Animal Shots

A rooster

On Inspiring Others

" Try to be a rainbow on someone's cloud."

- Maya Angelou

On Heroism

" I think we all do heroic things, but hero is not a noun, it's a verb."

-Robert Downey Jr

Philippine Coins: The English Series in My Collection

I was lucky enough to be able to include some old Philippine coins which was dubbed as the English Series. Is is called as such because these coins are in the English language . These coins were minted between 1903- 1945 when the Philippines was under the United States.

 Starting 1969 all Philippine coins are minted in Tagalog, the official Philippine language.

 * Currency: Twenty Centavos ( Php 0.20)

 * Obverse shows Lady Liberty striking an anvil with a hammer. In her background is the Mayon      *  Volcano. "Filipinas" and "Twenty Centavos" are also encrypted.

 * Reverse shows the arms of the US Territories the words "United States of America" and the year          "1918".

 * Year Minted : 1918

  * Composition: 75% silver

* Currency : Five Centavos (Php 0.05)

* Obverse shows a man sitting on an anvil, and the Mayon volcano , and the words " Five Centavos"      and " Filipinas"

* Reverse shows the coat of arms of the Commonwealth of the Philippines; the words "United States    of America" and the  mint year  "1944"

* Year: 1944

US Coins

The following are the US coins that somehow went to the assorted coins I've been keeping.

* Currency:  Five Cents

* Obverse shows the bust of Thomas Jefferson, the third US President; the United States motto, In      God      we Trust; the word "Liberty" and the  year 1960 

* Reverse shows the Montecillio which was the house of Jefferson; the words "E Pluribus Unum",    which is   Latin for ' One out of many"-  a phrase in the seal of the United States; the words, "United States of        America", and "five cents".

* Year: 1960

On Faith

" The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious."

-John Sculley

Arts and Crafts

Three months ago, I decided to take a break from my day job, and have a real long vacation. If I had enough savings and less financial responsibilities, I would've taken a sabbatical and  my wanderlust, but sadly, its not meant to be -- at least for now.

Meanwhile, I learned to do some crafts and create some beautiful things. Most of my inspiration are found on different websites about crafts. Pinterest in particular have a million ideas that would make you go  oohh and aaahh.

Here are some of the projects that I have completed so far.

Redesign A Shirt

Somebody gave me this blouse, but when I tried it out, I decided there was too much fabric in the front that its not flattering to wear. It makes me feel like I'm trying to hide a bulge in my belly. So I decided to remove the dangling fabric, used the same cloth to create small butterflies and sew it to the blouse.

       before                                                                    after

Wisdom of the Innocent

A teacher of chemistry wanted to teach his 5th grade class a lesson about the evils of liquor, so he produced an experiment that involved a glass of water, a glass of whiskey, and two worms.

"Now class, observe closely the worms," said the teacher putting the first worm into the water.

The worm in the water writhed about, happy as a worm in the water as can be.

The second worm, he put into into the glass of whiskey. It writhed painfully, and it quickly sank to the bottom, dead as a door nail.

"Now, what lesson can we derive from this experiment?" the teacher asked.

One kid raised his hand and responded, "Drink whiskey and you don't get worms."

Expand Your Vocabulary

16. Dumdum n. a term for a wide range of soft ammunition
                     adj a variation of calling someone dumb.

17. Hobbledehoy /ˈhäbəldēˌhoi/   n. a clumsy or awkward teenager
                                                       adj. clumsy or awkward

18. lazulitte  / xx  n. a phosphate mineral which is blue in color
                          adj. a shade of blue

19. Prurient / ˈpro͝orēənt/ xx adj. lascivious; salacious; having excessive interest in sexual matters

20. Reel /rēl/  - v. loose one's balance; lurch violently;
                             
                            n. a device such as a cylinder or spool or frame

Words

A husband read an article to his wife about how many words women use a day... 30,000 to a man's 15,000.

The wife replied, "The reason has to be because we have to repeat everything to men..."

The husband then turned to his wife wife and asked, 'What?'

On Death

" Death ends a life, not a relationship."

     - Mitch Albom