***KnEeKo’S aRt ExPeDiTiOn***

Happy New Year to All! I’m really sorry guys for not visiting your blogs lately; kinda busy training my replacement on my job. After completing two years working in this company, I will leave the desert land again for the second time. My colleagues and friends were surprised but when I explained to them what will happens next, they wished me “Good luck and all the best!”

Meanwhile, just want to share another poem written almost a year ago. This was the time when I considered to stop blogging.

The Fall of Gentle Wind

At this moment, Zephyrtouch can’t keep on drifting
The west wind that never worn-out blowing
Even in winter or summer time he stands still
But in split seconds he feels ill

He’s now looking for an unruffled place
A place where he can take a profound breathe
To make his soul absolutely clean
Free from any wrongdoings or particular sin.

By gazing over a blue moon
He consider to look for an unknown lagoon
Bathe unclothed until his head submerge
Tasting the shallow salty water in his lips,

After being seized by melancholies
He will be residing in a blissful place
Righteous in every way
Anywhere, anytime and any day.

Then, he will continue to fly again
As a gentle wind blows in your chin
Whispering in your soft ear
Saying that he certainly defeated his own fear,

Halt! Back into reality
His life still looks unhealthy
We will just wait and see
What will happens next, come what may…

Kneeko
2007
KSA

New Creation
16″x 12″
Watercolor on Paper
2007

The painting [completed) 3 (three) weeks ago] shows a hand with a whole new world on HIS hand coming out from the blaze…This painting reflects my personal faith to GOD. HE took me out from the dark thoughts and opened my heart through HIS words. HE is truly a merciful and loving GOD.

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” - 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV)

Wheeww, due to some commitments this year, this is just my third (3rd) painting for the year 2007. Unlike last year where I made 8 (eight) paintings plus 4 (four) pencil on paper sketches.

*Taking shots while aboard train… photo courtesy of novem..

*Late arrival in the train station of Nancy… reception at M. J.C. Etoile Hall w/ choir Croqu’ Notes (the group assisted us for the whole event.)

*Flags from participating countries - Germany, Saudi Arabia, Bulgaria,Finland, Lituania, Spain, Mongolia, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, Russia & Sweden

*Our Mama Josephine preparing our first dinner. We (together w/ my buddy -Jonar) stayed at their house in Chavigny (outside Nancy) for 6 days. She’s an Italian married to a French man (Papa Joseph), she speaks a little bit of Spanish so we really never had a hard time on communication unlike our other choirmates whom their foster parents speak French language only hehehe… But sometimes, if she really don’t know how to explain… she showed us some photos of the things, for us to understand.

*Wheww… 1st she gave us biscuits and wine. My buddy told me, “I’m really hungry, I need real food.” After an hour or more, we are full already… no place for the food. Even if there’s no rice (can live w/o it), food is great. Later on we learned that she’s a cook in a restaurant before, a couturier now. Wine is prohibited that time but still I drink… not much… hmmm a bottle only

*A view from living room… a foggy afternoon…

*Country side… I really love the place…

Wheww this is the second time that my entry post was lost together with the comments… This entry was originally posted last July 9.

The response of my host when I brought this issue to them:
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“Currently we are facing a file system abort and that we are working to restore the service as soon as possible. We will advise you once everything is ok. We had 10 server crashed and that we were able to restore only what we have in our backups. I apologize for this but that is the latest we could get.We are currently performing an emergency maintenance on some of our servers. If you notice that your website is down, then more likely the server you are hosted is affected.

Thank you for your patience on this issue.”
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Sigh… I forgot to backup.
*Group picture before going to train station..

*Practiced songs while waiting for the train schedule going to Nancy.

*Carl, Efren, Mark, Jonar, Neil & a kid… enjoyed feeding the doves…

Trains Ile de France…

Wheeww.. Back To work… I’ll be posting my travel photos soon…

After our performance next week in France (Hope we will shine as shiny as my head hehe on the festival). Next destination is…… homeland.

Festival videos, audios and photos will be posted here.

Thank you for the comments on my previous post.

Twelve months after, got a new template with the help of pakner sasha. Matagal ko ng gustong palitan ang bahay ko pero di ako makakita ng gusto kong theme. May nadownload na akong anim (6) na themes pero di ko masyadong nagustuhan ang kinalabasan. So, habang walang magawa si pakner, pinakusuyuan ko siyang tulungan muna ako sa paghahanap ng gusto kong estilo. Sa dalawa niyang pinakita sa akin, eto ang nagustuhan ko, a three column theme, pati kulay angkop na angkop sa nais ko.

Ang header ay shadow shot ko at ang picture sa right column ay shot ko rin sa isang okasyon, modelo ang isang kasamahan ko sa grupo… Papalitan ko lagi ng iba-t-ibang picture pag me pagkakataon.

Maraming salamat sa ‘yo pakner… sa paghuhukay mo sa template na ‘to at sa pagkakalikot. Nawa’y di ka madala sa iba pang nakikisuyo sa ‘yo.

Blogmates, welcome kayong lahat dito…

The next four (4) posts, you will come across are Scheduled Entries:

?PhOtOpAiNtInG - in 2 days, 26th Jan. , 8:09am
?Go… YaBaNg PiNoY! - in 4 days, 28th Jan., 4:25pm
?DiGiTaL ArTs - in 7 days - 30th Jan., 10:40pm
?LaNdMaRkS - in 10 days - 02nd Feb., 11:56pm

“Physically present but mentally absent.”

To all Kababayans who are staying here in Eastern Province, KSA… our group invites you to attend a seminar-workshop on Digital Photography on January 26, 2007 from 9am - 4pm. Workshop Fee: SR 50.00



The following topics will be discussed:
- essentials of digital photos
- basic digital camera functions
- elements of effective composition
- photography as a viable business

Mr. Jojo “Ka Pepe” de Luna will be the one to officiate the workshop.

For more details, just ask me.

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After drifting somewhere, I’m back again… ready to face the tricky life.

Sa mga kaibigan ko… salamat sa lagi nyong pagdalaw…

Inside a crystal ball
Within a sealed dark box
Heart throbbing
Mind frozen
Unable to hear anything
Unreachable
Wandering in undisclosed destination
Beyond the murky skies

In search of perpetual peace and happiness.