Martha Graham

Today May 11, 2011, Google features Martha Graham's 117th birthday with an animation by Ryan Woodward. I was very much fascinated by it. I thought it was some kind of a ninja moves. You know the Naruto kind of way. But no, it was Martha Graham. A dancer as ive found out. And if not for google i would have not read this text from her The Life and Work of Martha Graham writing. Come read along with me this precious text. And let us all learn something from it. This is especially to those who feel they have an artist inside of them. hehe

There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep yourself open and aware to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. ... No artist is pleased. [There is] no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others."

source from wikipedia .

 What more can i say? Beautiful isnt it? To life, beauty and art!

Camiguin Island (Holy Week)

Went to Camiguin Island for Holy Week. A three and a half day vacation! yay. Ive got lots and lots of pictures. But because this is the one i miss most during my childhood days i will post this first....

 

Yes i went sailing. Together with my two cousins and my lil bro. By the looks of it, from where i am sitting i am the driver.  :D

Hahahah.I love these three!

We want to go to Matangad. Location of The famous horse. Local stories has it that there was this pantion(i have no idea whats the english word for this) of gold in that place. That one of my relatives(i dont know his name) spotted it but he had no idea how to get the pantion of gold out of the water. So he just keeps on coming everyday and looking at the pantion. One day locals saw this very big boat anchored on that place. A rather unusual site. When my relative returned to look at it again it was already gone. (too bad, that's what u get for being selfish. hehehe)The boat was rumored to be owned by the Rodriguez family. Who owns a helicopter, boats and barges and even a private airport. They are indeed wealthy but not that influential because as i and all of us camiguinons know, Camiguin is controlled and sort of owned by the Romualdo's. Well anyway.  Lets not talk about that here. hehehe

 Ah. Matangad is on the other side of that bend there.

We are getting closer...

 And closer...

yay. look at that!

And that....

And ooopss...water pollution.

And were here....

 I dont know if you can spot it. But that's him on the center. The famous horse.(it does looks like a horse on sideview). We did not come closer coz its a little bit awry and dangerous. yay. Those stones are huge and the place is so quiet. Arent we brave? :p

Little brother caught a fish while we were returning home....

    Hahaha its so small! But look at how proud he is! hahhaha oh happy day!

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Watercolor week7

THis is like watercolor and everything in between. So lets start!

Because we went to Guadalupe and most of the place has something that looks like this. And when i saw it i put a mental note to remember so i will be able to draw it. NOw Im trying to draw something from my imagination. And this is my first attempt. All of my painting here has a model.

Im using 3 brushes at a time. I find it funny hahahaha.

Now when i get to the water part(the river) I have no idea how to move on. And someone so cute and naughty is bothering my art in progress...

He has a masking tape on his face! I dont know what got on his head. Oh Kids!

That's Argel but we call him Loncio. I think when i do something like this i tend to attract attention in the house coz they want to have a part on it too. You know. Heres my brother. Showing me how to do the water part.

He is so dirty and with no shirt on because he was trying to cook chicken for us. I love my little brother. Here's what he has done....

Oh dear i dont know if i like that at all! Its a river not a sea! It is suppose to be crystal clear. hahahahaa. Well anyways lets continue...

So the place in my memory looks something like this...

hehehe not bad. hahahaha. And just because i tend to gravitate people when i do this and somehow bring out the artistic part in them. My brother's best friend, his name is Henelia, says he wants to try it too. SO i let him...

And viola!

This is what he did. Yay.Very nice. I now do believe that what you paint is a reflection of you. Look at that! Henelia is bold and fearless. And somehow the painting reflects him. Agree? :p

Okay see you next week! :p

Daily Gratitude.===========================================================

P.S. I have a lot of things to be grateful for and let me tell you one of those incident which topped the list. I was again caught by my manager sleeping while on work. She kind of woke me up and i was so surprised that i shouted just a little bit. I was so embarrassed that i went laughing uncontrollably. I cannot stop nor contain myself. I just went on laughing with her watching with a look of confusion on her face. hehehe i love my manager. hahahaha
2. God must have been delighting himself on me that i get to laugh even on the smallest things lately. And i am ever so grateful. Thank you Lord. Abba-cakes salamat. :p
3. God forgives. And i am grateful for his immeasurable mercy. It covers the whole world.
4. For Mimai's fruit salad.

