LAKE LANAO; a journey home…

To get an unblemished view of this scenery; one need to be an early bird because by 9:00 in the morning: clouds would start to shroud the mountains. Even on a sunny afternoon; you get a better view of the lake and the villages that dots its forested coasts but not the summit that outlines the figure of the famous sleeping lady; a name amusingly given to it by the pioneering students of the Mindanao State University. This view of the lake is most probably the most photographed scenery in all of Mindanao that I will rank nationwide with Ta’al Volcano, Mayon Volcano and the Mines View Park. 

...and in the distance; lost among the trees is Marawi City

Trekking Makati’s Famous Footbridges…

I think Makati’s commercial district taken as one is the world’s biggest mall no other mall comes close to being second. Along the years with massive facelifts and expansions not to mention the sprouting of soaring skyscrapers; multiple malls fused into one: SM Makati, Rustans, Landmark, Glorieta 1-5 and Greenbelt 1-5 creating a sprawling city of 13 malls that is unequalled in size and engineering design. What makes it even more fascinatingly especial is the unique design of each mall compared to each others; it’s like walking through different worlds. I love to walk the stretches of the inside of the mall just for the heck but today; I trekked along its outside perimeters and took these photos. I did not have my Sony Cybershot but I had my old Nokia N95 and the photos came out okay. 

Lunch (Biriani) at Glorieta

Nishreen's Amazing Weekend...

As chaperon and cameraman; I can hardly match up with Nishreen’s vigour but since I can do this for her only once in every 2 years…I followed her around without complain. I feel indebted to her in a way that makes me feel real guilty; it is a small way to make up for my absence. In few weeks time; I will leave again but this weekend bonding with my angel of joy will sustain my loneliness in a far-far-away-land with the full knowledge that every time I come home…she would have grown up 2 years in a blink. She will be 11 years old next time I come home; hugging her would be awkward. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddwmEx0oR-E

Nelson Mandela: What the west would rather not hear…

We mourn the passing of a true hero of the world. He is a man without iota of malice in his blood. He spoke the truth for truth’s sake above all the untruth of his political benefactors for he knew that he won the freedom of his people because it was right. In the end; the righteous will win no matter how long it takes forever notwithstanding. He spoke truths that deceptive leaders of the world would rather not hear and the Zionist’s owned mainstream media would rather not talk about. The following are some of his statement legacy that the west would rather not hear. 

http://rt.com/news/mandela-sharp-quotes-media-860/

“If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America. They don’t care for human beings,” Mandela said.

“If you look at those matters, you will come to the conclusion that the attitude of the United States of America is a threat to world peace.”

“Israel should withdraw from all the areas which it won from the Arabs in 1967, and in particular Israel should withdraw completely from the Golan Heights, from south Lebanon and from the West Bank,”

“From its earliest days, the Cuban Revolution has also been a source of inspiration to all freedom-loving people. We admire the sacrifices of the Cuban people in maintaining their independence and sovereignty in the face of the vicious imperialist-orchestrated campaign to destroy the impressive gain made in the Cuban Revolution….Long live the Cuban Revolution. Long live comrade Fidel Castro.”

Mandela urged for the end to harsh UN sanctions imposed upon Libya in 1997 and pledged his support for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who was a longtime supporter of his.

“It is our duty to give support to the brother leader…especially in regards to the sanctions which are not hitting just him, they are hitting the ordinary masses of the people … our African brothers and sisters,” Mandela said.

“The UN took a strong stand against apartheid, and over the years, an international consensus was built, which helped to bring an end to this iniquitous system. But we know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.”

https://www.amazon.com/Nosca-Khalid/e/B01NA7APYQ