tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378578130204770132024-03-10T16:33:19.403+08:00Cavite Daily PhotoHistory, People, Churches. Three Things that Best describe the Spectacular Cavite, Philippines! Allow me to deliver you Magnificent Snaps and Frames from this Extraordinary Land of the Brave.Stevenson Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137070659644887162noreply@blogger.comBlogger318125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537857813020477013.post-55114572424006380052020-08-03T21:08:00.007+08:002020-08-03T21:08:53.932+08:00A Farewell to Summer<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEire4DypogMz1Jnf-9Zzzkz3Ssw0eUMpwL8tj6ymrozKkCZEMnPMbMYhNzFmOUFI17HtYJ-rNIkpUhsog1i8Mbgr1XDRerGRbcXqsEzAzONUN3zUPEc3GhGNw8Wszk7u3cni5ZEKG00sy6n/s2048/DSC_0018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEire4DypogMz1Jnf-9Zzzkz3Ssw0eUMpwL8tj6ymrozKkCZEMnPMbMYhNzFmOUFI17HtYJ-rNIkpUhsog1i8Mbgr1XDRerGRbcXqsEzAzONUN3zUPEc3GhGNw8Wszk7u3cni5ZEKG00sy6n/s640/DSC_0018.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Bouganvilleas</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">In the Philippines, we have three seasons - hot, hotter, and hottest. We are about to bid goodbye to the hottest season as we start to welcome more and more rains. Kidding Aside, the two seasons are actually wet and dry. August usually opens the typhoon and monsoon seasons where a lot of typhoons start to trace its path coming from the Pacific.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This beautiful Bouganvillea are the last reminders of the long sunny afternoons as the torrential rains that visited us last weekend just melted most of them. Stay dry Cavite, we still have a pandemic (record high) to fight!</div>Stevenson Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137070659644887162noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537857813020477013.post-30986575816745118312020-06-28T20:17:00.001+08:002020-06-28T20:17:55.878+08:00Masked Rider<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Oq09KyfYb_OcPsFpZIEg71Z5NSYmXQNaEuNejCjbM1RQDQb3s2-GAEY1tjyY0DGSDJjouTX2ZW1VjgDEA_w8-krJ9tS16OBN6mmuMGu8X6DjmCS1QdZ2ulvPI1OCytCRLSBZQCR2d6Vv/s4032/B98AE45F-92FE-4607-A05C-243E1AC3C54A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Oq09KyfYb_OcPsFpZIEg71Z5NSYmXQNaEuNejCjbM1RQDQb3s2-GAEY1tjyY0DGSDJjouTX2ZW1VjgDEA_w8-krJ9tS16OBN6mmuMGu8X6DjmCS1QdZ2ulvPI1OCytCRLSBZQCR2d6Vv/w640-h480/B98AE45F-92FE-4607-A05C-243E1AC3C54A.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Masked Rider, General Trias</i></div></i><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On this new normal, everyone here in the province of Cavite is highly encouraged to wear a mask. It's nice to see a large percentage of citizens complying, knowing that they do care not just for themselves but also for the people around them.</div>Stevenson Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137070659644887162noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537857813020477013.post-83288024089969341712020-06-27T05:48:00.000+08:002020-06-27T05:48:07.975+08:00Red Velvet<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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Stevenson Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137070659644887162noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537857813020477013.post-42388294256107134192020-06-24T10:00:00.000+08:002020-06-24T10:00:01.285+08:00Bird's Nest Fern<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsp5zSIthtnQj8_xI5bu52rxO_pkiHM7Ed33rxotCG-3ssvj09ACp_LOPJND3kQL6Q2bcVBAjnFqSAfmqPswJRG6bZzznvwSJejLcRxY4uvcn6-ZsHG0eVeNTkMc8L6ANKq9qQPwRdWZl/s4032/220AD4BA-279F-484C-A6CB-9D69DF7A11AC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsp5zSIthtnQj8_xI5bu52rxO_pkiHM7Ed33rxotCG-3ssvj09ACp_LOPJND3kQL6Q2bcVBAjnFqSAfmqPswJRG6bZzznvwSJejLcRxY4uvcn6-ZsHG0eVeNTkMc8L6ANKq9qQPwRdWZl/w640-h480/220AD4BA-279F-484C-A6CB-9D69DF7A11AC.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Antonia's Garden, Amadeo</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The bird's nest fern is an epiphytic type of fern that grows on big or old trees. In Tagalog, it is called "dapo" or literally means "to perch" or "perched". It is a beautiful tropical plant that reminds me of lush rainforests that when added to gardens, will instantly bring a very lush feeling to it. They grow leaves that are so long and broad which almost resembles banana leaves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Have you seen these species of plants near your area?</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*** </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can drop by<b><u> Antonia's Garden</u></b> along the highway at Brgy. Banay-Banay, Amadeo, Cavite. You can also visit their Facebook Page at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AntoniaGardenPH/" style="text-align: left;">https://www.facebook.com/AntoniaGardenPH/</a> and also on their Instagram Account <a href="https://www.instagram.com/AntoniaGardenPH/" target="_blank">@AntoniaGardenPH</a>.