Captured Glimpses of Our Beautiful World

The sight of these purple blue flowers  led me to the Provincial Capitol of Cebu City. I've passed by this building a few times  but never really bothered to drop by until today...  It was almost closing time though so the guard just let me in for a quick peek. When I looked up at the dome, this was the first word I saw. oh a lot of things can be said about the Philippines' Justice System but I have hope for a better future. If there's Justice, Equality must follow... I am just as optimistic about this as well. If people will work together towards clean and good governance, there's no doubt that this country would be among the best in the world... where every one can stand proud of being a Filipino...  Just as the first Filipino hero, Lapu-Lapu, (who apparently was not originally a local) who fought against the Spaniards  (which led to the death of Ferdinand Magellan in 1521) we m...

He who waits on the Word of God in silence,  is answered  not so much by a word  that bursts into his silence.  It is by his silence itself... suddenly... inexplicably revealing itself to him  as a  Word of Great Power ... full  of the  Voice of God ... ~ Dialogues with Silence , Thomas Merton

One lazy afternoon... got lost and decided to stop at some unknown place...  Deserted places may seem scary for some...  but it is amazing how serene a place could be without people...  we really should learn how to live with nature...  and not ruin its tranquility... Look at the sky... We are not alone...  It always makes me wonder  how many other people in the world  are also looking at the moon at the same time that I do... after all,  we are all under this one big sky... ~

Live in the sunshine swim in the sea Drink the wild air ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson “Our life depends on the kind of thoughts we nurture. If our thoughts are peaceful, calm, meek, and kind, then that is what our life is like. If our attention is turned to the circumstances in which we live, we are drawn into a whirlpool of thoughts and can neither have peace nor tranquility.” ~ Thaddeus of Vitovnica ~

Alone time is  when I distance myself  from the voices of the world so I can hear my own ~ ~ Oprah   Lost... yesterday...  somewhere... between sunrise and sunset... and then I found you “Fall in love with the energy of the mornings trace your fingers  along the lull of the afternoons take the spirit  of the evenings in your arms kiss it deeply  and then make love to the tranquility of the nights.”  ~ Sanober Khan The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why... ~ the last shot is of my cousin, pregnant with her second child,  and I wonder what her thoughts are  as she stares out at the sea... with the bicycle on the foreground, it makes me think of her little boy who'll be riding that bike as soon as he's big enough to do it...

A travel exhibit at SM City Cebu Trade Hall is happening this week showcasing different provinces in the Philippines... booths are filled with various sights... enticing everyone to go, travel and explore... Here are some of the places I dream of exploring: ~ Ilocos Province in the northern part of the Philippines  has some of the most well-preserved churches  and ancestral homes in the country. ~ ~ Its neighboring province of Cagayan will surely not fail to satisfy any explorer ~ ~ Together with the province of Camarines...  ...the province of Sorsogon located at the tip of Bicol Region  is definitely one of the places worth-visiting ~ ~ I wish to discover the beauty of this province since I don't hear much about this place which is located in between Samar and Leyte ~ ~ I hope to explore every town in the islands of Cebu and Bohol ~ ~ The islands of Palawan are among my bucket li...

had a picnic with friends today... spent a great deal of time together... sharing thoughts about love and life...  and thinking about beautiful dreams for tomorrow...  Rapunzel tells us one thing about love .  Climbing the highest tower  becomes less difficult  if someone at the end  gives you reason to hold on. wherever you may be... will you keep holding on for me, please? the tree on the left is what we call tsiris or mansanitas  --- member of the Indian Jujube family ...  it bears cherry-like fruits that taste really sweet..  you can just pluck it from its branches, and eat it right away...  for many kids, it brings back fun-filled childhood memories...  the tree on the far right is what we call c alachuchi  (plumeria)...  its white-yellowish flowers gives off this very sweet fragrant, especially at night..  it does have long, stiff leaves but this on...