​The Black Nazarene (Poong Itim na Nazareno)
is a life-sized image of a dark-skinned,
kneeling Jesus Christ carrying the Cross
enshrined in the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene
in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines. 

The January 9 Procession
re-enacts the image's Traslación (Transfer) in 1787,
or "solemn transfer" to the Minor Basilica
from its original shrine inside Intramuros. 
The Black Nazarene along with the Santo Niño (Holy Child Jesus), 
is venerated by Filipino devotees every Friday 
and is the most popular object of devotion in the Philippines. 

Catholics in the Philippines believe the Black Nazarene is miraculous 
and is able to heal diseases and sicknesses by touching it 
that's why during the Procession, 
you can see people eagerly clamber up the Andas
(wheeled platform where the Black Nazarene is carried), 
touching parts of the Image with bare hands or cloths
especially the right shoulder 
and even the rope to the side of the right shoulder. 

The Procession is notoriously long lasting for hours and hours 
and even up to 22 hours. 
Joining the procession is a great sacrifice on the part of the devotees, 
who are going to endure the heat, fatigue 
and the risk of being trampled upon by other devotees.

Pope Francis was visibly upset or irritated after a woman grabbed his hand 
and yanked him towards her. 
This happened on New Year's Eve in Saint Peter's Square 
when he was walking through and greeting pilgrims
who were situated beside the barrier. 
The unexpected incident caused him to lose patience 
and smack the woman's hand right away to be freed from her grip. 
And of course, the footage circulated widely after. 
Watch the video below.

Russian President Vladimir Putin
has inaugurated a massive railway bridge called the Crimean Bridge
constructed since February 2016.
It is 19-kilometer (11.8-mile) long,
making it not only the longest bridge in Russia 
but also in the whole of Europe. 
Trains will be carrying approximately 14 million passengers yearly 
across the Crimean Bridge. 

The Crimean Bridge is actually a pair of parallel bridges, 
one is a road bridge and the other is a railway bridge. 
President Putin inaugurated both bridges - 
the road bridge was inaugurated last year on May 15 
and just this December 2019, on the 23rd, 
the railway bridge was inaugurated. 

https://www.earthwaters.org/railway-tickets-around-russia-and-cis-countries.html

Watch the first Presidential Silent Drill Competition
at the Quirino Grandstand
conducted by The Presidential Security Group (PSG),
together with the Presidential Management Staff (PMS)
and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) –
Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff
for Reservist and Retiree Affairs (J9). 

Participating in the competition are silent drillers
from 7 service academies
which include the Philippine Military Academy (PMA),
Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA),
Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA),
Philippine Army Officer Candidate School (PAOCS),
Philippine Navy Officer Candidate School (PNOCS),
Philippine Air Force Candidate School (PAFOCS),
and Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP).

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas releases the new 5-peso (piso) coin
and the new 20-peso (piso) coin.​ 

The 5-peso (piso) coin retains the design elements of the round NGC coin,
with Andres Bonifacio, the father of the Katipunan,
on the front side
and the Tayabak plant on the reverse.
It also retains the security features of the round coin,
including the microprints “Republika ng Pilipinas”
and “Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.” 

The new 20-peso (piso) coin
retains major elements of the 20-piso banknote.
The coin’s front side features Manuel L. Quezon,
and its reverse side shows the BSP logo and the Malacañan Palace. 

​Read more below:
Source: ​http://www.bsp.gov.ph/publications/media.asp?id=5238&fbclid=IwAR1_-snbFzlsgHwBIVSdsmklZ-giwJxhwFmDyzbfE2hAVCvwwc9YXNHQgQg

This is super strange!
A fish, a carp actually, with a human face 
was spotted swimming in a lake 
by a Chinese tourist in Southwestern China's Kunming
on November 5. 
You can easily see on its face
resembling that of the human eyes, nose and mouth. 

Watch as Richard Browning, 
British inventor and entrepreneur 
flies in a jet suit created by his company
Gravity Industries Ltd, 
a "human propulsion technology start-up,"
whose mission "is to re-imagine the future of manned flight."
He has been dubbed the "real-life Iron Man"
​by media outlets around the world. 

Source: ​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Browning_(inventor) 

​Watch this cool video below. 

