Pieces of Poetry Online

So now you've seen a compilation of my favorite photos, I also have a secret stash of poetry and quotes from the internet that asre bursting with insight on life and love and everything in between. :)

On love lost...

On love's beauty...

On life and happiness...

Well, those ar ethe ones I love so far... I'll edit this post to add more! So i never lose them. :)

Washing Hands on the RH Bill

http://www.rappler.com/nation/54946-supreme-court-rh-law-constitutional

Please refer to the article linked above for the basis of this rant post. I don't normally voice out my opinions on public issues as I try to maintain as neutral as I can but this is just carzy. Just to get it out there, yes, I am an RH Bill supporter. Everybody should have access to reproductive health services - particularly the poor and the the women of our country. These are not mere band aid solutions but are actually long-term solutions that can better maternal health and the health of Filipinos in general, not to mention the inflation in our population. There has already been much debate about this and the poor are being stuck in the middle because politicians aren't even prioritizing their needs. The poor are asking for reproductive health services. They need family planning and contaception. This could be the way to actually help our society. You shouldn't be allowed to bring someone in the world and not be able to provide for him/her. It just isn't fair to label the RH Bill as Anti-life because it has its grounds in preserving life. If a child is t be brought up into this world, he/she should be able to live and not just subsist. That means allowing the child to have a family that can provide for his/her needs and allow him/her to grow. After seeing the ammendments made to the bill, I just couldn't stand it anymore. Ano pa ang pinaglalaban nitong bill na ito? Tinanggal na ang mga kinakailangan upang ito'y maging isang epektibong sangkap sa pag-unlad ng ating lipunan. 

Section 7-B provides access to family planning and RH services to minors who have been pregnant or had a miscarriage without a parental consent -- pero minors nga ang pinaka nangangailangan nito. nakita nyo na ba ang teenage pregnancy? isn't it about time that the youth take responsibility into their own hands? especially since they are directly involved in this?

Section 23-A-1, which punishes RH providers regardless of their religious belief who fail or refuse to dissiminate information regarding RH services and programs. -- therefore pwedeng hindi nila ibigay and walang penalty for it? everybody should have a right to these services and it is not one man's place to take that information away.

Section 23-A-2-i, which allows a married individual not in a life-threatening case to access RH procedures without the consent of the spouse. -- daheck they're two individuals, they are mature adults who can make decisions for themselves and p.s. hindi mo katawan yung sa asawa mo pls lang

Section 23-A-3, insofar as it punishes an RH provider who fails to refer any non-life-threatening case to another RH provider -- so you can not give that person RH services? edi ano pa point? wala nang magbibigay kasi 1) magastos 2) hindi naman nila pinaniniwalaan in the first place.

Section 23-B, insofar as it punishes any public officer who refuses to support RH programs -- that basically takes all the opportunities from the poor who actually need it because their local government units are the ones who are supposed to fund for these in the first place. ano na ngayon incentive ng pulitiko mamigay ng RH services? hindi na nga ito priyoridad ng karamihan, kinukunsinte pa ito ng gubyerno na siyang pangunahing dapat pinaglalabanan ang mga karapatan ng kanilang sinasakupan

BASICALLY HUGAS KAMAY LANG LAHAT ITO. IPAPASA NYO FOR THE SAKE OF PASSING IT SO THAT THE ISSUE COULD BE LAID TO REST BUT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DEVELOPMENT EVEN AFTER SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE LOBBIED FOR THIS BILL. IT IS DIFFICULT TO REASON WITH PEOPLE WHO CANNOT SEE PAST THE TIP OF THEIR NOSES. HINDI KAHIT KAILAN UUNLAD ANG BANSANG ITO HANGGANG MATUTUNAN NG PULITIKONG UNAHIN ANG PANGANGAILANGAN NG KANIYANG NASASAKUPAN. THE WHOLE POINT OF GOOD GOVERNANCE IS LOST IN THIS. THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN POWER NOW HAVE NO BACKBONE ENOUGH TO FIGHT FOR WHAT IS RIGHT, TO FIGHT FOR WHAT IS JUST. THERE IS SO MUCH INEQUALITY IN THIS COUNTRY AND STUNTS LIKE THIS ONLY MAKE THE RIFT THAT MUCH HARDER TO BRIDGE. -_-

I am very annoyed if it isn't obvious enough. -_-

Snapshots from all over the web

I've been browsing the web recently and I found some pretty neat pictures that I just had to compile and share. These first ones are my favorites from Katerina Plotnikova and she mixes surrealist and naturalist perfectly. The choice of models and the costume design behind it is simple yet strong enough to contrast the animals featured in them. 

These next ones are actually from Nat Geo and they're all animals in motion. The use of natural lighting and capturing the animals in perfect timing is just amazing. 

Lastly, these are from a post I saw recently which is a collection of pictures with creative use of lighting and how lighting really is definietly the photographer's best friend. 

These photographs are fabulous and all if only I could take them too.... But I can't take these kinds of pictures to save my life. Hahaha if it isn't a poitn and shoot camera or a selfie, then I am completely clueless. I would seriously love to learn how though. I bet it would be a fun learning experience. For now, I'll keep filling up my pinterest account and my desktop with photos I love (and maybe share them here, maybe) :)

Abientot, 

Cheska xoxo

Most Cliché Tourist Things To Do: Baguio City

So I haven't been blogging for a while. Somehow I preferred to expose my thoughts in another, more restrictive (140 characters long restrictive), social media site. Yes, twitter. But I'm back! Not like a lot of people read this but you know, when I'm old and grey and can still read... it's nice to look back and laugh about the silly things I write and think "Did I really say that? What was I thinking?" Well anyway, after 123908473523490581 eons, I'm finally writing about our trip to Baguio!

It's 5 in the morning and we boarded the bus headed to Baguio with just a little cash and absolutely no plan at all of what we're going to do... So once we got there, we decided to do all those cliché tourist-y things you "had" to do in Baguio!

1. Hang out in Burnham Park and take a boat ride around the lake

Letting someone else do the work 

Futile attempt at rowing the boat

Completely blocking the fountain we were posing with

2. Ghost hunt at the abandoned Diplomat Hotel

We just got out the taxi during the foggiest day in Baguio and we chose to werq it

Wide shot!

Pretending to be haunted while not-posing posing 

Walking around the side peering into closed off windows

In front of the hotel entrance

3. Visit the BenCab Museum, ogle at the masterpieces, then fangirl over meeting him

Outside the museum

Erotica Collection

Erotica Collection

Contemporary Art Collection

Contemporary Art Collection

Meeting the man himself!

4. Go to Mines View Park and fail miserably because it was under renovation hence take a photo with an unsuspecting St. Bernard instead

Wishing well (?)

One day I will have my own very very fluffy St. Bernard puppy :3

4. Shop in the morning.... shop at night..... shop the whole day long :D (PS food tripping is included ehehe)

Glow in the dark boots make me happy :)

Souvenir hunt!

Dinner in the streets like a boss

Even more souvenir shopping aka Good Shepherd Ube Jam <3 i="">

And many many more undocumented random adventures with these three coconuts. Where are we headed next? Stay tuned for the Most Cliché Tourist Things To Do Series! :D

Abientot!
Cheska xoxo