Sunrise, Sunset

No, this is not about two of my favorite movies, Before Sunrise and Before Sunset. I would like to share two pictures taken during one of our trips to Grande Island Resort, Subic. Orange is today's Photo Hunt theme. The sun with its orange color is a perfect entry.


Sunset
I like the color orange because it's calming for me. It's a very happy color. In fact I used to have templates sprinkled with fonts in orange color. Also, I like paper crafts with tinge of orange.

Most of all I love the rising of the sun with its radiating soft orange color bordering on yellow. It speaks of a bright and brand new day.


Sunrise
Happy weekend!

Artificial Tree

I thought I wouldn't have any entry for today's Photo Hunt theme, "artificial". I was browsing on my picture folders checking what I can post and voila, I saw this artificial but colorful trees.

This was taken at Eugenio Lopez Convention Center during our strategic planning. It's a wonderful sight as guests are welcomed at the lobby of the building. The colors are very calming. I love it.


Take note of the quote from the former president of the Lopez group of companies.


"The company that is prosperous and rich, while labor lives in misery, has neither the right to exist nor the right to claim public support."

This also applies to the leaders of this country (or any country for that matter). The seats just might be empty then.

Oh well, happy weekend everyone!

Rock

This picture came immediately to mind when I checked today's theme for Photo Hunt. I am not a Catholic but I have always been fascinated with Catholic churches. The designs are sometimes elaborate, sometimes crude but functional and still with a touch of art.

This was taken inside the church of the Monastery of the Transfiguration in Malaybalay, Bukidnon. This is run by Benedictine monks which, by the way, also produce Monks' Blend premium coffee quite popular with travelers.

The church is interesting from the outside with its pyramid shape structure. Going inside, one can see the altar is made of rock and so is the podium. This church gives a great view of the picturesque Malaybalay, Bukidnon.

September Hideaway

My cousin will visit Manila this year. She will be with her husband who is a first time visitor of our country. This should be exciting. She was planning to stay in Manila for a few days and fly to Hongkong afterwards. But plans changed. It would be better to tour her husband in the Philippines. It would be great to show him the beauty of our country. I agree to that.

He loves fishing and the outdoors. This country has a wealth of exotic places, nature's wonder one can truly be proud of. I would like to suggest an itinerary. I would like him to see Batanes for one. It is a lovely place where a visitor, local or not, feels he can be one with nature and speak to them, relate to them and be awed at their splendid beauty.

My cousin and I are exchanging emails talking about their forthcoming vacation among other things. The first thing she asked me is about where they can stay. She wants to have an unforgettable visit with her husband but she wants to be wise in spending money.

I helped her scout for hotels they can stay, a fine hotel accessible to the metropolis as they will be staying for a week in Mega Manila before their island hopping. Accor Hotels City Super Sale is having a limited sale for bookings from June 23 to June 29, for stays between July 10 and September 30. My cousin will be here on September. This is just great! A savings of up to 60% is a wonderful deal. I have just found a hotel which at the heart of Mega Manila's north area where they can have a comfortable stay.

We are on to a chat later and can't wait to tell her this good news.

Painted Mask

This is my entry for today's photo hunt - a painted mask. This mask belong to one of my team which he used during our masquerade party. Though it's not much for a masquerade, I like the colors - orange, red, green. They are so alive and fresh.


***More painted pictures at Photo Hunt.

Happy weekend!

Overlooking the Sea

I like this photo very much. This was taken a few feet from our villa during our stay in Dos Palmas.

Sky meets the sea. The sea meets the land. It's very serene.


***More of see and sea at Heads or Tails.

Hope

I enrolled in a gym with the great hope and determination to achieve the ideal weight for me, the weight that is right for my age and height. I just have to tell myself to practice portion control more. :)

I hope to bring back my slender body like these beautiful ladies here, all candidates for Miss Earth 2008. You can LOL now. They visited the gym a few months back. Luckily I was there and had a chance to work out with them. By the way, our very own Miss Philippines bagged the crown. :)

As it is often said, youth is the hope of our motherland. Celebrate your youth! Say cheese pretty young misses!


For more pictures about hope, please visit Photo Hunt headquarters. Happy new year everyone!

HAPPY 2009!

Gym on a Weekend

I needed to check something with my team on a Saturday. Our head office is a bit far so I decided to meet them in one of our branch office. Since I will be going out early, I might as well maximize the time. I coaxed husband to join me. We headed to the gym first afterwhich we went separate ways to attend to our own agenda for the day.

