This appears like a fruit but it is not...
It is a false fruit!
This appears like a nut but it is not...
It is a seed!
THIS IS THE CASHEW NUT!
Some things in life may not be what it seems.
Even so, we have to make the most of it!
IN PINAY'S EYES ......................................... This is my Photoblog. . ... of pictures I have taken whether from my point & shoot, my DSLR or my iPad. This is on how I see life (in Pinay's eyes!) . . . and on things around me . . . on inspirations . . . on realities. ... and now, I am sharing my advocacies on Breast Wellness, Performance Excellence and on Patient Safety! These are MY expressions . . .and hopefully, YOUR inspirations!!!
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
ON CASHEW NUTS
This appears like a fruit but it is not...
It is a false fruit!
This appears like a nut but it is not...
It is a seed!
THIS IS THE CASHEW NUT!
Some things in life may not be what it seems.
Even so, we have to make the most of it!
Friday, November 18, 2011
ON PHILIPPINE HIGHWAYS
It is very interesting how our Philippine highways look.
A year ago, I experienced the US highways and I saw that cars can really go fast because there are no obstructions in their roads.
Our landscape has a different look!
I saw a cat crossing the highway...
as well as chickens, carabaos and children!!
Very unsafe I may say, but that is reality and therefore, we have to be very careful!
We have to adjust to what we have and learn how to live with it!!!
Nikon D90 AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor 18-200 mm f/3.5
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ON APPRECIATING NEW PLACES
ON DOING THE IMPOSSIBLE
A friend sent me this quote... to inspire me to do something new and challenging!!!
" Start by doing what is necessary,
then do what is possible,
and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
== St. Francis of Assisi
Nikon D90 AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor 18-200 mm f/3.5
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f/13
1/800
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
ON BALOONS AND JOY
Why do balloons give us joy?
These are symbols of celebration and fun!
They come in different colors, size and shapes.
Sentosa, Singapore
Nikon D90 AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor 18-200 mm f/3.5
ISO 1600
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ON THE COLORS OF THE QUAY
I was on the road when the Clarke Quay caught my attention.
Just like a child, I was attracted to the colors of the quay.
Clarke Quay
Nikon D90 AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor 18-200 mm f/3.5
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ON SINGAPORE - THE OLD AND NEW
There is always something new for us to marvel...
and deviate us from the beauty of the old!
But, such is life, there are new things and old things...
each contributing to who you are.
The old to give you experiences and molds your character...
The new to give us challenges and upliftment.
And the cycle goes on...
the new becomes old... and newer things come along.
And that is what is important...
For us to get the best of both worlds.
Singapore
Nikon D90 AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor 18-200 mm f/3.5
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ON GAZEBOS
A place to rest ... or shelter us from the sun and rain...
That is a gazebo for me!
But I remember in High School...
For lack of a proper classroom, we had two large gazebos!
... and I think, that was the first time, I came across the word.
Well, we did use it for the four years we were there and so for other students.
Come to think of it, I don’t think we were really distracted by the passing traffic in the road nearby!
Nikon D90 AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor 18-200 mm f/3.5
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ON MANDARIN DUCK
The Mandarin duck is a medium-sized perching duck with vivid coloration especially the red beak, large white crescent above the eye and reddish face and note the whiskers!
It amazed me how a bird could stand on one leg for so long and I did watch and see until when... and still did even if I left.
Busch Gardens, Tampa, Florida
Sunday, September 11, 2011
ON QUEUES AND PATIENCE
Lo, and behold... a superlong queue.... and this picture just shows the tail of the line...
WAITING... Just to eat in this place... and it was already 9 p.m.!
The food must be really good!!!
The day before, we also waited in line and was served after more than an hour... for food!
Well, I guess, we should follow this admirable trait of PATIENCE...
A restaurant in Tsim, HongKong
Nikon D90 AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor 18-200 mm f/3.5
ISO 4000
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ON MILK TEA
Milk Tea has a twist from the usual tea or milk that we drink.
The way I see it, I could think of UNITY IN DIVERSITY in this drink...
Milk plus tea plus chocolate plus sago pearls plus... plus...
And it tastes still so good altogether!
Milk tea near Wanchai station
Nikon D90 AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor 18-200 mm f/3.5
ISO 1600
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ON LIGHT DISPLAYS AND HIGHLIGHTS
The HongKong laser and light display happens every 8 p.m.
As we arrived in the Ferry Terminal, this is what greeted us.
Interesting red lights with fan shadows and of course, with accompanying music.
We look forward to highlights in our life...
We hope it comes everyday...
But, that doesn't always happen.
We cannot depend on someone else to schedule this for us.
We have to make our life worthwhile for us to experience brightness and inner joy.
Maybe, the only one who has a say in the highlights of our life is...
THE LORD ABOVE!
HONGKONG CLOCK TOWER
Nikon D90 AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor 18-200 mm f/3.5
ISO 4000
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ON CHOCOLATES AND MACADAMIA NUTS
Chocolate is sweet and the nuts are there to keep it crunchy and more delicious...
Such is life, so sweet... and we have to encounter crunches which make life bumpy and now more interesting!
... hopefully, not too many nuts in my life!!!
In a Hongkong choco store
Nikon D90 AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor 18-200 mm f/3.5
ISO 4000
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Sunday, September 4, 2011
ON THE KEEPER OF THE GARDEN
I envy the "Keeper of the Garden"...
they are able to grow
beautiful plants and flowers
from the littlest seeds.
I don't have that talent
but I may be a keeper in other areas...
Let us find our niche in this world...
and be a Keeper in our own way!
Nikon D90 AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor 18-200 mm f/3.5
ISO 1600
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ON SNOW-CAPPED SUMMITS AND GOALS
I don't think I would even consider climbing any one of these...
Especially, as our age in years increase, we get less aggressive and less adventurous.
BUT, I still have dreams of reaching summits in other forms...
such as, trying to do better in our present field of work.
Each of us have to find our own summits which we want to reach!
over L.A.
Nikon D90 AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor 18-200 mm f/3.5
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Saturday, September 3, 2011
ON THE TIP OF THE LEAF
of Time like dew on the tip of the leaf.
-Rabindranath Tagore
DSC-T300
ISO 200
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ON DANCING IN THE RAIN
It's about learning how to dance in the rain.
Vivian Greene
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ISO 125
14 mm
0 EV
f/4
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ON THE MIRACLE OF A SINGLE FLOWER...
If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.
Author unknown
Nikon D90 AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor 18-200 mm f/3.5
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ON TREES AND REFLECTIONS
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
- Confucius
When I brought my son to school, I saw this "pond" on the way and I was attracted by the reflection of the trees on the water, especially with the floating pink waterlilies on the side. Usually, this place isn't noticed and may be a breeding area of dengue mosquitoes, but the beauty of that moment caught me and so I just had to capture it in this photo.
Tumaga, Zamboanga City
Nikon D90 AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor 18-200 mm f/3.5
ISO 400
50 mm
0 EV
f/10
1/6400
ON DOORS OF HAPPINESS
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.
Helen Keller
Nikon D90 AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor 18-200 mm f/3.5
ISO 200
28 mm
0 EV
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ON IMAGINATIONS AND DREAMS
If you can imagine it, you can create it.
If you dream it, you can become it.
William Arthur Ward
L.A. sunset from the plane window
Nikon D90 AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor 18-200 mm f/3.5
ISO 200
62 mm
0 EV
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