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2009-08-06T15:17:00.003+08:00

Aug 2009

Farewell Tita Cory

Our Icon for the Country's Unique democracy was put to rest yesterday at the Manila Memorial Park. She was the 11th President of the Republic of the Philippines, serving from 1986 to 1992. She was the first female president of any country in Asia. Her presidency saw the restoration of democratic institutions in the Philippines, through the enactment of a new constitution which limited the powers of a president.

I would estimate that millions of Filipinos lined the streets from the Manila Cathedral all the way to the Manila Memorial. It took the convoy roughly 9 hours to travel 23 kilometers. It was definitely something else.

This was today's paper

read the second page.

I guess its not just a few people in the Philippines who would want the incumbent president in there.

2009-06-04T15:02:00.002+08:00

Happy MonthSarita!

It's Saritas 8th month today and shes all geared up for the rainy season! Special thanks to Debenhams for the dress shes wearing. The Gap for her shoes and to Senator Mar Roxas for the nice bright yellow umbrella. hehe

2009-05-17T14:33:00.003+08:00

All in a Days Work

Took some photos for Protech. They manufacture safes and vaults for personal, commercial and the banking industry. Waaay cool dont you think?! hehe Guess what they do!

a. potter
b. hula dancer
c. sheet metal guru

a. stacker at the local grocery
b. spot welder
c. step climbing instructor at the gym

a. machine worker
b. G.I. Jane
c. dishwasher

a. dance instructor
b. agent for the CDC (Center for Disease Control)
c. painter

a. assembly welder
b. Cory Aquino supporter
c. hot plate maker

2009-05-04T15:04:00.002+08:00

Happy MonthSarita!

Its Saritas 7th Month today. Boy o boy shes growing quite fast. If i could just put her on pause for just a bit, want to enjoy her right now at this age. My lil sis Pat got the idea from the Victoria Beckham Marc Jabos Ad. But we all know Sarita pulled it off so much better!

more photos here

2009-05-01T14:56:00.000+08:00

Labor Day Weekend

Went over to my Dad's house in Bulacan for the weekend. Nothing to do there but eat. and swim. and eat. and eat. But I guess thats how holidays are supposed to be spent right? Trina and baby Zen came with us. Zen is Saritas BFF! hahaha so much pressure for them to get along don't you think?!

For some reason I just love this photo.

2009-04-12T16:28:00.003+08:00

Happy Easterita!

This years Easter Egg hunt was different. Instead of looking around for it you had to swim for it! hehe Sarita couldn't really go swim for it so we just let her have most of it! ha ha Enzo (my nephew) had to show off his swimming skills this time. Good thing he had some to begin with.

Enzo didnt like the idea that he had to give half of what he got to his cousin Javi. Look at him here trying to explain his side! hahaha priceless!

more photos here

2009-04-06T16:00:00.002+08:00

Macau!

Went on a short trip to Macau and Hongkong with Trisia's family. It was my first time in Macau and I really enjoyed it! Great great food and really cool weather! But the ferry ride to Hongkong was a killer! That i did NOT enjoy. But I've always been prone to being sea sick.
We ate in this really really good Portuguese Restaurant in Macau called Fernando's. It was a 20 minute Taxi ride from the Venetian Macau. Hard part though since its outside the city is that you have to wait for a taxi to get back. Which isnt too frequent. They had roasted pork (lechon) which was a delight in every way you can imagine. I will definitely go back even just for that.

2009-03-29T14:25:00.001+08:00

Sarita Welcomes the Summer!

Its been extremely hot in manila. Ranging from 31-37 degrees! Ouch! Good thing my baby is ready! hehe Here are some shots I took in the basement. Cross lit with 2 speedlights. 1 with an umbrella and the other bare bulb.

2009-03-29T13:54:00.000+08:00

Timang Reunion

It was the 30th Anniversary of our beloved U.P. Timang. Good Food c/o Route 196, Good music c/o Coco and Good friends! Betchut!

Heres a photo of the first Timangs. Vic and Dondi batch '79 and sad to say one of the last, Inkee batch '97

More photos here

2009-03-14T22:41:00.000+08:00

Happy MonthSarita!

This month I tried to get the cousins together for a good "cousins shot". well, the parents got too involved as well and they ended up in the shot as well. hehe I do not have one single ok shot with Sarita. Do you think i should hire someone to shoot me? hehe

2009-02-04T16:37:00.000+08:00

Happy MonthSarita!

