Friday, July 1, 2011

The Last Lecture

My teacher read this to us on my last day of class.

Oh! The Places You’ll Go!
by the incomparable Dr. Seuss
Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You’re off to Great Places!
You’re off and away!
You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself any direction you choose.
You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to go.
You’ll look up and down streets. Look’em over with care. About some you will say, “I don’t choose to go there.” With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet, you’re too smart to go down a not-so-good street.
And you may not find any you’ll want to go down. In that case, of course, you’ll head straight out of town. It’s opener there in the wide open air.
Out there things can happen and frequently do to people as brainy and footsy as you.
And when things start to happen, don’t worry. Don’t stew. Just go right along. You’ll start happening too.
Oh! The Places You’ll Go!
You’ll be on your way up!
You’ll be seeing great sights!
You’ll join the high fliers who soar to high heights.
You won’t lag behind, because you’ll have the speed. You’ll pass the whole gang and you’ll soon take the lead. Wherever you fly, you’ll be best of the best. Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.
Except when you don’t.
Because, sometimes, you won’t.
I’m sorry to say so but, sadly, it’s true that Bang-ups and Hang-ups can happen to you.
You can get all hung up in a prickle-ly perch. And your gang will fly on. You’ll be left in a Lurch.
You’ll come down from the Lurch with an unpleasant bump. And the chances are, then, that you’ll be in a Slump.
And when you’re in a Slump, you’re not in for much fun. Un-slumping yourself is not easily done.
You will come to a place where the streets are not marked. Some windows are lighted. But mostly they’re darked. A place you could sprain both your elbow and chin! Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in? How much can you lose? How much can you win?
And if you go in, should you turn left or right…or right-and-three-quarters? Or, maybe, not quite? Or go around back and sneak in from behind? Simple it’s not, I’m afraid you will find, for a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind.
You can get so confused that you’ll start in to race down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace and grind on for miles across weirdish wild space, headed, I fear, toward a most useless place.
The Waiting Place…for people just waiting.
Waiting for a train to go or a bus to come, or a plane to go or the mail to come, or the rain to go or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow or waiting around for a Yes or No or waiting for their hair to grow. Everyone is just waiting.
Waiting for the fish to bite or waiting for wind to fly a kite or waiting around for Friday night or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake or a pot to boil, or a Better Break or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants or a wig with curls, or Another Chance. Everyone is just waiting.
No! That’s not for you!
Somehow you’ll escape all that waiting and staying. You’ll find the bright places where Boom Bands are playing. With banner flip-flapping, once more you’ll ride high! Ready for anything under the sky. Ready because you’re that kind of a guy!
Oh, the places you’ll go! There is fun to be done! There are points to be scored. There are games to be won. And the magical things you can do with that ball will make you the winning-est winner of all. Fame! You’ll be famous as famous can be, with the whole wide world watching you win on TV.
Except when they don’t. Because, sometimes, they won’t.
I’m afraid that some times you’ll play lonely games too. Games you can’t win ‘cause you’ll play against you.
All Alone!
Whether you like it or not, Alone will be something you’ll be quite a lot.
And when you’re alone, there’s a very good chance you’ll meet things that scare you right out of your pants. There are some, down the road between hither and yon, that can scare you so much you won’t want to go on.
But on you will go though the weather be foul. On you will go though your enemies prowl. On you will go though the Hakken-Kraks howl. Onward up many a frightening creek, though your arms may get sore and your sneakers may leak. On and on you will hike. And I know you’ll hike far and face up to your problems whatever they are.
You’ll get mixed up, of course, as you already know. You’ll get mixed up with many strange birds as you go. So be sure when you step. Step with care and great tact and remember that Life’s a Great Balancing Act. Just never forget to be dexterous and deft. And never mix up your right foot with your left.
And will you succeed?
Yes! You will, indeed!
(98 and ¾ percent guaranteed.)
Kid, you’ll move mountains!
So…be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray or Mordecai Ale Van Allen O’Shea, you’re off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So…get on your way!

Friday, October 15, 2010

Joseph Ong: Confessions of a Fotoholic

photo taken by Lito Inso

Joseph Ong's knack for photography is evident in the multiple galleries he has on wedding and  fashion photography. Joseph Ong's venture towards  photography ended up to charm him and there was no stopping him. With no formal training, he took it upon himself to learn more about  photography and hone his craft.






In an interview he had with James Robinson on an advice given to him by another photographer he says: 
"There are no bad subjects but there are bad photographers." 
This is a line I have found to be very challenging and motivating.


Photography is Joseph Ong's form of self expression. 
His latest photos, "Dreamer of Dreams" give us a glimpse to the 
fascinating way he sees the world and his spot on intuition. 





* the photos in this post are not mine.

Sunny Hatchett: The Coil Dress that is Wooing Women

Sunny Hatchett, is a clothing designer from Santa Barbara, CA and her business Hikariisun has enjoyed success in Paris, Shanghai, Bucharest and numerous cities worldwide.

The brand's signature coil dress can transform to 50 different ways and has been worn from bridal gowns, cocktail dresses to maternity wear. 







Today, she is working to capture the Japanese market and woo the Japanese women just like she has done to the rest of the world.


*disclaimer: the photos in this post are not mine

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Celso Pepito: God's Warrior


Celso Pepito's painting style is modernist that works towards cubism. He has created his own style that has made him stand out in the Philippine art scene especially in Cebu.

In every painting, you will notice an octagon shape rising at the top of the canvas which symbolizes hope.

There are 3 geometrical partitions in his artwork. First, has to do with strengthening family ties. Second, spirit of nationalism. Lastly, embraces religious spirituality. 



With every artwork that manifests from Celso Pepito, he incorporates the Filipino culture. 

Neil San Pedro: Creating Beauty from the Ordinary

Metro Society Magazine – Food and Travel Issue Dec 08 – Jan 09
- Featured as one of the outstanding talents University of the Philippines - Cebu – Industrial Design Program
One of Neil's (top left)  design philosophy is to find beauty in the most ordinary of things. 
He has executed his philosophy in his latest jewelry collection - The Nala Collection   inspired by the giraffe. 





Thursday, September 30, 2010

How Many Friends Do You Know on Facebook??

50% of people are fine with being friends with complete strangers on Facebook. Well, how many friends do you REALLY know on Facebook? or are you strictly facebook friends ONLY? You know what I'm talking about.. it's your Facebook friends you see around yet you don't quite know if you should say hi to them but on Facebook you continue to stay Facebook friendly - liking their comments, pictures and etc. 

"How many friends do you know" is a Facebook application that tests how many friends you ACTUALLY know on Facebook. Test it out yourself!


The Social Network movie is coming out Oct. 1st and here are alittle Facebook tidbits:
1) There are 500 million active users on Facebook.
2) The average Facebook user loses 23.333 hours a month on Facebook. What else could you be doing with that time?

Thursday, September 16, 2010

When Boredom Kicks In



Untitled, Feb 2010
wasn't planing on painting a face she just i guess.. showed herself.