Inspiration

"It is during our darkest moments

that we must focus to see the light"

~Aristotle Onassis

Here's a bit of inspiration for all the people out there who need to find the light to guide them. 

Hang on and let's celebrate life.

The way home

"Our way to practice is one step at a time,

one breath at a time"

~Shunryu Suzuki

Caleruega

In life, sometimes we have to take detours. But time will always come, when you'll feel that you had reached the end of the road and there's no other way than to turn around and go back where you truly belong.

Wallflowers

"I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod;

my shadow does that much better"

-Plutarch

Wallflowers? Nope, just when we wanted to. Right guys?

Wear your emotion

"Nature always wears the colors of the spirit"

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nature wears the colors of the spirit.

When I was a teen, I was fascinated with pink. 

I stayed faithful to it until I fell in love with red. A color I despised before. 

But can you believe that now, I am in awe with yellow? A color which made me puke when I was young 

(no exaggeration).

Although this sudden changes in my favorites brought confusion in me, I at least came to the most acceptable reason I can think of. And that is, "we wear our emotions". And by that I mean my color depends on my mood (hope that makes sense)

Love and light

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.

Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that"

Matrin Luther King , Jr.

When you are in the midst of pain, it seems so hard to give out love and forgive.

Like life  itself is so hard to sustain. And yet when time had healed the wounds of yesterdays, 

you will be amazed with yourself on how easy it is to forgive.

Everything really just need to take time, so that the lesson from past mistakes

could be embodied and absorbed well, so not to be repeated again.

A tinge of loneliness

"Pain is not a sign of weakness,

but bearing it alone is a choice to grow weak"

-Lori Deschene

That feeling when you are surrounded by people and yet you feel alone.

That instant when you thought you're not doing any single right thing.

Dearies, give yourself a break, I mean give our hearts a break.

And every time your heart feels a tinge of loneliness,

start counting the blessings and cast those fears aside.

Industry and Finance

"A man may be very industrious, and yet not spend his time well.

There is no more fatal blunderer than he

who consumes the greater part of life getting his living."

-Henry David Thoreau

Industry and Finance - Tailored for each other. Best match. Meant to be. Right?

Whoever puts the two signs together was a genius. It serves as a reminder that in order for us to have a better finances, we have to be industrious. Nothing is gained without shedding sweat and it's glorious to spend the fruits of your labor.

But anything beyond normal is fatal. With that being said, I am taking  two days leave from work (Cheers to that). My body dictates that it's necessary (right now) to have lazy days, bury my body on the bed and just let the day pass without worrying about anything. 

Don't you just love that?

Reminder

"Age is strictly a case of mind over matter.

If you don't mind, it doesn't matter"

-Jack Benny

Two granpas at Metropolitan Theater  (MET)

They remind me of/that:
1. Simple life
2. Finding happiness in ordinary things
3. Contentment
4. How blessed I am
5. Growing old is mandatory

How about you, what do they remind you of?

Start new

"Every year on your birthday, you get a chance to start new"
-Sammy Hagar

For the past two years, I was half upset during my birthday. I felt that celebrating was really different when you were a kid. I am feeling the same jitters again and as the day comes nearer the weariness multiplies. And to contrast the feeling, I pulled out an inspiring photo and decided that my official 2012 will start on Saturday.

Travel and Dreams

"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today"

- James Dean

Phil Post Office - right wing

When people dreamed of the Big Apple, I was dreaming of Europe and U.K. Yes my dream destinations. The continent I want to visit. Since when?, since my love for history sprouted and when my eyes droll for magnificent structures and anything made of bricks. I couldn't get enough of it.

I am not giving up yet. Yes, there's no giving up, because when you love your dreams you'll continue to pursue them until all the patience and hard work paid off. As of the moment, I will liven my dreams through great structures on sight.

Explore. Dream. Discover

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover "
--Mark Twain 

Who says building sand castles is just for kiddo? (Puerto Galera)

Mark Twain's words are epic, tried and tested. I don't have to look far for testimony. Why should I when I have myself to prove them. Seems like some of my years were gone to waste sticking to routines. I am happy with what I had accomplished, but if I could bring back the time, I would opt for more adventures, hard roads,  build sand castles and devour every opportunity the good heaven will pour upon me.

And since my birthday is fast approaching (*couhg, ahem-ahem), I can feel the urge to do what I have to do. And why do I feel this creepy feeling of not wanting my birthday to come?

Busy yet Unproductive

"Beware the barrenness of a busy life"

-Socrates

Despite the busy schedule, I can feel that there's no accomplishment to something you poured more than an ample time with. It's tending the worst of me instead of extracting the best. Sacks of time loaded on a truck of chores you doesn't believe in and on monotonous repetitive motion gone to waste. The barrenness of a busy life is severe than a decaying tree. Goals without aim, decision of the powerful and objectives of the few.

How it all started

"True friends stab you in the front"

-Oscar Wilde

My friends wants to be the highlight of the photos and since we have no tripod, sometimes I end up excluded from the scene and that's how it all started. I created this photo blog just for fun. I am not a photographer, not even an amateur. I didn't attend classes and I'm ignorant to its rules.  All I know is that it gives me some kind of happiness that somehow in my point and shoot way, I was able to capture extraordinary moments through ordinary ways. 

And my friends? Yes, we stab each other in front, saying what's wrong with one another and our ways, we yell at each other most of the times and we're having fun in ways people don't understand. Weird as it may seem but that's who we are and that's our friendship.

Every day can be a Good Day

"Every day may not be good,
but there's something good in every day"
-Unknown

Sad.Disappointed.Stressed. Three words that would perfectly describe my last 3 days. Work caught me off guard and overwhelmed with nuisance. But life would never be good without a little spice. The unexpected circumstances add flavors to make our life savory.

It's an imperfect world with imperfect humans, goodness is around to keep the balance. It's just a matter of ATTITUDE on how you deal with life.

Rushing

"There is more to life than increasing its speed"

-Gandhi

Tiangge (Bazaar) 

Tiangge are very in demand especially during Christmas holidays. If I forgot to pause for while, I maybe one of the busy people out there running endless errands to complete their Christmas list.

Enjoying the walk and the scene was the best thing I ever did that day. The scent of Christmas gives warmth to my soul.  If not for taking a pause, I might end up not appreciating the beauty of life.

Plan Ahead

"It pays to plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark"

Thomas Edison

Boredom + Phone = Whatchamacallit?

My 2012 diary/planner (the cheapest and handy one), friction pen (cause I don't like erasures but I'm fickle minded) and my kraft/sketch book (from papemelroti..super love the recycled papers)

This is one of the days when I posted a picture out of the blue (so random). I will blame boredom for it but nonetheless, I love this picture. Now is the right time to put my handwriting skills to practice. It's been a long time that I relied on my keyboard and paper was long forgotten, set aside. But this year will be our year, so let's start planning for awesome activities. Squeeze the joy life has to offer, after all, life is too short to be wasted.

Take a Pick

A Business without a Sign is a Sign of No Business

YO Cards