Meet Torti the Tortoise!!! I was so thrilled when Pia told me that Torti goes around the house like a pet dog. When we were visiting her, she asked us if we bumped into Torti in the house…so she looked for him and found him somewhere in the den. Pia said he is such a good pet because he is toilet trained!
Torti has a beautiful shell and Pia showed us that even his stomach is a work of art and is beautiful as well!
Heart2Heart loves watching aquariums!
La Mer in Rustan’s has a beautiful one!!!
My Mom’s aquarium
And it is no joke to maintain an aquarium, Johnny has to come monthly to take care of Mom’s aquarium
Aquarium in Osaka
Sydney Aquarium ( Sydney Wildlife World and Sydney Aquarium June 26, 2009)
And Wow, take a look at this one forwarded to me by my friend, Bobby. MAKE SURE TO CLICK ON THIS BUTTON ( with 4 arrows ) TO SEE IT FULL SCREEN ON YOUR COMPUTER
and just leave it there and just watch it! AMAZING!
Kuroshio Sea - 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world - (song is Please don’t go by Barcelona) from Jon Rawlinson on Vimeo.
And if you want your kids to experience it live..a very interesting Youth Marine and Wildlife Camp during the summer
Previous entry: Youth Marine and Wildlife Camp at Danjugan Island April 3, 2009
Congratulations once again to my friend, Ton, on his 3rd marathon. From 2,500 ( 2008 ) to 6,000 ( 2009 ) to now 8,500 runners!
Ton, if you run for President in the future, I will not be surprised! And you can count on us to support you always! 
Previous Entries:
Condura Run 2010 Run for the Dolphins January 15, 2010
Condura Run 2009 by Ton Concepcion March 27, 2009
Race for Tubbataha March 3, 2008
A Race to Save the Reef - Condura Race for Tubbataha Feb. 16, 2008
The race kit
This time, I wanted to cover the event differently, instead of waiting in the finish line, I wanted to be on the skyway and take photos of the 21k and 42k runners. I woke up at 2:30 am to get to the Fort to look for Ton to find out how to get to the skyway
Ton was not in sight so by 3:30am I just decided to go to the skyway myself and just try my luck. Ton told me that I needed to be in the skyway by 4am
I got to the skyway
and this guy, Paul, approached me when my car dropped me at the toll booth. My car could not enter so it was just me
He was kind enough and got approval to let me join them and stay with them…
Sometimes we take for granted the people who do all the preparation and hard work in planning for the race..Thanks to the Condura team for all your work!
so from around 4 am to 5am we were just waiting for the runners to come
We got so excited when we saw some runners approaching already! This was our first sighting
It had been an hour since the start for the 42k runners
The first runners to pass and leading the pack
Paul told me that this guy is the oldest runner in the race- If I remember correctly he said 83 years old!!! WOW!!!! and he was one of the first runners in the lead and he was doing the 42k!!!!!!
Starting to get some light and more runners on the skyway….
Jim, for some reason, I can never get a shot of you- you run too fast!! 
More light…..
And finally I see Ton on a motorcycle! He had come from the end of the track and on his way back already
Of course I could not miss Tessa coming! And she has many poses. She is the only one that stopped and posed for me many times so she has plenty photos
By around 6:30 am, I had to leave the skyway to catch my husband and son who should be in the finish line
Click on the photo below to see the results:
Congrats again Ton!! Wow! Every year keeps getting bigger and better!!
As always, we are coming in full force, James and the kids will register and run and I will take photos
8 days left to register! HURRY!!!
February 7, Sunday
Log on to their website for more information and to register: Condura Run 2010
Sticker cards are given for free in all RS Fresh stores. Every P250 purchase entitles customers to 1 sticker, and there are 3 ways to get the animals:
Bonus stickers will also be given for every P100 purchase of participating sponsor products. Promo runs from Dec. 4, 2009 to March 31, 2010. And, this is exclusive to Rustan’s Supermarkets, thus, you cannot find these animals anywhere else in the country! The stuffed toys are so cute and cuddly and would make a perfect gift for Christmas.
We will also have a launch activity where customers who present a sticker card with at least 2 stickers can avail of face painting, fur or glitter tattoos for FREE. This will be on Dec. 5 & 6, from 2PM to 6PM only in Rustan’s Supermarkets Rockwell and Shangrila.
