Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Thursday Surprise


Add-ons to my roadmagnet collection keep on coming!! I was again surprised last Thursday, November 22, 2012, to find this on my desk... Thanks to Sir PeeWee who remembered bringing home this one from his trip to the Ilocos province.


Enchanted Souvenir


I was surprised to see this at my desk last Monday. I didn’t expect to receive one from my inaanak, Nikki, from her field trip at Enchanted Kingdom, Sta. Rosa, Laguna last Saturday, November 17, 2012… Thanks to Mareng Beth for remembering! ;)


Land of Kazakhs


I really felt lucky to attend the 38th International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA) Annual Conference held in Astana, Kazakhstan last September 2012…  This one reminds me so much of the land of combined Russian-Mongolian features.


Azbuka


I found this in one of the shops along Republic Avenue during our last day in Astana last September 2012 and I thought it was one of the best souvenirs which will always remind me of my Eurasian experience. It has Cyrillic script or Azbuka, the one used in Kazakhstan.  Up to now, I haven’t figured out what is written on this slab but definitely, it speaks of the foreign experience I had. 


Merlion


Banny, a.k.a. Nestor – another officemate, got this for me from his vacation in Singapore this November 2012.


Monday Happiness


The source of my Monday Happiness last November 5, 2012… My pasalubong from my other “ading” at the office and fellow “Chupaphips”, Aylin, who went to her hometown in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental.


Atlanta Cityscape


Roadmagnet paved way to letting everyone know my magnet collection. As a consequence, friends and officemates know what to bring home for me from their trips… This is my pasalubong from Ms. Lark, an officemate, from Atlanta, USA, where she attended ASCD conference this November 2012.


MIA


This magnet was named after my favorite niece, Mia, who looks so much like the Japonesa magnet according to her mom’s comment on Instagram.

This one is from Kathy, an officemate, who got it from her family trip to Japan last October 2012.


Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Monas

From her trip to Jakarta, Indonesia last January 2012, Mommy Cion brought this home.


The Godmother


Sounds like a mafia movie, but it’s just actually the English translation of the Filipino word Ninang… I got this from my inaanak, Nikki, in September 2012.


Purple Crown


This is #7 of the seven magnets brought home by Mommy Cion from her vacation in London, United Kingdom in December 2009.


Caleruega Church


More known as Caleruega Church, the Transfiguration Chapel located at Batulao, Nasugbu, Batangas is a famous venue for romantic weddings, retreats and recollections. 

This was collected from Papemelroti – SM City North EDSA, Quezon City in September 2012.


San Agustin Church


The oldest stone church in the Philippines: San Agustin Church.  Its formal name is Iglesia de San Pablo and is also located in Intramuros, Manila.  It is designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993 under the collective title Baroque Churches of the Philippines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Agustin_Church,_Manila).


This was collected from Papemelroti – SM City North EDSA, Quezon City in September 2012.

Manila Cathedral


The Mother of all churches and cathedrals in the Philippines: Manila Cathedral.  Its formal name is Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception and is located in Intramuros, Manila.

This was collected from Papemelroti – SM City North EDSA, Quezon City in September 2012.


Visita Iglesia


While gathering for my Project: Filipiniana de Papemelroti, I saw these Philippine church magnets which are meant to be wedding souvenirs.  Hence, I decided to have another sub-collection out of them; the Visita Iglesia.

Visita Iglesia collection features three Philippine churches collected from Papemelroti.