBTSzJEeWNzTlJMQ2twN2dxX3Z1dTRfUEtVbjlMNXdNZXRKQUlqQQ&q=http%3A%2F%2Fvevo.ly%2FOed6EI&v=Cxs3RClv-8g" rel="nofollow" style="display: inline; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">http://vevo.ly/Oed6EI</a></span></p><p><a href="https://chateaudumer.blogspot.com/2013/07/time-for-some-music-for-relaxation.html"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>https://chateaudumer.blogspot.com/2013/07/time-for-some-music-for-relaxation.html</b></span></a></p><p></p><p>My day started with a hot shower at 7AM after Batman & Robin woke me up for their breakfast. A hearty breakfast of my own with Belgian Waffle and 2 eggs with coffee and fresh oranges ended at 9:30AM. My massage started promptly at 10 and ended at 11 AM, followed by Corn Hole at the Yoga Room. My 30-minute lunch was just soup and chips and watermelon and regular coke. At 12:30 PM I have bridge for 2 hours. Then at 3PM I have a haircut followed by a nap. </p><p>Dinner was at 5PM and I have a choice of several Entrees/Salad/Desserts from the Menu( see photo above): </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahCJViYj_DdhuBg05adgWN7P9ktczTaqzmaqRpOqf3PaFIUN5MFezce9khiDURWpNFi_unGgmefXUslJNv0vSUj_Qed_gBgI-vMaqogLZYockbd_Raa0a9iaST_Ln09ISac_3HN__xkCP924TXE6YxONfY48bvPOx3OSeN_9lyE0QSSXQezOYgx9N8Tc/s625/babybackribs1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahCJViYj_DdhuBg05adgWN7P9ktczTaqzmaqRpOqf3PaFIUN5MFezce9khiDURWpNFi_unGgmefXUslJNv0vSUj_Qed_gBgI-vMaqogLZYockbd_Raa0a9iaST_Ln09ISac_3HN__xkCP924TXE6YxONfY48bvPOx3OSeN_9lyE0QSSXQezOYgx9N8Tc/w300-h400/babybackribs1.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>My Baby Back Ribs Dinner after one bite last Night-Yummy!!!!<br /></p><p>Last Monday I had shrimp scampi. I had on the Back ribs yesterday ( see photo above). For dessert I had German Chocolate Cake last night and Key Lime Pie on Monday. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnd_5Xu-dZgO7oL43BseVVyPMwvU7ozG0QRTMPdRSjrv-N-c0jupmVDGNIWrDgOCR7PTz-Z5td3WSyiJAk9P4_vzEcje4cMiXTLQMmcxU-t3Ka7XpJoFvAAsSe7uuimoKRRm-ARfFtsKYDWUbice_eH8rSvt3wvIwmvf8tf4x8qo-jpkHyWAopWJBLpdY/s625/schedulethd22624.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnd_5Xu-dZgO7oL43BseVVyPMwvU7ozG0QRTMPdRSjrv-N-c0jupmVDGNIWrDgOCR7PTz-Z5td3WSyiJAk9P4_vzEcje4cMiXTLQMmcxU-t3Ka7XpJoFvAAsSe7uuimoKRRm-ARfFtsKYDWUbice_eH8rSvt3wvIwmvf8tf4x8qo-jpkHyWAopWJBLpdY/w300-h400/schedulethd22624.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>The photo above are the Events Highlights for our February 26 to March 3 Schedule of Events. Looking forward to the <b>Taste Of Italy Special Dinner</b> tomorrow. </p><p>Let me close this posting, that my regular days are not as hectic as yesterday. Normally, my mornings are free except on Tuesday when I play either corn hole, ladder ball or chair volleyball. However my afternoons are busy with either bridge or mahjong for 2.5 to 3.0 hours on Monday to Friday. My Weekends Days are FREE except for Zumba on Saturday at 1PM. </p><p><b>Finally here's my quote for today</b>: We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is<b> an honest friend.</b> Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850-1894, Scottish Writer and Poet. </p><div class="def" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans", serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">💥A place where someone <a class="ref type-def" href="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/appear" style="border-color: currentcolor currentcolor rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); border-image: none; border-style: none none dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="Definition of appears">appears</a> to <a class="ref type-def" href="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/live" style="border-color: currentcolor currentcolor rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); border-image: none; border-style: none none dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="Definition of live">live</a> in <a class="ref type-def" href="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/luxury" style="border-color: currentcolor currentcolor rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); border-image: none; border-style: none none dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="Definition of luxury">luxury</a> but where he or she has very little <a class="ref type-def" href="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/freedom" style="border-color: currentcolor currentcolor rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); border-image: none; border-style: none none dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="Definition of freedom">freedom</a>. I lost my freedom when I stopped driving a couple of years ago and when I could barely walked a few blocks without getting tired.</div><div><br /></div>David B Kataguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798269891967237168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189412753642432367.post-52538955810961156142024-02-27T08:34:00.000-08:002024-02-27T08:34:12.780-08:00Some of My Coin Collections<p>I started collecting coins about 30 years ago. I was not serious about it. However, I was able to purchase the following coin sets. I found these coin sets while looking for other items I have missed that are still in my unopened boxes. I have no idea of the <b>value of these coins</b>, but if you are knowledgeable about the value of old coins, I will appreciate your input. Here are the photos of each set both in front and back.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yYTO3uP6C5kqUxguUkbfSqTIzx8xDE95asRcNZXx1R0Lqqd-_hW-WPRG4OD-4tJPN-eekP5a-t67KOJzfn0hM8hYu17D8YMcRSAXX0y13m1UlnMk0wakItoeN7SmYsNFr0d7haQjRxV23FSlW9AChdxGYr5VBx7TJqbZXB4sRGqLTm1lqis-8Pkplqs/s625/coin2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yYTO3uP6C5kqUxguUkbfSqTIzx8xDE95asRcNZXx1R0Lqqd-_hW-WPRG4OD-4tJPN-eekP5a-t67KOJzfn0hM8hYu17D8YMcRSAXX0y13m1UlnMk0wakItoeN7SmYsNFr0d7haQjRxV23FSlW9AChdxGYr5VBx7TJqbZXB4sRGqLTm1lqis-8Pkplqs/s16000/coin2.