Tangadan Falls

The clear beauty of it cools you and lifts you up beyond your heat, beyond your body. 
- Rowing to Eden by Amy Bloom


Tangadan Falls, San Gabriel, La Union
December 2017

Yehliu

The sighting of a rainbow never fails to bring a smile to people's faces.
They signify optimism and positivity;
with them comes the sunshine after the rain.

- M. Williamson


Yehliu, Taiwan
September 2018

Manila

it's always nice to see photos of old manila, its glorious history and heritage sites. thanks, viejas filipinas!

downton abbey the movie

downton abbey the movie! filming is underway and there were some snapshots already floating around, especially on instagram. i'm so excited!

this clip shows top 10 things that should be seen in the upcoming film. i agree with it, especially the following:

- daisy pursuing a new career

- edith and marigold's new beginning

- the rebellion of the servants

- a significant other for barrow

and of course...

- the delicious "savagery" of dowager countess violet. 

more screentime for this legend named maggie smith please! i'm so looking forward to the dowager's verbal tussle with isobel crawley and possibly with a new character to be played by imelda staunton.

marian rivera

this is another reason why october 2018 is turning out to be a super fun month -- marian rivera's own version of rihanna's unfaithful! the highest artistry if there ever was! heartfelt and dramatic but also real... apt for an afternoon of variety show! hahahahaha!

story of my life
by marian rivera

story of my life
searching for the right
but keepsps for di me

sorrow in ma soul
coz he seems a wrong
really loves my kempani

he's a more da man
and he's a more da love
da reason dat a sky is blooo0hhh

da doves are rolling en
because i'm gan agen...

political dynasty

the sad state of philippine politics and governance. #politicaldynasty

Cagsawa Ruins

Cagsawa Church was a Franciscan church in Cagsawa, Daraga, Albay. It was destroyed during the 1814 eruption of Mayon Volcano. Pictures courtesy of Viejas Filipinas. 

pdut

Istilong #Duterte ang magpakawala ng ng samu't saring paratang at walang kakwenta-kwentang hirit kapag may isa na namang kapalpakan sa kanyang liderato at kanyang mga kampon. Ay sus! "Takpan ang kapalpakan ng kabastusan!" - ito ang islogan ni #RodrigoDuterte #ChangeScamming

Umaksyon lamang sa problema, G. #Duterte... hindi puro paninira, pang-aaway, at "pagjo-joke"!!

Ano pong ikinapagod ninyo, Mr. #Duterte? Ang walang humpay na pang-aaway ng mga bumabatikos sa inyo? Malamang. Naghihintay pa rin po kasi ang taumbayan ng tunay na magandang gawa mula sa inyo. 

sipsip

cctv

nagmamasid. 
paroo't parito.
paikut-ikot.
patingin-tingin.
paliku-liko.
panay ang sulyap.

handa nang umatungal.
laging handa ang bunganga.
maitim na paligid ng mata.
lalong nangingitim.
dahil sa katitingin sa iba.
centipede nga. human. cctv.

minatamis na saging

umaatikabong sarap
nag-uumalsang kasiyahan
lalo pang umiigting na katamisan.

anumang lumbay ng hapon 
nagkakandarapa mang makatapos ng gawain
o marami pang iniisip.

basta mayroon nito
matamis, malamig at malinamnam
minatamis na saging at sago.

ayos ang buto-buto
malagihay ang buong maghapon
salamat po!

human centipede

hahahaha! #cctv

jelly ace

pasalubong para kay yuri!
ang kinder joy egg surprise at ang "jelly ace" mula sa taipei!

serenity prayer

the night king

could not wait! the night king.

aragorn and the army

still on aragorn... this time with the army of the dead.

aragorn

badass aragorn!

buwan

"Buwan"
ni JK Labajo

Ako'y sayo ikaw ay akin
Ganda mo sa paningin
Ako ngayo'y nag-iisa
Sana ay tabihan na

Sa ilalim ng puting ilaw
Sa dilaw na buwan
Pakinggan mo ang aking sigaw
Sa dilaw na buwan

Ayokong mabuhay ng malungkot
Ikaw ang nagpapasaya
At makakasama hanggang sa pagtanda
Halina't tayo'y humiga

Sa ilalim ng puting ilaw
Sa dilaw na buwan
Pakinggan mo ang aking sigaw
Sa dilaw na buwan

