Sailor's Adventures & Opinions

My Match

noreply@blogger.com (Joops) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:06:00 +0000

I found the match that would beat me down in school, it's calculus! Oh this one is very tough, if science is very easy for me, this calculus is definitely a bomb. I need to study harder to pass this one lol. So for now, I am leaving you with the photo of my son sleeping.

After I review my calculus, I will be doing the same (sleep) hehehe. Hope everyone had a lovely labor day celebration!

Covered Bridge

noreply@blogger.com (Joops) — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:22:00 +0000

Hello everyone, how's your weekend? We have a mellow weekend, we just hang out at my Dad's place and keep him company. I am glad that tomorrow is a holiday because I have time to watch the "Wall Street" movie. One of my instructors assigned us to watch this one and make a summary about it.

Anyhow, before I talked about the covered bridge, I want to share to you what happened when I went to Blockbuster to rent the movie. I was in the check out when the cashier told me, "Sir, before you can rent this movie, you have to pay for the late fee that you incur last time." I was like "What, what are you talking about?". I haven't rent a single movie since 20 years ago because I was always overseas. Now, I am wondering who is using my account from a long time ago? I have to dig into this to find out. Oh boy, the world is full of crooked people nowadays.

Alright, now back to my post. I took these shots when we went to Hanover Park in PA to meet the parents of our daughter's classmates in kindergarten. it's been so long since I've last seen a covered bridge so when I saw this one, I did not pass the opportunity to capture it.

Have you seen any more of these anywhere? I wish you folks a happy labor day tomorrow!

Ostrich

noreply@blogger.com (Joops) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:00:00 +0000

The gigantic Ostrich at Pittsburgh Zoo. I wonder of the animals in the zoo ever get bored? What do you think?

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noreply@blogger.com (Joops) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:16:00 +0000

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Sky Shots

noreply@blogger.com (Joops) — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:31:00 +0000

Here are two random sy shots that were taken last weekend on our way to visit my Dad. We were caught by the stop light when our son saw these birds on the electric wire. He wanted mommy to take pictures of it, so here it is.

One way of entertaining the kids when driving or traveling is to give them something to do. We always encourage them to count cars according to color every time we go somewhere. They are not only entertained but they are also exercising their counting skills and awareness of everything while we are on the road.

Meannie

noreply@blogger.com (Joops) — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:10:00 +0000

Our children loves to makes faces when you try to take pictures. Our daughter even take pictures of herself with a meannie look on her face. She would laugh after she sees the photo and show it to us!

Have a lovely Tuesday everyone! Just a quick update here. I have a long day in school today. Thanks for your visit and comments.

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noreply@blogger.com (Joops) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:44:00 +0000

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Busy Shadows

noreply@blogger.com (Joops) — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:58:00 +0000

I took these shots last month when our neighbor hired a company to pour a new concrete on their driveway. I noticed that there were so many shadows so I took the opportunity to capture them.

We planned to have ours maybe next year when budget permits us.

The contractor gave me a free estimate of 10 thousand for ours. That's a big amount to save for lol.

To make our driveway look a little nicer, I blasted the concrete with the pressure washer that my brother lent me. Thanks for dropping by here friends. Have a great day!

Swimming Tiger

noreply@blogger.com (Joops) — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:07:00 +0000

As promised from my last post , here is the tiger swimming in his haven.

This is the closer shot that our camera could zoom in. Hope everyone is having a nice weekend. We are planning to go for a family walk again late this afternoon at Panhandle Trail. I did my run this morning and found out that I am in a horrible shape already. I need to get back to my exercise routine or else, I 'll end up being fat and weak.

Tiger's Den

noreply@blogger.com (Joops) — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:35:00 +0000

My wife took this shot when we went to {Pittsburgh Zoo. This is where the tiger's den is hehehe. He was swimming at the end of the of this stream. I'll show him to you next time. This is just a quick update, we have been so busy lately. Thanks for always visiting.

Chain of Friends Sweepstakes

noreply@blogger.com (Joops) — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:01:00 +0000

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Playroom at Educational Uniformfitters

noreply@blogger.com (Joops) — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:38:00 +0000

Thanks to my wife who never cease to take pictures of things. She took pictures of the kids while playing at the Educational Uniformfitters's play area. It's nice that they have a small play area section at their store as it gives other kids to play while the parents take care of the uniform.

Here's our two busy bees.

Didn't know that she also took a picture while I was paying.

See, she doesn't miss taking pictures of those colors where we participate posts with lol. Have a nice week ahead everyone! Thanks for visiting.

