Obra at Pag-asa

Obra @ Pag-asa

2009-08-05T06:15:00.000-07:00

Pinalitan namin ng medyo mas Filipinong titulo ang 'Pag-asa Prints and More'. Ang amin ding 'rhopeworks' (nagsimula bilang tatak ng gawa naming [tig-iilang piraso lang naman ng] earrings, bookmarks, charms, cards at paglao'y ilang website, hanggang maging kategorya na rin ng aming mga tula at kwento) ay papalitan na namin ng parehong pangalan: Obra @ Pag-asa. (We replaced 'Pag-asa Prints and More' with a bit more Filipino title. We will also be replacing our 'rhopeworks' (which began as our signature on [really just a number of] earrings, bookmarks, charms, cards and eventually a number of websites that we made -- until we also used it to label our poems & stories) with the same name: Obra @ Pag-asa (Works & hope).

Kung tutuusin, iisa ang blog na ito at ang 'rhopeworks'. Kapwa sila kalipunan ng mga ekspresyon ng mga mumunting tangka at pag-asa para sa samutsaring hangarin (di pa lang ganoon ka-solido ang pagka-ayos at 'pagpapareho', pagsisikapan din). Na sana ay tumugon o makapag-ambag sa mga pangkaraniwang interes -- mula sa mga pagsisikap na simple at pang-araw-araw hanggang sa panlipunan. Mga obra at larawan ng pag-asa. Panahon na para lumikha ulit. After all this blog and 'rhopeworks' are one the same. They are both a collection of expressions of minute attempts and hope for various aspirations (but is really wanting of better organization in terms of filing & synchronization so to speak, have to work on that, too). Which hopefully could respond or contribute to ordinary interests -- from simple and everyday endeavors to societal ones. Creations and pictures of hope. It's time to create once more.)

Most of the following are shots from the gardens of the Good Shepherd Convent at the time of our son and other loved ones' healing.

At home: our meek music corner. The portable Yamaha organ was a highschool graduation gift (so it's now 19 years old) and the guitar was passed on to me by my father (it was his in his younger days if I remember right -- so it must be much, much, much older than the organ, ehehe).

More photos of healthy side-stuff like this in the future :)

A favorite subject: glimpses of the sky and the horizon.

We've been forgetting to mention that these were taken with a Nokia 7310 passed onto hubby by his Kuya (to whom we will for this be forever grateful!) :)

Happy Mothers Day!

2009-05-09T08:49:00.000-07:00

If you are a mother -- a mother-at-heart -- or a mother's fan -- and came accross this post, this card is for you, too.

The story behind it -- our little one loves taking pictures of his 'art attacks' -- not to mention being part of them. One afternoon (sometime this year if I remember right), he made this pretty clay-flower-crucible-star thing and put it on a long blue footmat, on which the afternoon sunlight fell. This already being a simple lovely thing for me, I volunteered to take the picture instead. He gladly obliged, and quickly added those two green popsicle sticks to 'frame' the clay creation.

We (added the yellow phrase and) made it into mothers' day bookmarks (alas, only a number which our remaining ink afforded to print) to give to our little one's grandmas and mommy-aunts. If you would like a copy for yourself, or wish to reproduce it for other mothers as well, feel free to download a higher-quality copy of it using this link.

Happy Mothers Day! Mabuhay ang mga Nanay!

Greetings!

2009-01-01T19:55:00.000-08:00

Sometimes like a slow processor at 34

2008-10-20T01:44:00.000-07:00

(After reading this my husband asked me if I got the idea of comparing myself to the cpu from an old dear friend with whom we correspond thru letters. I was a bit surprised at the question since I just wrote my mind straight out ... But I answered, come to think of it, I must have been influenced by her metaphor ("kahit naman high-grade computer nagha-hang din, referring to people's difficulty to handle several problems all at once despite their education or training")... (and besides, comparing the mind and one's life to the workings of the computer has long become commonplace especially among pc-zens and netizens?) I admire this lady, who used to be one of the 'kids' when I was in senior year. To us she's Ms. Sunny, an image of cute, colorful flowers on dreary days. Today she is steadfast and studious, a leader and a mother continuously basking in the sun and blooming in her chosen career...)

