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.

Summer Raindrops

"Tears of joy are like summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams."

-Hosea Ballou

It's official! Summer has arrived and endless out of town plans were listed on my planner. It would be a very busy season for get together and fun.

But before I indulge myself with the escapades, I should never let the beauty of this day pass. It's summer yet it's raining. It's extraordinary and magical. A nice day to sit on the garden, read books and breathe the fresh air.

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.

A Bane or a Boon?

"In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous"

-Aristotle

Water Hyacinth a.k.a Water Lily

Water Hyacinth is not only a competitor to rice crops, it also alter the free flowing water in the river and other bodies of water. When I was a child I wasn't aware of those facts because it's a major source of playing materials for me during cooking session with little friends. I also came to admire it's attractive flowers.

Discovering that it has fibers, textile manufacturers found a great way to maximize the use of this flowing creature into something that humanity can use. And instead of mass destruction to avoid clogs on rivers, they converted it to textile. 

A proof that even a bane can also be a boon.

Dancing Fountain

"Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism

or in the darkness of  destructive selfishness"

-Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dancing Fountain in Luneta Park

Chaos around will eventually be forgotten when you witnessed  fountains with spectacular lights display dancing in modern tunes. That's what awed us when we decided to visit Rizal unwavering statue. Never in our innocent mind that we thought to see something like this.  An unforgettable experience to end our road trip then.

Ilog Pasig

"I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown,

for going out, I found what was really going on"

-John Muir

The view of "Ilog (River) Pasig" inside Fort Santiago, Intramuros

A river known for it's greatness and an important transport route during the Spanish Era in the Philippines is nothing but a dead river. All the pronounced character it showcased during it's golden times were mere remnants of the past. Thanks to the industrial development and negligence of the people it served.