Saritas 4th month today so we took some photos. Check out how she enjoys being photographed! hahahha Can you say A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E? Hehe Well She's mine so i should feel that way right?

This was the first shot we took. After this she got a little fuzzy so since she loves the water so much, we gave her a bath first. These are what came out next...

This is what i envy the most. seriously. She loves her momma so much! With me she gets all irritable! hehe in time...

Happy MonthSarita!!

2009-01-05T16:15:00.003+08:00

Porta Verde

Trisias and my family stayed overnight at a friends resort in lake Lumot in Caliraya. Apparently Lake Lumot and Lake Caliraya are 2 man made lakes that are actually a reservoir for the hydroplant! cool huh? Anyway, it was freezing that day, and the water was extra cold so forget about getting in!

Funny thing happened though when we went for a look around the lake. The 2 boats we were on ran out of gas! haha Basically our boat drifted for about an hour and a half till we got to this house who was more than willing to give us gas. Sounds east right? Hell no! We had to use the roof as our sail to make our way there. Hahahha man whattan afternoon. But everything was good and we got to enjoy the rest of the night.

The next morning it was Saritas 3rd month so we took photos by a well... a pool table. hehe turned out ok though.

Happy MonthSarita!!!

2008-12-30T15:46:00.004+08:00

Baguio / Bulacan

Since we had a really long break from work, my family (still getting used to that, hehe) namely Trisia, Sarita the help and I went to baguio to test all the heavy coats we got Sarita... Roughly about 11 Celsius when when the sun went down and i must say... the coats did prove to be pretty toasty!

All of my friends who have been to our house in baguio knows where this photo was taken...

On the way down from Baguio my parents, sisters and all my nephews stayed over at my Dads rest house in Bulacan so we stayed the night as well.

Enzo 7 yo

Javi 11 months

Sarita 2 months

2008-12-24T18:48:00.003+08:00

Merry Christmas!

This year, The Philippines is having the loooonnngggesssttt Christmas ever! from the 24th of December all the way to the 4th of January! Simply means I'm going to be taking a lot of photos of my family and most especially Sarita!! Heres a few to kick it in...

Start the morning right! Heres Mommy and Sarita spending some quality time...

Here they are by the pool... Late afternoon sun! I just love the color of the afternoon sun... too bad blogger kinda messes up with the color... Anyone know the ratio to compensate for this? lemme know!

She was trying to tell me something... but i havent been brushing up on my gugu talk so i really couldnt make out what she was saying. hehe

This is what i love about our own children. hehe no matter how bad any joke of mine is. She laughs! hahahaha I love you Sweetie!

Thanks for dropping by!! Merry Christmas Everyone!

2008-12-23T17:11:00.001+08:00

Barbaric!

Ear piercing is one of the oldest known forms of body modification and beautification, with artistic and written references from cultures around the world dating back to early history. In my opinion, this should be STOPPED! I think children should have the choice to have their ears pierced or not.

Why am i reacting this way? Well, i'll give you a background... My Daughter even when injected by vaccines cries for about 2 seconds. I know a lot of adults who squirm and are on the brink of tears with their vaccines but my daughter doesnt. Today, for the first time my daughter cried for about an hour. why? because of an outdated barbaric custom called Ear Piercing!

She looked at me, just as the gun snapped as if telling me... why are you consenting to this?! Hay... next time i have a daughter. i am giving her the choice.... hehe

2008-12-10T16:16:00.003+08:00

So many things to be thankful for

Heres number 1. My little girl Sarita at 2 months and 3 days.
I set up early in the morning just to be sure that when shes up were shooting. Had 5 shots in my head but of course things don't go your way most of the time... hehe so all i got were 2. Still not bad! Blogger kinda messes up the color a little and im pretty lazy to compensate so here she is...

2008-12-04T16:32:00.001+08:00

Happy Monthsarita!

She's 2 months old today! and we just came back from a weekend in Baguio. I wouldnt really know if she enjoyed it but she wasn't crying much! hehe I also took out my canon 135 f/2L for a road test. hehe all I can say is... Its tack sharp! If you have a full frame body, then go get one! only reason i said that is coz if you have a cropped sensor you'd be looking at almost 200mm... thats gonna be pretty hard to shoot indoors! Heres a sample... not too shabby now! oh and did i mention it was shot wide open??
This photo i just had to share! taken by my LX3... babyyyy!

