Life and Light: Small town memorial (week 1, 2/365, shinsato)

Life and Light: Small town memorial (week 1, 2/365, shinsato)
Originally uploaded by hajush

My small town of Stevensville places a great deal of pride in those who have sacrificed their lives to protect the country.

Life and Light: This is a dark and stormy morning. (week 5, 35/365,

Life and Light: This is a dark and stormy morning. (week 5, 35/365, jreyes)
Originally uploaded by jmoisesreyes

Today was a stormy day in the Bay Area. There were reported 120mph winds. I probably drove through 60mph winds. I had to get gas in this weather, and it was cold, windy, and raining. Man how do people outside California do it? How do you survive winters? Maybe we are just a bunch of pansies in California. You can see the 2 palm trees I photographed, which are now bending crazily. The drive to work was filled with debris from the trees. This photo looks like a black and white photo, but the sky was just "hella" gray.

Light, Life, and Love : Good-bye Cleopatra (Week 1, 1/365, shinsato)

Light, Life, and Love : Good-bye Cleopatra (Week 1, 1/365, shinsato)
Originally uploaded by hajush

Cleopatra stayed with me for 17 years. This photo the day before she died shows her when she was immobile, wrapped in a towel, as we were gifted with the process of her death. The death of a loved one, even a pet, is never convenient or fun. But it is profound. It sheds light on what is important and precious, such a tender and invisible thing as a life or spirit, even that of a small cat. Cleopatra was with me for 17 years, through two girlfriends, several moves, a cross country trip which included an accident where she had to hide in a post hole overnight, and many other life events. She would sit on my lap the last few years while I journaled in the morning, purring. I will miss her.

Life: This a book on Color for Science, Art, and Technology. (week 5,34/365, jreyes)

Life: This a book on Color for Science, Art, and Technology. (week 5, 34/365, jreyes)
Originally uploaded by jmoisesreyes

So the really ironic thing about this book is that the content is all black and white. It is all very technical and what not, but I just find it funny that a book about color does not have color in it.

Light: A child holding a candle at Sydney's Carols in the Domain (2/365)

Saw this kid walking back and forth with his candle, fascinated by the flickering flame. When we were in Sydney, that had this big production called "Carols in the Domain," where thousands of people gathered in the park to sing Christmas carols. Really interesting, especially in this day in age in the West, where everything's gotta be so politically correct, and there they were, singing songs like "Joy to the World" with non-modified lyrics proclaiming Jesus.

Life: This is hot Korean tofu. (week 5, 33/365, jreyes)

Life: This is hot Korean tofu. (week 5, 33/365, jreyes)
Originally uploaded by jmoisesreyes

Today we ate at Tofu House in Palo Alto, CA. This really hits the spot. The stone/clay pot with the spicy tofu was really good.

Life: This is a 1 year old going "pasiyal pasiyal". (week 5, 32/365, jreyes)

Life: This is a 1 year old going "pasiyal pasiyal". (week 5, 32/365, jreyes)
Originally uploaded by jmoisesreyes

First off Happy New Year to everyone! So there is a total of 6 photographers contributing to the blog. They are Hanah, Jason, Kenneth, Pat, Marisol, and myself. Thank you all for doing this project with me. I hope we all have fun with the photos we take.

So today my sister, nephew, and myself went to Santana Row in San Jose, CA. We went as my sister lovingly puts it "pasiyal pasiyal." In Tagalog, it means when Filipinos just go to the mall or go somewhere which is not in your house. I guess the American version would be to "go sight seeing." So Santana Row is a weird spot. They made it look like "The Grove" in Los Angeles, but it is located in Silicon Valley. I don't know it is just weird to me. What is crazy to me is that there are hella old rich Chinese people who shop at these stores. I saw this one Chinese lady at Salvatore Ferragamo. I swear the lady was buying the same black Ferragamos she already had on. Hmmm perhaps this is a profound realization on my part, but old Chinese people shop where it is only "Made in Italy." Holy crap, even they don't buy "Made in China" gear! Gotta give props to that old Chinese lady... Anyways, this photo was taken at the Burberry or how I call it the "Blueberry" store. But yeah my sister was looking at bags while me and the nephew were just chilling.