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The Young Kids Club
At the start of summer, my 7-year-old sister, Dani, and her friend, Lovely, founded the Young Kids Club. As of today, they only have two members (you can guess who they are) and they spend each day...
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Under the Fire Tree
Along my street, not too far away from home, there is a magnificent tree ablaze with bright, red flowers. I pass under it every day, and I look up each time – at its vermillion blossoms and...
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Culion Photo Diary
I have been trying over the past days to come up with the right words to describe Culion. It’s not that I don’t have anything to say; it’s that I have too many – too many words, moments, thoughts,...
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Vigan: From Daybreak to Nightfall
Vigan has a story that is as lovely and romantic as its cobblestone streets, horse-drawn carriages, and colonial houses. On my third visit, one of the hotel owners had shared it with us, and it made me...
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Serenity
Four days ago, I was in Buscalan, Kalinga, a village nestled in the Cordillera Mountains that is famous for its tattooed men and women. I was particularly drawn to the elderly, not just because of the...
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My Sister is Getting Married!
How cool is that? They actually got engaged two years ago and it’s crazy how time flew by. Back then, we were all thinking, “Oh we have two years to plan and diet” and now suddenly, the wedding is a...
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Photo of the Week: Wonder Weavers of Basey
A month ago, I was in Basey, Samar, where weaving is a primary source of income for a lot of women. In this photograph is a woman cutting pieces of cloth which will serve as lining for a banig bag. The...
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Miracle in Myanmar
It’s nothing short of a miracle, watching the sun rise. Think of all the factors, all the moving parts of the universe that click like the cogs and wheels of a clock to bring you to this moment, to...
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One Rainy Day
Towards the end of June, my friends and I decided to have one last summer hurrah: a picnic in a park. I wanted it to be a sort of photo shoot as well, so we put effort into the menu (sandwiches or...
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A Break from the Real World
I’ve been out of the blogging world lately, getting hopelessly lost in the real one. Sometimes, I swear I know what I’m doing, and then the next thing I know I’m pulling tufts of hair off my head,...
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Revisiting Lake Sebu
The last time I was in Lake Sebu, it was rainy and gloomy – we hardly left the bamboo longhouse and spent most of our time napping or watching movies with the kids. On my recent visit, the sun was out...
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Quiet Places
These were taken in a church in Alburquerque, Bohol, our last stop before retiring from an exhausting countryside tour. This wasn’t part of the itinerary. My companions, who were in the province three...
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Bataan in Photos
The last time I was in Bataan was about three or four years ago. It was a fun getaway with friends and we stayed on a beach, cooking our own food and making do with plastic plates and utensils. We even...
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Getting to Know Bohol
Before this trip, I had a tourist’s image of Bohol. Chocolate Hills. Tarsiers. Stunning beaches. It’s typical behavior, something everyone does – to compress an island, turn it into bullet points or...
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In Medias Res
We’re nearing the end of the year, and I’m surprised at how quickly 2015 rolled by. I was looking through my files and found this set of photos from Nagsasa Cove. I travelled with my friend, Mary, in...
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A Trip to the Paper Mills
I’ve made a promise to myself to start taking photographs again. Yesterday, my friend and I visited a bunch of paper mills for our business, Patricias Artworks. I was fascinated by the cavernous...
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The Work of Christmas
A kid’s Christmas is the best version of Christmas. It’s bright, sparkly, magical, and just plain wonderful. The holidays bring an abundance of the most joyous things in life. There are stockings to...
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Movement and Stillness
Just a few shots from a recent trip to Taipei. Tagged: Move, Movement, Still, Taipei, Taiwan
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Taipei Through the Lens
Finding a bit of calm and sanity through photos. Enjoy! Tagged: Photography, Taipei, Taiwan, Travel
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