Pismo Beach Camping weekend, September 2009

September 12, 2009

I brought my kids to Pismo Beach California for a weekend of Camping by the beach.I met up with my brother Fidel and his family to have a chance for fellowship.We all have our busy schedules in life and this was a perfect way for us to catch with what's going on in our families.

I felt we should have spent more than a day of Camping as travel time is 5 hrs one way.Well, we'll plan another camping on October 2009 before Winter season sets in.

The kids had fun camping and something they look forward to for a long time.I haven't taken them out for Camping for more than a year and this was a fresh change for them.

For my camp cooking offering, I cooked the usual suspects: Lemon Garlic Shrimps,wrapped in aluminum foil and cooked on the charcoal grille. I also cooked syrup glazed Pork Chops grilled on charcoal. I did the usual breakfast stuff: pancakes, frnch toast, breakfast sausage, bacon on a camp stove and griddle. They generally turn out dry as it is hard to regulate the heat from a Camp Stove and heat genrated from propane tends to be high. Maybe I should put the griddle on a platform next time to put it away from the heat source and so as not to burn the food.

Well if you're up to doing Camping before the Winter season sets in, I'm organizing a second Camping weekend on Octber 17 and 18th at Sequoia National Park Lake Isabella. Care to come along? Please let me know.

Click on the URL:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliusweb/sets/72157622379348270/

or the image below to see more of our Camping pictures.

A time to open up

I haven't made an entry in "Journal of Our Lives" blog ( a blog about what goes in our family, my life as a divorced Dad, those of my kids) in a while. Its not that I or we have shut ourselves from the world.

I guess I was just busy, maybe we shunned the openness of being exposed. Some privacy, some quiet moment, is good sometimes. a time to recollect, a time to think about our orientation in life.

For the coming weeks and months, I will open to the world again.

-Julius

Charice to sing at Barack Obama Pre-Inaugural Party, January 18, 2009

Philippines' new Pop singing sensation
Charice Pempengco will sing at Barack Obama's
Pre-inauguration Ball, January 18, 2009.

Hear all about the news by going to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO1uVAjkSes

The Prayer cover by Charice Pempenco and Tyler Hamilton

I get mesmerized watching this YouTube video of Charice Pempenco and Tyler Hamilton sing "The Prayer" composed and arranged by David Foster. Start at 1:33 to skip the song intro stuff. I've rerun to watch this video about five times and my jaw still drops at such a wonderful rendition of the song. I hope you will like it as well.




"The Prayer"

I pray you'll be our eyes, and watch us where we go.
And help us to be wise in times when we don't know
Let this be our prayer, when we lose our way
Lead us to the place, guide us with your grace
To a place where we'll be safe

La luce che tu hai
I pray we'll find your light
nel cuore restera
and hold it in our hearts.
a ricordarci che
When stars go out each night,
eterna stella sei

The light you have
I pray we'll find your light
will be in the heart
and hold it in our hearts.
to remember us that
When stars go out each night,
you are eternal star
Nella mia preghiera
Let this be our prayer
quanta fede c'e
when shadows fill our day

How much faith there's
Let this be our prayer
in my prayer
when shadows fill our day
Lead us to a place, guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe

Sognamo un mondo senza piu violenza
un mondo di giustizia e di speranza
Ognuno dia la mano al suo vicino
Simbolo di pace, di fraternita

We dream a world without violence
a world of justice and faith.
Everyone gives the hand to his neighbours
Symbol of peace, of fraternity
La forza che ci da
We ask that life be kind
e il desiderio che
and watch us from above
ognuno trovi amor
We hope each soul will find
intorno e dentro se
another soul to love

The force his gives us
We ask that life be kind
is wish that
and watch us from above
everyone finds love
We hope each soul will find
around and inside
another soul to love
Let this be our prayer
Let this be our prayer, just like every child

Need to find a place, guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe
Need to find a place, guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe

E la fede che
hai acceso in noi,
sento che ci salvera

It's the faith
you light in us
I feel it will save us

Don't forget to vote on November 4th, 2008

friends in the U.S. ,

Just a reminder for you to be part of the democratic processes
by exercising your right to vote on November 4th, 2008, U.S. Presidential Elections.

Be it, you're a Obama or McCain supporter or need to support a local politician
or need to vote on a Federal, State, County or City Proposition, make your vote count.

At the end of the day, if your candidates or propositions win or lose,
at least it gives us the right to celebrate or whine about the election results, LOL .

Have a good day.

U2 - One (cover by the Zoo)

Here's a nice rendition of One from U2 by the Zoo.

Tagged--- What's in ur name?

The Rules:

1. List the names that you are called by and name the people

who call you by these names.

2. Tag ten others to do the same thing, paste the link of your

entry on their guestbooks.
WHAT's my NAME?

JULIUS - my given name. My dad didn't believe in having

juniors in the family so my name was derived from his name

"Julian". I was perhaps named after the Roman Emperor Julius

Caesar from 55 BC to 49 BC. I would further take four letters

from my name and name my son "Justin".I wonder what's Justin

going to name his son?

Juls- A common nickname.... people call me. Sometimes people

call me this name when they need a favo, he, he.

Julio - A Spanish version of my name I guess

"Oist" - Aan annoying name online chatters call at times. It

irritates the heck out of me.

*** Tagging back Gemma, Joyce, Em-em, Angel, Sarah, Ailleen, Leo ***

ginawang collective? sabi kasi nila 10 lang eh!) ***