Ahuh, who doesn’t want cruising? Of course the seasick, but for those who naturally loves the sea can think of a cruise over the Atlantic or somewhere else. While there are cruiser lines that offer the pleasure of traversing the sea from one place to another, there are those who enjoy travelling the sea in their own yacht. And who owns this mega-yacht that’s been laying up in a dock here? Just a billionaire named Charles Simonyi. If the name rings a bell, then you got it how wealthy he is. If not then you must be familiar with with Word and Excel that he developed while he worked at Microsoft. The rest is history. Now he’s in town for the big event of his life which I will disclose later, or you may just guess.

The Mega Yacht

Astrid Lindgren’s World

If you’re familiar with the name Astrid Lindgren then you’ve probably read some of her children’s books that’s been translated to different languages. She was loved not only for being a good writer/author but also for her passion for children. According to her, “one doesn’t need to have a child to write books for children, it’s enough that one was once a child”.

Live Show of Pippi Longstockings

The Astrid Lindgren’s World is the children’s favorite to visit especially in the summer. Children could experience how the stories and settings come to life. It’s actually like a paradise for children whey they feel that they’re being part of Astrid’s stories. Even adults who have read her stories could bring back those memories in a storybook.

A. Attached or single ? — Attached
B. Best friend? — Diday
C. Cake or pie? — Both
D. Day of choice? — Friday
E. Essential item? — Computer
F. Favorite color? — Green
G. Gummy bears or worms? — I don’t like any of them
H. Hometown? — Davao
I. Favorite indulgence? — Peanut butter
J. January or July? — July
K. Kids? — zero
L. Life isn’t complete without? — blogging
M. Marriage date ? — August 19, 2000
N. Number of magazine subscriptions? - I’ve no magazine subscription but I used to buy Glamour
O. Orange or apple? — Orange, but if I like Fuji apples.
P. Phobias? —- Snakes,heights and dark places
Q. Quotes? —  Don’t do unto others what don’t want others do unto you.
R. Reasons to smile? — Life and love
S. Season of choice? —- Spring
T. Tag 5 people - Maricris, Filipina Mom, Marites, Maiah, DZ
U. Unknown fact about me? - It’s something for you to imagine na lang 
V. Vegetable ? — cauliflower, aubergine, cabbage  
W. Worst habit? — sleeping late
X. X-ray or ultrasound? - X-ray
Y. Your favorite food(s)? - Caldereta, Adobong baboy at manok, Tom yam, Lechon
Z. Zodiac sign — Sagittarius

Thank you, Amor for this tag.  And for those I’ve tagged, I don’t know if you’ve done this one already but it’s my pleasure to offer a link of your site.

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Can you see what I see? I attempted to take a picture of this waxing crescent moon one July night. I didn’t know what had gotten my mind when I saw it through my kitchen window. I just took the camera and shoot! I didn’t even see that moon in the picture at first and thought it was impossible to take a picture of a moon with a bare ordinary camera. But when I was browsing through for pictures to post, found this image again but now I could see a little spot at the center, then I realized it was the moon I took before. It must be my old monitor’s contrast that sometimes I see the images darker than normal.

“I want to have my own moon I can go to. There I’d stay till every trouble down on earth turns to peace. I want to have my own moon where I can sit on and do whatever I can.” It’s in the lyrics of a Swedish song that I’ve learned to sing during my first year of stay here. And it left me wondering how on earth could I have my own moon.