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGFrdHFEfKlAmMJjzWPN3kxFC3b9iFY-ptqTbaF0EbUXYvWxZ5oLKC8_EPIYKsmqsMtpstBU_JtCwD23Vn1jHyad5OafPErnHpwVVJCJI6tC4KAgEfejxkdr7swNVIaGfsb_20IvMZj5KGFx3BU-n2zy4P6XDqC8VbumNuhbmCSUtUafnrbBsfRkJ5mE/s625/coin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNcbu1rdd8oJZCvewFZH_NwMHp-AFhATO_kXjXF2qj5ao5GmLl5lQhjfbELPQmhSCN78oV3_gZDFmzIyd9iZQ1ubWz9zdfvksQ8z3sKxnUhJrCsSyCrIcd6U0pIjdmR2kMJfyZ9kyOtb9sbZLnudT1aDjFKgfZZERFPIVztYKpnri6Ff5U5A7nNjjBTkc/s960/coindoublelincoln.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNcbu1rdd8oJZCvewFZH_NwMHp-AFhATO_kXjXF2qj5ao5GmLl5lQhjfbELPQmhSCN78oV3_gZDFmzIyd9iZQ1ubWz9zdfvksQ8z3sKxnUhJrCsSyCrIcd6U0pIjdmR2kMJfyZ9kyOtb9sbZLnudT1aDjFKgfZZERFPIVztYKpnri6Ff5U5A7nNjjBTkc/w640-h320/coindoublelincoln.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>and The Double Lincoln Penny 1999 -Listed on E-Bay for $555, 555.00 <br /></p><div><br /></div><div>And here is my miscellaneous collection of coins from US, the Philippines and other countries</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3qH8MQwBvN_-mb38djJWwuupwqtHaW3vkLWWxGGImqAP5SsWNdyVTV42iLuSE2tpZhGhr_UYKEnzC-mVNUYrpzreYZqXVT2qY4mzWvwX4fRzK3FaMK2I4bF_Ez11jzYMlC737dHlhxSQaXV72bEq0xTAFP21gvX5VoWfHNQc9z-GL-_puMUGd2RabiOg/s625/coinsmisc3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3qH8MQwBvN_-mb38djJWwuupwqtHaW3vkLWWxGGImqAP5SsWNdyVTV42iLuSE2tpZhGhr_UYKEnzC-mVNUYrpzreYZqXVT2qY4mzWvwX4fRzK3FaMK2I4bF_Ez11jzYMlC737dHlhxSQaXV72bEq0xTAFP21gvX5VoWfHNQc9z-GL-_puMUGd2RabiOg/s16000/coinsmisc3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The <b>oldest</b> are <b>1967</b> Kennedy Quarter,<b>1971</b> Eisenhower Dollar, and the <b>1976</b> Jose Rizal Philippine Peso<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>For values and prices of US coins visit:</div><div><br /></div><p><a href="https://www.pcgs.com/prices/us">https://www.pcgs.com/prices/us</a></p><div><br /></div><div>Lastly, <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03bZz9ZfQ7jXpSwKQWXsV9f9v023qub85t4SRB9w0GAtuW7dn9YBjWqji15aGuZi4tg7WR70A1aeKYxCpvZBncYPRI9sIJmLt4C_cNS4ThwUS9wYp8DA2EG91S2OET8myPcTy6wG41Tc2VTwL7OqDju_VGt_uj7RFU9kmgXrnnwvtN9s9_L8rsRbJ2g0/s246/coincollecting.jpg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Meaning, Qualifications, and Example" data-ilt="1709014612308" jsaction="rcuQ6b:npT2md;BUYwVb:QT8fkf;LsLGHf:iSvHDf;DdQV6c:QT8fkf" jscontroller="R3fhkb" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ9KbxmE3w-jr9-E-F2UKKRUyhMatT1F6Q5mwZOhEyH1w&s" style="display: block; height: 160px; margin-left: -17px; transition: transform 200ms; width: 240px;" /></div></div><div class="BfmEZb" jsname="tdeeNb" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: 160px; left: 0px; pointer-events: none; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 204px;"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="wDYxhc" data-md="61" style="clear: none;"><div aria-level="3" class="LGOjhe" data-attrid="wa:/description" data-hveid="CBYQAA" role="heading" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 20px;"><span class="ILfuVd" face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" lang="en" style="color: #4d5156; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span class="hgKElc" style="padding: 0px 8px 0px 0px;">Numismatists <span style="background-color: #d3e3fd; color: #040c28;">study the physical attributes of the payment media rather than the use and function in an economy</span>. The term numismatics is often <b>used interchangeably</b> with the coin collection, though it connotes more intensive study than just simply collecting coins.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>David B Kataguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798269891967237168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189412753642432367.post-87881174036942041212024-02-26T08:25:00.000-08:002024-02-26T08:25:06.817-08:00Once Again, I have Cravings For Filipino Food<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1_nYNBR-UeD2Jp6UsP2EFo7sPYp6Q6Uv_lsdBg4RbuozZ3pryA1z0EJv4Ng9NAQvpKfPtmGZM1szMU0hLwExc6zvrpAcAr1AuuWjEES2zguYOV9Xe118L0WtUGiLiiBEncno79jYckOK40jdX5X9HX0LosrEgY96Ud0VQ3HQKS1EvVtCdEEaRj9HEig/s803/filipinodishes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="602" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1_nYNBR-UeD2Jp6UsP2EFo7sPYp6Q6Uv_lsdBg4RbuozZ3pryA1z0EJv4Ng9NAQvpKfPtmGZM1szMU0hLwExc6zvrpAcAr1AuuWjEES2zguYOV9Xe118L0WtUGiLiiBEncno79jYckOK40jdX5X9HX0LosrEgY96Ud0VQ3HQKS1EvVtCdEEaRj9HEig/w300-h400/filipinodishes.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>The food here at the Newton's Restaurant,THD is delicious and<b> rated 5 Star. </b>But eating the same dishes week after week becomes very boring sometimes. I have resided here in the US since<b> 1960</b> but with my Filipino ancestry and taste buds, my cravings for filipino dishes once in a while, I will consider a normal behavior. </p><p>Thus after I moved here at THD, I did some Google search on the <b>Filipino Food near me</b> ( see reference below).</p><p>I found <b>Imas</b> Restaurant located in the Seafood City Compound in Concord to have the best-tasting Filipino Dishes. You can order it and have it delivered here at THD or you could drive to Imas (only 4.2 miles) in Concord. You can even order ahead for lechon if you are planning a Filipino Feast.