+++ APRIL +++

(pamean, pamin, pahmhen, pamen, paminta)

(Virtual Insanity: Blake Lewis : 02:01:01 PM : Thursday)

STEVE: yun na yun?

DANIEL: —grunts—

STEVE: ba’t di mo siya dinala sa mga “minibreaks” dyan sa Makati?

DANIEL: —grunts—

STEVE: tawag ng Hotel ni Paris sa Shorttime, syempre, pasossy, ganoon na ang tawag ngayon sa short time.

DANIEL: pero tutungo rin sa tunay na meaning… (grunts)

STEVE: Sa whats the GP?

DANIEL: GP?

STEVE: Game Plan…

DANIEL: Great, now you’re speaking in Initials.

STEVE: Its time-saving man, its like Day-light Saving…

DANIEL: but enough time to waste just to define them…duh…

STEVE: GP!

DANIEL: Game Plan?

STEVE: Good Point!

(When the Stars go Blue: Blake Lewis : 03:32:59 PM : Thursday)

STEVE: American Idol & sucks bigtime, Di man lang Kumasa sa Grade five at you don’t know who’s Gay , Straight or taken, Di ba Big Brother?

DANIEL: —grunts—…yes bigtime…

STEVE: Si Tetet yun ah… kaway ka dali…

DANIEL: Kaway…

STEVE: She’s Hot Pre, you didn’t that part?

DANIEL: Magastos yan pre, from head to toe, You should invest something just to keep her

STEVE: Well let me see… Big Bag by Alexander Mcqueen by Louis Vuitton, Gucci Morphed Aviator Shades, Van Der Chunky Big necklaces. That’s quite a fortune man…but dude, look at her, she’s a walking art gallery, direct from Paris.

DANIEL: and Direct from your credit card. Advice Dude, mayroon nang ganyan sa Divisoria even before makarating ang mga orig niyan sa connecting flight nila sa Bangkok.

STEVE: Now that’s latest, pero pati Philip Traecy Crazy hat she’s wearing?

DANIEL: siguro hindi, si Tessa prieto lang naman ang me angas na magsuot niyan kahit sa Libing no…

STEVE: —cough badly—

DANIEL: ok ka lang bro…

STEVE: ok lang, nasamid lang ako… —cough, cough,cough—- remind me na papansinin ko mamya yang hot chick sa elevator ha…

DANIEL: where’s the chick?

STEVE: hot chick at six o’ clock man…

DANIEL: (Sabay lingon…)

(This is my now: Blake Lewis : 04:01:11 PM : Thursday)

STEVE: Like your shirt man… reminds me of 50’s though

DANIEL: thanks, I got it somewhere, Uso nanaman pala ang Stenography art na pinauso ni Ian Hamilton Finlay

STEVE: Where did you get those facts man!

DANIEL: ala lang, nahook lang ako sa designs…speaking of Designs… asan na ang Tatoo mo?

STEVE: well like the recent Republicans, im going to be a Mormon, Mormonism is in yo… bawal ang Tatoo sabi ng chick sa bible study..

DANIEL: GOOD LORD, PLEASE SPARE HIS SOUL!!!

(Somewhere only we know : Blake Lewis : 04:02:17 PM : Thursday)

STEVE: (Talking to his LG ViewTy Camera Phone… spend five minutes and turned it off)

DANIEL: —grunts—…

STEVE: Some credit card company man, they’re forcing me to pay my debts…

DANIEL: Ingat ka dyan bro… baka makulong ka

STEVE: DontchaworryPre! Edi magloan sa ibang credit card para mabayaran ang utang, that’s the trend bro…and beside, pardon is in the air.

DANIEL: tsk.tsk. kaw kasi, masyado kang nahook sa NFL , di ka makuntento sa kakapanuod sa cable, kailangan mo pa bumili ng merchandise nila.

STEVE: That’s my weakness pre. By the way, I brought a New England Patriot Golf Caddy

DANIEL: yan ka nanaman, dude.

STEVE: but its on sale…

DANIEL: how much?

STEVE: —cough badly— 9 thousand gran? Hehehe. Not bad..

DANIEL: sale ba yun? By the way, pahiram naman ng something na pwede kong mapaglibangan, I just finished Paulo Choelo’s “Veronika Decides to Die”

STEVE: sure, punta ka sa bahay, subukan nating laruin ang Nintendo Wii ko.

DANIEL: what? How about that PSP combo? Or that Nintendo Gamecube 2 and Xbox Prenium you brought a month ago.

STEVE: nakakasawa kasi dude, my fingers are too tired doing the same thing over and over again, its time to shake this booty man..

DANIEL: gross dude…that’s so gay man…

STEVE: masyado tong CHUMORVA…

DANIEL: huh?— ikaw ba yan pre?

STEVE: hehehe, I just read it , some gay magazines…you know…exploring…

DANIEL: ok…?

STEVE: so punta ka? Pick a game, there’s Kingdom under Fire: Circkle of Doom for my Xbox, Harvey Birdman:Attorney in Law for PS2 and the freakin PSP, or just contented with the Wii Zapper?

DANIEL: wala ka bang Paraparadance paradise dyan?

STEVE: meron ako…yun ba yung parang dance revo pero damay buong katawan? Maganda exercise yun dude.

DANIEL: ok…

STEVE: so expect your booty there?

DANIEL: what? (looked at Steve anxiously then raise his shirt) does this body makes me…

STEVE: sexy? …I mean intimidating?

DANIEL: (pulled his shirt back on0 gotta go…(sabay karipas ng takbo)

STEVE: that was fast…5KM isn’t bad at all (sabay tingin sa bagong Swatch yerar of the Rat watch)

Part 3 coming up

My friend Shirien asked me to go and take some pictures with her and so we did. We ended up in Palos Verdes.

+++ JUNE part 3 +++

(Jeremy’s Motivational books are not that good at all…)

‘I would go between Nissan Rouge SUV and Audi A8 Sports car”

“ilan po ba hkayong sasakay ma’am? Pang heavy duty po ba?”

“nope, were just giving it a good smooth ride, how aboutn were eight?’

“I recommend the Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid…and the..the…Jeep Luxury SUV”

“ill pick the Hybrid one… me color red?”

“hehehehe…good thing meron..”

its so easy to make car rental reservations through the net, unlike last year, we have to walk around batanes because naubusan kami. Good thing they have their own business link sa WebKinz.com, salamat narin at me Wifi rito sa airport, I can surf and chat the net through my PDA, installed with the new Windows Mobile 6.1…

Maayos naman ang lahat hangang sa natapakan ng isang Geek ang Prada multicoloured Art Heels ko…and were not talking ordinary shoes here…

JEREMY: Ouch! You crap!

