Patimpalak ng Potograpiyang Filipino: Iba't Ibang Bulaklak

Gamit ko ang aking selepono na may tatak na Oppo A37f sa pagkuha ng mga larawan ng iba't ibang bulaklak na napagtuunan ko ng aking pansin. Kinuhanan ko ang mga bulaklak sa magkakaibang pagkakataon at dahil sa nahihilig na rin ako sa pag kuha ng larawan upang masanay na rin ang aking kakayahan sa potograpiya.

Ang tatlong mga larawan sa ibaba ang aking mga lahok para sa patimpalak na binuo ni @allmonitors na may titulong: Ikalawang Linggo ng Patimpalak ng Potograpiyang Filipino - Tema: Mga Bulaklak


Bulaklak ng Gumamela: Karaniwang itinatanim bilang ornamento o gayak sa hardin sapagkat kay gandang pagmasdan ang mga bulaklak nito. Mayroon ding iba't ibang kulay ng bulaklak ng gumamela gaya ng dilaw at puti. Ang halamang ito ay ginagamit din bilang halamang gamot. Naalala ko nung kabataan ko na dinidikdik namin ang bulaklak at dahon ng gumamela para makagawa ng bula at may mapag libangan. Kinuhanan ko ang larawan ng makita ko ang bulaklak habang ako ay naglalakad sa isang lansangan.


Bulaklak na Rosas: Halamang may tinik kaya't dapat maingat ang pagkuha ng mga bulaklak na ito. Napakaraming klase ng rosas at iba't ibang kulay. Ang nasa larawan ay aming pananim at maliit na klase lamang na rosas.


Kiyapo: Sa Ingles ito ay water lily. Ang kiyapo ay nakalutang sa tubig at maraming klase rin. Kinuhanan ko ang larawan ng mapadaan ako sa isang lugar na malapit sa lawa.

Photobooth Event Today at Market Market

At the moment, we are servicing a client in Market Market mall in Taguig, Philippines.
It is a 7th birthday for a twins celebration. This is our first time to provide a photobooth service in the said mall. Good thing that there was no traffic and we arrived early. Enough time to set up and relax a bit.
Our team composed of three old friends. :)
We are elementary friend and nice that I have the opportunity to discuss Steemit to them in person. One already signed up and another one will going to sign up. I will introduce them to the community later and will create a post about that. :)
Below are some photos of our at the moment photobooth set up.

                                                    

                                                   
                                              

Mga Kaganapan sa Musikalye: Alay sa Bayani

Bukas, Agosto 28 ang Araw ng mga Bayani. Napiling ganapin ang Musikalye: Alay sa Bayani ngayong araw ng Linggo sapagkat mas maraming taong namamasyal sa Luneta dahil sa walang pasok sa eskwelahan ayon mismo sa mga nag organisa ng pagtitipon.


Pinamumunuan ng grupong YAKAL o Yakapin Ating Kultura't Kalikasan Alay sa Lipunan ang nasabing pagtitipon. Isa sa mga nagtaguyod at sumuporta ay ang grupo ng @steemph kung saan layunin din ang pagtangkilik sa sariling galing ng mga kapwa Pilipino. Na nagbigay daan din para maipakilala ang steemit.com sa iba.


Ito ay ginanap sa Kweba sa Luneta Park kung saan dinaluhan ng iba't ibang mga Pilipinong nagtatanghal sa iba't ibang larangan tulad na lamang ng pag awit, dula at pag tugtog ng mga instrumento. Nakakalugod makitang aktibo ang mga kabataan sa ganitong klase ng mga pagtitipon. Nagkakaroon sila ng pagkakataong makita at maipakita ang kanilang talentong Pinoy, at nalilinang ang kanilang kaalaman tungkol sa ating kultura.

Ang larawan sa baba ay nagpapakita ng mga kabataang malayang nagpipinta at talaga namang kakikitaan ng pagkawili at galing sa larangang ito. Mga kabataang magbibigay ng pag asa na buhay pa ang paglinang sa kulturang sariling atin.