So much like a low-end computer which, when tasked with many processes slows down, so that on a text editor, letters come out seconds after you've punched entire words... this I've been these days.

It also manifests in those many tasks (including this blog (!) where entries come spuriously then sparingly... weeks after blog ideas have accumulated in a list, ouch) .

Although I do feel "restarted" at the specific task of parenting. Our little boy makes a considerable part of the "good sectors". His happy nature, zest for learning and creating gives hope that we can, must, continue functioning within our capacity. And an indicator, I wish to believe, that anyhow our 'operating system' is still under good control. (Here's one of his recent drawings.)

I guess that should also mean open-heartedly 'reformatting' and 'upgrading' bodily and work styles within our framework and utmost capabilities when necessary.

Happy Valentines, Pilipinas

2008-02-25T01:06:00.001-08:00

Gaya ng Pasko, sana araw-araw Valentines. Hanggang ngayon may magagandang bulaklak sa bangketa. Kahit gabi na't maulap, panghalinhin sa nagtatagong mga bituin.

Love is more than just the two of us sabi ng kanta. Gaya ng kung papaano ang mga isyu at pagpapahalaga na sinisimbolo ni Mr. Jun Lozada ay mas malaki nga naman kaysa sa dalawa ni Mrs. Defensor at Ms. Leah Navarro.

Love is what the world needs. Sana yung pag-ibig na dalisay. Sana yung nakabase sa pagpapakatotoo at hindi sinasapawan ng kabuwakawan at yung hindi binubulag ng salapi at kapangyarihan.
Roses. Flowers. Ribbons. Offerings. Prayers. Self-sacrifice. Clasped hands, arms linked. Faith in the good. Embraces, tears, voices in unison.

These images of love stopped the tanks and toppled a dictator 21 years ago. The same images of love that overthrew a plunderer 6 years ago.

Sinong nagsasabing hindi na uso ang pag-ibig? Ito ang pag-ibig na walang-kamatayan!
Because as a nation we grow in love while the world grows in love despite AND BECAUSE OF all the odds.

(Kaya sinong makakapagsabi na tayo'y pagod at manhid na? Sinong makakapagpatulog sa kamalayang ngayon pa lang lalong nagigising?)

With our eyes and minds open, hearts and feet though weary, even with calloused hands, may we lose not our souls (apologies to Mr. Lozada).

Kaya Pilipinas, Happy Valentines. Kahit papaano natin gustong ipahayag ang ating pag-ibig, GO!

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Happy with Hubby's belated Valentine's present for me.

No "Happy Valentines", though. He imitated our little boy's gimmick by saying, "Close your eyes." When I opened them, voila, a simple transparent kit for my beads -- something I've been wishing for since I started making simple earrings, pendants and bookmarks.

I kidded him that it wasn't big enough to fit other materials like the hooks and wires and pliers and strings.

His answer was, "Yan na kasi yung pinakamurang maganda e."

Happy with that answer, too! :)

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Extra! Extra! :) If any of the above stuff (cards, earrings, bookmarks) interest you, do comment or send your feedback (comments, suggestions, like -- these products should be numbered for identification for ordering purposes; bigger images please [didn't realize how small those earrings appeared until just now, while uploading! so sorry :)], etc.) through email (dreamworkertoo@yahoo.com). We'll be announcing ordering dynamics on a new site -- sana hindi masyadong magtagal! Thank you very much! (all photos by dreamworker, too.)

By the hands of a little boy

2007-09-28T02:45:00.000-07:00

Ever since this little boy's birth, he has become a number one source of optimism, representing everything that triggers a smile or laughter even.