GEEK: Sorry…I’m just trying to find…

JEREMY: Stop complaining you dick!

GEEK: (and they’re calling me dick, what’;s next? Nectar balls?)

Look! I’m just trying to find WiFi signal with this shirt…

JEREMY (confused) with that shirt?

GEEK: Yes! With this shirt, look…haven’t you heard the WiFi detector shirt…

JEREMY: I heard, and I saw the color of the LED attached to that shirt were already changing (then points at the Geek)

GEEK: Matthew by the Way..

JEREMY: Jeremy…

MATTHEW: this seat…taken?

JEREMY: Nope, you may seat, but please be careful next time, baka makasira ka pa ng mamahaling heels…

MATTHEW: Those men are’nt tired of that desgn (points at his back) Shirts with One-line statements are very common…

JEREMY: Cool though…(turned off her PDA, switched her Multicolored LED lightbulb and digging her way down inside of the Halo3 Messanger Bag. Blah.Blah.Blah, pulled a book and she start to read.)

MATTHEW: The Book of the Lasts by Ian Hamilton, from last Roman Emperor up to the last Beatles number one hit… you have a good taste, bookworm… (Sniffs and laughed)

JEREMY: Do you have a problem?

MATTHEW: Motivational books aren’t good at all, sometimes it doesn’t works…

JEREMY: Do you wish people think well of you? Don’t speak well of yourself…

MATTHEW: Great! Now you’re throwing lines from Blaise Pascal…

(Ten minutes of BookWorms Fights…throwing of lines from Ralph Waldo, Immanuel kant, Eleanor Roosevelt. Hurting each others Ego with SNAPS and intimidating each other by comparing our voice recorders, his Ultra Thin Voice recorder against my Neuros OSD Linux Media recorder. What’s the latest movie we’ve watched since January of ’08…his “in the name of King” against my “taxi of the Darkside”a nd animated “Pirates who don’t do anything: VeggieTales”. We proved that quotes from the O.C. and One Three Hill are catchy, I love New York, Lincoln Heights and The Naked Trucker and T-Bone Show are good reality shows of our time… nakilala naming ang isa’t-isa b y that fight…)

Part 4 coming up

couple of decades ago, an ignition
too premature, aborted combustion

along the subliminal, that flame crept
time then unfolded but was never swept

from out of nowhere, that same spark
suddenly a light for a path that’s so dark

out of the embers, there’s ever yearning
that old fire deep within, still burning.

I wound up with a bunch of good shots from my trip to the beach. Even though the sky was gray and overcast, I was still able to find subjects which I found interesting. Some of these were close-ups of some type, and others were visualized as being Black and White images right from the start.

This picture was made with with a tripod mounted Nikon D700, with a Nikon 70-20mm f/2.8mm VR lens. I wanted to avoid any perspective problems with the tall lighthouse, so I shot it from the highest point I could find, and from a fair distance away. With the way the picture was composed, I wasn’t very concerned with the depth if field, which allowed me to use a shutter speed which would freeze any movement in the grasses. Since the sky was fairly uninteresting, I planned on having to do a little processing in the digital darkroom. This started in Adobe Lightroom, and finished with Nik’s Silver Efex.

Even after processing this image as a standard Black and White, I stiil wasn’t happy with the final appearance. The bland sky really dominated the image and was very distracting. Then I decided to use one of the antique B&W filters which are part of the Nik plugin, which I’ve used before and really liked. I thought that it really suited this image, and I felt this resulted in a nice photo being created from less than ideal conditions.

Fantastic for desktop wallpaper…

These scenes produce spectacular atmosphere and look stunning. Today, we have collected 55 truly brilliant landscapes captured by photographers that will definitely inspire you.

Here are some of my favorites:

Active Volcano

Angry Clouds

Margate

Tornados

Weather

Source

cover photo for "Lighthouse", featuring some of my pals in moment of random thoughts

[last 2007, i wrote this mini novel for a college requirement. The theme is to discuss the present trends in a creative way and also  give a glimpse of the future must haves. I ended up enjoying writing it. Even though i passed the manuscript, I kept in touch with the material. well, how about a little serving of the story?]

“Southbeach? That’s bullshit man!”, sabay lagok ng isang herbal capsule. “ang mahal ng punyetang gulay na yan di naman ako pumayat.”

Napatawa kami sa sinabi ni Chicken, Palibhasa ang utak ay nakadepende kung ano ang pinapalabas sa lifestyle channel, kung ano ang napapanuod ay yun din lang ang nakikita niyang solusyon sa kanyang matagal nang mamantikang problema.

“O, s’ya mahuhuli na tayo sa flight natin.”

“Let’s go guys.” Sagot naman ng isa at sabay-sabay naming niligpit an gaming mga PDA, cellphones at laptop at mahinahong iniwan ang Starbucks.

“Nga pala si Mouse?”

“Nauna na siya sa batanes para asikasuhin ang rerentahan nating kotse.”

Sa loob ng FX ay nalilkibutan kami ng nakakabinging katahimikan, na paminsan-minsa’y sinasabayan ng pabulong na himig galing sa aming mga earphones. Andyan ang maingay na “Hollywood Holiday” ng Love Me Butch na syang paulit-ulit na pinapakinggan ni Tiger gamit ang Schinzer headsets at MOTORAZR2

Si Tiger ang pinaka-techie sa aming barkada, palibhasa mayaman, kaya niyang magpalit ng portable DVD kada buwan, cellphone kada three weeks,at mag-uploaf ng bagong music kada araw. Tulad ng isang ordnaryong music lover sa panahon ngayon, malawak na rin ang kanya-kanyang music preferences ng barkada. Tulad ng pagkahilig ni Tiger sa mga foreign music. Pero di basta-basta foreign na galing amerika. Andyan ang Rockband na Love me Butch (LMB) ng Malaysia, MIZUE ng Japan hanggang kay Stefano Fucili ng Italy.

Ako naman ay kuntento na sa A capella music na laman ng HTC Touch phone ko, ang tinaguriang “i-phone Killer” ng 2008. Maririnig mo kung pa’no ang “this guys inlove with you” ng Kilyawan, “Kaleidoscope world” ng Akafellas at “Mr.Brightside” ng Harvard University Callbacks. Mahirap kung sa mahirap maghanap ng kinahiligan kong genre of music. Andyan ang pakikipagsapalaran ko sa internet gamit ang Limewire, Imeem, Multiply, esnips at pati CDbaby. Pero buti nalang nagpopost paminsan minsan ang paborito kong DJ ng mga PODcasts sa kanyang webpage. Kaya wala na akong problema sa paghahanap ng acapella version ng maiisipan ming kanta. Mula sa beatles hanggang sa the Killers, Orson o Panic at the Disco, you name it,mayroon akong acapella version niyan.