</div>Stevenson Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137070659644887162noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537857813020477013.post-74368115665990708362020-06-23T16:01:00.001+08:002020-06-23T16:01:26.430+08:00Over The River<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jze4a69dsvsouA8bbdZuJB8jN4Kzj4iWVrway5HrDlJa5XO73wnTC8cBqhmNU1gsQdrO6GA2rs4-tHLsJbC_aNCRM1oeCLpiLNG7D-lqLH1uz1CRNJh6CGiLui6bBy04aF9oBXpi9_-R/s3643/D258C60D-79AA-4612-888C-410A53F14B63.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="3643" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jze4a69dsvsouA8bbdZuJB8jN4Kzj4iWVrway5HrDlJa5XO73wnTC8cBqhmNU1gsQdrO6GA2rs4-tHLsJbC_aNCRM1oeCLpiLNG7D-lqLH1uz1CRNJh6CGiLui6bBy04aF9oBXpi9_-R/w640-h480/D258C60D-79AA-4612-888C-410A53F14B63.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bridge over Santa Rosa, Noveleta</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">As this river divides two barangays (town/city sub-division smaller than the city) in the A bridge above it connects the two. Without this bridge, people from the right side have to travel more than 5 kilometers at the town proper just to go to the other side. At the same time, people going to Manila from the upland towns cut a big portion of their travel time because of this link. Aren't bridges wonderful? </div>Stevenson Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137070659644887162noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537857813020477013.post-85138911110284194062020-06-22T23:38:00.002+08:002020-06-23T19:33:19.530+08:00Antonia's Garden<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwshkhTmBy97Au5Coer56etuQjvhtmTnY0vQJaEAbWSoaJgUWHB8GLB8_qpuyeaY68GzPmqLyx8a2Y6ZAAe5cpk3VWQH8dssKEOH-NE7MfUZT7ToA_13AcDA9aiIf6HREzC-xByGq-Vqa/s4032/DE52884F-2DB3-45D8-958E-DED2AC26D091.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwshkhTmBy97Au5Coer56etuQjvhtmTnY0vQJaEAbWSoaJgUWHB8GLB8_qpuyeaY68GzPmqLyx8a2Y6ZAAe5cpk3VWQH8dssKEOH-NE7MfUZT7ToA_13AcDA9aiIf6HREzC-xByGq-Vqa/w640-h480/DE52884F-2DB3-45D8-958E-DED2AC26D091.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Antonia's Garden, Amadeo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This morning, I went out again for the third time (Yey Me!) But yes, I was just in the car until we arrived in our destination in Amadeo, a city in Cavite known for a more milder climate all year round. The city has lesser population than my native General Trias, so people are very much compliant to rules which only had less than 10 active cases since the Pandemic began.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We visited a friend's garden shop, Antonia's Garden, and got a few pieces for my room and my bathroom. I am so happy to have bought a sanseveria and a couple of philodendrons. You can check their plants for sale on their facebook account at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AntoniaGardenPH/" style="text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: #fce8b2;"><font color="#000000">https://www.facebook.com/AntoniaGardenPH/</font></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I think another reason why the pandemic is not much affecting the area is because of it's closeness to Nature. It may sound crazy but I really think that the more a place is closer to nature, nature itself will give extra protection to its inhabitants.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Let me extend my apologies to my blogging friends for being absent these past couple of days aside from my daily posting. I am very excited to visit your blogs starting again this week. I missed you all so much and I saw all your heartwarming comments and will respond to them as soon as possible!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">***</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">If you are in the Cavite of Manila area and you are interested to get yourself some houseplants from Antonia's Garden. They have a good variety of plants that you can choose from. Plus, they also ship your new family members via Lalamove (delivery charge at your cost) straight to your door and they offer a variety of payment modes that will best suit your account availability including GCash, PayMaya, and Bank Transfers.</div>Stevenson Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137070659644887162noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537857813020477013.post-59710806648173714932020-06-21T20:49:00.001+08:002020-06-21T20:50:42.747+08:00Father's Day Feast<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlM5Xu3bz7J24M6ZhWzokgtF7TbUrCqmXmQ1-qErRt6rZoOWUSmDDFcAazZHUixxGzwoRkj1hO3B-TjMtp7OHCmUJ84wScHttdUx7yMm1TtgawWIpbdD6jArTSm_EJA4YVEAybD4busUnv/s2048/BA6E0917-4DE4-4BCA-BC6A-D015E263F938.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlM5Xu3bz7J24M6ZhWzokgtF7TbUrCqmXmQ1-qErRt6rZoOWUSmDDFcAazZHUixxGzwoRkj1hO3B-TjMtp7OHCmUJ84wScHttdUx7yMm1TtgawWIpbdD6jArTSm_EJA4YVEAybD4busUnv/w640-h480/BA6E0917-4DE4-4BCA-BC6A-D015E263F938.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Today is Father's Day in a lot of countries, the Philippines being one. Families gather at homes and restaurants but a lot more less in these times where there are no restaurants available for dine in customers. But luckily, a lot of home-buddies start their ordering businesses for those who don't cook.