tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219289Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:13:14 +0000Obviously about ME: the workings of my brain and my heart. Omali kayo!http://layaddaph.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Layad)Blogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219289.post-468948186027108163Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:26:00 +00002008-10-07T10:26:51.045+08:00BontocA lecturer of the college surprised me when she told me of a film about Bontoc that was being shown in a film festival of some sort here in Singapore. She remembered that I am from Bontoc and very kindly informed me, thinking that I might be interested. I was of course very much interested not only because I have not watched the film but also because the topic, which was about Igorots in the St. http://layaddaph.blogspot.com/2008/10/bontoc-eulogy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Layad)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219289.post-3329649311697974476Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:13:00 +00002008-09-20T15:12:31.774+08:00[This poem was written by Sis Ganda for me, after we chatted about an important issue in my life :) She wisely wrote, "Let God hold your hand", and I was so struck by her statement. I told her to write a poem with that as a starting point. Thank you, sis, for everything. Indeed, the comfort of knowing that God is holding my hand through this matter...]Let God hold your handWhen conflicting http://layaddaph.blogspot.com/2008/09/let-him-hold-your-hand.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Layad)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219289.post-959700160939094673Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:58:00 +00002008-09-11T12:53:03.653+08:00The two-week midterm break is always a good time to explore new places. Luckily, compared to Singapore, the nearby countries are much, much cheaper when it comes to travel, food and accommodation.Malacca is supposedly where Malaysia started as a country, according to a Malaysian schoolmate, and I guess, its being recognized as a World Heritage Site is a testimony of its rich history. Click here http://layaddaph.blogspot.com/2008/09/images-of-malacca-malaysia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Layad)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219289.post-7157726683230880164Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:53:00 +00002008-09-02T12:06:18.046+08:00I was tagged by Sis Ganda to do this post. It was quite enjoyable :)I am: full. I just had breakfast :)I think: love colors my world ;)I know: I am God's beloved. I have: a purpose in life.I wish: that I can always make the right decisions.I hate: insensitive people.I miss: my family and my friends back home :(I fear: losing my loved ones.I hear: the birds chirping outside, irregardless of my OPMhttp://layaddaph.blogspot.com/2008/09/in-case-you-want-to-know.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Layad)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219289.post-8997769313707911341Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:52:00 +00002008-08-27T13:51:46.394+08:00Here's a look at the 'makan' here in Singapore. I haven't tried any of their exotic food, only the frog porridge, which is not so exotic for me hehehe... It is a known fact that Singaporeans love to eat, but well, so do Filipinos eh? ;) But I guess they do win when it comes to variety.Try Indian.Go Chinese.How about Korean?Hmmm, maybe Indonesian?Seven-course-meal sampling, anyone?For dessert...http://layaddaph.blogspot.com/2008/08/food-patrol.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Layad)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219289.post-1227979437954423020Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:12:00 +00002008-07-26T08:21:56.067+08:00Sometimes I think I am a fool; like a moth drawn to the flames and unable to resist, I flutter dangerously close, even knowing that in the end, I may get burned.http://layaddaph.blogspot.com/2008/07/lucid-thought.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Layad)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219289.post-4390488665070333113Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:09:00 +00002008-07-09T21:52:56.179+08:00This was Thai boxing, choreographed into a dance, that we witnessed during the Language Development Conference in Bangkok. I wasn't able to video the whole "fighting" session but I clearly remember that the fighter in red won in the end :) The g-string and even the vest they wore looks eerily familiar hehehehe...http://layaddaph.blogspot.com/2008/07/thai-boxing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Layad)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219289.post-8286309225948881190Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:05:00 +00002008-06-23T20:20:13.657+08:00[Here are two cartoons, so funny and cute but apt representatives of human feelings, posted by a counseling professor/lecturer in the cork board outside her office. I liked it so much I took a picture hehehe...]http://layaddaph.blogspot.com/2008/06/funny-corkboard-image.