NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles®) – In sharp contrast to the throngs that welcomed Pope Francis in Washington, D.C., New Yorkers went about their normal daily routines, ignoring the papal motorcade that wound through the streets of Manhattan today.
No one lined up along the route of the motorcade which eventually took the Pope to his appointment to address the United Nations General Assembly.
The ‘snub’ is the first-ever in papal history.
NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – Last year, a 16-year-old boy stowed away in the wheel well of a commercial flight from California to Hawaii survived, despite frigid temperatures at 38,000 feet and a lack of oxygen. That the boy made it to Maui alive after a 5 1/2- hour flight from San Jose was considered a miracle.
Today, yet another miracle happened on a flight from San Francisco to New York. This time, it wasn’t a young boy. It was a cat named Murphy.
Murphy had apparently sneaked into a luggage without the traveler noticing it. The luggage passed security check and all, and the cat made it through the 5-hour flight to La Guardia Airport with no problem.
It was only when the traveler arrived at his Manhattan apartment that he discovered Murphy as he was unpacking his luggage.
Murphy is owned by the traveler’s friend with whom he stayed during his visit to San Francisco.
While it is common knowledge that cats have nine lives, it is still unthinkable that Murphy survived the flight stuck in a luggage in the cargo hold of the Boeing 747 for five hours.
An investigation is now underway to determine how Murphy passed strict baggage security screening at the San Francisco International Airport. Surely, heads are gonna roll.
Regardless, Murphy’s owner in San Francisco is glad that his furry friend is safe and sound.
On the way back to San Francisco, Murphy will be in a crate, this time in the passenger cabin.
All’s well that ends well.
NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – Fashion aficionados always look forward to New York’s Fashion Week, held in February and September of each year. It is a semi-annual series of events (generally lasting 7–9 days) when international fashion collections are shown to buyers, the press and the general public. It is one of four major fashion weeks in the world, collectively known as the “Big 4,” along with those in Paris, London and Milan.
But this event is on the verge of being extinct.
There’s a new fashion phenomenon that’s gaining enormous popularity — from Manila to Sydney, from Berlin to Tokyo. It’s the underwater fashion show. It features models wearing designer clothes that look amazing above and under water.
The fashion shows feature the usual runway, but is built atop a pool of water, equipped with cameras that project scenes that happen underneath the surface. Models first parade on the above-water runway then jump into the pool for the remainder of their ‘catwalk.’ Giant screens in the auditorium let the audience see what’s happening in the pool.
Most, if not all of the designer dresses become damaged in the water, but the resulting display of the designs under water only contributes to a true appreciation of the artistry of the designers.
The new phenomenon is creating a lot of financial headache for the organizers of the fashion weeks in New York, Paris and London and Milan.
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