Updates soon

It's been awhile since I have updated my blog. Been through a lot lately, busy with a lot of stuff. But I promise to provide updates soon!

me and my digital rebel!

God Bless America!

A glimpse of Marcia's garden

ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHOT!

Ace...

the new horses at Glenarda farm...

I bought a new camera and I am now exploring and capturing the wonders of nature! I shall be posting more pictures soon... I am practicing, enjoying and LOVING using my camera! have fun!

The Children are our FUTURE...

After FIVE long years, I was once again able to be with children! I was blessed to be invited as a guest lecturer at the Swedish Church of Paris on May 2, 2009. On the said lecture, I was able to share to the students the Filipino heritage and also the health care status of children in our country. These children realized at the end of the presentation that not all children are like them, not all children enjoy the same blessings that they do have. That there exist a huge gap between the rich and the poor and that now, more than ever, they are willing to make a difference and make this world a better place to live.

Visit to Agneta in Sannois outside Paris

Sannois is a community in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 15.2 km (9.4 mi). (9.4 miles) from the center of Paris.

In Davincis footprint with Jimmy and Lina

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci ( pronunciation (help·info), April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was an Italian polymath, being a scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer. Leonardo has often been described as the archetype of the renaissance man, a man whose unquenchable curiosity was equaled only by his powers of invention.^[1] He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived.^[2] Helen Gardner says "The scope and depth of his interests were without precedent...His mind and personality seem to us superhuman, the man himself mysterious and remote"

Swedish Springfestival in Paris. Walpurgis

My visit to Paris, april 2009, day 2-3

One of the HIGHLIGHT of this vacation is my trip to Normandie and Honfleur with Jimmy and Helen! I was blessed to visit this wonderful, AMAZING place! Everything I saw and experienced in this place is worth remembering. I asked myself once again, where was I all these years? Being in this place is just another proof how the wonders of God works... He really knows how to AMAZE His children!

Enjoy the selected photos posted from this trip!

My visit to Paris, april 2009, day 1

My first 2 days in Paris!

I arrived in Paris on April 28, 2009 at 0615. I am very excited for this trip for several reasons, first this will be the first time in seven years that I will be able to meet my good friend Jimmy Nilsson who graciously invited me to visit Paris! Secondly, this is my first time in almost 10 years to be able to visit a European country again, the first trip I had was in Oslo, Norway way back in September of 1999. Lastly and I guess one of the special reasons that brought me to Paris is being able to share with Swedish students about the Filipino heritage and the situation of children in a third world country... the excitement of being able to teach a young group again (children age 8 -1 12 years old) reminds me of the good old days I had when I used to work with the Philippine National Red Cross.

Immediately after my arrival in Paris, Jimmy was able to give me a tour along Champse Elyssee which eventually leads to the famous Arc de Triomphe! Had a chance to meet people from the Swedish church, and then the next day, took a bus tour around Paris! My second day there (first day of bus tour) was spent touring the Musee de Louvre or shall I say "A PART" of the museum... The building is soooo huge it will be impossible to view all art works in one trip! My goal for the day is to see the famous work of art of Leonardo da Vinci... the Monalisa... it was an art I have known to love all my life simply because it registered my mind because my mom sings us lullabyes with her favorite song "Monalisa"... the rest of the art work are already a BONUS for me... The next few days were full of adventure and fun and I owe this to Jimmy and his friends! Thank you guys for the wonderful welcome!