[Mobile Snapshot] Goodbye, Summer!

The month of May have been absolutely crazy. I got promoted to a new job and the work was so crazy I barely noticed how quick time was passing by.  Only today did I noticed the almost-regular rain showers in the late afternoons, and it's sad I have to bid the Summer of 2012 farewell.

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[Mobile Snapshot] Finding Your Own Space

"Your own space, man, it's so important. That's why we were doomed, because we didn't have any. We were like monkeys in a zoo."

- George Harrison - On the breakup of the Beatles -

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Holy Week Inspirational Story » On Purifying the World

Image Source: God's Project

While walking on a trail going to Mt. Pulag, a curious mountaineer asks the trail master, How do we purify the world? 

The trail master replied: 

There was once a great Igorot chieftain of the Ibaloi tribe named Apo Idoy. Everyone honored him for his great strength and wisdom, but no one knew whether he was a good man. 

After the Cañao Festival, Apo Idoy and his slave decided to climb Mt. Pulag to give thanks to the mountain gods. While climbing, an earthquake came and part of the trail where they are walking collapsed.

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[Mobile Snapshot] Men's Urinal Wisdom: What is the Measure of a Person?

Quotation posted at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 Men's Comfort Room:

"The measure of a person is not what he/she does in church on Sunday, but rather who he/she is from Monday to Saturday"

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Lantau Island Wisdom Path » Walking a Spiritual Trail on a Usually Hectic Hong Kong Tour

In the chaos of modern travel, there is beauty in simply walking. Amazingly, walking gives us time to go deeper, think and relax. As we walk, we give thanks for the beauty we see around us; in nature, in people we pass by or the travel buddies we are walking with. 

One of my peak profound experiences was during my Mt. Pinatubo trek; alone on the volcanic ashes, walking as fast as I could, breathing hard, with only the mountains and burned woods and colored pebbles on my feet. I felt alive, connected to the universe.

I never expected I’d experience it again on my visit to Hong Kong, a hectic and highly urbanized place.

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Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car Ride » Discover the Breathtaking Iron Birds of Hong Kong

I was a little bit wobbly when I first hopped in. Excited and nervous.

Then, few meters away from the Tung Chung entrance platform, I caught a glimpse of those soaring beauties, gliding in the fog like suspended birds in trance, delicate and downright dangerous.

Riding these cable cars is the kind of thing I look forward on our visit in Lantau Island in Hong Kong, aside of course from seeing the Giant Buddha. I must say the cable car ride itself is surely worth the visit.

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Hong Kong Ocean Park » More Than Just A Thrill Seekers’ Playground

Virtually everyone knows what it's like to feel really thrilled – a pounding heartbeat, cold feet, shouting out your lungs, nervous perspiration, butterflies in the stomach.

Some people like me, actually revel in feeling frightened and thrilled. We, the thrill-seekers relish roller coasters, Ferris wheels, free-falls perhaps even bungee jumping. We crave having the holy crap squeezed right out of us.

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