After attending the iBlog6 last April 17 with Paige,  Novz picked us up from the UP Malcolm Hall so we could meet up with Roel at Trinoma.

But before going straight at Trinoma, Novz decided that we take a ‘tour’ around UP which I welcomed very much because I haven’t really gone around the place. Actually, we just went to one place, which was the UP Oblation Statue to take its picture, and some other scenes we’ve seen around the place.

So here’s the UP Oblation pictures and my favorite subjects lately – trees.

UP Oblation

UP Oblation back view

trying to take a view of the sun

The road in front of the Oblation

Trees like this always appear like sculptures to me

and I feel I just have to take a picture of them….

even if it’s just a branch

And those were the pictures I took at UP Diliman after the iBlog6 event last April.

Something that I used to see in a Sunday newspaper when I was still a child.

During one training, when I was still working in the bank, I asked my classmates to sign on the last pages of my notebook… and these are what I came up with.

These doodles or signatures art were created in 1998.

one signature was perfect for a fish

another one turned into a housefly

this signature makes a great elf’s hat

a duck or a character from your favorite muppet show?

Run!… err, I mean, Swim! It’s JAWS!

These are just some my artworks.

More are posted in my facebook account.

A continuation of my first post on stained glass art
This stained glass art features the Four Evangelists – Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Also taken from the same church — Sta. Teresita Parish Church, Sta. Teresita, Angeles City

St. John

St. Luke

St. Mark

St. Matthew

Yesterday was Philippine Independence Day, June 12, 2010
it was the 112th celebration of the Philippine independence
the Philippine flag is usually displayed in different parts of the country to celebrate the day — even in homes and business offices.

At SM Clark in Angeles City yesterday, the Philippine flag was displayed at the mall’s atrium. But instead of being hoisted in a flag pole, it was laid on top of a table. That was because the Philippine flag was made of polvoron mosaic, the sweet powder candy milk that is very popular in the Philippines.

I don’t know the size of the flag nor the number of polvorons used to make the mosaic. They could have added that info, or maybe make a contest out of it — guess the number of polvoron, with the winner (the closest guess) getting to take home all those polvoron.

Anyway, here’s the Philippine made of polvoron. Happy Independence Day!

The Philippine Flag made of Polvoron

one of the three stars

The Sun

Mabuhay ang Pilipinas! Mabuhay ang Kalayaan!

Maybe you remember my earlier post where I caught a face-shaped cloud
This afternoon, I saw another face in the sky, with the clouds helping to form the shape of the face.

But unlike the first post where the clouds have formed the face, this time around though, the clouds formed the outline to show the shape in sky.

here’s to show you what I mean

here’s the first face in the sky caught on camera last May 5, 2010

and now, here’s the second face I saw this afternoon, June 8, 2010

I am not sure if you can see the shape of the face, it is now “inside” with the clouds forming the borders/outline, and the face is now facing the opposite direction

here’s the first picture where the face is more pronounced, although it was farther

“when you always look up, you never know what surprises you may find”

I have always been fascinated by stained glass art when I was still a child. Every time we went to the church, the stained glass arts were the ones who often caught my attention. I love how the natural light from the sun pass through them.

Attending a christening today, I took pictures of the stained glass art in the church while we were waiting for the ceremony to start.

St. Gabriel

Holy Trinity

St. Michael

Holy Family

Sto. Niño

Sta. Teresita

Pictures taken at Sta. Teresita Parish Church, Sta. Teresita, Angeles City, Philippines
May 30, 2010

It was a long kept promise… yet still unfulfilled
but one that was never forgotten
and will one day be delivered…

to be able to show…

it was always in my mind…

holding it dearly…

until I finally fulfilled the promise…

before her own sun sets…

*taken May 19, 2007 at the Manila Bay, Philippines

My son called me out and said I should look at the moon
I knew then that there is something different…
So, I went out bringing my low-end digital camera with me…

In times like this, I really wish someone would give me a better camera

There was a star on top of the crescent moon…

I used the camera zoom function… which can only do so much…

pardon my effort, I’m using a low end camera….

without zoom…

My son told me it could be the planet Venus and not a star

Again, sorry for the poor quality… this is all I can do

I was looking out the window at the office this afternoon
when this cloud… it didn’t immediately register to me…
but as I look longer… I saw a shape… I saw a face

I took my digital camera and immediately run out of  the office
I was almost run over by a car because I had to cross to street
but I know I might not be able to catch a cloud like these again…

times like this, I really wish I have a better camera…

The face in the clouds

from across the street

crossed the street to get closer

trying zoom

and again…

I know, they’re all the same… I don’t know, but I’m not satisfied with taking just one picture… of the face in the sky

A continuation of my previous post on Papier Tole
this second post on Papier Tole are my projects where I did some religious figures, some of which where given as a gift to friends

The Holy Family

Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart

Last Supper

Madonna and Child

Note: some books/magazine spell it as Paper Tole, while some write it as Papier Tole