tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88044280187730378132024-03-05T18:36:25.676+08:00Life in Manila... and elsewhereI do it for the joy it brings
Because I’m a joyful girl
Because the world owes us nothing
But we owe each other the worldmiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407679237297934420noreply@blogger.comBlogger204125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804428018773037813.post-35898894672458792702010-11-04T18:33:00.000+08:002010-11-04T18:33:01.091+08:00Operation Smile - Philippines<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=DSC_0816-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/DSC_0816-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The wards in the hospital where the missions are held are designed to be really kid friendly. They have posters of cartoon characters, coloring books, toys, even DVDs! <div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=DSC_0832-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/DSC_0832-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Some of the wonderful staff who help during the missions FOR FREE. I think Operation Smile is as much about the volunteers as it is about the children whose lives are changed forever because of this non-profit organization.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=DSC_0797-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/DSC_0797-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Smile!</div>miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407679237297934420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804428018773037813.post-26075340326428553502010-11-03T17:44:00.000+08:002010-11-03T17:44:01.051+08:00Operation Smile - Philippines<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=DSC_0812.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/DSC_0812.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I was fortunate enough to be able to go to an Operation Smile mission here in the Philippines. Operation Smile is an international non-profit organization that focuses on providing free reconstructive surgery to children (and adults) with facial disorders such as cleft lips and palates.<div><br /></div><div>Stay tuned for more pics tomorrow! </div>miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407679237297934420noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804428018773037813.post-41789014332384703992010-11-02T17:35:00.001+08:002010-11-02T17:35:00.318+08:00There's the grub!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=IMG_68652.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/IMG_68652.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This dish is actually more appetizing than it looks.<i> Sisig</i> is a favorite Filipino dish made out of parts of a pig's head and liver and seasoned with chilli or <i>calamansi,</i> which are like little lime fruits. It's fantastic, especially with a cold beer. <div><br /></div>miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407679237297934420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804428018773037813.post-25556452887439658002010-11-01T17:07:00.004+08:002010-11-01T17:18:02.126+08:00THEME DAY: PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=DSC_10482.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/DSC_10482.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is a replica of our iconic Jeepney, as seen at the Manila Ocean Park. Why oh why there are ginormous cockroaches on top of it, I have absolutely no idea. <div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.citydailyphoto.com/portal/themes_archive.php?tid=51">Click here to view thumbnails for all participants</a></span></div>miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407679237297934420noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804428018773037813.post-54042008285747094412010-10-31T22:51:00.002+08:002010-10-31T22:55:04.655+08:00Nightscape<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=IMG_74662.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/IMG_74662.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">"I often think the night is more alive, and more richly colored, than the day." - Vincent Van Gogh</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Indeed. </div>miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407679237297934420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804428018773037813.post-15171800097003998592010-10-26T21:19:00.004+08:002010-10-26T21:46:26.930+08:00Drive Safely Powh!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=IMG_7461.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/IMG_7461.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div>How do I even begin to explain the concept of Jejemon that is currently terrorizing Manila? Let's see. Jejemon is a culture, a lifestyle confined to certain social brackets. It is derived from the phrase "jeje" which is a Frankensteined term for "hehe" (as in "Yes I admit I have a Justin Bieber CD, hehe!") + the word phenomeNON. Hence, Jejemon. It refers to a way of speaking but it is so encompassing a concept that it refers practically to a whole way of being. <div><br /></div><div>In the jejemon culture, certain words have a way of evolving. Words like "hehe" mutates into the word "jeje", or "hello" into "eow!" and other such monstrosities. Jejemon must have started through texting. Manila is the texting capital of the world after all. So a simple "Kamusta ka na?" which is Filipino for "How are you?" becomes "mUztah na U?" with matching mix of small and large letters. The word "po" which is a respectful term in the Filipino language, becomes "PoWh." (See example above) It's a tragic concoction of awful spelling, terrible grammar and horrendous usage of both the English and Filipino language. </div><div><br /><div><div><div><br /></div><div>It must be very confusing for my non-Filipino friends, but let me go on.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is the simplest way I know how to explain the jejemon culture: no self-respecting Filipino will want to be called a jejemon. Trust me. </div></div></div></div>miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407679237297934420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804428018773037813.post-82242419753930725272010-10-21T23:21:00.003+08:002010-10-21T23:25:42.909+08:00My future neighborhood<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=IMG_62763.