Afternoon Delight (Tanka 短歌 )

Afternoon delight
    To see father push and sell
        Walking past shadows
           the sun, the trees and the skies
              hungry men along the way

The Joy in Looking Up

 

Looking up the sky

is such a therapeutic momentary

escape

Stop

the time

and see the extraordinary

beauty in simple things.

Breathe

the air that fills up your soul.

Smile

to the eyes that behold from above.

And my mind never fails to capture

freedom .

* These are just random things and views I saw up there. Made me smile 🙂

While waiting for a ieepney near Yakal Dormitory, UP DIliman (The Carillon)

@Sunken Garden, UP Diliman

Yep. One of my favorite trees at the Sunken.

I guess the church’s name is Manila Cathedral @ Intramuros

view from _th Floor of St. Luke’s Medical Center, Global City

Early morning @ Burias Breeze Resort, Albay

Full moon@ UP Fair ,UP Diliman

Sunset @ UP Diliman

Sun is love!

@ UP Diliman

Sunset View_Sunken Garden @ UP Diliman

Mr. Moon @ UP Fair

Waiting for a jeepney sometimes could take a bit long. So to ease the boredom, God surprised me with this great fireworks display!!:)

Feels like in another place. @The Beach House, UP Diliman

Discover great ways to appease your boredom while waiting for a ride:) I love to look up the sky to predict the weather. Most of the time, to say a breath prayer. The clouds smile back!

morning jog at the park! 🙂 @Makati Park

I love to look up the sky to name the type of clouds (recalling the science lessons in grade school is fun) This made me smile while walking to my apartment. ‘Sea’ up the sky!:)

Random walk. I think this must be around St. Luke’s Hospital, Global City

One afternoon power walk @ Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. SUnsets and lovely street lamps make my heart beat! 🙂

Can’t get enough of clear blue sky!

and yes, street lamp!:)

And yes, yes, yes, sunset again! @UP Diliman. Again, while waiting for MRT jeepney!! 🙂

Guess that’s because the sun may age a million years but its beauty appears to be always new! 🙂 Afternoon contemplation at Starbucks, BGC (Total Corp. Center BGC). I have a collection of shots of sunsets on that spot every time I go there! ❤

Fascination for street lamps! The Sky is awesome! Early morning walk @ Bonifacio Global City, Taguig

Afternoon meditation under my favorite tree while waiting for my class to start. @Sunken Garden, UP Diliman

While at Ipil Dormitory hut

Fascination for things artsy chandelier!

@Lignon Hill Nature PArk

 

 

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.

-Psalm 19:1

*Under My Favorite Tree

Simple things are extraordinary. After attending a class and some school stuff last Saturday, eating avocado-mango Sorbetes and Taho under my favorite tree at the Sunken garden as the sunset preludes was more than a weekend spa!  It was therapeutic to see people not in a rush, chasing time. Time decelerated as we began to silent our souls from the noise of life’s complexities. Joy became just plain and simple and I was sure it was genuine in all the smiles I saw as we did things for love.  It wasn’t just mere amusement. It was music to hear hearty laughter and there was serenity in all the happy faces I saw. And to me, it was a great taste of life as I savor the sweets I had and that silence that made me listen more to my own heartbeat. Indeed, there’s a unique pleasure in seeing people happy.  Sometimes, in a busy walk, we need to pause and breathe the fragrance of life in the flowers we overlook!:-)

(July 2011)

Fvorite tree @UP Sunken Garden