Wordless Wednesday: The Moon in your Fingers

The moon in your fingers

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One Boring Day

Boredom may lead you to anything. As for myself, boredom is the reason why these paper flowers were made. Hope these looks like flowers too you.

boredom can make you creative

Folded paper

This post is linked to ABC Wednesday and Color Connection.

Bicol Express for Lunch

 My brother Jonathan came home from Manila for a 2 days vacation.And he requested Bicol Express as his ulam for lunch with lots of siliiiiiiiii. Later on, he decided to cook it himself. YUM YUM YUM!

Bicol Express with lots of Siliii

Super hot Bicol Express

Indulge it guys!

Slice of Heaven

 

A small slice of heaven!

If only people could see how truly wonderful life could be.

Do what is good.

Do what is right, then you will have your slice of life.

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Amazing Pinya

I went to the market to buy some fruits last night. And oh my gulay! Look what I have found? A pineapple with many crowns.. 25 to be exact.

pineapples

The vendor, Manay Anding refused to have it sold so I just took a picture of it.

Smile

Isn't that amazing! Pwede na pang Guiness! ♥♥♥

This post is link to Color Connection and Mandarin Orange Monday

 

All That I Am

Love me true and it will lift the drawn

curtains of my sad and lonely past.

Dispel my doubts and fears 

and I'll let you peer through

the dark shadows of my life.

When you know me well 

and still you love me true,

Then I'll give you all that I am.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Song: Kung Tayo ay Matanda Na

Kung tayo ay matanda na
Sana'y di tayo magbago
Kailan man, nasaan ma'y
Ito ang pangarap ko...

Makuha mo pa kayang
Ako'y hagkan at yakapin, hmm
Hanggang pagtanda natin
Nagtatanong lang sa 'yo
Ako pa kaya'y ibigin mo
Kahit maputi na ang buhok ko...

Pagdating ng araw
Ang 'yong buhok ay puputi na rin
Sabay tayong mangangarap
Nang nakaraan sa 'tin...

Ang nakalipas ay ibabalik natin, hmm
Ipapaalala ko sa 'yo ang aking pangako
Na ang pag-ibig ko'y laging sa 'yo
Kahit maputi na ang buhok ko...

hmmmm!

Dinner @ Desny Grill

My girlfriends and I had a nice dinner at Desny Grill last night. Their pork sisig and mixed vegetables dish are two of my favorites.

 

Pork Sisig + Mixed Vegies

Up Up in the Sky

I took these photos while I am on board a plane on my way home from Manila. 

The scenery looks good up there...

Children Learn What They Live

If children live with criticism, 

They learn to condemn.
If children live with hostility, 

They learn to fight.
If children live with fear,

They learn to be apprehensive.
If children live with pity, 

They learn to feel sorry for themselves.
If children live with ridicule, 

They learn to feel shy.
If children live with jealousy, 

They learn to feel envy.
If children live with shame, 

They learn to feel guilty.
If children live with encouragement, 

They learn confidence.
If children live with tolerance, 

They learn patience.
If children live with praise, 

They learn appreciation.
If children live with acceptance, 

They learn to love.
If children live with approval, 

They learn to like themselves.
If children live with recognition, 

They learn it is good to have a goal.
If children live with sharing, 

They learn generosity.
If children live with honesty, 

They learn truthfulness.
If children live with fairness, 

They learn justice.
If children live with kindness and consideration, 

They learn respect.
If children live with security, 

They learn to have faith in themselves and in those about them.
If children live with friendliness, 

They learn the world is a nice place in which to live.

By:Dorothy Law Nolte

I HELP out in a community outreach program somewhere in a barangay in our City. We give tutorial lessons to Grade 1 pupils who at 6 years old, nonetheless, could not read a basic “katinig.” 

The regular teacher who is in charge of these particular non-readers takes it upon herself to justify the “slowness” of these kids who do not make the cut, so to speak. Maybe because she thinks it will reveal something about her competence. 

She gripes noisily about one specific pupil. She said that she has to make this kid stand in a corner most of the time because of his unruly behavior in class. Moreover, his reading skills (and other life skills as well, she seemed to insinuate) could not be improved on since it is obvious that he is not helped out at home. She thinks she is unfairly saddled with the task. 

Afraid to embarrass the teacher if I point out my unease right away, I discreetly held a finger in front of lips to shush her. 

Later, I was filled with remorse since it appeared that I was more concerned of a grown-up’s feelings than his. Why was I more sensitive of the needs of someone who can very well take care of herself? 

The little boy nonchalantly resumed his antics. Perhaps he built a thick wall of indifference around him. After all, he is puny and powerless and don’t adults have the last word? 

What could be going through the mind of a six- year-old who is ignored at home, and when turned over to another adult, pronounce such a conviction? How can someone so young learn how to believe in himself?