2008-11-19T13:20:00.003+08:00

Look Who's getting bigger!!

Its only been a little over a month and my little girl has grown so so much! Mommy is doing a great great great job!

Sarita at 22 days old!

at a little over a month old

a few days ago

All my storage space is reserved for the little one. hehe i think i should go get myself more HDDs. Oh and recently ive been going back old school! Been using an old EOS 5 film camera to take well most of my photos. i think there still is something about waiting to see the photos that just gets me going...

2008-11-08T14:20:00.003+08:00

Ang Bride... Bow.

Guila and Ping finally tied the knot today in Bellevue Manila, our group was lucky to be asked to shoot their wedding! Congrats Gui!! Babies agad! hehe

2008-10-09T10:12:00.000+08:00

5 Days old!

Here are photos of Sarita at 5 days old! hehe We took some of the flowers people gave when they came over to visit and made an American Beauty knock off!

2008-10-04T23:40:00.000+08:00

Welcome Sarita Via Lugtu Bustamante!!

Today my baby was born 4 pounds 13 ounces in Asian Hospital and Medical Center in Alabang, Muntinlupa. We got the name Sarita Via from a mixture of names of people who are most important in our lives. Which just happens to mean "Princess" in Hebrew. What are the chances?! hehe Welcome baby Sari!

More photos here!

2008-09-22T15:45:00.001+08:00

9 Months Preggerzzz

Shot this in the newly renovated pool area (photos of that to come). My baby is getting quite big and restless. Shes always moving around and kicking! That's good right? Right! In around a months time shes going to be out! Psyched!!

2008-09-20T15:40:00.003+08:00

Happy Birthday Lex and Pat!

Lex and Pat celebrated their birthdays today at the newly renovated pool area of their house. (photos of that to follow). It was a surprise party but in this photo they obviously weren't. Happy Birthday guys!

2008-09-06T15:12:00.003+08:00

My Nephews

We went to my Dad's rest house in Bulacan for the weekend. Kids went swimming and adults... watched TV. haha

This first shot is Javi at exactly 8 months and 1 day. Cute!

This second one is a photo of the next Michael Phelps! haha we wish! he just loves the water, nothing competitive. It took me around 10 mins to fix up 2 speedlights on stands, umbrellas and a couple of filters. And all he gave me was 2 mins! He isnt even on the national team yet and he's giving me attitude! haha Oh and when I was about to pack up I saw something fall in the corner of my eye. *Crash* I saw my stand, my speedlight with shoot thru umbrella on the ground! OUCH! good thing its still working.

2008-08-30T14:39:00.001+08:00

Eraser Heads Reunion Concert!!

The Philippines has been waiting for something like this for a looong time and finally it happened! Thanks Sid for the tickets in VIP! Unfortunately, the concert was cut short because their lead frontman, Ely Buendia suffered from a slight attack of Hypokalemia. Everythings ok now! Get well soon ELY!

2008-08-16T14:28:00.003+08:00

Baguio. again.

Went to Baguio again for the long weekend. It was surprisingly COLD! like the weather usually is during Christmas, Christmas in August? hmmm...

2008-08-09T14:35:00.003+08:00

Lunch at the Fort

Had lunch in the Fort today and saw supposedly life sized models of Dinos. Enzo had a field day with them. Caffe Puccini brought them in. An Italian resto bringing in Dinos? Don't ask me why but thanks Caffe Puccini coz my little nephew had a blast!

2008-08-03T14:12:00.002+08:00

8th Month Preggerzzzz

Went down to the basement and took some photos of my babies!

2008-07-15T13:50:00.002+08:00

Gadget Infinity / Cactus / Ebay Trigger Mod

I've read a lot of reviews and instructions on how to increase the range and reliability of the gadget infinity wireless triggers so i decided to just go on and try to make mine.

I'd just like to say that this little tutorial was made after i finished. I did not document the procedure step by step. I was too psyched on making it work and didn't really bother with the documentation.

After this modification, the triggers became more stable. They fired every single time i clicked the shutter. and when I wasn't clicking the flashes did not go off. It just simply made my triggers so much more convenient to use.

