Three things

Three things I want to have/do right now:

1. Money so that I could buy a..
2. New Camera to take beautiful photos because I want to..
3. Travel either abroad or just take a stroll in the country.  

However, that will have to wait because there are more important things that I must do right now. So for the mean time, I'll just post more photos from my short holy week trip with my family in Batangas.

No, we didn't ride a plane for this trip. I just love taking airplane photos. This one's taken during my trip to Camiguin last January.

Holy Weekend

Moving On

After my long blogging hiatus last year, I made it a point to regularly update my blog although, sometimes I write about mundane things. The past month, I wasn't able to write about anything because a lot of things were happening in my life. I remember how I was complaining to my best friend how dull I thought my life is and now suddenly it all went on a complete turn. I'm not complaining though. I just can't help but compare how fast life can change in a span of a year. 

In two weeks time, I will be starting anew in my career. I am resigning from my current job as a Copywriter to work as a Promo Writer for a TV network. I'd like to think of it as somehow fulfilling a childhood dream. You see ever since I was young, I always dreamed of working in TV.

My desktop at work. (Wallpaper: Artwork by Danny Roberts)

Film

In college, I took a photography class. Back then, we were not allowed to use DSLR cameras. We were using film whenever we shoot. The other day, while browsing through my old stuff, I stumbled upon some of the prints that I took in college. It was a relief to know that some of the good prints were not washed away by the flood.

On Faith

I was born and raised as a Catholic. Both my parents are Catholics, we hear mass every Sunday, we practice catholic traditions at home, all my life I was educated in three different catholic schools, yet I don't really consider myself a religious person.

If you ask me, the textbook definition of a religious person is someone who recites a prayer everyday, a firm believer and follower of the Church, and someone who knows the bible inside-out. I'm not like that. I don't possess any of that qualities but I do have a personal relationship with God.

I acknowledge his presence in my life. Although I am not able to talk to him everyday, I see to it that I am able to thank him, ask forgiveness, and say my worries to him at least once a week. And then, there are times when I get mad at him because he hadn't given me what I thought I needed. This I'm not very proud of yet through it all, God has always been good to me and my family. 

My personal relationship with him evolves as I grow old. At times, I feel that my faith matures with my age. Other times, it just fails. It is always hard to understand his plans for me however, it didn't stop me from trusting my fate to him. There will always be questions and doubts but then God has his own way of giving us what we truly need.

Our faith is our own personal relationship with God. Our beliefs and views on religion might differ on a lot of things but I think we can all agree on one thing - there is a God and he has been constantly guiding us right from the very start.

 

This got me thinking...

"Spend your life doing what you love. Be focused and disciplined. Collaborate." - Steven & William

New reads

To me, reading other people's blog is like being able to read other people's minds. By reading or just browsing through someone else's blog you get to know a piece of that person, even if you hadn't really met personally or didn't know that that person exist.

I like reading blogs of people I don't really know simply because it gives me new perspective on a lot of things. Of course there are blogs that are senseless, some are just plain TMI, and there are those who are worth reading because they write stories really well (both in pictures and in words). 

Here are blogs of people that I don't really know yet enjoy reading them: Talking Barnacles, Dear Leila and Choking On My Adobo.  

Random Snaps

 

**I am not a photographer, I don't even own a decent SLR. I just enjoy taking pictures of different things whenever I'm traveling through my ever reliable point-and-shoot camera and later on enhance them so that they'll look good.

I Support Earth Hour

 
Because I care about our home planet, tomorrow, March 26 at exactly 8:30 pm, I will switch off the lights in my house.

Wallpaper

I am not an AT&T subscriber, but this is my current office wallpaper:

Sad and Scary

We all know that earthquakes are natural phenomenons. Earthquakes have been shaking the earth long before humans existed, even longer before the time of the dinosaurs. But the recent quake that hit Japan and the resulting disasters that it brought is really mind-boggling. Five days after the catastrophe, people all over the world are still shocked and awed by the devastation.

During times like this, one can't help but wonder what would be their fate if stuck in the same situation. I don't know any Japanese nor know anyone who's living in Japan but I am so worried for them. My heart goes out to them, who in times like this still have managed to be calm and strong.

One touching story that amazed me is the story of the loyal dog who didn't left his ailing dog friend. It made me realize that disasters really bring out the best in all of us, both humans and animals.

 

This dog reminded me of our pet Hehe when typhoon Ondoy flooded our house. Though  shivering and afraid, Hehe stayed and guarded our house since we have to relocate because of the rising water.

Japan may be in the worst situation today but if there's one thing that the whole world admired and learned from them, it's their exceptional discipline.

Up up here we go

The Hot Air Balloon Festival in Clark field, Pampanga has become an annual event for me and my family. For the second time in a row we went to Clark on a lazy Saturday for a pre-Valentine family bonding. Last year, we were'nt able to catch the balloons so this time we made it a point to leave home early (as in really early, read: 2AM) so that we could catch the early flight of the balloons.

And yes, we were able to get there just in time! The hot air balloons were a feast to the eyes as balloons of different shapes, sizes and characters dotted the sky.

Odd pair: Darthvader and Frosty, the Snowman

Take me back to Camiguin