My parents celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary today. As per their wish, there will be no grand celebration… just a simple mass. There will be
Author: FrogDiva
Writer, traveler, photographer - channelling the inner thoughts and emotions through the camera lens in homage to life, light, and the soul. These are the musings of a FrogDiva.
Photography and writing are pillars of my soul, and hence, inseparable from my being. The urge to write about what I photograph or match a photograph to my writings are processes that are never far from one another.
Why frogs? They are adaptable creatures who live and survive just about any environment you expose them to. They are short, chubby, not particularly pretty, but carry a wealth of experience with them. I collect them with a passion (the decorative type, not the live ones), and they are a reminder to return to the simplicity and spirituality of my being, but always making the most of each day, savouring every moment.
Thoughts of a blogger stuck in traffic…
… stuck in Metro Manila traffic, that is, on a Friday afternoon. It would probably be faster to walk to my next destination considering the
Columbarium: the dignified business of death
Years ago, when I first graduated from college I was told that one of the first things I had to do was get a job,
La Loma: A Street Like No Other
La Loma Street in Quezon City, (Metro Manila) Philippines was not really on the agenda for the adventure / photowalk of the day, but when once
Imprisoned Souls*
*#2 of the ISMAEL ORTIZ ESCRIBANO series. Extract from my Photography blog, Through Frog Eyes. Each month a guest photographer is featured and a short story
Re-thinking (personal) National Pride
Having been raised as an expat Filipino most of my life, my love of country has always been a little detached. It wasn’t until my