P365-031:"a powerful weapon"

P365-031:"a powerful weapon", originally uploaded by dasims.

the rosary on a holy wednesday...

** copied from St. Josemaria's Friends of God (Mother of God and our Mother), point 290 **

Look: in the eyes of our Mother Mary we never cease to be little, because she opens to us the way to the Kingdom of Heaven, which will only be given to those who become little children. We should never separate ourselves from Our Lady. How should we honour her? By keeping close to her, talking to her, showing her that we love her, pondering in our hearts the scenes of her life on earth and telling her about our struggles, successes and failures.

When we do this we discover the meaning of the Marian prayers, which the Church has always used, as if we were saying them for the very first time. What are the Hail Mary and the Angelus if not loving praises of her divine Motherhood? And when we say the Holy Rosary, which is a wonderful devotion which I will never tire of recommending to Christians everywhere, our minds and hearts go over the mysteries of Mary's admirable life which are, at the same time, the fundamental mysteries of our faith.

P365-030:"book that stood out"

P365-030:"book that stood out", originally uploaded by dasims.

a holy tuesday indeed...

it's not too early to start teaching your tots about Jesus... you can start with books like this. it consists of short stories from the Bible about Jesus and colorful pictures.great for story-telling time :)

P365-029:"one little candle"

P365-029:"one little candle", originally uploaded by dasims.

a holy monday... let's sing with the kids...

This little light of mine,
I'm gonna let it shine
This little light of mine,
I'm gonna let it shine
This little light of mine,
I'm gonna let it shine
Let it shine,
Let it shine,
Let it shine.

P365-028:"Blessed be the King"

P365-028:"Blessed be the King", originally uploaded by dasims.

With our acts of service we can prepare an even greater triumph for the Lord than that of his entry into Jerusalem. For there will be no repetition of the Judas episode, or that of the Garden of Gethsemane, or of that dark night. We will succeed in setting the world alight with the flames of that fire which he came to cast upon the earth. And the light of Truth - which is our Jesus - will enlighten men's minds with a brightness that never fades. (St. Josemaria Escriva, The Forge, 947)

P365-027:"leafless reflection"

P365-027:"leafless reflection", originally uploaded by dasims.

what better way to kick start the spring activities than by hiking through camel's back park trails with friends! and boy despite the weather at high 50s, we were really sweatin' it out! it was so refreshing just looking at this pond, so we rested in here a bit before we carried on and hiked the noon away!

*more pics here

P365-026:"farewell then"

P365-026:"farewell then", originally uploaded by dasims.

to our dear friend, art... good luck and God bless on that new journey. cheers to the fresh beginning! you will surely be missed by your baranggay boise family :)

*pics from fafa art's despedida dinner at chopstick gourmet buffet

P365-025:"the road to... thick clouds"

P365-025:"the road to... thick clouds", originally uploaded by dasims.

breath-taking view along pleasant valley road on my drive way home... look at the thick clouds on the left though. it's that thick it could swallow the whole valley!

here's another view of the thick cloud... and here's another "closer" look...

P365-0024:"lil girl's bi ba ba"

P365-0024:"lil girl's bi ba ba", originally uploaded by dasims.

this is joel's baby bear. her sleeping companion... i really wish that someday soon she can really sleep with just her and her little "bi ba ba" and blanca (the lil doll blankie).

P365-023:"it's almost 9:20pm"

P365-023:"it's almost 9:20pm", originally uploaded by dasims.

... it's time to vote for american idol! .. who's your bet this season? i cheering for crystal bowersox! she's the one to beat!

P365-022:"a day of confession"

P365-022:"a day of confession", originally uploaded by dasims.

In the deep pit opened by your humility, let penance bury your negligences, offences and sins. Just as the gardener buries rotten fruit, dried twigs and fallen leaves at the foot of the very trees which produced them. And so what was useless, what was even harmful, can make a real contribution to a new fruitfulness.

From the falls learn to draw strength: from death, life.

-St. Josemaria Escriva (The Way pt. 211)

*pic of our parish, our lady of the rosary

P365-021:"unearthed!"

P365-021:"unearthed!", originally uploaded by dasims.

since it's officially spring, the husband waved hello to yardworking. yep, it's just never-ending... but as long as he likes it, i'm all for it!

the lil girl had fun watching this wiggly earthworm that the husband accidentally dug out from the earth (about a 3rd of it was also wiggling about a meter away from this poor thing... thank God they regenerate... or don't they??)

P365-020:"rockband, you were missed"

P365-020:"rockband, you were missed", originally uploaded by dasims.

we had been reunited with our rockband after more than a year of collecting dust by our family room. it feels good to play! yep, even with the lil one tapping, beating, strumming or simply messing with yah. wii still rocks!

P365-019:"leaves are blossoming!"

P365-019:"leaves are blossoming!", originally uploaded by dasims.

it's the last day of winter... hello spring!

spec:
Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 65 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: On, Fired

P365-018:"overdrive!"

