Tuesday, July 14, 2009

:: grown up, baby ::

that's what most of the children at the Salvation Army Children's Home have to be.

children

one month ago, we prepared handmade covered books for each of the children.

expressions of love

and little fortunate angels came along to give them out. it was such a great sight to see. children should be taught how to love other children, especially those not in their usual circles.

little angel

this guy caught my attention throughout the activities. rowdy, yes, but cute too!

contemplating

some of his gang.

men of tommorow

one of the few girls who willingly gave me a straight smile.

smile of the city

i know how it feels to grow up without a father. still, i can never begin to comprehend growing up without a mom too. i pray that in those books we gave them, they would be able to express themselves in words, pictures...

dear mom & dad...

we were allowed to visit their rooms. this was along the walkway where some of them use the "checkered" designed walls as shoe racks.

shoe rack II

some of the toys they play with.

imagination

school shoes! so cute! i forget how small one can be.

school shoes

this little sunshine is one of the youngest in the home. i wish i dared to have given her a hug... but i'm chicken that way, see. and i know, some of us are too, when it comes to reaching out to others...

she's our tommorow

...but i can pray for them, and remember them.

fly high

and look forward to seeing them soar high in life.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

:: speechless ::

that's what news of death does to me.

how much more can a heart take?
with life already so fragile..
does it need any more harder of a blow?

fragile heart

it's like the day ending
but no rays for hope and emerging light.

sunset on the horizon

we cry, we mourn
we try to understand.

beauty from within

but there's still life
and life in the little things.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

:: sunday ::

sunday afternoon. the perfect time for an afternoon siesta/nap. still, the lot of us from my church home fellowship group fought through our tired eyes and car sickness to visit with a family.

and what can i say but only that it was good.

a good day

3 generations caught in time...

3 generations

old family portrait

the golden years

another cute boy who just would not crack even the tiniest of smiles..but, i later did catch him in all his cheerful glory while pretending to have a conversation on his older cousin's handphone.. let me tell you, the smile was adorable!

please smile

i don't fancy stray dogs much but i liked the sun on his back, so with a beating heart, i stayed and tried to capture it...

but the dog trotted along :(

peeping dog

future director?

miss gadget

oh, oh!! i do not know where to begin! she is THE MOST beautiful baby i have EVER seen!

snow white

doesn't she share some similarities with grandpa there in the foreground?

princess & king

baby wink

neglected

future model?

little miss model 3

little miss model 2

little miss model 1

future....uh...
*draws a blank*

JUMP!

check out my facebook for the more silly side of this trip.

Monday, June 22, 2009

:: funfilled ::

this field trip to the mayang tea plantation, mushroom farm, chicken farm and fish cum dragon fruit farm happened two weeks ago. took a day off from work because i needed a break...and i actually craved the sun!

tea leaves after harvest

tea leaves

a house we walked passed by to get to the mushroom farm.

village house

grow, baby grow!

the power lady behind the business...she was so inspiring! she knew nothing about the industry, but went ahead and educated herself through the internet. her motto? "berani coba!" translation: "just do it!"

mushroom boss

chicken farm. yes, those are airconds...the chickens are kept in cool temperatures.

chicken farm

chicken 2

chicken

baby dragon fruit...so beautiful!

baby dragon fruit

my dragon fruit

mommy dog suverying her property ~ the fish farm

mommy dog

baby doggie being cute.

little pup

unfortunately, cute baby doggie recently hurt snowy during playtime, hence his lack of movement. ginger at the bottom there was just curious.

duplex

now ain't that just an adorable duplex?

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

:: 30 minutes ::

that's pretty much how long it took to bring us back to a place of simplicity. where?

Muara Tebas.

remember these? colorful marbels that made me, as a kid, go crazy as i would spin them round and round in between my fingers, and my imagination would bring me away for hours just wondering how the colorful thingies got entrapped inside.

marbles

it was such pleasure and relief to know that some children are still keeping the simple and traditional games alive. i could almost feel the tears coming. honest.

marbel masters

this dude here, went around mimicking mom and i with our cameras. and i'd say, he was doing a much better looking job! :)

future photog

i like how the guy looked back towards the camera.

cool kid

this little fella was at first so shy, he ran away! after some coaxing from his mom, he sat back and gave me a priceless smile!

boy

...and he kept on bringing it!

boy take 2

interestingly enough, this senior resident told us we came at a bad time for mom to do her Social Studies as the weekends are a busy time for the villagers...to get married! unfortunately though, we didn't witness any of it...

the senior

this princess would not give me a smile. but i just love this picture. and her dress!

little princess

another princess. sitting by herself...i think she was trying not to laugh.

girl

this house was right at the end of one corner of the village. the mister at the doorway is 21. yep. he doesn't look like it, but, he's already working as a security guard. from the way he spoke, it wasn't hard to hear how tough life has been. i admire his tenacity. you can see it in his face.

men of the house

this young lady gave me a pose. she was sitting in the shade in front of her home talking to her girlfriends. made me wish my friends and i could be there, sitting under handmade shades and just soaking up each other's words...

beauty

these two boys are my favourite! (hence the two edits; i can't decide!). can't help but giggle each time i looked at them while taking photos and even now, looking at the stills. believe me, those faces were all they gave. i couldn't tell what was on their minds...

2 away

but for sure they were not happy that i intruded on their rock-picking game.

2 away (v2)

:)