state of what?

friday night, feb. 24, 2006. enough comments on how crazy politics in this country is. so i'll just share with you this image:


restless night. tiendesitas. south superhighway, on the way home. U2 singing 'silver and gold' on the cd.

even this...

leyte landslide. i could rage about it as a lesson in forest mismanagement. or an opportunity for more politicking in the part of government officials. or former government officials out to regain public trust. it is heartening to see strangers working together on the search and rescue. but i can't forget about the victims; kids, mothers and sisters, husband and brothers. a whole village of them. yet if all of these things would bring comfort to those left behind then i say let it be.

lost in time

i welcome the times i spend entertaining myself with the creative works of other people. songs, books, films, paintings, i can't seem to get tired of it. maybe it's because i've got this admiration for people who were able to substantiate their vision unto their respective medium. or then again, maybe i'm just lazy and all willing to lose myself into anything that will excuse me from doing something else.


cinemas, alabang town center

anywhere but in between

night. decided to take pictures for reference for another art project. went back to the office and downloaded the pics to my computer. should i watch a movie tonight? nah, got a lot of stuff with me that going thru all that security check in the malls make it impractical. decided to update my blog.


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what can i write about? the things that happened to me at the start of the month that made me realize am back to square one? that is still a raw wound. my trip yesterday down memory lane? arrgh...


exit, folk arts theater.

anyway...happy valentine's day. everyone. really.

friends

i don't know how long this video will reside on this site before it gets sent to the archives. but try watching it...here. i was struck by what one of the old gents said about old age and living life day by day. and yes, i admit that it won't apply to all circumstances. but it does bear keeping in mind.
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chair, afternoon

a lot of my drawings and pictures have chairs in it as a subject or background element. i often think of it as a representative of people i've encountered. you would have noticed perhaps that people tend to have a particular chair that they sit on when they eat at home, another 'personal' chair for when they are relaxing in their living room. well in my case, when drawing chairs, i often try to think of people that that particular chair reminded me of. it's not a new concept really. van gogh and gauguin have done it before. but i still do it anyway.

allow me

i've been doing some watercolor drawings lately, and this one was a result of hours listening to the songs of sting. particularly the song "why should i cry for you". its not an accurate indication of what i'm feeling this morning, but i guess it's close enough...