Ooh yeah...

Ooh Yeah - dancing headphones from beshart on Vimeo.

Adventures in Paper - an exhibit by Nice Buenaventura at Starbucks 6750

Make One Tama - Dialogues @ Starbucks 6750

This month, we have as Dialogues leads the team behind a very new campaign called OneTama. They advocate for daily positive action under the slogan actions speak loudest when shared. Their website is on www.onetama.com; where they have a community run calendar nominating positive but small actions that could spell a change in their immediate environment like crossing the street on the pedestrian lane or segregating garbage for that day.

Read a recent article on them in the Manila Bulletin.


As the OneTama action for the day, participants to the Dialogues @ Starbucks are encouraged to bring their own tumbler to the Dialogues if they intend to buy a drink.

EARTh HOUR 2009

VOTE EARTH

YOUR LIGHT SWITCH IS YOUR VOTE

This year, Earth Hour has been transformed into the world’s first global election, between Earth and global warming.

For the first time in history, people of all ages, nationalities, race and background have the opportunity to use their light switch as their vote – Switching off your lights is a vote for Earth, or leaving them on is a vote for global warming. WWF are urging the world to VOTE EARTH and reach the target of 1 billion votes, which will be presented to world leaders at the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009.

This meeting will determine official government policies to take action against global warming, which will replace the Kyoto Protocol. It is the chance for the people of the world to make their voice heard.

Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In 2008 the message had grown into a global sustainability movement, with 50 million people switching off their lights. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square all stood in darkness.

In 2009, Earth Hour is being taken to the next level, with the goal of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote. Unlike any election in history, it is not about what country you’re from, but instead, what planet you’re from. VOTE EARTH is a global call to action for every individual, every business, and every community. A call to stand up and take control over the future of our planet. Over 74 countries and territories have pledged their support to VOTE EARTH during Earth Hour 2009, and this number is growing everyday.

We all have a vote, and every single vote counts. Together we can take control of the future of our planet, for future generations.

VOTE EARTH by simply switching off your lights for one hour, and join the world for Earth Hour.

a kiss goodbye

from now on, there'll always be cold summer nights...

*photo taken from his last blog entry in his multiply site.

there's hope for the flowers

i was browsing thru this filipino art site and came across this pic at this site.



it was a love professed for australia by @papernstitch.

i race back to my childhood memories of wanting a koala for a pet. as a kid, i was never a "teddy bear-girl", but koalas, pandas & polar bears were tops on my list. add to that a tiger. (now that's one for my 25...)

ultimately, seeing a koala bear in this situation gives me a heartache.

but what struck me in this this photo was the careful way the animal was treated at such a ghastly situation - like a child being comforted awaking from a bad dream.

and i suddenly remembered this:


everyday, i pass c-5 going to work and see this little glimmer of hope.

you see, if people didn't have a heart, that koala could've been left alone to die. knowing koalas, they have a tendency to be violent when disturbed so careful handling is needed for these ones. and the fireman carefully nursed it. he could've just snatched that koala immediately and bring it out of the woods AND THEN nurse it when they're already in the clearing. but he patiently took time.

and that tree... it could've been cut-off before that wall was made. under usual circumstances, people would cut branches like these thinking that it's no big thing. but this tree... whoever made that wall still allowed it to grow despite its being an "obstruction".

i hate to think that what the world is going through right now is all caused by our madness, our evil ways, our "irresponsibilities". though, somehow, it holds true. and in these most trying times, the "to-each-his-own-i-don't-care-me-first" attitude will definitely abound.

yet i see things like these, little acts of kindness. and my belief in the goodness of even just one person fires up my hope.

we'll all make it together. we just need to hang on tight.

something to be happy about no. 2

broken hearts.

although not a happy thing in general, there's something about people with broken hearts that bring them together and creates wonderful, beautiful things. i guess misery really loves company. but it does bring out the best friendships and best friends out of people.

this was what bound me and my friend together since last year. although we were close, we really didn't see much of each other until last year. and when our broken hearts bound us together, it tightened our friendship even more. we both sought new friendships, in her circle and in mine. we laughed together and we cried together. we were cheerleaders for each other and tried to keep each one up when hopes were down. we still do. and now we await bright futures together.

i just know that now, more than ever, i am assured that there will be at least one someone who'll help me pick up the pieces when i stumble and that i will all willingly be there for her when the same happens to her.

and i will be ever so glad to cheer her on if one day (i hope soon!) she finds that one true love, that one true happiness for her.

so cheers to us, my dear girl, C!

to happiest love lives and fabulous careers for us both!

love you always :)

i'm not denying

lately, i've been feeling the same way...

honestly.


*picture taken from http://postsecret.blogspot.com/

something to be happy about no. 1

crunchy, dried leaves.

i was walking along the sidewalk of EDSA going to Buendia when I noticed fallen dried leaves scattered along the pathway.

and, by instinct, i stepped on them one by one, waiting for that really crunchy crackling sound from each one of them, just like a kid.

yup, just like a kid.

i was amazed at how much i missed doing that.

dream thought

i didn't want to write anymore but i dreamt of you again last night.

we were going somewhere, a trip to the beach.

but you felt distant. it felt like you just went with me because i wanted you to come with me, not because you really wanted to go with me.

again, the feeling of uncertainty that i felt when i was seeing you before was evident in my dream. that uncertainty, that sadness.

and now i realize, was that how you felt that time, when we started seeing each other?

did you just go on seeing me because you saw that i wanted to be with you? to see you more? that i wanted you now?

did you just force yourself to go out with me because you didn't have the guts to say no to me that time?

was that it?



were there any feelings for me at all?


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