FAMILY REUNION is also a Summer Thing

the Belencio- Cataluña Siblings & Mama Elena

                     

Mama Elena at 94 (great grandma)

As Pinoys are known to be family-oriented, just in time for the Summer Heat, bunch of Family Reunions are being held across the country. In other words, this activity has also become a summer fad. A big factor for this to be realized mostly during this time is the break from school. I guess majority of the participants are children or those who are attending school. Not to mention, the main "pambatos" of every family to present an intermission number are their talented children. Been there, done that... I swear...

This is the First of the 10 Families of the Clan, Biñas- Cataluña (some were not around but, I guess, a huge family than what's seen in this photo)

Anyway, we just attended a family reunion today and I should say it was tiring but fun. I got the chance to meet my far far relatives from a far far away land. The line, "You bumped into each other, and you don't even know you're related",  has been abused today. Never even thought that my grandma's siblings are all alive and that one did not marry at all (",). Well, that's the price of being an inactive relative. Pardon me for that. 

I'm proud of my great grandma because she was able to raise such a big family. Though, I was waiting for the family names of Ayala, Tan, Cojuanco, or Sy to be mentioned. I was hoping we are related, but unfortunately, there's no single drop of blood that we have connections. LOL. (",) Just a joke... This thought kept on running in my mind when they were narrating our family history. The reason why I was smiling then...

New Photography Logo

Well, I got bored with the simple name I put in my copyrights so I decided to create a logo for all my photography works.

for Dark Backgrounds

for Light Backgounds

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10 Things to Learn from JAPAN's Latest Earthquake

These 10 words came from a forwarded e-mail. I want to share this to all. This shows how everyone admires the good traits Japanese people have in times of a major crisis as what had happened just recently.

These are the 10 things that we, Filipinos, should also try to Learn... (",)

1. THE CALM

Not a single visual of chest-beating or wild grief. Sorrow itself has been elevated. 

2. THE DIGNITY

Disciplined queues for water and groceries. Not a rough word or a crude gesture.

3. THE ABILITY

The incredible architects, for instance. Buildings swayed but didn’t fall.

4. THE GRACE

People bought only what they needed for the present, so everybody could get something.

5. THE ORDER

No looting in shops. No honking and no overtaking on the roads. Just understanding.

6. THE SACRIFICE

Fifty workers stayed back to pump sea water in the N-reactors. How will they ever be repaid?

7. THE TENDERNESS

Restaurants cut prices. An unguarded ATM is left alone. The strong cared for the weak.

8. THE TRAINING

The old and the children, everyone knew exactly what to do. And they did just that.

9. THE MEDIA

They showed magnificent restraint in the bulletins. No silly reporters. Only calm reportage.

10. THE CONSCIENCE 

When the power went off in a store, people put things back on the shelves and left quietly 

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My 5 Most Important Travelling Tips

I made a video entry for the Gimik Spot Contest at Studio 23, hoping that our plans of going to HK will be free. (",) Here are my 5 Important Travelling Tips, which in fact I've been doing every time I go on vacation. (just don't mind some of the English enunciation / pronunciations and grammar...)