Materials you will be needing:
Soldering gun
soldering iron
soldering paste
gauge 26 wire (3 in only)
radio antenna 430-450mhz

Here is a set of wireless triggers.

Next open the transmitter and you will find a little hole on the upper left side of the board. (sorry i forgot to mark it)

in that little hole you want to solder a wire (gauge 26 is fine) because you dont want it to be too thick and become too rigid. you would also want to keep it within 3 inches so that you can keep the frequency.

Next, on the cover side try to find out where you can bore a hole for the external antenna. make sure it clears the board. because the connector goes pretty deep into the transmitter. so the upper right area of the cover seems to be the best place for it. Then when you fix the antenna on the cover of the transmitter solder the wire you got to the antenna connector. Its pretty thin so make sure not to burn the terminal and the plastic around it.

Here is the finished product.

Ive tested it already and the range is really something else. here are a few examples.
This was taken about 30-35 feet away. 24mm on a full frame.

This one was around 80-85 feet away. 50mm on a full frame. I put the red gel on the speedlight so we can see it perfectly.

This next one i ran out of space to move the speedlight forward so i moved the camera back around 15-20feet, totaling around 100 feet. still with at 50mm on a full frame.

I didn't want to go any further cause it was kinda tiring already! haha Enjoy!

2008-06-21T13:35:00.003+08:00

4D Echo

Went to the doctor today for Trisia's monthly check up. Everything is going A-OK! great news! The doctor advised us to go get a congenital anomaly scan to see how the little Princess is doing. So we went on over to our friendly neighborhood scan clinic... 10 fingers, 10 toes, and everything in between! nice!

2008-06-07T12:56:00.002+08:00

Anawangin Cove and Capones Island

Hopped in a van and went to Zambales for the long weekend. This time we went to a surfers spot (since surfing this weekend will be in Baler, Aurora) we were somewhat assured of calm waters. We would want that since we visited a couple of islands.

This photo was taken en route to Anawangin cove, Zambales. Funny thing was, I have not heard of this place ever, so to my suprise when we got there was a whole community! it was like tent city! People stayed overnight on the beach with no electricity, no potable water and no bathrooms. I used to go with some of the camping and mountain climbing orgs in U.P. so this was a really welcome surprise for me!

After we went to Capones Island, (ka-po-nes) not pronounced like the mob lord. Just stayed a bit and did some snorkeling. Heres a photo of Manny and his girlfriend Liz, Manny forgot to take his tribal shirt off for this shot. Hey wait a minute... that isnt a shirt! haha

2008-05-25T11:50:00.001+08:00

Happy 7th Enzo!

My nephew has his birthday party at Kensington place. No matter how much you all say he's a brat, here's proof that he is not! Haha

2008-05-17T11:27:00.000+08:00

Dos Palmas Arreceffi Island, Palawan

Love this place! This is my 2nd time here and I still haven't gotten tired of it. This trip we also went scuba diving although a storm was coming through so visibility down there was pretty short but still I enjoyed the heck out of that trip! This photo was taken on one of the adjacent islands we had lunch on. Love love love it! You can check out their site here.

2008-04-26T16:35:00.001+08:00

Bangkok and Phuket

Went on a trip to Bangkok then Phuket then back to Bangkok. It was my first time to Phuket so really didn't know what to expect. Well let me just put it this way. If youre from the Philippines go visit Boracay! and if youre not from Manila, go visit BORACAY! This shot was taken en route to James Bond Island, Roger Moore shot here in the 1974 movie "The man with the Golden Gun"

2008-03-27T15:43:00.002+08:00

MAROON 5!!

Only the best band to grace us this year!! Listen to Adam sing, well actually count in Filipino. We were initially trying to make out what he was saying then BAM! it hit us! hahaha Sorry about the vid, tried to keep my hands as steady as possible.

2008-03-20T15:20:00.002+08:00

Holy Week in Baguio

Went up for the Holiday with the family and my new toy!! Got myself a fisheye! Use it for 3 days straight and you kinda get overwhelmed by it. or it could be just me! hehe

Hey! that's my foot!

2008-03-18T15:37:00.000+08:00

Here fishy fishy fishy!

First shot with my new fishy! This is the view from our condo. not bad! hehe

2008-03-10T15:08:00.000+08:00

WHAT?!?! ME?!

