Saturday photo

Singapore, the Bay Area... five years later.

Yeah, the last time I was in Singapore was in 2010... I was being a 'big tourist' that time with a few friends, and working a little bit.  This time, I was working more... and traveling with more people, too... and 'playing' a bit.  But none of the busyness distracted me from seeing how much S'pore changed from an impressive new 'first world' country to a true benchmark of what progress is about!  It's absolutely incredible.

If how fast internet flies was any indication of progress, then Singapore is flyin' on supersonic speed, man!  And yet, they are not investing on nuclear weapons to be called a 'super country'... and they are being good stewards of the environment as well.  To me, that's the new norm of true progress... when people understand that power is not about lording over nature to lord over humanity, but it's about being in-sync with nature as it breathes... in fact, as it breathes life.  It's all about sustainable living.

S'pore is a concrete jungle...
...and yet, it is the epitome of a 'green city'.

At the rate Singapore is going, it's probably a good idea to go there every quarter of a year to keep track of how it is evolving into a 'super country'... in a way that's never been seen before!  

Dis I experience anything that's unfavorable?  Hmmm... yeah, I didn't get to visit a church while there.  It's either my schedule was horrendous, or the urban planning did not consider spiritual health as a priority?  Come to think of it, back in 2010, I didn't get to visit a church either.  But, I choose to keep an open mind... and plan to visit more frequently.

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Saturday photo

Birthday celebration is a 'family thing'... at least, for me.

Or, 'foodie-ing' all day long with a fave foodie buddy.

Whatever it is, it always begins with a prayer... a thanksgiving, a celebration of a year's worth of wonderful gifts from God... gifts that begin with a wonderful family, gifts shared with and by loved ones, gifts that fill the year with beautiful memories... gifts to treasure and hold dear in our hearts for many years to come.  

And, I thank God for all of them!  

Amen.

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Hello, July!

Nice to see ya again, old friend!  I've been dyin' to see ya... aah, ya have no idea!  

So... let's start with a vacation, shall we?  Let's!

'Staycation'... a matter of figurin' out priorities.

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Photo credit:  I took the photo by the patio of the lounge of a hotel in Quezon City, Philippines.

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