Ang iyong ganda'y umaabot sa buwan
Ang tibok ng puso'y rinig sa kalawakan
At bumabalik
Dito sa akin
Ikaw ang mahal
Ikaw lang ang mamahalin
Pakinggan ang puso't damdamin
Damdamin aking damdamin

Sa ilalim ng puting ilaw
Sa dilaw na buwan
Pakinggan mo ang aking sigaw
Sa dilaw na buwan

Sa ilalim ng puting ilaw
Sa dilaw na buwan
Pakinggan mo ang aking sigaw
Sa dilaw na buwan

 

perfect strangers

Perfect Strangers by Jonas Blue

You were looking at me like you wanted to stay

When I saw you yesterday

I'm not wasting your time

I'm not playing no games
I see you

 

Who knows the secret tomorrow will hold?
We don't really need to know

'Cause you're here with me now

I don't want you to go
You're here with me now

I don't want you to go

 

Maybe we're perfect strangers
Maybe it's not forever
Maybe intellect will change us
Maybe we'll stay together

Maybe we'll walk away
Maybe we'll realize
We're only human
Maybe we don't need no reason

Maybe we're perfect strangers
Maybe it's not forever
Maybe intellect will change us
Maybe we'll stay together

Maybe we'll walk away
Maybe we'll realize
We're only human
Maybe we don't need no reason

Why
Come on, come on, come on now
Maybe we don't need no reason
Why
Come… 

 

No one but you got me feeling this way
There's so much we can't explain
Maybe we're helping each other escape 

I'm with you

Who knows the secret tomorrow will hold?

We don't really need to know
'Cause you're here with me now

I don't want you to go
You're here with me now

I don't want you to go

 

Maybe we're perfect strangers
Maybe it's not forever
Maybe intellect will change us
Maybe we'll stay together

Maybe we'll walk away
Maybe we'll realize
We're only human
Maybe we don't need no reason

Maybe we're perfect strangers
Maybe it's not forever
Maybe intellect will change us
Maybe we'll stay together

Maybe we'll walk away
Maybe we'll realize
We're only human
Maybe we don't need no reason
Why

Come on, come on, come on now
Maybe we don't need no reason
Why

Come on, come on, come on now
Come on, come on, come on now
Maybe we don't need no reason
Why

Come on, come on, come on now

 

llaollao

it goes with two "ls". 

it's pronounced "yao yao". 

it's not ice cream. 

it's natural frozen yogurt. 

llao llao.

Vigan

More than 500 years old but it never gets old, oh Vigan! 



Calle Crisologo, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur.
August 2018

Kaparkan Falls

It was a spectacle of such transcendent beauty. 
- Tales of the Peculiar



Kaparkan Falls, Tineg, Abra.
August 2018.

good morning

Tayum Bridge

I wondered whether trusting was merely unwise 
or if it crossed the line into recklessness, 
like lying down for a nap 
in the middle of a road. 
- Library of Souls.



Don Mariano Marcos Bridge, Tayum, Abra.
August 2018.

makati shangri-la

food, fashion show and food!

#vowsofelegance
makati shangri-la hotel
september 2018.

vows of elegance

my first time to attend a fashion show... a bridal fashion show at that! i was drowned by the lighting in makati shangri-la hotel rizall ballroom but more than, i was overwhelmed by the downright extravaganza of silk, lace, organza and the likes. a little too much, i must say. but anyhow, i enjoyed it and even got to see megan young and jessy mendiola.

Taipei 101

That part, that repository of memories. 
- Black Cross by Greg Iles


Elephant Mountain, Taipei, Taiwan.
September 2018.

daily dose

Yehliu Geopark

An appallingly sunny day, 
all of these highlighted 
by the walk down to the shore 
and the walk back upstairs to shower. 

- Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman


Yehliu Geopark, Taiwan.
September 2018.

Shifen Waterfalls

Green is the only color that rain intensifies; 
the grass and the trees look as though they have been retouched 
with a giant brush by some great, invisible hand. 

- Smaller and Smaller Circles by F.H. Batacan


Shifen Waterfalls, Shifen, Taiwan.
September 2018.

worrying

... does not empty tomorrow of its troubles,
it empties today of its strength.

halloween food art

quite early for it but these are great examples of halloween food art! trick or treat!