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Have a nice day!<br><br><a href="http://arismd.multiply.com/photos/album/45">Click here to see Benedict's Photo Box (viewable by contacts only).</a> Tue, 13 May 2008 22:46:40 -0000 Sat, 22 Sep 2007 00:41:26 -0000 http://images.arismd.multiply.com/logo http://arismd.multiply.com 100 100 Blank Park Zoo and Des Moines Botanical http://arismd.multiply.com/photos/album/49/Des_Moines_IA_09182007 Sat, 22 Sep 2007 00:41:26 -0000 http://arismd.multiply.com/photos/album/48/Station_Square_08262007 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:40:29 -0000 Pinoys celebrating the 4th of July in Pittsburgh, PA <a href="http://taratennistayo.multiply.com/photos/album/6">Click here to see more photos taken from a friend's camera.</a> http://arismd.multiply.com/photos/album/47/Fourth_of_July_07042007 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:09:02 -0000 This is the first time we went to Pella, which is about ninety miles west of Iowa City. Pella is known for historical sights, its Dutch architecture, and of course, the tulips that bloom in spring. <a href=http://www.pellatuliptime.com>Pella Tulip Time</a> was held May 3-5 this http://arismd.multiply.com/photos/album/44/Pella_Tulip_Time_05052007 Sun, 6 May 2007 00:14:52 -0000 Multipurpose Hall Newman Center Iowa City, IA http://arismd.multiply.com/photos/album/43/Bens_1st_Birthday_Party_04212007 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 22:30:09 -0000 Lincoln Park Zoo & Navy http://arismd.multiply.com/photos/album/41/Spring_Break_in_Chicago_03132007 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 05:46:19 -0000 We spent the holidays with relatives in California. We stayed in Las Vegas, Nevada for a few days and were able to go to the Grand Canyon in http://arismd.multiply.com/photos/album/39/Christmas_Vacation_Winter_2006 Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:26:31 -0000 Zen attended the conference of the American Society of Human Genetics at New Orleans, Louisiana. We decided to go there by car, and it was our longest road trip yet.<BR><BR>New Orleans is more than nine hundred miles away from Iowa City, and it would take about fifteen hours to get there if driven straight. We left Iowa on Sunday morning and rested overnight at Horn Lake, Mississippi. We checked in at New Orleans Monday afternoon and stayed in the city for four days. We were able to visit some popular attractions such as the Riverwalk and the French http://arismd.multiply.com/photos/album/34/New_Orleans_LA_October_2006 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 21:38:37 -0000 Des Moines, IA <a href="http://arismd.multiply.com/photos/album/16">Click here to see pictures from last year's fair.</a> http://arismd.multiply.com/photos/album/33/Iowa_State_Fair_08202006 Mon, 21 Aug 2006 04:12:15 -0000 We moved from Coralville to Hawkeye Court Apartments in Iowa City three weeks ago and held a housewarming party in the new apartment. We also celebrated Zen's birthday (16th of Aug), Benedict's 4th month (18th of Aug), and thanksgiving for all of God's blessings to the http://arismd.multiply.com/photos/album/32/All-in-One_Party_08192006 Sun, 20 Aug 2006 01:51:12 -0000 I give my Vx five stars as it turns five years old. How time flies... I still remember August 2001, after months of thinking and hesitation, I decided to buy my first PDA. The Vx was the slimmest PDA in Palm's line-up at the time. All I wanted was a digital directory and notepad to replace the ever-thickening paper notes in my organizer. (Yeah, you should have seen how cluttered my organizer was before.) It should also be easy to carry, so I can bring up any info wherever and whenever I want. The Vx was really the right choice because of its light weight and small form. It had such excellent battery-life that I was able to bring the Vx on a weeklong vacation and use it normally without losing power. It performed the functions I expected it to do and much more. It's simple yet powerful. The applications I use most often, i.e. the address book, memo, date book, happy days, today, and others, still run well on it. The Vx is antique compared to today's tech, but it deserves t... http://arismd.multiply.com/reviews/item/2 Sun, 13 Aug 2006 04:29:50 -0000 The Cedar Rapids Filipino-American Association held this year's annual summer picnic at the Coralville