Filipino. Fun. Fotography. Friends. Festivals.
Memphis in May honored the Philippines this year and yours truly was a busy body participating in many many events. Here's my month in photos [FOTOS].
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| First Santa Cruzan Rehearsal for the Santa Cruzan Parade St.Peter's Church, Downtown Memphis |
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| My new lightbulb lamp from Pottery Barn #ilovelamps |
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| Blast from the past/Favorite Pandora Station: 9o's Hits |
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My favorite watering hole in Nashville:
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| Antique shop in Nashville specializing in bookcases, card catalogs, secretaries, credenzas, and desks. Once filled with many leather bound books, I'm sure. |
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| Man, I wish this belonged to me. |
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| Another sweet lamp find. It's a three light level brass touch lamp. Fancy. #ilovelamps |
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| I had a little Memphis cheer session by my kitchen sink. I'm from Memphis. Here's some proof. Memphis Grizzlies, Central BBQ, Garibaldi's Pizza, and Premier Transporation (cab) |
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| Mary Mother of James for May Flowers Celebration. Santacruzan Parade, Cadre Building, Downtown Memphis |
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| That's my name and red lipstick on Action News 5-Andy Wise Restaurant Scorecard I judged the Second Annual Chili Competition #bestchili #restaurantscorecard |
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| I got to wear this beautiful dress by ter et bantine |
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| My panda bro, Coy and I at Beale Street Music Festival. |
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| My Lola and I at the Orpheum Theatre to watch Banyanihan, the National Dance Company of the Philippines |
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My photo with Ambassador of the Philippines
H.E. Hose L. Cuisia, Jr.
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| Dance off on Beale Street? Truth with proof. |
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| the little purple dress girl's night out downtown at the Absinthe Room Candysse Beale, Jessica Perez (Robbins) and me! I cannot yet reveal this location if you do not already know. It's too awesome. |
Memphis Greek Festival brought to work by
my awesome boss, Leslie
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| I rotated four Filipino pride shirts throughout May. Here's one. |
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| I moved into a studio apartment in midtown. This was taken at 3am while my upstairs neighbor moved furniture. Pretty normal Tuesday night. |
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| Dominic Nayan graduated from St.Louis School. Here are the other boys: Dad, Franco, and Coy. |
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| a home of my own |
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| Dancers at South Main Trolley Tour |
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| Fire dancers in front of the fire station South Main Trolley Tour |
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| Thumbs up at at the South Main Trolley Tour Saluting the Philippines |
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| I spotted it, then I bought it. Again. #ilovelamps |
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| Celebrating Memorial Day the right way. |
To close out the month, I decided to finally do laundry. I met a man named Jerry at Wash World. This was my Facebook status on Memorial Day:
I met a Vietnam Veteran named Jerry yesterday at Wash World. "I have so much laundry and dirty laundry ain't sexy. I may be old, but I gotta stay sexy." I was wearing my 'Made in the Philippines' shirt and that's how the stories about Vietnam and the Philippines started. We shared some fruit and a sandwich I packed and while we were eating in the sauna of a building, he started to cry. He told me he was just as thankful for that fruit and that half sandwich as he was for his entire life. "Be thankful for everything, Claudine. Good shit and bad shit. It makes you who you are, you know? Everyday, give thanks to the God that you worship. And if you don't have a God, find one. There's too much in life to think it's just about you." Two hours later, with a drenched back, sweaty forehead, and clean laundry, I helped him take his things to the van full of Veterans en route to the cemetery off Jackson Ave. He asked me to tell the "internet" to "be thankful for their barbeques, boats, and bikins because it's more than just a three day weekend. We're talking about my friends, my family who gave their lives. Blood, soul, sweat, tears. And now damn laundry." So here it is folks. Words of Wisdom from Wash World: Do your laundry, Be thankful everyday, Find and Love God.
This post is dedicated to Jerry. Thank you. Until next time. :)
CHEERS!
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