Si Chicken naman ay puro Dance o Club House Music ang iniindak ng kanyang eardrums, palibhasa she needs more exercise kaya puro pampaindak at pampawork-out ang laman ng kanyang I-phone. Inabangan pa naming talaga magpalit ng taon para lang makabli siya ng kanyang pinapangarap na original I-phone dito. Kaya sa sonbrang pagkasabik, diretso kami ng mall para magdownload ng mga music ng Daft-punk , Gyzkard at Sitti on Mix. Isinasayaw-sayaw niya rin paminsan-minsan ang mga gawa kong remixes.

By the way, isa akong turntablist. Isa sa mga hippest jobs sa metro. Pangatlo sa Social Yuppie Pyramid ng Makati, Pinangungunahan ng Advertising Gurus, Graphic Artists, kami, freelance writers at way back at the bottom, mga callcenter agents. Ako lang ang nakakaalam noon sa barkada at mahirap nang masakal ni Chicken, palibhasa tumaba sa pagpupuyat para lang kumita ng malaki.

+++ MARCH+++

(Hi 5 shout-out: Gumigiling nanaman sa ere si Beyonce, tapos susundan ng Reunion ng mga Spice Girls, Hot daw sila ngayong taon pero sa akin hindi… Mas in pa sina Maria Mena, pagbabalik nila Robyn at Lisa Loeb at ang bagong kanta ni Robbie Williams— screwed butterflies)

Halos isang taon mahigit nung huli kaming bumiyahe sabay-sabay papuntang Batanes. Naging ritwal na naming sabay sabay na bumalik doon hanggang sa napagdesisyunan ni Dante na roon tuluyang mamuhay kasama ang kanyang asawa. Naisip na naming nung una pa na papasok sa ganitong sitwasyon ang kaibigan naming iyon. Di ko alam kung dahil ba’yon sa “uso” ang makabuntis at mapikot o sadyang tinadhana na talaga sila.

Lumaking aktibista si Dante. Ang tanging matapang sa aming grupo. Pinaglalaban niya kung ano ang sa tingin niyang tama. At lalong lumaki ang mga litid nito nang nagkolehiyo sa Maynila, napasama sa mga grupo hanggang sa tuluyang nahubog ang isang mapagmatyag at mapag-isip na Dante.

Pero sa kung sa pagiging seryoso ang pag-uusapan, tyak magugulat ka dahil mas makulit pa ang taong yan kaysa kay Chicken at sa aming lahat. Katwiran niya, di dahil isa siyang tibak ay ganoon na dapat siya umasta. Minsan niya kaming pinagsabihan na ang pagiging uso ng isang bagay ay pautot lang ng mga negosyante, gusto lang nilang kumita, magpapakilala sila ng mga usong bagay na siya naman nating pipiliting iangkop sa kinasanayan nating kultura. Kikita sila habang tayo ay nagkakadarapa sa pagbili ng mga iyon.

Hindi niya maintindihan kung bakit tayo kumakagat sa mga bagong Jukebox phone ng VodaPhone eh halos parehas lang sila ng gamit ng MP3 player na minsan nating pinagkaguluhan. Nalilito siya kung bakit mahirap makuntento ang tao sa makabagong teknolohuya sa paligid niya habang ang mga magsasaka sa Davao ay kuntento na sa araro’t kalabaw na gamit sa kanyang pagsasaka. Natatawa lang ako sa pagdaing niya sa amin habang nagta-type ng mga CSS codes sa kanyang Apple Macbook Pro,nag-eedit ng profile ng kanyang multiply site. Depensa niya, minsan lang naman niyang dayain ang sarili kaya nilubos na niya, sabay inom ng four season coffee frap na nakalimutan na niyang naglalaman ng kapeng pinaglaanan niya ng dugo at pawis ng mga magsasakang minsan na niyang sinamahang magmartsa patunging Malakanyang. Biro ko nga sa aking sarili, di kaya sumusunod lang ito sa mga pauso ng ibang nuisance na aktibista?

Yung tipong magpapanggap na tibak, pinagsasama ang “social consciousness” at Fun X factor. Alam kong uso yan ngayon. Pinagpalit kasi ako ng chikas ko last month dahil sa “cool” daw magkaroon ng boyfriend na ganoon. (palibhasa pinaglihi sa Trojan Horse Virus, kung saan file kakapit-kapit. Tapos pagnasira ang utak, tyak iiwanan ka niya para maghahanap ng ibang masisirang hunky file tulad mo)

I’m sick ang tired narin na makakita ng mga pankista at aktibista. Parepareho silang puro itim ang shirt, EMO o “loose oasis” ang buhok at me mga black na eye liner. Naalala ko tuloy ang kapatid kong nagpapakada-EMO, di naman bagay, nagging sensitive siya sa kanyang feeling kala naman niya relevant yun sa paglakas ng piso at ganoon alang ang pagmukmuk niya pagfeeling down siya. Trip niya lagging madepress at itsurang depress. Nakakdepress dina ng itsura nila pagtumatalon sila sa ere sabay yugyog ng mga ulo sa mga kanta nila ATRYU, Underoath, sensefall at Alexis on Fire. Gustong gusto nila ang mga kantang iyon eh halos sigaw lang naman ang lyrics at akala mo me nota, mayroon pala. (minsan ko nakita ang kapatod kong magpraktis ng mga kanta nila, palibhasa acoustic guitar ang hawak, duon ko lang narinig ng klaro ang tono ng kanta. Uso daw ang magkabanda kaya nagkakadarapa siyang magpraktis para di itakwil ng barkada.)

Ano kaya nangyari sa mga bandang sumikat noon hangang nung nakaraang taon? Oo, alam kong wala nang matchbox 20 dahil nagpakaldo uli si Rob Thimas para sa sususnod niyang solo album, pero paano ang walang kamatayang “Push” at “Unwell”, o yung “wonderfull” ng Everclear, o yung “Mr Jones” ng Counting Crows. Ano ang nagyari sa kanila? Okay na sana ang mga bandang Orson, the Adventurer , Red Jumpsuit Apparatus at Greenday kaya lang malakas parin ang sigaw ng mga SCREAMO, scream plus EMO, edi SCREAMO. Ang bagong genre ng makabago at ng mga nagresurect na mga pankista (siguro tuwang-tuwa ngayon ang nag-imbento ng kasabihang “punks not dead!”)