Smile that heals

 "Peace begins with a smile."

-Mother Teresa

Just before i head back to sleep i just wanna list the things im grateful for today and maybe talk a little about what im going through. Confess i guess. Here we go. I have been so harassed this past few days. Just to let you know harass is the word we use when being tempted by the devil by my SFC family. (strong word eh?)  Yes i have been so angry at everyone and myself without really any reason at all. Just being angry and stubborn. gah i dont really have any idea what's going on. I cant even control my emotions. For a moment i thought i wanna be selfish, i wanna go wild, stop caring, forget everything. Something like that. Its really heavy to carry when you are at that state. It is painful coz sometimes you hurt people with you knowing, which is even more painful. But then i go back and look at those pictures of people who inspire me. And i notice all those people have got beautiful smiles. I thought to my self. They are so beautiful because they are at peace with themselves. When i look at them i see kindness. arggghhhh The beauty of a kind heart. It shines and heals. It reads you and says to you i know your wounds. I remembered i read about a story of St. Therese of Lisieux and of how she was healed by her sickness. In her diary she said she saw Mama Mary smiling at her and then she was suddenly cured. It must have been a smile of kindness. The kind of smile that only kind people can produce and show and there is no way of faking it. No wonder St. Therese was healed by Our Lady's ravishing smile. Because when i see people who has got those smile it does something with my soul. A kind smile can certainly heal.


Things im grateful for today

1. Went swimming with my mom, sister and cousin at Pryce Hotel. I was so happy and giggling when i hit the water. Ah. I miss swimming. I used to swim every single day way back then in Camiguin Island. Ah those memories.
2. Grateful for Mimai's efficacent oil.
3. I am grateful that after days of being angry i am now slowly healing. Last night i just laughed and laughed at myself and it did me and my soul a whole lot of good. Smile beautiful soul. Thank you. Holy Spirit thank you.
4. Read my gratitude journal again. I miss writing on my notebook. It is so much more personal than what i have here online. So considering the thought of going back to it again than here.
5. I sleep a whole bunch last night. :P hehehe. Sleep can do your soul whole lot of good too. So if you are tired and you cant understand yourself, sometimes you just have to sleep it off.

Cute dogs!

When you dont really know what to write and where to start writing all you've got to do is to write. Right? So let us begin. My brain is currently processing what subject to post when suddenly my cousin asked me if ive seen the pictures she uploaded, and i said no. For a moment there(a second i think) i was debating with myself whether to check it out or not. My brain concluded that it was better to let myself interrupted. So i did check it out. And Here's what ive found...

That's Mac-mac a.k.a. The King/Father. Aint he handsome?

And this one is Cheke the Mother...

When Cheke had her first pregnancy she got.

Choy-choy The Prince...

Chay-chay the Princess

Chay-chay on the left side, and that's her friend. I dont know her/his name. But she's cute!
And of course Mac-mac and Cheke got Barny but he got lost and was never found again and they also got our very own Ruffy!

 Ruffy is on the left side. hehehe just in case u got confused. :p and that is me on the right.
And after just a month or two Checke got pregnant again! wew. Mac-mac is hardworking u know.

That one my dear is Chelsea. The cutest ever! arggghh.

And this one on the sand is Buddy! hehehe.

They have other siblings too but were already given to people who were lucky enough to be promised when Cheke was just pregnant to have it once they came out. yay. And just to let you know right now my cousin has got 7 dogs in their house. hehehe that's a lot!

Things im grateful for today April 5 2011
1. I am grateful that finally i am able to bring back myself to post on my blog. yay.
2. I am grateful that i survived my first day on working on the night shift schedule. yay from 10pm-6 am. Although my manager did caught me sleeping at the last minute! It was during 5:30 am i think. wew. Yours truly was so groggy and sleepy i wasn't able to detect her coming. hahaha but she said it was understandable so it's okay i think.
3.I am grateful that i was able to sleep soundly after my work. So i think i have to go back to sleep now just to be better prepared later. To graveyard shifts! Thank you Father. :p Abba-cakes thank you. So Much.
4. I am ever so grateful that my blog have got new beautiful followers. To  Marikoy, Darkratus, Juliet, Angelina zt and Brian thank you. May you increase more in numbers! hehehe

Watercolor week6

This picture is from the movie "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea".....

just because i thought i can do something like this! hehehe. I thought wrong. aw. Lets see what i have done so far...

