open your eyes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybr8Z6pzVs0&feature=related









extra:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nogE0KdG5M8&feature=related
under your skin feels like home
electric shock on aching balls

glosoli

patience.. there's a reward at the end of the video.



earphone/speaker required.. bad audio though.. blame youtube







extra:


extra 2:

audio good.. enjoy the waters.. it would make you want to return to boracay and galera

springfield il - in the neighborhood

pictures taken using my new digital camera.. to see location of buildings see map in http://map.mapnetwork.com/destination/springfield/il/

lutheran church

lincoln home

italian restaurant

sangamon county complex.. sangamon is a county in the central part of illinois.. springfield is a part of this county

the state journal register building.. publisher of springfield's local newspaper.. link http://www.sj-r.com/

lincoln depot.. where abe lincoln boarded the train going to the white house to assume presidency (read the plaque)

my apartment.. s 7th and e capitol streets

il state capitol.. houses offices of the governor, secretary of state, state representatives and senators

the thomas rees memorial carillon.. located in washington park botanical garden.. park is surrounded by big houses.. about 2.5 miles west of downtown.. one of the two pictures here in this entry taken outside the downtown area.. the others are within 4-5 block radius within my apartment

row of old buildings.. reminiscent of gangster era new york or chicago.. picture taken on a snowy easter day

hilton springfield

lincoln-herndon law office.. where lincoln practised law (duh)

il old state capitol

st. nicholas apartments.. my apartment during my first month in springfield.. located on n 4th and e jefferson streets.. the main building is the brown building on the left.. smaller white building on the right side is the annex.. i stayed in room 510 of the annex.. my apartment unit rear window is facing the backside of the building, looking out on union square park.. across it is the springfield station of amtrak (my access to st. louis, mo and chicago, il)

union square park.. this is the view outside my window when i was still in st. nicholas apartments








abraham lincoln presidential museum









the cathedral of the immaculate conception.. where i hear mass every sunday.. two squirrels playing beside the tree in the foreground.. portion of the building visible on the left side is the aig building.. about 3 blocks south of my apartment








aig building.. future home of bureau of application development and management of illinois state police come may or june.. right across the cathedral of the immaculate conception.. 10 minute walk from my apartment

the current location of bureau of application development and management of illinois state police.. the bureau occupies the fourth floor.. location is s 6th and e ash streets.. about 1.5 miles south of downtown.. bus number 1 brings me here every morning.. sometimes i take bus number 10 but i have to walk one block to get here.. in case i miss the bus, the weather is good and i am willing to walk from downtown it takes me 25 to 30 minute to reach the building.. the building does not have a cafeteria.. only lunch room with a 2 microwave ovens, 2 refs, 3 coffee machines, a coke vendo machine, a pepsi vendo machine and a snack vendo machine.. this is the second of two pictures here in this entry taken outside the downtown area

know more about springfield at http://www.visit-springfieldillinois.com/

st patricks day springfield il

people waiting for the parade.. around noon.. girls throwing candies and green bead necklaces from the building windows to people in the streets.. green








parade









springfield police on segway

men in skirts.. music created by the bagpipes and smell of brats roasting in the stands float in the air

temperature is in 30s.. but these men don't mind the cold air inside their skirts








boys and girls in plaid skirts









leprachauns pulling the guinness-themed st. paddy's portable pub float.. if you ask, they would throw bead necklace at you

after the parade.. people head to pubs to get their bottles of beer.. mood is festive like new years day celebration in manila.. many pubs in downtown are packed.. people spill into the streets.. selected streets in downtown closed to traffic.. state police issued a warining against drunk driving during st. patrick's day celebration (http://www.isp.state.il.us/media/pressdetails.cfm?ID=427) .. people walking in the streets drink beer from the bottle, from plastic cups, through the straw.. imagine yourself drinking beer through the straw

two girls and a guy going home after the merrymaking