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMynwpxbtV8fAvS-oONDa-Fz2I65Y8liYMCIDYkP-UCmMq8nSr7DzH1vEVvWpdYvz_TeSqZR7A3h0EVCqAfNWPn2qCwi7WrRrhgZ8u8xFtdWXXqXnmI4zLoueaxt9Em7VG4ay5GtuJ8tvPAiNQZxUEknR5Ozp-AR5ER3jXssrfrOw3yW7KPHhUK5hyphenhyphencs/s2048/alixandmelechon1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMynwpxbtV8fAvS-oONDa-Fz2I65Y8liYMCIDYkP-UCmMq8nSr7DzH1vEVvWpdYvz_TeSqZR7A3h0EVCqAfNWPn2qCwi7WrRrhgZ8u8xFtdWXXqXnmI4zLoueaxt9Em7VG4ay5GtuJ8tvPAiNQZxUEknR5Ozp-AR5ER3jXssrfrOw3yW7KPHhUK5hyphenhyphencs/w400-h300/alixandmelechon1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Alix and I admiring the Lechon ( roasted Pig Suckling) during Her Wedding Reception last September<br /></p><p>Here's a list of Filipino Restaurant Near THD, Walnut Creek, Ca. Bon Apetit!</p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&sca_esv=582150664&channel=mac_bm&tbs=lf:1,lf_ui:9&tbm=lcl&q=filipino+food+near+me&rflfq=1&num=10&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjrqZeP0MKCAxWCJ0QIHbj2DH8QjGp6BAgTEAE&biw=1360&bih=665&dpr=1#rlfi=hd:;si:;mv:%5B%5B38.0359137,-121.82830910000001%5D,%5B37.5784881,-122.4350319%5D%5D;tbs:lrf:!1m4!1u17!2m2!17m1!1e2!1m4!1u3!2m2!3m1!1e1!1m4!1u2!2m2!2m1!1e1!1m4!1u1!2m2!1m1!1e1!1m4!1u1!2m2!1m1!1e2!1m4!1u22!2m2!21m1!1e1!2m1!1e2!2m1!1e1!2m1!1e3!2m4!1e17!4m2!17m1!1e2!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:9">filipino food near me</a></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b>Filipino cuisine</b> has developed from the different cultures that shaped its history; it is like other Southeast Asian cuisines but with heavy <a href="https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Spanish_cuisine" style="background: repeat; color: #0b0080; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Spanish cuisine">Spanish influence</a>. Some ingredients of the <a href="https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mexican_cuisine" style="background: repeat; color: #0b0080; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;" title="Mexican cuisine">Mexican cuisine</a>, such as corn, tomato and chili, have also found their way to the Philippines.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; margin: 0.5em 0px;">Though its cuisine is not as renowned as many of its neighbours, such as that of Thailand and Vietnam, Filipino cooking is nonetheless distinct in that it is possibly the<b> least spicy of all South East Asian cuisines.</b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><b>Don't make the mistake of thinking that Filipino food is bland, though</b>. It is just that instead of spices, Filipino food depends more on<b> garlic, onions and ginger to add flavor to the dishes</b>. Painstaking preparation and <b>prolonged cooking time </b>is also a characteristic of most Filipino dishes, and when done properly is often what brings out the flavor of the food, as opposed to a healthy dose of spices.</p><p class="x1qodse3" dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -0.41px; line-height: 1.4118; margin: 16px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.41px;"></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; margin: 0.5em 0px;">With over <b>7,500 islands,</b> the cuisine of the Philippines is rather a <b>mish-mash of hundreds of local</b>, <b>regional, and ethnic cuisines,</b> and without any qualifiers, you would often think of ubiquitous dishes such as <b><i>adobo</i>, <i>sinigang</i>, <i>lechon</i>,and Filipino-Chinese dishes.</b></p><p style="border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(2, 15, 28); color: #020f1c; font-family: Soll, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 1rem;"><b>Thus, Filipino cuisine is a mesh between Chinese, Mexican, Malay, Spanish, Indian, and American cooking.</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;">Another non-Filipino dish I missed is the <b>Mexican Chili Rellenos. </b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;">Chile rellenos (or ‘<em style="box-sizing: inherit;">stuffed peppers</em>‘ in English) are a traditional Mexican dish made from roasted poblano peppers stuffed with cheese, then coated in a fluffy egg batter and fried until golden brown.<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />They’re sometimes served with a simple red or green salsa, or even wrapped in a tortilla with refried beans to make chile relleno burritos.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yPpw4w3fnq13YS6vkmlkQtFi5xSpLRrYU9134bu85ENjJ5w-UympCmPcAfjGlJJhbY-yeM2jBbrbdX_X1Feyg7sBgKGmpjSO5kgfbAOtpwJTuRywmbRCVmIKfiDbjowPbRJxBxTXxiw8TtZ4qy-jj4byYGUqY7Ac9JkRjYUj2BnxMIEC-SWgOa5qFZQ/s1200/chile-relleno-photo.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yPpw4w3fnq13YS6vkmlkQtFi5xSpLRrYU9134bu85ENjJ5w-UympCmPcAfjGlJJhbY-yeM2jBbrbdX_X1Feyg7sBgKGmpjSO5kgfbAOtpwJTuRywmbRCVmIKfiDbjowPbRJxBxTXxiw8TtZ4qy-jj4byYGUqY7Ac9JkRjYUj2BnxMIEC-SWgOa5qFZQ/w400-h266/chile-relleno-photo.jpg.webp" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;">Photo Credit: FoodFanatic.com</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;">Good News: I talked to Agustin, our Chef the other day. He informed me he has not forgotten my request for him to cook Chili Relleno Casserole in the future. He assured me we will have Chili Relleno Casserole in the near future. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTKEkkMW_5GbcABNLgxoazFg1BVEqJw0dmAvVsCrVClMQUB5fnIxIh7cZzmdd_b2S62gy7hTKcNPXqxqOj-PzrzcKO7XqvLZtwsGoQ95uhQmIyyYnfxFadcFp1hyphenhyphenEbYSFU1z5arjXG2Q_vicS5109mrzPQU7s8JgNEuKldv7HRHEcCnpaPgRt1kl7-GE/s500/chilerellenocasserole.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="500" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTKEkkMW_5GbcABNLgxoazFg1BVEqJw0dmAvVsCrVClMQUB5fnIxIh7cZzmdd_b2S62gy7hTKcNPXqxqOj-PzrzcKO7XqvLZtwsGoQ95uhQmIyyYnfxFadcFp1hyphenhyphenEbYSFU1z5arjXG2Q_vicS5109mrzPQU7s8JgNEuKldv7HRHEcCnpaPgRt1kl7-GE/w400-h331/chilerellenocasserole.