tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42295557108532007452024-03-13T23:19:09.951+00:00PinoyborianTravel, photography and everything in betweenPinoyborianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148736566392751346noreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229555710853200745.post-7050944314011104952018-09-02T17:16:00.000+01:002018-09-02T17:16:14.337+01:00Welcome to Pinoyborian 2.0<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Reposted from </i><a href="http://pinoyborian-two.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Pinoyborian 2.0 blog</a><i>; first published in 25 August 2018. See you there!</i><br />
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Welcome to this reboot of my first Blogger blog!<br />
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I was planning to continue posting in my old blog, Pinoyborian. I reviewed it recently, changed its look and started thinking about future posts - even drafted an article to publish soon. Started in 2008, Pinoyborian was my attempt at creating a <a href="https://pinoyborian.blogspot.com/2008/01/warm-welcome.html">personal blog</a> that will chronicle my life's journey as an immigrant with a young family. I was starting a new life in a faraway country and facing lots of new challenges in an uncertain future ahead of us.<br />
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<a name='more'></a>The blog started out well in the first two years. I had a lot to talk and share about, especially our growing boys. Then life became busy and blogging took a backseat. Writing became a struggle until it just stopped. Then Facebook took over our lives. Sharing our life experiences to family, friends and even strangers became easier and much quicker. Other social media platforms beckoned and tried.<br />
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One thing bothered me while I drafted a future post - the last time I published in Pinoyborian was in 2012. Six years ago! A lot has happened since then, mostly that our children are now teenagers! Since then, we have traveled to more places in the UK, even outside the country! My photography hobby had since improved... and waned again. Sharing your life to other people is now easier with so many social media platforms to choose from. But it is also disorganised as I see it. I wanted to take back some control on what and how I share my life experiences.<br />
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So, I decided to continue on my journey as Pinoyborian in version 2.0! It will be the same theme - our family travel stories, my photography hobby, and everything else in between. But mainly Travel and Photography stories. I will leave <a href="https://pinoyborian.blogspot.com/">Pinoyborian blog</a> as an 'archive' to refer back to at times. I do not plan on updating it anytime soon again, except maybe a last article mentioning this new version of Pinoyborian. So watch this space.<br />
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And so my journey as Pinoyborian continues...<br />
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Pinoyborianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148736566392751346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229555710853200745.post-10963437822501638892012-10-09T18:09:00.000+01:002018-08-23T18:59:17.337+01:00It's More Fun In The Philippines (official video)<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ADNgEHFDYzo" width="500"></iframe><br />
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There are 7,107 reasons why It's More Fun in the Philippines!<br />
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Enjoy this video of my homeland made by the Department of Tourism office.<br />
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The Philippines' Department of Tourism unveiled this morning its new international tourism campaign dubbed "<strong>It's more fun in the Philippines</strong>."<br />
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I definitely agree on this statement and I'm helping <u>spread the word</u>. And if I may add, not only the Philippines but also the Filipinos are more fun!<br />
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Source: <a href="http://itsmorefuninthephilippines.com/">It's more fun in the Philippines</a><br />
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Pinoyborianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148736566392751346noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229555710853200745.post-69632881090848456072011-12-30T22:09:00.001+00:002018-08-23T19:57:27.091+01:00Postcard Friday #10: Ferry Meadows<div style="text-align: center;">
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Imagine somewhere beautiful, safe and unspoilt where you can walk, cycle, play, horse-ride, ride a train, go fishing, exercise the dog, jog, push the buggy and explore endless meadows, lakes and woodland - all less than three miles from Peterborough's busy city centre.</div>
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You'll find all this and more - including water sports, cafes, hard-surfaced routes for wheelchair users, a busy events and activity programme and endless opportunities for outdoor recreation. (Source: <a href="http://www.neneparktrust.org.uk/ferry-meadows">Nene Park Trust</a>)</div>
