Captured Glimpses of Our Beautiful World

For me, it is very important to start a day with a prayer... and be in solitude with God early in the morning... As the sun heats up, there's a feeling of warmth in knowing that there is someone who is praying for you too... It's crazy how our past is so connected with our present. Miguel López de Legazpi (Spanish navigator and governor who founded Cebu in 1565) Although, the past may dictate who we are,  we still get to determine what we become. For we are not defined by our past.  We are only prepared by our past. So that one day, we could leave it behind in order not to forget but to remember how it made us what we are today. Sometimes, we need to sit down and walk down memory lane... ~ o  ~  o  ~  o  ~  o  ~  o  ~  o  ~  o  ~  o  ~  o  ~  o  ~  shots from Cebu's Taoist Temple with famous Chi...

Children's birthday parties in the Philippines almost always include "The Pabitin. " Pabitin literally means "to hang something up." Traditionally, it's made up of a lattice of bamboo sticks. As we celebrate our birthday month, each team showcased their own uniquely-designed  pabitins. The game involves kids who gather under the  pabitin and as the  pabitin  is lowered and raised with a string or a pulley,  the children are to grab hold of the goodies/ toys/ candies, etc. I remember one time when we had a party, my younger cousins  (who were still around 3-6 years old at that time) thought that we were just trying to amuse them. It was so funny because they just looked up at it and tried to touch the goodies but didn't bother to grab it. They thought the objective of the game  is simply to be able to reach and touch it. Oh it would have been more fun if we invited kids to join our par...