We Thank Thee by Ralph Waldo Emerson

For flowers that bloom about our feet,
Father, we thank Thee.
For tender grass so fresh, so sweet,
Father, we thank Thee.
For the song of bird and hum of bee,
For all things fair we hear or see,
Father in heaven, we thank Thee.

For blue of stream and blue of sky,
Father, we thank Thee.
For pleasant shade of branches high,
Father, we thank Thee.
For fragrant air and cooling breeze,
For beauty of the blooming trees,
Father in heaven, we thank Thee.

For this new morning with its light,
Father, we thank Thee.
For rest and shelter of the night,
Father, we thank Thee
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends,
Father in heaven, we thank Thee.

photography

yup, another entry about photography (^_^)

long exposure photos are awesome in their own way. (^_~)

hope you guys enjoy it!

photography and art

yours truly have always been attracted to the arts.

i admit that i may not have the technical knowledge or history about it,

but that is no hindrance for me to appreciate it right?

below are some links to the beautiful works that i have appreciated recently. (^_^)

first are the works of Kagaya

there is that celestial aura or theme in his works that makes me feel serene and mysterious.

the second, are the works of Bryan Whitney.

one of his many works featured are called x-rayphotography.

very interesting work (^_^)

and last, but not the least, for this post,

the photo entries from the 2013 iPhone Photography Award.

with the technology we have right now,

taking a photograph is easy,

but having the technique, style and depth is still important and it really showed in these photos.

the world is full of art,

it's just a matter of appreciating it. (^_^)

proud!

our gallery got featured in national television (^_^)

artists: respect

respect goes a long way.

this is an entry worth sharing. this is from my comic book artist friend, Gilbert Monsanto.

ARTISTS, one and all.

another super update

hi everyone! it's been really hard for me to update my blog recently due to work and limited internet access. there have been a lot that has been happening lately, and to tell you all the truth, i can't even remember some of them. i do have pictures so... i'll just tell you all about these pictures are. (^_^) we will start with the albums.

1st SFC Big West Conference

we are all proud to say that we are the pioneer members who attended the conference. (^_^) the venue as at my alma mater, Miriam College. There were 3 talks, praise fest, mass and dances. i also bought shirts, but no pictures yet of the shirts. you will all see them in my future pictures. (^_~)

next, the birthday celebration of Rex, our manager, and also the quarter celebration of our company since we reached our quota for this quarter. yosh! it was all a treat from our boss, James. thank you! (^_^) the pictures will tell it all.

next, pictures i have "edited"

there has been an on going campaign to lessen the garbage and plastic usage around the world. it's now advised to bring your own bag for groceries and stuff, or they use paper bags. one particular establishment took it a notch higher. the design of their paper bag is a copy of a painting by a filipino painter. really awesome! i couldn't throw the paper bag because it was eye-candy for me. i kept it for myself. (^_~)

second picture? it involves cold treats! korean ice cream, because my friend at office wanted to try it for the first time. the second treat? earl grey ice cream! no kidding (^_^) best only when served cold though. if it melts, it's not that enjoyable anymore. then again, that's just me. it was the first time a tested this flavor in an ice cream. i mean, i drink earl grey tea, but ice cream? i just had to try. (^_^)

you have all heard of the sandwich shop Subway right? well... i only at there recently and i realized ho much i as missing! hehehe! the sandwich as just great. i would definitely buy there at least once a week. (^_^) i am so behind with a lot of stuff so don't be surprised hen you see "first time" in my entries. (^_^)

rarely do i go to Starbucks because i have this notion that drinks and food are overpriced there. but i do admit that there is that rare moment that you think you just really deserve it after busy days and stressful tasks. (^_^) choco-glazed donut and strawberry and cream frappe. (^_^)

our team leader treated us to frozen margarita and snacks is celebration of those e have hired for the client company, kampai! (^_^) yes, another first time for me. (^_^)

and lastly, friday was a holiday here. but i went to work for half day. i jut had to take a picture of myself. i don't know why, i just had a feeling i had to. (^_~)

there are so many things i missed telling in this entry, but as i said earlier, i can't remember the other events anymore. please forgive me. m (_ _) m

chao~

DC new 52 cards. Out soon :)

a peak at great works!

by a great artist!

by Mr. Gilbert Monsanto!

DC fans, are you ready?

