Progress

The key for a successful nation building is teamwork.

Weary

One of the patients at Imus Family Hospital. I love the way he smiled at my camera in one of the close-up photos I have of him.

Journey

Left or Right? In or out my friend.

Fear

Leonardo, Tarah Kezia, Aira Sandino

Career

10 years, 20 years. Then, what's next with us?

Cover

wheew...

Colors

The picture above was taken during our visit at the Gawad Kalinga Site in Baseco Compound in Tondo, Manila last July 15, 2006.

For others who may want to visit the place surely, you’ll hate the smell, the environment outside the site, their past but for some reasons, you would love the way their helping each other in building a nation.

Like the picture above, the draft image I have would be seen with no colors but as time would pass them by, the life of the people that would settle on that place would surely change.

It was a very nice visit.

Scandal

We all started at zero. Before, there is always somebody that guides us and as we grow and became fully mature, we tend to develop and create some sense of liberty.

We accept things with all freedom for we know that it is in freedom that we would know how to learn and appreciate things as well.

Hands to Heaven

There is no permanent thing on earth so the golden rule is to appreciate everything that is happening in the present, cherish the past before the future may leave you all empty.

I remember a part of a song with these words: “that the hardest part of loving someone you really love, is loving her by letting go”.

Part II

In one line of the poem Desiderata, it speaks that even the dull and ignorant have their story.

That is true.

And more often, they are the subjects of newspapers, photojournalism, investigative journalism and other form of creative works.

From simple being, they are becoming a star in their own life.

Strings

This is the last drawing that came into my mind and hands as well.

My first idea is for me to draw a snicker and then I change my mind so I decided to draw a Piano.

The same thing happened like with the house that I’ve made a mistake as I was beginning to draw so I’ve just decided to create an abstract thing out of what I’ve started.

The title came from my 2nd idea which is the piano wherein according to its history is that it is a part of the Stringed instruments and as well as its elements.

Triumvirate

This drawing is my tribute to my pet fish.

He is a Fighting Fish Crowntail.

I want to give him an award so I draw a trophy for him.

The reason I want to appreciate his actions is because of his achievement in surviving to stay alive for one whole week without food. I became lazy this past week that I didn’t go to the mall for me to buy some foods for him.

Kudos to you my fish.

The Angles

My real plan is to draw a soccer goal as part of my World Cup enjoyment but I ended up making a mistake at the start of my drawing so I just think of an improvised so I ended up drawing a house.

I got the title from the word “Anglo Saxons”. It’s an economic system that happened during the Medieval Times and I just imagine of what could be the structure of the house back then.

Every painting here is from my imagination.

The First

As I’ve told you earlier, I’m not a painter so you don’t need to criticize me for this drawing.

The picture or drawing above is my own version of Bugito, (Bugito is the Carabao Character in Philippine Daily Inquirer) with colors.

This drawing is my tribute to every hardworking Filipino scattered all over the world. I hope that you can make our country proud through honesty and golden attitudes and show to everybody that we can make it on top of everything maybe slowly but surely.

Be proud of being PINOY.

The Painter Song

(From L-R: "The First", "Strings", "Angles, "Triumvirate")


The next entries I will post here in My Desiderata web journal are some of my simple paintings using only Faber Castell Watercolour Pencil and a Typewriting Paper.


I cannot distinguish my style as concrete or abstract because to tell you honestly, I hate it when my teacher back in my ARTS class told us to draw or paint.

I'm not actually a painter or has any talent in the said area but I just find enough time to draw those things above.


I've just noticed that I have lots of Copy Paper in my room so I just decided to use them instead of throwing them in the garbage can.

Home

There’s no better place on earth other than our own homes.

No pillboxes, no TNT’s, no grenades, and there’s always freedom.

I’m missing it right now.

Off the Record

Not all smiles would mean happiness.

When all faces are covered with lights, some are blinded by the glow it gives off.

Crucial

When love is gone, there’s no use of holding on.

For it’s not love that is confusing but the person you love.

Release the pain, move on and go on.

The Argument

The only way that one can win over another is depending on the arguments he has won and he has defended.

That is the reason why there is no absolute equality and justice on issues that can only be determined by evidences and amount of errors.

Nothing is constant. Life has always been a game of survival.

