US GEOGRAPHY AND FUN FACTS REVIEWER

US GEOGRAPHY AND FUN FACTS REVIEWER

1. Alabama (AL), the heart of dixie, 1st electric street cars
2. Alaskta (AK), Mt. McKinley, Igloos (hunting lodges), largest state
3. Arizona (AZ), the grand canyon state
4. Arkansa (AR), the land of opportunity
5. California (CA), the golden state, beverly hills, universal studios, disneyland
6. Colorado (CO), pepsi central stadium
7. Connecticut (CT), state song is Yankee Doodle
8. Florida (FL), disney world, universal studios, cape canaveral (nasa branch)
9. Georgia (GA), coca-cola was invented here, aka "goober" state or peanut state
10. Hawaii (HI), lolani palace, pearl harbor, u.s.s. arizona memorial
11. Idaho (ID), tv was invented here, potato producer, "couch potato"
12. Illinois (IL), deep dish pizza
13. Indiana (IN), Indianapolis 500
14. Kansas (KS), geographic center of the u.s., dust bowl of 1930's
15. Louisiana (LA), home of mardi grass, bourbon, new orleans
16. Maine (ME), the pine tree state
17. Massachusetts (MA), home of salem witch trials
18. Michigan (MI), the great lake state
19. Minnesota (MN), Mall of America, Mayo Clinic, Land of 10,000 lakes
20. Nebraska (NE), corhusker state, 911, spam, frozen dinners, steaks
21. New Hampshire (NH), granite state
22. New Mexico (NM), home of the world's largest annual hot air baloon festival
23. New York (NY), baseball hall of fame, madison sq. garden, statue of liberty, empire state bldg
24. Ohio (OH), soap box derby, akron OH
25. Oklahoma (OK), sooner state
26. Oregon (OR), salmon, carousel museum
27. Pennsylvania (PA), hershey's
28. Rhode Island (RI), smallest state
29. South Dakota (SD), mt rushmore state
30. Tennessee (TN), graceland -home and burial site of elvis presley
31. Texas (TX), hq of nasa (houston), the alamo
32. Utah (UT), utah jazz, sundance film festival
33. West Virginia (WV), white water rafting
34. Wisconsin (WI), home of harry houdini
35. Wyoming (WY), home of "old faithful", yellow stone national park.

state trivia:
FL- panhandle of the us; FL Gaitors invented the Gator-aid, hence gatorade
MI, AL, GA- slave quarters of the us
AR, IL- Law: never mispronounce the names or else die.
NM, CA, UT - won by Zachary Taylor
OK - home of american indians
UT-"ute" american indians or mountain people
MT- urban legend: canadian vikings' lost treasure in the mountain caves
MN- Mayo clinic: best hospital in the world.





US TIMEZONES

eastern central mountain pacific AK HI
ST -13 -14 -15 -16 -17 -18
DST -12 -13 -14 -15 -16 -17

rule:
from Phils. to US if AM-PM, subtract 1 day.
from US to Phils. if PM-AM, add 1 day.

State
Time Zone
Alabama
UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Arizona
UTC-7: Mountain Standard Time (MST)
Arkansas
UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
California
UTC-8: Pacific Standard Time (PST)
Colorado
UTC-7: Mountain Standard Time (MST)
Connecticut
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Delaware
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Florida
Most of the state: UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Georgia
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Hawaii
UTC-10: Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (HST)
Idaho
Most of the state: UTC-7: Mountain Standard Time (MST)
Illinois
UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Indiana
Most of the state: UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Iowa
UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Kansas
Most of the state: UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Kentucky
Western half of the state: UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Louisiana
UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Maine
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Maryland
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Massachusetts
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Michigan
Most of the state: UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Minnesota
UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Mississippi
UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Missouri
UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Montana
UTC-7: Mountain Standard Time (MST)
Nebraska
Most of the state: UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Nevada
Most of the state: UTC-8: Pacific Standard Time (PST)
New Hampshire
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
New Jersey
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
New Mexico
UTC-7: Mountain Standard Time (MST)
New York
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
North Carolina
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
North Dakota
Most of the state: UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Ohio
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Oklahoma
UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Oregon
Most of the state: UTC-8: Pacific Standard Time (PST)
Pennsylvania
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Rhode Island
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
South Carolina
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
South Dakota
Western half of the state: UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Tennessee
West Tennessee: UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Texas
Most of the state: UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Utah
UTC-7: Mountain Standard Time (MST)
Virginia
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Vermont
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Washington
UTC-8: Pacific Standard Time (PST)
West Virginia
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Wisconsin
UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Wyoming
UTC-7: Mountain Standard Time (MST)

The Family Legacy v1

(my family:L-R, back- me, kuya john, jeff; L-R, front- nanay, kuya delfin, ate daisy, and ate ghie; photo taken last July 26, 2008, kuya John's bday.)