Went to our OB-GYN and man the news we got was priceless! Make a wild guess!
Let's see how that lil ol peanut turns out!

PSYCHED!!

2008-02-26T14:55:00.000+08:00

Junnal and Lala's Wedding

First time to go to shoot an Iglesia ni Cristo wedding. It really was something else, the men stayed on one side of the isle and the women on the other. Well, theres a lot more I noticed from my religion (Catholic) and other Christian churches, but lets not get into that right now.

Congratulations guys!

2008-02-15T12:47:00.006+08:00

Happy Valentine's Day to ME!

Got the best Valentines gift ever! Wouldn't trade this for anything in the world! Thanks honey!

2007-12-03T13:13:00.000+08:00

Picture Porter Elite
from Digitalfoci

A little too much at first glance, but after you see all it can do... maybe you would think things over.

This is the Picture Porter Elite from Digital Foci.
It Basically is a media storage handler for all your digital media, whether it be music, photos or video it stores it, plays it and views it. Its 40gb up to 160gb hard disc gives you more than enough space to store just about anything! Although currently all i have left is the 120gb. First weekend i had it, the 160gbs were wiped out! It's in its carrying and display case.

It has an on board CF I/II and microdrive also an SD, MMC, MS reader! just plug your memory stick in and download it into the picture porter.

Play your music and videos even without earphones. It has a bulit in speaker that gives out pretty decent sound. Audio outs and video outs from the porter allow you to play your music or video on your component system or your plasma screen at home! Video and Audio ins are also supported, so you can record your favorite show or DVD movie striaght from your source! For scheduled programs there is also a timer on the porter so just set the time and leave it! it will record everything on that time frame... pretty cool huh?

An FM reciever adds a little want to this little toy. included earphones also serves as your antenna Everything that you need for everything i mentioned here is included in the picture porter elite box! Well except for the stick adapters for you RS SD or the reduced MMS and the MS duo and MS M2.

It supports almost all kinds of file types, but whats even better is that it stores RAW files. Heres a photo shot from my canon 30D. Dumped it straight from my CF card and viewed it. It takes about 4 minutes to transfer a whole 1gig CF card to the porter.

Here are the manufacturers release notes...
Your Ultimate Digital Camera Companion
With Picture Porter Elite, you can instantly back up your precious pictures so you can keep snapping away. Simply insert the memory card from your digital camera into Picture Porter Elite and download images into its built-in hard drive. Never worry about running out of memory card space again. You can copy and archive photos directly from memory cards, without the need for lugging around a heavy laptop. With its large LCD display, you can clearly inspect the photos before deciding which are keepers and which to need to be re-shot.

Picture Porter Elite works with all popular media card formats, including CF I/ II, MD , MMC , SD/HC Card, Memory Stick, MS PRO, and MS Duo, MS PRO Duo, and xD-Picture Card. You can also easily make yourself copies of photos taken from friend's and family member's digital cameras for instant archival of special picture moments.

Portable Digital Photo Album & Entertainment Center
With its high-capacity hard drive, you can now carry your collection of digital photos and video with you and view them anywhere. While viewing photos on Picture Porter Elite's large 3.6" LCD screen, you can rotate, zoom, pan, view EXIF information and histogram, and play picture slideshows of your images (including RAW image content!) . You can also connect Picture Porter Elite to a TV and share your photos and music with family and friends on a big screen in the comfort of your living room. Picture Porter Elite also supports various music and video formats so you can keep your collection of media content in one place for easy access.

Print without a Computer
Picture Porter Elite supports the PictBridge standard so you can print directly to any PictBridge compliant printer without a computer. All you have to do is connect Picture Porter Elite by USB to a PictBridge compliant printer and print JPEG photos as you view them on the Picture Porter Elite screen. Imagine the convenience of printing photos directly to your printer without the hassle of using a PC or complicated image-editing software!

Voice/Video Recorder
With built-in microphone and recording capability, you can use Picture Porter Elite as a voice recorder to record lectures, interviews, or conferences. Picture Porter Elite also records videos straight from TV or any other video source with a scheduled recording function. Using high-compression MPEG-4 encoding, Picture Porter Elite keeps the file sizes small for easy sharing while maintaining a high level of picture and sound quality.