Happy Birthday

It was last June 12, 2006 when I took this picture of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo while she was delivering her speech for the celebration of the 108th Independence Day of the Republic of the Philippines.

Furthermore, it was a memorable day for me because I felt like I was a professional photographer that day because I was in line with different photographers who were also taking pictures during that occasion. Some of them are even from The Associated Press (AP) and Agence-France Presse(AFP) who were also covering the said event.

Its been really a wonderful day. I would never forget that event.

Swim

My life is all about 2 options.

Life or death

Capacity between Limitations.

Hunger or Satisfaction

Contentment or pride

And so on and so forth.

When it comes to love, it’s not anymore an option but rather, it’s a choice.

I Guess I'm Learning

Magic only happens once you believe in it.

In the same way, it only ends once you wish for it


The closer you get the more comfort I feel.

The farther you are the more tears I shed

Elation

Everything that is happening in my life right now is only because of one reason.

Why I’m in existence right now is all because of a purpose that God has given me.

Whatever that purpose may be, I’m glad there are people around me who continuously make me happy in everything I’m into.

The Title

You may have noticed that my web journal is entitled desiderata.

Yes, I borrowed it from the original title of a poem that has inspired millions of people.

Desiderata mean desired things.

Well, this web journal is something that I have desired even before for me to express my whole emotions and everything there is in my life.

There’s only one thing I’m asking right now. One thing I’m longing to have. That is love. I want to experience it the way that I’m worthy of it.

Angel

They say that angels only exist in heaven and sometimes in books.

Well for me, every single friend I have right now is already an Angel.

They are in numbers and they’re the most influential people in my life.

I love the way they make laugh, cry, smile, but never angry.

My Nature

There’s always a starting place for every human.

Like me, the picture above is the place I call as true nature.

It is where I have learned to speak, read, write, think, react, and so on and so forth.

In a much simple statement, it is one big factor that motivates my whole life. It has affected me since the day I was born and since the day I started to act and question the things around me.

I know that many of you have also these kinds of places that have affected you since the day you were born.

Thank them in your heart and you’ll be rewarded afterwards with joy and great feeling.

About Me

Friendster Profile, my MSCE, they are just some of the stuff that asks about my life.

Very rare you'll see me sending some informations about myself not because I hate doing it but because there's no specific data that I can think of presenting it in a more comfortable manner.

If there's one person you want to ask about my life, then that would be Princess. She's not my bestfriend but she's probably my most trusted person. She knows everything about my past and my attitudes.

And if there's someone you want to ask about the way I act and react, then that would be Zyra Hope. More than a classmate and a friend, she is the person who knows and probably understand me the way I want to be understood.

Another thing, if there's one person you want to ask about the way I love and express my emotions, then that would be Claudine. Ask her anything and she'll give you the negatives.

So, pick any of them, and you'll hear for sure the best stories there is on this world.

A Trip To History

The picture on top means a lot to me.

It was taken last May 09, 2006, two days after my birthday.

What made it so special is the detail on the picture. After almost a tiring month of my summer class, I decided to take a rest for one day to spend it with my dad and my little brother.

It was a day for me to relax, unwind, and bond with my brother after months that I’ve been away with my family.

The picture was taken by my dad and the details shows me and my brother at the opening entrance to Ciudad Murada or Intramuros.

It was actually a historical trip for my brother for it was his first time to go to that place.

Honestly, it was also my first time to be there in Intramuros. It was relaxing because it was Tuesday and there were only few people around the place.

It was a memorable date that I would never forget.

Roots of Existence

It was last June 16, 2006 when I started looking for a photoblog for me to upload and restore the excess and unused photos in my digital camera rather just delete it.

It is because I believe that once a single picture is taken, it’s like owning a piece of history.

Even though I already have a web journal in Friendster, I still want something that would focus more and would give emphasis on pictures.

The main reason why I want to have an account of a Photo Journal is for me to express my little passion back when I was a kid which is photography.

Unfortunately, I fell into another career that even though I know it’s not my choice, there are great things that for sure might happen only if I strive and work hard.

After tons of finding the best Web Journal that would fir my mood, I ended up downloading a Photo Editing Software which is PICASA 2.

It was owned by Google and I really find it very easy to edit some pictures using that software. All pictures that I will upload here are edited using PICASA 2.

PICASA 2 then introduced me to BLOGGER and the rest that happened, as they say, was history.

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