The year that was, year 2009…

The year that was, year 2009…

Although we came from tough times this year from the recession and
everything that tags along with it, we’re lucky and blessed to have
survived it. I’m grateful that every one I know, my family, friends
and relatives endured this year’s hard times, making us more
resilient for future things to come. T’was a year of surprises,
changes and blessings.

I just summed up a list of the things that made impact to me this
year 2009

Started running and will try to reach 130 km plus before the year
ends *it just started as a training for stamina in basketball and
ended up as a regular activity but still I’m not a fan of those
races that you pay for registration… it’s just me :D*

EHEADS THE FINAL SET!!!!! *tawagin myo si Marcus!!!!! Marcus..
Marcus...!!*

Got to go to Ilocos *bitin! I need to stay there longer :D*

Got my UWA tokina lens *ULTRA WaaaaiiiiiiIDE GALORE!!!!*
*did you know that Tokina was founded by Nikon engineers :D*

Got to transfer to another company *with the help of some
unexpected meet ups during lunch outs*

Got to try karting which is fun, on the brink of snapping my neck
on tight corners *that really hurts*

Survived Ondoy and Pepeng! *survived a hell of a week*

Up Dharma Down won artist of the Year!!! *wohooooo!!!!!*

Leveled up my photography skills which made me more serious on
this field


Still to work on the following items
Try to share the Three T’s more ( Talent, Time, Treasure ) to others
Run more
Listen more
Travel more
Shoot more…. with a Nikon of course :D
Dream more!

I’m expecting this coming 2010 to be a great year, it helps to be
optimistic, but I really feel this coming year will be great one.
Let’s make a toast the good times and good memories that we have
created this past year and of course for a Great year to come…
Cheers!!!!

A Prosperous and a Happy New Year to every one. :D


Ingatz to all
PislabenRakenRol!!!!! :D

sunbursts

Day 2 after Christmas Day :D

Friends who work from other countries came home to celebrate
Christmas and the New Year here. Some are lucky who can stay for a
month, others, are also lucky, just to have been allowed to make
leaves at work even for a week... better than nothing eh?

Anyhow.... Ichat, a High School friend of mine I called the other
day, was questioning..... why did I not choose another model of a
Ibanez Bass guitar that was available in the year end / electronics
sale in Singapore... laughingly... i said.... the funds got diverted...
to a lens, hahahaha :D *I just cant resist*

Don't get me wrong, Music is my first love, but! the tides have
turned and photography catched up since i got my cam last May 2008
and things just got this serious lately :D

ok... still have to make a year end blog, this year was indeed
Great!

Photo above was take at a Belle View event,
it's title is sunbursts.... and as I stare at it, what comes to
mind is a never ending outpour of opportunities, brings hope :D

*ang lalim nun ah, hahahaha :D ano bang nakain ko?*

Ingatz to all :D
Rak'enRol!

seems like im gonna need an apple :D

My spyder has arrived! Thanks again sir Jo!
i wanted to try it immediately so i dug up
my archives for the past year, good thing
they told me to always shoot in raw, hehehehe

this shot was taken during last years trip in Ilocos.
It was a 20 mins trek or less to Kabigan Falls.
using my trusty kit lens, i took this shot, now
i have edited this with all things i learned from
CL 7.0 and past photography seminars.

The shot is under exposed, ... kaya babalikan ko tong
falls na to :D

plus i dont know if its me pero parang may kulang
pa den, hahaha :D , still craving for a 15" apple
to complete my arsenal :D and still to refine those
tips i learned...... field trip ulet.... sama nyo ko :D


Ingatz to all
Rak'en Rol :D

December Breeze

Walking home from work after the shuttle dropped us on the toll exit
of Bicutan, i felt somethings different, the air is colder! *masarap
sanang langhapin kaso wag na lang dahil sa polusyon* medyo
delayed na yata kung ngayun ko lang napansin yung cool
breeze...

Anyhow, 15 days till Christmas, The Christmas Tree is up and hinde
pa kame nagbubunutan dito sa bahay kung sino ang monito monita namen.

Makapag create na nga ng wishlist :D
*para hinde nakayu mag iisip kung anong ireregalo nyo saken hahaha :D*


Ingatz to all
Rak'enRol!