SOON!

tickets

i finally have the tickets for the second to the last run of the phantom of the opera here in the philippines on september 2012! (^_^)

soooo happy!

i thought i would not be able to buy tickets anymore because the other dates for the performances are almost sold out.

i'm really excited! (^_^)

dream board

last saturday, we attended our household at ate jen's house. (^_^)

i was with aiza but she was not allowed to join our household.

anyways, before the household itself,

i took a bath and we ate dinner at ate jen's place.

for our household activity,

we made our own dream board.

mine was about performing in theater,

traveling in asian countries and learning their culture also to be able to perform them.

included in the travel is tasting the different delicacies of different countries.

also to do pilgrimage and visit different churches in our country and in nearby asian countries.

it is also my dream to be able to go to different rural areas and have interaction and exposure with them. (^_^)

and lastly, to have inner peace. (~_~)

i really enjoyed this activity.

i do pray that i may be able to fulfill my dreams and may lara and ate jen be able to fulfill their dreams. (^_^)

independence day art

last june 12, our country celebrated independence day.

here is an art that was featured at one of the malls here in cubao in celebration of the holiday. (^_^)

family trip

hello everyone! sorry i was not able to blog immediately about our trip. it took some time before i could upload all the photos and i have been quite busy... sleeping that is (^_~) since we arrived, except for today, i fixed the condo. (^_^) anyways, here are the details of our family trip. (^_^)

to naga and day 1
the adventure of this family trip started when we rode the bicol express train from manila to naga city, camarines sur. it was our first time to ride this specific train and it was our first time to ride in a sleepers coach. the travel time was approximately 12 hours, but supposed to be it was only for 10 hours. we didn't mind the long travel time because we were enjoying the experience of sleeping and eating in the train. (^_~) oh, i almost forgot, by chance, señor jaime fabregas was on the same coach with us, only on a different sleepers chair/bed. anyways, when we arrived at naga, we ate breakfast at jollibee. then we visited the san francisco church. after our church visit we rode a taxi to pasacao, camarines sur. there we stayed for a night. when we arrived at the resort, we got our room and immediately prepared for the agenda for that day. we rode a boat to an island and swam there. when you look at the pictures closely, the foot of the island is not a beach. it's actually black rocks immediately meeting the sea. i was really amazed! after about an hour of swimming we went back to the resort for our lunch, which was prepared with freshly caught seafood. delicious! we had about 15 minutes of rest then we headed to our next destination, the suminabang cave, via boat. we saw stalactite and stalagmite formations. after that we went to another part of an island and we had our second round of swimming. the sand at the second venue was yellowish and we saw these amazing colored stones. we were there for quite a time before we decided to call it a day and return to the resort. it was still a little early for dinner so we had snacks, bread and whatever leftovers we had during the train ride. i had a bottle of tanduay ice while my parents had beer. my brother still wanted to swim so i accompanied him at the beach which was just a few steps from our resort. come dinner time, we had this large shrimp. yes! a large shrimp! it was the best dinner that we had. and that was the end of day 1.

day 2
we had our simple breakfast, leftover from the train ride, and then we got a taxi back to naga city. on our way, we passed by an old church, the st. joseph the worker church. we said our prayers, looked around then we continued our travel. we attended mass at the naga cathedral. after the mass, we started looking around the church. after that we went to our hotel, golden leaf hotel. though my parents did not like the fact that we were on the fourth floor, they still liked the balcony. (^_~) special mention, the doves beside the balcony. anyways, we then walked around to find souvenirs. after that we had our lunch at the mall. again, the food was delicious! despite the commercial place, the food tasted quite authentic and fresh. after our meal, we went to the supermarket to buy some food to eat during our church visits that afternoon. we passed by the hotel to drop off some things then we rode the tricycle to the our lady of peñafrancia basilica. the church was huge and there were beautiful colored glass designs. we went behind the altar and wiped the statue of the our lady of peñafrancia, and prayed for a few minutes. after the basilica, we then went to the our lady of peñafrancia church, it was the original church of the our lady of peñafrancia. the church was smaller but still beautiful. after visiting the church, we visited the cemetery behind the old church. we took pictures of the designs of the tombstones. you rarely see these designs on the present tombstones. we finished early with our church visits so we decided to take a taxi to another church which was at the other town. we visited an old church, the bombon church and the leaning tower of bombon, the bell tower of the said church. it's not clear on the pictures but the tower was really leaning on it's side. you really have a feeling that it was about to fall. after we said our prayers, we looked around, then went back to the hotel. we rested for some time before we went out for dinner. the dinner was our father's birthday dinner so we ate at a japanese restaurant. oh, his birthday was the next day but we decided to have the birthday dinner that night because the next night, we would be traveling back to manila. anyways, for dinner, we had shabu-shabu and okonomiyaki. really delicious! it did not taste commercial like the japanese food here in manila. the japanese food really tasted authentic. it was such a great meal! after eating we headed back to the hotel to rest and get ready for our last day at naga city.

