Waited in Vain

Down the stairs I moved in a slowly pace. I wish the sound of my every step echoes through the chambers your heart. Now more than ever, I need you to calm my senses. I need to feel every bit of your being. Hold on to my hand as if you would never let go. I need you now. Please come to me. Please...I waited...waited in vain.

Be still my beating heart.

Be still my beating heart. The waiting will soon end. The expectations too shall pass. You will once more skip a beat. Blood will fill you and wash away the uncertainty. Life will emerge anew. And the world will smile again. Be still my beating heart. Be still...

Pink Sunflower

"Every friend is to the other a sun, and a sunflower also. He attracts and follows" - Jean Paul Richter

Vibrant Hues

God has sown his name on the heavens in glittering stars; but on earth he planteth his name by tender flowers. - Jean Paul Richter

Color Splash

One of the assignments during my photography class was to take a photograph with a good composition. My aunt suggested color splash on a drab background. 

Pink Strands

Left behind...

Violet

Deep violets, you liken to The kindest eyes that look on you, Without a thought disloyal.- Elizabeth Browning

Interesting Patterns

A pattern has an integrity independent of the medium by virtue of which you have received the information that it exists. Each of the chemical elements is a pattern integrity. Each individual is a pattern integrity. The pattern integrity of the human individual is evolutionary and not static.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattern

breaking the monotony

The Magayon Mayon Volcano

The first time I visited Legaspi, Albay, I wasn't able to get a glimpse of the majestic Mayon Volcano. Story has it that it if at first it doesn't allow its presence to be seen, that means you have to come back and pay her another visit. 

True enough, the second time I went backpacking to Bicol with my travel buddies, I got the surprise of my life, when at the first light of morning, from the window of the bus I was on, was the enchanting Mayon volcano in all its great splendour.

Almost in panic that any minute it may be shrouded by the clouds, I immediately grabbed my camera and shoot away. 

Satisfied because of the ample shots I took during the first day, I wasn't worried even if it didn't show up the following day. But it did otherwise.

The Color Purple

Purple is royalty. A mysterious color, purple is associated with both nobility and spirituality. 

Purple has a special, almost sacred place in nature: lavender, orchid, lilac, and violet flowers are often delicate and considered precious. Because purple is derived from the mixing of a strong warm and strong cool color it has both warm and cool properties. A purple room can boost a child's imagination or an artist's creativity. Too much purple, like blue, could result in moodiness.

The color of mourning for widows in Thailand, purple was the favorite color of Egypt's Cleopatra. It has been traditionally associated with royalty in many cultures. Purple robes were worn by royalty and people of authority or high rank. The Purple Heart is a U.S. Military decoration given to soldiers wounded in battle.

Source: http://desktoppub.about.com/cs/colorselection/p/purple.htm

Ascending

The way to Heaven is ascending; we must be content to travel uphill, though it be hard and tiresome, and contrary to the natural bias of our flesh.-Jonathan Edwards

A Religious Reflection

The Notre Dame Cathedral - a famous landmark in the historical city of Saigon.

Green is the color of my energy

Culturally, green has broad and sometimes contradictory meanings. In some cultures, green symbolizes hope and growth, while in others, it is associated with death, sickness, envy, or the devil. The most common associations, however, are found in its ties to nature. For example, Islam venerates the color, as it expects paradise to be full of lush greenery. Green is also associated with regeneration, fertility and rebirth for its connections to nature. Recent political groups have taken on the color as symbol of environmental protection and social justice, and consider themselves part of the Green movement, some naming themselves Green parties. This has led to similar campaigns in advertising, as companies have sold green, or environmentally friendly, products.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green

Trees

...till the last leaf fall.

Long and limber.

Clouds

I watched the clouds as they changed form before my eyes.  I was enveloped with a great feeling of comfort and relief as I carry on marveling at God's majestic creation.

Lights

Magnificent Palawan

Filipinos, we only have until tomorrow, November 11, 2011, Friday to vote for Puerto Princesa's Subterranean River National Park to make it 1 of the new 7 Wonders of the World. 

Let us unite once again to make this happen!

Here's how to vote:

Text Message

To vote, text PPUR, PPUR7 or PPUR 15 (depending on the number of votes) to 2861 for all local networks.

For those voting from abroad, send PPUR to 77077 for Canada, 19788555 for Australia, 3888 for the United Arab Emirates, 001-1588-7715 for South Korea, 34874 for South Africa, 7155 for Poland (text PUERTO instead) and 55123 for Taiwan (write N7W PPUR).

Deadline for voting is on November 10, 2011. The New 7 Wonders of Nature will be announced the next day.

You may also vote online by visiting http://www.new7wonders.com/vote-2

Vote now!

Entering the Sub-terranean river.

We met another group who were on their way out.

Took this photo on our way out. Frame within a frame.

Big Mouth

Sleeping Giant

A street child's plight

Bokeh flower

Stepping into the unknown

Blurrd

...and everything seemed unclear, just the like the wind chime in my dream. 

Sunlight creeping in

Woven

Window to my heart

It's the heart not the mind that tells the right thing to do. I used to act on instinct and always used my heart when I was younger and that’s when I was the happiest. As time went on, I started to make decisions using my mind and that’s when I became a slave to what people defined as the very ideals of righteousness. I have gotten lost and stifled in the realm of objectivity and logical reasoning. Sometime out of the blue, I question if I am missing on a lot of things in life because I choose to follow my mind. I hope this does not turn out to be like an art; a lifetime process. Art is long and life is short. I am aware that if I want to live my life to the fullest, I have to…No, I am choosing my heart.

A painted sky

“The sacred lamp of day Now dipt in western clouds his parting day.”  - William Falconer

Colors to brighten up your day...

Clothes pegs

More popular in third world countries like the Philippines, clothes pegs are used to make sure clothes are securely fastened on a clothes line to make sure at the end of the day all of them have dried.

Pegs are also used for drying shoes.

Peacock Grandeur

"The pride of the peacock is the glory of God." - William Blake