Wicca the Cat

We adopted Wicca when we shouldn't, too many uncertainties in our lives right now. But she was so cute and we didn't have the heart to throw her out. She's shown here being cautious of Nemo although Nemo's very mild-mannered that he played with Wicca after a week. Coral, the eldest cat, still can't accept her though.

All the lonely people

Mornings at MRT-North. This is what I have to deal with most mornings and it really gets me every now and then. First lesson on riding the MRT, learn to deal with the crowd and find a strategy to survive it.

Friends are friends forever

A few of my high school classmates at Mae's place. This was two days after our high school reunion. It was fun, lots of fun. I'm with people I can let my hair down and not worry about what they think of me. Most of them have known me for a long time and in the case of Mayette, we've been aware of each other when we were born and later became friends - classmates since elementary until high school.

High School

Our high school graduating class was around 54. Yup, we were a very small batch of two sections. And I'm proud that there were more than 30 that attended the recent reunion. This was my 1st year high school class photo taken during the Christmas party.

Looking back at sadness

Camiguin taken from the ferry a few minutes before we got to the mainland. We left my Auntie's (Papa's sister) wake before the funeral to attend a cousin's (Mama's niece) wedding in Cagayan de Oro. It was an unexpected and fast trip to Camiguin. Although we knew Auntie's leaving us soon because of cancer, I was hoping she would still be here for her and Nanay's birthday in August.

Van Gogh

Reminds me of Van Gogh's Sunflowers although these are not sunflowers and these are just neglected flowers in my workstation. Looks pretty just the same...

Because it's cute... and can be profound

A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, "What does love mean?"

The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have Imagined. See what you think:

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"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grand-father does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love." – Rebecca, age 8

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"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth." - Billy, age 4

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"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other."
- Karl, age 5

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"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs." -Chrissy, age 6

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"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired." - Terri - age 4

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"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK." - Danny, age 7

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"Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss" - Emily - age 8

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"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen." - Bobby, age 7

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"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate," - Nikka - age 6

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"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday."-Noelle, age 7

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"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well." - Tommy - age 6

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"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken." - Elaine-age 5

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"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford." - Chris - age 7

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"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day." - Mary Ann - age 4

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"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones." - Lauren - age 4

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"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little Stars come out of you..." - Karen - age 7

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"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross." - Mark - age 6

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"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget." - Jessica - age 8

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