I've never forgotten the memories and lessons...
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My 3 Holiday Lights Tradition during Christmas time
It's almost Christmas day.
Time flies...just few more days and it's 2015.
Another year...another story of my life.
But before I celebrate the New Year, here's 3 of my holiday lights tradition that I observe during Christmas time...
1. Festival of Lights at the Mission Inn. The display of holiday lights officially start right after Thanksgiving Day and runs until the first week of January.
If you're planning to check this place out, better plan ahead, be prepared for traffic and take lots of patience when finding a parking spot. But it's all worth it. If you're coming with your spouse or partner, make sure to kiss under the giant mistletoe.
Don't forget to kiss under the mistletoe
Dining in the Patio...can be a romantic evening
The little ones will enjoy the lights, make sure to check the weather because it gets chilly in the evening but lots of places to eat...
You can use valet if you're staying in the hotel, just make sure you'd made reservations months before the holidays.
2. Thoroughbred Street. Another place I check out during the holidays because of the crazy holiday lights decorated by the residents of this street. From Skiing Santa to "A Nightmare Before Christmas" theme.
This is just a residential street where all the residents decorated their homes, so be prepared for traffic and don't expect a public parking.
Make sure to bundle up and wear appropriate walking shoes...
Time flies...just few more days and it's 2015.
Another year...another story of my life.
But before I celebrate the New Year, here's 3 of my holiday lights tradition that I observe during Christmas time...
1. Festival of Lights at the Mission Inn. The display of holiday lights officially start right after Thanksgiving Day and runs until the first week of January.
If you're planning to check this place out, better plan ahead, be prepared for traffic and take lots of patience when finding a parking spot. But it's all worth it. If you're coming with your spouse or partner, make sure to kiss under the giant mistletoe.
Don't forget to kiss under the mistletoe
Dining in the Patio...can be a romantic evening
The little ones will enjoy the lights, make sure to check the weather because it gets chilly in the evening but lots of places to eat...
You can use valet if you're staying in the hotel, just make sure you'd made reservations months before the holidays.
2. Thoroughbred Street. Another place I check out during the holidays because of the crazy holiday lights decorated by the residents of this street. From Skiing Santa to "A Nightmare Before Christmas" theme.
Make sure to bundle up and wear appropriate walking shoes...
I usually park two blocks away from Thoroughbred St and just walk...lots of walking activity here, photo sessions and selfies.
3. And lastly...my holiday lights...
My Christmas Angel...I think every Christmas lights should have an angel...
Who lights a peacock during the holiday?...I do...
My Eiffel Tower...one day, it will be the real thing...
Christmas in Paris.
Anyway it's free to travel in my dreams.
"Into the Woods" seflie
So this is my "Into the Woods" selfie,
because Red Riding hood got lost into the woods.
I'm taking over her place lol
because Red Riding hood got lost into the woods.
I'm taking over her place lol
Caturday
"The cat has nine lives ---
three for playing,
three for straying,
and three for staying" - English Proverb
three for playing,
three for straying,
and three for staying" - English Proverb
The greatest thing you'll ever learn...
Nature Boy, Eden Ahbez
There was a boy
A very strange, enchanted boy.
They say he wandered
very far, very far
over land and sea.
A little shy
and sad of eye
but very wise
was he.
And then one day
a magic day,
he passed my way
and while we spoke of many things,
fools and kings.
This he said to me...
There was a boy
A very strange, enchanted boy.
They say he wandered
very far, very far
over land and sea.
A little shy
and sad of eye
but very wise
was he.
And then one day
a magic day,
he passed my way
and while we spoke of many things,
fools and kings.
This he said to me...
The greatest thing
you'll ever learn
is just to love
and be loved in return
(Credits to Hugo Marques)
(Credits to xxcocorix)
My 3 Inspirational Quotes to get me started in the Morning...or Noon
Sunrise.
Morning sun...
I'm not a morning person but today I was up early and went for a walk among the fields.
Not sure how to describe the beginning of the day, mine starts by noon.
Anyway, here's 3 inspirational quotes
that got me started this morning...
"Old friends pass away, new friends appear.
It is just like the days.
An old day passes, a new day arrives.
The important thing is to make it meaningful:
a meaningful friend, or a meaningful day" - Dalai Lama
"I get up in the morning
and it's going to be a great day...
You never know when it's going to be over
so I refuse to have a bad day"
"There's a time in your life
when you're not quite sure where you are.
You think everything's perfect,
but it's not perfect...
Then one day you wake up
and you can't quite picture yourself
in the situation you're in...
But the secret is, if you can picture yourself
doing anything in life, you can do it"
Tom DeLonge
Got any inspirational quotes?
My 3 Favorite Things for Christmas
Ready for Christmas?
Can you believe it's almost end of the year? Ready for 2015?
But before we celebrate the New Year, let's enjoy first Christmas Day.
Here's 3 of my favorite things that you might want to incorporate in your holiday season...
1. My Christmas Village...
I've been collecting them for a couple of Christmases now. They can be expensive sometimes but I usually purchase them after the holidays when all decorations go on sale.
Some have lights, some don't. Among my collection is a Toy Shop, a Ballet Academy, Fire Station, Flower Shop, a Gas Station, Chocolate Factory, City Hall, Post Office, Mountain View Lodge, a Bed and Breakfast, a School, Gas and Auto service, and my favorite...the Lighthouse...
2. My Christmas Tree.
3. My Christmas candles...
Got any favorite things for the holidays?