Hindi ko na maalala kung kelan no, pero just last summer, pumunta kami ng eldest sister ko sa Amadeo, Cavite para maki birthday. After nung birthday, nagtanung-tanong kami kung magkano ang mga lupa don and we found out na medyo mahal din siya. Anyway, nagbalak pa rin kami ng ate ko na bumili ng property dun... in the future.

Tapos nung pauwi na kami sumakay kami ng bus at napakarami naming pinag-usapan on how to make our family legacy last for eternity. Nakakapraning kasi nangarap kami na magpapatayo kami ng malaking bahay, yung ancestral house ba. Tapos gusto ko parang Buckingham ang dating, yung malapad ang harap, tapos bago makarating sa mismong bahay, sasakay ka pa ng kalesa mula sa gate kasi nga malawak ang bakuran or front yard. Eto pa, pagpasok mo ng gate, yung dadaanan ng kalesa eh pinapayungan ng mga puno sa magkabilang side para paglabas mo ng pathway e bubungad sa iyo ang mala-palasyo naming bahay (majestic fanfare music playing).

At siyempre, dahil family legacy ang topic, proceed kami sa next agenda: sa last floor ng mala-palasyo naming bahay, dun namin ilalagay ang Nayra Museum. Dun namin ilalagay ang mga pictures naming magkakapatid at ang aming mga profile. Dun din makikita ang mga favorite naming gamit at mga damit. Ang purpose kasi non eh para pag patay na kami eh may idea yung mga apo-apohan namin kung sino kami, at kung gaano naging kakulay ang buhay ng kanilang mga ninuno. Lupeet di ba?

Pero eto ang highlight ng topic namin at dito rin nagtapos ang napakasayang huntahan naming magkapatid. Kailangan, bawat isa sa'ming magkakapatid, may sariling corner sa museum. At sa bawat corner namin ay may kaniya-kaniya kaming family crest. Eto ang magre-represent ng aming mga angkan. At ito ang napagkatuwaan naming magiging family crest ng bawat magkakapatid (mula sa bunso pataas ang order).

Name/Family Crest/Meaning

Jeffrey Nayra/Balance of Justice/Dahil sa dami ng kasong kinaharap (50 cases, walang naipanalo), si Jeff ang napiling gumamit ng Balance of Justice bilang family crest at ito ang magiging tatak ng lahat ng magmumula sa lahi niya (kasali na si Tan-tan).

Nap Nayra (ako eto)/Crown & Scepter/Dahil ako ang bonggang-bonggang bong-bong ng aming angkan, lahat ng magmumula sa lahi ko ay may dugong bughaw kaya ito ang gagamitin nilang family crest. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Ghie Nayra-Ame/CoE - Universal/Dahil sa dami ng pinasukang trabaho at himala na ang tumagal siya ng limang buwan sa pinapasukan niya, lahat ng magmumula sa angkan niya ay gagamit ng crest ng Certificate of Employment - Universal.

Delfin Nayra/Mr. Suave Face/Dahil malakas ang sex-appeal ng kuya kong eto, at sa family ranking ay nangunguna siyang chick-boy (talo pa si tatay), sa kaniya ipagkakaloob ang Mr. Suave Face family crest at ito ang gagamitin ni Dada at Dax at ng magiging mga anak at apo nila.

John Nayra/Flower Girl/Dahil kahit ilang beses siyang sumubok ay hindi siya nagkaroon ng anak na pang-ring bearer ang ari, sa kaniya ipagkakaloob ang family crest na Flower Girl. Lahat ng anak niya ay babae at pang-flower girl lang ang level.

Daisy Nayra-Martinez/UN Logo/(Warning: dahil sensitive ang mga sumusunod na description, pinapayuhan ang bawat babasa na wag seryosohin ang lahat ng naririto) Sa kaniya mapupunta ang UN Logo dahil, SABI NIYA, siya ang pinakamaganda at pinaka-diyosa sa family. At dahil diyan, napakalawak ng fan base ng diyosang ito: world wide. In other words, may lalaking nahuhumaling sa kaniya saan mang panig ng mundo at nakikini-kinita na niya na balang araw, ang bilang at lahi ng kaniyang mga magiging anak ay kasindami ng bansang kasali sa United Nations. Bonggang-bongga!

Ayan. Diyan nagtapos ang aming simpleng pangarap sa buhay. Next time, iku-kwento ko sa inyo ang iba pang mga features ng aming family musem. For now, bye-bye muna dahil may klase pa ko... mata ne!