Reload 007: When two cool stars meet
RELOAD, REFRESH, RESTART 007 – It’s what we do in our computers. If all else fails, REFORMAT. This clip just makes me happy with butterflies in my stomach.
Month: December 2011
Wheel of Life
I highly suggest you listen to Chi Coltrane’s soothing voice as she sings this nostalgic song (which I only discovered when I looked up quotes on the ferris wheel), and read the lyrics along with it.
Christmas after the storm
Christmas after the storm (Dec. 2011) A lone parol (Christmas star) hooked to a bamboo pole stands tall on the bridge overlooking the scenario that Typhoon Sendong brought havoc in Iligan last Dec, 16, 2011. In a backdrop of uprooted trees and the other bridge that fell, an attempt of reviving the Christmas spirit still brings Iliganons hope after the storm.
Shoot for hope
SHOOT FOR HOPE, DEC. 30, 2011 AT THE MARCO POLO HOTEL Six Davao photographers unite for a day in voluntary efforts to raise funds for Typhoon Sendong victims in Iligan and Cagayan de Oro cities. Learn techniques from the guys who have the experience and skills in different fields of photography, while your support goes to families in need this Holiday Season.
Morning after
Hope is a renewable option: If you run out of it at the end of the day, you get to start over in the morning. ~ Barbara Kingsolver It was day 2 of my stay in Cagayan de Oro, where I wanted to document images of hope from the Typhoon Sendong natural disaster in both CDO and neighboring Iligan, which occurred on Dec. 16 of 2011.
Reload 006: Kinoko moves
RELOAD, REFRESH, RESTART 006 – It’s what we do in our computers. If all else fails, REFORMAT. It’s what we do in our computers. If all else fails, REFORMAT. It’s the same with life. We get out and take a walk, recharge, take the garbage out, breathe fresh air, take a pee, give somebody a smile, take a vacation. Whatever happens though, we must come back to earth. My favorite professional dance group, the Strange Kinoko Dance Co., still has its magic touch!
Pinoy Fiestas
This photo had the title “Dance Until Sunset”, my entry for the national competition of the Express Your Art Photo Contest III: Experience Fiesta by Thunderbird Resorts Asia in 2011. The Grand Prize won P250,000.00. Finalist entries of 50 among thousands who joined were impressive, showing you how colorful and imaginative the Philippine festivals truly are. So I am happy to have won a consolation prize. 🙂
Our Silent Christmas
In Davao, the tradition is even more significant because we do not celebrate Christmas in a loud way (fireworks have been banned since 2001 so our city has zero firecracker-related injuries during this holiday season).
A beggar’s prayer
Each one prays to God according to his own light. ~ Mahatma Gandhi Simbang Gabi in Davao City
Rainbow after a storm
“Faith is not simply a patience that passively suffers until the storm is past. Rather, it is a spirit that bears things – with resignations, yes, but above all, with blazing, serene hope.” ~ Corazon Aquino Am still here in Cagayan de Oro (CDO) City where the recent typhoon (Sendong) that devastated both areas in CDO and Iligan claimed hundreds of lives and hundreds more missing. It is almost Christmas, yet I’ve decided to hitch with a friend who handles corporate public affairs of their big establishment, and set to deliver thousands of bottled water in both locations.
Reload 005: The rhapsody I love
RELOAD, REFRESH, RESTART 005 – It’s what we do in our computers. If all else fails, REFORMAT. Go take a break. Here is my all time favorite MTV by my favorite icons. It brings tears to my eyes remembering that I grew up with them and I adored them so much. Plus, I was a Queen fan. Watch with awe and wonder. (Mama!!!!)
Falls hopes
Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. ~Rachel Carson
Reload 004: Have a break, have a noodle
RELOAD, REFRESH, RESTART 004 – It’s what we do in our computers. If all else fails, REFORMAT. Meanwhile, here are 30 seconds of your life wasted, but you won’t notice. Take a break and have some noodles in your…uh, skeletal system!
Finding silence
“We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature – trees, flowers, grass – grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence… We need silence to be able to touch souls.” ~ Mother Teresa Early morning sunrise shoot at Magsaysay Park. This is the slum area and it gets quite dirty at midday.
Love is hope…it will come
“Hope is the most exciting thing in life and if you honestly believe that love is out there, it will come. And even if it doesn’t come straight away there is still that chance all through your life that it will.” ~Josh Hartnett
Give and take
“Give and Take… for to the bee a flower is a fountain of life and to the flower a bee is a messenger of love. And to both bee and flower, the giving and the receiving is a need and an ecstasy.” ~ Kahlil Gibran
Reload 003: Strange Footworks
RELOAD, REFRESH, RESTART 003 – It’s what we do in our computers. If all else fails, REFORMAT. It’s what we do in our computers. If all else fails, REFORMAT. It’s the same with life. We get out and take a walk, recharge, take the garbage out, breathe fresh air, take a pee, give somebody a smile, take a vacation. Whatever happens though, we must come back to earth. My favorite professional dance group, the Strange Kinoko Dance Co., is at it again. I mean, I am a dance choreographer since high school, but I could never come up with such uninhibited and brilliantly awkward contemporary dance they do in such high spirits. Have a wonderful day today!
Home for Christmas
Christmas… that magic blanket that wraps itself about us, that something so intangible that it is like a fragrance. It may weave a spell of nostalgia. Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer, but always it will be a day of remembrance — a day in which we think of everything we have ever loved. ~Augusta E. Rundel
Reload 002: Sung-bong Choi
RELOAD, REFRESH, RESTART 002 – It’s what we do in our computers. If all else fails, REFORMAT. It’s the same with life. We get out and take a break, recharge, take the garbage out, breathe fresh air, take a pee, give somebody a smile. Whatever happens though, we must come back to earth. Sometimes, a beautiful story comes along to steal our hearts. Give this a few minutes of your time. It brought me uncontrollable tears of joy.
Reload 001: Strange Kinoko
RELOAD, REFRESH, RESTART 001 – It’s what we do in our computers. If all else fails, REFORMAT. Meanwhile, here is 1 minute and 20 seconds of your life wasted, but you won’t notice. Give ourselves a break. These women did. I don’t understand it, either, but never give up!
Underground river
UPDATE January 28, 2012: Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) is now officially confirmed as one of the New7Wonders of Nature! The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List for being the only national park in the country with a thick tropical forest cover within the city. Its unique merits have also earned itself a nomination in the New Seven Wonders of Nature, and the Philippines’ pride and bet.
The Scene Stealer 