Lake Marina, Iowa City, IA from 11:00AM to http://arismd.multiply.com/photos/album/29/Coralville_Lake_Picnic_07152006 Sun, 16 Jul 2006 04:48:15 -0000 F.W. Kent Park 2048 Hwy 6 NW Oxford, Iowa http://arismd.multiply.com/photos/album/28/Alpha_Picnic_07142006 Sat, 15 Jul 2006 06:02:38 -0000 We watched the parade this morning as it passed by 9th St in Coralville. In the early evening, we had a potluck picnic at the Kampfe residence in Iowa City. We then went back to Coralville for the late night fireworks at S.T. Morrison http://arismd.multiply.com/photos/album/27/Independence_Day_07042006 Wed, 5 Jul 2006 23:21:13 -0000 <a href=http://www.gofishguys.com><b>Go Fish</b></a> is a group of three guys who are committed to creating great music for kids that won't drive parents bonkers, while promoting conservative Christian values through their music. Samples of their songs are available for download in their web site. The group performed at S.T. Morrison Park in Coralville, Iowa as part of their US concert tour. The venue is just a twenty-minute walk from our apartment, so we placed Benedict in his stroller and met up with friends at the http://arismd.multiply.com/photos/album/26/At_the_Concert_07012006 Sun, 2 Jul 2006 04:04:57 -0000 This video segment was captured during the final moments of the fireworks display. <a href=http://arismd.multiply.com/photos/album/14><i>Want pictures of the fireworks display?</i></a> http://arismd.multiply.com/video/item/5/Independence_Day_07042005 Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:26:32 -0000 May 22 - stayed at Chicago/Niles, IL<BR>May 24 - drove to Bloomington, IN<BR>May 25 - toured Indiana University, IN<BR>May 26 - saw the <A href="http://www.saintmeinrad.edu/">Benedictine monastery at St. Meinrad, IN</A><BR>May 27 - visited Terre Haute, IN<BR>May 28 - attended mass at St. Paul Catholic Center<BR>May 29 - drove more than 400 miles in 7 hours (including gas and rest stops) back to http://arismd.multiply.com/photos/album/25/Indiana_Road_Trip_May_2006 Tue, 30 May 2006 15:59:31 -0000 Why <b>GNP</b>? * <b>Good News Pilipinas</b> is a plain and simple, feel good website. It's a source of information that will make every Filipino feel proud and smile, that yes indeed we have achieved a lot as a people, and continue to be successful in various sectors in our very own country and overseas. GNP has no agenda! All we want is just to tell the whole world that the Philippines is a big beautiful country and that the Filipino is hospitable, talented, smart, and resourceful. <b>GNP stands for:</b> Great Nation of Pinoys Gratifying Nice Positive Giving Noble Positive Gracious Noteworthy Precious Genuine Notable Pure <b>Let's be positive about our country! Let's move forward as a people! Let's help our nation be great!</b> * http://arismd.multiply.com/links/item/8/Good_News_Pilipinas Wed, 3 May 2006 19:55:01 -0000 <A href="http://www.amanacolonies.com/welcome/index.html">The Amana Colonies</A>, Amana, IA<BR><A href="http://www.johnson-county.com/conservation/publicUse/kent_park.shtml">F. W. Kent Park<A>, Oxford, IA</A> http://arismd.multiply.com/photos/album/20/Spring_Break_03182006 Sun, 19 Mar 2006 20:50:20 -0000 <p>It's my first ever thanksgiving celebration! Zen and I started the day with a mass at 9:00 A.M. in the Newman Center, Iowa City. We were invited by "Tito Leo" Lim a week earlier to celebrate with them, so we drove seventeen miles north to Swisher, IA. We left Coralville twenty minutes before 2:00 P.M., and we were at the Lim residence by the top of the hour. We had an interesting exchange of life stories with the Lim's while having some snacks. A while later, I was helping them prepare the turkey (my first again) for the early dinner. There were just five of us, but we had so much fun, and our hosts were so hospitable that we didn't notice it was almost 9:00 P.M. We met the Lim couple for the first time during a Filipino-American get-together early this year only, but our celebration seemed to be like a gathering of long lost relatives and was itself a cause for thanksgiving.