This one is short. I’ve got two events for today.

Happy Birthday Dave!

Goodbye Tita Girlie…

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This one’s another favorite of mine. I love Winnie the Pooh! I used to collect anything Winnie the Pooh, from stuffed toys to stationaries. But I guess I’m too old for that now. Anyway, “House At Pooh Corner” was first released in 1972 by Loggins and Messina from the album “Sittin’ In.” Kenny Loggins re-recorded it, altered the words a little bit, changed the title to “Return To Pooh Corner,” and it was released in 1994 in an album with the same title. And look at what I found at YouTube… a live video of the song by Loggins and Messina. Don’t you just love Kenny’s beard? LOL.

Christopher Robin and I
Walked along
Under branches lit up by the moon
Posing our questions
To Owl and Eeyore
As our days disappeared
All too soon
But I’ve wandered much farther
Today than I should
And I can’t seem to find my way
Back to the wood

So help me if you can
I’ve got to get back
To the House at Pooh Corner by one
You’d be surprised
There’s so much to be done
Count all the bees in the hive
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh

Winnie the Pooh doesn’t know what to do
Got a honey jar stuck on his nose
He came to me asking help and advice
From here no one knows where he goes
So I sent him to ask of the Owl if he’s there
How to loosen a jar from the nose of a bear

Help me if you can
I’ve got to get back
To the House at Pooh Corner by one
You’d be surprised
There’s so much to be done
Count all the bees in the hive
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin
Back to the ways of Christopher Robin
Back to the days of Pooh

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Have you seen the movie The Postman? No no not the one starring Kevin Costner but the other one also titled Il Postino.

It is a romantic comedy about a poor and uneducated fisherman who learns to love poetry through the famous Chilean poet Pablo Neruda who helps him win the heart of the woman he loves. It is a nice movie and I was able to rent a copy from ACA Video a few years ago.

Also check out the soundtrack which probably got famous because of Neruda’s poetry being read by celebrities like Julia Roberts, Andy Garcia and Sting but I also like the film score. The music of Luis Enrique Bacalov is really excellent. I looked for it everywhere and it took me weeks to find a copy of the CD and I’m so glad I did!

Anyway, I got those few lines on the sidebar of my blog below my photo from the soundtrack. It’s a spanish poem by Pablo Neruda titled “Si Tu Me Olvidas” and the english version on the soundtrack, “If You Forget Me,” was read by Madonna.

I want you to know
one thing.

You know how this is:
if I look
at the crystal moon, at the red branch
of the slow autumn at my window,
if I touch
near the fire
the impalpable ash
or the wrinkled body of the log,
everything carries me to you,
as if everything that exists:
aromas, light, metals,
were little boats that sail
toward those isles of yours that wait for me.

Well, now,
if little by little you stop loveing me
I shall stop loving you little by little.

If suddenly
you forget me
do not look for me,
for I shall already have forgotten you.

If you think it long and mad,
the wind of banners
that passes through my life,
and you decide
to leave me at the shore
of the heart where I have roots,
remember
that on that day,
at that hour,
I shall lift my arms
and my roots will set off
to seek another land.

But
if each day,
each hour,
you feel that you are destined for me
with implacable sweetness,
if each day a flower
climbs up to your lips to seek me,
ah my love, ah my own,
in me all that fire is repeated,
in me nothing is extinguished or forgotten,
my love feeds on your love, beloved,
and as long as you live it will be in your arms
without leaving mine.

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Somebody from the forum where I hang out posted the link to Nancy Comelab’s tutorial about creating realistic shadows for your photo. What it does is it gives your photo a look that’s like it is slightly bended on the corners. There are actually lots of actions and templates that you can already buy from the different digital scrapbooking stores, but if you’re trying to cut down from unnecessary expenses like me, the tutorial will have to do. It’s not hard really, maybe it’ll get you a couple of tries before you get the hang it but after that it really is fairly easy. Here’s a sample of what I did:

Nancy Comelab’s Tutorial: Creating Realistic Shadows For Your Photos

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Aggie and I teamed up to join the Amazing Digiscrapping Race and we’re called the Team Bebots. The challenges have been great so far and the prizes are fabulous! You can view our entries below:

Challenge #1
Aggie: Seek To Balance
Buge: Eat To A Healthier Lifestyle

Challenge #2
Buge: Bamboo Rafting

Challenge #3
Aggie: Letter To My Son
Buge: Paraiso

Challenge #4
Aggie: ATC
Buge: ATC

Challenge #5
Aggie: Matthew’s First Book
Buge: My Favorite Book

Challenge #6
Aggie: Explore
Buge: M

The race runs from January 1 through February 4. Go Team Bebots!

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My friends and I love going to this windsurfing camp in Anilao, Batangas. It was formerly known as Bruno’s Camp (because of [1] the black dog, named Bruno, that used to reside there and [2] the people’s lack of imagination in naming the place) and is now officially called Sailboards San Jose or SSJ.

We used to go there almost every weekend and we’d just hangout, bum around and have fun. The crowd that we hang out with are really friendly. The location is very convenient because it’s near the market, where you can buy freshly caught fish at a very cheap price, it’s also walking distance from the church, for the devotees and for those who stay there during the Holy Week, and for those who doesn’t like to cook just walk a few steps to the neighbouring camp and there’s a carinderia there selling different kinds of grilled food with the famous Batangas coffee free on the side.

Sadly, I rarely go there anymore, since most of my friends already went to the US, but the place and the people there remain very dear to me. I really miss Anilao… I miss my friends! …I even miss Bruno! LOL! Here are a few photos that I’d like to share with you guys! Enjoy!

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Here’s one of my favorites: Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day by Morcheeba from the album Fragments Of Freedom (released 10.07.00 (UK))

You and me we’re meant to be
Walking free in harmony
One fine day we’ll fly away
Don’t you know that
Rome wasn’t built in a day

In this day and age
It’s so easy to stress
‘Cause people are strange
And you can never second guess
In order to love child
We got to be strong
I’m caught in the crossfire
Why can’t we get along

‘Cause you and me we’re meant to be
Walking free in harmony
One fine day we’ll fly away
Don’t you know that Rome wasn’t built in a day

I’m having a daydream, we’re getting somewhere
I’m kissing your lips and running fingers through your hair
I’m as nervous as you ’bout making it right
Though we know we were wrong, we can’t give up the fight

‘Cause you and me we’re meant to be
Walking free in harmony
One fine day we’ll run away
Don’t you know that Rome wasn’t built in a day

You and me we’re meant to be
Walking free in harmony
One fine day we’ll fly away
Don’t you know that Rome wasn’t built in a day

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