P365-018:"overdrive!", originally uploaded by dasims.

overspeeding, rather... the meter's saying ~70mph and i was driving on a 55mph freeway, tsk tsk tsk

specs:
Camera: Nokia E66
Aperture: f/3.2
Focal Length: 4.9 mm
Flash: Auto, Did not fire

P365-017:"did he make the shot or not?"

P365-017:"did he make the shot or not?", originally uploaded by dasims.

it's been two days that we're having nice spring weather so we went out to the park yesterday for joel to enjoy the playground. then today, daddy and joel played hoops at the subd court

specs
Camera: Panasonic DMC-LX3
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 5.9 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

P365-016:"gado gado, vegetable salad in peanut sauce"

P365-016:"gado gado, vegetable salad in peanut sauce", originally uploaded by dasims.

looking for a different twist to veggies, our iron chef at home looked for a different vegetable recipe to do. and he came across gado gado, which i only recently found out to be indonesian. it's really really sarrraaappp!!!

here's how he did it (sorry i couldn't remember the exact measurements, just google it ha).

1, blanch various veggies in salted water. we used, green beans, bean sprouts, potatoes, carrots, broccolli. we also added in some fried tofu.

2. make the peanut sauce. directions for the peanut sauce:
a. Saute chopped garlic and chopped onions in oil over medium / low heat
b. Add peanut butter and coconut milk and stir until thoroughly mixed; cook until first bubbles appear
c. Add soy sauce, sugar, and tamarind juice (we just used 1/4 cup of dissolved sinigang mix --> just 1/3 of the small pakete). add chili powder too if you like it spicy.
d. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 15 minutes. Stir frequently.

3. pour the sauce generously as you would a dressing on the blanched veggies and serve.

i'm actually sooo happy with how this picture came out. i just used the "food" scene setting on my camera, no flash, no editing (i seldom edit anyway since i am that lazy). it's just so vivid. and it kind of justifies how it tasted. mmm, mmm, good!

specs:
Camera: Panasonic DMC-LX3
Exposure: 0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture: f/2.0
Focal Length: 5.1 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

P365-015:"dwight's speech"

P365-015:"dwight's speech", originally uploaded by dasims.

camera shooting directly at our telly while doing "the office" marathon this evening. this exact shot was taken at the start of a particular episode from season 1 entitled "dwight's speech". dwight was so nervous doing his dunder mifflin salesman of the year speech. but i'll stop there just in case you haven't seen it. the ep is just so hilarious! you should watch it! :D

specs:
Camera: Panasonic DMC-LX3
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/2.4
Focal Length: 7.9 mm
ISO Speed: 250
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

P365-014:"responding to God's gifts"

P365-014:"responding to God's gifts", originally uploaded by dasims.

teaching religious education at our lady of the rosary (our parish church) every other sunday is one way of responding to God's gifts... aside from giving back, i also learn at the same time, and it also helps me feel more youthful being surrounded by these smart and witty 3rd graders. i tell yah, their questions and comments can vary from trivial to "where-on-earth-did-you-fish-that-out-fr om" types. fun and exciting!

specs:
Camera: Panasonic DMC-LX3
Exposure: 0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture: f/2.0
Focal Length: 5.1 mm
ISO Speed: 320
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

P365-013:"uh-oh!"

P365-0013:"uh-oh!", originally uploaded by dasims.

it's pacman vs clottey night via ppv at our friend's house. while the parents were intently watching the fight (which by the way wasn't as exciting as pacman's previous fights), the kiddos were all playing and running around so we had a lot of mishaps here and there. here's daddy trying to dry out some spilled water over the carpet... and yes, that little foot is kulet's. she and the other kids were just looking at daddy as if nothing happened... ah, kids! ;)

specs:
Camera: Panasonic DMC-LX3
Exposure: 0.04 sec (1/25)
Aperture: f/2.5
Focal Length: 9.3 mm
ISO Speed: 800
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

P365-012:"i know how to get the token in!"

P365-012:"i know how to get the token in!", originally uploaded by dasims.

the lil girl refusing any help as she gets the token in in one of the arcade games at chuck e. cheese's during kayla's 1st birthday.

