International Women’s Day, March 8, 2023 To all women, Far and wide, Our mothers, our daughters, Our sisters, our wives You gave us life Watched kids grow Balanced home and work Some a career, but always a home Brought us up to have Civility in our lives Showed us what love is Fortitude, resilience, howContinue reading “WE CELEBRATE ALL WOMEN TODAY”
Monthly Archives: March 2023
AN EVENING AT THE BAMBOO ORGAN FESTIVAL
St. Joseph the Worker Church Las Pinas February 24, 2023 (Gala night) On a cool February evening, Elna and I with our good friends, Arvin and Jazz Fisalbon attended the gala opening of the 48th Bamboo Organ Festival. The Las Piñas Bamboo Organ in St. Joseph Parish Church in Las Piñas, Philippines, is a 19th-centuryContinue reading “AN EVENING AT THE BAMBOO ORGAN FESTIVAL”
A JEWEL IN THE MIDST OF THE CITY
The Suan Pakkad Palace (“Cabbage Garden” Palace) Bangkok, Thailand Tucked beneath a skytrain line and surrounded by skyscrapers and high rise condominiums is a small gem of a palace — Suan Pakkad Palace. More affectionately called the Cabbage Garden Palace because it sits on what was once a large cabbage garden, this was once theContinue reading “A JEWEL IN THE MIDST OF THE CITY”
Juan Miguel Luz 