Nakuhanan ko rin ng larawan ang ilan sa mga nagtanghal sa entablado tulad na lamang ng mag amang kumanta ng ilang mga awit at may sariling komposisyong awit na ibinahagi rin.



At mga kabataang nagpakita ng galing nila sa pagtugtong ng tambol. Sila ang unang nagtanggal sa entablado para sa pagbubukas ng pagtitipon.



May mga instrumentong ginamit sa pagtitipon na masasabing sariling atin katulad ng kulintang at mga tambol na lokal ang pagkakagawa. May isang nakapukaw sa aking pansin sapagkat iyon ang unang beses ko na ito ay makita at talagang gandang kakaiba ang pagkakagawa. Ibon ang simpleng tawag nila dito marahil dahil sa disenyo. At ng sinubukan, ito ay nagbibigay ng tunog ng ibon kung kaya't tama lamang ang tawag dito. :)



Ang mga bayani nagtanggol sa bayan ay marapat lamang bigyang pugay at malamang kung nasaan man sila ngayon. Ikasisiya rin nila ang ganitong klaseng mga pagtitipon. Nawa ay lumago pa ang paglilinang sa kulturang Pilipino at mas maibahagi pa lalo na sa mga kabataan. :)

Patimpalak ng Potograpiyang Filipino: Mga Larawan sa Pambansang Parke

Ang pambansang parke ng Pilipinas kung saan matatagpuan ang monumento ng ating pambansang bayani na si Gat. Jose Rizal, ang Rizal Park o mas nakagawiang tawagin na Luneta Park.
Ang parke ay napupuno ng mga pamilyang nagsasama sama, mga magkakaibigan at pati na magka-ibigan lalo na tuwing sabado at linggo. Naalala ko pa noong aking kabataan na kapag nagpupunta kami ay talagang nagdadala kami ng baon upang may pagsasaluhan para sa halos buong araw na pamamalagi sa parke. Masarap balikan ang ganitong mga ala-ala at nakakatuwang magpa hanggang ngayon ay gawain pa rin ito ng ibang mga pamilyang Pilipino.

Noong ako ay napadaan sa parke, naisipan kong kumuha ng ilang mga larawan lalo na at namumukadkad sa bulaklak ang mga puno at halaman, at maganda ang panahon. Gamit ko ang aking selepono na may tatak na Oppo A37f.

Ang tatlong mga larawan sa ibaba ang aking mga lahok para sa patimpalak.


                                          
                                                  
                                         

       

Introducing Steemit to Others: Get Ready for Questions

I have written a post about an event I attended last time and how I was able to at least have a chance to introduce Steemit to some of the attendees there. PayPal Freelancer Community Summit Held at Manila Peninsula Hotel, Philippines

Since attendees were freelancers, the first question asked to me was what site I am currently working with and/or what is my work online. I briefly mentioned about being a reviewer, encoder etc and then mentioned Steemit. It was my first time to share Steemit to somebody else as I wanted to share this site first to my friends personally but have not have the chance yet to meet them in person. It is because I believe that it will be easier for them to understand the site with a personal approach.
So, I first mentioned Steemit to some of my fellow freelancers in the event that I met for the first time and they were excited to know more about it. They are open for opportunities and it was not that hard to introduce a site to them because they have experiences already on various online earning sites.
As expected, they have various questions about Steemit and below are some of those with my answers based on what I have learned so far from this site for being a member for 2 months. I hope I was able to have a review before this question and answer portion. :D

Question: What is Steemit?
Answer: Steemit is a writing/blogging site which you can also earn from it.

Question: What niches/topics we can write on Steemit?
Answer: Literally, anything under the sun. You can write about your passion or about the topics that you are really familiar with.

Question: How those blogs/writings earn on Steemit?
Answer: Earnings will depends on the votes/upvotes your article will get. Example, when you post on Facebook there will be likes on it but you will not earn anything from it. In Steemit, those likes are called upvotes and it has monetary value.

