There’s this intimate relationship between statues and birds (especially doves)… as if each bear significance in their existence. Truly, opposites attract. One is weightily hard and statically still… while the other so soft and light, who can freely fly. They … Continue reading
I finally got to travel to Europe a few months ago, just before their summer ends. And one of the highlights of my trip was taking a trek to the UNESCO World Heritage Site – the Cinque Terre that is … Continue reading
Growing up, I’ve seen a lot of these everywhere. I used to call it as “buntot ng pusa” (Filipino term for cat’s tail) then I learned that it is another plant that bears that name. This particular one is referred … Continue reading
Here in the Philippines, my generation grew up enjoying the fruits of Muntingia calabura – locally known as Aratilis. Me, my siblings and our playmates would flock, almost everyday, our neighbor’s tree and picked those sweet fruits that seldom reached … Continue reading
Mussaenda philippica is of the Rubiaceae family. Also known to us Filipinos as Doña Aurora, named after the wife of former President Manuel L. Quezon. I read another’s blog that all the wives of the of our countries’ president have … Continue reading
My nephew planted this sunflower. He’s a bit disappointed when it bloomed and showed that it’s just small, consisting of single layer petals. There are over 60 varieties of sunflower around the world, and I guess he thought he excitedly … Continue reading
Today, late in the afternoon, on the way to catch my ride home – nature has treated me to a spectacular sight. Though it’s unfortunate that I didn’t have my camera with me, I made do with my iPad. What … Continue reading
Bali has long been amongst the world’s iconic vacation destinations. Though I’ve been hearing about it way before I started to travel, it never stirred any interest in me to go there. Until I read the book ‘Eat Pray Love’ … Continue reading
the unbearable lightness of being me. 