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Matayog ang lipad ng saranggola ni Pepe Matayog ang pangarap ng matandang bingi Hinuli ang ibon, pinagsuot ng pantalon Tinali ng pisi, hindi na nagsinturon Dumaan ang jeepney at gumuhit pa sa kalye Mauling ang iniwang hindi na tinabi Nay...nay...nay...nay... (Awit ni Celeste Legaspi) This photo was taken last 5th of May, Children's Day of Korea, it was a holiday so the park was teeming with children and their parents. It was windy so kites made their presence on the sky. But it was the adults (their dad) who enjoyed flying kite the most, it was them who controlled the kite's thread to keep it afloat. So some of the kids were protesting to have the chance to play with the the kite. I am so glad to find this video from You Tube since it is children related as well. The music was performed by a children's choir (kids of Overseas Filipino Workers) based in Jeddah, KSA. Read the comments made by the owner of the video. I hope that these children understand and appreciate ...

4YOBlog means 4-year old blog. Today marks the eve of my upcoming 4th year Blogging Anniversary. So I will try to do a blog meme on blogs 4 years or older. Whenever I look at blogs I would always check the archives. At least the number of years you are blogging means you have a track record and history. But this is never a factor considered by any of those available metrics and tools that measures blog statistics. Today, maintaining a blog rank is a primary concern for most bloggers who are monetizing their blogs to keep and attract more advertisers to their sites. But most often those blog that commands high visibility may have been around for a year or two. Well these bloggers are really good at promoting themselves. So I thought of doing this blog meme to promote and recognize bloggers who have been blogging for quite some time. Checking on the history of blogger.com, I was just a year shy starting a blog when it was acquired by Google. Evan Williams and Meg Hourihan (Pyra Labs) ...

Playing a haunting music with saw for a violin. Yodeling Singing ala-Pavarotti Back home, I've heard stories of homicides at videoke bars because of quarrel and fight over Frank Sinatra' s song My Way. The song is the most favorite videoke songs, an anthem even for most videoke singers. So if the song is not sung in the proper way and offended the discriminating ears of its listeners, such situation could really turn fatal that would lead way to the funeral. But here in Korea, My Way is performed a different and unique way. My Way performed with different sizes of cow bells. The performer even made use of saw for a violin. He yodels and sings opera. A virtuoso who confessed that it was his first time to perform in his suit outdoor under a blazing afternoon sun. My Way (His Way) with Cow Bells

Diwata ng Tubig sa Siyudad Sa bagong paraiso mo sa siyudad Ay gubat ng mga matatayog na gusali Usok ng sasakyan iyong nilalanghap Ang malamyos na huni ng mga ibon at kulisap Ngayo’y busina at harurot ang kapalit. Sa saliw ng buga at buhos ng fountain Ika’y nasilayan… nagkukubli sa tabing ng tubig. Urban Water Nymph Your new paradise is the city In a forest of tall buildings Breathing fume of vehicles Where the harmony of birds and insects Are now cacophony of beeps and vrooms In the melody of sputter and pour of the fountain I beheld… an apparition, hiding in a curtain of water. (This photo was originally posted with this link: http://peterahon.blogspot.com/2008/04/eunjin-urban-fairy.html )

The article below was from Naeil.com, one of the daily newspapers here in Korea. I was interviewed last year May 2007. Ms. Oh Miok, was a 2006 volunteer sent by The May 18 Memorial Foundation to my former organization (CO Multiversity/Philcos) in the Philippines. She lived in an urban poor community in Manila where she learned Community Organizing to help empower the community. This article was showed to me a year after by another interviewer for our magazine joo muk bap on our 2008 may issue (the write up is now being translated in English). Researching about me prior the interview my interviewer found this article and gave to me the online printout. I asked our 2007 volunteer Yoan Kim who is an English education major. Yoan was sent to Malaysia and work with Empower who deals primarily with youth and women. Thanks to Mi Ok and Yoan for their help. The Korean version is posted with this titled link: “5·18 잊고 사는 광주가 슬프다” 5월 광주는 아시아 활동가에게 ‘승리의 신념’ 전해…소중한 역사 계승해야 It is said that the M...

