tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105847702024-03-14T13:26:20.154-05:00tempo liberobecause we never have enough free timeStevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02384925329955089297noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584770.post-37105268712239823402008-02-15T12:03:00.005-06:002008-02-17T14:18:28.915-06:00Back from Life HiatusIt's been a while. Not much to say regarding that. I took the shot above while on a sunset boat ride in Oroquieta, Philippines with a few of my cousins, provided by one our aunties (Thanks Auntie!). We'd just finished hosting the annual Grand Reunion of the very extended family of Simona Marapao. To give you an idea of how big this reunion is, Simona Marapao is my great-great grandmother. Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02384925329955089297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584770.post-1155339287325196242006-08-11T18:24:00.000-05:002006-08-11T22:02:00.380-05:00Books, books, and more booksI sort of already described to you how big of a nerd I am when I told you about all the books that I bought in San Francisco. What I forgot to tell you was how fascinated I am with libraries. So much so that I even visit them when I am on vacation. How sad.Examples: When Elaine and I went to Australia last January, we were walking around Melbourne one day just sight-seeing, and I made us Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02384925329955089297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584770.post-1155089057013928562006-08-08T20:52:00.000-05:002006-08-08T21:19:37.226-05:00Florentine street life in San Francisco Another mini-trip to The City today. This time, checked out North Beach. It's a neighborhood on the northeastern edge of San Francisco, characterized by many Italian restaurants and shops. The area is centered around Washington Square, and runs down Columbus Avenue toward the Transamerica Pyramid building. The terrain is hilly, as is most of the City, and the famous Lombard Street crooked Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02384925329955089297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584770.post-1154734642836505082006-08-04T18:32:00.000-05:002006-08-08T20:51:17.600-05:00Victorian Houses in San FranciscoVictorian Houses in San Francisco Originally uploaded by s.tham.Went for a short trip to The City today. Walked around the Castro for a bit, had lunch at a small but nice restaurant named Nirvana. Bought a couple books at A Different Light bookstore then headed to Alamo Square to take photos of the Victorian painted ladies homes, aka the Full House homes (shot in the opening sequence of Full Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02384925329955089297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584770.post-1154674941751049972006-08-04T01:37:00.000-05:002006-08-04T02:08:47.050-05:00Spirit Catches You + Barracuda Currently Reading: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne FadimanYesterday I started reading The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, which was assigned to all incoming M1 students at UIC College of Medicine. It's a story of cultural differences between a Hmong family and their epileptic daughter and American doctors. I'm only about six chapters into the book and already I am hookedStevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02384925329955089297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584770.post-1153684072307764572006-07-23T14:43:00.000-05:002006-07-23T14:47:52.313-05:00Peace Flag Peace Flag Originally uploaded by Iguana Jo. I love this photo of the Pace flag in Italy. Was strewn all over cities, bidding for Peace throughout the nation and the world.Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02384925329955089297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584770.post-1107376123723369872005-02-02T15:28:00.001-06:002008-02-15T12:18:30.743-06:00Don't waste your tempo liberoWith this post begins my blog dedicated to some things that I enjoy on my free time, of which I wish I had much much more...Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02384925329955089297noreply@blogger.com0