Slingshot Journals

Monday, February 16, 2015

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

"They'll see us wavin' from such great heights, 'come down now!' They'll say." --The Postal Service

Photo was taken from the top of the Washington Monument. This is the view of the tower's East Side, showcasing the Smithsonian museums and the US Capitol.

Such Great Heights

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Capitol

This photo was taken in winter 2014, when scaffoldings have not yet enveloped the Capitol dome. This year until next, the Capitol will have its "braces" for its restoration.

Capitol at Winter Night

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National Day of Mourning

Today we honor the 44 fallen members of the PNP Special Action Forces in a simple flag-raising at half-mast at the Philippine Embassy at Washington, DC.

January 30 is also declared as a National Day of Mourning for the fallen 44.

National Day of Mourning, Washington DC

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30 January 2015

The DC Airstrip

“The reason birds can fly and we can't is simply because they have perfect faith, for to have faith is to have wings.”
― J.M. Barrie, The Little White Bird

Airstrip

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29 January 2015

Georgetown Strip

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28 January 2015

Saturday, January 31, 2015

What to do on a Snow Day?

Well, make snowballs and throw them at your father!

Snowball Fight

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27 January 2015

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Birthday girl 2015

Today I dedicate my 365-day challenge post to my bestfriend, tutor, sparring partner, chef, number one critique, my one and only. Happy birthday Bubbles! :)

Birthdate

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26 January 2015

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Morini @ The Yards

We made an accidental food stop in Morini Osteria in The Yards, SE Washington DC. We initially intended to eat Asian at Kruba for lunch. I always trusted Yelp to yelp me out in deciding a restaurant to try out, but this time, it failed to tell me the right hours for Kruba. Yelp says it is open from noon on Sundays, but then when we arrived it said that they open at 4pm. Even their suppliers of bean sprouts consulted yelp about their store hours as when we came by their door, there was a big bag of bean sprouts waiting at the step. :) So we tried looking for other open restaurants around. We then saw Morini Osteria along the harbor.

What seemed like a frustrating first trip at The Yards turned out to be a happy gastronomic adventure thanks to Morini. They were offering Restaurant Week that day, but we decided to try the regular menu. We tried the appetizer meats and cheeses (they offered 3 for $17 so we tried the Speck, smoked proschiutto, sopresatta and one cheese). The Speck was gee-double-o-dee good!

Appetizer platter

I got the Crab and Sea Urchin Bucatini in marinara sauce. Bubbles got the cheese ravioli. Both were satisfyingly good in taste. The only thing is that their pasta portions are relatively smaller than those of other Italian restaurants. In my amateurishly objective opinion, I would rate Morini a four out of five stars. :)

Bucatini

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25 January 2015

It was good that we ended up in Morini Osteria. :)

Friday, January 30, 2015

Washington Auto Show 2015

I took Juancho (and mom of course) to the Washington Auto Show 2015. This experience just reinforced his love for cars! As we were entering the Washington Convention Center, There were signs and banners of exhibitors featuring different car brands. From then, he never stopped naming each logo. Then he quickly shouted: "Daming cars!" From that point on, I figured he'll have one hell of a great time.

And as expected, when we reached the second floor exhibit, he never stopped mentioning the car brands. He normally rides the stroller when we go out, but this time, despite the big venue, he didn't mind the long walks. He just cruised through the exhibits, naming each car logo along the way. He did test drive some of them too! And of course the photo ops. :)

To the little one, this could very well substitute for Disney World, at least for now.