Pero at one point, may nagustuhan rin ako sa kanilang mga kulto ni Pepe Smith at yun ang kanilang mga “Zeitgeist” sense of literature. It strongly depicts aural imagery ng kanialng emotions (Peque Gallaga) , Nakabasa ako minsan nang naligaw ako sa isang forum sa net.

Bakit nga ba?

Siguro.

Dahil masarap magkunwari na ginagamit ang utak

Dahil wala nang panahong mag-isip.

Dahil hindi mo ito kailangan.

Tulad ng siopao, masarap ang bawal.

Dahil wala nang iba pa at yan lang ang natira.

Dahil pagod na?

O minsan wala lang talagang maisip na sagot.

Baka rin kasi minsan di naman kailangan.

Dahil pangit tignan pagbigla akong gumulong sa lupa.

Baka kailangan mo nang kausapin ang dati mong kasama.

Kaya lang baka hindi niyo kaya.

Siguro dahil wala nang masabi sa isa’t-isa.

Bakit nga ba?

(excerpt from Girl Trouble by Alan Navarra)

Gumawa rina ko tulad noon at syempre, pinablish ko sa net…

Rooster: So did you like my poems I e-mailed you?

Tiger: Haven’t checked my mail yet (then placed emoticons)

Chicken: I forgot my password

(then typed her popular jargon) wasted kasi eh

Dragon: Maybe this Friday,

(pre sa totoo lang, gotta follow those chikas pare, don’t have time)

Dog: Don’t believe in the internet

(photobucket sucks!)

Rooster: (imageshack sucks bigtime!)

Mouse: Eyow…Check Ko Buwas, pwamis…buwas…

(its fun to be a mushmouth nowadays)

Cat: which account? Yahoo Mail!, G-Mail o Myspace?

++HuGz-n-Kizzez++: IV3_R3@D_TH3M… (hope you can read this…)

EmOtErAh_2008: they reveal so much about you, should place it to your Hi5 profile though.

Pig: Diba dapat petnames lang ang andito?

++HuGz-n-Kizzez++: kaya walang nag-PPM sa’yo eh…masyado kang nega..

Cat: —meow…. ^_^

Pig: PM?

EmO-tErAh_B@be: Private Message

++HuGz-n-Kizzez++: LOL …hahaha -.-

Pig: Hoy! At sino ka para murahin mo’ko?

Mouse: Ay tanga…

Tiger: Inum tayo –.

(at doon nagsimulang nabuwag ang clan naming sa chatroom, kawawang Pig, walang nag-PPM sa kanyang lalaki at walang member ang balak siyang karirin. Tsk.tsk. )

Still, pagkatapos mag-agree ang lahat na di nag-exist ang clan na iyon, ay nagkaroon parin kami ng contact ni ++HuGz-n-Kizzez++ a.k.a. Tetet. Nag-usap kami sa maraming bagay na sa text at chat lang naming kayang sabihin sa isa’t-isa. Nakapagtayo pa kami ng isa pang Clan.

Minsan ay naawa ang amang ko sa araw-araw kong pag-e-load kaya niregaluhan niya ako minsan ng 500 na load. At dahil sa naexcite sa kakaibang feeling na naibigay sa akin ng prepaid load at tila humiwalay ang aking kaluluwa sa aking katawan. Biglang nagflashback ang lahat ng alaala (yung katulad na katulad na nangyari ke Russel Crow nung tinamaan siya ngespada sa Gladiator…dami kang makikita noon sa mga tindang 30 in 1 na DVD sa Quiapo), naalala ko nung napagkamalan kong pamato ng piko ang “await-load” (tama?) hanggang sa huling kong cellphone na Motorola Douce and gabanna edition, na napilitan kong ihagis para lang di ako mahuli ng tunay kong GF sa tumatawag na ka-flirt ko that time… balik sa prepaid load, Tinawagan ko si Tetet, siya ang gusto kong paglaan ng 500 prepaid load ko, minsan lang ‘to no…

“tara inom tayo” sabi ko.

“sure…”

“sa MetroPhi na lang tayo magkita”

“sa condo mo nalang…ayaw mo?”

Laos na ang “palibhasa lalaki” days, din a uso ang pagkamanyak ni Joey Marquez na sasabayan ng paghampas sa kanya ng dyaryo ng cameraman. Chivalry na ang uso ngayon.

“sa MetroPhi nalang…” sabi ko

“Ok” sabay text ng smiley.

Pants o Shorts? Ok na siguro yung cargo shorts na ginamit ko kahapon.

T-shirt o Polo? Putek! Alang plantsadong white polo.

Giordano Black Polo nalang, me angst pero youthful parin.

Gel o Natural look para sa buhok? Tsk.tsk…

Pagnakagel, napakakintab ko naman sa Gabi..daig ko pa yung disco ball ng club.

Pag natural, mukha akong wasted. Layered pa naman ang gupit ko tsk,tsk,

Dilemma.

Mahirap talagang ambisyoning maging kamukha ni Brad Pitt sa Mr and Mrs Smith part 2 kung ang kahawig ko ay isa sa mga taga Jackass number three.

Nagkita nga kami doon. Nakaleave ako kaya di ako pinagpapawisan ng grabe tulad ni “the Kennedy Project”, isa sa mga porener na turntablist. Di ko nga alam kung bakit nauso ang dayo eh parepareho naman ang tunog “patok” na Jeepney rutang Sta. Mesa – Marikina.

“Oh Yeah…”

Umindak si Tetet sa Club mix ng Cosmic Girl ni Jamiraquai, beastie Boys.

Andoon lang ako sa isang tabi,nagmamasid,umiiwas mapagpawisan nang di mangamoy ang shorts. Nagpapakadalunod sa beer na paulit-ulit na nilalagok ni Bamboo sa TV.

Nakipag-indakan siya sa mga bading na mukhang chimi ah ah…mathuthunders naman. (some of a thousand lingo na natutunan ko sa pamamasyal naming ni Steve)

Matapos mapagod sa pag-indak ng apat na rounds ay umupo narin sa wakes si Tetet, tinawag ang Waiter at nag-order ng San Mig Light, ang aming social lubricant para sa aming rusty social skills.

Lumabas kami ng maingay na Bar, umupo sa gutter ng kalsada at nag-usap sa mga bagay-bagay.