Question: How can we withdraw our earnings in Steemit?
Answer: You will need to have a Bitcoin account cause earnings in Steemit is in the form of Steem dollar in which you will need to convert before you can receive it to your bank accounts or preferred mode of payment. (This one I think is the hardest to explain especially for those who are not even familiar with cryptocurrencies or even Bitcoin. So, I gave them some brief explanation about it and I hope I was able to explained that well to them.)

Question: Where does Steemit got its earnings? Or how Steemit was able to pay its members?
Answer: There are site/Steem investors and there is what was called reward pool. The rewards is distributed depends on the earnings on your articles and/or the amount of your Steem power. (I hope I am correct with this one. Feel free to answer this in the comment below, thanks. :))

... and so, they asked about Steem power and I answered that it will define the weight or value of your vote. Some have a voting power value of just 0.01 while others even have more than a hundred and those are called whales. So, they asked about whales...

You should really be ready in answering questions like these when introducing Steemit to others. :D
I was able to convince them to write on my notebook their names, email addresses and desired Steemit usernames if ever they will sign up. This is for me to be able to send them follow up emails. So far, only one replied and with no assurance yet of signing up. He just said that he will check out the site.
                                                     

I also took some photos of them but I feel that it will be better to share those here when they signed up already and made their introductory post. I really hope that they will sign up. :D

How to Withdraw Your PayPal Money to a GCash Mastercard Within Minutes!

I have been using PayPal for nine years and I have experienced withdrawing my funds through transferring it to bank accounts. I usually get/receive my funds into my card two to three days after requesting for transfer. Most of banks would charge 150 pesos until I discovered Eon Union bank which does not have a fee for PayPal to Eon transaction, just a yearly fee of 350 pesos and the card should be renewed every 5 years.
When I attended the PayPal Freelancer Community Summit Held at Manila Peninsula Hotel yesterday, I was glad to hear that GCash collaborated with PayPal for easier and faster transactions with zero fee. That was really a good news for PayPal Filipino users especially for freelancers who receive their regular payments in PayPal.

Advantages of Using GCash for PayPal Payouts

• No need to apply for a bank account that requires various requirements.
• Receive funds into your GCash mastercard within minutes.
• Be able to withdraw on various ATM's in the Philippines.
• No maintaining balance and no annual fees. But take note of their dormancy card policy in which there will be a charge of 50 pesos per month after the card was considered dormant, which is 6 months of no use/transaction.

                                     

How to Get a GCash Mastercard

• Go to a Globe center or booth and fill up a form just like in the photo below.
  
                             
• Present a one valid ID and pay 150 pesos for the mastercard and if you prefer mastercard with beep or with your name printed on the card, it will be 210 pesos.
• You should be applying personally cause a Globe representative will take a photo of you for their documentation/validation process.

How to Link Your Matercard to GCash

• Register to GCash by texting REG space desired 4-digit PIN/mother's maiden name (middle name)/first name/last name/complete address
• Link your card by dialing *143# then choose GCash, choose activate GCash card, then enter your 4-digit PIN and card details.
  (Very important to remember your PIN for transactions, in case you forgot it, you can call 2882with your globe sim for free.)

NOTE: You can simply ask the globe representative/customer service to help you link it to GCash and activate your card. :D

How to Transfer Funds from PayPal to GCash

• Download the GCash application through Google Play or Apple Store.
• Register and verify your Gcash account. (Log in to the GCash app using your Globe phone number and PIN for password.)
• Link your PayPal Account: Go to your My Account then select PayPal and follow the instruction prompted.
• Select cash-in then Select PayPal to GCash.

How to Make Sure That You Successfully Linked Your PayPal to your Gcash

• Log in to your PayPal account and click on the gear icon.
• Select Payments and then Manage Pre-Approved Payments
• Select Pre-Approved Payment Plans. You should see G_XCHANGE,INC which means you successfully linked your PayPal to your GCash account. :D

You can withdraw your funds from any Cirrus powered ATM. You can also use it to pay bills, purchases and shop online. You can also use it to buy Globe and TM load with 4 percent rebate.