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Lucky and blessed, my father did received these gifts from my cousins. A tray of spaghetti in tomato sauce from my cousin Marianne and a tray of Alfredo pasta. 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It has big warehouse style stores in key locations around the Philippines and they are also famous for their pizza. With its great demand, they thought of opening stores that only sells their food items such as, of course, pizza, fries, pasta, salads, and more. For now, they only accept take out orders and pick-ups.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I took this shot earlier this afternoon. Yes, my dear friends, I was able to go beyond the gates of our house for the first time in 92 days! I was just inside my sister's car (who celebrated her birthday yesterday Sunday) the whole time since we only got things at a Chinese fastfood and Burger King via drive thru, but I tell you, my worries rose a lot. I just really hope our company will continue to allow us to work from home because this served as a trial for me and i confirmed I am still scared to go outside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Have a great Monday to all of you my dearest friends, a great week awaits, let's claim it!</div>Stevenson Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137070659644887162noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537857813020477013.post-86684385191773642302020-06-14T00:00:00.000+08:002020-06-14T00:00:02.534+08:00A Mark of Spanish Colonial Influence - Guest Post Sunday<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNbr7O3opUMWPouTUM_WpNdcXF0JU9K3Ti64dMcGQVQCm3rDuppR16NddtosTWPwYpEuiWruUO9VQ5quE6x78ycdW3NNMiHwjXlacUZbSGpUTqWG1AD5JGS1sZ4yCpE8Q67Uxge7Xm4uMp/s4000/575682B7-731C-4550-9EF3-F92C9F0BB96A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNbr7O3opUMWPouTUM_WpNdcXF0JU9K3Ti64dMcGQVQCm3rDuppR16NddtosTWPwYpEuiWruUO9VQ5quE6x78ycdW3NNMiHwjXlacUZbSGpUTqWG1AD5JGS1sZ4yCpE8Q67Uxge7Xm4uMp/w640-h480/575682B7-731C-4550-9EF3-F92C9F0BB96A.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>General Trias City Plaza</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Two days ago, we just commemorated our 122th anniversary of our cessation of our allegiance to the Crown of Spain. It’s been 499 years since the first presence of the Spaniards at Pearl of the East. They are not here anymore, however, they left their impact in our society. Above is a photo I took of a city in The Cavite Province, one that revolted against them and symbolized as one of the sun’s rays in our nations’s flag. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">By just looking at the orientation of most cities’ and municipalities’ major institutions buildings (Cavite’s General Trias’ “civic center”, the sample photo), Spanish colonial architecture is not very obvious in plain sight. One of the many things how the Spaniards initially shaped our beloved country. Government buildings, church, school, public market (it was originally at the city hall’s location, the tall structure on the left of the photo) surrounding a plaza were strategically placed in the middle of the town to achieve maximum effect in terms of imposition and dominance of influence. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But for how long will this setup last (like how the market was relocated) as the world keep changing?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
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Yesterday, thousands of Filipino Facebook users were stunned. All across the Philippines, a lot of Facebook accounts have been cloned into blank dummy/duplicate accounts by an unknown source. I myself has been a victim of it and my account was cloned 15 times yesterday. It was a very big news on the headline around the country. Mass reporting happened until my cousin messaged me something that shocked and bothered me at the same time. A cloned account did not just have my name on it but it even stole an old photo of me as the profile picture, added flags as cover banner photo, an account that that very much would look like one that I own, but is not mine. My friends and students helped me report the account but it took more than 24 hours before it thankfully got turned down (as far as we know). I was not able to see it using my profile because the perpetrator even blocked me so I wont be able to see him/her. Scary!</div>
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So yesterday, it was a great and fun-filled day for me as I celebrate my 30th! I know that the quarantine has been greatly relaxed here so I asked four of my best friends to come over and they are all so gracious to be there and celebrate with me. Since our two other best friends are in other islands, and the other two are in France and Kuwait, they just video called so it's like we are all together again at that afternoon while they sip their own tea at their spot in the world.</div>
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So here's some savories and sweets I prepared for you all my blogging friends! What would you like from the tiered plates?</div>
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