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{Ayala Center Cebu}
"A failing love is like desperately hanging on to something precious; not wanting to give up, but your hands feel the pain. And, when you finally let go, you're free from any pain, but your hands are empty."

Puto anyone?

{ Child Labor }

Child labor is one of the many concerns in the Philippines and, most disturbingly, one of the most rampant problems we face. In the endeavor to create an awareness of an already existing law that is evidently not properly implemented, child labor clearly falls within this category. Every child has the right to the most basic of necessities in life like a healthy environment, formal education, and most importantly, a loving family to come home to. Yet, poverty hinders the child to any of these things and forces labor in farming fields, mining shafts and peddling in the busy and dangerous streets of the country. - lifted from here.

The child in the photo is just one of the many children who wakes up early in the morning not to go to school but to find money for food. It is quite sad seeing children resorting to working to survive the daily grind of life but at the same time very admirable. Hopefully, children who are exposed to this kind of life do not resort to drugs and violence as they grow older. If only we lived in a perfect world then every child would have a fully tummy, surrounded by family and friends and is in school. If only...

PhotoHunt: Nautical

{Sinulog Fluvial Parade 09}
Woke up at the crack of dawn so that I could find a perfect place to shoot the fluvial parade that only started around 7:30am. It was a good thing I brought a folding chair, or else it was 4 hours of standing. waaaahhhh!!! While waiting for the parade to start, my friends and I feasted on the street food that were being sold at the bridge. Our stomachs were definitely entertained:) hehehe. This was my first ever fluvial parade despite of living in Cebu my whole life. But this will definitely be not the last:)

Pit Senyor!

{Tribu Buyoganon - Abuyog, Leyte}
I was an industrious photographer this Sinulog. I walked the streets with my cam in hand hoping to get wonderful shots. I wanted to join the photo contest but unfortunately, I was not able to fill up the application form in time. Tsk tsk. Better luck next year I guess:) Hehehe.

The photo above shows the winner for the Free Interpretation category.