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Newton's did have Chili Relleno Casserole in our Dinner Menu under the Vegetarian Section for the whole last week of January. Thanks, again Agustin for the delicious Chili Relleno Casserole. <br /></p><p></p><div class="adthrive" id="cls-video-container-AKyPnTgE" style="box-sizing: inherit; min-height: 365.625px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Prqdf2qgjzKf2fP5Hd4nQG8pVgTe0wSx2XvzZvxeeMc7UjwSBomCtyylb9dkUmkgaFEUy5jjlBt05DU-t2F2400Fn3dsI5hU42zHtLpp-AZ0vmDeM4WNb6IfrlelzSe21K18syH_wzL6otkGaFnMF1c7_RMY8NuQrsCiq1O63TGWqcL6OlumxI-Xi1U/s935/pigsfeet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="935" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Prqdf2qgjzKf2fP5Hd4nQG8pVgTe0wSx2XvzZvxeeMc7UjwSBomCtyylb9dkUmkgaFEUy5jjlBt05DU-t2F2400Fn3dsI5hU42zHtLpp-AZ0vmDeM4WNb6IfrlelzSe21K18syH_wzL6otkGaFnMF1c7_RMY8NuQrsCiq1O63TGWqcL6OlumxI-Xi1U/w360-h640/pigsfeet.jpg" width="360" /></a></div>Cravings For Pigs Feet/Hocks Adobo or Humba!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTjsKm3MLngn95f98p_F1I_Nz7SJABmoJ4OwbJH8ltO9Bf-HI1VvKsdJDZs_LEIaOiItgSmJSKYf5zZFh3DYuVyxvNqRjhvM4ml4GmE_D_6X-RZErnCyX7gBg7W2erd3ixq40Gc1jPPoAQSP2dn3nC51PbWriDb0Tm5Bt1z-7DI4dzkad44KyI9RZj5U/s225/foodquotes.jpg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTjsKm3MLngn95f98p_F1I_Nz7SJABmoJ4OwbJH8ltO9Bf-HI1VvKsdJDZs_LEIaOiItgSmJSKYf5zZFh3DYuVyxvNqRjhvM4ml4GmE_D_6X-RZErnCyX7gBg7W2erd3ixq40Gc1jPPoAQSP2dn3nC51PbWriDb0Tm5Bt1z-7DI4dzkad44KyI9RZj5U/w400-h400/foodquotes.jpg.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div>David B Kataguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798269891967237168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189412753642432367.post-21602943580301528122024-02-25T08:15:00.000-08:002024-02-25T08:15:17.652-08:00Thinking of Spring-Today and Yesterday<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yesterday, Dinah visited me. She convinced me to walk with her in downtown Locust Street- Walnut Creek Restaurant Row to have Dim Sum at the Grand Opening of the newly opened franchised Dim Sum restaurant <b>Dough Zone.</b> It was only a few blocks from THD at the corner of Locust Street and Mt Diablo Blvd. Since it was a beautiful spring-like afternoon, I reluctantly agree. With my cane I slowly walked the few blocks and I enjoyed the adventure very much. This was my first outing walking out from the front Gate of THD since I moved here about <b>8 months ago</b>. I felt like a bird that flew out of its gilded cage. Speaking of Dough zone, I am not impressed. It has limited offerings and it did not taste as good as the Dim Sum in CreekHouse in Parkside. Here's the website of Dough Zone on Locust Street. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/dough-zone-walnut-creek-walnut-creek-3" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">https://www.yelp.com/biz/dough-zone-walnut-creek-walnut-creek-3</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6HK0q9V9ETSFZOUarZ9NuJ84-V2muOWraSJ4l3KM7QIDcydjWHq2X0CPgVS7Ft1oXf83kZGPDhLkG6iUuMIx8W2uPgGBb78fc0f3iJRMFh3AuNqs9lPlVEzTr9QUJBKn0h2gdRJtsmxDmi2YWR8PQ1cnTUgoUtBP_dqPRTtGaR-3pySo1Cjo6LiCYmQ/s609/butchartgardens.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="609" data-original-width="426" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6HK0q9V9ETSFZOUarZ9NuJ84-V2muOWraSJ4l3KM7QIDcydjWHq2X0CPgVS7Ft1oXf83kZGPDhLkG6iUuMIx8W2uPgGBb78fc0f3iJRMFh3AuNqs9lPlVEzTr9QUJBKn0h2gdRJtsmxDmi2YWR8PQ1cnTUgoUtBP_dqPRTtGaR-3pySo1Cjo6LiCYmQ/w280-h400/butchartgardens.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><p>Meanwhile, while reading my Facebook page today, I see this photo of the Butchart Garden, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (above). It reminded me of my previous posting about the three most beautiful gardens that Macrine (RIP) and I had visited. </p><p><a href="https://chateaudumer.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-three-most-beautiful-gardens-that.html"><span style="font-size: medium;">https://chateaudumer.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-three-most-beautiful-gardens-that.html</span></a></p><p>Macrine (RIP) and I loved Gardens. We spent a lot of time, money and energy in our younger years to make Chateau Du Mer, Boac, Marinduque, Philippines, a Garden Paradise. Here's a repost of my article on the subject.</p><p><a href="https://chateaudumer.blogspot.com/2019/04/pleasant-memories-of-my-gardens-at_14.html"><span style="font-size: medium;">https://chateaudumer.blogspot.com/2019/04/pleasant-memories-of-my-gardens-at_14.html</span></a></p><p>Here are two old photos of our visit to Butchart Gardens, Victoria, B.C. Canada in 2005.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTd-7yf2mcbrqXgLYCOtKGaBWhhFM2eZKyO-SmpRTv6tEYh2NZGAfQeo0wHdbm4y6NiRHz4pSskYHok81zCNxc0IIiYclxUK8MTTic7YxHqLSak6VEAvCbJzDxX-dL2O0e3zA_MiJKd4JVeLzUEcSJcYrQFLfu2SyXPCIsese4i3ineFQrsa37_s1l7Lc/s500/butchart%20gardens20051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="353" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTd-7yf2mcbrqXgLYCOtKGaBWhhFM2eZKyO-SmpRTv6tEYh2NZGAfQeo0wHdbm4y6NiRHz4pSskYHok81zCNxc0IIiYclxUK8MTTic7YxHqLSak6VEAvCbJzDxX-dL2O0e3zA_MiJKd4JVeLzUEcSJcYrQFLfu2SyXPCIsese4i3ineFQrsa37_s1l7Lc/w283-h400/butchart%20gardens20051.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg86SvXmyoYWWq5a0ivHEgRZ02kxxC__Zltr7ftkY3VAxgBgpTKUgOnWB7Inl0tf0RRe9cHOzZG5Qch0YUGLeByLyGMnTVr7goKL_ER2s4gWrDH5ozuj0yPrNsrNx8cmGfiEfPF-F3sydmxyXsLilcX1zy_iW9xBOHbk4qlrJh6lSTSpcr6rYRAhQAnLwc/s400/bouchart%20garden20052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg86SvXmyoYWWq5a0ivHEgRZ02kxxC__Zltr7ftkY3VAxgBgpTKUgOnWB7Inl0tf0RRe9cHOzZG5Qch0YUGLeByLyGMnTVr7goKL_ER2s4gWrDH5ozuj0yPrNsrNx8cmGfiEfPF-F3sydmxyXsLilcX1zy_iW9xBOHbk4qlrJh6lSTSpcr6rYRAhQAnLwc/w400-h300/bouchart%20garden20052.