Surigao 2012

A glimpse of Surigao. 

I finally stepped foot on the ground of Surigao. It's cold summer breeze caressed my skin. It was a drastic trip; a short, sudden stay. Despite that, I was marveled by the beauty of its nature.

 

To witness the rising of the sun is such a wonderful feeling. I allowed the sun's rays to shine over me that early morning. My eyes, though, were crying colors of too much brightness.

  

 

In our short stay, I've observed that Surigao has many little islands, which left me guessing where Siargao Island is. I adore this one, because of its forest-y jungle vibe.

 

The mountains look magnificent due to the vibrant green hue, but the fog in this photo gives off an eerie aura, which I absolutely and peculiarly love.

 

There's always interesting things to capture wherever I turn. My head was rotating 360 degrees and all I see is dazzling scenery.

Taken during the night of our voyage. We were amazed by how the moon illuminates the ocean. Again, I love the moon and I honestly took a lot of photos of it, but I won't overload this post with moon shots.

I wish we could have stayed a lot longer. I want to tour around Surigao, and I definitely want to bask under the heat of the sun in the big waves of Siargao Island. We were in a rush to head off to Butuan, but better luck next time for me. It's more fun in the Philippines! 

P.S.

Forgive me for the long hiatus. I'm socializing offline with my relatives. Summer is the only moment where I could spend quality time with them. Thanks to vacations. 

About Purple and Gold, we haven't done a project, yet. It's kind of hard, because my sister is working full time and unfortunately, she's been sick the whole week. We are all sick. Right now, I have tonsillitis, cough, and colds. However, rest assured that we will pursue at least one project this summer. I will not let this summer end without doing anything for Purple and Gold. I already had a discussion with my mother and aunt about tree planting, so wish us luck for that. Moreover, I may have an academic privilege, which increases the possibility of sponsoring a scholar or at least giving school supplies to kids. Remember, we have no sponsors, so we're going to use our personal finances for the projects - one project at a time.

DIY Weaved Shirt

Since it's summer here in the Philippines, I used my time to reconstruct my shirt apt for the summer heat. I need some air to cool my back. Hence, the DIY weaved shirt. Too shy to show my back, so yeah, I have a pink back.

this is the original shirt

1. Cut the seamed neckline 

2. Fold the back and cut (make sure the result is a V shape)

3. Slowly pull each string

4. Weave!

*2nd string over the 1st string*

*then 3rd string over the 2nd string*

and so on...

cut the last string and tie the ends

Tada!!!

You now have a DIY weaved shirt.

Sorry for the not so clear steps, I'm somehow in a hurry. Only blogged about this DIY today because I'm wearing the shirt now, but I DIY-ed it a few weeks ago. I'm having a vacation at my aunt's house.  It's midnight and I'm at the porch alone. Gaaah! I have too many pending posts, but I must enjoy my summer than stay online the whole day. That's all for now. Tudaloo!

Purple and Gold Organization

Hello, everyone! We have just created the website for the Purple and Gold* Charitable Organization. Please check it out and know more about us. We are just starting out, so we have no projects yet. Since we have no sponsors yet, we will utilize our personal money for our projects. Thus, we will commence this summer 2012. Included in our planned projects are tree planting and giving of Bundles of Joy. 

Follow us and support us in any way you can. Let’s make a difference! :)

ABOUT

Purple and Gold is a Philippine-based charitable organization that aims to eradicate extreme poverty and starvation. Purple and Gold has a Green Chapter that pushes for environment sustainability. It also has Purple and Gold Scholars where it sponsors students in their education.

Vision:  A country where  the Filipino people earn a living to support their whole family, where every family is able to eat three meals a day, where every child enjoys the right to education, where people live in a sustainable environment.

Mission: To uplift the lives of the Filipino people by eradicating extreme poverty and starvation, by sponsoring scholars to attain proper education, and by ensuring environment sustainability for the present and future generations.

What We Do

Purple and Gold goes to poverty-stricken areas in the country and delivers Bundles of Joy and Loot Bags. Bundles of Joy consist of canned goods, noodles, and kilos of rice. Loot Bags contain clothes and school supplies. We also conduct feeding programs and fun activities to the area we visit. We also conduct livelihood programs wherein the resources are abundantly available in their area.

Green Chapter – The Purple and Gold Green Chapter brings awareness about the importance of the environment. We educate the people on how to do ways to help the environment. Our major activity is tree planting.

Purple and Gold Scholars – We basically sponsor students in their education, including tuition fees, books, projects, school supplies, and other expenses. The selection of scholars undergoes a deliberate process so as to ensure that the student will do his best in his or her studies.

FOUNDERS

Purple and Gold is founded by the sisters, Marcel Oyao Gemilga and Ira Vanessa Oyao Gemilga.

Marcel Oyao Gemilga is a 20-year old unemployed Political Scientist and a soon-to-be Law student. She graduated with honors from the University of San Carlos with a Political Science degree this year.

Ira Vanessa Oyao Gemilga is a 21-year old Registered Nurse. She is currently employed in the RN HEALS Program of the Department of Health. She graduated from Velez College with a Nursing degree last 2011.

Helping other people has already been instilled in the values of these sisters as their parents have taught them charity. The aphorism “Charity starts at home” was true in their case. They considered their father as the most charitable person they personally knew.

Purple and Gold has been conceived in the minds of the sisters when they were still in their high school years. It was a product out of their sheer and pure love for the NBA team, Los Angeles Lakers. Since the NBA has a program called NBA Cares, they got inspired by this and thought of creating the Purple and Gold Organization. Due to the uncertainty of the year it started, Purple and Gold is officially considered founded on April 2012.

Please do follow this blog and be with us in the beginning of our journey to carry out our mission.

*The Purple and Gold Organization is not yet registered in the government as a charitable organization. It is still in process.