Can you believe it's almost end of the year? Ready for 2015?
But before we celebrate the New Year, let's enjoy first Christmas Day.
Here's 3 of my favorite things that you might want to incorporate in your holiday season...
1. My Christmas Village...
Among my favorite...the Lighthouse
I've been collecting them for a couple of Christmases now. They can be expensive sometimes but I usually purchase them after the holidays when all decorations go on sale.
2. My Christmas Tree.
I usually set up after Thanksgiving Day. Drive to the nearest Home Depot store, get the 7-8 feet fresh, live tree then transport it on top of the car.
I usually get the Noble Fir because of the sweet pine scent, nice needles and sturdy branches to hang decorations.
my noble fir tree with gold and copper decorations...
3. My Christmas candles...
I've started collecting gold and silver candles.
They're purely decorative so I don't light them, except for one...
Candles, either made of wax or the ones that are battery operated, can create a cool ambience...
Got any favorite things for the holidays?
Bird of Paradise
"I've always found the rain very calming" - Venus Williams
The Bird of Paradise is a native of South Africa, resembling a colored bird in flight. The bloom is a combination of blue petals and orange sepals beak-like appearance. A symbol of joyfulness, paradise and "exciting, wonderful anticipation" of things to come. Sometimes given to couples on their ninth anniversary. It is a wonderful addition as accent in our garden landscape.
We could all use a bird of paradise and a little rain in our lives...
My 3 Thanksgiving Tradition
Ready for Thanksgiving Day?
Anything special that you do on that day? fly home to the family? celebrate with friends?
Here's 3 of my Thanksgiving tradition that you may consider for your own thanksgiving...
1. Thanksgiving Day officially kicks off my Christmas Holiday.
2. I light a candle for missed love ones.
For family and friends who are missed. No more sorrows here, just life lessons learned. I believe people are brought to us only for a certain period of time, to teach us something, a lesson to learn. Even when they are gone, they left us with memories...a second chance...
Eva gave this to me when I picked her up for our thanksgiving dinner. I think it's a Jasmine. A favorite of my mom, who passed away couple of years ago.
3. Go Asian buffet, eat dim sum, sushi, seafood and green tea...
Anything special that you do on that day? fly home to the family? celebrate with friends?
Here's 3 of my Thanksgiving tradition that you may consider for your own thanksgiving...
1. Thanksgiving Day officially kicks off my Christmas Holiday.
holiday decorations are out...
I kept the cards from last year. I think holiday cards are pretty cool and adds a personal touch to the greetings. It's more convenient to send e-cards via social network or e-mail but I appreciate sending and receiving some via postal mail.
2. I light a candle for missed love ones.
For family and friends who are missed. No more sorrows here, just life lessons learned. I believe people are brought to us only for a certain period of time, to teach us something, a lesson to learn. Even when they are gone, they left us with memories...a second chance...
Eva gave this to me when I picked her up for our thanksgiving dinner. I think it's a Jasmine. A favorite of my mom, who passed away couple of years ago.
3. Go Asian buffet, eat dim sum, sushi, seafood and green tea...
*No Turkey was harmed during dinner...
Got any Thanksgiving traditions?
The Japanese Camellia
...the union between two lovers...
My first bloom of the Japanese Camellia .
According to the Chinese, the petals symbolize a young woman while the calyx, which holds the petals symbolize the young man "entrusted by the lady as her protector".
While the calyx holds the petals, so does the young man supports and protects the young woman.
A rare characteristic of the camellia is when the petals fall off so does the calyx.
My first bloom of the Japanese Camellia .
According to the Chinese, the petals symbolize a young woman while the calyx, which holds the petals symbolize the young man "entrusted by the lady as her protector".
While the calyx holds the petals, so does the young man supports and protects the young woman.
A rare characteristic of the camellia is when the petals fall off so does the calyx.
A symbol of pure and devoted love.
Caturday
"When my cats aren't happy, I'm not happy.
Not because I care about their mood
but because I know they're just sitting there
thinking up ways to get even" - Percy Bysshe Shelley
Not because I care about their mood
but because I know they're just sitting there
thinking up ways to get even" - Percy Bysshe Shelley
3 Facts & Fiction about the Cabazon Dinosaurs
I heard there were dinosaurs in the Inland Empire.
So here's what I found out..3 Facts & Fiction about the Cabazon Dinosaurs.
The Velociraptor grows to 6.8 feet long and 1.6 feet high,
one of the dinosaurs featured in Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park
1. They do exist and dwell in the Inland Empire. Known as the Cabazon Dinosaurs. If you've been to the Morongo Casino, you could see a glimpse of two giant dinosaurs along the I-10 fwy. Popular way back in the 80's when it was featured in a Coke commercial, MTV and the movie "Pee Wee's Adventure".
2. They're neither carnivore, nor vegetarian but sculptures by Claude Bell. A sculptor for Knott's Berry Farm Amusement Park, "took him two decades and $300,000" to create these giant sculptures seen by travelers near Palm Springs. Bell died in 1989, he was 91 years old.
3. It's a cool place to check out in the Inland Empire.
A roadside attraction when passing by Palm Springs or when you coming back from the music festival in the Coachella Valley, this is a must-stop that you need to check out...and it's near a gas station and restaurant.
The T-Rex or Trynnosaurus Rex, became an overnight celebrity, thanks to Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park.
"God creates dinosaurs, God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man, Man destroys God, Man creates dinosaurs...Dinosaurs eat Man, Woman inherits the earth" -
Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park
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