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My family have been to Ferry Meadows a few times as it is a good place to relax in. The <a href="http://www.pinoyborian.com/2010/07/filipinos-in-peterborough-united.html"><b>Filipino community</b></a> hold their annual summer Family Fun day in the park, which has been going on for two years now.</div>
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Pinoyborianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148736566392751346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229555710853200745.post-48966329673812686182011-12-28T19:36:00.000+00:002018-08-23T19:42:59.591+01:00Wordless Wednesday #10: Parol<div style="text-align: center;">
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Pinoyborianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148736566392751346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229555710853200745.post-16110070776186356442011-12-23T08:15:00.000+00:002018-08-23T19:58:25.259+01:00Postcard Friday #9: Guildhall<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b>Guildhall </b>(1669-1671) is located in <b>Cathedral Square</b>, <b>Peterborough </b>city centre.<br />
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According to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterborough">Wikipedia</a>, Peterborough's magnificent 17th century Guildhall was built shortly after the restoration of King Charles II. It is supported by columns to provide an open ground floor for the butter and poultry markets which used to be held there. The market place was later renamed Cathedral Square.<br />
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Originally, Guildhall was also used as civic offices aside from being a market place. It was built by John Lovin, a master mason of Peterborough. For more on Guildhall visit the <a href="http://www.peterboroughhiddenheritage.org/heritage/Guildhall.html">Peterborough Hidden Heritage</a> website.<br />
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Pinoyborianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148736566392751346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229555710853200745.post-56514731318198926762011-12-21T07:11:00.000+00:002018-08-23T19:47:39.929+01:00Wordless Wednesday #9: Belen<div style="text-align: center;">
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Pinoyborianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148736566392751346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229555710853200745.post-83991674963921077402011-12-16T18:07:00.012+00:002018-08-23T20:00:30.831+01:00Postcard Friday #8: Town Hall, Bridge Street<div style="text-align: center;">
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This postcard shows <strong>Bridge Street</strong> during winter, which is located in Peterborough city centre. In the middle of this old picture is the iconic <strong>Peterborough Town Hall</strong>, which was built in the early 1930s. This building is still being used by Peterborough City Council as offices and also includes the ceremonial parts like the Mayor's Parlour and the Council Chamber. I have been to the Town Hall a few times, most memorably when our family took oath as British citizens two Decembers ago in the Council Chamber.<br />
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The iconic building is currently in the midst of controversy among Peterborians as the <a href="http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/politics/politics-news/city_council_s_cost_saving_plan_to_put_town_hall_up_for_sale_and_bring_services_under_one_roof_1_3117493">city council plans to sell them to save on costs</a>. One option the city council is considering is to <a href="http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/politics/politics-news/student_flats_plan_for_town_hall_considered_1_3125694">use the historic building as student accommodation</a>.<br />
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The part of Bridge Street shown in the above postcard is where you find such shops as <strong>M&S</strong>, <strong>Mothercare</strong> and many more. Before there is <strong><a href="http://www.pinoyborian.com/2011/09/filipino-food-store-opens-in.html">MJS Sarap Mabuhay</a></strong> we used to buy Filipino food products in <strong>Janson Hong</strong>. Before I wrote this post, I was in Bridge Street today to collect my younger son's prescription glasses from <strong>Specsavers</strong>.<br />
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<strong>Originally this early 17th century building topped by a cupola was a granary and owned by the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral. It then became a Toll House for goods shipped up and down the River Nene and was later sold to Earl Fitzwilliam of Milton Hall.</strong><br />
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Taxes and tolls were charged on goods that were brought in by barges and Fen lighters that travelled between Wisbech and Northampton. Goods shipped included wood and agricultural products like malt and corn from the fertile Fens. Even French prisoners were transported by river to Peterborough during the Napoleonic War and marched from the Custom’s House, used as a transfer station, to the camp at Norman Cross.<br />
