On taking time off, and the paradox of silence

 I feel most productive working in crowded areas lately. I find silence while working to be (paradoxically) deafening and thus I relish the hubbub of normal human activity to be quite conducive to focus. To be perfectly honest, I love the relative anonymity in my slightly darkened corner, relishing my savory basic food groups, as it……

Why do I journal?

"The final twist of secrecy; lives hidden from themselves. Memories lost. "I just don't remember anymore, " they say blankly to their children or grandchildren. Lives leaving not a trace, just shadows..."   - Alexandra Johnson ( From Leaving a trace: On keeping a journal, the art of transforming A Life into Stories.) 🙂

Photos: Intramuros morning

My friend Arla was entertaining her friends from France while they were in town for a few days. She asked me to join them for breakfast in Intramuros, before they would leave on a flight later that same day. Intramuros was one of my favorite touristy spots to shoot in, when in Manila, and I……

The Magic Paintbrush Lady

On Writing (and paper and pens)

It is a combination of all the elements of writing; passion, paper and pen…that gets the juices flowing. 🙂

Cupid wants his arrow back

When I listen to a  song with this cadence, there is a tendency for me to just sit still and stare off into space. “Lost Stars” is such,and  it  happens to be one of my favorite tracks on the movie, Begin Again. I watched this movie, with a former significant other a year (or two)……

Living forever

“Letters to A Young Poet”,  is a collection of ten letters written by Bohemian-Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926) to Franz Xaver Kappus(1883–1966), a 19-year-old officer cadet at the Theresian Military Academy in Germany. It is one of my favorite books. I have read it many times through and it has always been timely. Although it……