BOY WONDER

Jasper Orense PSHS-MC '11 & UPD BS CEUP Batangan, UP ACES, UP Engineering Student Council Batangas City, PH all original photos, brothah unless otherwise stated $

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My sister and I trying to be scary.

Photo taken Halloween of 2006 at home (camera setting is obviously wrong lol)

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“I was always holding onto people, and they were always leaving.”  ― Lili St. Crow, Jealousy

Here's a ~sad quote~ because I still feel really upset about the DW episode I watched last night. :( WHY MUST AMY AND RORY LEAVE??? WHYYY?

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I just have to blink, right?

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I HATE ENDINGS. THIS SHOW UGH. *creys*

You know when you are so emotionally invested in something, and you just can't let go of it? Well, call me mababaw, but for quite some time now, I've been holding off watching this Doctor Who episode because I know my poor heart can't handle all the sadness, with Rory and Amy leaving. But I slowly built up the courage to watch it and I just finished and HUHU I just feel really empty right now. :( *regrets everything* *goes to a corner and cry* 

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Look what came in the mail todayyy!!! *squeee*

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why?

because

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June 25

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Cafe Sabel

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Favorite art at BenCab

The BenCab Museum in Tuba, Benguet houses a lot of really cool artworks of different artists. I've gone to museums before, like the Metropolitan Museum in Manila, but I was at an age when I don't have the capacity to appreciate and be inquisitive about an art piece. So the excitement I was feeling for this trip was intense (oa but true haha).

I think I took too many photos that it took me long while to choose my favorite pieces hehehe. Anyhoo here they are. 

    These may seem like ordinary paintings but these are actually painted wood carvings. Looking at them closer, my jaw dropped at their intricate details.

Some paintings in the erotica gallery.

I am loving the color palette used in this small wood art piece. It's giving off a vibe pretty similar to south american festivals.

    Two beautifully crafted sculptures.

   The whole architecture of the museum itself is an art, being harmoniously blended to the mountains. SUCH BEAUTY AHHH

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12A hart hart

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Balatoc Mines Tour

   Didn't expect I'd enjoy the trip down the mine!

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Can't you see that it's just raining? There ain't no need to go outside.

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My dad and I have a pretty complicated relationship. Our life venn diagrams are literally two separate circles so growing up, I became very distant from him. And our frequent disagreements during the height of my adolescent angst made it even worse. Because of it, I found it very difficult for me to understand him. But as I have become more mature, slowly I begin to see who he is and recognize all that he's done for his family. He may be rock hard outside but his intentions have always been for our best. And that, I truly love the most about him.

To Tatay, I love you very much and Happy Father's Day! 

PS Thank u for the lunch earlier! Hehe

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Rainy afternoon at BenCab

I became aware of the BenCab Museum when one of my titos gave lola this huge souvenir bag last year. I knew THE BenCab even before, with my art studies professor mentioning his name over and over, but I had no idea he had a museum featuring his works. 

During the convention, being the good boy that I am, I was intently listening at the speakers browsing the internet and a few clicks led to "places to visit in Baguio" searches. I got giddy when I learned BenCab is just a taxi away. Long story short, we flaked out and visited the museum!

    I'm not really mababaw but I absolutely loved the visit because everything about it made me happy. I love the concrete building which perfectly blended with the grounds of the mountain it was built on. And inside, I love how I was surrounded by paintings and sculptures worth maybe millions of Pesos yet it feels just like home.

    If you ever go up to Baguio, NEVER MISS IT!  I am sure you won't regret it. :)

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June 5 - 9

You see, summer classes and council have left me nearly no time to rest (although tbh I enjoyed them hihi). But I am no god so i get tired sometimes. Any opportunity to take my mind off things I definitely wouldn't pass up. So when my friends urged me to join the 2014 PICE Midyear Convention -slash - vacation, I just could not say no! And I'm really glad I did cause Baguio is a fucking beaut. With the picturesque landscapes + really nice people + countless places to visit, U COULDN'T ASK FOR MORE. Summer '14 is now complete! #yaaas

[roaring-softly]

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 Cutie Pies of Litchfield Prison by Tyler Feder

The girls are baaack!!!

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Today, i tried to paint.

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“You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.” 

- Pema Chödrön