PayPal Freelancer Community Summit Held at Manila Peninsula Hotel, Philippines

I attended the PayPal freelancer community summit happened just few hours earlier. The registration started at 1PM and the program started at 2PM. It was held in The Manila Peninsula hotel located in Makati CIty, Philippines.


While waiting for my turn in the registration line, I took some photos and made myself busy on looking around the inside structures of the hotel.

Below are some photos I took while waiting in the line.






When the program started. The first speaker was the general manager of PayPal for Southeast Asian countries. He discussed the advantages of using PayPal such as security of payment and funds, and being globally trusted by lots of businesses. He also mentioned that PayPal partnered with G-cash for Filipinos to be able to get hold of their funds quickly to almost instantly. It is just through downloading the Gcash application, registering and verifying the Gcash account and then linking it to your PayPal account.



It was mentioned that this is the very first PayPal Freelancer Community Summit ever held and they chose Philippines for it. It was because of the very large amount of freelance service providers here in the Philippines and it is still growing as more and more are being aware of the online jobs available and the possibility of really earning from it. Even those who works in the corporate, they still have side lines or part times doing freelancer jobs online.

Below is a photo showing the number of freelancer service providers in the Philippines.




I wonder how many of those freelancers are also here on Steemit or aware of this site. :)
Another speaker discussed about the PayPal freelancer community program which include series of seminars for the Filipino freelancers starting this September. Some goals of these seminars are to make freelancers avoid being isolated for working at home alone, to learn new techniques on how to improve freelancing skills and, to make the community bigger and closer.



There were other four speakers in this event. All of them are Filipino freelancers who were able to gain success on working online for years. They shared their experiences, struggles and successes on their online freelancing world journey. They have given valuable tips and ideas such as having an emergency funds since freelancing income is considered as unstable and having realistic goals when starting your journey online. The importance of networking or reaching more people was also emphasized as it can lead you to your success.


After the discussion, there were foods served in a buffet style. I
t was also the time for communicating and getting to know some other fellow freelancers. As expected, the question of what work do you have/do online was asked to me and then I had the idea of discussing Steemit. Glad that I did cause they were excited to know more about the site as I told them that it was a blogging/writing flat form and that you can earn from it (will discuss more about our conversation on my next post :D). Gathering like this could really make you feel comfortable discussing Steemit cause they already have backgrounds of the online earning sites and they are open to opportunities. :)





We also have a loot bag from PayPal which includes a notebook, pen and a Gcash mastercard which was activated in the event as well.

Implications: Plastic Surgery Gone Wrong

Plastic surgery is an option for those who want to improve their appearances and can afford to undergo in these procedures. But there are possible risks involved in this medical procedure. Both women and men nowadays are increasingly opting to have this kind of surgery to have the look they desire. Specially now that it is cheaper compared before and there are already lots of plastic surgeons. It is even becoming a trend on some countries or places.


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It includes various procedures just like face lift, liposuction, breast augmentation, lip augmentation, buttock augmentation and rhinoplasty.

Face lift - Procedure that will lessen the visible lines and sagging of the skin in the face and the neck.
Liposuction - Procedure that will remove unwanted fats on certain areas of the body to make it slimmer or reshaped.
Breast augmentation - Procedure that will make the breast size bigger or enhanced with the use of breast implants or fats.
Lip augmentation - Procedure that will make the lips enhanced or fuller with the use of lip fillers.
Buttock augmentation - Procedure that will enhance the shape and volume of the buttocks with the use of implants.
Rhinoplasty - Procedure that will correct and enhance the nose figure which is also called as a nose job.

When a plastic surgery gone wrong, it can cause bad results or implications.

