I am so thrilled!
A year ago, I started Lagalag, the Traveling Journal of Filipinos Project, gathering forty Filipinos around the world, their images and stories, in a moleskine notebook. They have never met each other; they come from different walks of life, but they are all linked by one incredible journey, one that is homeward bound.
From Californiaa, my pictures and stories have traveled to different parts of the United States, to Canada, Japan, Pakistan, Qatar, Thailand, Cambodia, England, China, Hong Kong, all the way to the Philippines -- with more stories on how Filipinos see the world.
As we're nearing completion of the project and gearing up for the second leg of another journal, I learned today of Pinoy Biyahero: "Inspired by Willi Pascual’s Lagalag, Flickr Philippines Group invites you to a local journey: Welcome to Pinoy Biyahero (God Bless Our Trip) A Travelogue of Flickristas Around the Philippines."
That is soooo amazing! A year ago, I didn't know all these people. But through the project, I feel that I have not only redefined my boundaries of home; I have also come closer to a deeper understanding of what binds us together: the transformative power of storytelling, of encounters, of the world itself when we allow it to change us.
I hope that the Flickr Philippine Group will support Pinoy Biyahero. More power.
Below are some of the pages of Lagalag, The Traveling Journal of Filipinos Project.
A tattoed military man in Japan rescues a dying man inside a car.
A writer in Cambodia loses himself in a foreign land through a painful ritual.
A former recording artist discovers new wells of creativity in Canada.
A man in the gaming industry prowls the streets of Manila in search of lost messages.
They have never met each other but they are bound to share one amazing journey around the world. They are just four of the twenty Filipinos in Lagalag, sharing one thing in common – they all take pictures.
Twenty different ways on how Filiipinos see the world.
Twenty photos. Twenty stories.
One destination. Your doorstep.
Dadaan ba sa iyo ang biyaheng Pinoy?
LAGALAG: The Traveling Journal of Filipinos Project
From Californiaa, my pictures and stories have traveled to different parts of the United States, to Canada, Japan, Pakistan, Qatar, Thailand, Cambodia, England, China, Hong Kong, all the way to the Philippines -- with more stories on how Filipinos see the world.
As we're nearing completion of the project and gearing up for the second leg of another journal, I learned today of Pinoy Biyahero: "Inspired by Willi Pascual’s Lagalag, Flickr Philippines Group invites you to a local journey: Welcome to Pinoy Biyahero (God Bless Our Trip) A Travelogue of Flickristas Around the Philippines."
That is soooo amazing! A year ago, I didn't know all these people. But through the project, I feel that I have not only redefined my boundaries of home; I have also come closer to a deeper understanding of what binds us together: the transformative power of storytelling, of encounters, of the world itself when we allow it to change us.
I hope that the Flickr Philippine Group will support Pinoy Biyahero. More power.
Below are some of the pages of Lagalag, The Traveling Journal of Filipinos Project.
A tattoed military man in Japan rescues a dying man inside a car.
A writer in Cambodia loses himself in a foreign land through a painful ritual.
A former recording artist discovers new wells of creativity in Canada.
A man in the gaming industry prowls the streets of Manila in search of lost messages.
They have never met each other but they are bound to share one amazing journey around the world. They are just four of the twenty Filipinos in Lagalag, sharing one thing in common – they all take pictures.
Twenty different ways on how Filiipinos see the world.
Twenty photos. Twenty stories.
One destination. Your doorstep.
Dadaan ba sa iyo ang biyaheng Pinoy?
LAGALAG: The Traveling Journal of Filipinos Project
posted by wilfredo pascual at 10:51 PM
8 Comments:
patay na si Sid
Willi...
I found your blog while googling "Dovie Beams".
I love your blog. Love the entry at the Met in NY. I had a similar experience.
Thanks for this new adventure in blog reading.
You make us proud to be a Filipino.
We will support you all the way. More power to you, Wili!
thank you for making me a part of this very important project. i'm so thrilled and excited. already, i am touched by everyone's stories.
i still don't know what to write.
willi is it okay if i use some quotes from this entry in my blog. i'll link to you. just wanted to share the lagalag story with my readers. thanks
daphne
Dear Mr. Pascual,
I write for CodeRED (http://www.coderedmag.com.ph/), a quarterly family magazine on leadership published by the Salesian Missions Office (Don Bosco) in the Philippines. CodeRed's aim is to empower the Filipino family through inspirational and educational articles.
CodeREd is going to feature Lagalag in the next issue (September-November 2008). In line with this, may we have your permission to use photographs in your Flickr account to go with the article? We will credit any and all photographs used accordingly.
Thank you for your kind attention. I hope to hear from you soonest.
Yours truly,
Annette Beley
Dear Annette,
Please email me at pascualwilfredo@yahoo.com
Willi
i just started reading your blogs and hopefully will finish them all shortly. you really fascinated me..you are marvellous!
Hi, I saw Lagalag featured in Inquirer and some TV show and it really fascinated me so much. It's really admirable that you initiated this..are you thinking of making it a book. SAna, Lagalag would make its way to me. I heard the contributions can be quite intimidating hehehe! For sure, it'll be a fantastic read.
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