Introducing an insect to a toddler
SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 2015The backyard as laboratory and workshop series:The Enigmatic Papilio ButterflyThe Backyard as a Science Laboratory Series Dr Abe V Rotor Citrus Papilio butterfly (Papilio...
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Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid with Ms Melly C Tenorio738 DZRB AM Band, 8-9 evening class, Monday to FridayProtect tip of pencil with rolled paper. This...
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Dr Abe V RotorFaculty of Arts and Letters, USTLesson for 3CA1, 2, 3, 4, Class Demonstration with Adobe Photoshop Basic photo editingCropAdjust brightness and contrastEdit poor spot or areaBalance...
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Dr Abe V RotorMysterious white cross beside an old bangar tree, San Mariano, IsabelaHe graduated from the famous Philippine Military Academy on top of his class. On the day of graduation his father, a...
View ArticleSan Vicente, My Hometown and other Poems
St Vincent Ferrer, patron saint of my town Dr Abe V RotorIn my childhood I saw detours of footpathsdividing the East and the West, two warring nicheswhere the zone of peace was the holy ground,and...
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Home is laughter and music, prose and poetry;Home is forgiving, rejoicing, celebrating.Dr Abe V RotorBrick House, acrylic by AVRHome, Sweet HomeBy John Howard PayneMusic by Henry Rowley Bishop...
View ArticleWaterhole and Other Poems
"I walked the bridge to its far end and beyond,And down the river to the sea I cast my pole.It was a fight I fought, it was no longer game,And it was neither fish nor dream I caught."AVRDr Abe V Rotor...
View ArticleSunrise on the Farm (10 Anecdotes)
Sunrise on the Farm (10 Anecdotes)Dr Abe V RotorChildren fishing, painting by AVRotor1. Eugene and I nearly drowned in a river.There was a friendly man who would come around and dad allowed him to...
View ArticleTake time and live well
Painting and Verses by Abe V RotorCountry life in acrylic (detail of mural), AVR 2008 1. Walk.Running is sometimes bad;you’ll better see and talkabout the countryside –and God.2. A trace of smoke...
View ArticleArt Exercises: Painting a Landscape and Sunflowers
Dr Abe V RotorPart 1: Landscape Painting This exercise relies principally on imagination and fantasy. We are in adventure-land. What kind of scene is this? It is one made by our imagination and dreams....
View ArticleIdyllic life in Old Manila through a looking glass
Compiled and edited (Adobe photoshop) by Dr Abe V Rotor.Courtesy of Prof Alice Villadolid, University of Santo TomasManila then is like Vigan though in size smallyet shines the pride of history...
View ArticleLet’s Draw a House
Let’s Draw a HouseDr Abe V RotorOn a piece of paper (preferably one half bond paper, draw a house. Imagine it to be your own – your dream house you wish to live in, and to raise a family.Concentrate as...
View ArticleA Valentine's Story
Dr Abe V RotorHere is a story of a computer enthusiast, who, like the modern student of today, relies greatly on this electronic gadget, doing his school work so conveniently like downloading data for...
View ArticleStone Eagle
Dr Abe V RotorPhilippine Eagle Monument, Agoo La UnionYour wings all day spread and flap, now raised in surrender;And the wind that carried you up has put you asunder. Majestic and lovely, oh...
View ArticleThe Fire Trees’ Finest Hour
Dr Abe V RotorFire Trees in acrylic (34” x 55”), A V Rotor May 27, 2013The earth is driest before the monsoon, yet the fire trees’ finest hour;when everything around is prosaic and dull, the...
View ArticleRice-based delicacies top those of other Cereals
Suman, Patupat, Bibingka Tupig, Puto, Kuchinta, Biko, Tinubong. Paella, Arroz Caldo, Arroz Valenciana, Kalamay, Champorado, Dudol, Kaskaron, Tapoy, Buro, Pinipig, Pansit Bihon, Pop Rice, Rice Oil, Rice...
View ArticleOur Pets Influence Our Character
“Name your pet and I will tell you who you are.” AVR"A starving dog at its master's gate predict the ruin of the State."William Blake Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature - School on BlogPaaralang Bayan...
View ArticleTime Out with Your Pet
Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature - School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid with Ms Melly C Tenorio738 DZRB AM, 8 to 9 evening class Monday to FridayBunny, a pet at home, QCTired eyes? Tired nerves?...
View ArticlePet Therapy - Natural Healing
Loving pets is like filling in a gap, a void of having loved and lost someone or something before.Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature - School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid with Ms Melly C...
View ArticleFr Jose Burgos Achievement Award 2015
Living with Nature - School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid (People's School-on-Air) with Ms Melly C Tenorio738 DZRB AM Band, 8 to 9 Evening Class, Monday to FridayA tribute to Fr. Jose Burgos,...
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