Reefs

The last time I went snorkeling was a disappointment. It was just last month when we went to Sta. Cruz island. Our family and relatives in my father's side enjoyed a sunny saturday swimming and playing in the pink sands of the island. I am very excited to borrow some goggles and take a look at the coral reefs. To my dismay, I saw nothing but debris of a once beautiful garden of reefs. This is my third time to go to the island and i was more than 1o years ago when i first discovered the mystic beach. I was very young and i can hardly swim. My dad rented a snorkeling kit for me. When I first opened my eyes underwater (with goggles, of course^^), it was magical. The seabed was full of color and there are various kinds of fish wandering in the forest of corals. It's so beautiful. I don't want to go home but i had to. It took more than 10 years for me to come back to the island (because of safety reasons). Now, all those beautiful fishes and corals are gone. :( The last time i saw such beautiful underwater scenes was when i watched "Finding Nemo."

Holy Week

This year the holy week was earlier than i expected. For the past four years, we spent our holy week with the family outside the city but this year we stayed here in zamboanga. Anyways, holy week is not really important to me because i am not a catholic. But because im a Filipino, i still respect the sacred days where people commemorate the sacrifice of God for us. When i was a kid, holy week is a sad week. There are no shows in TV and all stores are closed. But i realized that the essence of the holy week is the love of God for us. My favorite part of the greatest story ever told is when Jesus resurrected. This is a revelation to us because through his resurrection, Christ became a life-giving spirit and we can directly experience God through the Spirit. When Jesus rose from the dead, we all celebrate. Easter Sunday represents the day when the resurrection happened. It is my favorite day in the holy week because of the true meaning of the easter day. because of this, i was inspired to create a quick vector art that i made during the eve of this years easter sunday. I hope you like it. :D

Mark 16:1-8

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus' body. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, "Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?"

But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

"Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, 'He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.' "

Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.