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Church bells cast at William Penn’s foundry located near to where the Town Hall is today were also transported by barges. River traffic included passenger vessels or packets which did journeys three times a week from Peterborough to Wisbech. Apparently in 1810 our local poet John Clare used to make this journey regularly.<br />
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Over the years the railways took trade away from the river and in the late 1920s very little trade was done by river between Peterborough and Northampton with the exception of Fen lighters that traded up to Wansford for stone.<br />
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Before the improvements of the 1930s, the River Nene which was made navigable in 1713 was tidal up to Peterborough, but even so the tide only gave enough depth for the passage of loaded lighters on approximately five days in every fourteen. Those that did run had to be helped over the Northey gravel shoal between Peterborough and the Dog-in-a-Doublet by the release of water from Woodston and Orton staunches.<br />
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The Custom’s house is constructed mainly of rubble with dressed stone with the east end being constructed of brick. It has a Cooley Weston slate roof and a hexagonal cupola with a weathervane mounted above.<br />
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In 1888 planning permission was granted to convert the west end of the Custom’s House into a residential dwelling. The interior was converted to make three bedrooms on the first floor, with a sitting room, kitchen and back kitchen on the ground floor. No gas or water pipes existed at this time and heating was by coal fires.<br />
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Many long standing residents of Peterborough will recall that the Custom’s House was occupied by the Hammond family in the last century. They operated a boat hire business from the Custom’s House wharf and many a pleasant time was had by locals and visitors alike who chose to hire rowing boats for trips along the River Nene.<br />
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I sometimes drove past this building, which is not really eye-catching as to attract one's attention, when my family gets a craving for KFC chicken, which is located along London Road near the football stadium of Peterborough Posh. Also, I've not been to nor near to the building but it would be interesting to do so.<br />
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Pinoyborianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148736566392751346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229555710853200745.post-38460391616079168712011-12-07T18:41:00.001+00:002018-08-23T19:51:22.995+01:00Wordless Wednesday #7: Christmas guides<div style="text-align: center;">
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Pinoyborianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148736566392751346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229555710853200745.post-51364704063863715192011-12-04T07:19:00.000+00:002018-08-23T20:06:53.175+01:00Wordless Wednesday #1-4: BackstoryI try to be true to the objective of <b><a href="http://www.pinoyborian.blogspot.com/p/wordless-wednesday.html">Wordless Wednesday</a></b> by posting only pictures as the blogpost. However, I feel there is still something lacking to complete the picture (pun not intended). And that lacking element is a description of the picture used in the Wordless Wednesday blogpost.<br />
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So, for every four (may vary in future) Wordless Wednesday posts I published in this blog, I will write a backstory post. I will start with Wordless Wednesday #1 to #4.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.pinoyborian.com/2011/10/wordless-wednesday-1-mother-and-sons.html">Wordless Wednesday #1: Mother and sons</a></b> is a picture of my family taken in late winter 2007 using an Olympus u725SW camera. I chose this picture for this theme simply because I just love looking at the happiness in my family's faces. This photo was taken near the <b>Cathedral Square</b> in the city centre of Peterborough. I went to <b>tiltshiftmaker.com</b> to create a tiltshift effect so that the focus will be on my family's happy faces.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.pinoyborian.com/2011/11/wordless-wednesday-2-seagull.html">Wordless Wednesday #2: Seagull</a></b> was taken last summer in the beach in Hunstanton using a Nikon Coolpix L110 camera. We went to the resort town of <b>Hunstanton</b> for a day in the beach together with some relatives and friends. I took several pictures of the seagulls and terns in the beach. This picture is one of two that came out decently. I had it <b><a href="http://www.pinoyborian.com/2011/11/gimp-my-pic.html">Gimped up</a></b> before posting it on to this blog.