Nhick Ramiro Pacis 
If you have nothing else to do on Sundays, there is this hidden paradise in Tampa called the Wat Mongkolratanaram in Tampa. This is a Thai Buddhist temple. It’s not that you should attend services if you’re a Buddhist but they have a food fest held every Sunday where you can eat all the Thai food you can eat at really cheap prices. What’s more striking is the Temple that was built there. It’s like all of a sudden you’re not in the US!
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A Red Rose: Music of American Master René Clausen April 9 & 10, 2011 Join The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay for a concert of choral music featuring selections by …
Once again the Philippine Cultural Enrichment Complex is abuzz with preparations now underway for PhilFest 2011 from the 8th to the 10th of April. The Philippine Cultural Foundation Board of Directors, with help from our youth and volunteers from the community try their best to provide the 11,000-12,000 Filipinos and Filipino-Americans who attend PhilFest a feeling of home away from home and the non-Filipinos a memorable glimpse of Philippine culture through dance, song, food, cultural exhibits, fashion shows , and colorful parades and processions.
I found this nice gentleman on youtube who has recordings of Filipino classics on the guitar. It’s worth checking out! Go to his youtube site at http://www.youtube.com/user/pasigenyo
Performed by Marvin Gayramon (baritone), Emily Britanico Morales (soprano), Melanie Dujunco (soprano), Deeda Barretto (soprano) and Filmer Flores (pianist/accompanist), “Filipino Classics Medley” is a collection of popular and traditional Philippine songs. These tunes include “Usahay” (Nitoy Gonzales), “Sa Ugoy ng Duyan” (Lucio San Pedro), “Dahil sa Iyo” (Miguel Velarde, Jr.), “Maalaala Mo Kaya” (Constancio de Guzman)and “Gaano Ko Ikaw Kamahal” (Levi Celerio), arranged by Nhick Ramiro Pacis.
The Florida Orchestra and the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay will perform Arnold Schoenberg’s “Friede Auf Erde” (Peace on Earth) and Ludwig Van Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125” in the Tampa Bay Area from February 25 – 27, 2011. Conducted by Stefan Sanderling, this concert also features Jonita Lattimore, soprano, Frances Pappas, mezzo-soprano, Steven Tharp, tenor, and Richard Zeller, baritone.
So my friend, Ann and I decided to watch a movie after a very intense meeting on a Sunday afternoon. Before anything else we had to eat so we decided to look for Applebee’s since I had a gift card from last Christmas. We could not find it anywhere along Hillsborough Avenue so to make it short, we ended up at Pho Quyen Vietnamese Restaurant. I think this choice turned out to be the better one.
A complete rainbow at 7am. I took this photo while on my way to church. What vivid colors against the still dark sky! I have never seen anything like it. Happy New Year!