crlazlo meanderings 2.1
9May2025 - I decided to leave FB, and just share my photos etc here. Thank you to the special people who check in here...(7Dec2022 - crlazlo meanderings 2 is now 2.1 - I will continue to use it as a preview/workspace for my FB posts, but I will also start organizing the many photos from my retirement years, and also start a journal/memories thing. That's the plan anyway.)
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Andrea just returned home from her visit with us here in Cebu last week. She decided to stay at the Crimson Resort and Spa on Mactan Island for her first night. Mactan is the island where Cebu's airport is located, a 30-40 minute ride from Cebu. Looking at the map, the Crimson is one of the 5 resorts we visited as a group after picking up Andrea at the Crimson. Besides the Crimson, Shangri-La and Dusit Thani, we checked out the Tambuli, the Sheraton and J-Park on Friday with the family. The first 2 hotel photos are from the Crimson, and the last 2 are from the Tambuli.
Friday, January 17, 2025
I'm working more with my wood carving nowadays. Less stress on my eyes, and I love wood. Tomorrow morning though, I'll take out my camera and find a spot to watch the big Sinulog parade coming down Osmena Boulevard. These shots are from last year, 17Jan2024: "we loved the colors and pageantry, but the participants worked hard because of the many pauses and a long day. Still, there were many smiles and good cheer. Even some of the Santo Nino statues of the infant Jesus looked tired..."
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
These little buggers kept appearing 3 weeks after something hit and shattered our window during Typhoon Odette on 16Dec2021… 1/4 inch in size. Actually, sort of pretty. They say that tempered glass doesn't cut, but when I aimed my flashlight down at the tops of my feet after the window blew out, there were small patterns of red cut lines.
A little after a year later, I posted the following:
11Jan2022 - "We live in part of a 3 building complex, and I stopped a small 7/11-like store in the building between us and the hotel after my morning walk. They're trying to resume/ survive following Covid, Typhoon Odette, etc A U-shaped driveway can be seen through a window in our hallway leading to the street, and the store is on the left. I walked through a dark hallway leading to the store, past some mannequins in waiting, and the Pepsi gas pump..."
Monday, January 6, 2025
Heritage of Cebu Monument, #2:
I usually walk around the monument several times when I'm taking photos. It was made by Filipino sculptor Eduardo Castrillo and architects Heradio Español and Ildefonso Santos.
"The Parian District where the Heritage of Cebu Monument stands was home to elite and respected Cebuano families during the Spanish period. The word "parian" originated from the word "pari-pari" which means to barter or trade. The place is also said to be the center of trade between the locals, Chinese, and Spanish mestizos. Other than that, it was also used for extravagant events for the wealthy Chinese merchants."
ps - I also liked another sculpture when I was walking home - the large, balloon "Bounty Fresh" chicken on the top of a building.
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