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.pinoyborian.com/2011/11/wordless-wednesday-3-rusty-face.html">Wordless Wednesday #3: Rick Kirby's 'Vertical face'</a></b> was taken in the summer of 2008 using an Olympus u725SW camera. This sculpture by sculptor/artist Rick Kirby is just one of many that you will find in the gardens of <b>Burghley House</b> in Stamford. The sculpture was commissioned by Burghley House in 2002. It's made of mild steel and measures 5m x 3m. There are actually two versions of this sculpture in Burghley House gardens. The other one is the picture I used in the post <b><a href="http://www.pinoyborian.com/2009/04/tilt-shift-photographs.html">Tilt-shift Photographs</a></b>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.pinoyborian.com/2011/11/wordless-wednesday-4-bluebells.html">Wordless Wednesday #4: Bluebells</a></b> was taken in spring 2009 using an Olympus u725SW camera. This was a weekend day and my older son had brought a teddy bear named Boris as some sort of homework. He has to do some activity with Boris during the weekend and return it to class the following Monday with a report. So, we brought Boris to our nearby woodland and that's where I saw the bluebells. My kids enjoyed that short walk with Boris and my son happily reported it to their class.<br />
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Pinoyborianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148736566392751346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229555710853200745.post-48875352703890851292011-12-02T07:17:00.003+00:002018-09-03T12:38:48.460+01:00Postcard Friday #6: Peterborough Cathedral Cloisters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This postcard shows the <strong>Peterborough Cathedral Cloisters</strong>. You can go to it via a huge door from the Cathedral's right side. If you wish to go directly to it there is a pathway to the right of the Cathedral in which you can go to.<br />
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Pinoyborianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148736566392751346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229555710853200745.post-32349212810174662922011-11-30T06:31:00.002+00:002018-08-23T20:09:41.580+01:00Wordless Wednesday #6: Tarsier<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Pinoyborianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148736566392751346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229555710853200745.post-79374234685815487252011-11-25T06:54:00.002+00:002018-08-23T20:10:27.451+01:00Postcard Friday #5: Peterborough Cathedral from top<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Peterborough Cathedral is one of the finest Norman buildings in Europe today and is a UK landmark.<br />
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As seen from the top, you will see that Peterborough Cathedral is shaped like a cross. Personally, this postcard is very interesting to look at. I'm imagining myself hovering at the top and looking down below. The cathedral is just as amazing from the top as below.<br />
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The origins of the Cathedral can be traced back to King Peada of the Middle Angles who founded the first monastery on the site in 655AD. The monastic settlement was almost entirely destroyed by the Vikings in 870 and rebuilt as a Benedictine Abbey between 960 and 970. The Abbey church then survived Hereward the Wake’s attack on the Abbey in 1069, and remained intact until an accidental fire destroyed the second Abbey here in 1116. It was rebuilt in its present form between 1118 and 1238. It became the Cathedral of the new Diocese of Peterborough in 1541 and it is now known as the Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew.<br />
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Pinoyborianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148736566392751346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229555710853200745.post-13905574665993983782011-11-23T06:12:00.001+00:002018-08-23T20:11:02.395+01:00Wordless Wednesday #5: Autumn leaves<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Pinoyborianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148736566392751346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229555710853200745.post-25102514840028815502011-11-18T18:40:00.000+00:002018-08-23T20:12:36.366+01:00Postcard Friday #4: Bishop's Gardens<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong>Bishop's Garden</strong> in Peterborough is a small ornamental garden just south of Peterborough Cathedral and north of The Lido. Bounded by Bishop's Road, the garden was created as part of the Bishop's palace in the 14th century. The gardens, unlike the palace, is open to the public and is nicely laid out with rose beds and various other features.<br />
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I seldom go to Bishop's Gardens although recently I took a walk around Peterborough Cathedral and going out into the Bishop's Gardens. Although it was already autumn, the gardens still offer a blissful respite from all the hustle and bustle of the city. You would not even notice that you are very near the busy city centre.<br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.panoramicearth.com/7087/Peterborough/Bishop's_Gardens_Peterborough">panoramic earth</a><br />