For some reason i find it hard to draw cartoons or anime's than real life subjects. I dont know why. Perhaps because they are so outlined they tend to be bold and unreal. hahaha

For the life of me i cannot bring myself to continue drawing Ponyo anymore. Oh Ponyo im so sorry. I shall return for you, but not now not today and not this week either.

So after letting a day goes by in attempting Ponyo and failed i turned my eyes to this.

"a rose by any other name would smell as sweet..."

yay. isnt that ambitious of me? hahahah. take a look at my take now...

I swear the picture looks so much more better than the original drawing. hehehe. But i think i did really good for my first flower. And its a rose. hahah take that! yay.The rose bud is so complicated i have spent much time studying it. Im loving how red it is! And so the painting continues...

By now i know time is not with me anymore, for it is getting late and i cant see details anymore.

So i have to stop at this point...

I dont know what to say...2 unfinished painting in a week. hehehe. But it is an art of themselves so let it be for now. Yes just letting it be.

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THings im grateful for today March 29 2011

1.  I know i have not posted for so many days now. But i have been so busy. I shall post all the pictures for the reason of it this week.

 2. Our company anniversary party is finally over. And i am relieved. It was so good being a part of the logistics committee. I now more understand the meaning of  this quote: Volunteer not to build your resume but to build yourself.

3. I am being positive for the outcome of my work. and that is achievement enough. hehehe I pray that i will receive positive response from my webmasters. Abba-cakes please intervene for you are the Lord of my work and career. Thank you.

4. Today i am grateful for Evava treating me to Mcdo. A burger, a large fries, an ice cream and a coke. I was so much overwhelmed! I haven't eaten that much for a long time now. hahha i feel a lil guilty. But thank you dai Eva. God bless your generous soul.

5.Downloaded the audio book of The Practice of The Presence of God. I am deeply grateful. Thank you Lord. I know it is you. Listening to it for 2 days now. Abba-cakes thank you. Thank you so much. Never let me go. :D

My Desire

I know its a little too late but i just want to share what i want to meditate/achieve/sacrifice and do for lent. yay.

First of i want to Practice the Presence of God. I know this is some sort of like a lifetime desire and pursuit but to put it in Brother Lawrence words:

"There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful, than that of a continual conversation with God. Those only can comprehend it who practice and experience it."     ... Brother Lawrence

If you want to learn more about it you can check this site http://www.practicegodspresence.com/ . This site is what i read especially the "reflections" part every time im bored with my work.(Im online 8 hours so i get to open that site daily :p)

And the second one, i got from a buddhism site (who says we cant learn from other religions too?) try to take a look.

"Aware of the suffering caused by unmindful speech and the inability to listen to others,I am committed to cultivating loving speech and deep listening in order to bring joy and happiness to others and relieve others of their suffering. 

Knowing that words can create happiness or suffering, I am determined to speak truthfully, with words that inspire self-confidence, joy, and hope.  I will not spread news that I do not know to be certain and will not criticize or condemn things of which I am not sure.  I will refrain from uttering words that can cause division or discord, or that can cause the family or the community to break. I am determined to make all efforts to reconcile and resolve all conflicts, however small."

 I know how powerful words are. And mine is powerful (atleast that's what ive noticed). So instead of using my tongue to lash out hurtful words i will now try to undergo deep changes and try as much to control it and use it properly. I know the tongue has been compared to a rudder in a ship. It gives direction to your life. And it has been compared to fire. Yes it can burn...so deep it can even burn the soul. The tongue is one of the smallest part of the body yet the most uncontrollable of them all. I must with all my power reign it. And let my words bring healing and comfort to any soul that will get a chance to listen to me. I kow this one seems impossible to do but hey my God is the god of the impossibles! I shall now start today and live my life with the two desires i have with the help of Christ my savior .

Celebrate awesomeness that is you. and live your life beautifully!