The Captured Clips

God and His Children

2009-05-23T23:30:00.000-07:00

I had the opportunity to attend the baptism of my Ate's son (Ate Joy is not really my sister,we're just relatives and calling someone "Ate" would always be a sweet way of showing respect..). She told me to take some pictures of her son later. So I agreed and jumped right away.

When I arrived at the church, I saw a lot of people attending tha mass and I suddenly remembered my Mama's constant reminder, "Don't miss the mass every Sunday..." It has been quite sometime since I went inside the church, yet I know I'm not that faraway from Him. (Feeling close..laughs) Yes, I am...beacause I always pray and thank Him for everything everyday.

By the way, this post is not one of those preaching stuffs and Biblical teachings. I am just sharing what I realized during the activity.

As what I have noticed, there were a lot of things the priest said, an frankly, people can't understand him. He was like murmuring something when he read his lines. Maybe my observation can be considered because he was a foreign priest trying to deliver a local dialect.

I couldn't remember anything when I was trying to recall my experience of being baptised, but I'm sure I was poured with Holy Water and placed with some cross-marked symbol on my head. People believed that baptisim will cover us with divine protection from the Lord which will later take effect as we grow older. For me, I'm not really sure. But, I do believe that it will help us strengthen our will to do what we have to with God's assistance. He exists. No matter what religion you are in, as long as you believe on someone who is above everything, that would be the real deal.

On the brighter side, these things will draw us closer to our families. Being a Christian is not a ticket to salvation, but a chance to belong in a community as we live our lives and as we take the journey to our destiny... not alone but with others.
-o0o-

Photoblog: A trip to New Bataan, ComVal Prov

2009-05-22T20:15:00.000-07:00

World at War Again

2009-05-22T19:45:00.000-07:00

For awhile, I stopped blogging and focused on other things in my life. I was extremely busy working. But finally, I decided to go online again. Finally...(laughs)

Well, things turned out different today, a lot weird that what I expected. A lot of people are in worst situations, and if I were to compare the years before against the present, I could really say we are gradually ending up to something tragic.

Talking about tragic events, the threat of Influenza A (H1N1) shattered the globe affecting more than 40 countries worldwide, killing people who were defenseless against this strong virus. I think up until now, there's no cure for this virus. And the bad news, oh it should be the worst.. is that our country has been infiltrated despite the tight monitoring of our government,particularly the DOH (Department of Health).

(photo source: www.time.com)
The least thing that we can do to avoid this virus is to keep our surroundings clean and our bodies healthy. Influeza A is a problem we should face together. We shoud do our part and use the only weapon we can rely on right now--our self-awareness. Being cautious and sensitive to our environment and the people around us can surely lead us out of this chaotic situation.
-o0o-

What's the big deal?

2008-02-27T23:01:00.000-08:00

PRESSED-sident Arroyo

For a week, I have noticed that everyone is talking about the ZTE broadband issue. I don't know why they keep on focusing on this topic since this is not the first time that PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (naka boldface kasi for me, she's our president) became glued with a scandalous act.
You can say that I'm a pro-PGMA, but I'm not. I am just on a practical side. If PGMA would be impeached from her position, who will sit as president? Trillanes? ('di marunong!) Erap? (undeniably poor-headed) de Castro? (kulang pa si Noli) I guess there's no one better than PGMA with the line-up of "wanna bes" we have in the government.

LOST-zada

Jun Lozada, the considered hero... For me, Lozada and PGMA still share the same blood, including Abalos. Let's accept the fact that they are corrupt. Yes, indeed they are! Lozada admitted that he will receive a share on that ZTE deal. But he said that Abalos' "jack-up" was too big. According to him, that amount shattered his conscience. BANG! If he has this so called "CONSCIENCE", he would have never engaged into corruption in the first place. The fact that he stole money before makes him a thief of our money---the Filipino people's money! Therefore, he is no different from Abalos, PGMA or whoever sits in that dirty throne in politics.

