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The Wagayway Festival of Imus, Cavite kicked off yesterday with a street parade. Wagayway is a Filipino term meaning wave, obviously because it’ll be the National Flag Day on May 28th. It was May 28, 1898 when the Philippine Flag was first waved by the troops of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo in a battle [...]

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The roads of the Makati’s Central Business District was congested last Friday 09 May 2008, instead of the PUV’s & other vehicles plying the Ayala Avenue, it was closed to traffic to give way to the opening salvo of Makati’s 338th Founding Anniversary Grand Parade.
Higantes (Giant paper mache), Marching Bands, Street Dancers, Floats & Delegation [...]

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It was raining cats & dogs last Friday, which, made me contemplate on covering the Aliwan Fiesta.
But Saturday came & the sun was high up in the sky & it was hot, I went on with my plan of covering the event. It was noon when I arrived at the Quirino Grandstand, the event’s [...]

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Finding the best camera bag is a never ending struggle.
There are a lot of considerations, like, the number of gears that you have, is it easy to carry, etc. etc. I myself passed through that kind of struggle, I ended up buying Tamrac Pro 8, I have no complain with it, the bag can [...]

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Update: Our activity last April 19, 2008 was published by Inquirer.net today, also, check out my latest assignment here.
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We had our lunch at Kainan sa Balsa after attending the Sunday Service yesterday, the food is always good, but the ambiance & scene is better, this are the moments [...]

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I played Kuya to this kid yesterday.

Her name is Edelyn Garcia, a 16 year old visually impaired kid from Blumentrit, Manila. Today is a special day for her & her friends from PAVIC (Parent Advocates for the Visually Impaired Children), they will have a chance to visit the Manila Zoo.
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I have this thing about the sun, specially sunset & sunrise. I can’t help but admire it’s beauty, it’s power to change hues before one’s eye. From a calm soft light in the morning to harsh bright during noon, into a sad yet beautiful orange color when it sets.
This maybe the reason why [...]

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Manila’s latest buzz is the Manila Ocean Park, patterned after the famous Ocean Parks in Singapore & Hong Kong, Manila’s aquarium won’t be left behind.

I had a chance to visit the Ocean Park behind Quirino Grandstand, although most of the building, i.e. hotel, mall were still under construction, the aquarium was opened about 2 months [...]

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Nakita ko ang link ng bagong blog na ito sa blog ni Melai, isang bagong komunidad ng mga Pilipinong litratista. Medyo huli na ata ang paglathala ko ng aking lahok sa lingguhang meme, pero ayos lang.

Ito ang aking lahok para sa kategoryang bilog, ang bilog na ito ay kuha sa loob ng Manila American [...]

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Bugs were scattered on the streets of Quezon City this morning, I’m talking about Volkswagen Beetle. Volks owners, through the initiative of the Volkswagen Club of the Philippines, Beetle owners gathered at the QC City Hall grounds in an attempt to set-up a record on the most Volkswagen cars parade.

It’s not limited to the [...]

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