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Some common implications include wound separation, abscesses or fluid collections, infection, blood loss and blood clots. These problems can be treated if recognized early but these can be more serious too if it will not given an immediate attention. More serious implications include paralysis, permanent pain, damaged nerves, severe scarring and even death. If the implications are visible just like in a facial surgery, it can result deformed or weird look. It can also cause psychological disorders since it can be a traumatic or embarrassing experience.

Better to choose trusted hospitals or surgeons for this kind of operations if you are already decided to have a plastic surgery. Better to also think if it will be necessary or not. Too much of everything can lead to bad effects and that is really true when it comes to plastic surgery. We can see famous personalities or celebrities with obvious proofs of when a plastic surgery gone so wrong.

National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help: Knowing More About the Baclaran Church

                                         
The National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpectual Help is located along Roxas Boulevard in Baclaran, Parañaque City, southern part of Metro Manila. It also known as the Redemptorist Church and commonly known as the Baclaran Church.

Baclaran church enshrines the icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help. I took the photo of the icon below which was located at the candle lightning room. Another icon was also located at the very center of the Altar.

                                                    
The devotion to Our Mother of Perpetual Help is popular among the Filipino Catholics. Devotees go to the church every Wednesday to attend the Mass and pray the Novena prayer to Our Mother of Perpetual Help. Believing that prayers will be most likely to be granted if you constantly attend the Wednesday Novena prayers. Which makes Wednesdays as popularly called as the "Baclaran Day" due to the large amount of people visiting the shrine that can cause road congestion.

The original icon placed above the main altar of the church came from Germany, and passed through Ireland and Australia before priests of the Redemptorist Order brought it to what was then the United States territory of the Philippine Islands in 1906. It bears the Papal arms in the back paneling. Since the Feast of the Immaculate Conception 1958, the shrine has been authorized by the Holy See to remain open 24 hours a day throughout the entire year. The shrine itself was blessed by Pope John Paul II during his first Apostolic Visit to Metro Manila in 1981. The shrine complex serves as the headquarters of the Manila Vice Province of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, while the Cebu Province of the Redemptorists is headquartered in Cebu. The modern, Romanesque Revival building has a full seating capacity of 2,000, but as many as 11,000 people (including standing) can fit inside during Masses. An estimated 120,000 devotees are currently affiliated with the Shrine. Source

The National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help church is generally not hard to find cause it is very popular so, you can easily ask someone of its location. There are lots of vendors around the vicinity as Baclaran is also known for its bargains.

I took several photos of the church already and I think the night shots make the church more magnificent with the effects of lights and solemnity of the night.

                                        
                                        
                                         

Tula Tungkol sa Dakilang Lumikha

Karamihan sa mga Pilipino ay naniniwala sa Diyos at kahit iba iba ang relihiyon, may pinaniniwalaang Dakilang Lumikha. Nagkakaiba lamang ng tawag at paraan ng pagpapakita ng pananampalataya.

Ang tulang ito ay ginawa ko noon bilang pagpapakita ng aking pananampalataya at pasasalamat sa Diyos para sa lahat ng bagay.

                                               
Dakilang Lumikha: Diyos Ama

Ikaw ba'y may nakikita aking kaibigan?
Magandang tanawin at kapaligiran
May namamasdan kahit sa kalawakan
Na nagpapatunay na ang Diyos ay makapangyarihan
Lahat ng ito ay Kanyang ginawa
Maging ating sarili at iba pang kapwa
Na sana'y hindi kailanma'y mawawala
Upang hindi maglaho, saya at sigla
Tunay ngang busilak ang Kanyang puso
At maraming ulit na itong napatotoo
Ang araw na ang sinag ay parang ginto
Nagsasabing may liwanag sa buhay natin dito
Ikinararangal ko ang aking pagiging tao
At tinatanggap mabubuti Mong turo
Ikaw ang nagsilbing Ama naming totoo
Inaalagaan Mo at minahal itong yaring mundo.