The GAME of FOOLY-tics
Way back in 2006, I can remember when I was still taking a major subject in mass communication about the "psychology of commercial audience. We were taught to analyze consumer behavior. In that way, we would be able to know our market and probably succeed on our interests. Applying those theories that I have learned from that subject, I can say that Lozada is the puppet being manipulated by someone who's craving to put PGMA down. He was a member of the group who'll arrange the ZTE Broadband deal and probably dive into a bucket of money after the negotiations. But look at what happened, he turned around and embraced his mistakes trying wash his hands from the blood they got when they started that deal. Look at him now, a hero standing proud to say he is the key to free the Filipinos from the bondage of corruption! What a joke! I guess the offer was bigger than the money he can pocket from the deal that is why he jumped from another fence and did everything to destroy the other boundary. Clever!! Not Jun Lozada of course. The one behind Lozada's turning point was the one who plays the game after all... and us, just puppets! Puppets who violently act without thinking because probably, the strings attached to us are now being pulled slightly. Lucky for me I got those strings cut off.

*This is just my personal opinion...bleeeeh! hehehe!*

Anywhere, Anytime

2008-02-18T21:40:00.000-08:00

It has been decades since I posted here. Hahaha! Well, I got inspired to share my views about the recent movie that I saw. It wasn't really that great in terms of its storyline, but the visual effects is ineed breath-taking. Teleportation in seconds---so wow! A lot of scenes in that movie showed beautiful destinations or I mean, jumping sites! =) Breakfast in Rome--Brunch in Egypt--Dinner in New York! Is that possible?! YES!! Those things are possible for a JUMPER. Well, to all of those cool people out there, jump now to the nearest theatre and experience jumping off into new level of film excitement!

Now Showing!

2007-12-05T20:30:00.000-08:00

Please visit Gaisano Mall of Davao for the screening of films competing in the Mindanao Film Fest 2007. Be there and support our entries; CHA-CHA "character change" (open category) and HITHIT BUGA (inter-collegiate short film category). Durian Cinema Productions. All Rights Reserved 2007. =)

Ang Buhay Intern (Tagalog muna ako..hehe)

2007-11-15T23:32:00.000-08:00

It's nice to be back here sa blogging world. At nagpapasalamat ako sa aking mga blogmates na walang sawang bumibisita sa blogsite ko! (Don't worry, I'll visit your site too...)hehehe... Masaya ako dahil sa aking come-back post ay nagcomment si Reigh na magkwento pa raw ako sa mga travels ko last noong sembreak. Hmmm...Naappreciate ko 'yung comment mo Reigh..=)
Ang post na ito ay tungkol sa bagong pahina ng aking buhay estudyante. Ngayong taong kasalukuyan, ako ay nasa huling pagsubok ng aking kursong Mass Communication sa aming kolehiyo dito sa Davao--ang Holy Cross of Davao College o mas kilala sa tawag na HCDC. Hey! Do I sound like narrating in an investigative documentary film? Hehehe..Kudos nga pala sa kaibigan kong si Albert. Magaling 'yung ginawa n'yang documentary para sa Kabataan Xpress! Mapapanood n'yo rin pala ako 'dun. Visit 'nyo lang ang www.probetv.com. hehehe! Plugs muna!

Back to the topic. Sa kasalukuyan, ako ay napakasaya dahil ako ay nakarating na sa ganitong posisyon. Malapit na rin ang aking pagtatapos sa kolehiyo. Pero.... isang malaking misteryo sa akin ang buhay ng isang intern o practicumer. Sa mga napag-alaman ko dati, napakahirap daw ng phase na ito. Dito mo raw masusubukan ang lasa ng totoong buhay...

'Tila nakakatakot isipin na ang paligid natin ay naghihirap sa mga kamay ng poverty, unemployment, famine, etc. Ito ba ang sinasabi nilang "realidad"?? Sa ngayon, hindi ko pa masasagot ang katanungang 'yan. Sa December 3, magsisimula na aming duty as interns sa iba't-ibang media outlets dito sa siudad. Sana sa pagdating ng araw na iyan, makikita ko na ang kasagutan tanong ng aking puso't isipan...

Unmasking a new ground

2007-11-08T19:26:00.000-08:00

Madayaw bloggers! Before anything else, I would like to apologize for not updating this blog site. Well, I got lost in the digital world when I went to Davao Oriental. It was an adventure which led me out of the digital world, especially blogging, for almost a month! Whew! Hehehe!

