breathtaking...

stumbled upon this photo while browsing skyscrapercity.com.


at first i thought that it was just a picture of another city somewhere in the us or europe but i was surprised to know that it was actually the city where i'm at. i never knew that i was living in such a beautiful place. breathtaking...

it's never too late for a field trip

pasig river at fort santiago

they say that field trips are boring. well, not for us! we planned our own field trip and the destination: intramuros. the old structures are still standing but the place is not well kept. but there's still hope though as restoration projects are on the way.

fort santiago entrance with ian

at fort santiago with manila cathedral on the background

we also took the pasig river ferry from escolta to guadalupe. i was actually surprised that i didn't get to see any trash in the entire trip which lasted for about an hour.

the view from escolta station

the kids on their field trip

this is very encouraging to know that the government has stepped up their efforts in saving the ferry service and promoting awareness. manila might be an old jewel, but a major polishing could make it shine again.

a reunion to remember

this is also fae's despedida. bon voyage fae!

an image that can change the world

while i was clicking on stumbleupon for some interesting sites, i saw this picture:


this photograph taken by kevin carter won a pulitzer prize for feature photography. a vulture watches a starving child in southern sudan, march 1, 1993. his winning photo shows a heart-breaking scene of a starving child collapsed on the ground, struggling to get to a food center during a famine in the sudan in 1993. in the background, a vulture stalks the emaciated child. carter was part of a group of four fearless photojournalists known as the "bang bang club" who traveled throughout south africa capturing the atrocities committed during apartheid. haunted by the horrific images from sudan, carter committed suicide in 1994 soon after receiving the award.

after seeing this, i realize that i shouldn't be complaining about senseless stuff. i mean here i am, able to eat a decent meal three times a day and yet i keep on thinking that i've been deprived a lot (yeah, i'm such a brat!). guess the title of the page where i got this photo was right. that one image can change the world.

makati skyline

got this image from skyscrapercity forum. kewl...

sunburn @ galera

I just wanna be on the beach
I need to get away from the city
I need to get away from work
I need to get away from traffic
I need to get away

sunburn!

music video coming soon...

the new elevator series

it's been a long time since we did this. and now it's back!