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Atty. Francis Rael C. Bitara and Gilda Mae G. Sta. Ana
18 October 2008
Preparation :: Naga Manor, Naga City
Ceremony :: Metropolitan Cathedral, Naga City
Reception :: The Clubhouse, Jardin Real de Naga
400d 17mm iso100 f4 25sec.
The Zen master Ryokan lived a very simple life in a little hut at the foot of the mountain. one night, when the master was away, a thief broke into the hut only to discover that there was nothing to steal.
Ryokan returned and caught the burglar. “You have put yourself to much trouble to visit me, ” he said.
“You must not go away empty handed. Please take my clothes and blanket as a gift.”
The thief, quite bewildered, took the clothes and slunk off.
Ryokan sat down naked and watched the moon. “Poor fellow,” he thought to himself, “I wish I could give him the gorgeous moonlight.”
Shots taken during the School-based Education and Awareness on Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation project an activity of SAVE THE CHILDREN a Non-Government Organization based in Naga City. It was held in a disaster prone town of Cabusao, Camarines Sur last Sept. 25-27, 2008. I was tasked to photo document the said activity..
photos of children who were just there observing things and more…
The master’s sermon that day consisted of one enigmatic sentence.
With a wry smile he said, “All I do is sit by the bank of the river, selling river water.”
I was so busy buying the water that i failed to see the river.
Roy Alarcon + Marilyn Odiamar
14 September 2008
Ceremony :: Chapel On The Hills, Tagaytay
Preps and Reception :: Sonya’s Garden, Tagaytay
our first out of bikol wedding engagement…
more to come and hoping out of the country…
just a sprinkle of fun and we’ll show you what color is grin…
we are fun-loving, never-stop-learning, art-is-what-we-do bunch who are equally passionate about one thing, photography. We specialize in weddings and events photography. To sum it up, we’ll shoot anything under the sun, or the moon if you will… GrinArt Studio
taken 8/25/08 at 32mm with iso100 1/1000sec f4.2
The rich industrialist from the North was horrified to find the Southern fisherman lying lazily beside his boat, smoking a pipe.
“Why aren’t you out fishing?” said the industrialist.
“Because I have caught enough fish for the day,” said the fisherman.
“Why don’t you catch some more?”
“What would I do with it?”
“You could earn more money” was the reply.
“with that you could have a motor fixed to your boat and go into deeper waters and catch more fish. then you would make enough to buy nylon nets. these would bring you more fish and more money. soon you would have enough money to own two boats… maybe even a fleet of boats. then you would be a rich man like me.”
“What would I do then?”
“Then you could really enjoy life.”
What do you think I am doing right now?”
Which would you rather have: a fortune or a capacity for enjoyment?
taken 9/26/08 at 105mm iso800 1/160 sec. f5.6
18mm iso100 30 sec. f3.5 (night shot Mt. Isarog during my joyride to Calabanga, Camarines Sur, Philippines)
Said the monk, “All the mountains and rivers and the earth and stars -where do they come from?”
Said the master, “Where does your question come from?”
Search within.
underwater scavengers/divers of scrap metals and garbage
Nasrudin was taking a of salt to the market. His donkey waded through the river and the salt dissolved. When it reached the opposite bank the animal ran around in circles, overjoyed that its load had been lightened. nasrudin was annoyed.
On the next market day he packed the panniers with cotton. The ass nearly drowned with the increased weight of the cotton soaked in river water.
“There!” said Nasrudin gleefully. “That will teach you to think that each time you go through water you stand to gain!”
Two persons walked into religion.
One came alive, the other drowned.
photo taken during the Traslacion 08 in Naga City, Philippines.
The master was asked,”What is spirituality?”
He said, “Spirituality is that which succeeds in bringing one to inner transformation.”
“But if I apply the traditional methods handed down by the masters, is that not spirituality?”
“It is not spirituality if it does not perform its function for you. a blanket is no longer a blanket if it does not keep you warm.”
“So spirituality does change?”
“People change and needs change. So what was spirituality once is spirituality no more. What generally goes under the name of spirituality is merely the record of the past methods.”
Don’t cut the person to fit the coat.
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more photos of Traslacion
