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A SPARK OF FLAME By: Deo Antonio D. Llamas A spark of flame can turn to blaze One Idea can fire the world and amaze Light the world and change our life With innovations that lessen strife Brightens our path to peace and unity Give regards to life and humanity Be vigilant against injustice, impunity, and tyranny, And all forms of hatred, violence, and disunity Let brotherhood and love rule our society Embrace peace, tolerance, and diversity In the end, we will be consumed Transform this world into one commune Greed and pride must be erased Seed of understanding and equality must rule the race

WHY,  DO  I  WANT  TO  WRITE? By: DEO ANTONIO D. LLAMAS Why do I want to write? For many reasons why do, I  want to write. I believe that Written Words are Powerful. Words can change this world.  Ancient  Stories of long ago  HAS  CHANGE  THE  COURSE OF HISTORY. As a kid, I love to read and travel even until now. It never stops to amaze me learning and seeing new people, places, things, and experience. For when Growth stops decays begin. I can best express myself in writing and dream of making a book myself one of this day of Something of Interest.    Why do I want to write? Words are eternal. As the great book says "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. It is a UNIVERSAL  NEED  TO  EXPRESS  ONE'S  CREATIVITY. It is finding the divine in each and every one of us and the need for immortality and a sense of legacy. Being a writer gives us this o...

ANTONIO GARCIA LLAMAS noted Filipino artist and portraitist par excellence of the political, financial and cultural elite of the Philippines, Indonesia and Spain, surrendered his brushes to the Lord on 30 November 1999 at the age of 87. Although the man has left this world, his legacy of artworks will aIways remind us of his genius. Tony, as his friends fondly called him, was a product of the bes...t of Philippine and Spanish cultures. He was born in Intramuros, on May 16, 1912 of Adolfo Perez de Tagle Garcia Sr., founder of the Photo Engraving Plant (one of the buildings destroyed during the liberation of Maníla) and the beauteous Trinidad Llamas of Manila. A major influence for Tony's inclination towards the arts was his grandfather, the noted Spanish artist and engraver Antonio García Granda, a former director of Spain's Casa de la Moneda (Spanish Mint) and a renowned professor of engraving at the "Escuela Superior de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado de Manila" du...