tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71285992024-03-24T02:17:43.416+08:00caterpillar talkthe caterpillarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600192442542610564noreply@blogger.comBlogger397125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128599.post-55515475825889836462018-06-11T21:51:00.000+08:002020-01-23T15:47:12.244+08:00noisy, feeling entitled, and..
"When we replace a sense of service and gratitude with a sense of entitlement and expectation, we quickly see the demise of our relationships, society, and economy."
-- Steve Maraboli
the setting before was at the park, this time: in an airplane bound for manila from puerto princesa, boarding time 😉 june 10, 2018.
view from my window seat
before our plane made it the caterpillarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600192442542610564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128599.post-150061872015681122018-05-05T12:43:00.000+08:002020-01-23T15:14:57.870+08:00map
"Inagaw nga namin (mga) isla n’yo, mapa pa kaya!"
-- contributed by one of my friends
🙈🙉🙊
at some point in ashikaga flower park, i was preoccupied with trying to take selfies under the trellis of the double-flowered wisteria when two females approached and called my attention. with my left hand, i was holding the pamphlet-slash-park map, which was given to me by the personnel the caterpillarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600192442542610564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128599.post-35341998733834852992015-05-04T17:17:00.000+08:002015-05-05T01:13:49.270+08:00boxing
"To see a man beaten not by a better opponent
but by himself is a tragedy."
-- Cus D'Amato
boxing is a sport, yes, but, like modern-day wars, it's also a business. people can only wish for a great fight but there's no guarantee at all.
when a boxing match is touted as the "fight of the century" (never mind that it's just 15 years into this century), you can't blame people for the caterpillarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600192442542610564noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128599.post-62019925921312090322015-04-01T19:30:00.000+08:002015-04-30T10:03:29.652+08:00blacklight (ultraviolet light) plus philippine passport pages
"The only reason people do not know much is because they do not care to know. They are incurious. Incuriosity is the oddestand most foolish failing there is."
--Stephen Fry
1st day of april 2015
once upon a wednesday
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! thanks to the tip that i got from ate bambit, i found out about the interesting images that are embedded on the pages of our passports.
the caterpillarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600192442542610564noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128599.post-11699756285298191702014-12-19T23:56:00.000+08:002015-02-05T15:41:11.086+08:00snow people
"Winter must be cold for those with no warm memories."
-- from the 1957 movie, An Affair to Remember
they finally showed up!
the adorable family that greeted me on my way to the laboratory
fukui city in japan
as much as i want to take credit for these 3 delightful snow creatures, i have to say that i'm not the one who made them. i merely saw them while i was walking to our research the caterpillarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600192442542610564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128599.post-50862665246801569652014-08-05T16:30:00.000+08:002015-03-03T18:06:30.080+08:00a glimpse of japanese culture: chanoyu
"If man has no tea in him,
he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty."
-- Japanese Proverb
chanoyu
noun \¦chänō¦yü\
"a Japanese ceremony consisting of the serving and taking of tea in accordance with an elaborate ritual"
once upon a japanese tea ceremony in fukui-shi
this afternoon, i took a very short break and attended a summer tea ceremony. we ate mochi and the caterpillarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600192442542610564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128599.post-79285062278978263092014-05-28T13:16:00.000+08:002015-02-05T15:41:55.265+08:00that alice in wonderland moment
"the days are long but the years are short."
indeed, they are.
today, i'm officially 10 years old...
in blogging years!
the caterpillarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600192442542610564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128599.post-15896586638892485362014-05-24T14:50:00.001+08:002015-01-23T19:13:55.429+08:00the fukui, japan version
"We write to taste life twice,
in the moment and in retrospect."
-- Anais Nin
the 11.06.13 photo entry to my album of "firsts" in japan: a photo of my right knee with my temporary souvenirs from an accidental stunt :D
on 11.07.13, i wrote...
the last time i posted a photo similar to this one was more than 7 years ago, when i got bruises and abrasions after i fell from a the caterpillarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600192442542610564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128599.post-81762621391438861862014-05-20T12:55:00.000+08:002015-01-23T19:13:30.934+08:00piled higher and deeper
"The early bird gets the worm,
but the second mouse gets the cheese."
