Let go of all pretenses and you'll find peace.
Showing posts with label Places. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Places. Show all posts
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Alone Time
Update: I only noticed now that it's published that it's actually my header, ei? Hahaha. Nice. :D
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Sorry for this pic because it was only taken using my cellphone so I tweaked a little on the brightness and contrast. ^^
This was taken in Mimosa Leisure Park while I was waiting for a jeep ride. I've always wanted to take a shot on this lone bench and tree (but from a different perspective) since the moment I first saw it on my interview day (before I got the job, of course). However, I don't bring along my camera to work because I'm still shy to get it out and shoot on the grounds.
Hopefully, someday I'd get the courage and the chance to take my dream shot here. Happy weekend, guys! :)
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Someone's Waiting for You
Okay with this picture, this childhood song came into mind...
Be brave little one
Make a wish for each sad little tear
Hold your head up though no one is near
Someone's waiting for you
Don't cry little one
There'll be a smile where a frown used to be
You'll be part of a love that you see
Someone's waiting for you
Always keep a little pray'r in your pocket
And you're sure to see the light
Soon, there'll be joy and happiness
And your little world will be bright
Have faith little one
'Til your hopes and your wishes come true
You must try to be brave little one
Someone's waiting to love you
Monday, August 25, 2008
Mall of Asia
I went to Mall of Asia last Saturday to meet with friends and it was actually my fourth visit there.
First was when we watched Ghost Rider care of our previous company. I wasn't even able to roam around because of the sole purpose of watching the movie then going home. Bummer, yeah.
Second was an out-of-the-blue invitation from Lain because he was so bored in his dorm. Prick and I travelled a long way just so he won't get bored. It was also my first time then to eat Krispy Kreme and watch IMAX. I'm okay for a second round of Krispy Kreme (especially if they get it here in Pampanga first) but not for IMAX (unless I'm watching in 3D na). It was Prick's fault for fooling us to watch coz he had a free ticket! I flushed out Php350 for a 2D I am Legend. Dam dam dam.
Third was after the IT Heroes event in the SMX Convention Center and it was my time to ask Lain if we could eat dinner there.
MOA hurt my feet last Saturday. Hehe. It was beautiful looking at those overhead domes, until it rained and the crew started mopping inside. Hehe. Pity there was no sunset to check on because of the drizzle. So my friends and I played arcade instead. XD
Sunday, August 24, 2008
The World is Not Large Enough
The world is not large enough to contain our ideas, our ideals, our dreams. Dream big, as what David Cook sang. Conquer the world.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Tampisaw sa Dalampasigan (Wade for Me on the Shore)
(Read English translation below.)
Pahabol na lahok para sa temang Dalampasigan sa Litratong Pinoy ngayong linggo.
Isa ito sa mga pinakaunang kuha ko noong wala pa akong camera. Dalawang taon na ang nakalilipas mula nang kunan ko ito sa isang dalampasigan sa Olongapo. Hiniram ko lang ang digicam ng ka-opisina kong si Art habang di nya ito ginagamit. Paborito ko kasi ang dagat kahit di ako marunong lumangoy. Kaya dapat kong kunan ng litrato ang mahal kong alon. Hehehe.
Na-post ko na ito sa dati kong personal blog na From the Eyes of a Wanderer. Ibabahagi ko na lang dito ang isinulat ko doon.
pangarap ko na dating makarating sa karagatan at panoorin lang ang pagsalpok ng alon sa dalampasigan...
nakamit ko ang pangarap na iyon nang pumunta kami sa gapo...
hindi ako nagkaroon ng pagkakataon na lumangoy o magpalutang man lang sa dagat dahil sa kakaunting oras ng aming pamamalagi. nanatili akong nakatayo sa may dalampasigan habang unti-unting hinihintay ang papataas na along dumampi sa aking mga binti.
sa umpisa'y marahang dumarating ang mga alon... napapayapa ang aking kalooban sa pagmasid sa kanilang pagdating. gusto kong maging isa sa kanila... palayo sa mundo ng mga komplikasyon, ng mga problema.
palapit ako nang palapit sa kanila, hanggang sa umabot na ang tubig sa ibabaw ng aking tuhod. lumalakas na rin ang pagdating ng mga alon, tumataas ang tubig na pilit umaakyat sa aking mga binti.
kung sanang ganoon na lamang kasimple ang buhay... payapa, walang iniinda, walang alintana...
ngunit may tumawag sa akin na nagbalik sa akin sa kasalukuyan... sa katotohanan..
tara, uwi na tayo...
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A "catch-up" entry for the theme Dalampasigan [Shore] in Litratong Pinoy for this week.
This is one of my earliest shots when I still didn't have a camera. Two years have passed since I took this picture at a shore in Olongapo. I just borrowed my officemate Art's digicam while he wasn't using it at that time. I love the sea despite not knowing how to swim so I needed to photograph my beloved waves. Hehehe.
I posted this already in my defunct personal blog, From the Eyes of a Wanderer. I'd like to share what I wrote there.
It has always been a dream of mine to go to the beach and watch the waves hit the shore.
That dream came into reality when we went to Olongapo.