The gym is practically empty. Who wants to get up really early on a weekend?

We have our tuna sandwich and pasta here at the gym's healthy options stall. We both love the garden tuna sandwich here.

More weekend snapshots here. The Mommy Zone shares a holiday get-together with the Filipino Mom Blog Mommies and our kids. Beyond Fried Eggs share a lunch at Taco Bell.

Shine

Let the sun shine on us....This was taken in the early morning of April this year during a team building with my core group. We spent two days at La Luz, San Juan, Batangas.


More shine here at HoT.

Planning Session

The company kicked off its planning session for 2009 last September. We spent it at the Eugenio Lopez Center, Antipolo. It was a quiet afternoon and during breaks I managed to take a few pictures. The place is conducive for planning and team buildings. Another good thing is it's very near Mega Manila where most of us live. Home sweet home in a matter of hours after a few days holed up for planning.


Click the logo for other weekend snapshots. You may want to take a peek at The Mommy Zone for my other snapshot. Have a great week! :)

Reflection

This was taken during our sunset cruise going to Grande Island in Subic. It's a beautiful sight. I love how the sun burst into a wonderful orange color which reflected on the water. The wonder of nature.

Please click here for other photos on "reflection". My other entry on my reflection and my daughter's at The Mommy Zone. Happy weekend! :)

Cagsawa Ruins

I have shared my trip about Bicol already in one of my posts. I lifted some texts from that post which are appropriate for today's Photo Hunt theme, ruin(ed). In this case, it's ruins. I'm sharing Cagsawa Ruins.

The structure that you see with two windows was the Cagsawa Church. Based on history books, when the volcano erupted in 1814, more than a thousand people run towards the church to escape the lava flow. Unfortunately, the fiery flow buried and engulfed the church. Only the bell tower remained which is shown in the picture below (the structure with two windows). To this day, it stands as one of the main tourist attractions of the Bicol region.

Had there been a clear sky when I took this picture, the perfect cone that is Mayon Volcano can be seen. Unfortunately the clouds covered it.


A closer look at Cagsawa Ruins.


Closer.


Please visit other photo hunters here. I have another take on 'ruin(ed)' at my other blog, The Mommy Zone. Hope you'll stop by there too. Thanks. :)

Blue Water

The boat we were on is nearing Dos Palmas Beach Resort. It's as if we could not wait to land there. The sun shining bright, the sand so pure, the water so blue. Bliss. I need a vacation like this again. :)


For other blue pictures, please visit Photo Hunt. And for my other blue waters, please see them here at The Mommy Zone. :)

Hello Kitty

I chanced upon a merchandise exhibit of Hello Kitty at The Block two weeks or so ago. It's really cute. Even the entrance set-up looks so dainty with all its balloons and red ribbon.



Hope you also visit my Pizza Time weekend snapshot. :) Other weekenders are here.

Skyline

This was taken by my husband when we were at a hotel last August during a long weekend. It's the break of dawn - clear skies, peace and quiet, the day just starting. Wonderful! :)


Visit weekend snapshots for more great pictures.

Clouds

This was taken during our Sunset Cruise going to Grande Island. I like this shot. It's so serene, with the smooth streaks of clouds giving the picture a very light feel.

For other photo hunters, you may visit here. Please check out my Clouds over Castle entry at The Mommy Zone. Thanks! :)

Red Onions

This is my entry in today's photo hunt with the theme "hanging". This was taken in one of the stores along the road in Isabela going back to Manila. Onions and garlic are hanging on the the stores' frontage.

Please visit my other entry at The Mommy Zone. Thanks. :)

Kanluran (West)

Ang larawan sa ibaba ay ang aking lahok para sa linggong ito para sa temang "Kanluran" ng Litratong Pinoy. Ito ay kuha sa isang resort, Dos Palmas, Palawan.)

(The picture below is my entry for the week's "West" theme of Litratong Pinoy. This was taken in a resort, Dos Palmas, Palawan.)

Para sa iba pang larawan, maaaring bisitahin ang Litratong Pinoy. May isa pa rin akong entry sa The Mommy Zone kung inyong ibig makita ang isa pang "kanluran". :)

(For other entries, you may visit Litratong Pinoy. I have another entry for West at The Mommy Zone.)

Band in a Mall

One weekend at Mall of Asia, the biggest mall in the Philippines and the third in the world, a band strutted their way while mall goers watch and took pictures of them. There's a marching band to make the atmosphere more festive I supposed.


Please take a peek at my other WS entry at The Mommy Zone. Thanks so much! :)