Absolutely love my new blog template! Thank you so much, Jun!

Maligayang bagong taon mga Lisondra!

Happy new year everyone!

is in love.”

Turned 34 today. Hurrah!

is friendship.

The very talented Elbert Or, together with girlfriend Lorra, has initiated an art collaboration project to commemorate the stories of tragedy, community, and hope brought about by Typhoon Ondoy. If you have something to share by way of artwork (traditional or digital), do send your contribution(s) to http://rebuild-starthere.blogspot.com. Visit the Start Here Web site for more details.

From http://rebuild-starthere.blogspot.com:

START HERE is currently collecting artwork from around the world inspired by relief efforts during the recent Typhoon Ondoy tragedy, with the aim of inspiring others to help in rebuilding affected communities in the Philippines.

Contributions must adhere to the project’s intended message of hope, creation, and rebuilding.

Traditional and digital art are both accepted, as are graphic designs, illustrations, and photographs; please refer to the guidelines for further details. The last day of submissions will be on November 26, 2009.

You are beeyutipol!

I just received a Beautiful Blogger Award from the very sweet  J. My, my, my! All I can say is–well, it’s about time someone, other than myself, declares the obvious truth around here. He-he, absolutely made my day! Thank you, Joybz, altho. you deserve it more (for being the truly beautiful one, inside and out). But, beauty is something that I have always looked up to–to inspire me, to heal me. Beauty shines its light into the dark corners of my soul and resurrects me every time I fumble into the gloomy, depraved, and murky. For this reason alone, I thank God for creating beauty that saves. As they say in French, vive la vérité, la beauté et l’amour! Long live truth, beauty, and love!

Now I’m off to the loo to pamper this, ah, beauty.