where is this sun you speak of?

This is one of the photos I have taken during the semester wherein I encountered the coolest professor I've had! I seldom enjoyed my classes back in college but it's probably because of lack of motivation (though that does not mean I was a full-time lazy student) . However there is one class I remember enjoying even if it made me do a lot of reading and writing essays out of the movies or readings discussed. It's one of the four Philosophy classes I've taken. It's not even the last Philosophy class I've had but second to the last. It was my Philosophy of Morality class under Miss V. (P.S. I enjoyed all of my Philosophy classes!) And probably I did not only enjoy it, I even like how cool Miss V was. She was a favorite. The coolest professor I've ever had. It isn't even a major subject but it was one of the few that I like remembering. It's probably because I was feeling independent back then, I practiced myself being alone at the univer...

FIRST OF ALL: This is my favorite book of all time (!!). I need not to say a lot about The Hobbit because there's nothing else to say about it because it's so beautiful and I don't know how to elaborate my adoration for this beautiful book! --END I figured maybe I should forget all the ~feels~ I have for this book and be relevant somehow, so... Some points (which contain spoilers): 1. My favorite character would definitely be Bilbo Baggins. His movement of this character from being introvert to adventurer, this gradual change, the transformation, is one of the reasons why I am glued to the story. Every end of each adventure towards Smaug made him tougher, wiser, and a leader. 2. The flow of the story: light to dark. Which also drives Bilbo from being just a simple fellow to becoming a hero. Although Bilbo has no interest in the adventure itself, he actually made better decisions (with the help of Gandalf) than Thorin. I think. 3. Tolkien introduced e...

Outin by Brandt Legg is the second book of the Inner Movement series. The story continues swiftly where the first book ended. It introduces a new setting, a new world, a dimension -- Outin -- wherein new things and a lot of discoveries were learned. Outin seemed to be a secured dimension where the characters could refresh themselves spiritually, emotionally and physically. A month in Outin is an hour in reverse time so they had a lot of time to heal, think, and reflect. With the help of Future Nate, Nate and Dustin learned about the four lakes: (1) Star Falls -- which helps conquer fear, (2) Floral Lake -- for nourishment, (3) Dreams Lake -- for dreams and fantasies, and (4) Rainbow Lake -- for some glimpse into the future. They spent 8 weeks in all four lakes and practiced their powers. Another great thing in Outin is the different windows where they can go to a place so easily. And so with the new safe place, the characters were able to strengthen their different abilities. Un...

Here are a few of my shots taken using Holga 135BC camera with Kodak ColorPlus ISO 100. These photographs are the only ones with better quality ( somehow better rather, lol) out of 24 shots. Clearly, I am kind of bad at manual photography but I am happy with the results nevertheless. I remember this shot clearly. I was with my younger cousin on the second floor of a fast food chain when we saw that helicopter passing by. It was bigger with our naked eyes (in other words, nearer) but it came out the other way in this photo.  Early morning sunrise. One of the reasons why I enjoy doing laundry early on a Sunday is this. It's kind of relaxing; a recurring reminder to face another week with a fresh start and a light heart. Blurry photo of a lavender Hydrangea  and my left hand with my personalized bracelet given to me by Eileen years ago. Among all the flowers I have touched and seen in person, this is my favorite. It is growing so beautifully in my Tiya Petra's...

I have some new postcards in the mail lately and all of them are lovely~  The postcards above are from Michael, a postcrosser from Denmark, who sent me three postcards in one envelope. Sad to say the original postcard he sent prior to these got lost and so he sent me a bunch. Thanks, Michael! The third postcard is (YES I KNOWWWW OMG SO LOVELY) [a] The Little Prince postcard. I'm so thrilled when I saw it the first time just because~ Olivia of Beijing sent it to me because she knew I read books and it is her favorite one. Good choice, Olivia! The fourth postcard is one of the three postcards Michael sent me -- "Peaceful Place" by Henning Kappenberg. The fifth postcard is a postcard sent by mon amour! It's a postcard from Iceland and it says " Aerial view of Namaskaro, one of the largest solfatara sites in Iceland." He has been around Iceland last year and I am so jealous about that. Hahaha! 

A few months ago, while at the night market, my sister decided to buy some Ube (or Purple Yam) and make Ube jam. Without knowing how to properly make it, I volunteered to work it in the kitchen with some ideas in mind. What I did was: peel the skin, grate them to small pieces as much as possible so it will be easier and faster to melt, put them in a hot pan, add a can of condensed milk (depends on how much ube you have), and keep stirring until it has a jam-like texture. I even added some pinch of salt for taste. It actually turned out great~ as what everyone at home said so. Here's my scoop of Ube jam (and my failure attempt at making it less boring, lol). :D