Bali souvenirs are a treat to the eyes. Suffice it to say, I felt so adult when I only indulged myself to several small Wayang kulit (shadow puppets made of goat skin), three pairs of Wayang golek (wooden puppet dolls), and one pair of Wayang … Continue reading Bali souvenirs
I love stalking underwater critters with my Canon G9 with stock housing no strobes just the built-in flash. I enjoy it most when I am able to communicate with them such that they will pose for me. Here is my conversation with a cuttlefish in … Continue reading Conversation Series: Conversation with a cuttlefish
The camera clicked before it can focus on what I wanted to take a photo of. On autofocus, it apparently was looking not on my subject but on the swirls a diver sees in waters where different temperatures and currents meet.
It was my first time in Bali and we only had one day to go around after spending three days at the Bali Convention Center in Nusa Dua, which was a bit on the expensive side. No, not a bit. Expensive, period. That day in … Continue reading Artists and artisans of Bali
Put me in an airplane and as soon as airborne, you’d see me with my nose flat on the window staring at the clouds. No other than nature can wield such strokes, so light, so beautiful, yet can shake you up even inside a giant … Continue reading Both sides now
I’m trying to catch up with postings that I should’ve done in the weeks I was absent. This one came out in Sun.Star Davao on April 8, 2012 and tells about my Cebu trip that saw me joining a walking tour of heritage houses and … Continue reading Sun.Star Davao: Preserving heritage, respecting the past
This article can also be accessed here… http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/opinion/2012/05/05/estremera-mindfulness-and-respect-219955 “FOR those who are ready and willing, we can teach you vermiculture,” Ma’am Betty of Kinaiyahan Foundation said to a group of Matigsalugs in sitio Guilon, one Thursday afternoon. Four hands came up, to which Ma’am Betty … Continue reading Sun.Star Davao: Mindfulness and respect
Sorry for that long silence. I was skipping all over the place, I could’t even sneak in my one hour a day blog. But I’m back, and here’s my Sunday cover story in Sun.Star Davao, just clicked on the link below this. And since this … Continue reading Sun.Star Davao: Finally, real life skills
Here’s my Sunday essay on Sun.Star Davao (April 8, 2012), a reflection triggered by a photo posted by friend Karlos Manlupig that has sparked a long and hate-filled discussion. The photo was taken by Karlos himself when he went to San Pedro Cathedral in Davao … Continue reading Sun.Star Davao: Rain came late, and other musings on a Good Friday
“NAKAKAPIT sa langit, “Ang Mundo’s tiningala, “Pababa siyang Pumanhik, “Masundo lang ang lupa.” (Holding firmly on to heaven/He looks up at the earth below/Downward he goes up just so/To bring the world back home again.) – a poem by Fr. Albert E. Alejo SJ A … Continue reading Symbol of social conscience
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