Merry Christmas and a Peaceful New Year to All of You!

The combined staff of our Finance and Treasury Departments made this Belen out of re-cycled materials (soft drink cans, egg shells, old newspapers, etc.). Since our office, QUEDANCOR, caters to farmers, they represented the three wise men with images of farmers!

Maru

One of my Godchildren, the youngest of Mr. & Mrs. Romeo "Jun" Lumongsod, Jr.

Let's Do!

African Marigold

Okra Flower and the Flies

The Fly

MagMyPic

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Another Day Ends

Gen. Luna, Siargao, Surigao del Norte

Gen. Luna, Siargao, Surigao del Norte

Along the shore of Dumaguete

Sunrise at Gen. Luna, Siargao, Surigao del Norte.

The Chocolate Hills

Chocolate Hills in Blue

One of the wonders of Bohol, after toying with its colors.

Bougainvillea

The Yellow Flower in B&W

Yellow Flower 101

Ang Kundol muli...

Spidey

Light Source X2

Bugs' Life

Empty Nest

The Panay Church

Taps 0011

Lotus 0011

Lotus Black and White 001

"I Shall Return"

Palo, Leyte, Philippines - Commemorating the famous Leyte Landing of Gen. Douglas McArthur. A promise fulfilled will always be remembered.

Sunrise at Tandag Beach

The Weathered Boat 2nd Frame

Along the beach of Gen. Luna, Siargao, Surigao del Norte

Direct from the Tap

Sun Meets Rain

From Siargao enroute to Surigao City.

Last of the Oldies

As the old leaves fall, spring-out the young sprouts, to take-over the responsibility of gathering nourishments for its' host, the Tree.

Tag-lagas

Ang Lason ni Ines

"Lanzones"

Lansium domesticum is a species of fruit-bearing tree belonging to the family Meliaceae.

Fruits are ovoid, roundish orbs around five centimeters in diameter, usually found in clusters of two to thirty fruits. Each round fruit is covered by yellowish, thick, leathery skin. Underneath the skin, the fruit is divided into five or six slices of translucent, juicy flesh. The flesh is slightly acidic in taste, although ripe specimens are sweeter. Green, seeds are present in around half of the segments, usually taking up a small portion of the segment although some seeds take up the entire segment's volume. In contrast with the sweet-sour flavor of the fruit's flesh, the seeds are extremely bitter.The sweet juicy flesh contains sucrose, saccharose, fructose and glucose. (source: en.wikipedia.org)

The fruit of lanzones is eaten fresh. It contains 68% edible portion. The composition per 100 g. of the edible portion is: water, 84 g.; carbohydrates with little of protein and fat, 14.2 g.; fiber, 0.8 g.; ash, 0.6 g.; Ca, 19 mg; K, 275 mg. It contains vitamin B1, B2 and trace of vitamin C.

The lanzones seed and rind is rich in tannin and contain chemical substances that are medicinally and industrially useful. Lanzones flesh and juice are used by rural folk to treat sore eyes. The fruit peel serves as a mosquito repellant while the bark is also used for malaria and dysentery patients. (source: http://www.da.gov.ph/agribiz/lanzones.html)

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Mangosteen

The mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) is a tropical evergreen tree, believed to have originated in the Sunda Islands and the Moluccas. The tree grows from 7 to 25 meters tall. The rind (exocarp) of the edible fruit is deep reddish purple when ripe. Botanically an aril, the fragrant edible flesh is sweet and creamy, citrusy with some peach flavor. Mangosteen is closely related to other edible tropical fruits such as button mangosteen and lemondrop mangosteen.

The King of Fruits

The famous export of Davao, the durian is the fruit of the trees' genus Durio belonging to the Malvaceae, a large family which includes hibiscus, okra, cotton, mallows and linden trees. Widely known and revered in Southeast Asia as the "King of Fruits," the fruit is distinctive for its large size, unique odour, and a formidable thorn-covered husk. The unusual smell of the ripe fruit is very strong and penetrating, even when the husk of the fruit is still intact.

The name durian comes from the Malay word duri (thorn) together with Malay suffix that is -an (for building a noun in Malay), meaning "thorny fruit." (souce: en.wikipedia.org)

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Dark Edge of the Horizon

Bee's Delight 07

Pan Amerikano

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