The following are the a few among the products of his imagination. Pictures of the way he plays -- starting from the 'proper', non-destructive way of handling his toys (many of which were gifts, thank you! [alam naming ang mahalaga sa inyo, inenjoy niya yung laruan diba? :):):)]), to disassembling them (won't be surprised how many mothers and fathers will agree:):):)), to putting each different piece together to make a scenario like a train station, or an engine pulling coaches (where he makes those cars and buses and other things that don't really belong to the railway -- still play their part), vehicles passing viaducts and tunnels and such.

So here begins another stage for this blog 'Pag-asa (prints and more)' -- of images of 'hope' from this corner: From this little boy's works representing his joys (pero saan ko ilalagay yung recent passion niya for High School Musical 2, 6cyclemind's "Dinamayan" and Sam Concepcion's "Even if"?), his 'kabibuhan', his own creativity and resourcefulness; to flowers, to views and evolving handmade prints.

Thank you for evolving with us! :)

Bulaklak

2007-09-28T02:42:00.000-07:00

Litcoo at Pag-asa

2007-09-03T05:50:00.000-07:00

Did two more things with Dreamworker, too aside from updating it today.

Una, hinati ko sa dalawa ang unti-unti kong dinadagdag na links. Dati, 'regular reads' lang; ngayon, 'reads' at 'bloglinks' na. Sa 'Reads' nandun yung mga regular kong binabasa't hinahangaa't di pa nami-meet face-to-face na journalists. Sa 'Bloglinks' naman nandun yung mga regular kong binabasa't hinahangaang kaibigan -- from way back o sa kasalukuyan.

Kadadagdag ko sa 'Bloglinks' ang litcoo.blogspot.com Inemail nya sa aking idadagdag nya yung blog ko sa listahan nya, at kahit di ko pa nakikita, niresolve ko ring idagdag sa blogroll ko ang blog niya. Pagbukas ko ng blog na ito, tuwang tuwang tuwang tuwa talaga ako. Pagsilip kanina ng hubby ko sa latest entry nya (Paper Flowers), tuwa rin sya.:)

Nasa ibang lupalop ang author pero malapit sa puso -- hindi lang yung memories ng mga taong nakilala ko sya at ang kanyang dabarkads, kundi yung blog niya -- yung content, yung style, hopes, sentiments, prayers, pati lenguahe! Kaya tuloy habang tinatype ko ito, sabi ng hubby ko, "Uy Tagalog... first entry mo 'yan na Tagalog?"

Hindi ko naman first entry in Tagalog ito, halos taglish nga ang entries ko. Pero talagang dahil sa litcoo.blogspot.com, para bagang nahawa ako at feel na feel ko 'yan ngayon, hehehe.:)

Pangalawa, renamed 'oneofakindwatercoloredcards' into Pag-asa (prints and more)... kasi yun ang sana ay irepresent ng images dito. Yun ang spirit ng mga nauna nang images, at sana ng mga susunod pa.:):):)

series two: pangkaraniwang pasko

2006-12-11T05:12:00.000-08:00

The following are the promised additions to the entries below. Arrangements for orders will hopefully follow soon. Thanks for visiting! :)

Thank you for visiting this page! Below is the initial batch of Christmas cards we've made. The pictures are meant to reflect our undying hope for the true spirit of Christmas to someday reign throughout the year. While we wish this, we think of thousands of our brothers and sisters in storm-ravaged provinces especially in the Bicol region and other provinces throughout the country who lost their kin, properties, homes and livelihood to the flashfloods wrought by consecutive typhoons and volcanic activity (not to mention rape of the environment). We also think of the entire Filipino nation currently submerged in a glaring political and economic crisis and earnestly, painstakingly seeking the light of peace and genuine prosperity.

We are selling the actual cards but these prints and the text below you can copy and embed in your email messages (free of charge!:)). All we're asking is for you to comment on this page and cite it (dreamworkertoocards.blogspot.com) as the source of the images and/ or text.

The second batch is coming in a few days. Again, thanks!

Sana, magninging
ang tala ng Pasko
sa ating mga puso
saan man tayo naroroon
sa lahat ng panahon.

May the star of Christmas
shine in our hearts
wherever we may be
at all times.

series one: flowers

2006-08-13T05:44:00.000-07:00