Ang Manlalakbay

Do You Know Where You're Going To?

2009-03-24T14:09:00.002+08:00

Heroes

2008-03-03T00:43:00.004+08:00

Untitled 2

2008-03-03T00:27:00.003+08:00

Untitled 1

2008-03-02T23:13:00.005+08:00

Hope

2008-02-28T00:27:00.003+08:00

Downtown

2008-02-27T23:06:00.004+08:00

Garden Flowers

2008-02-27T00:06:00.002+08:00

Rust

2008-02-23T03:21:00.002+08:00

The Calm Before the Race

2008-02-23T02:59:00.005+08:00

Batangas Beach

2008-02-23T02:46:00.002+08:00

A Friend's Wedding

2008-02-23T02:16:00.006+08:00

Bird No. 1

2008-02-18T23:57:00.003+08:00

Tagaytay

Vanishing Trade

2008-02-18T23:39:00.001+08:00

Binondo, Manila

Prayers

2008-02-18T23:25:00.002+08:00

Hong Kong Temple

Tradition through the years

2008-02-18T23:09:00.006+08:00

Hong Kong

Manila

Tropical Cool

2008-02-18T22:53:00.002+08:00

Bukidnon

Red Capis

2006-08-03T14:54:00.000+08:00

Flower No. 1

2006-08-03T14:49:00.001+08:00

Bulacan

Greater love has no man than this...

2006-06-27T15:44:00.000+08:00

Libingan ng Mga Bayani

...that a man lay down his life for his friends.

We celebrate our country's independence day every June 12th and we remember those who died for the cause of freedom. And all we have to remember them by is a cross. Each cross represents a life that was ransomed to realize the freedom that we enjoy today.

It made me realize that the men and women symbolized by each cross were not the first to offer their lives for us. Someone first offered His life for us two thousands years ago so that we might also be free today. And in the same way, we are reminded by this ultimate sacrifice through His cross. May it not remain just a memory but a living reminder of the greatest love ever known.

Sunrise

2006-06-14T14:10:00.001+08:00

San Juan, Batangas

Boats out of water

2006-05-31T13:50:00.000+08:00

There's a time to rest

2006-05-29T14:12:00.000+08:00

The door can only be opened from within

2006-05-19T14:46:00.000+08:00

We all have doors to our innermost beings, to our souls, to our hearts. And no matter how someone may try to come in, that door can only be opened from within.

Water

2006-05-18T09:48:00.000+08:00

Dusk

2006-05-18T09:09:00.000+08:00

Clouds

2006-05-18T09:06:00.000+08:00

Dawn

2006-05-17T17:05:00.000+08:00

Leap of Faith... Wanna try?

2006-05-12T17:48:00.000+08:00

There's a time to laugh...

2006-05-12T17:44:00.000+08:00

Collective Hope

2006-05-12T17:41:00.000+08:00

The Navigator

2006-05-12T17:37:00.000+08:00

Who's your navigator?

Deer Farm

2006-05-12T17:34:00.000+08:00

At the Deer Farm, the only person you could be with is with someone dear. ;)

Earth, Wind and Fire

2006-02-20T08:53:00.000+08:00

The recently held 10th International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in Clark Field gave me and my wife another excuse to head out of the city to enjoy our beautiful countryside. Because of the relatively warm climate in this country, hot air balloons can only fly very early in the morning or late in the afternoon when air temparatures are still relatively low. The timing couldn't be better as it gave us the opportunity to enjoy the idyllic sunrise and sunset - scenes that we often take for granted or miss altogether because of our daily mundane preoccupations.

And so there we were - watching each balloon get fired up little by little as the air within it began to rise. As the balloons rose, so did the sun, as it peered from behind the mountains that formed a perfect backdrop to the entire scene. You felt the cool (and fresh!) morning breeze blowing ever so gently. Until one by one, you could see the balloons float and sail towards the sun, flying where the winds would take them until they disappeared into tiny little dots.

Watching the balloons in their age-old simplicity - a wicker basket with a couple of passengers relying on the wind and the fire fueled by their little gas tanks - with no fancy electronics or gadgetry (save, perhaps, for some navigation device); one is reminded that it is truly in the simple and the basic that one can find some of life's greatest pleasures. And as I was told, since the balloons move with the wind, the passengers feel absolutely no wind, except for brief periods during the flight when the balloon climbs or descends into air currents of different direction or speed. What a peaceful feeling it must be: moving at the speed of the wind, yet experiencing calm and not getting ruffled by the air. Riding with the wind (and not against it), the flight is relaxing and breathtaking as one gets to enjoy the beauty of the mountains, the trees, the sun and the sky all around. No need for an inflight-movie or a depressing newspaper to pass your time. Just plain old nature - beautiful as God created and intended it to be.

The balloons would descend later on and you could see in the faces of its passengers a smile that could only come from experiencing a joy and a pleasure so simple and pure - riding the wind and basking in the beauty of nature.

Simple things. Simple joys. Simple life.

My Co-Traveller

2006-02-16T10:02:00.000+08:00

I was not meant to make this journey all by myself. I thank God for the blessing that is my wife - my companion, my friend, and my love. We have vowed to take this journey together and I look forward to sharing life's adventures with her. May the Lord continue to be the Light in our path.

Fly Like a Bird

2006-02-15T16:09:00.000+08:00

Everyday People

2006-02-01T16:10:00.000+08:00

A rather common scene that we see everday. Faces that we merely pass through as we go about our day. Yet, behind each face is a life story - waiting to be told. A life - waiting to be touched.

Sail On

2006-01-31T15:45:00.000+08:00

Put your boat out just a little.

Sail out to deeper water and go fishing.

Light and Shadows

2006-01-25T12:00:00.000+08:00

Commercial break

2006-01-20T08:49:00.000+08:00

I took photos of the 2005 SEA Games held here in Manila last December and fortunately one of my shots got chosen for an ad of Globe Telecom.

Ad came out in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on January 14 and 19, 2006.

Take a Walk

2006-01-19T16:36:00.000+08:00

Why run, when you can walk?

Your Road

2006-01-19T08:12:00.000+08:00

What do you see?

"As I progressed further with my project, it became obvious that it was really unimportant where I chose to photograph. The particular place simply provided an excuse to produce work. You can only see what you are ready to see -- what mirrors your mind at a particular time." -George Tice

My first post

2006-01-18T15:19:00.000+08:00

Alright. So, I finally decided to blog. I'm not really sure why. Maybe it's because my friend, Chris Rayala, asked me to be a contributor to his Blog, which meant that I should register and set up a profile. And as I was doing just that, there it was; a blue button as if beckoning me: "Create A Blog." Something in me tugged. Maybe it was time to share a little bit of myself to the world. I don't really know how far along this blog will go, but I invite you to join me as I take this journey.

Makisabay sa paglalakbay ng manlalakbay.