Pamahiin ng Mga Pilipino: Superstitions of Filipinos

Ang mga Pilipino ay may mga pamahiing namana pa mula sa mga ninuno. Ang ilan sa mga ito ay pinahahalagahan pa rin hanggang ngayon o binibigyang pansin sa kabila ng mga modernong pagbabago. Sa mga naniniwala, madalas nilang masabi na mabuti nang maniwala at wala namang mawawala, dahil mas may mawawala pag totoo pala ang pamahiin pero hindi mo binigyang pansin.

Filipinos have superstitions that were inherited from ancestors. Some of these were still valued until today or given attention to even there are modern changes. Those who believe on it can often said that better to believe since there is nothing to lose, because there is something to lose if those superstitions are true and you do not mind it.

Ang mga sumusunod ay halimbawa ng mga pamahiing Pilipino.
The following are examples of FIlipino superstitions

(Photo featuring our beloved Maw the black cat :))
                                         
Itim na Pusa/Black Cat

• Kapag naglalakad ka at may patawid na pusa sa iyong harapan, iwasan ito upang hindi malasin.
  When you are walking and see a black cat crossing in front of you, avoid it to avoid bad luck.

                                          
Pagwawalis sa gabi/Sweeping at night

-Huwag magwalis sa gabi at ilabas ang winalisan, lalabas ang swerte.
Do not sweep at night and put what you swept outside, its like throwing your luck.

 
                                          
Paggupit ng kuko sa gabi/Cutting nails at night

• Huwag maggupit ng kuko sa gabi at magdadala ito ng malas.
  Do not cut your nails at night cause it will bring bad luck.

                                           
Pagtulog ng basa ang buhok/Sleeping with wet hair

-Huwag matulog ng basa ang buhok at baka ikaw ay mabaliw.
Do not sleep with your hair wet cause it might make you crazy.



                                              
Pagalis ng bahay ng may kumakain/Leaving the house when someone is eating

-Huwag umalis or mag paalis ng tao pag may kumakain pa. Maaaring malasin or madisgrasya ang taong aalis. Pwedeng iikot ang pinggan ng kumakain kung may aalis para makontra ito.
Do not leave or make someone leave the house when someone is still eating. It may bring bad luck or accident to the person leaving. You can rotate the plate of the person who is still eating foods to counter it.


                                            
Pagkatok sa kahoy/Knocking on the wood

Pag may nagsabi nang hindi maganda, kumatok sa kahoy para ito ay hindi magkatototo.
When someone said unfavorable things/words, knock on the wood so that it will not happen.


                                                        
Paghagis ng barya/Throwing coins

Maghagis ng barya sa pagsalubong sa bagong taon para swertihin.
Throw coins in welcoming the new year to have good luck.

Tula Tungkol Sa Pagmamahal

Usung-uso talaga ang paligsahan noon sa aming paaralan sa pagsulat ng tula kaya halos lahat nang okasyon ay mayroon. Tulad na lamang ng para sa buwan ng mga puso. Ito ay sa buwan ng Pebrero. Malayo pa muli ang buwan ng mga puso ngunit ikinasisiya kong ibahagi sa inyo ang isang maikling tula na isinulat ko ukol rito.

Simpleng tulang isinulat ko patungkol sa aking sariling pagkaka unawa sa salitang pagmamahal. Ang pagmamahal ay mayroong maraming paglalarawan at ang tao'y may iba't ibang pananaw ukol sa salitang ito.

                                                    

Pagmamahal: Pag-ibig

Pag-ibig mo na nais ipukol kaninuman
Matatawag na pagmamahal na pinahahalagahan
Ialay, ibigay at panghawakan
At huwag na sanang pakawalan kahit kailanman
Ngunit pag-big sa ating sarili
Ang tunay na mahalaga at walang ipagsisisi
Ngunit ibang tao sa puso'y pwedeng isali
Na iyong iniingatan at itinatangi
Pagmamahal ay nararapat iukol sa magulang
Sa puso'y dapat sa kanila'y may puwang
Iyong pinupuri at iginagalang
Sapagkat ika'y minahal mula ng pagkasilang
Lahat ng pag-ibig ay mahalaga
Lalo na ang pag-ibig na may paghanga
Pagsunod sa tama at mabuti iyang gawa
Siya'y ang Diyos na lumikha at may pusong dakila

Tula Tungkol sa Integridad

Ano nga ba ang ibig sabihin ng integridad? Ito ang paksa namin noon sa paligsahan sa pagsulat ng tula para sa pagbibigay halaga sa salitang ito at nang mas maunawaan. Malalim na salita patungkol sa pagiging matapat at pagkakaroon nang pagpapahalagang moral para rito.