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Pinoyborianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148736566392751346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229555710853200745.post-65088938618230652602011-11-16T20:10:00.006+00:002018-08-23T20:21:37.138+01:00Wordless Wednesday #4: Bluebells<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Pinoyborianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148736566392751346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229555710853200745.post-7556822495446246542011-11-11T19:32:00.001+00:002018-09-03T12:37:59.991+01:00Postcard Friday #3: Rivergate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Rivergate</b> is one of the smaller shopping centres found in Peterborough city centre. I don't go to this place very often these days. From memory national retailers like <b>Comet</b> and <b>Peacocks</b> are just some of the shops you can find in Rivergate.<br />
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In the postcard, the picture was taken from the door that leads to the supermarket <b>Asda</b>. When I was new to Peterborough I used to go to Asda to buy groceries and <b>Georg</b> products. However, since it is some distance from where I work I soon got tired of going to it. My visits to Rivergate are getting sporadic these days.Pinoyborianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148736566392751346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229555710853200745.post-86899415393356185042011-11-09T06:49:00.004+00:002011-11-10T22:59:57.951+00:00Wordless Wednesday #3: Rick Kirby's 'Vertical face'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjzEJOFYgQqGJBKWa0HZ8BsZF8RowiQFSjG35siCXofEGXSIp6QtI6slIfhc56PJ0hu80M1BuPT-pJd3DeYZmGC-W9e4KiZ9Plurh-H8WZZcQw_pgoI9fn3iMcN7YCo2Z_57CEJ5eUZg/s1600/red+face.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjzEJOFYgQqGJBKWa0HZ8BsZF8RowiQFSjG35siCXofEGXSIp6QtI6slIfhc56PJ0hu80M1BuPT-pJd3DeYZmGC-W9e4KiZ9Plurh-H8WZZcQw_pgoI9fn3iMcN7YCo2Z_57CEJ5eUZg/s400/red+face.JPG" width="300px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<b>To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II:</b><br />
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In light of your immediate failure to financially manage yourselves and also in recent years your tendency to elect incompetent Presidents of the USA and therefore not able to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately. (You should look up ‘revocation’ in the Oxford English Dictionary.)<br />
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Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths, and territories (except Kansas, which she does not fancy).<br />
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Your new Prime Minister, David Cameron, will appoint a Governor for America without the need for further elections. <br />
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Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire may be circulated sometime next year to determine whether any of you noticed.<br />
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<b>1</b>. The letter ‘U’ will be reinstated in words such as ‘colour,’ ‘favour,’ ‘labour’ and ‘neighbour.’ Likewise, you will learn to spell ‘doughnut’ without skipping half the letters, and the suffix ‘-ize’ will be replaced by the suffix ‘-ise.’ Generally, you will be expected to raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. (look up ‘vocabulary’). Using the same 27 words interspersed with filler noises such as ‘like’ and ‘you know’ is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication.<br />
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<b>2</b>. There is no such thing as US English. We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. The Microsoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take into account the reinstated letter ‘U’ and the elimination of ‘-ize.’<br />
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<b>3</b>. July 4th will no longer be celebrated as a holiday.<br />
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<b>4</b>. You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns, lawyers, or therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows that you’re not quite ready to be independent. Guns should only be used for shooting grouse. If you can’t sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a therapist, then you’re not ready to shoot grouse. <br />
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<b>5</b>. Therefore, you will no longer be allowed to own or carry anything more dangerous than a vegetable peeler. Although a permit will be required if you wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public. <br />
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<b>6</b>. All intersections will be replaced with roundabouts, and you will start driving on the left side with immediate effect. At the same time, you will go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of conversion tables. Both roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense of humour. <br />
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<b>7</b>. The former USA will adopt UK prices on petrol (which you have been calling gasoline) of roughly $10/US gallon. Get used to it. <br />
