CAThartic's posts with tag: street smart
|  | man: unsay trabaho sa imong dady?
little girl: (in an embarrassed tone) security guard..?
man: unsay padunggan kung security guard?
little girl: secure.
man: unya imong kinabuhi?!
little girl: SECURE USAB!!
man: unsay trabaho sa imong dady??!
little girl: SECURITY GUARD!
one of my favorite radio clips... |
| | Without going out of my door
I can know all things of earth
Without looking out of my window
I could know the ways of heaven
The farther one travels
The less one knows
The less one really knows
Arrive without travelling
See all without looking
Do all without doing
~The Beatles |
| | How pleasant, bobbing along
Bobbing along on the bottom of the beautiful briny sea
What a chance to get a better peep
At the plants and creatures of the deep
We glide
Far below the rolling tide
Serene
Through the bubbly blue and green
It's lovely, bobbing along
Bobbing along on the bottom of the beautiful briny sea
What if the octopus
The flounder and the cod
Think we're rather odd
It's fun to promenade
Bobbing along, sing a song
On the bottom of the beautiful briny sea
It's grand
When you're dancing on the sand
Each glance
Bubbles over with romance
It's lovely, bobbing along
Bobbing along through the water where we get along swimmingly
Far from the frenzy
Of the frantic world above
Two beneath the blue
Could even fall in love
Bobbing along, singing a song
On the bottom of the beautiful briny sea
Bobbing along, singing a song
On the bottom of the beautiful briny,
Shimmering shiny, beautiful briny.
oooh yes. the undiscovered north.
where kids rule.
everyone shares.
boats drift.
doves sit.
ripples are heard. |
| | everything is said.
though boundaries are laid.
someone to talk to.
to lend a hand.
to embrace.
to kiss.
to spill secrets to.
to binge with.
to get pissed drunk with.
to sit with.
to eat with.
to laugh with.
to be with.
to be silent with.
to be buried with (for some);)
lifelong. that's just how it works. |
| | so once again.
street smart.
facials really get to me.
and so did he.
looking back, seems like something was left hanging.
you never know where you're going until you've known where you've been.. |
| | we heard from someone that christ was goin to be reborn last night..
so the search began..
cebu.. far and wide...
we ended up meeting quite a few interesting and not so wild animals..
our snack along the way... beef jerky.. mmmm... |
| | usa ngari.
duha ngadto.
bisag asa maabot.
basta madakop ang utot.
i was just splattered all over the place with vittoria.
the streets.
the endless buffet.
the willingness to exercise.
the passing of boredom.
and of course. the baptism of our very first. ms. leah limbo.. hehehehe..
congratulations. and may you have more and more to come ha??? shotgun ko sa next one please... pretty please????;p
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| | just random shots..
coz someone in my heart once told me that randomness is art..
hahahaha.. right..
i sit i stand i click, i soar.
you look, you see.
come fly with me... |
| | Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. ~William James
Live simply that others might simply live. ~Elizabeth Seaton
Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better.. ~Dr. Seuss
We can do no great things, only small things with great love. And If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one. ~Mother Teresa
wherever we look, there is always someone who we can make a difference in..
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| | people movin' out..
people movin' in..
all because of the color of the skin..
sister act just jump-started me..
this was taken right after a gig in makati..
we had breakfast at around 6..
then homeward bound it was..
this early in the morning,
there was this moving truck..
the men looked so grouchy..
isn't it that most of the time..
when we move,
we always go to a better place, a bigger place, a cozier home..
i hope this was a good move for them..
sure didn't look like it..
but then again..
maybe it was the time.
i myself, am not a morning person..
thoughts to self: BENCH - simply human... |
| | was on my way home from an interview..
not knowing that the REAL INTERVIEW was yet to come.
as usual, i was playing around with my bebe..
this boy taps on my window asking for money.
i never give money.
so i looked though my bag finding only 4 pieces of candy.
he's not THAT young that candy would make his day..
but i thought that candy was better than nothing..
then i closed the window....
because jover was concerned someone might grab my bebe..
then the boy moved toward the driver's side. he starts cleaning the windshield..
jover gave him money so he would leave.
but even after the "payoff"..
he stayed.
he stared at me as if there wasn't any tinted glass between us.
he went through the tint, through my lens, my viewfinder..
and ultimately right through me..
as if he knew me..
and he had a something urgent to tell me about him..
or maybe even about me..