Data Bridge
Compatible with Windows and Mac, Picture Porter Elite lets you easily transfer files to and from your computer through its high-speed USB 2 connection. Moreover, bi-directional data transfer lets you copy files directly from any memory card to the Picture Porter Elite hard drive and vice versa.

2007-12-02T23:35:00.000+08:00

Photo Safe
from Digital Foci

This is you basic transfer tool straight from your digital cameras memory card straight here without the use of your computer. Currently, i have 80gb and 120gb models on stock.

Straight out of the box, you notice its a fairly simple gadget, turn it on, stick your card in (and not in any obscene way hehe) and you can transfer your 1gb cf card in around 4 mins.

It supports CompactFlash I & II, MicroDrive, MMC, SD/HC, Sony Memory Stick, MS pro and XD but anything smaller you're going to need an adapter, which comes with the reduced cards you buy anyways, so no problem!

Fits in your pocket as scaled here right beside a pack of smokes.

Here are the manufacturers product details...
An essential digital camera companion – a portable photo storage device
Imagine being on vacation and you are snapping digital pictures like crazy. Having Photo Safe with you means having a place to save your precious pictures so you can keep snapping away. Just insert the digital camera memory card into Photo Safe and directly download images - no cumbersome cabling or computer needed. Never worry about running out of memory card space again. Photo Safe frees up expensive memory card space and lets you reuse your memory card to keep shooting. When you get home, simply connect Photo Safe to your computer to retrieve your saved pictures.

Photo Safe easily copies the entire content of your memory card with the convenient one-touch Auto Copy button with copy speeds of up to 3.4MB/sec, so a full 1GB card can be copied in approximately 5 minutes. (High speed card will copy faster - for example, it can copy a full 1GB Ultra II SD card in about 3.5 minutes). Photo Safe works with all popular card formats, including CF, MicroDrive, xD-Picture Card, MMC, SD/HC Card, miniSD, Memory Stick, MS PRO, MS Duo, and MS PRO Duo. You can also make copies of photos taken from friend's and family's cameras by inserting their cards into Photo Safe for instant archival of special moments.

Its text/icon backlit LED screen shows key system information, including operational status, battery life, remaining hard drive capacity, and active partition (Photo Safe supports multiple hard drive partitions). Copy status indicator displays percentage completed during copy, copy confirmation, and number of files copied upon completion.

A unique folder name that indicates media card type and copy sequence is automatically created for each copy task to help you keep organized. When you get home, simply connect Photo Safe to your computer to retrieve your saved pictures. With its user-replaceable Li-Ion battery that is rechargeable via computer USB port or external AC power, Photo Safe provides the ultimate convenience both at home and on the go.

When connected to a computer, Photo Safe also functions as an external hard drive and memory card reader. Use Photo Safe to back up and archive digital images, music and important files from your computer through its high-speed USB 2 connection. Photo Safe is compatible with both Windows and Mac.

2007-11-30T16:07:00.000+08:00

Shangri-la Mactan
Cebu

Went to Cebu to attend a wedding. Perfect weather! we were really lucky! Got a lot of sun and really cool weather in the evenings... Parang hindi Pilipinas sa Mactan!

Oh by the way... this is a perfect example of why you shouldnt delete photos from your camera... didnt even notice the bent over lady till i uploaded to my computer. hassle. and i thought this was my money shot. hehe

2007-11-09T15:10:00.000+08:00

Boracay

November 2007

Went to Boracay the day after halloween and i thought of sharing my photos... different take this time. No day time fancies. Hopia like it!

2007-10-15T14:56:00.000+08:00

Happy Birthday Boss!

It was my friends kids birthday and we thought of taking his photo for the party. He was dressed in traditional Chinese clothes, but the kicker was... look at his expression. Like a Triad Boss Who's pissed! haha

2007-09-11T09:02:00.000+08:00

PSP Slim

Just got my Brand spanking new Sony PSP Slim today! The Wait is finally overrrr... It weighs much lighter, is a tad bit thinner than the previous model, but the new feature i love about it is that it sends out a video signal! nice! you can play on your widescreen tv now! not too shabby i must say.