Updated: 22 May 2008. On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 3:17 AM, entrecard.com > wrote: You have been sent 2000 Entrecard credits! These credits were sent from Entrecard direct to your Entrecard account and have been applied to your balance. The transaction included the following note from the sender: contest --- Entrecard.com , linking bloggers together. I woke up in happiness I told at the comment section of entrecard's blog. I cheked my email upon waking up to see this email in my inbox. So I can now splurge on advertising! Especially,we have to promote the 2008 Gwangju Asian Human Rights Folk School . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Original post: One of the internet activities that I usually do aside from checking emails and browsing the net is checking my advertisements at entrecard. Entrecard has been a way for me to create traffic and gain readers and subscribers. So even before I read the email notice of the changes a...

At blogcatalog today is the day to blog about human rights. I am glad to participate since our office blog is mostly about human rights, peace and democracy. But on a personal basis here on my personal blog I am wondering what to write about. Or should I just link those articles I have written about human rights? Good questions? This evening at 6:00 PM we will have a reception party for the delegates and guests of the 2008 Gwangju International Peace Forum (2008 GIPF) . An annual international event that gathers human rights activists and social development workers to Gwangju to network and exchange, learn about old and new issues, appreciate Gwangju and May 18 Gwangju Democratic Uprising (518) , pay respect to the heroes of 518 and witness the awarding ceremony for the Gwangju Prize for Human Rights. Particularly for this year it is hoped that a Gwangju network will be created so collaboration will be much easier especially with the perception that most Asian countries are back slidin...

nagliwanag... nagliyab... tulad ng puno sa gitna ng disyerto 'di masunog ang pagmamahal ng Inang Birhen patuloy na mag-aalab, magliliyab... kasamaan lamang ang matutupok, sa mga kahinaan ng mga anak na marurupok. pag-alabin at pagtibayin ang pananampalataya... siya nawa. (Larawan ng Groto ng Mahal na Birhen sa isang kumbento sa Gwangju, ROK. Epekto ng matagal na exposure sa liwanag mula sa malayong posisyon ng camera).

I was forwarded this link of Isabel Allende speaking at TED - Technology, Entertainment and Design . Although I have not read (blush) any of her novels I have seen one of her works adapted into film. Here is the reason why you should listen and watch her, from TED website: As a novelist and memoirist, Isabel Allende writes of passionate lives, including her own. Born into a Chilean family with political ties, she went into exile in the United States in the 1970s -- an event that, she believes, created her as a writer. Her voice blends sweeping narrative with touches of magical realism; her stories are romantic, in the very best sense of the word. Her novels include The House of the Spirits, Eva Luna and The Stories of Eva Luna, and her latest, Ines of My Soul and La Suma de los Dias (The Sum of Our Days). And don't forget her adventure trilogy for young readers -- City of the Beasts, Kingdom of the Golden Dragon and Forest of the Pygmies. As a memoirist, she has written about he...

Almost a month ago I posted a blog entry about Buddha's Birthday - since those lanterns hanging on the street marks His Birthday. It is the most commented blog entry because of the cherry blossoms fotos. The link is below: http://peterahon.blogspot.com/2008/04/happy-birthday-buddha.html But actually today is the real day of Buddha's Birthday here in Korea. I think in other countries his birthday is celebrated in other dates. Perhaps it was the Hallyu (Korean wave) from South Asia (India/Nepal/Tibet?) to China-Korea-Japan or East Asia. OM MANI PADME HUM Happy Birthday Buddha! May peace reign in hearts, mind and soul... Ooooommm... Shanti..... Below are photos taken at the Buddhist Temple located at the 518 Memorial Park, Sangmu, Gwangju, ROK.

(Nanay/Lola with Grace at Quezon City Children's Hospital) Mothers are like flowers sweet with their fragrance beautiful like a bouquet great with their nature loved for their nurture Happy Mother ’ s Day Nanay Happy Mother ’ s Day to all Moms! Link of related post (where this blog entry was mentioned/updated 12May): http://rivergarth.blogspot.com/2008/05/mothers-day.html