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hannamsworld:

juhjason524:

To all those Pixar moments that have made me who I am.

“Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language” - Walt Disney

The captions alone on these pictures make me want to cry. ♥

(Source: kaminmh, via pixarmovies)

worldcitizenshe:

Totem Pole to be finished in 4 days.

This is Baguio’s oldest tree, dating as old as 224 years and is now being carved in the image of a mother by 8 Ifugaos to give it a new life. To serve as a reminder to the people what a tree can provide to our existence, to never forget that before we happened, she has been around serving the earth we live in, down from our ancestors to the future inhabitants that we are now until 2 years ago when it died.

Amidst all these environmental issues we are faced with in the Philippines, one currently getting a mass of attention is the cutting of 182 mature trees as part of SM Baguio’s plan to create a 7-storey parking space for 1,000 vehicles. This means that eventually, 42 fully grown pine trees will be earthballed along with 43 alnus trees and 97 pine tree saplings will be cut by the developer. And knowing the pine tree’s sensitivity to up-rooting, all this move to expand a mall will only kill the trees despite their planned “green architecture”.

As of now talks of legislative matters and public education are ongoing to fight against this and the concerned people of the city are banking on all the help they can get from anyone who supports the idea of preserving the existence of these trees and a city that is now being threatened of heavier pollution and eventual lack of protection against natural disasters.

Since last week, environmental advocates have gathered 3,000 signatures and need more to help counter-act this problem and has produced several protests, one tomorrow, Jan 20 on Session Road - including artists and students.

Hoping this post serves as an image of urgency to us all. We’re currently mobilizing a movement that could extend support not just to Baguio but to other patches of land in the Philippines that could be in danger in the wrong hands.

(via pinoytumblr)

When I was 16 years old, I assembled a 2.3 million electron volt beta particle accelerator. I went to Westinghouse, I got 400 pounds of translator steel, 22 miles of copper wire and I assembled a 6-kilowatt, 2.3 million electron accelerator in the garage. When it was finished, I would plug it in, there was this huge crackling sound as I consumed 6 kilowatts of power, I blew out every circuit breaker in the house. All the lights were plunged in darkness. And my poor mom would come home every night, see the lights flicker and die, and say to herself, ‘Why couldn’t I have a son who plays baseball?’

Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his garage in high school (via physicsphysics)

(via physicsphysics)

homedesigning:

Things we’e loving today: Truck Power Strip Cover

micasaessucasa:

Natural Oak Dining Table

(via architectureblog)

I dread the big choices which loom up in my life. I am afraid. I feel uncertain. What is best for me? What do I want? I don’t know.

Sylvia Plath (via runawaytrain)

tonyluong:

Here is a little something: We are up at the top of this mountain in Sa Pa, approximately a mile high above sea level, the sun is out, the wind is blowing, the air is thin but it was so so so damn fresh feeling.

We are at an area where there are tents and people selling food and souvenirs’, this young girl keeps approaching me to sell these keychains she had.

After about 15 minutes of, for lack of a better term ‘begging’, I finally buy one - I ask to photograph her. She agrees to, I then take a Polaroid of her. I give her the Polaroid as a gift back and she becomes silent, everyone is silent.

They watch the Polaroid develop, the girl smiles. The smile of an ecstatic girl who has never seen a photograph of herself.

(via photojojo)