2007-09-03T10:54:00.000+08:00

Baguio

It was raining and pretty cool in manila that week but we decided to go up anyways. Good vibes lang as always! Here are some of my Sarah Moon inspired photos... If you don't like em... oh well. too bad for you then. hehe

2007-08-18T10:39:00.000+08:00

La Luz

headed to the beach with good friends... goodvibes lang...

more photos here

2007-08-06T15:09:00.000+08:00

Molokai

Took photos of some of Molokai's food and a couple of their drinks. Visit them at Greens and Grills, Festival Mall, Filinvest Alabang Muntinlupa

Photos: me!
Food Styling: Chef Waco Mapua
Assisting and Moral support by: Ize Mapua
by: Wow Chamba

2007-07-25T15:14:00.000+08:00

Yaw Yan Ardigma

It sounds chinese, the movements slightly resemble that of Thai-Boxing and Korea's Tae-kwon-do but the origin is strictly Filipino. Watched a fight at Chris Romine's gym in Yague st. Makati City. Most of the time i couldnt even lift my cam... was too engrossed with the fights! so now... im enrolling end of august... hehe wish me luck!

2007-06-29T12:15:00.000+08:00

Miami Heat

A feeble attempt to recreate the Heat's team logo. Wala kong magawa e. bakit ba?

2007-06-18T10:58:00.001+08:00

American Champion Sandcastle Arctic Poppy

Took these photos for a cover of the doggie worlds local magazine. PCCI quarterly. We started at 730pm and ended at 12mn! Its just really hard to pose them but damn they look good!

Chechecheck this out!

2007-06-14T15:42:00.001+08:00

Mah New Kicks!

Onitsuka Tiger

I've been waiting around a year and traveled 2 continents to get my hands on these... nothing fantastic or extraordinary about them. but damn! got them at your ordinary Nordstrom in union square. Maybe i'm honestly drawn to them because i had a really hard time getting them...

2007-06-04T13:03:00.000+08:00

Bakasyon!

Went on a month long trip to North America. Here are some of the sights i got to see. I consider myself really lucky to see so much on 1 trip.
Thank you Nono and Nona for this!

More Photos here

2007-04-11T14:30:00.000+08:00

Vigan, Pagudpod

Went to Vigan - Pagudpod and everywhere in between for the Holy Week Break. Vigan is different. I've been there already and it still amazes me. This is an old Belfry just outside the plaza.

At Pannzian Beach in Pagudpod. Rocky.

It was mid afternoon and they did'nt get to catch much. there were about 6 people on the boat, but when it was time for docking... 20 more came. This is usually a common practice in the provinces "bayanihan" everyone pitching in. Too bad you don't see this too often in Manila.

All in a days work.

Pagudpod coast line... on the way back to vigan.

2007-03-25T11:15:00.000+08:00

Maya Maya and Tali

We Stayed in house owned by the conceptions... SWEEEET! 5 bedrooms 2 lanais, a huge ass dining room, gym, jacuzzi, pool... anything you would want to enjoy a relaxing weekend.

Taken in Tali beach. guess whose?? hehe sana hindi magalit. summers in! sunog nanaman ako as usual. still recovering from last years tan.

2007-03-21T12:15:00.000+08:00

Jayson and Nikki's Wedding

March 15, 2007
Tagaytay Midlands

2007-03-11T13:00:00.000+08:00

Blued shoot

On location in taal and southwoods

Models: Dace, Kath, Ja, William, Van and Ziera
Styling: Kc Leyco
Mentored and Assisted by Dane Soriano and Margaux Soriano (di sila mag asawa hehe)

More Photos Here!

2007-03-05T11:23:00.000+08:00

Portraiture

some photos i took for a class...

2007-02-27T09:38:00.000+08:00

Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation

I've been taking classes now at the FPPF in Intramuros. Basic and advanced photography classes are offered you can check it out here.
Here are a couple of shots i took just around Fort Santiago.

2007-02-14T15:35:00.000+08:00

Prom Season again!

Tis the season to get... dressed! It's Prom season again and for the people who got stuck in their cave for the past hundred years, its short for promenade, is used to describe a formal dance held at the end of the high school academic year. Here's a couple of shots i took last sat.

2007-01-26T16:12:00.000+08:00

Nike Air Force 25th Anniversary.

Went to the Nike Air Force 2nd coming launch in Manila DJ Club in the Fort last Jan 25. Man it really was a feast for the eyes! and also for the feet! i just wanted to swipe this Philippine flag inspired shoe... 1st saw this on Francis M's Blog.