I bet most of you encountered the word "Madayaw" many times, but you don't know its meaning. Well, same here. (Laughs) I really don't know what is the exact meaning of that word but I love to hear that from the Mandayas in Manay, Caraga and Baganga. For me, I understood it as a word which speaks about something good; a greeting; or a word that wishes abundance, long life and success.

Let me greet you again... Madayaw everyone!

Another adventure came my way when I traveled to one of the most eccentric places in the island of Mindanao-- the province of Davao Oriental. Our travel lasted for 7 hrs riding a bus with a route via Cateel, a municipality in that province. At first, I was kinda nervous because it was my first time to visit the place and witness its mystic beauty....

To be continued...

Anthem of our dying day

2007-09-29T04:17:00.000-07:00

The day I feared for did came
burning my heart w/ flame
manipulated by anger
wanna lock up w/ a dagger
this day is a curse
all empty like my purse
couldn't realize this would happen
all we have must be forgotten
lost in this vast jungle
w/o you, I stumble and struggle
but you returned everything
all that bond us were nothing!

Sometimes, we should be ready of weird events like this day. I hope fate is with me. It's really hard when you realize that you are no longer holding what you had awhile ago. Life's like magic. It can please and amaze you....and sadly, it can also turn you down...way deep that you expected! This day is a curse! And the right time to sing the anthem of our dying day...

Advertising after filmmaking

2007-08-13T23:27:00.000-07:00

THE first thing I saw when I visited this blogsite of mine is the message from ALbert. He said I am so lazy in posting something here. But when it comes to other things, I do it with speed. *hehehe...laughs*

Well, it is indeed true that I am so busy these days with our major subject with the description "Advance Advertising and Public Information". Yeah, that's right! We are discussing advertising stuff...and it's sooooo cooool! *flashback with white light transition...hehehe* I can still remember when I started studying at Holy Cross, I never wanted to become a media practitioner because I wanted to jump into the ADVERTISING WORLD. *whew! too ambitious right!?* But we are all dreamers...We begin with just a dream. Who knows?! You just can't notice that one day, you are living what you dreamed of before.

And ohhh, I almost forget...I would like to thank you all for supporting our documentary "TSILDREN: EMPLOYED". It was such an honor for us to be included as one of the 19 finalists of ABC DOKYU Student Documentary Competition. I guess it's not our yet to shine. Congratulations to "Pundido" by P.U.P. They won the competition. It is a pleasure to compete with all of the giant schools in the country on that contest. KUDOS! MABUHAY ang mga young indie filmmakers... =)

The long wait is over

2007-07-19T04:43:00.000-07:00

VOTING PERIOD: July 27(10pm)-August 3(10pm)

Expect the unexpected! (Our entry included as 1 of the finalists for ABC's DOKYU)

2007-07-17T22:52:00.000-07:00

I thought that I wouldn't be able to post again because of the things that I am doing lately. I am indeed so busy. We conducted school tours for the promotuion of the an environemnt summit and at the same time, shooting for a documentary for the incoming event. Primers and promo videos were released. It feels like my routine everyday is quite usual---school---work---house pattern routine.

But one afternoon, (just like fairy tales) someone called me. So, I grabbed my phone and answer the call. The number was not registered in my contacts but I didn't mind it. A voice of a woman was caught by my ear. The first thing I expected that it was just a call from our teacher for intructions and added burdens.

Ring... Ring... Ring...

"Hello, si neil po ba ito?"

That was the first question the woman asked me. I said, "Opo. Bakit po?" She told me that she was calling from Manila for DOKYU of ABC5.

Whatttt?!?!?!! Wow! My world turned upside down when she said that the entry I submitted is a finalist for the Student Documentary Competition! Woooh! I can't believe it. After 48 years of waiting, the heavens heard my prayers. From that moment, I couldn't hide the smile on my face. Thanks to Nice and Real for the cooperationa nd support. You guys are great filmmakers and a genuine "kaibigan". I would also like to thank Albert for his suggestions and criticisms. Durian Cinema is coming to conquer the dying film industry of the country. (hehehe)

Our documentary is entitled "Tsildren: Employed". It is about children working to earn and sustain the suvivality of their family. Most of teh FIlipinos blame unemployment as the reason for poverty. But the children we featured there proved that anyone has the capacity to earn if you just have the endurance and will to do something for yourself and family. The documentary serves as a reminder to everyone that even thought we are poor, there is no reason for us to become "beggars".