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Layad)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219289.post-3183870428164642210Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:58:00 +00002008-06-05T12:00:57.592+08:00snatchertaxi driverI was given permission to go home for a week and I was quite excited! Sarah, a housemate, and I were waiting for a taxi so I could go to the bus station and take the only direct bus that goes to my hometown. After just a few minutes of waiting, I was able to flag one. I went in, said goodbye to Sarah and told the driver the address. He nodded, but as we were on our way, he turned to me and said, http://layaddaph.blogspot.com/2008/06/of-taxi-drivers-and-thiefs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Layad)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219289.post-2173763133204428965Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:54:00 +00002008-04-18T10:26:29.930+08:00Mama{I was wanting to write a long letter to my mother on her birthday yesterday but a headache kept me from writing much. Good thing, a friend offered me his phone so I could call her and my family. But I still felt the need to put down some thoughts I have of a mother so uniquely my own; someone who has shaped me into who I am today.} If there is a word that would desrcibe my mom best, it would be http://layaddaph.blogspot.com/2008/04/tribute-to-my-mom-on-her-56th-birthday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Layad)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219289.post-6929454948185486486Sat, 23 Feb 2008 06:32:00 +00002008-02-23T14:40:26.118+08:00cigaretteWill you quit smoking when you look at these pictures? A closer view...http://layaddaph.blogspot.com/2008/02/cigarette-warnings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Layad)15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219289.post-1272392379830204864Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:34:00 +00002008-02-11T16:07:14.867+08:00chinese new yearChinese New Year celebrations are over and done with, along with our week-long break from school. Classes have resumed. *sigh* It's time to get those brains working hard again... But before I do, let me share some things, though limited, that I learned about Chinese New Year here in Singapore.1. Since it is a new lunar year, one is expected to wear something new or sport something new. Some go tohttp://layaddaph.blogspot.com/2008/02/some-details-about-chinese-new-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Layad)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219289.post-7679302466306908736Sat, 09 Feb 2008 07:09:00 +00002008-02-09T21:27:03.596+08:00Manang Lovelyn of A Raconteur's Attempt started a tag on movies. Her family watched Ratatouille together and they thoroughly enjoyed not just the movie but also the experience of watching it as a family. Very touching!She tagged me and I promised to do it, although I am putting a twist to it because I don't have my own family yet =) To take my mind off my paper due this week (wink, wink; the big http://layaddaph.blogspot.com/2008/02/tag-recent-movie-i-watched.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Layad)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219289.post-319889933369119932Fri, 01 Feb 2008 05:28:00 +00002008-02-02T10:23:52.178+08:00SpamI was reading Sir BB's post entitled A Really Bad Spam, and I could not help but think of the letter I got from someone named David E. Schlup. He wrote to me asking if I was from Bontoc and I answered in the affirmative. (He must have read my profile and watched my videos.) I asked him if he was also from Bontoc, and he wrote me a rather interesting long reply. Here's what he said:No, I'm Not http://layaddaph.blogspot.com/2008/02/personalized-spam.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Layad)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219289.post-5893621020552644316Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:04:00 +00002008-01-30T16:18:55.203+08:00QUESTION:Is it OK to lock oneself up in the room and be alone, or is that escaping from reality? http://layaddaph.blogspot.com/2008/01/hermit-dilemma.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Layad)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219289.post-5464351481021072085Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:28:00 +00002008-01-29T16:39:27.259+08:00This is a video I took of a tribal dance that we were able to witness in Bangladesh. We were invited to a cultural program when we were in Birishiri, in the northern part of Bangladesh, by the Director of the Birishiri Tribal Cultural Academy and some women from the Garo tribe performed.The Garo people look like us Igorots in their facial features, which is different from the Indian race, and I http://layaddaph.blogspot.com/2008/01/bangladesh-tribal-group-dance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Layad)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219289.post-7085637469221833180Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:17:00 +00002008-01-26T00:40:19.661+08:00 This is a video of Bihari Muslims in Bangladesh playing the drums for their Ashura Festival. This was quite a festive occassion with kids and young people running on the streets, shouting something which I, of course, could not understand, plus this festive and loud drum-playing.According to an expert on Islam who