Another time, the teacher commented that she really did not want to be an educator in the first place, but as a wife and a mother, the job is the most practical since it will allow her to come to her family after work. The bright side, she concluded, is that she is now able to stand kids with snot-filled noses - a development which she thinks is remarkable for someone who is grossed-out by such, she implied. 

This remark was uttered within hearing distance of everyone especially that of the hapless kid’s and others with the same grooming habits. 

Most of us who were just as young once, could attest that these comments hurt. Deeply. Traumatizing in fact, as we learn that we have been written off. Written off as someone who may not amount to anything, perhaps? No wonder, the kid was extra- pikon when taunted by classmates. (The classmates were simply following the teacher’s example.) 

Later, I was browsing through some tattered textbooks used by the class. Good manners and right conduct were integrated in lessons in English, Filipino, and Sibika, among others. The lessons stressed the importance of respect for others, our elders, specifically for oneself. And yes, I think the lessons were lost on that little boy with snot dripping from his nose. 

The one who could hardly read.

Inside of Me

   

All darkness in here 

Can't see my heart

All pain in here

Can't hear my soul

Groping and feeling

Looking and finding

Love has abandoned

      Songs are forgotten

Breathing is not to live

Remembering is to forget.

Empty, empty...

Laugh is hollow

Sighing is wishing for death

Speaking is not talking

Dreaming nothing but nightmare

            Hunger and thirst.

Food and water evade.

Tears insult me

Fear hugs

Hate crawls

Hell dwells

Inside of me.

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Wedding Bells

June is really a month of weddings, two of my girlfriends got hitched this month. My friend Teena wed her ex-boyfriend of four years last July 20. And just yesterday my friend Mayonie tied the knot with her long time boyfriend of 12 years. Another celebrations of life and love. Best wishes!

This post is link to Color Connection and Mandarin Orange Monday

Friend's Wedding

My friend Teena tied the knot with her ex-boyfriend of four years, her ex-fiancee and now her husband. I am just so happy for both of them as they go through the amazing journey of their relationship.

 

 

Beautiful Moonrise

Moonrise

One of the many reasons why the moon fascinates me so much because it can give light amidst the darkness. Isn't this beautiful?

Hunkiness and Yummyness

Yummyness

 

 

OMG! Kung ganito ang mga makakasama ko araw-araw for sure patay na ako! Help! Help! Hindi ako makahinga. LOL

*got the photo from Facebook

The Roads of Life

The Roads of Life

Life has run smooth for the lucky,

Roads were paved with glittering gold.

But for many it has been thorny,

Rocks and mud littered the road.

The life I knew had its twists and turns,

The challenges so numerous, one could drown

In its swirling depths that never ends,

But for the faith I have and some strength.

If only each one knew how to deal with life,

There never would be sorrow to grow and thrive.

But that would be wishing for a new world to live,

A world so rosy, peaceful, joyous and alive.

If life does not run the way we want it,

No one is to blame, just live and let live.

For life in this troubled world can be so short,

While we are here we have to make the most of it.

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Tinagba Festival 2012

Tinagba Festival is held annually from February 5 - 12 in the City of Iriga. Tinagba means "season's first harvest". And it coincides with the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. Farmers parade in carabao-drawn carts filled with the best of local produce, these are blessed at mass and are distributed to the needy.

But this year's Festival was more grandest than the previous years. Because it showcases the different festivals of the Bicol Region depicting the richness, colors, pageantry, temperament and the diversities of the Bikolano Culture.

Tinagba Festival is derived from the early rituals of the ancient Bicolanos of offering their first harvest to their own gods as a form of thanksgiving and to seek favor for a more bountiful harvest throughout the year. This tradition dates back to even before the coming of the Spaniards.

Tinagba Festival Float Parade

Tinagba Festival 2012: Streetdancing Competition

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My Lunch for Today

 Shakey's Bunch Lunch

 

 

1pc. chicken with gravy, half serving of side salad, slice of garlic bread n' mojo's, 1 slice of hawaiian delight pan pizza and a glass of water for the drinks. . .

Yum yum!

A New Year. A New Beginning

Can you believe that another year had gone! Every year I can't believe how fast time flies. I always looked back and reflect on what I have accomplished throughout last year. And what I am going to do this year. I love to reflect on how things had changed and how things worked out in my life.

The past year had been very amazing for me, Of course, it has had it's ups and downs, but I won't focus on the downs because they are gone and buried.I am moving forward and moving fast. It seems life is speeding up the older I get. 

Last year, I wrote down goals that I wanted to accomplished for myself and I have achieved several of them. To begin this year I will be thinking about what I hope to accomplish in it. Somehow I have a feeling my goals are going to be surpassed by the reality I will create.

Look back, but most importantly look forward. Dream BIG! You can do whatever you put your mind to. Just have faith to yourself.

Happy New Year Everyone!