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/IMG_62763.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Central Business District, where I work, is about an hour away from where I live. Forty minutes if I'm lucky, and twenty if I'm super lucky. Most days I wonder why I chose to work here, when the commute is a nightmare, but some days, I think it's not so bad. It's actually pretty. I can jog, everything's accessible, and it's relatively cleaner compared to other places. Which is why I'm moving in one of the residential places around here (har har). More on that in the coming weeks! <div><br /></div>miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407679237297934420noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804428018773037813.post-86840181661845102452010-10-20T23:50:00.002+08:002010-10-20T23:52:14.201+08:00I think I shall never see<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=IMG_72322.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/IMG_72322.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div>.... a poem as lovely as a tree. Trees by Joyce Kilmer is one of the first poems I learned in school. I bet these kids in this school courtyard have heard of it, too.<div><br /></div>miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407679237297934420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804428018773037813.post-79305540696578357042010-10-16T18:30:00.002+08:002010-10-16T18:44:41.638+08:00Fancy that<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=IMG_74492.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/IMG_74492.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here we are at the food court of Greenbelt, a mall at the Central Business District. Greenbelt got the Urban Land Institute's Award of Excellence, considered the "Oscars" in the real estate industry, for its design, innovation, and responsible land use. The other 2010 Awardees were Dragon Lake bridge Park in China, Newton Suites in Singapore, Rouse Hill Town Center in Australia and The Southern ridges in Singapore. Yay for Manila!</div><div><br /></div>miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407679237297934420noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804428018773037813.post-105377518433779702010-10-14T22:38:00.003+08:002010-10-14T22:41:30.632+08:00Dusk<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=IMG_7318.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/IMG_7318.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Sorry I've been remiss in my blogging lately. I am moving houses! I can't wait to show you photos of my new neighborhood when I finally move in. In the meantime, here's a photo of the dark, menacing Manila sky.miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407679237297934420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804428018773037813.post-84261607638316113212010-10-10T21:24:00.002+08:002010-10-10T21:34:42.168+08:00Jeepney<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=IMG_73002.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/IMG_73002.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I took this photo of the jeepney on the way to work. The driver was swerving like crazy. I should really call that number posted on the "How's my Driving?" notice (on the right side) and tell the jeepney operator precisely what I think of the driver's driving. </div>miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407679237297934420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804428018773037813.post-88275961180649168082010-10-09T15:56:00.002+08:002010-10-09T16:00:27.317+08:00Pretty<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=DSC_07855.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/DSC_07855.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I don't know what this is called. Sea anemone? Anyhow I thought it was pretty when I saw it at the Manila Ocean Park. I hope you're having a good weekend folks!miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407679237297934420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804428018773037813.post-23096208716096733562010-10-08T16:00:00.003+08:002010-10-08T16:43:28.916+08:00Under the Cebu sky<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=DSC_07582.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/DSC_07582.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So that was my brief, but immensely enjoyable trip to Cebu. I hope you get to visit that place and see for yourselves what a lovely island it is. Have a good Friday!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://skyley.blogspot.com"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 54px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMafOpAgGmSmsfXvjxhlTw8lvYuTORxfAcZPWiSHY_cDYw3NLd6BbanBJyBGR-foeglL0sJN1yK6fEbEnLAGLCxH9eYy66T9T9qR2kmu8ZHmoc41ZOR3xlnc3OxDhPDoN4qkCASYgTRY/s400/swftom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525591763262495762" border="0" /></a><div><br /><br /></div>miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407679237297934420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804428018773037813.post-80548249970878444562010-10-07T16:19:00.005+08:002010-10-07T16:33:21.003+08:00Sutukil? No Problem!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=DSC_09722.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/DSC_09722.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We originally wanted to eat at this place, before my friend dropped me off at the airport. No Problem Restaurant? Why, yes, take me to the land of no problems please! Alas, when we got there, it turns out they did have a problem. They had no oysters! My friend and I were craving for oysters, fresh, juicy oysters. So we had to say goodbye and look for another place.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=DSC_09592.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/DSC_09592.