Totoo bang guguho someday ang Mall of Asia, at

Bakit hangang alas diyes lang ang mga mall pag mayroon silang MID-night sale?

Neil Gaiman ba o J.K. Rowling parin? (Arnold Arre na me…sikat na xa eh…)

CatDog food ba pagkain nila CatDog? Eh ano naman sa nakalimutang Cow and Chicken? Paano na si naruto? Lalagpas pa ba siya ng kinse anyos? Anong alternative pag di nagkasya ang binili kong COSPLAY para sa susunod na fantasy convention….

Ano ang pinagkaiba ng IMAX theatre ng MOA , sa Digital Screening ng SM Block sa Digital Cinema mayroon ang Glorietta sa 4D theatre ng Enchanted Kingdom?

(siguro ‘ala, parehas silang nakakahilo tulad ng naramdaman ko nang minsang nastranded kami sa loop ng space shuttle. Kala ko “ssssteeegg…” ang ma-stagnant duon, mali pala ako, alang signal!… ipapadasal ko naman sa Quiapo ang pagtirik ng flying fiesta sa susunod na pagpunta ko doon…hehehe)

Paano kaya di magsasawa ang mga fans ng High School musical sa paulit-ulit nitong

paggamit ng mga tono?(makakyanan pa kaya naming dal’wa sa paglabas ng High School Musical 3? Eh sa Sequel kaya ng Grease o Music and Lyrics? “On the Land of Women” nalang sana, matutuwa pa ako, pede rin Hairspray” )

Marereformat ba ang paborito naming radio station tulad nang nangyari sa isa nung

nakaraang taon? Buti nalang nagkaroon siya agad ng barangay.

Paano na napadugo ni Inday ang aming mga ilong, paano niya nilampaso ang

mga one-liner jokes nila Milenyo, electric Fan, TV at iba pang appliances. Mababawi

pa ba ng pagka-mangmang ni ERAP ang kanyang trono sa txtvotes? Este txt jokes?

Lalo na ngayong puro trivias at short stories na ang usong I-chain text ngayon

pagnakaunli ang isang adik sa txt?)

9. anong mangyayari pagpinagsama sama naming ang mga BROTHERS and SISTERS ni

UGLY BETTY sa KID’s NATION? Magiging HEROES ba sila o magiging KUNG FU KIDS?

Paano na ang EUREKA ni BIONIC WOMAN? Di bale, anyan naman si HOUSE MD na

magtuturo ‘bout GREY’S ANATOMY, BONES at pati narin ang PSYCHE. Papatok kaya

ang PINOY IDOL sa syete? Paano na si MAU? Kelan puputi ang mga ULINGLING? 24

hours? O pagkaroon ng PRISON BREAK? Bakit nauso ang season season na yan?

dal’wa lang kaya season natin Ditto…

at ang huli…

10. ang tatlong oras na trapik sa Mendiola. Ang “Kkiam Experience” ni Jay Panti. Kung paano niya inaaply sa akin ang nabasang “He’s not into you” at “Its Complicated” parin ba ang status naming dal’wa sa Friendster ngayong kami na? Gusto ba naman niyang ipaalam sa buong madlang people na kami na? Kami na nga ba? O Fling lang? Tulad ng mga nakukuha ngayon sa mga Speed dates sa Glorietta. (oo tayo na…) kami. (I-flickr mo pa mga picture natin, I-blog mo pa mga karanasang ito. I-youtube mo pa mga videos natin…oo tayo na…)

“lipat tayo sa inyo?”

“sa amin?’

“oo— nga pala..”

“ano?’

“Sensation ha—wag frenzy banana…”

natahimik ako bigla. Tila andyan si Sadako sa aking tabi. Para akong si nakaupong machong lalaki na nagtutulug-tulugan sa masikip na MRT, para di Makita ang mga nakatayong chikas sa aking harapan, ayaw magpa-upo at malayo pa ang istasyon na aking babaan. Mas maganda nang manahimik… “practicality, next to Chivalry” ang drama naming mga lalaki. Ayaw ko sumunod sa uso na nakakabuntis nang bata pa. (bata pa po ako kahit sa age kong 23.)

Part 2 coming up

ang muling pagbukas ng pintuan ng buhay sa kinabukasan
ay parang ilog na dumadaloy sa kalakhan ng karagatan

itong bagong yugto may katapat na mga bagong hangarin
tunay na kaligayahan tanging pangarap na magiging akin

at sa pag-iisa magugunita ang ilang dekadang paglalakbay
sa isang sulyap abot-tanaw na ang hantungan nitong buhay

tanging panalangin ko’y umabot man lang sa kinaumagahan
ang bagong sikat ng bagong araw ang syang nais kong masilayan.

… not to mention late.  I was making promises for this release that I didn’t keep.  I was hoping to finish some other functions, but for now all I was able to do was complete PVector.  Hence, the name of this new post being “flimsy”.  Basically, I was stuck and I didn’t follow through on Dave’s teachings “to trudge through these times”.  I could’ve kept going and found some other functions to work on, but instead I just stopped working.  This can be seen by the fact that I haven’t made a blog post in almost a month.  Well, enough about berating myself over the past.  What’s important is learning from it and using it in the future; which I will do by getting a head start on my 0.3 release.  I pushed back my camera releases to get a better handle on it and the fact that there was no easy way to test 3d features before the 0.2 release.  This was all thanks to Andor and his work.  I’ll be looking at a whole bunch of 3D functions for 0.3 and hopefully I can follow through this time.

Now for PVector… reinvented!

That’s right, it’s brand spanking new!  The images above are examples of Processing PVector along with it’s JS Counterpart.  If you wish to see the new PVector, click here.  And just so you can compare the two, click here for the old PVector.  I was also actually stuck on a problem for PVector.  It was solved the Monday/Tuesday of the 0.2 release week.  I was able to finally sit down and talk to Al (aka F1LT3R).  He was able to show me the way to get myself unstuck from my problem.

Let me, first, describe to you what was happening.  We’ll focus on the add() method of PVector.  Here’s a copy of the old PVector add method below:

p.PVector.prototype.add = function add(){

	if (arguments.length == 3){
		this.x += arguments[0];
		this.y += arguments[1];
		this.z += arguments[2];
	}
	else if (arguments.length == 1){
		this.x += arguments[0].x;
		this.y += arguments[0].y;
		this.z += arguments[0].z;
	}
	else if (arguments.length == 2){
        var a = arguments;
        return new p.PVector( a[0].x + a[1].x,
                              a[0].y + a[1].y,
                              a[0].z + a[1].z );

	}
};

Now, above is a depiction of handling the three different uses of the add method; which can be found here.  The problem I was having was the prototyping function within Javascript’s objects.  I was using prototype to link this method in a clean way to the original object.  Now, the problem occurs when using PVector.add(v1, v2).  The method simply doesn’t exist due to the nature of prototyping.  To be able to use it that way, I’d have to type PVector.prototype.add(v1, v2); which is definitely a problem because this is a port of an existing application.  The number one rule of “ports” is to make it functional in the same way as the original.

