the Earth-bound adventures of the Lost and Found

October 10 to 13, 2005. Went on another trip to lipayran to give a training. Because we were bringing a lot of stuff, I decided to just bring my oktomat instead of my SLR. There were times I regretted not having a "real" camera, but hey, it's not always you see the islands through the eyes of a fly ;-) and as you can see, not even an oktomat can ruin a perfect sunset. the kids, of course, had the most fun, as i asked them to dance and do all sorts of things as i took their picture =) If you think this is fun, you haven't seen the movie versions yet! Go to www.lomohomes.com/neenerish, click on MiniMOvies, and click on any movie. You can even change the movie speed! Just experiment with the buttons. Enjoy!

  Unfortunately, I don't know who the author is. I've long been wanting to write an essay about not having a real language to call my own because I'm from davao (in manila i'm considered bisaya; in cebu i'm considered tagalog. that's why I write in English =P), but here's a piece that celebrates having ALL languages.   another typical davao conversation line na "bisaya" kuno (only cebuanos will realize what's wrong): moadto ka diri? mopalit man ko ug gulay sa palengke kay payat na kaayo ko.   and the funny thing is, people from other places who work or study in davao "bastardize" their own language and start talking the same way, too. Hahaha. It's infectious! (and don't forget the funny accent that comes with it that's neither tagalong nor bisaya =)   my thanks to cris for forwarding this. ka-sarap bitaw gyud magtira sa dabaw. lingaw gani masyado. worth it man talaga! mwehehehe    =============================   GALENGA ...

Went on an extended bonding with my housemates (started with shopping till past 11pm at GUAVA last thursday as soon as i arrived from bantayan, then continued with an expedition to Carbon late sunday afternoon for UK2x, DVDs, flowers, and my very own baby guitar--Carbon photos hopefully to be posted soon by Cathy , who brought her lomo along). It was the first time all of us in the house went out together since we moved (at different times) into our boarding house in the last two and a half years. We scheduled dinner Monday night (October 17) at Handuraw , because I had a free gift certificate (any pizza of our choice). It happened to be the night before Sharon's birthday, so she decided to pay for everything else we ate (chili chips, pizza sticks, three pasta dishes, another pizza...hey, we were hungry from work. ate everything in an hour. or 30 minutes ba, cath? ;-). There ALSO happened to be a Luna Festival, which is held every full moon, and we had the unexpected treat of watch...

lost and found by Jeneen R. Garcia Published in October 2005   As I lie in bed now, puddles on the roof, left over from this afternoon’s rain, trickle down to a gutter below, pounding gently but insistently on the heavy quiet. Outside my room, the lights are dim, padlocks clicked shut on all the other doors in the house. Everyone else has gone. I peek at the moon smiling its Cheshire-cat smile between the slats of my window. It is an extraordinary view that I take in again and again, since at this hour, I am usually still out at work, or at some appointment in a place where no one looks out at the sky. I am, in fact, supposed to be at choir practice right now. But nights of staying up late, and a work and home environment of sneezing people have forced me to get off the world and allow it to turn without me for awhile. And what a blessing this sickness is! Because I am legitimately excused from my responsibilities, nobody needs me, nobody misses me. Everybody else...

Start:      Oct 19, '05 End:      Oct 22, '05 Location:      Camotes Islands, Cebu All-in-One trip with trainings in Kayaking, SRT (i think this means rapelling/ rock climbing), Basic Mountaineering, Outdoor Photography and First Aid. Organized by Habagat, CAMP, USC Mountaineers, and MFPI. Instructors are: Buzy and Bernard Pena of Baruto Paddlers for kayaking, Eric Bontuyan of Speleo Phil. for SRT, Junks Muana for outdoor photography, MFPI for basic mountaineering, and Joel Carino for First Aid. P650 registartion covers shirt, socials, training courses, and transfer from Lake Danao to Esperanza Beach (i suppose for kayaking to Tulang Island, which is a dive spot. it's actually swimmable from the mainland). Sorry wasn't given any more details about other costs. Will post if i get more news.

motorcycles, jeeps and street scenes, my angsty but adorable adopted cats, myself, and yes, flies, too-- as seen through the eight lenses of my OKTOMAT . you can check out the animated version of some photos at my LomoHome (click on mini-movies).