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sutukil is a contraction of SUgba, TUwa and KILaw, which are ways of cooking seafood in the Cebuano dialect. Sugba is grill and tuwa is stew. Kilaw is a little more complicated. Let's just say it involves cooking raw fish in vinegar and a whole host of ingredients including coconut milk. Sutukil also means restaurants serving seafood cooked in these various ways and they're mostly located along the shoreline. What happens is, you go to these restaurants, choose your seafood, tell the cook how you want them prepared and that's it! You go to your seat and the waitress will bring the food to you in no time. We ordered oysters, and squid and fish. No photos, as we devoured them very quickly. If I get to go to Cebu again, I will make sure to take nice photos of the food there!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407679237297934420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804428018773037813.post-34219676566255532182010-10-06T21:45:00.003+08:002010-10-06T22:15:24.162+08:00Taboan Market<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=DSC_08652.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/DSC_08652.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here at the Taboan Market, you'll find all the dried seafood you'll ever want to have. Dried squid, dried fish, what have you. It's all here. I mean really this market is MASSIVE. It houses so much dried seafood and the smell just sticks to your clothes long after you've left the market. I still carried the pungent aroma of <i>danggit</i> (small but oh so tasty fish) as I boarded the plane back to Manila. I couldn't do anything about, well, me, but I DID stuff the plastic bag containing a kilo of these precious dried fish on the overheard compartment as soon as I can. Apologies to my seatmates on the plane, and to the owners of the bags next to mine! <div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=DSC_08582.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/DSC_08582.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407679237297934420noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804428018773037813.post-60532928012711855622010-10-05T21:48:00.003+08:002010-10-05T22:31:48.164+08:00Cebu Metropolitan Church<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=church2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/church2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here we are at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral Church, a typical baroque Church. Construction on the Church started on 1734 and was completed in 1786, 52 years later. Because of extensive damage from World War II, nothing of the original interior remains. The only thing that's left is the original exterior from the 18th century. <div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=DSC_08742.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/DSC_08742.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407679237297934420noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804428018773037813.post-14104087626596390962010-10-04T20:01:00.003+08:002010-10-04T20:55:58.585+08:00Magellan's cross<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=cross-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/cross-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is Magellan's cross, the cross widely believed to be planted by Portuguese and Spanish explorers on Philippine soil by order of Ferdinand Magellan upon arriving in Cebu, Philippines on April 21, 1521. It is believed to herald the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;font-size:100%;color:#462F1B;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=DSC_09122.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/DSC_09122.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This cross, made of tindalo wood and housed in a kiosk made from coral stones, actually encases the original cross. The original cross was covered to protect it from the harsh elements, including visitors who chip away at the cross, either from a belief in its supernatural powers or just to take home a souvenir. One of the alternate stories of the cross is that the original cross may have actually been planted at a different site and burned by Filipinos after Magellan's defeat. It may not have been until Spanish forces conquered and colonized the Philippines that this purported cross by Magellan was placed at this site that we all know today. </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></span></span>miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407679237297934420noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804428018773037813.post-8346210398270699872010-10-03T12:17:00.006+08:002010-10-04T21:03:47.702+08:00Living the life<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=DSC_0847.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/DSC_0847.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>My friend and I stayed in this beautiful resort hotel called Cebu White Sands. The pool was wonderful, the beer was overflowing, the company I kept was fantastic. All in all it was the most relaxing vacation I've had in a long time. <div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=DSC_08232.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/DSC_08232.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It is in an island called Mactan, where Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan landed and was subsequently killed in a war with local tribes headed by Datu Lapu Lapu. Tomorrow, more on Magellan! </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=DSC_0832.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/DSC_0832.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407679237297934420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804428018773037813.post-48533360855483530362010-10-02T14:10:00.003+08:002010-10-02T14:23:29.777+08:00Welcome to Cebu!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=DSC_07612.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/DSC_07612.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Since the name of my blog is Life in Manila... and elsewhere, I thought I'd post photos from my recent trip OUT of Manila. I went to Cebu! Cebu is an island about an hour's plane ride away from Manila. It's in the Visayas Region (the Philippines is composed of three major islands, Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Manila is in Luzon). I only stayed a night there, just to say good bye to my friend who is off to London for her Master's in Education. I had a lovely time though. I can't wait to show you my photos! Stay tuned! <div><br /></div>miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407679237297934420noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804428018773037813.post-31615992900020291032010-10-01T13:37:00.010+08:002010-10-01T15:10:46.602+08:00Free the dolphins! THEME DAY: GRAFFITI<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=dolphins.