The Payong Payong Point and Lian shoreline Experience

Since I'm still having hangovers of the CL 7.0 adrenaline rush,
no other topic comes into mind other than the things that happened
Lian :D

Early morning of the first day, got to meet personally new found
friends *dahil kinapalan ko na lang ang mukha ko para maka carpool :D*
Che, the one Jay informed me to contact for the carpool (salamat
nga pala ulet Jay!) and her sister Anna, a Chicago based free lancer
who is savoring her last weeks of vacation here in Pinas by having
a series of photography seminars :D.

As expected, the travel time of 3 hours to Lian (appox 100 km from
Paranaque ) was enough for a short breakfast along the way + some
stop overs to keep our bladders from bursting. We made it just in
time :D

During the lecture, Sir Jerry Tieng arrived, surprisingly he was
also a participant of the workshop. I acquired my D80 + accessories
thru his online site :D *discount naman dyan....*

By past 3 pm, we are preparing to go to the site where we would apply
what Jay and Edwin discussed during the lectures. Going to Payong
Payong point we have taken a short ride by car, a short boat ride
plus a lot of rock trekking :D.

But the part where the adrenalin rush came in was when the sun was
setting, it was setting so fast, i haven’t yet found any foreground
for my composition yet, to make it worst, it was high tide! waist
deep!, *knee deep lang sa ibang participants hahaha *my camera
backpack's bottom part was wet due to the incoming little waves,
in a nutshell... i did not get a decent shot of the sun setting,
but, its alright, babawi ako ulet sa payong payong point.

going home.. at the resort, dinner was served! plus a short briefing
and a lecture was held before we hit the sack,

woke up before 5 am, as i had only 4 hours of sleep dahil sinumpung
ako ng allergic rhinithis ko! *dapat nakapag dala ako ng vicks para
ipahid malapit sa butas ng ilong ko, hehehe*. Anyhow, exited to
catch the sunrise, to try my luck on getting a decent shot in the
morning, the location was the shoreline, a short walk across the
shoreline, so when we got there, Edwin gave us some tips on proper
use of the filters, then shooting galore! then after the shoreline
shot, post processing time!

The workshop as great, it exceeded my expectations, i thought it
will just be a simple workshop on how to compose and use filters.
Experiencing first hand on how to find the perfect moment, finding
the right timing, finding the fine light, exploring, made the real
difference. Plus the use of PFE also made a difference :D

*two thumbs up isasama ko na yung thumbs sa paa ko 4 thumbs up na :D*


Kita Kits sa next shoot!
Ingatz to all :D

Chasing Light Weekend :D

Met new friends during this Trip/workshop for Landscaping Photography
which was held this weekend in Lian Batangas, The was such a great
experience, met new friends along the way ( thanks to Anna, Che
and Alvin for the ride! ) Thanks also to Jay and Edwin for the
tons of unshelfish information download to the team!
next step more field trips :D

*two thumbs up* :D check their website at http://chasinglight.multiply.com

This was the cleanest shot i gave for the workshop contest,:D
practice pa :D


Ingatz to all :D

a story of last weeks

this is a story of last weeks...



Its my last week at work there in ST-Ericsson Calamba and will be
venturing to a new envirONment starting Monday next week. Kind of
sad in a way to think that you will leave your everyday pals during
lunch, mga kabiruan during breaks and mga kakwetuhan when the
office hours stops during my two and a half year stint there in a
group that for me, I call the most elite group of test and product
engineers I've collaborated in that plant. But for me, i don't
think its goodbye, because, as I see it, it's a new chapter, just
a simple change, i just changed place of work, but I didn't replace
old friends with new ones. But will surely miss the kulitan
everyday... yun lang... :-( , well, there's still the vacation days
that i can jump in their bandwagon and see them again, hehehe

also, another story is that it's the last day on earth of my
previous Boss, Ken Vest (in Amkor) this week. We have been so
shocked by the fact that he's still young and died of an heart
ailment. The most Technical Boss we've had and our hats off for
him as we learned a lot of things that has helped us on our
careers. Salut!

Rak'enRol
Ingatz to all :D

100 km point...... roughly :D

Well what do you know, I’ve made it! Roughly… it think. If my
estimation is correct, tallying since 10 months ago up to now, I’ve
walked, jogged, run roughly 100 Km!!!!!! Wohooooooo. Wikimapia is
dead accurate on its distance calculation when I compared it to our
cars odometer, it could have +/- 5% discrepancy but it’s still small,
of course, satellite images cannot really calculate distances created
by uphill and downhill because it sees the earth’s surface as a flat
picture, never the less, its one cool and accurate tool.

