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          It has been a long weekend and it is the last day of the month. I had to pay some bills in the bank and make some deposits. Since a long weekend had passed, there had been a lot of people having some transactions with the bank and involves long lines in the teller section. In the first bank I transacted wherein I should pay my bills, I arrived twenty minutes from the time the bank opened. My number was 65 and the current number being entertained was 27. I have no choice but to wait or else I could not pay my bills on its due date which will have some charges. So, after hours of waiting I finally been able to pay my bills. After that, I proceeded to another bank to make some deposits. Before I will make some deposits, I must first make some cash withdrawals in the ATM machine. The problem is all ATM machines are not accessible to withdrawals, thank God my mother had some extra cash which I borrowed. Now I have the cash I needed for the deposit, so I mus...

     After almost 30 hours or almost one and a half day of waiting, the electricity finally returned. The electricity power provider did not speedily located the source of the power cut-off that there had been long hours of no electricity in our place and in neighboring places as well. Life had been so hard without electricity. We do not have water, we cannot cook food and we cannot do some chores because we don't have electricity. Our water source is very dependent to electricity because it is an electric water pump. Thankfully, my brother-in-law still own a mechanical water pump where we could get water. In terms of food,  the rice cooker and electric stove cannot be used because there is no electricity. What we did is we eat at restaurants or cooked our food on charcoal and had grilled food as viand. When the night came, we open all the windows in our room so that the cool breeze could enter in the absence of the cool air of aircon. Our cellphones also a...

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     Events, trade shows, job fairs, retails store and anywhere that large display wall is needed usually use pop up trade show displays . It could easily attract potential customers because of the variety of sizes and shapes to choose from out of these pop up displays . You can also add graphics or order a graphic ready wherein you velcro graphics onto the fabric skin of the display.        Pop up is much preferred by users because it could easily be transported and no hassle on the set up. The frame of a trade show pop up would open up like a canopy or an accordion. Then you could either hang up a fabric or graphic panels in the frame and you're done. If you want it to be more like a podium stand, you could have a graphic or fabric wrap to surround the case and finish it off by adding a plastic or wooden top.      If you happen to be in a trade show, you could observe that pop up booths may have same sizes but they will vary in their...

       This is a sea turtle or "pawikan" that has been injured during a heavy storm and had been found in the shoreline of Lebak, Sultan Kudarat. The owner of the house where we stayed at Lebak took care of this creature. It melts my heart when I saw this creature. It is so adorable. I hope in the coming days, this creature could swim freely.

        The picture was taken at the shoreline of Lebak, Sultan Kudarat. This shows a typical "bayanihan" at the shores. They were fishermen who were pushing their boat to the shoreline. They had been at sea for a week already and just returned home to their families. They usually stayed fishing at the sea for a month but because of the incoming storm, they returned early. When I was able to witness these scenario, it answers the question on my mind on how did big boats moved to the shores. The fishermen will put logs under the boat and coconut leaves under the logs so that the logs could easily roll on it. Aside from the logs and coconut leaves, it involves a lot pushing by the fishermen. The seawater to the shoreline where the boat must be situated is about ten to fifteen meters. This could not be done by one person alone that is why before they will sell their fishes, fishermen cooperate in pushing their boat to where it must be properly situated. One.. Two.. Thr...

       Today is my father's birthday and five days ago was his 22nd death anniversary. My father died when I was about three years old. He died of heart failure because of his high blood pressure which is common in their family. So, I grew up entirely without a father. If there would be no pictures, I will not know his face, his body structure and entirely about him. I don't have memories with him because I'm still too young when I am with him. Still, I am lucky enough to have five brothers who had been with me as I grow up that had been my father figure. Lately, I become to realize how much is missing in my life. I don't know if things are messing up with me that some things I encounter lately is about fathers. It maybe in the Sunday service, in a video clip or in one of the events we attended. I have teary eyes when these things had been the topic. It only made things clear that I am still longing for him. Longing for a father's love which I do not have b...