Suffer the consequences

2007-06-20T23:50:00.000-07:00

"How much you value life?" "If you value your life, do you value Earth?" The answer is for you to find out. I'm going to share a post I've written last April. I just want to share my ideas with you. I posted this when I returned from an expedition at the towering plates somewhere in Davao del Sur.

When I was 10,131 feet above sea level, I can feel the mixture of hot air and cold wind sweeping the boulders of Mt. Apo (The highest Peak of the Philippines) . Maybe it's natural because of the presence of sulfur and other substance found in a volcano. Yeah! Mt. Apo is a damn large sleeping destroyer. It was always extreme up there-- too much heat during daytime--freezing at night.

It was a heavenly feeling to go back to the low lands of Earth because I was expecting to embrace a relaxing rest from a strenuous climb. But to my surprise, I feel like I'm trapped inside an oven toaster. (Tsk..Tsk..)

I guess this is the punishment of Mother Nature to us, abusive humans. One day, all of us will realize everything we've done which gradually damages Her. They say this is the "green house effect" or the so called "global warming"... I don't know. Maybe this is it. And worst, only few are aware... or they are aware yet acting unaware.

According to space explorers, Venus and Earth are like twin planets. They are almost at the same size. But Earth is a living planet. And Venus is a revolving "pressure cooker" because of too much carbon dioxide and sulfuric clouds which traps heat inside it. Earth is a green planet. Time will come, green will end up dwelling in the shades of yellow...and that won't be long. Maybe... tomorrow.

Just for laughs

2007-06-19T22:47:00.000-07:00

The fact that I'm already a senior student this semester makes me feel pressured in some cases. Yet, fun has its own way to touch people and tickle them to bring out that loud laughter.

Our major subject in Advanced Advertising was indeed unforgettable for both reasons-- it came out good and bad. Good because I had real fun with the advertisements we presented, while bad because we just placed 3rd in the ranking. My classmates were good. They planned well and performed well also. No doubt they got higher scores. I guess our we lack effort on that activity. Whooa! I'll just do better next time.
But no matter we didn't make it on top, still it turned out great because the value of friendship was built stronger in that activity. We learned a lot. Well, I just have a question for you...

Who's more pretty?^_^

This picture was taken right before the presentation. I got the chance to grab a wig and then make a pose with my classmate Johncy--a gay. Well, who's prettier?hahaha!

The next Miss Universe 2100!jajaja!

Getting into the reality

2007-06-19T05:20:00.000-07:00

WE EAT LIES. Before I went to the church last Sunday (June 17), I walked around the streets of Bolton. I saw the last billboard of Jollibee and I remembered their commercial ad about that Nacho and Cheesy Fries stuff. So, I tried it... Well, it is indeed true that advertisements are sometimes deceiving. It tasted the same with the regular fries. But, I still love it because of the melted cheese on it. Mmmmm!! Yummy! I bet I have this blood of a mouse because I'm an avid cheese freak! hahaha! But, that doesn't change the fact that we say something too much or we tend to exaggerate things just for the benefit of the doubt... And often, we rely on media. For me, that is not a practical choice... Because in the world of fourth estate, exaggeration is the name of the game.

CHARITY AND THE CHURCH. "Which is more easy to do, to forgive or TO GIVE?" These are the words that occupied my mind when I was attending the mass last Sunday. It was my first time to attend masses this year. The homily was about a person's worth and the way we look at people. The priest mentioned about how we should treat others and embrace them as God Himself. I imagined a lot of things when the priest was talking and talking and talking... (both non-sense and with sense). He was saying something about helping others. Yet, there are so many beggars in front of the church! Well, I guess they should have helped them if they really wanted to... It is indeed a reality that people talk too much without doing anything...

A fantastic film review

2007-06-17T04:26:00.000-07:00

SYNOPSIS
The Fantastic Four, meet their greatest challenge yet as the enigmatic, intergalactic herald, The Silver Surfer, comes to Earth to prepare for it's destruction. As the Silver Surfer races around the globe wreaking havoc, Reed, Sue, Johnny and Ben must unravel the mystery of the Silver Surfer and confront the surprising return of their mortal enemy, Dr. Doom, before all hope is lost.