Re-Boost your Mobile

noreply@blogger.com (Joops) — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:35:00 +0000

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Nostalgia # 14 - Rose's GrandPa

noreply@blogger.com (Joops) — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 05:51:00 +0000

When I first met Rose in person, she took me to the place where her father grew up and I got to meet her grandfather who was 90 years old that time. It was an honor to have meet him and I am glad that I was able to because few years after Rose migrated, he died.

He seemed to be a very nice man. According to Rose he is very hardworking and religious. He knew how to carve woods and stuff. He was also talented in strumming guitar and banjo.

The second and last time I saw him was during Rose's Dad's funeral.

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noreply@blogger.com (Joops) — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:34:00 +0000

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Gold Fish

noreply@blogger.com (Joops) — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:39:00 +0000

My wife took this shot when we wen6t to Pittsburgh Zoo last Saturday. My family and my sister's went altogether so the kids can enjoy different kinds of critters. There are some gold fish in the pond where the ducks swims. Will share you the other photos next time. Thanks for dropping by fellas.

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noreply@blogger.com (Joops) — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:27:00 +0000

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Bird's Eye View

noreply@blogger.com (Joops) — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:48:00 +0000

My wife took these shots when we pulled in in front of my father's house. She saw this bird relaxing in one of the branches of my Dad's tree so she quickly grabbed her camera and shoot. Here wishing everyone a lovely weekend!

Last Shots

noreply@blogger.com (Joops) — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 03:28:00 +0000

We went to the kids' doctor last Monday for our daughter's last two shots of vaccine. She will be going to school in two weeks and as a requirement, all kids has to have a complete record of vaccination. I am glad that the kids has an updated shots.

While waiting for her turn, the kids played in the waiting area with this magnetic sea creature toys..

We are so proud how brave our little girl is, she never cried whenever she's getting shots.

It's a different story with our little man lol.

Have a good start of the weekend everyone.

Photography by a five-year old girl

noreply@blogger.com (Joops) — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 01:54:00 +0000

These are some of our five-year old daughter's photography. She is getting addicted in taking pictures of the things that interests her. She took these shots when we visited my sister last week.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend. We went to the Pittsburgh Zoo today and we are all exhausted from that long walk.

Bedroom Furniture for our Son

noreply@blogger.com (Joops) — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:32:00 +0000

Right now, my son and daughter are still young so they are occupying the same room but soon they will need each a separate place. I am planning to convert the dining room into a bedroom which is originally a bedroom anyway. For now, they do enjoy using their bunk bed which is great because it uses less space.

I was looking for a bedroom furniture for my son online and found some really neat ones at scenicfurniture.com. I think the photo above will be a good pick for my son. I like the look of it, I think it's a good one for a boy. what do you think fellas? I just think that I could afford the price lol even after the coupon, it still a little expensive to me.

Nostalgia #13 - Million-Dollar Gift

noreply@blogger.com (Joops) — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:59:00 +0000

Today we celebrate our 7th wedding anniversary. I am so happy that I found a woman like Rose. We are like pepper and salt that compliment with each other. Below is a million dollar gift that I received from my former buddy on the ship. When I came to the Philippines to get married, I did not tell anyone, I told them when I came back after the wedding. One of the guy I work with is very funny, he bought this rotating merry go round photo frame as a wedding present for me and my wife. When he handed it to me, he said "Here is my million-dollar gift". He covered the real price and wrote down his price lol - enlarge the photo to see it.

Share us some of your nostalgic moments. click the badge to join at my wife's page.

faceVsion TouchCam

noreply@blogger.com (Joops) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:46:00 +0000

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Maple Leaf

noreply@blogger.com (Joops) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:23:00 +0000

My wife found this interesting leaf when we walked our daughter down at ST. Joe's for her vacation bible study a couple of weeks ago. She brought it home and took some photos of it. If my son collects rocks whenever we go for our walk, my wife collects leaves lol.

Today was a busy day for my family, we took care some business.

The Advantage of Online Education

noreply@blogger.com (Joops) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:12:00 +0000

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of USC. All opinions are 100% mine.

Before we came back here in the mainland from Korea, I was able to finish my associate degree online. Online education is very advantageous especially to working individuals like me, well that's when before I retired lol. But yeah, I could attest that online education is very convenient because you can take your classes at the very comfort of your home though your internet connection. Imagine, I was working full time in Korea and attending online classes as well. I could have never done that if I have to go to a physical school because of my work schedule and at the same time having fun time with my family.

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