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div>Meanwhile Here's a photo of the Daffodils in our THD Garden Court Yard</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIw_Ap6rEWNcONcTXsUBIKqJsej-HhQjAG2RVp_8HS3d5L3_ZFHaHzy8vOoFloixPiI08JwZt8pdoi2-mHMbkDh0UDhi4_9QbFxpyd3v_eBhxmnH0Z7o4sSXj_cr7lhP8Hqlx0LDHMH2AMNHKhCzLKrXdL1J1FGkU2bcKvBjuVOplWlLGSjSTQA9pbse0/s625/thdblooms2624.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIw_Ap6rEWNcONcTXsUBIKqJsej-HhQjAG2RVp_8HS3d5L3_ZFHaHzy8vOoFloixPiI08JwZt8pdoi2-mHMbkDh0UDhi4_9QbFxpyd3v_eBhxmnH0Z7o4sSXj_cr7lhP8Hqlx0LDHMH2AMNHKhCzLKrXdL1J1FGkU2bcKvBjuVOplWlLGSjSTQA9pbse0/w300-h400/thdblooms2624.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> Here are two of my favorite spring quotes:</div><div><br /></div><ul class="i8Z77e" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-family: "Google Sans", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><li class="TrT0Xe" style="list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px;"><b>"The first blooms of spring always make my heart sing." — ... </b></li><li class="TrT0Xe" style="list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px;"><br /></li><li class="TrT0Xe" style="list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px;"><b>"Blossom by blossom the spring begins." — .</b>..</li></ul><div><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;">Lastly, this is part of my orchids collection along the Driveway of Chateau Du Mer (CDM)( our second home),Boac, Marinduque, Philippines, 2015 </span></div><div><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMn6iqDQDcohnH-lEkKrTFr3l6ktjHuLRjnnyH9E6ggfhKKxAD-bchF4PuoLpEoW8AZOYGyFDHMYH7Wb8xftVvX-Bf7iqtSTlgKrRhh0qQfJHK9JMx-GFwJY3XolA_Jyze3kOtyOPBXVWJGUe-8vtIVL478guvhR0H-Eg8PK1gVe18pOcaNJj9LjRASM/s1600/orchidscdm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMn6iqDQDcohnH-lEkKrTFr3l6ktjHuLRjnnyH9E6ggfhKKxAD-bchF4PuoLpEoW8AZOYGyFDHMYH7Wb8xftVvX-Bf7iqtSTlgKrRhh0qQfJHK9JMx-GFwJY3XolA_Jyze3kOtyOPBXVWJGUe-8vtIVL478guvhR0H-Eg8PK1gVe18pOcaNJj9LjRASM/w400-h300/orchidscdm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span></div>David B Kataguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798269891967237168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189412753642432367.post-17137050278644080752024-02-24T15:42:00.000-08:002024-02-24T15:42:15.891-08:00Chateau Du Mer-Top 5 Places to Stay in Marinduque in 2018 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijKd-PCsQJT-46pwaUKDoJB6HdMZ4YHDvGoccQ67H9ImnrLVlSawo8Nncj0gns34PRFXm9drHHFvhzcn0ZsU2MMFWMi0zv_c9kbHnZaoaQHGjCsgsdaMGbqZ0AkVSNqeMDQm1GBwgYrJR_BSaCIH5c_O1fAjUHTiG2AHZ-94GdydvOrlF_7uuMSaSYJwY/s1600/orchidscdm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijKd-PCsQJT-46pwaUKDoJB6HdMZ4YHDvGoccQ67H9ImnrLVlSawo8Nncj0gns34PRFXm9drHHFvhzcn0ZsU2MMFWMi0zv_c9kbHnZaoaQHGjCsgsdaMGbqZ0AkVSNqeMDQm1GBwgYrJR_BSaCIH5c_O1fAjUHTiG2AHZ-94GdydvOrlF_7uuMSaSYJwY/w400-h300/orchidscdm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Orchids in the Driveway Of Chateau Du Mer (CDM) 2018</strong></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: medium; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: lato; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.476; margin: 0px auto 1.25em; max-width: 76.8rem; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; width: calc(100% - 4rem); word-break: break-word;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">I was surprise to learn today that my Bed and Breakfast Chateau Du Mer resort was listed by Ikot.ph.com as one of the top 5 best places to stay in Marinduque in 2018. Here's the posting from the Ikot.ph website.</strong></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: medium; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: lato; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.476; margin: 0px auto 1.25em; max-width: 76.8rem; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; width: calc(100% - 4rem); word-break: break-word;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">"Known as one of the smallest Southern Tagalog provinces, Marinduque is located between the Bondoc Peninsula of Luzon and Mindoro Island.</strong></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: medium; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: lato; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.476; margin: 0px auto 1.25em; max-width: 76.8rem; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; width: calc(100% - 4rem); word-break: break-word;">Most famous for the <b>Moriones Festival, </b>the province of Marinduque is one of the top tourist destinations during Holy Week. This festival is a celebration that involves the re-enactment of the passion and the death of Jesus Christ with the use of colorful Roman costumes, painted masks, and helmets. The term Moriones was derived from the type of open helmet used during the 16th up until the early 17th centuries called “Morion”.</p><div class="google-auto-placed ap_container" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-family: lato; font-size: 21px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 1.25em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 76.8rem; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center; width: 768px; word-break: break-word;"><ins class="adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate" data-ad-client="ca-pub-5426465660027675" data-ad-format="auto" data-ad-status="unfilled" data-adsbygoogle-status="done" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; height: 0px; margin: auto; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><div aria-label="Advertisement" id="aswift_2_host" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: medium; box-sizing: inherit; display: inline-block; height: 0px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 768px; word-break: break-word;" tabindex="0" title="Advertisement"><iframe