Ugali kong itabi ang mga isinulat ko noon kaya hanggang ngayon, may mga kopya pa ako nang mga ito. Masayang balikan at basahin muli ang pagiging simple nang mga tulang Filipino na naisulat ko noon. Lalo na ang mga tulang isinali ko sa mga paligsahan sa paaralan. Maraming salamat sa mga babasa at pag pasensyahan ulit ang sulat kamay ko. :D

                                                   

Integridad

Ating kinabukasan kailangang pangalagaan
Integridad sa isipan laging tandaan
Bakas sa damdamin tunay na katapatan
Na siyang puhunan ng matalinong mamamayan
Katapata'y handog sa bayang irog
Na malalim maarok kahit ibantayog
Sa harapan ng tao ito'y kuro-kuro
Ngunit sa isipa'y, ito'y totoo
Kahit sa sarili'y pinagkakait
Na katumbas sa kanya'y ubod ng pait
Kung karangalan lang ang kanyang ipagpapalit
Kahit saglit ay itatago ang galit
Integridad ang siyang tunay na nagbibigay
Dignidad sa sarili ang tanging alay
Na handang dumamay at umalalay
Kahit na ang kapalit ay nag iisang buhay

Tula Tungkol sa Katapangan

Noong ako ay nasa highschool pa, mahilig akong sumali sa mga patimpalak sa paggawa ng tula. Ang pagkahilig ko sa paggawa ng tula ay nagsimula pa noong ako ay elementarya. Pero noong nasa highschool na ko nagsimulang magsasali sa mga paligsahan sa pagsulat. Nalulugod akong ibahagi dito sa Steemit ang tulang isinulat ko noong first year high school na ipinanlaban ko at nanalo naman sa kabutihang palad. :)
Sa pagkakatanda ko, itong paligsahan ay ginanap para sa mga bayani. Pagpasensyahan na ang aking sulat na kinahig nang manok. :P

                                             
Katapangan

Katapanga'y mahalaga sa atin ng lubha
Isabuhay sa gawa, hindi lang sa salita
Dito makikita tunay na magagawa
Para sa kapakinabangan ng ating kapwa
Tunay na kailangan, dapat pangalagaan
At pang-aalipin ay maiiwasan
Kalayaan ay makukuha at mararanasan
Basta't katapanga'y paiiralin sa isipan
Mga bayaning katapanga'y taglay
Nagawang lumaban kahit nahihimlay
Marami mang hindi sa kanila'y hindi nagtagumpay
Ngunit pinupuri pa rin ng tunay
Ngayon nasa puso't isipan natin sila
Na nagiging karangalan sa ating bawat salita
Kaya ngayon sa sarili'y may tiwala ng lubha
Upang makamit ninanais ng diwa sa ating bansa

Kinds Of Online War Games

Online war games are video games that involves puzzles to solve and virtual battles to overcome that are challenging.

Its gamers who will assume the position of the main character in a certain game. It will allow gamers to learn different war strategies and skills in order to attack and win over their enemies. The setting of the game varies as well as the powers, situations, challenges or hindrances and characters. It is common that there are certain tasks needed to be done in order to win the game or battle.
Some kinds of war games includes fantasy, horror, Science fiction and mystery. Games that are based on fantasy includes magical powers with fictional background. While horror based war games usually involves scary characters like zombies and monsters. Science fiction games also have fictional background and characters, and the mystery games are full of puzzles or hindrances needed to be discovered and solved.