--Author Unknown
x X x
"paranormal x-ray" for dental and facial structure imaging. what in the world is "paranormal x-ray"?!? :)
my "bangag" moment of the day (yeah, i know that it's just lunchtime and the day is far from over): i meant "panoramic x-ray" but i mentioned "paranormal x-ray" ...TWICE! parang pang the caterpillarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600192442542610564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128599.post-9213334752326557212014-02-15T16:36:00.000+08:002017-05-01T17:57:50.416+08:00bus ride
Never say, "oops."
Always say, "Ah, interesting."
-- Author Unknown
12th of february 2014: on board keifuku bus (京福バス) #12
my 3rd bus ride in fukui city
on a daily basis, i either walk or use my bicycle to get to the places where i need to be here in fukui city -- even if reaching my destination means i have to walk for twenty to thirty minutes or more, rain or shine, with snow the caterpillarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600192442542610564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128599.post-77757459125801591182014-02-13T23:40:00.000+08:002016-03-19T12:13:28.244+08:00kiddie art for my nihongo class
"All cartoon characters and fables must be exaggeration, caricatures.
It is the very nature of fantasy and fable."
--Walt Disney
on the 16th day of january 2014, our sensei introduced us to some imaginary animals (そうぞうのどうぶつ; souzou no doubutsu) in japanese stories. since mermaids and something similar to the abominable snowman were included in the そうぞうのどうぶつ sheets that she the caterpillarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600192442542610564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128599.post-80581485960431171522014-01-29T17:49:00.000+08:002017-05-01T18:01:00.600+08:00newspaper
"It's those moments, those odd moments that you look for
and sometimes by creating this kind of loose atmosphere you find
those little moments that somehow mean a lot to an audience
when they really register right."
-- Barry Levinson
during our 3rd period class today, our kanji teacher said that he read a newspaper (新聞) and saw me there. he used nihongo in saying this so i initially had the caterpillarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600192442542610564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128599.post-10745664310675246582013-09-26T23:18:00.000+08:002015-02-26T18:42:16.046+08:00wake up in the philippines, sleep in japan!
"Go ahead then; study, study, and meditate well what you study. Life is a very serious thing and only those with intelligence and heart go through it worthily. To live is to be among men and to be among men is to struggle. But this struggle is not a brutal and material struggle with men alone; it is a struggle with them and one's self, with their passions and one's own, with errors and the caterpillarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600192442542610564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128599.post-41535454502365480652013-09-20T13:48:00.000+08:002015-01-23T19:14:38.348+08:00mission accomplished in iligan city: six waterfalls in one day!
oh yes! it can be done. actually, the target was to go to 7 waterfalls and, if not for circumstances beyond our control, we could have been to 8.
mission impossible and ultimate daytrip experience: six waterfalls in an eight-hour adventure in iligan city
the 8-hour adventure of pinas flashpackers in iligan:
waterfalls, waterfalls, and more waterfalls
08.23.13 six key the caterpillarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600192442542610564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128599.post-37741154398241508472013-09-16T22:19:00.002+08:002015-04-01T22:29:10.321+08:00breathtaking tawi-tawi, truly breathtaking tawi-tawi
"It is a nature sanctuary with extensive rain and mangrove forests, rich culture, majestic mountains, primeval caves, coral reefs with some of the world’s rarest marine life, outstanding dive sites,and pristine white sand beaches."
-- from Tawi-tawi, Close Encounters of a Natural Kind
tawi-tawi: what more can i say?
this is part 8 and the conclusion of a series entitled breathtaking the caterpillarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600192442542610564noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128599.post-49733059212223165272013-08-15T01:17:00.000+08:002013-09-17T15:38:36.643+08:00destination: balobok rock shelter and thereabouts
"The most rewarding things you do in life
are often the ones that look like they cannot be done."
-- Arnold Palmer
once upon a trip to tawi-tawi's balobok rock shelter
this is part 7 of a series entitled breathtaking tawi-tawi: our journey to the philippines' southernmost frontier.
day 3. april 23, 2011. black saturday.
adventure 1: island hopping -- bongao, tango, the caterpillarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600192442542610564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128599.post-38166087515398021272013-07-30T14:00:00.001+08:002013-09-17T15:38:59.707+08:00from many angles: tawi-tawi's bud bongao
“Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends,
but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers.
The mind can never break off from the journey.”
-- Pat Conroy
destination: bud bongao, the natural watchtower of the southern seas
this is part 6 of a series entitled breathtaking tawi-tawi: our journey to the philippines' southernmost frontier.
bud bongao location the caterpillarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600192442542610564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128599.post-11068250704735832212013-06-30T01:21:00.000+08:002013-06-30T02:18:34.522+08:00seed, time, and harvest
"Faith is so powerful. It moves God.