day 3 and departure from naga
for our last day, we only had one agenda, to visit the museo del seminario conciliar de nueva caceres. the museum is beside the cathedral. it featured memorabilia of prominent bishops from the town, ecclesiastical vessels and artifacts, paintings and archaeological finds like burial jars and chinese wares. after the tour, we had some rest at a small shop near the area. we then headed back to the hotel to eat lunch and to prepare out things for the trip back to manila. while we were fixing our things, we noticed that it was raining. we were really lucky to finish all our visits before it started to rain. (^_^) before we left, i took a last picture of the view from the balcony, the isarog mountain. (^_^) we did not go straight to the train station since it was still too early for our train, so we went to the mall to buy food for our trip and to each early dinner. after about two hours, we went to the train station. luckily we were able to get tickets for the sleepers bad/room. we once again took our own beds, ate some and slept the whole trip. we arrived at manila after 12 hours.

my family spent most of the day sleeping when we arrived. but for me, i had a different agenda.

please see next post. (^_^)V

oh! by the way, did you all notice that i was wearing dresses the while trip? (^_~)

earrings + red cross training

maricia brought her beads last wednesday and we made earrings. (^_^)

the one on the bottom left (with feathers) was made by maricia for me (^_^)

thanks dear~

on a different note,

our red cross training ended well last wednesday.

we had a reenactment of a possible mass casualty.

maricia was my partner and i really learned a lot from her.

she was more of the main aider and i was assisting her.

though it was merely a reenactment,

i was glad that maricia was my partner because she was very calm and she knew what to do.

if i was alone, i would not have known what to do. (>_<)

thanks dear. (^_^)

art exhibit

my "tezuka-senpai" invited me to the 2012 Philippine-Korean Visual Arts Exchange Exhibit yesterday. (^_^)

i was very thankful and i really appreciate her invite.

the exhibit was small but the paintings themselves were definitely worth it.

some of the artists were also there.

i also so Mr. Boboy Garuvillo, a famous singer performer from the group Apo Hiking Society.

oh, by the way, the souvenir for the event were postcards of the painting at the exhibit. (^_^)

it has been a long time since i last attended an art exhibit.

i was really excited and very very happy. (^_^)

i hope i get to attend more exhibits in the future. (^_^)

avoid

during the homily yesterday (sunday mass),

the priest said during this lenten season,

there are temptations and spirits that we should be avoiding.

• Pride/vanity
• Gluttony
• Avarice
• Sloth
• Lust
• Envy
• Wrath

and then i thought,

if the spirits looked like these,

they are obviously great temptations and should be avoided.

just a thought...

oh, by the way,

temptations in itself are not bad,

it's when you accept these temptations that they become bad.

"hate the act, not the person."

good night everyone. (^_^)

fiery pics

i was looking at my albums from my site, and i saw this album titled "fiery pose"

these are fire pictures that i took 3 years ago.

i hope you enjoy it. (^_^)

panda

maricia was drawing on our hands for fun. (^_^)

i asked her to do a panda for me.

kawai~

thanks dear. (^x^)

lantern

it's the week after the long exams.

we are supposedly just taking things easy. but it seems it's the contrary.

there was a sudden need for people to do a lantern for the lantern fest that would represent our class.

it was to be made with recycled materials and we had approximately 24 hours to do it.

challenge accepted!

we worked on it for two nights and going to class in the morning and afternoon.

it was very tiring and we were so hungry.

in the end, it all payed off. (^_^)

we won second place! it was very beautiful!

paraded on the streets with colored cellophane that made it glow with different colors!

i was definitely proud of our work! (^_^)

ps. sorry, no picture. m(_ _)m

nutrition forum

today, our class had out nutrition forum for biochemistry.

we were given a case and we were tasked to make a recommended 3 day meal for the specific case.

there was cooking, poster making and researcher involved.

i was part of the poster making committee.

there were lots of food prepared because there were quite a number of groups.

for our group, we made pasta.

the theme for our presentation was an italian restaurant. (^_^)

pictures here!

wedding at cavite

minna-san~

o genki desu ka?

last saturday,

we attended a wedding of a relative we haven't met for...

well, it was the first time we met them. (-_-)

anyway, the point of it all,

we traveled for 3hours out of the city just to attend a wedding. (^_~)

no regrets actually.

to tell you all the truth, the church was amazing!

it was windy, silent, solemn and peaceful. if you ask me, it would be a great venue for a photoshoot. (~_^)

also, the venue or the reception was a great garden and it was really nice.

another great place for a photoshoot.

i'm glad i was able to meet some of my distant relatives from my mother's side. (^_^)

pictures!

blue moment

i made a slideshow of the pictures of the cast from the Be With Butterfly Effect: Blue Momert version.

these are pictures from the playbill? and screencaps from the Blue Moment version of the said play.

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