I returned two days later, travelled the almost 300 kilometers to Cateel, Davao Oriental in the company of some telecoms officials from the Smart Communication who were bringing in volunteers from the Telecoms sans Frontieres (TSF) from Bangkok to set up a public calling station … Continue reading Wasteland
By now, the world has had a glimpse of the horrors typhoon Pablo has brought on our shores. It was our first ever typhoon, the Davao Region had for so long not experienced a typhoon, except a typhoon No. 1 signal a couple of years … Continue reading The wastelands of Pablo
When I got to see Chinese painting while it's being done, I thought it was going to be fun and easy, and so I spent the full three hours of that free workshop splashing and swishing acrylic paint on white mimeo paper with Chinese paintbrushes. … Continue reading Addictive, addicted
It was our first morning in Liloan, Cebu. I haven’t quite shed off the weariness of regular work, and so was not willing to wake up by sunrise to greet the morning hello, despite the encouragement of the caretaker outside our room the day before. … Continue reading A good morning
For avid divers, going for two and a half months without a dive is a long dry spell. But it happens because there is work, there is the inavailability of dive buddies, and there are travels where diving is not possible. And thus, when the … Continue reading After the long dry spell…
There are letters that touch the heart; letters you never expect. This one was an article written by an elementary school student in one of the writing workshops for the district press conference in Davao in 2008. The elementary and secondary press conference is an … Continue reading Letters that touch the heart – 1
Sorry for that long break… I lost my internet connection at home and that is the only time I can write blogs, when I’m at home. Work after all is very demanding, you can’t even sneak in stray thoughts, much less maintain a blog. That … Continue reading Chinese painting
We're still underwater, from my collection of years ago. Since we've already tackled "connections", here are some of those photos I most treasure because of the subjects' seeming willingness to have their portraits taken. It's a joy to establish such connection with creatures in the … Continue reading Portraiture… of the underwater kind
I’m not into the occult nor into elementals. I cringe at those who dress up like gypsies and dance under the full moon. I just instinctively know that we, humans, are just sharing this world with everyone else and all it needs is for someone … Continue reading Conversation series: Curious cowfish
Underwater critters make the best camouflage, and had it not for that strange feeling that something was watching you, this cuttlefish of Kaputian Beach in the Island Garden City of Samal would have gone unnoticed. It’s one of those times when you stop and stare, … Continue reading Conversation series: Cuttlefish plays seaweed
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