A Pinoy in the Americas

[superparadise_X]

^^^ indeed, they are all nice, hehehhe. I don't know now the conversion rate, wait research ko lang sa google, hehhehe.

I agree, Aruba is very expensive, maybe because they rely on tourism so much, just like the other former Dutch colonies...

I was just sad, kase some of my pictures got lost..probably kasama doon sa nag crash kong hardrive. But the memory lingers

[ЅUX2BÜ]

Yes, most products are imported! Kaya super mahal.

Did you enjoy their dishes? Not sure if I prefer their pastechi (their typical beef and cheese pie) to the empanadas in other Latin American countries. Masyado lang na 'ata ako exposed sa iba't ibang klase ng empanada kaya hindi na sa akin masyadong naging espesyal 'yang pastechi nila.

[superparadise_X]

^^^ mas prefer ko yung Beef Pastechi, the cheese and I are not that good friends. Though, mas prefer ko pa rin empadanadas sa atin, I don't know why. Speaking of empanadas, like what you've said which is something common, sort of different ways of doing in different countries, I still look for that sweet taste...just a hint of it

the only Caribbean dish na napamahal sa akin is from Dominica...maybe because I learned to cook at least two recipes---from buying the ingredients in the market to actually slicing them, the creole chicken with peas and their rice with some curry in it, boiled with coconut and some herbs yummy!

[ЅUX2BÜ]

Aruba


From www.mangasina.com

Also common in Bonaire and Curaçao, pastechi is a typical pastry with fillings of cheese, beef, any ground meat, tuna or even salmon.

[superparadise_X]

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Presenting some pics of Barbados. What I remember was Oprah Winfrey was in town as I have heard that she has a villa in this island. Also Rihanna was spotted with her former beau, really having a good time.



Barbados is one very expensive Caribbean Island. The currency is almost close to the US dollar. I thought, being a Caribbean Island that electronics and other stuff were cheap, like perfume, cameras---but no, not a good place for these items.

The nightlife is good, I think am a very good judge of that, lolz...with different music played different bars and resto. The place has good beaches too. A solid economy and very transparent government, I would say...something that makes visitors come to the island every now and then!

[ЅUX2BÜ]

Eto na ang conversion ng dollar sa florin:

1 USD = 1.7892 AWG

[superparadise_X]

Eto na ang conversion ng dollar sa florin:

1 USD = 1.7892 AWG

so close to the dollar!!!......


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Have a good one SUX2BU! my laptop's battery is dying and no place to charge!

[ЅUX2BÜ]

Where is Aruba located?

[superparadise_X]

one thing I remember is how reasonably priced gasoline and diesel were in Aruba, due to its nearness to Venezuela....though they are close to US (politically) still they cant ignore Chavez and the government because of oil and other products....

and super init sa Aruba, the humidity is just unbearably high....

[ЅUX2BÜ]

Sobrang init talaga. About 34ºC when I went there in 2005 (during the Natalee Holloway-Joran van der Sloot "commotion").

But it's one happy island!

[superparadise_X]

Presenting.......Martinique

A French Colony with a marred, beautiful history....this is the Mardi Gras festival the black and white day!!!!! I love this island---so, so much!!! the food, the people, the beaches....one happy island, like Aruba!!!

[ЅUX2BÜ]

Thanks for those wonderful photos, superparadise_X!

I haven't been to most parts of the Lesser Antilles (French Antilles included) aside from the ABC islands, T&T, SK&N and Venezuela.

Would love to explore those beautiful islands in the future.

[mariadams]

BTW, this is Grant Wood’s American Gothic painting, which depicts labor and domesticity:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...can_Gothic.jpg

Great info, ka Sux! I am always interested in Art and this painting of Grant Wood is truly fascinating! I love it!

[ЅUX2BÜ]

Thanks, Madame mariadams!



Chicago, Illinois, USA

BTW, I forgot to mention that the sculpture interpretation of Grant Wood’s American Gothic is by J. Seward Johnson Jr., an American artist popular for his "trompe l'oeil" (deceive the eye) bronze statues.

Here are other American Gothic sculpture photos I took in 2010:

[ЅUX2BÜ]

San Andrés, Colombia

While sitting on the breakwater, I saw a girl and her father who both looked like they were finding their lives at the bottom of the sea. I captured this scene after the father handed over to his daughter what seemed to be some small unknown colorful fish:



One beauty of travelling is the poetry in people and what they do or say to make you write something about them. And that night, the sound of the waves I could hear from where I was also moved me to put them into words:

Her Reason
by ЅUX2BÜ

Even when her father started digging the sand with his feet,
carefully finding some permanence beneath it, he still had
to take everything around him into consideration: His eyes,
examining all those certain things, reflected them all back
into the sea—. There, some fish spoke of a girl who agitated
the surface, dipping her hands to scoop some water. A fish
emerged, jumped, and saw the sun glinting on her dark eyes
and face, dove back, and with correct calculations, swam

away. She scurried, lunged to find it, but it disappeared as
big waves surged against her—catching her like they had big
hands and hurling her into the water, past the fish below. You
saw her swimming an unknown distance toward her father,

who had to interrupt his recently established permanence. She
later emerged in his arms. Behind were even bigger waves
rolling to surround them, but quickly moving back toward
a more distant point. The girl saw all these and started to cry.

[superparadise_X]

^^^

more poetry please......

[ЅUX2BÜ]

Haha! Sige ba. Basta palagi lang magbasa ng hiblang ito.

[NeoDyn]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/125px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png

San Andrés, Colombia

While sitting on the breakwater, I saw a girl and her father who both looked like they were finding their lives at the bottom of the sea. I captured this scene after the father handed over to his daughter what seemed to be some small unknown colorful fish:

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...erfather-1.jpg

One beauty of travelling is the poetry in people and what they do or say to make you write something about them. And that night, the sound of the waves I could hear from where I was also moved me to put them into words:

Her Reason
by ЅUX2BÜ

Even when her father started digging the sand with his feet,
carefully finding some permanence beneath it, he still had
to take everything around him into consideration: His eyes,
examining all those certain things, reflected them all back
into the sea—. There, some fish spoke of a girl who agitated
the surface, dipping her hands to scoop some water. A fish
emerged, jumped, and saw the sun glinting on her dark eyes
and face, dove back, and with correct calculations, swam

away. She scurried, lunged to find it, but it disappeared as
big waves surged against her—catching her like they had big
hands and hurling her into the water, past the fish below. You
saw her swimming an unknown distance toward her father,

who had to interrupt his recently established permanence. She
later emerged in his arms. Behind were even bigger waves
rolling to surround them, but quickly moving back toward
a more distant point. The girl saw all these and started to cry.

Anak

Schön hier zu lurken ,so interessant

[superparadise_X]

hallo neodyn!!! Willkomen!

Besuchen Sie uns immer, wenn Sie loest haben, wenn Sie ein bisshen traurig ist oder wenn Sie einfach viel Spass haben wollen, heheheheh

es ist aber so schoen, Sie hier zu sehen....

Ingat....nakalimutan ko na German ko, lolz!

[ЅUX2BÜ]

Vielen dank, Mama Nene!

Hala, nagka-Germanan na sa A Pinoy in the Americas thread!