Mirage: a conversation in poems.

"The sunset is overrated. The colors, the atmosphere, it all gives you an illusion of how sadness is beautiful; that in that beauty, the sky grieves with you; that you aren't alone. But that's all it is: an illusion. After those minutes, you're bathed in darkness again." - Ike Tilly


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"...a darkness which the stars and the brightly shining moon will illuiminate with haunting beauty...I'd love a sunset to introduce that..one beautiful sight after another...a lot to celebrate in this world...  Gigs Patanao




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‎"The darkness brings a sweet silence where you can see and hear your soul..."  Nanette Imperial Wood


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"Twilight, the hushed moment as a mother starts her lullaby of gazing stars and wispy clouds. Nighttime...the way, our baby-minds starts our journeys to infinity then back to daybreak finite worlds." Bernadette Wolf

After a while....

After a While 
By Veronica Shoffstall

After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul,And you learn that love doesn't mean leaning and company doesn't mean security, And you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts and presents aren't promises, And you begin to accept your defeats with your head up and your eyes open, with the grace of an adult, not the grief of a child, And you learn to build all your roads on today because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans. After a while you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much. So plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring your flowers. And you learn that you really can endure... That you really are strong,And you really do have worth.

Catchy tune stuck in my head...

Feather duster

'Feather duster' - Will clean your woes away. 

Info: Taken whilst inside a car on the way to Intramuros. This is a typical scene in Manila depicting vendors selling all kinds of things from flower leis [mostly Sampaguitas or jasmine] to binoculars!


Manipulated on an Apple Mac using iPhoto.

Waylaid

Yep, you can say that I was waylaid on the way to this blog... I haven't been updating for months considering I have so many photos to post and experiences to share.

But I must confess that in order to survive my 'addiction' to blogging, I am substituting my addiction to Facebook. I find that FB is more interactive & suits a busy lifestyle, with mini-blogs [or if one wished, the notes provide a blog-like space & capability] and quick postings & response from one's readership [if there's any!]. The only thing is; because of the so many traffic old posts are buried into net black hole! It's like normal conversations that you don't worry about keeping tabs of what was said by who & when... unlike blogs' comments and emails.

I have reconnected with a captive audience [Heheheee...] as well as old friends and acquiantances. They post their pictures, I get to see them and vice-versa. The best thing is I can use my mobile [cell phone] phone to update & post what I am thinking or feeling at the time. But I still miss blogging. I am sure I will be back again [actually I've been running a couple of BloGazines for organisations I belong to - great way to have a free net presence!]!

Note about the image: No, it's not me that flagellating myself. On the way home from Acuzar in Bagac, Bataan; we saw this guy self-flagellating after the traditional cut-off time of 3 PM.

Another link for Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar, click here.

Support Earth Hour 2010: 27 March 8:30 - 9:30 PM

Earth Hour

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