This is a 2 hr and 1 min action, science fiction and thriller film starring
Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba and Chris Evans (II). I really enjoyed watching it because of the high quality visual effects. The shots were awsome and the characters were played great. There are a lot of scenes there that can be considered a highlight, especially when the Invisble Girl burned all her suit because of Human Torch's power. Although I find story weak, the way they presented it was exemplary. A two thumbs up rating for this film.

To all my blogmates, READ this!

2007-06-16T02:38:00.000-07:00

It has been quite sometime since I posted my last blog here in blogger. I stopped blogging last year because I got tired. I was starting to hate writing on-line about myself because I feel that no one reads my posts. Well, until now I guess. Hahaha! Yet, I managed to be back again with you all in this cyber interaction of life and experiences. Some of you here might not appreciate my existence, but some might love me!(haha slash GG) The bottomline here is I am just thankful for your support and the friendship you shared with me. Thanks also to Albert for his words of wisdom. Hahaha! He kept telling to resume blogging. And here I am now, blogging again. With the same words that I am using, I hope you won't get annoyed. Haha! And worst, make it a cbox-war...hahaha! I got two words for all of you who reads and visits this blog--- THANK YOU! Love you all!

Gear up for adventure

2007-06-13T03:50:00.000-07:00

I have already achieved a lot because of these God-given talents I have. I'm not bragging here. I just wanna share some of my recent works. Last week, I designed some cool stuffs for the advertising class of my friends from Holy Cross Mass Communication department. They are now taking their major MC15: Advance advertising. It really sounds cool to me. So, to show you some of the designs I made, I posted here images of my outputs. Yeah! You can comment...hehehe! I won't bite. jeje... Whew! Honestly, I've been so busy lately. With all those projects coming out from all directions, it's painful to say that I get only 3-5 hours sleep. Wow! I sometimes wake up with ugly eye bugs in my eyes. There are times that I really get very tired that I end up convinced with my inner thoughts to stop what I'm doing. Yet, this is my passion. This is what I love.

Right now, I'm busy working on a project for a "Student Documentary Competition". I'm trying to brainstorm a great topic which can probably catch the attention of that viewers. And fortunately, I am already working for an idea that can into my mind during our PolSci class. All I deed was write anything from 5-6:30pm without paying any attention to my teacher in front...^_^

Daydreams come true...

2007-06-13T03:47:00.000-07:00

Same old boring and empty night... I'm lying on my bed, taking a rest from strenuous computer works as usual when I received a text message from "Nicee", a friend and a co-guilder in Durian Cinema, about the ABC5's Dokyu Student Competition. I immediately ask her for the details about the said contest. Unfortunately, she wasn't able to read all the details. So, I checked the web for information. After reading everthing, I got inspired to work for an entry. As I day-dream (that's what I usually do..hehe!), I was able to make a concept to work on. I wrote it in a piece of paper while I was attending my last class at 5:00pm-6:30pm. Well, I was like separated with my physical body because I was physically present yet mentally absent. Whew!
After a couple of brainstormings sessions, the plot of the story I made was already clear. I have cited an issue and probably, a good story will come out after I put everything together.

Little adventure, tremendous fun

2007-06-13T03:46:00.000-07:00

I was working on my computer last monday night (March 31?not sure w/ dates..jeje),when the lights turned off. Waaaah! I can't see a thing. It was just all black. (Grrrr...) And worst, I forgot to save my work. Sh***t..jejeje...Bad! Hmp! When I went outside to see how far did the brownout reached, I was stunned looking at other houses' bright lights! Whew! ("kami lang diay nawalaan ug kuryente..huhuhuhu") But fortunately, I was able to call up the emergency number of Davao Light Power Company here in the city. After a couple of minutes, they responded to our request to fix our line. I guess it was disconnected from the main post because of the strong winds brought by the rain that night. The men from DLPC quickly placed their equipment and started fixing things. As I was watching them, a flashback went through my mind. I guess it happened last year when our electric stove malfunctioned. Well, guess what?! I did something like unscrew all the locks and then twist and connected those wires...and then...BOOOOM!! It became Coco Crunch! hahaha! Yeah! It exploded just like the Big Bag Explosion in the universe forming the Milky Way Galaxy. Hahaha! Non-sense... Well, I really enjoyed watching those guys hold live wires and cut those thick rubber. They are cool. I think their lives can be described in one word---that's ADVENTURE!^_~