"tuck-e-cheese", as she fondly calls the mouse, and the park, are her happy places on earth... for now. let's wait til she steps foot on disneyland...

specs:
Camera: Panasonic DMC-LX3
Exposure: 0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture: f/2.0
Focal Length: 5.1 mm

p365-011:"rise and shine!"

p365-011:"rise and shine!", originally uploaded by dasims.

the sun beaming at your face as you drive towards work while admiring the streak of nice patterns on the clouds... oh, what a wonderful morning!

specs:
Camera: Nokia E66
Aperture: f/3.2
Focal Length: 4.9 mm
Flash: Auto, Did not fire

p365-010:"circa 70s?"

p365-010:"circa 70s?", originally uploaded by dasims.

it felt like i was driving home from the 60s or 70s along cole that evening...

specs:
Camera: Nokia E66
Aperture: f/3.2
Focal Length: 4.9 mm
Flash: Off, Did not fire

p365-009:"the lil big girl at the daycare"

p365-009:"the lil big girl at the daycare", originally uploaded by dasims.

twas our lil angel's first time to step foot on a preschool/daycare... read about her fun first time experience here

specs:
Camera: Panasonic DMC-LX3
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/2.2
Focal Length: 5.1 mm
ISO Speed: 80
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

P365-008:"is it sunny or gloomy?"

P365-008:"is it sunny or gloomy?", originally uploaded by dasims.

mr. weatherman said on his forecast last night that there's a 70% chance of rain today... while driving towards work, it looked like mr. weatherman wasn't lying... i saw the dark clouds trying to totally cover the sun... mr. sun was trying to fight back though... "wtg mr. sun!"

specs:
Camera: Nokia E66
Aperture: f/3.2
Focal Length: 4.9 mm
Flash: Auto, Did not fire

P365-007:"it's a nice sunday out"

P365-007:"it's a nice sunday out", originally uploaded by dasims.

we took advantage of the weather at high 50s by going to the subdivision park with the lil girl today. parang batang nakawala sa hawla, she stormed out of the house, ran giddily and shrieked "wow!" repeatedly to our ears delight. the lil grl had fun is an understatement!

specs:Camera: Panasonic DMC-LX3
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 5.1 mm
ISO Speed: 80
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

P365-006:"the chocolate aisle"

P365-006:"the chocolate aisle", originally uploaded by dasims.

saturday saw us at costplus world market chocolate aisle grabbing a bag of maltesers. joel, like daddy and mommy, loves em!... but as expected, we ended up buying more than just maltesers. piknik ketchup fries and 2 hello kitty dip biscuits (that the lil girl got for herself) are amongst our loot :)

specs:Camera: Nokia 6500c

p365-005:"let's go crazy on the fast lane...vrrrooommm!"

p365-005:"let's go crazy on the fast lane...vrrrooommm!", originally uploaded by dasims.

my group went go kart racing at the fast lane for our team building event... yep, everyone's crazy and really fast on the track!

specs:
Camera: Panasonic DMC-LX3
Exposure: 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 12.8 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

p365-004:"guess what robot...errr...apparatus?"

p365-004:"guess what robot...errr...apparatus?", originally uploaded by dasims.

idk! but this type can be seen in an opthalmologist's clinic. we had our annual eye check-up done today and we had fun looking at all of these equipment :D

specs:
Camera: Panasonic DMC-LX3
Exposure: 0.1 sec (1/10)
Aperture: f/2.2
Focal Length: 6.3 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

P365-003:"every letter makes a sound..."

P365-003:"every letter makes a sound...", originally uploaded by dasims.

"A" says "A" and "A" says "ah"... every letter makes a sound... "A" says "A" and "ah"!

specs:Camera: Canon EOS 40D ; Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60) ; Aperture: f/4.0 ; Focal Length: 33 mm ; ISO Speed: 200 ; Exposure Bias: 0 EV ; Flash: On, Fired

P365-002:"steaming hot nilagang mani"

P365-002:"steaming hot nilagang mani", originally uploaded by dasims.

... still steaming hot in the pot!

what better way to do tv show or dvd marathons than with a bowl of freshly cooked nilagang mani?

specs:Camera: Canon EOS 40D; Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60) ; Aperture: f/5.6; Focal Length: 135 mm; ISO Speed: 200; Exposure Bias: 0 EV; Flash: On, Fired

P365-001:"it's rubber duckie bath time!"

P365-001:"it's rubber duckie bath time!", originally uploaded by dasims.

these are joel's bath toys... they do a good job in making bath time all the more fun for the lil one

specs:  Camera: :panasonic DMC-LX3; Exposure: 0.033 sec (1/30); Aperture: f/2.0; Focal Length: 5.1 mm; ISO Speed: 125; Exposure Bias: 0 EV; Flash: Off, Did not fire

the project 365 wagon

wow, it's been about two and a half years since the last update on this blog! let me kick this baby alive then by joing the project 365 wagon!

just to clarify though... this is just an attempt to take some snaps daily for all of 'em 365 days! i know it would've been nice if i started on the 1st day of the year... but heck, who cares?! i'm uniqua!

and i'm pretty certain i would forget to do this one day or another, so it would help if any of you concerened citizens will care to remind me (it would be nice to do it earlier on the day though)... ;)

ps. here's where i am gonna store all my p365 pics. if flickr is blocked in your area, you'd probably still be able to see the pics on this blog (or maybe not... lemme know if you can't and would want to take a peek ok?). oh by the way, updating the template etc, is another story. please don't expect too much :)