🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- A Beautiful View Of Santa Maria della Salute - Venice, Italy ✨️ Designed by Baldassare Longhena and built between 1631 and 1687 as a tribute to the end of the plague. A Baroque icon rising at the edge of the Grand Canal. Photographer: @elen.venezia #archidesiign #architecture #design #travel #photography #europe #baroque #venice #italy "Pure signal, no noise" Credits Goes to the respective Author ✍️/ Photographer📸 🐇 🕳️

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🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- Here lies the Unfinished Obelisk in Aswan, Egypt, a silent giant from the 18th Dynasty, around 1500 BC. Carved directly from the bedrock, it bears witness to the ambitious scale of ancient Egyptian monument construction. The sheer magnitude of this pink granite monolith arrests the eye, revealing the scars of attempted extraction, and the geological story etched into its very form. The cracks that thwarted its completion whisper of the immense pressures both human and natural. Its unfinished state offers us unique insight into the quarrying techniques of the era. Trapped between potential and reality, it embodies the fleeting nature of human endeavors, a reminder that even the grandest visions can be humbled by circumstance. This silent stone, an eternal dialogue between ambition and the unyielding earth, holds a profound beauty, a paradoxical testament to both creation and imperfection. "Pure signal, no noise" Credits Goes to the respective Author ✍️/ Photographer📸 🐇 🕳️

🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- THE DOOMSDAY DJ: TUNES FOR THE POST APOCALYPSE On this day in 1987, Roxette released the single “It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted) (December 2) The song was first released in 1987, when EMI Germany asked the duo to "come up with an intelligent Christmas single". It became a top five hit in Sweden, but was not released internationally. Then it was re-released in 1990, when a version without the Christmas references was included on the soundtrack to the smash hit film “Pretty Woman”. It was then released internationally and became a worldwide hit. It was to become the Swedish duo’s third #1 on the US Billboard charts, and was also #1 in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Poland, Spain and Switzerland, and a Top 5 song in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand, Austria and Belgium. #Roxette, #musthavebeenlove, #mariefredriksson, #80smusic, #dailyrockhistory, #thisdayinmusic, #onthisday "Pure signal,no noise" Credits Goes to the respective Author ✍️/ Photographer📸 🐇 🕳️

🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- “Romeo’s Tune” live: On this day in 1979, the Steve Forbert single “Romeo’s Tune” debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at #84 (December 1) The catchy hit from the LP “Jackrabbit Slim” reached #8 in Canada, #10 in South Africa, #11 in the US, and #13 in Australia. The distinctive piano lick on "Romeo's Tune" was done by former Elvis Presley pianist Bobby Ogdin, a well-known Nashville session piano player. Fun fact: Forbert also had a cameo appearance in Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" video, playing her boyfriend. #steveforbert, #romeostune, #70smusic, #jackrabbitslim, #dailyrockhistory, #thisdayinmusic, #onthisday "Pure signal, no noise" Credits Goes to the respective Author ✍️/ Photographer📸 🐇 🕳️

🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- The Crna Reka Monastery is a 13th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery situated at the gorges of Ibar Kolašin on the Black River, and includes the cave-church dedicated to Archangel Michael with 16th-century frescoes and relics of Saint Peter of Koriša. "Pure signal, no noise" Credits Goes to the respective Author ✍️/ Photographer📸 🐇 🕳️

🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- Bob Geldof had no idea a rumored-to-split band’s 20-minute set would steal the show and become one of the greatest live performances in rock history. Live Aid organizer Bob Geldof almost vetoed Queen, believing the rumored-to-split band was past their prime. But when Freddie Mercury hit the Wembley stage, the band delivered a meticulously rehearsed, 21-minute set that redefined rock performance. The moment Mercury conducted 72,000 people to clap in unison during "Radio Ga Ga" saved the band's career and was later voted the Greatest Live Rock Gig of All Time. Read more about the day they conquered the world! 🔗:

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🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- This is the “Gate of Paradise,” an Ilkhanid Mihrab widely regarded as the pinnacle of Persian-Islamic tilework. Created around 1333 AD in Kashan, Iran, it features intricate polychrome glazed tiles inscribed with Quranic verses. Photographer: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), CC BY-SA 4.0, [Wikimedia] #archidesiign #architecture #design #art #tilework #travel #photography #asia #museum #kashan #iran "Pure signal, no noise" Credits Goes to the respective Author ✍️/ Photographer📸 🐇 🕳️

🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- THE DOOMSDAY DJ: TUNES FOR THE POST APOCALYPSE On this day in 1967, the Small Faces single “Tin Soldier” was released (December 2) Steve Marriott wrote “Tin Soldier” as part of his efforts to woo model Jenny Rylance, who went on to become his first wife. American soul singer P.P. Arnold sang backing vocals on the song. "Steve and I were lovers around that time," said Arnold to Mojo, "but I think he wrote 'Tin Soldier' about Jenny Rylance. She was the love of Steve's life." Marriott intended to give the song to Arnold, but once it was finished, he liked it so much that he decided to keep it for Small Faces. The song, whose lyrics give a nod to Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale “The Steadfast Tin Soldier”, went on to peak at #3 in Australia and New Zealand, #4 in the Netherlands, #7 in Germany and Sweden, #9 in the UK, and a disappointing #73 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In 1997, some 30 years after the song's original release, Mojo voted "Tin Soldier" the tenth-best single of all time, in a readers' poll. #smallfaces, #stevemarriott, #tinsoldier, #ronnielane, #kenneyjones, #ianmclagan, #60smusic, #60srock, #rockmusic, #thisdayinrock, #rockhistory, #dailyrockhistory, #thisdayinmusic, #onthisday "Pure signal, no noise" Credits Goes to the respective Author ✍️/ Photographer📸 🐇 🕳️

🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- THE DOOMSDAY DJ: TUNES FOR THE POST APOCALYPSE On this day in 1988, the INXS single “Need You Tonight” peaked on the UK Singles Chart at #2 (November 26) The first single from the band’s most commercially successful album “Kick” was the only INXS single to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also achieved their highest charting position in the UK, where the song reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart; however, this peak was only reached after a re-release of the single in November 1988. On its first run on the UK charts in October 1987, it stalled at #58. In INXS's official autobiography, INXS: Story to Story, Andrew Farriss said that the famous riff to the song appeared suddenly in his head while waiting for a cab to go to the airport to fly to Hong Kong. He asked the cab driver to wait a couple of minutes while he grabbed something from his motel room. In reality, he went up to record the riff and came back down an hour later with a tape to a very annoyed driver! The song from the crack Andrew Farriss - Michael Hutchence songwriting team also went to #2 in Canada and Ireland, #3 in Australia and New Zealand, #5 in South Africa, #9 in Belgium, #10 in France, and #11 in the Netherlands. #INXS, #NeedYouTonight, #andrewfarriss, #MichaelHutchence, #kirkpengilly, #jonfarriss, #TimFarriss, #kick, #80srock, #80smusic, #australianmusic, #australianrock, #aussierock, #ozrock, #dailyrockhistory, #thisdayinmusic, #onthisday "Pure signal,no noise" Credits Goes to the respective Author ✍️/ Photographer📸 🐇 🕳️

🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- Don’t repeat 2025 in 2026. Follow these 6 steps to build the life you actually want. "Pure signal, no noise" Credits Goes to the respective Author ✍️/ Photographer📸 🐇 🕳️

🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- Marilyn Monroe in her black dress during the 1953 “Sitting Pretty” session, photographed in Los Angeles by Frank Worth. "Pure signal, no noise" Credits Goes to the respective Author ✍️/ Photographer📸 🐇 🕳️

🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- Basilica Of San Juan de Dios, Granada, Spain. Spanish Baroque art is primarily that of the Spanish Church after the Council of Trent, which remains omnipresent and all-powerful. The Church undertook to put art at the service of the demands of this ardent faith and outlined its objectives: to lead to the divine through hospices, and to replace the commonly forbidden theater with Species organized in the streets and in homes. The Basilica of Saint John of God in Granada was built in the mid-1700s (1737-1759) at the height of the Spanish Baroque period. Photographer: @juans83 #archidesiign #architecture #design #interiordesign #travel #photography #europe #church #baroque #granada #spain "Pure signal, no noise" Credits Goes to the respective Author ✍️/ Photographer📸 🐇 🕳️

🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- Key similarities and differences between Carl Jung's psychological concepts and various spiritual traditions, primarily revolving around the process of achieving wholeness or enlightenment. Similarities Ego as Illusion / Limited: Both Buddhism and Jungian psychology view the ego not as the true center of the personality, but as a limited or illusive aspect of the self. In Buddhism, the ego is considered an obstacle to liberation. For Jung, the ego is the center of consciousness but needs integration with the unconscious to achieve wholeness. Shadow Work & Integration: Jung's concept of shadow work, which involves acknowledging and integrating repressed or denied aspects of the self, aligns with the goals of various traditions. Enlightenment / Wholeness: The ultimate goal across these traditions is a form of profound transformation or "enlightenment" (Buddhism) which Jung termed individuation or self-realization—the lifelong process of integrating all conscious and unconscious elements of the psyche to become a whole person. Archetypal Beings / Symbolic Insight: Taoism, Kabbalah, Gnosticism, and Hermeticism all utilize rich symbolic language and archetypal figures that Jung saw as universal patterns (archetypes) emerging from the collective unconscious. Differences Buddhism (vs. Jung): While both aim to move beyond the ego, Buddhism sees the ego itself as the problem that must be bypassed or dissolved through practices like meditation to achieve "no-self" (anatman). Jung, conversely, emphasizes that the ego must be strengthened and actively involved in the process of integrating unconscious material to achieve the "Self". Christian Mysticism (vs. Jung): The image highlights an emphasis on salvation through divine grace and a personal God in Christian Mysticism. Jung acknowledged these as powerful archetypal symbols of the individuation process but ultimately focused on internal psychological experience and finding the divine within one's own psyche, rather than reliance on external religious dogma or a personal savior for "salvation". Gnosticism & Hermeticism (vs. Jung): Gnosticism features a strong dualism between a flawed material world created by a lesser deity (the Demiurge) and a higher spiritual realm. Jung used the Demiurge as a metaphor for an inflated ego that is blind to deeper unconscious forces, but primarily interpreted Gnostic myths as a purely internal, psychological process rather than a cosmic one. Cosmic Dualism vs. Internal Psyche: The image notes a difference between the "cosmic dualism" of some systems and Jung's focus on the internal balance of the psyche's opposing forces (conscious vs. unconscious, shadow vs. persona, etc.). "Pure signal, no noise" Credits Goes to the respective Author ✍️/ Photographer📸 🐇 🕳️

🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- THE DOOMSDAY DJ: TUNES FOR THE POST APOCALYPSE On this day in 1972, the Dr Hook & the Medicine Show single “The Cover of the Rolling Stone” debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at #100 (December 2) “The Cover of ‘Rolling Stone’” was a song parodying the rock star lifestyle written by Shel Silverstein. After a steady climb up the charts, it peaked at #6 in the US for two weeks on March 17–24, 1973. Less than a week later, on March 29, Dr Hook’s wishes were granted. Sort of… It was a cartoon caricature rather than a photo, it was only Dennis Locorriere, Billy Francis, and Ray Sawyer pictured, rather than the whole band, and the cover didn’t actually mention Dr Hook and the Medicine Show, saying instead: “What’s-Their-Names Make The Cover”. But hey,…….close enough, right? Since the song’s lyrics had promised “gonna buy five copies for my mother,” three members of the band visited the Rolling Stone offices in San Francisco and demanded those five copies. Guitarist Rik Elswit recalled, “We were in full hippie regalia, with about thirty pounds of hair between the three of us. The receptionist didn’t know who we were or why we were there, and furthermore, didn’t much care. We were frostily informed that we could buy some from the dispenser machines downstairs. At that point, somebody came out of one of the offices, recognized us, and we all had a good laugh–except for the receptionist, who still didn’t care. They then produced exactly five copies, and we were escorted out to the street.” Those five copies were allegedly duely sent to their mothers, as promised! #DrHook, #thecoveroftherollingstone, #70smusic, #70srock, #raysawyer, #DennisLocorriere, #rollingstone, #rollingstonemagazine, #rockmusic, #onthecoveroftherollingstone, #shelsilverstein, #thisdayinrock, #rockhistory, #dailyrockhistory, #thisdayinmusic, #onthisday "Pure signal, no noise" Credits Goes to the respective Author ✍️/ Photographer📸 🐇 🕳️

🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- THE DOOMSDAY DJ: TUNES FOR THE POST APOCALYPSE On this day in 1977, the Wings single “Mull of Kintyre” went to #1 on the UK Singles Chart (December 3) The song written by Paul McCartney and the late Denny Laine was a tribute to the Kintyre peninsula in Scotland and its headland, the Mull of Kintyre, where McCartney has owned High Park Farm since 1966. It was Wings' biggest hit in the UK, where it became the 1977 Christmas #1, and was the first single to sell over two million copies nationwide. In fact, “Mull of Kintyre” became the UK's best-selling single of all-time (eclipsing the Beatles' own "She Loves You") until overtaken by Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in 1984 (which also featured McCartney on the B-side). The song remains the UK's best-selling completely non-charity single, having sold 2.09 million copies. (Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" has sold more in its two releases, but the profits of the 1991 release were donated to charity.) "Mull of Kintyre" was recorded on 9 August 1977 at Spirit of Ranachan Studio at High Park Farm in Scotland, during a break in recording Wings’ “London Town” album caused by Linda McCartney's advanced pregnancy, and featured Great Highland bagpipes played by the Campbeltown Pipe Band from nearby Campbeltown. It went all the way to #1 in Australia, the UK, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, Belgium, Switzerland, Ireland, and Germany, #2 in Norway, and #5 in Spain. #paulmccartney, #dennylaine, #wings, #mullofkintyre, #70smusic, #dailyrockhistory, #thisdayinmusic, #onthisday "Pure signal, no noise" Credits Goes to the respective Author ✍️/ Photographer📸 🐇 🕳️

🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- They’re Not Coming to Save You… Most people still think help is coming. From the government. From the markets. From some magical pivot that makes it all okay. But let’s be clear: They’re not coming. No rescue. No bailout. No reversal. Just more inflation. More control. More “solutions” that cost you sovereignty. Because that’s how fiat systems work: They extract. They distract. They convince you to wait… while they reset the game without you. And if you’re still trusting their timeline? You’re still in their trap. But here’s where it flips: Bitcoin doesn’t promise salvation. It doesn’t ask for faith. It just works, mathematically, predictably and independently. And it’s not here to save you. It’s here to free you. But only if you use it. Only if you stack while it’s still quiet. Only if you move while they mock. Only if you act before you’re forced to. Because every sat you stack is a step away from needing them. → Away from reliance → Away from begging → Away from waiting for things to “get better” Bitcoin isn’t hype. It’s an escape tunnel. It’s a permissionless vault. It’s the only monetary system not designed to exploit you. And while the masses keep refreshing CPI reports and watching Fed announcements? Sovereigns are stacking. Silently. Consistently. Before the rescue becomes a ransom. No one’s coming to save you. But you can save yourself. One sat at a time. Stack free, stack sats. Anarko "Pure signal, no noise" Credits Goes to the respective Author ✍️/ Photographer📸 🐇 🕳️

🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- Diving In The Philippines & S.E. Asia./World Post #323- Images from dives at Camia Shipwreck with fundivers this morning. "It's a good day to dive". 🤿

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🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- Mutunus Tutunus was an ancient Roman phallic deity associated with marriage and fertility. The name may derive from an Egyptian word for "phallus". In wedding rituals, brides symbolically "rode" his phallic representation to invoke fertility and prepare for marital intercourse. Deity and role: Mutunus Tutunus was a marriage god embodying male virility and procreation. His double name possibly linked male and female aspects of sexuality. Worship: His shrine was once located on the Velian Hill in Rome. Wedding ritual: During marriage ceremonies, brides would straddle the phallus of Mutunus Tutunus, an act interpreted by some as a way to symbolically remove their shame and prepare for the wedding night, while others saw it as an obscene rite. Name origin: The name's origin is debated, but some scholars suggest the Latin "mut" is a loanword from the Egyptian word for "phallus". "Pure signal, no noise" Credits Goes to the respective Author ✍️/ Photographer📸 🐇 🕳️