It was great that there are some free online war games online. So some who just want to try some of these games can try playing online without the need to pay anything for it. And there are new war games being developed to provide more choices of variations for lots of gamers from different part of the globe.

Majayjay Falls In Laguna, Philippines

Majayjay falls, beautiful falls located inside a Tropical Rainforest. Makes it more enchanting for the tourist for both locals and overseas.

                                            
                                     

Its have been years ago already but it was so memorable and I can still remember every details of it. It was our yearly elementary classmates reunion and we make sure that it will be an exciting tour for us. Although it was just the three of us (with my two close elementary friends as others were too busy to come that time). It was very memorable since it was our first time to experienced camping in the rainforest. My first time to experience camping ever.

It took us more than five hours drive from the city to reach a rural area in Laguna where Mount Banahaw was located. It was because we almost got lost and so, I think we took the long cut instead of the short cut. At least we were able to reached our destination and did not gave up. :D
Mount Banahaw was known as a mystical forest and it was the source of very clear and cold water of the falls. At the foot of that beautiful Mountain lies the midst of rainforest where very beautiful falls called Majayjay can be seen. The water from the falls was so refreshing as it was so cold and we need to adopt to that temperature to be able to enjoy our swimming time in there. It was like swimming in an iced water but once your body gets used to it, you will love it. You can place your drinks in the water to cool it.

And we know that we need to observe responsible tourism in a rainforest to keep the beauty of the place and maintain the cleanliness of the falls. Specially that there are lots of tourists visiting the rainforest and the businesses of the locals there depend their income from those tourists coming.
Some ways how we follow responsible tourism in a rainforest were making sure that we put our garbage on the proper bins and never throw anything on the falls. When we set our tent, we make sure that we placed it on the designated area so that we would not destroy any small plants or affect any creatures on the rainforest. We also make sure to clean our place when we packed up already to ensure that no thrash will be left by us. We can really be responsible tourists and be able to preserved the beauty of rainforest for others to enjoy it too.

Our tent below where we stayed overnight. As a rainforest, we expected rains at night so, we brought blankets but we can still felt the coldness of the place and the night. :)

P.S. Sorry for the low quality photos, did not have a good camera phone that time. :)

Santo Rosario de Pasig Church, Philippines

Yesterday was a busy day for me. After I went to the veterinary clinic for the abscessed incision of our spayed cat which I felt glad that it went all fine, I visited my grandmother as well as my grandfather in the cemetery. Yesterday was the 10th year death anniversary of my grandmother. Missing her a lot and still it pained me remembering the day she was gone in my life. I grew up with my grandmother and will always be grateful for taking care of me.

After that, I went to the Santo Rosario de Pasig Church mainly to pray for her soul and all other things. Based in Wikipedia, The Santo Rosario de Pasig Church, formerly Immaculate Conception Cathedral Parish, is a Roman Catholic church in Pasig, Philippines. The jurisdiction of the parish is as follows: Santolan (North), Marikina River (West), Maybunga San Miguel (South), Cainta, Rizal (East). The church enshrines the 19th century Virgin Mary, said to be different among others, for she has a moon underneath her feet. The parish is one of the three other parishes in the Diocese of Pasig that has been granted the special papal blessing to mark its Jubilee Year in connection with its 50th anniversary.

Then I remembered to took some photos of the church and what's on the church. I started taking photos of the churches that I have visited recently and it was a nice way of having remembrance or documenting the places that I have traveled/visited. I have posted some blogs about it on Steemit already like on these links.
https://steemit.com/photography/@zararina/quaipo-church-in-the-philippines
https://steemit.com/photography/@zararina/sto-nino-de-tondo-parish-philippines

I am just using my mobile phone in taking those pictures. Below are some of the photos I took.

The exterior part of the church.
                                          
                                        
                                                

The interior part of the church.




                                             
                                                        

Photos inside the Church's compound.
                                                         
                                                         
     
Lastly, a cat inside the church vicinity. The cat just have the right color for the place. :)