I didn't have the chance to swim or just even bob in the sea because we only had a few hours left before leaving. I kept standing on the shore while waiting for the rushing waves to embrace my legs.
At first the waves were gentle... I was pacified just by seeing them coming. I wanted to be one with them... away from the world full of complications, full of problems.
Eventually I came nearer and nearer to them, until the water reached above my knees. The current was also getting stronger, the water climbing up my legs.
If only life were that simple... peaceful, no worries, no anxieties...
But someone called for me to come back to the present... to reality...
Let's go home...
Friday, July 4, 2008
Nasaan na ang Bahay Kubo? (Where is the Nipa Hut?)
Bahay kubo kahit munti
ang halaman doon ay sari-sari
singkamas at talong
sigarilyas at mani
sitaw, bataw, patani
kundol, patola, upo't kalabasa
at saka mayroon pa labanos, mustasa
sibuyas, kamatis, bawang at luya
sa paligid-ligid ay puno ng linga.
This was supposed to be my LP entry for the theme Tatak Pinoy yesterday. However I would have written a melodramatic LP post again (such that the hut represents the current situation of the Philippines) so I chose the cross-carrying Kapampangans instead.
I have always loved the barrio --- the fresh air, lush greenery and simple life.
"Live simply so that others may simply live." - Mahatma Gandhi
Sunday, June 22, 2008
I Missed Church
Click here to view inside this church.
I wasn't able to go out today because of the storm. Well, I can go out but I don't want to be drenched. Thus I missed Sunday mass as well.
It's not that I'm a devout Catholic. (Sorry, but I'm not. Really.) I'd rather think of myself as a spiritual person than religious.
But there's that gnawing mindset that you've grown up into, which in turn molded part of your conscience. So I've grown up reminding myself to attend mass every Sunday and feeling empty when I don't.
Why not Monday?
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
A Huge Symbol of Fil-Am Friendship
So as I said yesterday, here's the big salakot stage situated in Bayanihan Park, in front of Clark Main Gate and SM Clark. You will notice our previous bartending boys doing their show in front of the stage. :D
I've done a little bit of research on The Salakot and found this info:
...this monument stands as a sign of Philippine-United States friendship over the years. It was originally built to symbolize the historical signing of the Republic of the Philippines and United States Military Bases Agreement in the early 1950s.
Source: Clark Air Base History Guide
Before the Bayanihan Park was constructed (in line with SM Clark), there was the Salakot Arch and not this stage we see now. This has become one of the attractions in Pampanga already. Sa bagay, who has seen a bigger salakot than this? Moreso, who will wear it? XD
The salakot is a common symbol for Filipino identity. It is often portrayed as the hat worn by Juan de la Cruz, the symbol of the collective Filipino psyche equivalent to Uncle Sam of the Americans.
Source: Wikipedia
We need a humongous Juan dela Cruz for this salakot then. :P
Monday, June 16, 2008
Salakot
Enough of Bayanihan Park's grass for now. Hehe.
I don't know the exact English word for "salakot". Hat is not enough. It's a native hat used by farmers here in the Philippines.
And I also don't know why there's a big salakot in Bayanihan Park. It's like a symbol already here in Angeles/Pampanga. I should research it I guess. Tomorrow I'll show you the huge salakot stage. :D
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Stock-Still Peacefulness
Do you sometimes feel that the world moves on but you're just stock-still in your place? And yet it feels peaceful inside, ei?
Friday, June 6, 2008
Somewhere Down the Road
Somewhere down the road
Our paths are gonna cross again
It doesn't really matter when
This pic and song excerpt (not the whole song) are dedicated to my friends who are out of the country, namely Prick, Yen, Pepe, Loim and his lovely wife Wim who's leaving later in the afternoon.May God always keep you safe. Till we meet again... in SG? ;)
I took this pic using my cellphone while sitting on the conductor's seat of a provincial bus going to Manila. That's why you'll notice that this image is not as sharp as compared to my previous post despite that they have the same resolution. And you can see reflections on the glass. Hehe.
We're always on a journey towards our hopes and dreams. Have a happy and safe trip ahead! :)
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Holy Angel, Holy Angel
When our battles won you'll see
Banners high we'll wave for thee
In our hearts thy name will be
Holy Angel dear.
That's the last stanza of the Holy Angel University hymn, which almost always gets salvaged when it reaches its crescendo.
This is the much-anticipated library building that looks like a mall. Hehe. I don't know much of the full features of the San Francisco de Javier Building since it was finished four years after my graduation. So it's my sister who benefited from this.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
June Bride
I dreamt of a wedding last night. Sadly, I wasn't the bride.
But recalling the dream, I refused to be the bride for the groom there. Hmm...
Friday, May 30, 2008
Spidermen
When I was still at the previous office of my previous company, situated at the 5th floor Pearlbank Centre in Makati, I would always marvel at these guys who are cleaning the opposite building for a new paint. Looking at these guys, my bosses realized how lucky they are with their jobs. Two of my officemates, however, wanted to clean buildings for the thrill.
How about you? Would you like to exchange places with these guys? I know I won't; I'm afraid of heights. :(
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