Celebrate the simple life
“Each day, awakening, are we asked to paint the sky blue? Need we coax the sun to rise or flowers to bloom? Need we teach birds to sing, or children to laugh, or… Read More
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The Haunting
This image of a supernatural child is a handiwork of my overactive imagination, and as a result, won first place in the 212th Pbase Show and Tell Photo Competition. I am currently hosting… Read More
Capturing solitude
“People spend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idle dreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill the emptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place… Read More
Touchdown on a vanishing island
I used to drop by this spot everytime I was headed for Samal Island (and City). It was nothing much but a piece of white sandbar and a cottage where the owner’s caretaker… Read More
Fine art of motherhood
“When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child”. ~Sophia Loren Visit my gallery,… Read More
I believe I can touch the sky
“We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us something is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we… Read More
A sea of possibilities
“To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me.” ~Isaac Newton Kids frolic in the Pacific waves of Dahican beach Mati, Davao… Read More
How to treat a difficult child
Today’s Parenting Tip: Treat a difficult child the way you would your boss at work. Praise his achievements, ignore his tantrums and resist the urge to sit him down and explain to him… Read More
Soul searching
“Looking back, you realize that a very special person passed briefly through your life — and that person was you. It is not too late to become that person again. “ ~ Robert… Read More
The walls of wonder
“There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million.”~ Walt Streightiff En route to the Great Wall of China in Beijing, I noticed these… Read More
Ain’t no mountain high enough
“You climb to reach the summit, but once there, discover that all roads lead down.” ~ Stanislaw Lem Mayon Volcano is the Philippines’ most active stratovolcano, considered to be the world’s most perfectly… Read More
Before you were born
“Before you were born I carried you under my heart. From the moment you arrived in this world until the moment I leave it, I will always carry you in my heart.” ~Mandy… Read More
Hold my hand, sister
“Sister, open your heart, fling your hopes high,and set your dreams aloft. I am here to hold your hand.” ~ Maya Angelou Alyanna, Alyssa, Alaine and baby AJ… the four beautiful daughters and… Read More
The same boat
“The sea, the great unifier, is man’s only hope. Now, as never before, the old phrase has a literal meaning: we are all in the same boat.” ~ Jacques Yves Cousteau Boatman captured… Read More
Follow your art
“When I was a child my mother said to me, ‘If you become a soldier, you’ll be a general. If you become a monk, you’ll be the pope.’ Instead I became a painter… Read More
Journey inside Croc territory
December 16, 2010 This crudely made video was uploaded from my mobile phone on a night I stayed in the floating community of Lake Mihaba, Bunawan, Agusan del Sur. This was my travel… Read More
Standing coffins of Manado, Indonesia
In 1994 and 1995, I was staying in Manado, Indonesia doing my very travel brochure project (the income of which I bought my first PC) for a Swiss client. I only had a… Read More
A labyrinth called Life
“Life is complex. Each one of us must make his own path through life. There are no self-help manuals, no formulas, no easy answers. The right road for one is the wrong road… Read More
Standing alone
Language has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone, and the word solitude to express the glory of being alone. ~Paul Tillich Turtle Sanctuary, Punta Dumalag in Davao City
On Cloud Nine
Siargao Islands ‘Cloud 9′, a powerful hollow right-hander, has been hailed as one of the ten best waves in the world and has been frequently compared to the renowned surf of Hawaii and… Read More
“Indak Indakan”
Read my article here or View my photo gallery here Davao’s major festival underwent a facelift this year. With the private sector taking rein, backed up by the local government, Duaw Dabaw Foundation Inc.… Read More
