noel alanguilan

he pauses and stops to look at his day’s handiwork and at the lake he loves.

“you are clean again,” he whispers to himself.

he breathes the lake’s fresh breath and affords himself a faint smile as if he was just kissed.

with a sack full of twigs, leaves and litter on his back he takes his leave of the lake and trudges off toward his hut not more than a stone’s throw away from shore.

as he prepares the night’s meal he thinks of tomorrow and he happily smiles to himself.

he will take the paths around the lake again picking up twigs, leaves and litter as he goes. he will whistle the lake’s favorite notes and tell her the stories again.

for now, its rest and sleep beside his beloved lake.

my practice rides have been becoming regular lately—almost every other day for about 30 minutes. getting back on a bike is one of my targets for this year.

i had to temporarily change to a mountain bike because i can lower the seat so that my feet easily reaches the ground. and i’ve replaced the knobbies with commuting slicks so the ride is much, much smoother on pavement.

it was a slow process but i wanted to get my body used to balancing a bike properly again and i wanted to improve the reaction time of my legs to keep me upright when i need to stop quickly. i feel i am making very good progress and i can finally see myself doing longer rides. yey!

today i made 1 kilometer. that is not much by my normal standards but from where i’m coming from, this kilometer is far enough from my 100- or 300-meter practice runs.

i know i can go farther. one kilometer will become two then that will become four. i’ll get there.

the wedding car
San agustin church
intramuros, manila

we just popped in to take a look at the place and there was this beautifully preserved cadillac in front of the church. the wedding car.

part of the lost rolls

i was wondering how fireworks would look like in black and white.

flowers flowers : the b&w fireworks series

twigs and leaves of light twigs and leaves of light : the b&w fireworks series

lipad lipad : the b&w fireworks series

looks like a walker looks like a walker

lightstrings lightstrings : the b&w fireworks series

i do not think i have much time to spare. i try to spend my days being with people dear to me and on things i enjoy doing. i cannot give any more time because i do not have any to give.

if by chance our paths will cross again please be kind. i will remember and afford myself the luxury of looking at past memories for a moment but i will be silent.

grandson & grandfather
23rd december 2009
mall of asia, pasay city

its a picture of my son and my father

kikay 04
dumudungaw
(looking out the window)
bisikleta series

kikay 03
hub
bisikleta series

kikay 02
shimano close
bisikleta series