sydney opera house

yeah... the most popular tourist attraction in sydney, australia--the sydney opera house. i'm not too excited about popular tourist spots. bring me to the mountain!

here's another view of the opera house -- this picture is for my mom. she's so in loved with this architectural art. here it is, mom!

in front of the harbour bridge, sydney, australia

me in front of the harbour bridge, sydney, australia.

enjoying the blue mountain, north of sydney

the blue mountains is a two-hour train ride towards the north of sydney. it's a manificent view to look at...

...but it's more fun to climb it!

going beyond the fence

they call this place, "the twelve apostles," a tourist attraction in the souther coast of australia. i don't usually stay within the safe boundaries set for tourists. so, guess what i did? look at the next photo...

...i went beyond the fence and went into the cold ocean water of the southern coast of australia! brrrrrr! wohoo!

trying to pet a kangaroo, australia

this was taken in a nature park some 200 kilometers east of melbourne, australia. they call this animal "skippy" -- yes, it's a smaller kind of kangaroo.

trekking through the grampian mountains, australia

the grampians--a mountain system in the southern part of australia--is one of the world's most exciting place for adventure hikers. i am so grateful for having the privilege of trekking this spectacular part of our planet.

life is a balancing act. this is my expression of celebrating the joy of going through the agony of climbing the grampians. climbing up a mountain is a good metaphor for life's various challenges.

leadership training among filipinos in melbourne

i was invited by my friends in oz to conduct a leadership training among the leaders of the filipino group there. this was taken in a place along the yara river in downtown melbourne, victoria, australia.