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/dolphins.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Here's a wall I spotted practically right behind my neighborhood. I know, it's more of a mural than graffiti but I thought I'd share it nonetheless. Filipino artist A.G. Saño created this mural as part of his quest to paint 23,000 dolphins to help raise more awareness about the plight of these sea creatures and to protest the keeping of dolphins in captivity. Members of the public, mostly students, also got the chance to collaborate on this mural. Speaking to students in a gathering, A.G. Saño said "When we paint these dolphins, we take action to let others know about the issue and to pressure the authorities and concerned parties put a stop to this brutal killing of wildlife. I may be one person, you may be young, but we have a voice to influence others one at a time by campaigning for an advocacy. And this is a story you can tell your child or grandchild, that once in your life, you took a stand to save another life on earth.”<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=Graffiti.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/Graffiti.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />An artist and wildlife photographer, Saño has been studying the migration of humpback whales in the Babuyan Islands for the past 10 years.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.citydailyphoto.com/portal/themes_archive.php?tid=50">Click here to view thumbnails for all participants</a><br /></div>miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407679237297934420noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804428018773037813.post-71994805522227550402010-09-28T21:41:00.002+08:002010-09-28T22:27:58.729+08:00In the air<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=IMG_7316.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/IMG_7316.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was only around 5:30 pm when I took this shot of the Makati area. I guess it really must be Christmas season around here. The days are shorter and the nights are longer.miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407679237297934420noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804428018773037813.post-64667190483161800622010-09-27T22:48:00.002+08:002010-09-27T23:09:45.147+08:00Tiger City<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=IMG_7298.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/IMG_7298.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I wonder how many cities use the tiger as their seal. I know Singapore uses that as well. Or do they use a lion? Anyhow , this is on the seal in one of the walkways in Mandaluyong City, here in Metro Manila. If you ask me, the tiger does not look fierce. He actually looks like he's yawning. Oh well. A sleepy tiger is still a dangerous tiger. What's on your city's seal?<div><br /></div>miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407679237297934420noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804428018773037813.post-9496374705513357212010-09-26T20:00:00.004+08:002010-09-26T20:00:05.468+08:00Manila Ocean Park series<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=DSC_0860.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/DSC_0860.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div>That's it folks. I hope you enjoyed this mini series of Manila Ocean Park! There's so much beauty out there, and however you feel about zoos or aquariums, I do hope we all never lose sight of that fact. Have a great Sunday!miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407679237297934420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804428018773037813.post-88665139268868103592010-09-25T20:00:00.001+08:002010-09-25T20:00:02.102+08:00Waterworld<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=DSC_0956.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/DSC_0956.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I wouldn't mind having an aquarium like this at home. Looking at fish is so therapeutic. Alas I only have a mini aquarium, with a goldfish named Henry. I plan to move him to a bigger home with more fish friends. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=DSC_0895.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/DSC_0895.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Some kids get terrified when they see fish, especially sharks and stingrays, up close. Not this cute kid right here!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=DSC_0939.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/DSC_0939.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407679237297934420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804428018773037813.post-18857748509005090802010-09-24T22:54:00.003+08:002010-09-24T23:14:20.584+08:00Grandaddy<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=DSC_0828.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/DSC_0828.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is a lionfish. According to my ehem, research, the lionfish is one of the most venomous fish in the entire world. While their long dorsal fins are venomous, they are not really life-threatening to humans, although being stung by one can be extremely painful and may cause headaches, vomiting and breathing difficulties. <div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=DSC_0819.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/DSC_0819.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There's something so... grandfatherly about them, no? Their sad eyes and droopy jaws. They look ancient, like a creature from another time. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/?action=view&current=DSC_0814.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/sumbongera/DSC_0814.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div>miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407679237297934420noreply@blogger.com2