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Something Sweet and Something Salty

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I am torn between my two loves, Russia and my beloved Philippines. And although Russia's ginormous land area is 17.1 million square kilometers which is about fifty times the size of the land area of the Philippines at 300,000 square kilometers, I see  from my mobile phone's eyes plenty of commonalities that these two great nations have. After all, isn't this a natural tendency of ours as OFWs peppering the world? to find the connections in things and see the similarities in people that we meet, no matter how diverse we are as individuals? and then gradually, and eventually making yourself at home, away from home? You sense that you've reached a moment in this process of uprooting and re-planting that  your roots are steadily growing, until you can't tell the difference between your two home-countries any longer. You tell yourself, "this is my Father's world. I am on a bent posture in awe of His Omnipresence - the ALL - Present - GOD. Where are You not?"

 So, cozy up. He's got everything covered. I hope you enjoy the photos=)

Muelle Bay, Puerto Galera, Philippines
Red Square, Moscow, Russia
Muelle Bay, Puerto Galera, Philippines
Red Square, Moscow, Russia
Taal Lake, Batangas, Philippines
Red Square, Moscow, Russia
Taal Heritage Town, Batangas, Philippines


Red Square, Moscow, Russia
Alangilan, Batangas City, Philippines
Vorontsovskiy Park, Moscow, Russia
Naujan Lake, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines
Moscow, Russia


Alangilan, Batangas City, Philippines
Red Square, Moscow, Russia
Taal Heritage Town, Batangas, Philippines

Akademika Pilyugina, Moscow, Russia

Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines
Moscow, Russia
Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines

Moscow, Russia
San Isidro, Batangas City, Philippines
Garibaldi, Moscow, Russia
Sta. Rosa, Laguna, Philippines
Moscow, Russia
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