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Yellow
I love the color yellow. It’s so alive and warm. It also reminds me of so many things… a bright sun, a delicious sunny side up, and a cute duckling among others. For this week’s theme, let me share...
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A Blessed Christmas to Everyone!
Wherever you are Whatever walk in life you are in, I hope you feel loved By family, by friends Or at the very least By our Savior who gave up His life to save us all. A Blessed Christmas to you....
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2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 12,000...
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2014: Impulsiveness and Adventure
These words properly sum up my year: impulsiveness and adventure. And both are double-edged swords. If handled improperly, these can produce effects contrary to the expectations of the doer of the...
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Depth
I couldn’t just let January pass by, right? The week is seeking depth. And so am I. It would be so wonderful if depth involved such colors or the creatures… They can be lurkers and predators but it...
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Radial Symmetry
There are several kinds of symmetry, one of which is radial symmetry. Echinoderms a.k.a. sea stars (or the less technically correct term starfish) exhibits this kind of symmetry. Trusty old...
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Palawan and the Rule of Thirds
Of the basic photography techniques, the “rule of thirds” is my favorite. It’s one, if not, the only technique I bother to familiarize, practice, and painstakingly try to polish. If perfectly executed,...
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That Place Called El Nido
El Nido is probably in the travel bucket list of every Filipino, if not at least on the list of hardcore travelers. And it is for a variety of reasons: it’s the Philippine’s last frontier, it’s...
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Reward
I am not into parties, branded bags, shoes, clothes, jewelry etc. etc. So, how do I reward myself? TRAVEL! Somewhere in El Nido. As this quote says: “I would rather own little and see the the world...
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(Seoul Diaries) Discipline is a Way of LIfe
Upon arrival in Seoul last October, the first places/things my friend Me-an and I agreed to look for was food and money changer. So upon depositing our luggage in hour hotel in Jong-no, we went...
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Photo Essay: Baler (Part 2)
If photos and travel stories were food, mine were probably moldy already. Thankfully, travel stories never grow old! I talked about my Baler trip earlier last year. Allow me to finish my photo essay...
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Five!
A Thoughtful Paper turned 5 today and WordPress was kind enough to remind me! Achievement unlocked! So, it’s been five years of blogging at WordPress and eight years of blogging for me! Hurray! It’s...
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Finding my Footing
I was browsing thorugh my drafts and I found this unfinished post. I wrote this in May 2013. I wondered why I never got to post this. So here’s a sort of flash back Friday post: Last night my brother...
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The Walls of Ancient Seoul
The old walls of Gyeongbokgung Palace. Living quarters at Changdeokgung Palace. Getting lost in Bukchon village. Stunning photos of “Walls” at Daily Post.Filed under: Adventure, Culture, Escapades,...
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Refreshing
Wading in a stream. Walking in a field. Simple life is refreshing. Check out “Fresh” theme at Daily Post.Filed under: Adventure, Nature, Outdoor, Photography, Travel Tagged: dailypost, fresh, nature,...
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(Travel Diary) The Historic City of Silay
I usually try to schedule an out of town trip during summer. In the Philippines, school break falls on the months of April to May so I have come to associate summer = vacation. Now that I am working, I...
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Peaches and Friends
While waiting for our train ride to Hanoi, Vietnam in a restaurant somewhere in Lao Cai a few days ago, my three friends decided to go out for a bit to look for peaches. They’ve been craving for...
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Early Bird
As the saying goes, “the early bird catches the worm”. I say, the early bird catches beautiful sunrises. :) Here are some astounding sunrises I was able to witness when I was in Dumaguete City: These...
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Enveloped
Hi everyone! How’s your summer (if you’re from the Northern Hemisphere) so far? Mine has been hectic and arid! I’ve been in delulu the past few weeks which pretty much explains my absence in the...
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Door
It’s so hard to blog these days. I don’t know if it’s a matter of my busy schedule or simply because I don’t have the drive. Anyway, for some “I am alive” post, here are some “historical” doors I want...
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