allowtransparency="true" data-google-container-id="a!3" data-google-query-id="CL3X85fMxIQDFWSAjggdFXgEIA" data-load-complete="true" frameborder="0" height="0" hspace="0" id="aswift_2" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" name="aswift_2" sandbox="allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation" scrolling="no" src="https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?client=ca-pub-5426465660027675&output=html&h=280&adk=1050206689&adf=13701452&pi=t.aa~a.2864569533~i.3~rp.4&w=768&fwrn=4&fwrnh=100&lmt=1708798959&num_ads=1&rafmt=1&armr=3&sem=mc&pwprc=2838804010&ad_type=text_image&format=768x280&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ikot.ph%2Ftop-5-best-places-stay-marinduque%2F&host=ca-host-pub-2644536267352236&fwr=0&pra=3&rh=192&rw=768&rpe=1&resp_fmts=3&wgl=1&fa=27&dt=1708798959609&bpp=1&bdt=786&idt=1&shv=r20240221&mjsv=m202402200101&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3De38dbed9d4f117b6%3AT%3D1708798604%3ART%3D1708798604%3AS%3DALNI_MbM4q83S1wRZrlVw6OXEvzhCrwoIA&gpic=UID%3D00000dc3d9c747b7%3AT%3D1708798604%3ART%3D1708798604%3AS%3DALNI_MZnl7pj6vc-Be9tbFStr2kd23Z-dw&eo_id_str=ID%3Da927f5efc17c119c%3AT%3D1708798604%3ART%3D1708798604%3AS%3DAA-AfjbKfsNt5T8iSMi0_WXuDxAX&prev_fmts=0x0%2C1104x665&nras=3&correlator=7685300913242&frm=20&pv=1&ga_vid=1562758247.1708798604&ga_sid=1708798959&ga_hid=1619919403&ga_fc=1&u_tz=-480&u_his=12&u_h=768&u_w=1360&u_ah=768&u_aw=1360&u_cd=24&u_sd=1&adx=168&ady=1051&biw=1104&bih=665&scr_x=0&scr_y=0&eid=44759875%2C44759926%2C44759837%2C31081317%2C31081348%2C44809004%2C95325066%2C95324155%2C95324161&oid=2&pvsid=739411802833326&tmod=649685546&uas=0&nvt=1&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&fc=1408&brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1360%2C0%2C1360%2C768%2C1119%2C665&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&abl=NS&fu=128&bc=31&bz=1.22&ifi=3&uci=a!3&btvi=1&fsb=1&dtd=4" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; height: 0px; left: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 768px; word-break: break-word;" vspace="0" width="768"></iframe></div></ins></div><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: medium; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: lato; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.476; margin: 0px auto 1.25em; max-width: 76.8rem; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; width: calc(100% - 4rem); word-break: break-word;">Aside from the festivities, though, Marinduque has a lot to offer for tourists willing to explore the place. The place is teeming with hidden gems like <b>unexplored caves, undulating hills, scenic valleys, seaside cliffs, and other awe-inspiring sceneries</b> waiting to be discovered.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: medium; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: lato; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.476; margin: 0px auto 1.25em; max-width: 76.8rem; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; width: calc(100% - 4rem); word-break: break-word;">Are you ready to explore the province of Marinduque? What are you still waiting for? Go ahead, and visit the province of Marinduque! Having trouble looking for a place to stay? Check out our list of the 5 best places to stay when in Marinduque:</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: medium; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: lato; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.476; margin: 0px auto 1.25em; max-width: 76.8rem; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; width: calc(100% - 4rem); word-break: break-word;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"> Chateau Du Mer Beach Resort</strong></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: medium; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: lato; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.476; margin: 0px auto 1.25em; max-width: 76.8rem; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; width: calc(100% - 4rem); word-break: break-word;">A simple yet stunning beach resort owned by <b>Filipino-American retirees,</b> Chateau Du Mer Beach Resort is a lovely resort that encapsulates the charm of its surroundings. The sound of the calm waves of the emerald sea and the lush greenery surrounding the resort combine to make up the naturally romantic charm that the whole place has. If you’re planning a peaceful romantic getaway with your partner, try booking your stay in Chateau Du Mer Beach Resort.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: medium; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: lato; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.476; margin: 0px auto 1.25em; max-width: 76.8rem; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; width: calc(100% - 4rem); word-break: break-word;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-11231" decoding="async" height="404" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px" src="http://www.ikot.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/chateau1.jpg" srcset="https://www.ikot.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/chateau1.jpg 606w, https://www.ikot.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/chateau1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.ikot.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/chateau1-500x333.jpg 500w" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: medium; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; font-size: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 4rem auto; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; word-break: break-word;" width="606" /></strong></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: medium; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: lato; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.476; margin: 0px auto 1.25em; max-width: 76.8rem; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; width: calc(100% - 4rem); word-break: break-word;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-11232" decoding="async" height="412" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px" src="http://www.ikot.