Now you would think it’d be easily solvable by removing prototype, but another problem occurs due to the breaking of another object operator called “this”.  Removing prototype breaks the link to the original object, which in turn, breaks the functionality.  It wasn’t an easy problem to solve but Al, with his JS prowess, showed me a way to make PVector a wrapper and be able to use the functional language properly.

function PVectorAdd(){
    var a = arguments;
    return p.PVector( a[0].x + a[1].x, a[0].y + a[1].y, a[0].z + a[1].z );
}

function vectorStuff(){
    arguments = arguments[0];
    this.x = arguments[ 0 ] || 0;
    this.y = arguments[ 1 ] || 0;
    this.z = arguments[ 2 ] || 0;

    this.add = function(){
        if (arguments.length == 3){
            this.x += arguments[0];
            this.y += arguments[1];
            this.z += arguments[2];
        }
        else if (arguments.length == 1){
            this.x += arguments[0].x;
            this.y += arguments[0].y;
            this.z += arguments[0].z;
        }
    };
}

p.PVector = function PVector(){
      return new vectorStuff( arguments );
}

p.PVector.add = PVectorAdd;

I realized that there was room for redundancy removal and that specific calls went through specifically to how the method was used and split some of the code.  It might be a little less cleaner looking but the necessary checks are removed and I feel it’s cleaner overall.

The following link are the tests for PVector working properly (feel free to go through them all):  click here!

Also, I’m willing to give contrib credit to anyone in the class wanting to test the object extensively and give me some feedback!  Just leave a post!

sa pagdaan ng mga araw ay tila di na
maikukubli
damdaming ito’y di na kaya ng lubos na
pagkukunwari

pagkakataon nga lang ba o guhit nga ng
tadhana
isang malaking palaisipan na tunay na
nakakabalisa

at habang dito’t naghihintay ng takdang
panahon
ngayo’y tiyak na lulusob ulit sa muling
pagkakataon.

’sing tamis ng sumisikat na araw sa bukang-liwayway
itong pagibig lang ang aking tanging kaagapay
parang mga paro-paro na na-aakit sa halimuyak
sa limang libong rosas, bagamat isang natatanging bulaklak

ngunit ang lahat ay di nagsimula sa isang kisapmata
sa pagdaloy ng panahon lalong kumikislap parang isang tala
marahil sa kasalukuyan ay di pa napapasa-akin
sa kinabukasan malalaman ang tunay na adhikain

‘wariy isang saranggola sa malakas na hangin wumagayway
umulan man at bumagyo lumalakas lalo ang hanay
mga alaala lang ng mga nagdaan ang nakakapaligaya
kahit nahihirapan at lahat lumalaban pa rin sa tuwina.

a love so unconditional as it can ever be
a grandma and a mom, that’s what is she

always got my back since that very first day
through the years and beyond, she will always stay

to be more exposed early in life, she set me free
though i wanna be with her always, it just can’t be

her courage and inner strength, i wanna replicate
her simplicity in all things, i wanna emulate

i love her and i will always be
will bleed for her anytime, whatever it will be.

A wonderful little weekend trip when staying in and around Sydney  is to take a drive down the South Coast from Sydney. You head out from Sydney towards Wollongong and keep going down from there. This can be a great little one day trip down to Nowra and Jervis Bay or you can keep on going and spend the night in some of the many beautiful towns along the way.

Here is my advice for a nice 3 day trip spending 1 night in Stanwell Tops or Berry and 1 night in Jervis Bay area.

The drive itself from Sydney down our Southern Coastline is stunning. Taking the coastal road via Stanwell Tops is a great start and if you are taking it slowly then spend the morning at SYMBIO WILDLIFE GARDENS. Symbio is fantastic as it has Australia’s most loved Native Animals and you can get right up close and personal with them, cuddling a Koala and feeding a Kangaroo. You can then squeeze in an afternoon of Hang gliding from Stanwell Tops down to the beach at Stanwell Park below, or simply grab an ice cream and watch others give it a go.

SYMBIO ANIMAL PARK: http://www.symbiozoo.com.au/

HANG GLIDING:http://www.hangglideoz.com.au/

Next stop is Kiama. First driving past the gorgeous Bombo beach and through some terrific countryside and catching a glimpse of Australia’s diverse natural environments. Kiama has some great little restaurants and cafes by the sea where you can relax and watch the Pelicans soar in. A visit to the Terrace shops for cute gifts and some old fashioned lollies is a must. Before you head on, take a drive up to the blow hole and Lighthouse on the point- this is always a great thrill for tourists and something that is never boring.

KIAMA: http://www.kiama.com.au/pages/welcome/

Back in the car and its back to the views of the countryside and winding coastal roads with the ever changing scenery to the right at all times. This drive can be done all in one day or take your time and enjoy the little towns along the way. Berry is the perfect place to put up your feet and rest for the night. Whether it’s camping near the 7 mile beach, keeping it cosy in a little B& B or pulling up to a caravan park, you will find all sorts of accommodation here. Great antique shops, boutique fashion stores and homely food will keep you busy when wandering around this lovely little town. The opal store and Chocolate Factory are two of the best attractions, so make sure you’ve got some cash on you.

BERRY: http://www.southcoast.com.au/berry/

The drive then continues down quite straight towards Nowra from here. You will reach the Shoalhaven area and pass many fruit picking spots and vineyards (depending on the season) as well as little beach suburbs. I would suggest renting a house for a night in Collalla Bay, a little further then Nowra or continuing closer to Jervis Bay, Huskisson or Vincentia. Huskisson offers wonderful fishing spots and great whale and dolphin watching cruises. Jervis Bay Caravan Park puts you right out there in the middle of nature with Kangaroos bounding up to your cabin door and always stopping by for a pet. Nearby is also the Valhalla Horse Riding Centre which will take guests through the bush on 1-3 hour guided tours. A brilliant way to see Australia’s Natural beauty.