that's what i love about taking photos..
there's always an underlying story behind everything..
and hopefully, one day..
i can figure out what each story is trying to tell me..
and work for their happy ending.. |
| | hahahhahaha.. jokings. ambot unsa settings arun mu gawas og tarung ang colors sa rainbow... it was weird. cloudy, with a rainbow. and the other side was crisp blue. I wanted to get to the blue-ness.. there was that assurance of safety and comfort... BUT.. i wanted to stay despite the thick clouds. if only for beauty. if only for expression. if only for me. if only i could stay where beauty lies. despite the thick dark stormy clouds... if only INTAWN!! |
| | give in..
i do not mean allowing what you believe to be false to overcome you.
no.
i mean, give in to the practicality and simplicity of it all.
no doubt there are days that may seem more complicated than others.
we find ourselves
overworked.
underpaid.
unloved.
taken for granted.
dismissed.
fooled.
simple put:
Why are so many people in the modern world anxious, worried, nervous, irritable, depressed, bad sleepers, and not quite well?
because the world is truly complicated.
and there is nothing we can do to change how it rotates..
but
i recently found out that if i allowed myself to see things more simply,
i tend to become stronger, more resilient to fluctuations.
I'm not denying that i let hormones control me at times.
but nowadays, i just sleep it off.
i let my mind stop wandering about.
i let my soul find itself in the stillness of it all.
and i am awakened, revitalized, rejuvenated...
having clearer insights on the still-complicated reality.
that's what counts for me.
insight.
so whenever the world kicks us in the BALLS..
let's try to sleep on it...
for guys, maybe u could apply some cold compress and then sleep on it.. |
| | people may call it prayer.
some call it reflection.
others, contemplation.
but no matter what..
i find myself talking to myself most of the time..
usually in the context of prayer..
it clears my head.
i somehow know that the secret is inside me somewhere.
i just have to dig it up..
a needle in a haystalk..
but still i have to find it..
even if it takes me more than a lifetime..
silence is bliss when it helps you find the vibration of your own voice.. |
| | this was taken early this year.. in cebu.. basta kanang dan nga lagpas cosmo.. dirediretso lang.. hehehehe.. LAMI!!! MAIS MAIS MAIS!!! beri sweat.. |
| | imply the need for independence.
force the truth we want to hear.
we are never too old for guidance.
when we are lost.
we need to find our way..
when we are wronged.
we need to correct ourselves.
there is no such thing as too much guidance.
because in every step of every day.
we need it..
whether it be from family, from friends, from an ultimate source of being..
we cannot deny that we need it.
i cannot deny that i need it
at this very moment. |
| | a very tropical paradise..
rust makes everything
seem real.
seem magical.
friends to spend time with in this rusty world...
priceless... |
| | so i'm back!!!
took a shorter time than expected...
yesiree...
yes home is where your heart smiles...
though tears still fall...
they simple trickle down the drain...
yes, flooding might not be prevented...
but at the end of the day OR NIGHT...
we go home...
to where the SKY is BIG...
to where the music is it..
and yes, it is..
as comfortable as sound sleep... |
| | On taking chances:
"at some point you have to make a decision.
boudaries don't keep other people out,
they fence you in.
life is messy.
so you can waste your time drawing lines.
or you can life your life crossing them.
if you're willing to take a side,
the view from the other is spectacular!"
-grey's anatomy
well in this case, it's the view on the other side.. |
| | once more..
i venture into a journey with vittoria..
before this, i only knew a few really good "chillaxing" places..
where you feel at ease..
no pretensions..
you can wear whatever you feel like wearing
and no one gives you the split-ends-to-toe-nails look..
and before the end of a stressful day,
you already can imagine yourself... "at home"
chickenboy/meatshop
saguijo
bigsky
am's place
bea's place
eliazo rooftop with stereo,drinks,puffs,the works..
kafe (reminiscing lang ha)
baci, encomium. (now bubble gang toppings right?)
what's that place beside the barn? it's original name?
that was one of the best. cozy. you could play your music anytime.
food was great. drinks were cheap. and of course, the company...
oh yeah! pwede pa mangutang!! *winks at enzo*
well there.. a few i can remember..
but then there are so much more out there that i discovered.
when i see them relaxing,
i wanna just pause, close my eyes, and take a breather..
so when you're overworked, underpaid, harrassed...
and you just wanna chill, relfect, or find yourself...
find these "hot spots"
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