Roaming New York City - Day 3

First Day of 2014

January 1, 2014

New York City, NY

2014.

In the Philippines, we observe a special tradition on the day launching the new year. How your next 364 days will unravel greatly depends on what you do (or not do) on the 1st of January. To attract good blessings, everything that has speakers is put on full volume, pots and pans are banged, and cars are driven around the village while horns are on full blast. Doors, even sink cabinet doors, and windows are kept open for a few minutes to allow good blessings to come and settle in. Kids jump as high as they can or hang on to the tallest post in the house in hopes of getting the extra vertical advantage. People refrain from lending or spending money on January 1st lest they want to have bad finances the whole year.

How did Paul and I spend the dawn of 2014?

Houston Coffee and Cars: A Prelude

February 7, 2015

City Centre

Houston, TX

Houston Coffee and Cars held its first event for the year at City Centre. It was a private event organized alongside Scuderia Society. The crop of cars were all of high caliber, as is expected with events hosted by the Coffee and Cars group. The number of cars in attendance was great, especially since it was a small gathering; and although we got there late, there were still a lot of cars that stayed until 10 AM. 

Random Photos

We went to the Houston Museum District's "Join the Museum Experience" event last Saturday and we enjoyed visiting the Houston Center for Photography, The Menil Collection, and the Rothko Chapel. It was such a beautiful day to enjoy art and music in Houston.

A Saturday at the Park

Weekend with the Siblings

Dianne and I spent our MLK weekend in Austin with our grown-up siblings. The get-together was somewhat planned but it was mostly serendipitous in the sense that all 6 of us were available to meet up in Austin for a 3-day weekend.

Roaming New York City - Day 2

The NYC New Year's Eve Ball Drop

December 31, 2013

New York City, NY

New York City New Year's Eve Ball Drop = CHECK!

We spent New Year's Eve in New York City, the best city to usher in 2014. 

Coffee and Rice

September 21, 2014

Tout Suite

Houston, TX

Roaming New York City - Day 1

Catching Up with Family and Friends

December 30, 2013

New York City, NY

I know these photos are already old. They were sitting on my hard drive for about seven months now. These are just some snaps from my birthday-New Year's Eve trip to New York City. This day in the pictures were mostly spent going around Manhattan buying gifts, and meeting family and friends. 

Ricer Meet, 8-6 Edition

August 6, 2014

Rice Box Truck on Westheimer

Houston, TX

86 Day in Houston was a success, I would say. It was hosted by the Mayday Garage boys at the weekly Ricer Meet. There were a total of 8 AE86's in attendance, ranging from track/drift machines to street ricers.

Monthly Dose of Supercars

Supercar Saturdays

August 2, 2014

West Avenue at River Oaks

Houston, TX

The Houston Coffee and Cars has been on and off this year, and they seem to be having problems with the venue, so we had to go look for an alternative for our monthly dose of cars. We decided to go to the Supercar Saturdays because it is closer to home, and I've really wanted to go to one of their meets since around April. The venue was amazing, the weather was beautiful, and the people were abiding by the rules... and their was music, too.