Valentine’s Gift Ideas? Send Flowers with an Added Twist

The modern world has become more competitive and more hectic than ever. People who can’t keep up would just be left behind, wondering at the sidelines of what could have been.  Still, despite this kind of lifestyle, well-meaning people would try not to miss out on special occasions and try to tell their loved ones how much they mean to them in whatever way that is available.

The online world has made it convenient for people to have this kind of arrangements. Flowers and other gifts can be sent online and to any other parts of the world.  People can look for reputable companies who can handle this and be able to deliver these high-quality gifts promptly and conveniently. 

The Essential Filipino: Discovering Dreams

 
THE ESSENTIAL FILIPINO
Discovering Dreams

A British journalist breezed into Manila with an assignment to write about ‘The Essential Filipino’. He smiled confidently over his easy assignment relishing the free tour as complementary reward.

For three days, he ran around searching. He rejected the business district of Makati, which reminded him of cold and calculating London. He went to historical places in Intramuros, but saw only a glimpse of the past and not the present.

Season's Greetings from KENJIYA!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Season's Greetings from Me and My Family!

Christmas Traditions: A Wreath of Flowers

(Photo courtesy of 1800flowers.com)

This is the start of a new series of topics delving into various Christmas traditions from around the world. Since we are in the midst of the Autumn months, it is but proper to discuss the age-old tradition of the hanging colorful harvest wreaths of Christmas flowers on walls and doors. 

SOME WEIRD FACTS FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY

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Have a history teacher explain this ----- if they can.

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.

John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.

John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights. Both
wives lost their children while living in the White House.

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents were shot in the head.

Now it gets really weird.

A BLAST FROM THE PAST

A Philippine Independence Day Message from Peter Allan Mariano

(Photo courtesy of @LarryPConcepcion)

He stood along the shores of Kawit, looking across the calm waters of Manila Bay towards the capital, eagerly waiting for the torches of Luneta to go off. That would be his signal from Andres Bonifacio, the Supremo that the uprisings have started, and he in turn shall initiate the same action here in Cavite. Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo waited overnight for the signal. It never came.

Something must have gone wrong.

Children Suffer Most When Justice is Denied

(photo courtesy of @LarryPConcepcion)

Beth was a docile and submissive child. She lived in fear of her dominating father and he was addicted to buying the dirt cheap child pornography CDs that are widely available in the Philippines. It was perhaps inevitable that he would rape her and he did several times over two years ago in the province of Bataan not far from Manila. When she was rescued and brought safe in the Preda Children's Home, she recovered and was soon strong and brave enough to tell her story to a lawyer.