Faith moves God."
my gmail account's folder for email drafts is a virtual treasure chest. i looked into my 99 email drafts last june 20 and one of them caught my attention the most. it contained the following thoughts which i know are not mine (only those not enclosed in quotation marks are mine):
at the right time, things get revealed; befriend suspense.the caterpillarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600192442542610564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128599.post-35468494579605171512013-04-22T17:26:00.002+08:002017-05-02T16:37:05.282+08:00the taraw adventure: cliff climbing in el nido, palawan
“Climb if you will, but remember that courage and strength are nought without prudence, and that a momentary negligence may destroy the happiness of a lifetime. Do nothing in haste; look well to each step;
and from the beginning think what may be the end.”
-- Edward Whymper
getting to know the taraw cliffs from afar
one rainy late afternoon in august 2009, my friends and i&the caterpillarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600192442542610564noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128599.post-29828103182307475782013-01-31T22:46:00.000+08:002013-04-22T21:51:24.361+08:00random snapshots of my january 2013
#1. i was able to watch a good number of movies: rurouni kenshin, skyfall, les miserables, life of pi, zero dark thirty, pitch perfect, the impossible, battle royale, silver linings playbook
#2. i got myself a new toy -- a raspberry pi! :)
the great thing is, the raspberry pi (RPi) is a very versatile toy -- a mini-computer which the RPi charity wants to see "being used by kidsthe caterpillarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600192442542610564noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128599.post-52047508915407034612012-12-30T13:03:00.001+08:002013-09-17T15:39:16.818+08:00the continuation: island hopping in the southern seas, island hopping in tawi-tawi
"Tropical the island breeze, all of nature wild and free,this is where i long to be -- la isla bonita!"
-- part of the lyrics of Madonna's La Isla Bonita
our island hopping adventure in tawi-tawi
this is the continuation of the fifth part of a series entitled breathtaking tawi-tawi: our journey to the philippines' southernmost frontier.
day 3. april 23, 2011. black saturday.
the caterpillarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600192442542610564noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128599.post-81664752917200978012012-10-19T15:43:00.000+08:002013-09-17T15:39:39.959+08:00island hopping in the southern seas, island hopping in tawi-tawi
"There is no life that does not rise
melodic from scales of the marvelous."
-- Robert Duncan
our island hopping adventure in tawi-tawi
this is part 5 of a series entitled breathtaking tawi-tawi: our journey to the philippines' southernmost frontier.
day 3. april 23, 2011. black saturday.
adventure 1: island hopping -- bongao, tango, panglima sugala, sangasiapu, laa, pababagthe caterpillarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600192442542610564noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128599.post-41285513417827975442012-10-01T11:36:00.000+08:002013-08-19T11:32:42.362+08:00strolling in balisong country
"i'm walking on sunshine..."
-- walking on sunshine, lyrics
15th of november 2009
taal: the balisong and barong tagalog capital of the philippines
enjoying a sunday afternoon in this old town of good repute with claire and marissa
in southwestern luzon lies the heritage town of taal, one of the 31 municipalities of the first class province of batangas. it is a charming 4th class the caterpillarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600192442542610564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128599.post-47916613000917710452012-09-19T22:52:00.000+08:002012-10-02T12:40:54.420+08:00the muddy trek to buruwisan and lanzones falls
"In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks."
-- John Muir
28th of january 2012
a walk to remember in siniloan, laguna
what was supposed to be a usual "walk in the park" to see buruwisan falls at the southwest border of the sierra madre turned out to be quite an ordeal of a trek up and down through mud complete with drizzles and a head-on adventure against armies of the caterpillarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600192442542610564noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128599.post-41319664776150672772012-09-16T03:00:00.000+08:002017-05-02T16:54:48.500+08:00POTO fan girl-ing!
"In sleep he sang to me, in dreams he came.
That voice which calls to me and speaks my name;
And do I dream again?
For now I find the phantom of the opera is there inside my mind!"
-- lyrics, The Phantom of the Opera
my ticket to see the phantom of the opera (POTO) was bought months ahead of the scheduled august-to-september 2012 staging of andrew lloyd webber musical the caterpillarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600192442542610564noreply@blogger.com0