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/chateau2.jpg" srcset="https://www.ikot.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/chateau2.jpg 548w, https://www.ikot.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/chateau2-300x226.jpg 300w, https://www.ikot.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/chateau2-500x376.jpg 500w" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: medium; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; font-size: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 4rem auto; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; word-break: break-word;" width="548" /></strong></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: medium; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: lato; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.476; margin: 0px auto 1.25em; max-width: 76.8rem; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; width: calc(100% - 4rem); word-break: break-word;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-11233" decoding="async" height="411" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px" src="http://www.ikot.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/chateau3.jpg" srcset="https://www.ikot.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/chateau3.jpg 547w, https://www.ikot.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/chateau3-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.ikot.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/chateau3-500x376.jpg 500w" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: medium; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; font-size: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 4rem auto; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; word-break: break-word;" width="547" /></strong></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: medium; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: lato; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.476; margin: 0px auto 1.25em; max-width: 76.8rem; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; width: calc(100% - 4rem); word-break: break-word;">The 4 other Places Listed are: Katala Beach Resort, Cagpo Beach Resort, Zenturia Hotel and Bellarocca Resort. Today, Bellarroca and Chateau Du Mer are no longer in operation. </p><p>For Details visit:</p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.ikot.ph/top-5-best-places-stay-marinduque/">https://www.ikot.ph/top-5-best-places-stay-marinduque/</a></span></p><p>For Current Places to Stay in Marinduque:</p><p><a href="https://www.trip.com/hot/marinduque-resorts/"><span style="font-size: large;">https://www.trip.com/hot/marinduque-resorts/</span></a></p>David B Kataguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798269891967237168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189412753642432367.post-19446465460720474352024-02-23T08:00:00.000-08:002024-02-23T08:10:53.569-08:00Is Avocado a Fruit or Vegetable ?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCL2FyeiAdx7spjtzidU-z4Lk4EcWOY12225f4DJ3En6n868lL-JOxZVC_Y0qyKRzyc62YQHrAKuApFK03Co_JzOHSS1z2YI3KWfDCbnFDwiN_BgcvESx-LSMrbZMwZ2uP-FO3AeUmxq9hyphenhyphenbV6kaW3fPwqKP5Hyzv_nYWiZ6DuRhyjR1MFoxTS3LAn5Oc/s400/avocado1inboac.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCL2FyeiAdx7spjtzidU-z4Lk4EcWOY12225f4DJ3En6n868lL-JOxZVC_Y0qyKRzyc62YQHrAKuApFK03Co_JzOHSS1z2YI3KWfDCbnFDwiN_BgcvESx-LSMrbZMwZ2uP-FO3AeUmxq9hyphenhyphenbV6kaW3fPwqKP5Hyzv_nYWiZ6DuRhyjR1MFoxTS3LAn5Oc/w400-h300/avocado1inboac.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Some of My Avocado Harvests from <b>My Fruit Orchard Chateau Du Mer, Philippines <br /></b></p><p>When I was growing up in the Philippines my favorite ice cream is <b>Avocado Ice cream</b>. I also enjoyed smashed avocado in condensed milk. So in the Philippines it is considered a Fruit.</p><p>However, when I moved to the US in 1960, I have Avocado in My Fish Taco and my Green Salad, so it is a Vegetable here in the US. </p><p>So the Answer the Question is Avocado a Fruit or Vegetable, Read the following.</p><p><a href="https://www.rd.com/article/is-avocado-a-fruit-or-vegetable/">https://www.rd.com/article/is-avocado-a-fruit-or-vegetable/</a></p><p>You may be surprise of the answer. <b>It is Both! </b></p><p>Meanwhile enjoy this photo of avocados and other popular Fruits in the Philippines. </p><p> <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://chateaudumer.blogspot.com/2021/11/some-of-most-popular-fruits-of.html">https://chateaudumer.blogspot.com/2021/11/some-of-most-popular-fruits-of.html</a></span></p><p>I have also an avocado plant in a pot now inside my apartment here at THD, but it will moved outside to my patio next Spring.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNyTzVoA4zpPw57ODRe7swaTUhR465sy42GL5JbcnhLVLCyDTausmsWN-65Zmf-AMCd8Wy-TxaCHZWceWLj5QzUddvpQaFyC99sRkYpQ-32sc3sPt4ASc9IRybwtgi2QCTVTsX0dd0KRblFl2nhzWYXxacMZdxaYe-qKnyKcJW9tcglhdv1Ux34AgAoo/s625/avocadoplantinmyapt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNyTzVoA4zpPw57ODRe7swaTUhR465sy42GL5JbcnhLVLCyDTausmsWN-65Zmf-AMCd8Wy-TxaCHZWceWLj5QzUddvpQaFyC99sRkYpQ-32sc3sPt4ASc9IRybwtgi2QCTVTsX0dd0KRblFl2nhzWYXxacMZdxaYe-qKnyKcJW9tcglhdv1Ux34AgAoo/w300-h400/avocadoplantinmyapt.