Scavenger Hunt Sunday - Week 10

My take for this week is a combination of new and old photos, because I wasn't able to go out and hunt for the items.


01 - Christmas Colors
08 December 2010
{Sony Ericsson K800i}

Red, green, yellow, blue, silver, white. When I saw this hanging on our neighbor's front door I immediately snapped a picture of it. Instead of putting wreath, they decided to go for this - a modern take on the Holy Family, which has been their Christmas decoration for many years now.




02 - Winter / Holiday Icon
05 December 2010
{Sony Ericsson K800i}

Something I took from the marketplace along Dapitan Steet in Manila City. This place sells a whole lot of Santa Claus figurines - small, big, classic and modern. I particularly liked this one because normally the figures where solo and this was the only one with Santa being part of a group.


03 - A Tree
American Cemetery
18 November 2010
{Canon Powershot A1000is}

K and I were just supposed to take pictures here, but an American staff saw us and toured us around. While he was looking for the grave of the only Englishman buried in the cemetery (upon knowing K is from England), I saw this nearly bald tree, and I thought I'd snap a pic of it. :)


04 - A Quiet Time
Talipanan Beach - Puerto Galera
20 November 2010
{Canon Powershot A1000is}

I am a morning person. Whenever I go out of town, aside from asking where the Catholic church is, I would ask (or find out for myself) if the place would either give me a good sunset or sunrise. Knowing the sun set at the other side of the island, I woke up early enough for me to see the sunrise. Well, this beach didn't give me a good sunrise either, but seeing the skies turn from black to indigo to pink until the whole sky lit up was just perfect.

I was the only person in the resort awake that time, and the quiet time allowed me to contemplate and whisper a gratitude for being blessed.


05 - Favorite Color
12 December 2010
{Canon Powershot SX130is}

Purple (all shades of it except the ones leaning towards red) is my favorite color. It's something I got from mom; when I was younger I would call my mom weird for liking purple, but as I age I started loving the color.

Last weekend, I got to buy a purple dress, which will be my Christmas outfit, and since I am quite the monochromatic girl, I also bought a bottle of purple nail polish, and this morning, when I went back to the weekend market (with mom and my friend Ria), I looked for an accessory that would complete the outfit. I saw this ring and instantly bought it. It was initially p100 (a little over 2usd), but my mom haggled with the seller, and in the end I got it for p85. I really should learn how to haggle. :)

The last image was taken by my new camera, which I bought this morning as well... so for sure my take on next week's themes will be taken by my new baby. See you then!

*** Jenn ***

Pink Rose

Another picture taken from the weekend market... rose isn't one of my favorite flowers, but I do love how each petals overlap each other to create a good looking flower.

Any idea why roses are usually the flower men give women?

*** Jenn ***

Middle (Gitna)

Sa bawat Kristiyano, si Hesus ang parating nasa gitna. Ang litratong ito ay kuha sa loob ng simbahan ng Santo Tomas de Villanueva, o mas kilala bilang Miag-Ao Church, isa sa apat na baroque churches sa Pilipinas na matatagpuan sa Iloilo.

{For every Christian, Jesus Christ is always placed in the middle, or the center. This picture was taken inside the Church of Santo Tomas de Villanueva, popularly known as the Miag-Ao Church, one of the four baroque churches in the Philippines located in the province of Iloilo.}

Bilang isang Kristiyano - Katoliko, isang biyaya ang makapasok sa tahanan ng Diyos.

{Being a Christian - Catholic, it is always a blessing for me to enter the house of the Lord.}

*** Jenn ***

Lego Christmas Village

When I last went to SM Mall of Asia with K, we roamed around a bit after we ate lunch. Near the big Christmas tree and Christmas house where mall goers took their time in taking their pictures, there was a display of a Christmas village made using Lego. I was really impressed with this because I used to play with Lego when I was young, and I found it really difficult to come up with shapes and forms.

The Christmas village was placed in a terrarium, which made it difficult to take pictures of because of the reflections in the glass walls. I took this picture blindly; realizing the top part had no glass panel, I just held my cell phone up and clicked the shutter. Not a good picture, but I think it wasn't bad either.

*** Jenn ***

Yellow Daisy

Something I took while walking around Wright Park. I love how Baguio City is gifted with so many flowers, and I love how I can just stop for a while to take pictures. I was lucky that time - not only was I able to take pictures of the flowers, it came with a bug, too, which made it more interesting.

I am not sure if it's a wasp or a different bug, but it definitely made this picture much beautiful.

*** Jenn ***