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Aba! Pasko na pala!

December 1st, 2007 · 2 Comments

Unang Pasko ko ngayon sa Pinas after 5 years. Huling pasko ko dito ay noong 2001 pa, tulad ngayon, nagpahinga rin ako sa pagta-trabaho abroad. Noong isang taon ko pa gustong makapag-celebrate ng pasko dito, pero sa mga nakabasa ng mga entry ko last year, siguro naramdaman n’yo na rin kung gaano ako [...]

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Tags: Customs & Traditions · Holidays · Pilipinas · Religion & Culture

Kahirapan

November 9th, 2007 · 9 Comments

Pauwi ako galing sa isang wedding shoot kagabi nang mapansin ko ang OB1 Van ng GMA News malapit sa St. Dominic Medical Center sa may Bgy. Talaba. Naisip ko lang na may scoop na naman sa Bacoor, dahil nga kapatid ni Bong Revilla ang bagong Mayor namin at may pagka-media addict ito. Anyways, [...]

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Tags: Cavite · Daily Rants · Pilipinas · Point of View · Politics & Economy · WTF

Visit at the Memorial Garden

November 1st, 2007 · 5 Comments

Naging kaugalian na nating mga Pinoy na alalahanin ang mga kamag-anak na namayapa na tuwing sasapit ang November 1. Since magkahiwalay ang libingan ni Lolo at Lola, we decided to visit Lola yesterday (October 31) at mamaya naman si Lolo.

Medyo sosyal ang libingan ni Lola Ising kumpara kay Lolo, nasa Eternity Memorial Garden si [...]

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Tags: Customs & Traditions · Family Matters · Holidays · Pilipinas

It’s Christmas time again

September 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

Groggy pa ako nang mag-text si Ed, he wants us to visit the Bridal Fair at PICC.
Groggy kasi ako dahil galing ako sa isang shoot last Saturday at almost 1AM na naman ako naka-uwi sa bahay. Debut ang kinunan ko sa Cavite City, hassle kasi umuulan at nabasa ang camera ko, sana lang wag [...]

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Tags: Customs & Traditions · Daily Rants · Personal · Pilipinas · Religion & Culture

Chedeng + Dodong = Disaster

August 9th, 2007 · 2 Comments

It was raining all day & night, medyo duda na ako sa panahon, narinig ko sa balita na paalis na daw si Chedeng sa Pinas at papunta na ng Taiwan. So normal lang na umulan ng malakas, ayon sa paliwanag ng PAG-ASA, hinihila ng bagyo ang high-pressure area kaya naagdadala ito ng malakas ng [...]

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Tags: Daily Rants · Disaster · Photo Ops · Pilipinas · Street Life · WTF

Patience is a virtue

July 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Remember nung inulan ako sa Tagaytay? And the reason why I went there? Well, sa wakas dumating na rin ang lisensya ko. After waiting for almost 6 months, eto na siya at pwede ng ipagmalaki.

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Tags: Daily Rants · Personal · Pilipinas · WTF

Baguio Revisited

June 27th, 2007 · 4 Comments

It’s been more than a decade since I last visited Baguio City, last Monday, I had a chance to visit the City of Pines one more time. My friend asked me accompany him to baguio, gustong mag-unwind dahil sa dami ng trabaho, I gladly accepted the offer, it’s about time that I come back [...]

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Tags: Landscapes · Photo Ops · Photography · Pilipinas · Travel

Old Manila Trek Last Part: Binondo to Liwasang Bonifacio

June 20th, 2007 · 4 Comments

The trek us lead us to Ongpin St. where the Binondo Church is located, this is my humble depiction of the church’ bell tower.

Bell Tower (1/1000″, f5 @ iso400)
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Tags: Photo Ops · Photography · Pilipinas · Street Life

Bastardizing a historical site

June 11th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I was disgusted when I saw this video!
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Tags: Cavite · Daily Rants · Pilipinas · WTF

When will they raise the flag?

June 7th, 2007 · 5 Comments

It was Diosdado Macapagal who moved the celebration of Independence Day from 4th of July to 12th of June, now its her daughter’s turn to change the holiday, by virtue of Proclamation No. 1211, June 11 will be a non-working holiday while June 12 will be a working holiday. This is in line with [...]

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Tags: Daily Rants · Holidays · Pilipinas · Point of View · Politics & Economy