Another foldable smartphone is here, 
after Royole Flexpai, Samsung Galaxy Fold 
and Huawei Mate X. 
It's called Razr, foldable and flip phone in one 
from Motorola.​ 

On November 13, 2019, 
​the Grand Lauch Of The Santo Niño At 500 Years 
will happen at the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu. 
Expectation of a huge crowd 
of devotees and visitors, 
CCPO (Cebu City Police Office) reminds everyone 
of the DO's and DONT'S during the celebration. 
See the image below.

Additionally, 
if you happen to notice something suspicious, 
like bags or boxes left in a corner or anywhere else, 
calmly let others know about it to avoid causing fear or panic 
​and report it right away to the authorities. 

Let's make the Grand Launch Of The Santo Niño
At 500 Years Celebration a joyful and peaceful one.

Google has a few new things for everyone 
in this live event happening. 
​Sound exciting and you have to watch now.

There's a lot to look forward to
with Microsoft Surface Devices toward the end of 2020. 
Maybe the most exciting product 
would be the Surface Duo, a dual-screen device 
which is also a smartphone. 
Plus a dual-screen tablet called Surface Neo. 
The Surface Duo is actually a small version 
of the Surface Neo.

The iPhone 11 Pro, the iPhone 11 Pro Max 
and the iPhone 11 are smartphones
designed, developed, and marketed by Apple, Inc.
They are the 13th-generation flagships of the iPhone - 
the iPhone 11 Pro and the iPhone 11 Pro Max 
are successors to the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max 
while the iPhone 11 is a lower-priced iPhone
succeeding the iPhone XR.
They were unveiled on September 10, 2019
with pre-orders beginning September 13, 2019
to be released officially on September 20, 2019. 

The iPhone 11 Pro and the iPhone 11 Pro Max 
will feature a new triple-lens rear camera system 
with an 18W fast charger
and a Lightning to USB-C cable
allowing connection to concurrent Mac computers. 
iPhone 11 comes with the same 5W charger.

iPhone 11 Pro 

System on chip: A13 Bionic
5.8 inch all-screen OLED Multi-Touch
Battery: 3190 mAh 
Rear Camera: Triple 12MP Ultra Wide, Wide, and Telephoto 
Front Camera: 12MP TrueDepth 

iPhone 11 Pro Max 

System on chip: A13 Bionic
6.5 inch all-screen OLED Multi-Touch 
Battery: 3500 mAh
Rear Camera: Triple 12MP Ultra Wide, Wide, and Telephoto 
Front Camera: 12MP TrueDepth 

iPhone 11 

System on chip: A13 Bionic
​6.1 inches 
Battery: 3110 mAh
Rear Camera: Rear camera Dual 12MP Ultra Wide and Wide
Front Camera: 12MP TrueDepth

Finally, 
Samsung unveiled its newest phablet, 
the Galaxy Note 10 
and it's super packed with new features! 
It comes in two variants, the Galaxy Note 10 
and the Galaxy Note 10+. 
The Galaxy Note 10 has a 6.3 inch AMOLED display
with a resolution of 2280 by 1140 pixels, 
8GB RAM, a storage of 256 GB
and a 3,500 mAh battery. 
The Galaxy Note 10+ has a 6.8 inch AMOLED display
with a resolution of 3040 by 1440 pixels,
12GB RAM, a storage of 256 GB,
and a 4,300 mAh battery.​ 
Both phones have a newly-designed S Pen
supporting Air Gestures,
allowing the user to remotely control the phone
with the stylus. 
Unbelievably this time, 
when everyone is expecting these phones 
to be super expensive, 
the Galaxy Note 10 starts at $949 
and the Galaxy Note 10+ at $1,049. 
These lower prices will surely entice more people 
to get their newest flagships. 
Pre-order the Galaxy Note 10+ here.
Pre-order the Galaxy Note 10 here.

Just a little time from you. 
Find "love" among so many confusing "lovo" 
and mark your time to know 
how many seconds it took you to find. 

In you leisure time, 
you can always have time to play simple 
yet challenging type of game like this. 
Just think of it as looking for love 
when you don't know where to start 
and how happy you'll become when you find it. 
​
So start looking for "love" now.

It was June 26, 2019
​ and I was using Google Earth Pro 
searching for Machu Picchu 
to get a closer look at it. 
But I was surprised to find something 
floating above it like a smooth, shiny jagged rock 
and reflected on its body are the mountains below. 
​I couldn't believe my eyes.