Thursday, May 26, 2011

Modern Shower Tile

modern shower tile
modern shower tile

Most Famous Ilocano Religious and Historical Figures (Mga Kilalang Bayaning Ilocano) | Socyberty

Most Famous Ilocano Religious and Historical Figures (Mga Kilalang Bayaning Ilocano) | Socyberty

The figures below are FBIs,"Full Blooded Ilocanos".

Many Ilocanos played a vital role in shaping the history of the Philippines. Here’s a list of popular religious and historical figures of Ilocano blood in Philippine History.

1.) Pedro Almazan

Pedro Almazan was an Ilocano leader from Laoag. He was proclaimed and crowned King of Ilocos and led the First Ilocos Revolt against the Spanish regime in January 1661.

2.) Diego Silang


Image Source

Diego Silang, born in Aringay, La Union, was a revolutionary leader who conspired with British forces to overthrow Spanish rule in the northern Philippines and establish an independent Ilocano nation.

Read more...

Most Famous Ilocano Religious and Historical Figures (Mga Kilalang Bayaning Ilocano) | Socyberty

Most Famous Ilocano Religious and Historical Figures (Mga Kilalang Bayaning Ilocano) | Socyberty

The figures below are FBIs,"Full Blooded Ilocanos".

Many Ilocanos played a vital role in shaping the history of the Philippines. Here’s a list of popular religious and historical figures of Ilocano blood in Philippine History.

1.) Pedro Almazan

Pedro Almazan was an Ilocano leader from Laoag. He was proclaimed and crowned King of Ilocos and led the First Ilocos Revolt against the Spanish regime in January 1661.

2.) Diego Silang


Image Source

Diego Silang, born in Aringay, La Union, was a revolutionary leader who conspired with British forces to overthrow Spanish rule in the northern Philippines and establish an independent Ilocano nation.

Read more...

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Bathroom Shower Tile Ideas

Bathroom Shower Tile Ideas
Bathroom Shower Tile Ideas

Belair Road - Hidden Jewel in the Crown

Some might argue that Belair Road is really part of Shore Acres. Feh. For me, Shore Acres only includes that area between Bay Street and the water. I place this little traveled street squarely in the neighborhood of Rosebank.



Winter - looking southward from in front of 37 Belair Road - 1934


View Larger Map



25 Belair Road - 1934


View Larger Map

While the decorative supports for the porch roof have been lost a zoom in on it will show the beautiful scrollwork eaves have survived.


18 Belair Road - 1934


View Larger Map

Today the hedges have been allowed to grow over the columns standing astride the entrance walk and the tree in the front yard towers high above the roof of this quaint Mediterranean style house.



59 Belair Road - 1934


View Larger Map

Oddly unpainted but largely intact - sorry about the telephone pole









I'm finding I'm having a much tougher time creating posts about Rosebank that I thought I would. Most of my work is predicated on what I can find digging through NYPL's digital collection. While I'm finding numerous good shots of Rosebank's beautiful and often stately homes, I'm finding few images of the neighborhood's commercial structures.

Oh, there are a few specific shots, but most are like the stores I put up that were essentially background images on Rosebank's Tangled Backstreets. So far I'm having little luck with pictures showing Bay Street in its past glory which seems odd. I mean we're talking about a stretch of major road from Vanderbilt Avenue to at least Hylan Boulevard and I'm getting next to nothing. So there's a bunch of work I need to do and it means getting up off my rump and going to the St. George Library. Oh, well.

Bathroom Shower Tiles

Bathroom Shower Tiles
Bathroom Shower Tiles

Sunday, May 22, 2011

What Is An Educated Person?

What Is An Educated Person?

What Is An Educated Filipino? This applies to all citizens of the world.

In our daily lives, we often encounter people we thought are well educated but to our dismay we discover them to be worst than animals. We have seen legislators fighting like barbarians inside the Senate or Congress. We have heard highly intellectuals and high profile individuals involved in scandals and scams. In many cases, the well-educated people who lead a country turn out to be the most corrupt and worst leaders in history. These types of people are sometimes regarded as “educated but not learned’. 

The Philippines is one of the countries in the world with the highest literacy rate. It is also the third largest English-speaking country. In addition, millions of Overseas Filipino Workers or OFWs are deployed almost in all parts of the globe.

What Is An Educated Person?

What Is An Educated Person?

What Is An Educated Filipino? This applies to all citizens of the world.

In our daily lives, we often encounter people we thought are well educated but to our dismay we discover them to be worst than animals. We have seen legislators fighting like barbarians inside the Senate or Congress. We have heard highly intellectuals and high profile individuals involved in scandals and scams. In many cases, the well-educated people who lead a country turn out to be the most corrupt and worst leaders in history. These types of people are sometimes regarded as “educated but not learned’. 

The Philippines is one of the countries in the world with the highest literacy rate. It is also the third largest English-speaking country. In addition, millions of Overseas Filipino Workers or OFWs are deployed almost in all parts of the globe.

70 Interesting Facts About General Antonio Luna: Founder of Philippines’ First Military Academy

70 Interesting Facts About General Antonio Luna: Founder of Philippines’ First Military Academy

Here's along list of historically significant facts about one of the most popular and ablest Filipino generals during the Filipino-American War.

General Antonio N. Luna is one of the most notable revolutionary generals during the Philippine-American War that broke out in the last part of the 19th century and lasted up to the early part of the 20th century. He is one of the most popular Philippine heroes. 

1.) Antonio Luna y Novicio was born on October 29, 1866 in Binondo, Manila.
2.) Luna was the youngest of 7 children of Joaquin Luna and Laureana Novicio
3.) He is the younger brother of the famous Filipino painter Juan Luna who is known for his masterpiece Spoliarium.