This next shoe is exactly what you thought it was... alligator skin! hand crafted in Italy. It was auctioned out and if i'm not mistaken went for over P100,000! Ouch!

2007-01-08T16:08:00.000+08:00

World Pyrolympics 2007

I wasn't able to go to last years show so i have no comparison, but it was great! so much color sound and... PEOPLE! could hardly get throught the crowd! and thats just getting there. Leaving the place was another story...

Wall to Wall people!! I've never seen this much people since World youth day in 1995.

More Photos Here.

2006-12-21T12:00:00.000+08:00

From Ukraine with love
Manual Magazine December Issue

Model: Genya
Make up: AJ Baguio
Styling: Michaelle Jao
Clothes: Silk Cocoon
Photography: ME!! Wohoo!! with Daniel Soriano (of course)
Location: MMPI Studio

Can i just say Ukrainian and Russian Ladies are ahem. how do i put it without being to forward... they're HOT! hahahah
Seems like they're straight out of a Lethal Weapon movie... Cold Blooded assassins!

More Photos Here

2006-12-13T14:54:00.000+08:00

Ang Bahay sa Bulacan

We went on an overnight trip to my Dad's resthouse in Bulacan, Bulacan. At the same time it was my sisters pamamanhikan with her fiances family. Good food and talking. I think thats how those things go anyways.
Here's a photo I took just before dark. 1.3" f/5.6 ISO 200. For me another Wow! Chamba shot! hehe

The next morning my little nephew didnt want to stop yapping about going swimming again, so even if we were leaving in a few hours we let him. (this is why i think he's spoiled. hehe)

More Photos!!

2006-11-23T14:59:00.001+08:00

Picture Porter Elite

My brand spanking new thingie just arrived via airmail today. At first glance, it seems a little too much for just photo storage, but after a while you get to see what it does and it just blew me away!!

This is the Picture Porter Elite from Digital Foci.
It Basically is a media storage handler for all your digital media, whether it be music, photos or video it stores it, plays it and views it. Its 40 gig hard disc gives you more than enough space to store just about anything!

It has an on board CF I/II and microdrive also an SD, MMC, MS reader! just plug your memory stick in and download it into the picture porter.

Play your music and videos even without earphones. It has a bulit in speaker that gives out pretty decent sound. Audio outs and video outs from the porter allow you to play your music or video on your component system or your plasma screen at home! Video and Audio ins are also supported, so you can record your favorite show or DVD movie striaght from your source! For scheduled programs there is also a timer on the porter so just set the time and leave it! it will record everything on that time frame... pretty cool huh?

It supports almost all kinds of file types, but whats even better is that it stores RAW files. Heres a photo shot from my canon 30D. Dumped it straight from my CF card and viewed it. It takes about 4 minutes to transfer a whole 1gig CF card to the porter.

An FM reciever adds a little want to this little toy. included earphones also serves as your antenna Everything that you need for everything i mentioned here is included in the picture porter elite box! Well except for the stick adapters for you RS SD or the reduced MMS and the MS duo and MS M2.

More Photos Here

2006-11-16T13:15:00.000+08:00

Architectural Model

Model:Roanna Reyes
Article: Ramon Berenguer
Styling and Art Direction: Michaelle Jao
Make up: Benjie Angeles
Photography: ME! Wahoo!!
With the help of Daniel Soriano

Manual Magazine November issue is out!!! It's My very first printed shoot!!
Thank you to Michaelle Jao for giving me the chance to shoot! Watch out for the December issue as well...

More Photos Here!

2006-10-06T11:16:00.000+08:00

ILOCOS ROAD TRIP

Sept. 7, 2006
11.50p departure, MGV P8

Sept. 8, 2006
12.15a Full tank, Petron Dasmarinas Vill.
12.50a Apprehended by North Toll Officials, Angeles, Pampanga
1.15a ROADKILL! Big ass bull frog, Mabalacat Pampanga
2.57a ROADKILL! half point lang. Cat, Urdaneta, Pangasinan
4.20a ROADKILL! Froggie, San Fernando, La Union
7.20a Arrival, Vigan, Ilocos Sur

Believe it or not, it was my first time to Ilocos! Seen the pics, tasted the food but it doesn't measure up to being there. Thanks Tito Ding, Tita Marlene, Dane, Margaux, Beck and Baby Dre for letting me tag along with you.