RANTING AND BEYOND

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The first family of Maryland hosted a holiday state house reception today at Annapolis, MD. Me, together with the Gelido family attended the event.

The highlight of the event showcases the Patriotic Star- Spangled Tree. The ornaments were made by students from various Baltimore County Public. Schools. Also,  at the invitation of the Towson Chamber of Commerce, students from the following schools have created seasonal murals currently on display in storefronts on Pennsylvania and Chesapeake avenues.

This came as a surprise. My temporary nurse license was issued by the Maryland Board of Nursing today, of course pending license endorsement from Nevada.  I am happy I will be able to start work soon.

I started my day early. I had to renew my CPR certification. We had this Chinese guy Ming as our CPR mentor and there were 5 of us in the class. It only took me 2 hours to complete certification. I was surprised that they don’t pay close attention to return demos. You just have to follow the video and complete a written assessment afterwards. Back in the Phil, CPR training takes 5 hours minimum because return demos are taken seriously. If you don’t have the correct technique, you will have to do it again or worse fail training.

At dinner time, the Gelido family and I together with friends attended Samantha’s awarding ceremony at Lock Raven High School in Towson, Maryland. She was awarded Honorable Mention in the recent Poster Making Contest hosted by the Baltimore County Fire Department.

Vacation is over. I’m back in Baltimore. I miss the Gelido kids and I was glad to know they missed me too. I found a welcome back poster at my doorstep when I got back. So sweet of them.

They immediately opened their presents. John likes his birthday gift. I gave him a 3 in 1 Lego set. Sam adores her bracelet charms. And cutie Naneng loves her outdoor doll set.

Menlo Park Mall, Edison, New Jersey

Macy’s New Port, New Jersey

Macy’s 34th Street, New York City

Time Warner, New York City

Macy’s, Paramus New Jersey

Jersey Gardens Outlet Mall, Elizabeth,  New Jersey

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The first time I went to the Rockefeller Center, the tree wasn’t up yet. So my Tita Lulu and I went there tonight to see the fantastic Christmas Tree. A lot of people were there to see it too, mostly foreigners and tourists.

After staying at Rockefeller Center, we walked along 5th avenue where we got to see the Trump Tower, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Signature shops like Gucci, Coach, Versace and Colehaan.