was with us, in the Middle East countries that he lived in, the festival wouldhttp://layaddaph.blogspot.com/2008/01/ashura-festival-drum-playing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Layad)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219289.post-7124998377494389532Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:43:00 +00002007-12-19T14:35:28.070+08:00Bontoc was the host of the 100 Years of Celebration with the CICM in the Apostolic Vicariate of Bontoc-Lagawe from December 12-15, centering on the theme "Remembering, Rerooting, Revitalizing". CICM is a Latin acronym which, in English, stands for Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. For better or worse, the CICM have greatly contributed to what we are now as a people. Our faith and our http://layaddaph.blogspot.com/2007/12/centennial-celebration-in-bontoc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Layad)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219289.post-600837516238314401Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:33:00 +00002007-12-21T12:53:01.533+08:00I was tagged by Ganda to do this meme. She has been teasing me about my mooncake blog not moving down for the longest time, so this is a good insert until my mind wakes up from vacation mode =) The rules for this meme are:- Pick your birth month.- Bold the 5-10 that best apply to you.- Copy to your own journal, with all twelve months. (Here's where you can get the list of the qualities for each http://layaddaph.blogspot.com/2007/12/birth-month-meme.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Layad)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219289.post-3456645683001717696Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:07:00 +00002007-10-18T14:24:57.325+08:00Bloggers Wil and Igorot Blogger asked what a mooncake is. The occassion for mooncakes, the Moon Festival, is already over, but to satisfy curiosity, allow me to still blog about it.According to this site, which also explains the origins/legends of the Moon Festival, "While baked goods are a common feature at most Chinese celebrations, mooncakes are inextricably linked with the Moon festival. One http://layaddaph.blogspot.com/2007/10/mooncake-anyone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Layad)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219289.post-6372210733896349480Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:35:00 +00002007-10-05T08:51:56.402+08:00 [Image from http://www.preciousmomentsonline.com/]"One of the myths that you have to overcome to live a significant and purposeful life is the myth that you don't count, that you can't make a difference, that what you can do is so insignificant and the needs of the world so great, that what you can do doesn't matter. It matters tremendously to someone who is on the receiving end of your love."http://layaddaph.blogspot.com/2007/10/my-quote-for-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Layad)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219289.post-3985245738556752625Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:59:00 +00002007-09-27T16:55:58.897+08:00Last Tuesday night, I wanted to sleep early. For these past two months, it became a habit for me to sleep after 2 am and it was affecting my endurance during the day. So in consideration to a brother's order that I should go to bed early, I then went to bed at 1 am. However, sleep was elusive, and I just kept on tossing and turning. I guess I had gotten used to tiring myself out first before I http://layaddaph.blogspot.com/2007/09/brother-moon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Layad)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219289.post-8250152907254882201Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:38:00 +00002007-09-18T02:24:00.583+08:00Batam IndonesiaBatam is one of the islands of Indonesia. It takes about an hour of ferry boat ride from Singapore. This is a rather new city that is developing at a furious pace. Twenty years ago or so, it was just marshland but due to its nearness to Singapore, it developed into an industrial center. That's all I know, folks. Hehehe... Their houses are very colorful. I was struck with the variety of shades http://layaddaph.blogspot.com/2007/09/images-of-batam-indonesia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Layad)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219289.post-1060306519849857278Sun, 16 Sep 2007 04:41:00 +00002007-09-16T12:56:32.698+08:00 Does this photo remind you of your childhood?It did for me =)http://layaddaph.blogspot.com/2007/09/indonesian-kids-at-play.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Layad)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219289.post-4366768533472654852Sun, 09 Sep 2007 16:02:00 +00002007-09-10T00:42:09.493+08:00 I know I’m in a crossroad right now. I face two opposite roads of conflicting directions and each road will take me to a life different than the other. There could be other roads, I guess, but right now, I seem to have only two options; that is, should I continue with the road I have been traveling on or should I take a different route? This time, the latter seems to be tempting. I have thought http://layaddaph.blogspot.com/2007/09/crossroads.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Layad)7