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<b>8</b>. You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call French fries are not real chips, and those things you insist on calling potato chips are properly called crisps. Real chips are thick cut, fried in animal fat, and dressed not with catsup but with vinegar.<br />
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<b>9</b>. The cold, tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually beer at all. Henceforth, only proper British Bitter will be referred to as beer, and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be referred to as Lager. New Zealand beer is also acceptable, as New Zealand is pound for pound the greatest sporting nation on earth and it can only be due to the beer. They are also part of the British Commonwealth — see what it did for them. American brands will be referred to as Near-Frozen Gnat’s Urine, so that all can be sold without risk of further confusion.<br />
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<b>10</b>. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as good guys. Hollywood will also be required to cast English actors to play English characters. Watching Andie Macdowell attempt English dialogue in Four Weddings and a Funeral was an experience akin to having one’s ears removed with a cheese grater.<br />
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<b>11</b>. You will cease playing American football. There are only two kinds of proper football; one you call soccer, and rugby (dominated by the New Zealanders). Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby (which has some similarities to American football, but does not involve stopping for a rest every 20 seconds or wearing full Kevlar body armour like a bunch of nancies).<br />
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<b>12</b>. Further, you will stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an event called the World Series for a game which is not played outside of America. Since only 2.1 percent of you are aware there is a world beyond your borders, your error is understandable. You will learn cricket, and we will let you face the Australians (World dominators) first to take the sting out of their deliveries.<br />
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<b>13</b>. You must tell us who killed JFK. It’s been driving us mad.<br />
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<b>14</b>. An internal revenue agent (i.e. tax collector) from Her Majesty’s Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all monies due (backdated to 1776).<br />
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<b>15</b>. Daily Tea Time begins promptly at 4 p.m. with proper cups, with saucers, and never mugs, with high quality biscuits (cookies) and cakes; plus strawberries (with cream) when in season. <br />
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God Save the Queen!<br />
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I just read and lifted this piece from one of my favourite Philippine opinion writers, William Esposo who is himself of Scottish origins. You can read his <a href="http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=742816&publicationSubCategoryId=64">whole article at the Philippine Star</a>.<br />
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I'm sharing this again especially to all of my American relatives and friends of the Filipino variety. It's all for the fun of it!<br />
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There are many versions of this funny 'letter' including the ones below:<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.joe-ks.com/archives_feb2005/Revocation_Of_Independence.htm">joe-ks.com</a></li>
<li><a href="http://britainandamerica.typepad.com/britain_and_america/2007/06/petition_to_rev.html">BritainAndAmerica.com</a></li>
<li><a href="http://britainandamerica.typepad.com/britain_and_america/2007/06/petition_to_rev.html">Snopes.com</a></li>
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Grimeshaw Wood is a local nature reserve that is managed by Peterborough City Council. This patch of ancient woodland now stands beside a built-up area that is North Bretton. The north-south road, Bretton Way cuts through it, thus, creating two patches of the wood.<br />
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Grimeshaw Wood, also nicknamed the Grime, is home to an array of forest creatures. Pipestrelle bats live here and nettle-leaved bell flowers are particularly evident in the summer.<br />
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I live about 10 minutes walk from Grimeshaw Wood. I'm familiar with the place because I sometimes took a bus that pass by it when going to work. But I have not been to the wood and it would be nice to check it out one of these days.<br />
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Note aside, a blogger gave this rather interesting observation on the areas near Grimeshaw Wood, which I also noticed:<br />