Valhalla Horse Riding: http://www.valhallahorseriding.com.au

Stop by Nowra’s Information Centre or Visit the Website to get all the hot tips on the Shoalhaven area: http://us.sydney.com/town/Nowra/Shoalhaven_Visitor_Information_Centre_Nowra/info.aspx

So whether it’s a one day trip or a three day trip, there are plenty of options of great things to do and see all along this beautiful coastal path. You can zip straight back after your weekend in 3 hours or again take it slowly with lots of nice stops along the way.

Please see here for a map of the route:

http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&tab=wl&q=sydney%20-%20nowra

Second in my series of people photography!!  Now, I know I said that the Mexico series was done with, but, surprise!  More Puerto Morelos pics!  Were these strategically saved for this series or did I just forget to put them with the other series?  You’ll never know.  Anyhoo, its fun to photograph kids doing their kid-ly things.  They always seem so completely absorbed in what they are doing and bring such a fun, carefree-because-they-don’t-have-bills-to-pay  feeling to the photo.  I find that looking at pictures like this always makes me remember how much I liked to do (blank) when I was (blank) years old, long before medical school sort of owned my soul.   

So, this boy and girl were playing in the sand on the shore by the Puerto Morelos pier in Puerto Morelos, Mexico.  They are in front of the original lighthouse that was transformed into the Leaning Lighthouse of Puerto by Hurricane Wilma.  Since it’s more or less non-functional now, there is a new lighthouse a bit further back from the shore.  It is much taller and, personally, if I were a sailor, I’d be glad Wilma killed the old short lighthouse so that I could guide myself home with the more modern upgraded model.

The photo was taken with the Canon Powershot G7.  I used Adobe Photoshop CS3 to adjust the contrast a bit and to bring out the slightly sepia tones in the picture to help create a more nostalgic feel and to highlight the angle of the sun.

A Swedish sailor, known as “Diamond Head Charlie” raised his daughter alone here–his Hawaiian wife had died four months after childbirth. He served at the station for thirty years, until his death in 1907.

Point Reyes is an amazing preserved part of the California coastline that is just like a little bit of the Irish Coast.

But this is not Ireland. This is the Point Reyes Seashore, a couple walking along the road an awe-inspiring landscape that brings together the land and the sea in a concoction sure to stimulate the senses. Broad, sweeping, rolling hills of green work their way to the craggy cliffs that signal the beginning of the Pacific Ocean. Best of all, this area is relatively untouched by man. Altogether there are 125 miles of trails and most times you won’t be bothered by droves of other tourists.

A weekend away and a world apart might be a good way to summarize a getaway to the Pointe Reyes Seashore, a startling contrast with the metropolitan area that is so close to the south. In fact, once you cross the Golden Gate Bridge, or perhaps the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge coming from the East Bay area, there is a definite line of demarcation between city and country. Oh, there are cities up here all right — but it’s obvious this part of the Bay area was built up by people who wanted to leave the bustle of the city behind them when they retreated from a demanding day at the office.

One of the scenic ways to reach the Point Reyes Seashore is to cross on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge and turn off on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, a slow, meandering two-lane road that weaves in between the forested hills and mountains of Marin County and other locales north of San Francisco. Once we exited onto Sir Francis Drake, we passed a bay full of ferryboats waiting to return to the city to bring commuters home for the evening. Then the road took us deeper into forests that we never realized were there.

Check out San Anselmo for antiques, with more antique stores for a small town than just about any other place in California. More than 130 antique dealers are tucked into just a few blocks of this inviting small town where tree-lined streets and historic architecture suggest a quiet, simple life enhanced by the natural beauty of the forested hills and many nearby vistas.

A little further up the road is the Samuel P. Taylor State Park with its 2,700 acres of redwood forests and grassland. It’s a quiet place to stop a boat lying on its side on landor a picnic. Enjoy the sounds of the babbling brook, the wind gently rustling the trees and the scenic splendor that made this the first park in California that was set aside specifically for city people to go visit.

Just about an hour’s drive from the San Francisco Bay, we reached our base of operations while in the Point Reyes area — the Point Reyes Seashore Lodge. While not actually on the seashore — there are no lodgings on this part of the coast — this comfortable country inn is located very close to the action. The Seashore area’s Bear Valley Visitor Center is just a two-minute drive from the lodge, and the town of Point Reyes is only a little bit farther.

Even without the seashore nearby, the Point Reyes Seashore Lodge is an enchanting retreat of its own with its unique architecture — kind of a cross between a Cape Cod mansion and a modern hunting lodge — and its peaceful grounds. The lodge is located in the tiny town of Olema, where Sir Francis Drake meets Coastal Highway 1. There are a couple of restaurants in town and not much else, but our suite at the lodge offered a warm fire, plenty of reading materials and a gorgeous view from our balcony overlooking the lawns, walkways and streams that are all part of the inn’s two-acre backyard.

After settling in, we took one look at the sunny weather and decided it was time to quickly make our way out to the far reaches of the Point Reyes Seashore — about a 45-minute drive from the inn — where we wanted to visit the famed Point Reyes Lighthouse. Weather in this part of California is a little tricky. Fog can come at any time of the year, although the tendency in winter is for it to be foggy in the interior, yet clear out on the coastline. In summer, that often is reversed.

During our winter visit, we enjoyed clear views all the way out to the Seashore as we drove along the “Irish” countryside, making our way ever closer to the spectacular cliffs leading to the sea. Along the two-lane country road, Point Reyes Lighthouse encountered several historic dairy farms that the National Park Service is allowing operators to maintain. Fascinating to us were the numbers of deer we were encountering throughout the area — not just a deer or two, but clusters of them and all pretty tame.

Along the way to the lighthouse, we saw several signs for roads leading to the park’s many beaches. We took a little side trip down to Drake’s Beach where it is surprising to see, on this pristine beach, a National Park Service restaurant. This and other Point Reyes beaches are wilderness beaches that seem to put you in tune with Nature. An airplane could have you in San Francisco in 10 minutes — but this felt like the other side of the world.

At the end of the road was the lighthouse, an easy—if slightly uphill—15-minute walk from where vehicles are parked. The lighthouse is way out on a cliff and, just beyond, there are miles and miles of open sea. From the Lighthouse Visitor Center it is a 308-step walk down to the lighthouse — which is also 308 steps back up. Many visitors are content to enjoy the views from the observation area. On the day we were there, those views included several migrating whales that are easily visible with binoculars.

Near the lighthouse are several trails that take you out to breathtaking ledges where there the powerful sea washes onto the rocky coastline hundreds of feet below.