A step towards change

2007-06-13T03:42:00.000-07:00

Nature provided us with everything. It's just a shame that people never loved Mother Nature in return. We can't blame Her for the global warning, unpredictable weather, numerous storms, etc. I guess we have to do something. We still have time. Let us save Earth for the next generation. Together with other people, we will unite and rebuild our treasures-- clean air and fresh water. I designed a poster for the Mass Communication Exhibit at Holy Cross in partnership with DENR. This is a step towards the awareness and, maybe, change to those cruel dwellers of this Green Planet slowly turning Yellow...

Escape for three days

2007-06-13T03:28:00.000-07:00

DAY ONE. We started our journey last May 21 2007. It was a fine nday morning when I left the house and went to Land Bank San Pedro branch to withdraw cash. I really needed money that time because I will be going to Compostela to make a documentary about "voluntary" child labor. My friends and I have been preparing for this just before the summer classes end last May 19, Saturday. We went on with our journey and reached our destination at the right time. It was almost 1 pm when we arrived at Poblacion, Compostela. We immediately rushed to my Aunt's house infront of my school during my el ementary and high school years. I felt good to see again after three years. After we ate our lunch,we worked on to look for our subject. Fortunately, we were able to interview a kid driving a "trisikad". He was still 13 years years old and yet,he already strive to earn something for him to help his family. To cut it short, our day ended well.We were glad to capture a story on our first day stay in the valley.

DAY TWO. Just as the sun sneaked towards the land, we woke up and mounted our cameras to capture the early sunrise. It was so beautiful! Indeed, the valley's scenery is really different from the city's early morning look. The temperature was good. It was a bit cool and the air we breathe is certainly fresh. Another lucky day embraced us because we were able to interview a little kid who sells vegetables in the area. I tried lifting his "paninda" and I estimated the weight of it. I am sure that it was so heavy for his size. I guess it's 10 kilos or more. Whew! The kid did share a very wonderful story. I almost shed a tear while he was narrating his experiences. Our interview with him lasted for 30 minutes. After that, we ate breakfast and celebrated for the success of our two interviews. Real (my friend) and I toured the place. We kill the time through biking. After those lucky occurences, something really bad took place in the afternoon. We weren't able to shoot becasue of the extremely strong winds and rain. So, we decided to brainstorm for tomorrow's schedule...

DAY THREE. This is the last day of our stay in Compostela. We planned to have this so called "laag". We were excited because this time, we can claim our reward after a two days of tiring shootings. We traveled to another municipality next to Compostela. It was called New Bataan. And then after a couple of minutes of travel, we reached the perfect destination! Yahoo! And now, I will let the pictures continue the story-telling...

A discovery of nature's masterpiece

2007-06-12T02:39:00.001-07:00

Nature is a gift to humanity. We are so fortunate to utilize all the resources we have around us. For me, it is our responsibility to give Mother Nature the respect She deserves.

I spent my vacation at New Corella, Davao del Norte along with my friend Albert. We stayed there for 6 days. At the beginning, it was kinda boring because there's nothing for us to do to enjoy ourselves. We crave for adventure. It's been quite a while since we conquered Mt. Apo's peak. Now, we wanted to experience that kind of excitement. Well, Mother Nature loves us both. She gave us another trip. The adventure of the hidden spring. . . . Panas Waterfalls. . . .

Panas is indeed a nature's masterpiece. The stones that form its unique structure are like measure by architects because of its precise design and arrangements.

The crystal -clear water is so refreshing and satisfying... It is perfect for swimming and even suitable for underwater explorations.

Another thing that captivated my senses is the eccentric feeling I had when I spent a day in Panas. It is unexplainable. I feel like I'm so close to Mother Nature. Just like what I felt in Mt. Apo, I realized that our existence is not just to utilize the resources we have around... But, it is our duty, being God's genuine masterpiece, to take care of His creations and respect it the way we respect ourselves.