Never assume that the naughty is always tainted with malice. A lot of times things are just simply what they are. And the taint you see in everything is actually a sign of the malice within yourself.

Many search for a colorful life, taking on so many hues that it ends up mixing into dirty gray. A vivid single color amid faded hues is better than a blotch of gray that used to be a rainbow.

"Life is an Oasis of the basic and the needed. Count yourself lucky if you receive more than that, and share this luck to those deemed deserving."

"Look down and see your shadow. Acknowledge the darker you from the past. Then look up at the sun to realize the light that you can become."

"The pain we receive is often the one we dare not inflict on others..."

"And so with fierce bravery comes the most subtle of natures. Just as intense pain beholds extreme pleasures, the evening stillness turns to a dark storm, so too does gentle beauty spring forth from the most depraved or grotesquely bizarre places."

"Often times there's that one defining quality above all else that makes you understand and realize where love is based on and where it springs forth from." Love ya Lola!

Birth - "To be born is to embrace life with the intensity that in itself concieves unending surprises and a unique wisdom... Radiating this awesome energy to those you love most." - THANK YOU FOR THE BIRTHDAY GREETINGS AND FOR BEING PART OF MY SPECIAL DAY!

"Every moment of carefree enjoyment with cigarettes due to addiction, peer pressure, emulation or just to simply look cool is paid in advance by a drastically shortened life."

"The best kind of beauty is the one that flourishes without effort and lasts with out being forgotten."

"You can see a park as trivial in the day, dangerous at night, pointless during the rain and crowded in the sunny days. But for children (even the ones that we used to be), the park will always be the site of future memories and of present incorruptible fun."

"There's a strength in numbers that only the ones know how to survive alone can truly appreciate."

"Like in shy attraction, to view something meekly; from afar or behind veils that protect our identity, does not do justice to the sight you desire to behold."

"There will always be a dark shadow that lingers in every attempt to touch the light."

"Convenience and excitement usually end-up outweighing potential danger." *that's coz most people are more preoccupied with being cool than by actually thinking...

A shot from my Baguio Flower Festival set. for the full 21-photo spread check: www.yabs.multiply.com facebook.com/ianyabs

"For a dreamer, it doesn't matter where you sleep, it's where you go during that moment of sweet slumber..."

shots from all over with the Panagbenga 2011 opening fireworks display as the background...

"Find happiness and satisfaction in the simplest of things. Because every small pleasure you can afford, is a luxury others cry for."

Nikon F3... Nikon's third professional single-lens reflex camera body, preceded by the F and F2. Introduced in 1980, the F3 uses the 35mm Film format with an electronically controlled shutter.

"There's always that one good wish that ends up taking you to hell..."

"Be careful in your expression, because depending on delivery, you may try to show love but end-up getting fear in return."

"A late attempt to make things right will always leave a lasting mark. Rendering something beautiful to become a mere background to the taint that covers it, to be visible only through the window of a delayed effort to clean it."

"What was made to keep you away from all harm might also keep you away from all happiness..."

"Be thankful in knowing that we can pick what to eat, how it's cooked and what it looks like. Others don't really have a choice..."