After a fair amount of exploring, we next drove our way back to the Bear Valley Visitor Center to get some maps and information for further exploration of the preserve. It soon became obvious that our quick overnight trip to Point Reyes would only scratch the surface of the natural attractions in this area. In the north part of the preserve, for example, you can find herds of elk. Or you can take a short walk from the Visitor Center up to Kule Loklo, a replica of a Coast Miwok Indian Village.

We took a little hike from the Visitor Center along the Earthquake Trail, where the path follows the San Andreas fault line. It’s incredible when you see just how much the ground moved during the 1906 earthquake — the two sections now are 20 feet apart.

AT A GLANCE

WHERE: Point Reyes National Seashore is just an hour’s drive north of the San Francisco Bay area. It’s easy to include in any Northern California vacation itinerary.

WHAT: The park is an expansive area that, for the most part, has been left untouched by man and offers a close-up look at the rugged natural beauty of the California coastline.

WHEN: Year-round. Temperatures in the area are moderate, although fog can develop. Always check for travel deals and vacation packages during the shoulder seasons. Last minute travel deals are sometimes possible, depending upon the lodging operator.

WHY: The park provides easy access to a wide variety of trails and natural attractions sure to appeal to visitors of all ages. There are other attractions not too far away: Drive inland a ways and you’ll start to come across several California wineries. Even the big city’s not far away with San Francisco just an hour’s drive. If you’re looking for variety, this is a great place to go for your Northern California vacation.

HOW: For more information on Point Reyes National Seashore, go to www.nps.gov/pore/. For more information on Point Reyes Seashore Lodge, phone (415) 663-9000 or visit www.pointreyesseashore.com.

Lite bilder från morgonens Great Ethiopian Run och grabbarnas “demonstration” som fick en hel del uppskattning efter vägen!

Ninth Session (12 page pdf)  – Intrigue and staff meetings reign in our Alternity-based campaign aboard the Lighthouse space station as all the characters madly follow their own personal paths to power.  Little space monkeys infest the station, the station AI gets a little bent, and sneaky teleporting space Nazis visit the captain.  Some of the characters get ready to mess with some Thuldans, while Ten-Zil Kem pretty much concentrates on the chick from Bluefall.

This campaign was enjoyable, pretty much a freeform roleplaying riff by all the characters – we each played both of our characters this time.  There were some plot hooks – Thuldan arms, space monkeys, the station AI fritzing – but really we just kicked stuff back and forth, introducing new complications as much as we could.  I find this session summary hilarious, it captures the command staff banter, the places Ten-Zil found to bang Angela, the many annoyances our too-proactive station AI inflicts upon us, poor St. Cloud’s assignment as Animal Control Officer…

Personally I was happy; Markus walked away with a briefcase with 100k Concord dollars as commission from the illegal cyber deal, and Captain Takashi got to have his staff meeting.  Everyone gets what they want.

I’m sure next time it’ll be a killfest again but this was a great change of pace.

“Vad tycker ni vi ska skriva?” frågade vi när vi skulle göra banderollerna och skriva budskapen för morgondagen.
Det tog inte en sekund förrän en av grabbarna rabblade ramsan som sitter skriven med stora feta bokstäver i samlingssalen i Lighthouse:
Ni kan förändra Etiopien! (“Ni” är riktat till grabbarna)

Och det är där ni har vårt “riktiga” jobb.
Att inspirera andra att agera.

Vi pekar på hur mycket jobb det finns och hur mycket de kan göra. (Eller på svenska: ger dem en spark i baken) och sedan är det upp till dem att sätta i gång.

Som alla de fina läkare och sköterskor som vi har på “vår” klinik. De gör allt jobb egentligen, med våra sjuklingar. Tar hand om dem på bästa sätt och bryr sig verkligen om dem. Det enda vi gör är att vi betalar räkningen. Numera är de stolta över att få vara delaktiga och behandlar gatukillar som om de vore helt vanliga människor. (Ett exempel är att vi inte fått ett endaste klagomål från gatukillarna att de inte blir tagna på allvar när de går dit, vilket annars hör till vanligheterna.)

Och det är lönen vi får. Att få se andra kliva fram och ta ansvar, bli delaktiga och ge vidare.

Eller alla de gånger vi mött (för oss okända) människor som sett oss ute på gatan nångång. Och som börjat tänka och sedan insett att “om de kommer hit och bryr sig om de på gatan, så borde jag också göra det”.

Ringar på vattnet.

Så tänk er om tjugo år. Två inspirerar fyra som inspirerar åtta som inspirerar sexton som…

Det handlar bara om att kasta iväg en liten snöboll så startar lavinen.

Imorgon är det dags för årets Great Ethiopian Run som brukar locka en sådär 30 000 människor att springa runt Addis. För första gången i världshistorien ska vi vara med också. Dock inte som riktiga löpare utan som demonstrant-tanter. Grabbarna i Lighthouse har nämligen kommit med idén att man skulle göra lite “reklam” för gatubarn och livet på gatan under denna tillställning. För att öka medvetenheten hos människor och ändra den rådande synen.

Så idag har vi hjälpts åt och skrivit banderoller, fixat t-shirts och ordnat så att imorgon kommer alla att kunna läsa saker som “Fiqir yashenefal” (Kärleken segrar) “Gudana le menoriya sayhon le menged” (Gator ska inte vara bostäder utan vägar). Och vårt bidrag: yegudana lidjotch Ethiopian mäläwät yitchilalu!! Vilket inte betyder något mindre än att Gatubarn kan förändra Etiopien.

Och bara det, att grabbarna själva kommit med idén är väl ett bevis för det?!

Dawn at Seaburn

This week’s well deserved pick from those submitted by the members of Curly’s Corner Shop Message Board is this wonderful early morning shot taken just down the road from South Shields. It was taken by South Shields Man Brian Riley, and I think it’s a wonderful local shot to show the world.

Camera info: NIkon D90, 18mm lens, 1/30 second, f16, iso 100

See South Shields Daily Pictures for my latest works.

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not my only favorite and i can never part
undoubtedly, this soul’s closest to my heart

though not perfect, she has some flaw
but the beauty of emotions, in her i saw

a slow burner, that’s what she is
always overshadowed by the other sis

after a while, gift goes into bloom, though
her beauty and talent now shining through

will always be there no matter what will be
coz that’s what it really is to me

my pride, my blood and my legacy.

Welcome to my blog. My aim is to blog about lighthouses mainly, but also anything else that grabs me. As I live in the UK, lighthouses from here will be my main focus, but I am interested in all lighthouses from all over the world.

I hope you enjoy your visit and also that you enjoy looking at my pictures.

Cheers

Chris

(C) Chris Edwards 2009