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The north-south road that cuts through the various parts of the Grime also provides a geographical 'tracks' with dense housing, no pavements, and a certain number of chavs on the east, with giveaway coloured road signs. To the west are big houses, open lawns, silence bar birdsong and black writing on white road names.</blockquote>
Pinoyborianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148736566392751346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229555710853200745.post-34966680158027590312011-11-02T16:39:00.000+00:002011-11-02T16:39:00.663+00:00Wordless Wednesday #2: Seagull<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzleAThkWPrr0LFLLlTTPkyyOkXl3fL6f4jdwyxjznMKdavTcejV1ALzpUc9-NE6QiGt-twZDM-7XQ0b2mCnO8s1dnCxf3YaI3URaJO0bAzaUKCtKEBNFA6V-S0MUgv8mlmw3Jkcedc1c/s1600/seagull.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzleAThkWPrr0LFLLlTTPkyyOkXl3fL6f4jdwyxjznMKdavTcejV1ALzpUc9-NE6QiGt-twZDM-7XQ0b2mCnO8s1dnCxf3YaI3URaJO0bAzaUKCtKEBNFA6V-S0MUgv8mlmw3Jkcedc1c/s400/seagull.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div>Pinoyborianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148736566392751346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229555710853200745.post-74465118206526798612011-11-01T06:12:00.000+00:002018-08-23T23:43:35.721+01:00Gimp my pic<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Have you noticed anything on my recent photographs in this blog? Yes, they’ve been Gimped!<br />
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<b>GIMP</b> or <b>GNU Image Manipulation Program</b> is software that’s freely distributed in the web. It can be used in photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. (Source: <a href="http://www.gimp.org/">http://www.gimp.org/</a>)<br />
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I first came across GIMP a few years ago when I bought a <strong><a href="http://www.pinoyborian.com/2008/10/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-dell.html">Dell Mini 9 Linux version</a></strong>. It was the in-built image editing program of the netbook. However, I hardly used it for two reasons: first, I don’t feel the need to and second, it was difficult to understand.<br />
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I became interested with Gimp again because of my desire to watermark my photographs. These days I fancy myself as a ‘serious’ beginner photographer. Serious enough that I want to put my mark on my photographs!<br />
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<a name='more'></a>I've scoured the internet for tutorials on creating watermarks for my photos. Then I came across Michael Scott’s blog, <a href="http://www.scottphotographics.com/">Scott Photographics</a>. His post ‘<a href="http://www.scottphotographics.com/how-to-make-a-simple-watermark-in-gimp/">How to make a simple watermark in GIMP</a>’ has been most helpful to me. It was written in simple terms that were enough for my simple brain to comprehend.<br />
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What convinced me more to download Gimp was the review I read from the <strong><a href="http://www.photoforbeginners.com/">Photography for beginners</a></strong> magazine. In its maiden issue, the magazine made a rundown of five of the most suitable image-editing programs for beginners and those on a budget:<br />
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<li>Corel Painter 12</li>
<li>GIMP</li>
<li>Adobe Photoshop Elements 9</li>
<li>iPhoto</li>
<li>Google Picasa</li>
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<strong>Photography for beginners</strong> magazine gave GIMP a five star rating and awarded it the Editor’s Choice Award. The magazine described GIMP as:<br />
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... a free image-building program. It is primarily employed as an image retouching and editing tool and is freely available online for most operating systems. As it’s a freeware program there is also a large amount of online support – as well as frequent updates – which means users will be able to build up their skills quite easily.</blockquote>
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I downloaded <strong><a href="http://www.gimp.org/">GIMP 2.6</a></strong> which I now used primarily for image retouching and watermarking. Scott Photographics also has other GIMP tutorials that I’ve read and tried (or will try) like:<br />
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<li>How to Fake a Tilt-Shift Miniature Photograph in GIMP</li>
<li>How to make a photograph Lomographic in GIMP</li>
<li>How to make an ‘Obama’ HOPE Poster in GIMP</li>
<li>Zoom Blur Effect in GIMP – GIMP Tutorial</li>
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Of the above tutorials, I’ve tried the Lomographic effect on a couple of my photographs. You can find it in Flickr <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinoyborian/6094613619/in/photostream">here</a><link></link> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinoyborian/6094611951/in/photostream">here</a><link></link>.<br />
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So, what about you? <strong>What type of image-editing programs do you use for your photographs?</strong>Pinoyborianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148736566392751346noreply@blogger.com0