</p> http://arismd.multiply.com/journal/item/4/Thanksgiving_Day_11242005 Mon, 28 Nov 2005 05:24:17 -0000 This <a href="http://www.alphausa.org"><strong>Alpha Course</strong></a> was held at the Newman Catholic Student Center in Iowa City. It's an eleven-week practical introduction to the Christian faith. Each weekly session began with dinner, followed by worship music, then a large-group presentation, and a small-group discussion. Sep 11: Christianity: Boring, Untrue, and Irrelevant? Sep 18: Who is Jesus? Sep 25: Why did Jesus Die? Oct 02: How Can I Be Sure of My Faith? Oct 09: Why and How Should I Read the Bible? Oct 16: Why and How Do I Pray? Oct 23: How Does God Guide Us? <i><strong>Weekend Retreat</strong> Oct 28: Who is the Holy Spirit? What does the Holy Spirit Do? Oct 29: How Can I Be Filled with the Spirit? How Can I Make the Most of the Rest of My Life? Oct 30: How Can I Resist Evil?</i> Nov 06: Why and How Should We Tell Others? Nov 13: Does God Heal Today? Nov 20: What about the Church? http://arismd.multiply.com/photos/album/19/Alpha_Fall_2005 Sun, 27 Nov 2005 22:22:38 -0000 After a long hesitation, I finally decided to utilize the friendster blogs for posting stuff <b>other</b> than photos, journals, reviews, and http://arismd.multiply.com/links/item/6/Friendster_Blog_Virtual_Reality Sun, 23 Oct 2005 19:57:18 -0000 This year's <A href="http://www.iowastatefair.org/">Iowa State Fair</A> started on Aug 11 and ended Aug 21. It was held at Des Moines, a little over a hundred miles west of Coralville.<BR><BR><A href="http://arismd.multiply.com/photos/album/33">Click here to see pictures of the 2006 fair.</A> http://arismd.multiply.com/photos/album/16/Iowa_State_Fair_08212005 Tue, 23 Aug 2005 20:11:59 -0000 Zen's still in the process of changing her last name to her married name. One of the documents that needed ammendments was her passport, and so we went to the nearest Philippine Consulate General in the midwest -- in Chicago, Illinois! Using <a href=http://maps.google.com/maps?q=20th+Ave+Pl+52241+to+30+N+Michigan+Ave+Chicago+IL+60602&spn=3.840301,7.483337&hl=en><b>Google Maps</b></a>, we estimated a 226-mile trip in four hours to downtown Chicago. We left Coralville before 6:00AM to reach the consulate upon opening. The trip was exciting as it was our first time to drive across different states. Cruise control helped a lot in the long freeway stretches, especially in maintaing the legal speed. Everything seemed to be easy, until we reached the highways of metropolitan Chicago. The traffic began to tighten. Other cars were zipping past us and approaching our rear fast. I tried to stay in the limit but decided it was safer to just speed up with the general flow of traffic. Driving like there's-no-speed-limit reminded me of similar conditions in the Metro Manila hiways. No wonder some people are "allergi... http://arismd.multiply.com/photos/album/15/Downtown_Chicago_07052005 Tue, 12 Jul 2005 21:41:47 -0000 The celebration this morning started off with a parade representing the different sectors of the community. The Coralville parade passed by 9th Street, less than a block away from our apartment. At night, a fireworks display was held near the Coralville Recreation Center. The fireworks pictures below were captured using the <b>night scene</b> mode of the digital camera. <a href=http://arismd.multiply.com/video/item/5><i>Want to see a video of the fireworks?</i></a> http://arismd.multiply.com/photos/album/14/Independence_Day_07042005 Tue, 12 Jul 2005 21:11:40 -0000 <i>The following appeal was brought up during the Linn County Fil-Am Association picnic held at Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area, Palo, IA.</i> Twelve-year-old <b>Greg Hachey</b>, the youngest son of Mark and Cora Hachey of Puyallup, WA is fighting for his life, as family and friends in Iowa search desperately for a bone marrow donor that is a match for him. Greg suffers from <b>Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia</b> for which the only known cure is a bone marrow or stem cell transplant from a suitable donor. The son of a Caucasian father and a Filipino mother, Greg's search for a match has been complicated by the nature of marrow tissue type matching and the lack of Asians registered as donors. Just as we inherit our eyes, hair and skin color, we inherit our bone marrow in the same manner. When a patient is looking for a donor, his best possible chance to find a suitable donor is through his own ethnic community. Unfortunately, the small number of Asian Americans listed in the <b>National Marrow Dono... http://arismd.multiply.com/links/item/5/Filipino-Asian_Donors_Wanted Mon, 27 Jun 2005 21:30:40 -0000