Another Baby Boy for Us!!!

I am very thankful to the Lord for blessing us with another baby boy. He was born November 23, 2008 at 1:54 PM Manila Time and he weighs 7.26 Lbs. We will be naming him Alexus Mitchel, thanks to my eldest son Miggy who suggested it. We now have 3 boys, the other one is Kyle who I am sure will be adjusting as he will also be a "kuya" or older brother. I am very excited however i will just have to be contented to seeing our new born on PC camera and on photos that my wife will be publishing. Holding him would have to wait until next year when hopefully they can be with me. Stay tuned for his pictures.

Winter Snow is Falling Down ...

Just like the lines of the the song my wife and I liked, The gift. It was written and sung by Jim Brickman, I think. The song goes like, "Winter snow is falling down, children laughing all around ...", snow have came early this year. However, there were no children in sight. I really miss my kids as well as my wife and I don't think I could be with them this Christmas season. I could rant and blame the Canadian embassy in Manila for what happened but I would like to believe that it was God's plan for us. Come to think of it, my wife and 2 kids came here and she gave birth to my 3rd son here, the only advantage would be is that my youngest will be a Canadian citizen. She would have had a hard time here taking care of the 2 kids during her pregnancy and there could be a possibility that I would not be around when she needed to go to the hospital when she contracts. One big thing is that we will be shouldering the expenses since she will not be covered by the Ontario health care system yet. I truly trust that God has intervened and I believe He knows best.

I took this photo late at night. Maybe around 9 or 10 PM. It look quiet and pure however it makes me feel lonely because of the shade. Maybe it is just appropriate for what I am feeling at this moment.

Portraits From Canada's Past

Painting has been one of my frustrations. I got a chance to pass by Islington Village in Etobicoke ON and was able to take photos of the murals painted on the walls or sides of the building. How I wish I could paint something as good as these. I probably could do it on a sheet of bond paper and colored pencils but definitely not on canvass or walls as big as shown on the pictures. Besides, it surely took them days or maybe weeks to complete. I am very impatient and I would like to finish things as quickly as I can. That is why I seldom use water color because I have to wait until one color dry before using another otherwise the colors will mix.

Following is a link for those who are interested for more photos.

Portraits from Canada's Past

For more information about the murals, check the Mosaic page of the site below:

Village of Islington

Colors of Autumn

It seems like just weeks but I have been away from my country of origin for more than six months. I came from a tropical country and is now experiencing autumn for the first time. I believe it is better know as fall here in North America. I did a little research and according to Wikipedia it starts from the month of September until November. It is a transition from summer to winter. I think the weather is nice this time of the year, it is not too hot nor too cold. We did not have work last November 11 so I had time to roam around and take some pictures that depict this time of the season. And I would like to share some of them.

More photo's can be found on my multiply account. Please see link below:

Colors of Autumn

Arts and Craft

I have always liked drawing, painting, sketching and coloring. It is too bad I was not able to hone these skills. I was not fortunate enough to have the necessary materials to be able to do so. Aside from that, I was distracted by the cartoon robots that were shown during those days. I would also prefer to play with my friends which is free so I forgot all about my love for drawings. My eldest son Miggy seem to like arts/drawing and recently also his younger brother seem to be getting interested as well. If my kids are performing well in class and they got it from their mother. The artistic side would definitely be from me (I hope my wife will not be able to read this blog as she might differ. LOL)


My kids and I have a lot of drawings/sketches, paintings and crafts we did in the past. I have photographed them and uploaded them in Webshots and Facebook. The links can be found below.

Link 1 - Arts & Crafts

Link 2 - Colored Drawings

Link 3 - Sketches

Link 4 - Others