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p>Here are other photos of avocados in my photo collection</p><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTsa26w41VN5HAd762YD0o7tQ2pkdkOORXuuO68XXuqVAzorhYV7qxakYEm0MrktOVoGOVvdpn2QeOBqlZdi9KmmPaGhdipru5TxXLQQpYRHd6ld-efFviyijJYeSiGiydCjkLSVHMCWKwxNbgKe6vh6875quozRe-7YSW7TK_ealuDPEtyj7rr2S82uM/s768/avocado-name-origin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="768" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTsa26w41VN5HAd762YD0o7tQ2pkdkOORXuuO68XXuqVAzorhYV7qxakYEm0MrktOVoGOVvdpn2QeOBqlZdi9KmmPaGhdipru5TxXLQQpYRHd6ld-efFviyijJYeSiGiydCjkLSVHMCWKwxNbgKe6vh6875quozRe-7YSW7TK_ealuDPEtyj7rr2S82uM/w400-h266/avocado-name-origin.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiskSPOzmMbyssso4n739eEzaGE6xPJyANmqOT9jPwFfIRuMMIZbbpCiriYoxngCcTE1kHZdvS1CxVmuGSzxtqU4Ren2cI6nWJJta1AbHfUuMEr7JGZ8FtZlNj99WTAoBNauXxEj4HY_7HnS4aMnC3uo1WjD_EUUcveVegm0BA8F1TYIU_fza1N9sbOxzU/s679/avocadosprouting.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="509" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiskSPOzmMbyssso4n739eEzaGE6xPJyANmqOT9jPwFfIRuMMIZbbpCiriYoxngCcTE1kHZdvS1CxVmuGSzxtqU4Ren2cI6nWJJta1AbHfUuMEr7JGZ8FtZlNj99WTAoBNauXxEj4HY_7HnS4aMnC3uo1WjD_EUUcveVegm0BA8F1TYIU_fza1N9sbOxzU/w300-h400/avocadosprouting.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>Sprouting Avocado from Commercial Seed- Indoor in Fair Oaks, in my Kitchen Window</p><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIz48YKUDLjPv-u77jsqolb_pgCMEYbMpJ5guxF9AT7lfg0c47tjC8BlMGFJzWeo0Tc3iZanJPyW6Au_U-paxPBFrU_av0hEBRtQn5C69aXJOmHeJ6uk3KDjWegWwlN0zrjEx4Il_IOAYYV85OVfWc_kDX451o-7KSbgEVSPnjONgt4cXOB1fGo4knMfA/s625/avocadothd1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIz48YKUDLjPv-u77jsqolb_pgCMEYbMpJ5guxF9AT7lfg0c47tjC8BlMGFJzWeo0Tc3iZanJPyW6Au_U-paxPBFrU_av0hEBRtQn5C69aXJOmHeJ6uk3KDjWegWwlN0zrjEx4Il_IOAYYV85OVfWc_kDX451o-7KSbgEVSPnjONgt4cXOB1fGo4knMfA/s320/avocadothd1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>My Potted Avocado Plant in my bedroom here at THD<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-JytRLnd2lZl3bMn5yoBtY4czU6krRqKxddBuB32RIHdEJbYV_DqjAdmJx9JL9zvJ3tuNVBXQheQlalFlY7kz4WcFrkXDAQ7DFrSYLHoMUqy_iikjDzBt_HM-WTURvMn5JOPUgs4NIGLYFxAo9_qoLhshz7OHV76Up9lgLJA75zhO1jeTj01Bqu6ka0/s625/avocadothd.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="469" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-JytRLnd2lZl3bMn5yoBtY4czU6krRqKxddBuB32RIHdEJbYV_DqjAdmJx9JL9zvJ3tuNVBXQheQlalFlY7kz4WcFrkXDAQ7DFrSYLHoMUqy_iikjDzBt_HM-WTURvMn5JOPUgs4NIGLYFxAo9_qoLhshz7OHV76Up9lgLJA75zhO1jeTj01Bqu6ka0/s320/avocadothd.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>My Potted Avocado Plant In My Patio Here at THD </div><div><br /></div><div>Meanwhile enjoy Chinese New Year Here at THD</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBq_kEJzQzYMKBunxuqSokqhh9K41hsLVFgGyTNxQq4Qskg5UDNiAD7mfCrdZbCnt3luvnftmdt3uIOrGwoakh47WOQPXsKcQesrzzaYk0y4zPZsCaV6a5Z4E9nYFdUPvjWWEZHDPHRPAiySZ2o2Npymg538tDJBYcj4RxNlq2PR0a3MvUETPvqYQINrE/s694/chinesenythd.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="694" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBq_kEJzQzYMKBunxuqSokqhh9K41hsLVFgGyTNxQq4Qskg5UDNiAD7mfCrdZbCnt3luvnftmdt3uIOrGwoakh47WOQPXsKcQesrzzaYk0y4zPZsCaV6a5Z4E9nYFdUPvjWWEZHDPHRPAiySZ2o2Npymg538tDJBYcj4RxNlq2PR0a3MvUETPvqYQINrE/w400-h311/chinesenythd.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The Chinese Lunar Year Parade in SFO China Town will be tomorrow. Have you personally attended an event similar to this Celebration? <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBccqTSRkns4A7hloqSv09WnXsa331FDb5l_h7I9JXRHh5PNAE81z-7DPD69MezzNBUMyEtjZ79SlVKXoRn4OC2ypJtHF7MQLL-5M5Y3Y0MdqhkSVPw6ISbwIAGEOjMFT15jQ9Bnm2v9XdL_B55JZFjIxcFSmWz7Deka3sHK9TZ_rQ2dhYBVus6Xhiq90/s526/dragonfruit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="526" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBccqTSRkns4A7hloqSv09WnXsa331FDb5l_h7I9JXRHh5PNAE81z-7DPD69MezzNBUMyEtjZ79SlVKXoRn4OC2ypJtHF7MQLL-5M5Y3Y0MdqhkSVPw6ISbwIAGEOjMFT15jQ9Bnm2v9XdL_B55JZFjIxcFSmWz7Deka3sHK9TZ_rQ2dhYBVus6Xhiq90/w400-h389/dragonfruit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><div><br /></div><div><b>Final Note:</b> A Resident told me "I like Avocado and I really don't care whether it is a fruit or vegetable". Can you write on a more serious subjects similar to your previous blogs about THD( suggestions for improvement) or is Biden too old to be President or Skin Hunger and other senior citizens issues. I do enjoy reading your blogs, though and I am a loyal reader." </div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>My Response:</b> I write on any subject that comes to my mind except on sex and religion and rarely on politics. </div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Another Resident Reader:</b> I do not like Avocado, It has no taste. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>I responded</b>, Have you tasted Avocado ice cream or milk shake? <br /><p><span class="d9FyLd" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; display: block; font-family: "Google Sans", arial, sans-serif; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">U.S. annual avocado consumption 1985-2022</span><span class="hgKElc" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-family: "Google Sans", arial, sans-serif; padding: 0px 8px 0px 0px;">That number has increased six-fold to over <span style="background-color: #d3e3fd; color: #040c28;">2.7 billion pounds</span> of the berry being consumed by Americans in 2022. Per capita consumption has increased from 2 pounds in 2001 to over 9 pounds in 2022.</span></p><p><b>Lastly, Here's my Quote of the Day: "The mind is its own place, and in itself. Can make a heaven of hell, and a hell of heaven"- John Milton, 1606-1674, English Poet<br /></b></p></div></div></div><div><b><br /></b></div>David B Kataguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798269891967237168noreply@blogger.com0