Coffee and TV for my Sister

My sister has been searching for this nice video about a dancing milk carton. I found it in youtube entitle Coffee and TV by Blur. Enjoy watching it over and over again. Regards.

Some more Pictures- On the road to Jinan and Qufu

This was taken while I was inside our bus going to Jinan and Qufu. Chinese music was being played inside a bus, and sometimes the driver would show a video of music videos of Chinese songs. My Qingdao experience is definitely something I can tell my family and friends over and over again.

Tour of Qingdao Old Districts

The Origin of Mr. Dumpling

I think this is the first time that I was called Mr. Dumpling. I said to my friends, I felt like a Dumpling when I wore this long sleeve shirt because it was too small for me and so I felt squeezed like a dumpling. hehehe.

Well, another memory I had was when we were set to go to Qingdao's Old Districts. When I looked at the schedule of activities, I thought that we were going to go to some old streets with old houses. Instead, we were brought to the Qingdao Museum where there were pictures and replicas of old districts. It was memorable, not because of the things I saw there, but because of the fun I had with my friends. Here are some of my pictures in the museum wearing my dumpling suit.

Kingking Candle Factory

One of my favorite memory in Qingdao was when we went to Kingking Candle Factory. It was the first time that I saw so many different candles with different colors all in one place. If I remember it right, each candle design is registered with the IP Office. Here are some of my pictures with my friends from the Seminar.

Jinan Temples, Shandong Province

It was a long time since I wrote, well, because we traveled a very long road before we arrived at Jinan, Shandong Province. The travel was about 3 to 4 hours so we sat in the bus enjoying the beautiful scenery of China.

The Journey

I was like traveling in a cloud of dreams, the bus was running fast, the sky was blue with occasional cirrus clouds passing us by, the green fields with small houses in the middle was soothing to look at (reminded me of my home province in Nueva Ecija, where my Uncle has this small hut in the middle of his rice field and we had to pass through a narrow road to get there).

Many of my friends from the Seminar were sleeping, but me? I cannot sleep, I could not, I said to myself that I cannot let this moment pass me by. It might take a long time again before I get to experience these few splendid hours of my life. So I made every second count, I was constantly looking outside the window, feeding my eyes with all the beautiful pictures to put in the memory bank of my mind.

I was also singing with my friend, Tassanai, from Thailand. She brought her mp3 player and we were listening to Thai music, and American songs too. She introduced me to the pingpong song which was sung by Julio Iglesias, Jr. It was a nice and lively song, perfect for the time. We shared earphones, but later she was also sleeping like the rest from our bus. So I took off my earphones and began listening to the music in my surroundings.

Tassanai and Me during one of our bus tours around Qingdao City

I could hear the motor from the bus, some of my friends talking, the sound of the wheels running through the road, and sometimes the bus TV would turn on and off. It was peaceful, with some occasional music playing in the background. After passing some houses, I would see some disciplined trees and think how they got so straight. Then I would think of my friends from the other bus and how they must be also sleeping. I tried to memorize everything I saw so that I could keep it with me as long as I could. There are some things that not even the most sophisticated and state-of-the-art cameras cannot take. The eyes are still the best camera, and they could hold pictures longer, even for a lifetime.


Sometime, I was hoping that the bus ride would be longer, and sometime I hoped that we would arrive soon because my body was becoming stiff from sitting for 4 hours. Those four hours of travel to Jinan happened more than three months ago. So many things have happened by then and I am glad I did not sleep during the journey.

My camera took about 1,000 photos during my entire stay in China, but the pictures taken by my mind totaled to more than 10 million images. I can sleep anytime I want and because I did not sleep during that four hours, I have many things to dream of and many places and wonderful, timeless moments to go back to. I hope to see you there.

Cheers to a wonderful and fulfilled life.

On the Road to Jinan and Qufu

These are some of the pictures I took inside Bus Number 2 on our way to Jinan and Qufu. The whole experience was unforgettable. Everything was beautiful, the blue sky, green trees, the wonderful weather, the countryside environment... everything just made me feel at peace with nature.

I sat in the bus with my friend Tassanai and I could not remember if she was sleeping or awake but we listened to Thai music and lots of jokes during the trip. I was also sending sms to some of my friends from the Bus Number 1.

Everything is beautiful here and all I could say was a big and mouthful "WoW!" I did not sleep through out the trip because I did not want to miss the scenery. I was also watching for the disciplined trees which were carefully lined up in a straight line one after the other.

The memory of this trip will definitely last a lifetime...

Qingdao Beach

This is one of my favorite pictures taken in Qingdao Bay. That's me in the middle, Tassanai's in the left, and Maya is in the right. I can still remember what I felt when this picture was taken. Amidst all the turmoil and chaos happening in the world, there is still a place where everything, and everyone is beautiful.

This is our first time in the beach. I remember, I think it was on the 3rd or 4th night, Tassanai and I went out at night to go find the beach. We walked and walked non-stop until we came upon a highway. We realized that we were far from the beach so we went back. The next day, we asked some help from our friends and realized that if we just walked farther enough the night before, we would have reached the beach! Anyway, the excitement of trying to find it was what made the experience worthwhile.

I feel very lucky in this picture, with the beautiful view of Qingdao, and with gorgeous ladies at my side, what more can you ask for?