Weekly I try to jog/run/walk around the “track” at least 8 times, 10
to be the max, never would have thought it will accumulate to 100 km
in 10 months, hehehehe

Now, my aim is to run a 5K @ 30 mins or less or Run a 5K without
walking :D

Must have time to practice those drills….. :D


Have a safe and fun run
Ingatz to all :D

Rak 'en Rol! :D

udd @ RA'09 HD

The Rock Awards this year like the others was a blast... Up Dharma Down won several awards!!!!

Went there with Ian and Glynis and some of their friends along
the way... Vocalist of the year Armi of UDD started up the show by
singing the national Anthem, not knowing she will win VOCALIST of
the year! Then they perfomed "Sana" from their Album of the Year
Bipolar and ended it with Effects with a causality of an Electric
Guitar *sana bibigay na lang saken hahahaha* pero swerte yung
nasa unahan bibigyan sya ng Itchy Worms ng Guitara dahil sa pag
sabay nya sa "Penge naman ako nyan" Hosts of the show were Iza
Calzado and Raahhhhhmonnnn Bautista, hahahaha one cool dude,
hahahaha...

There was also a tribute to those who died within this year, and
Hall of Famer awardee of 2009 Master Rappa Francis M, was given
a tribute by singing Higante which was a collaboraion of Ely and
Francis's Son

and Finally, The Artist Of the Year Winner!!! UP DHARMA DOWN!!!
Wohoooo!!!! Kudos! they really deserve it!

Had a good time last night.

Hope Glynis is alright, she's havin acid attacks that night....
next time, wag mag papalipas ng gutom ha :D Thanks nga pala den
sa ride home.


Ingatz to all,
PisLabRak'enRol!!!!!


*photo taken from UDDs Facebook account*

Higante

Been on LSS mode with this one for days....

namiss ko tuloy yung concert ng Eheads nung sinabi ni Ely na
"Sumigaw tayo para kay Francis" and the crowd goes FRANCIS!
FRANCIS! FRANCIS!!!! then goes the riffs of superproxyyy!!!!
WOHOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Would have been a blast if Francis M would have been there

Anyhows, here's a collaboration of the two :D

anti-government.... hmmmmmmm, hahahah you decide :D




Ingatz to all, Rak En' Rol!!!!!!

18 days pa.....

WOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!



RakenRol! :D
Ingatz to all :D

sunshine

nice to know that we have been getting better weather these days :D

have been out of hibernation for the blog scene, due to certain
circumstances that have been popping out of nowhere.

also, those of us who have been lucky not to have suffered the wrath
of those two storms, i urge, the capable and willing, to help out in
any way you can. Share thy blessings ika nga nila, even in little
ways. Share an umbrella with a fellow countrymen :D


Be cool, Be safe, God Bless.

Ingatz to all!
Raken'Rol!

p.s. Its another Manic Monday tomorrow! :D

isang asteeg na DEKADA!

"Ebe"

Went last night with shoq and babeters at Music Museum to watch
Sugarfree's DEKADA gig in commemoration of their 10 years of
sharing their music with us. Sinamahan pa sila ng Manila Symphony
Orchestra, lalo na silang naging mas asteeeegggg!!!!!

With Ebe, Jal, Kaka and a special performance of Mitch on Mariposa!
plus Chino of Silent Sanct leading the Manila Symphony Orchestra


See shots in my mulyiply site
CLICK HERE to see shots of the gig

Dekada DVD naman Dyan!!!!

RakenRol!!

Kita Kitz sa next gig
Ingatz!

e10 on honda

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Daig ko pang ang sinabihan ni Darth Vader ng
*Darth Vader Inhale mode* "I am your Father"...

honda enthusiasts, just recently i noticed some idling
misfires on the my engine ( 96 civic vtec )... then i realized
there is some e10 craze going on and checked the net for some
information on why o why o why is that engine misfiring....

then i saw this



BAKET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

now i have to load it with premuim ones, 95 octane perhaps...

para na tuloy ako laging may oil price hike!!!

and i'm hoping that the car parts did not get that badly affected,
haaayy.......

kaka full tank pa naman nun e10 .... unleaded......


ARRRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:(

an Icon

Sign of tribute and respect for the late President Cory.

Never was I a Cory follower, but the way she unites the people
even in her death..... really a sight to behold.

Dont want to post anything political because of my Disgust
in Philippine politicians especially those TRAPO's... you know who
you are ( if ever you are reading this ). But this is an exemption,
my way of tribute to an Icon.


Thank you your Excellency.



*now where is that yellow shirt of mine?......*


Ingatz to all!
Rak'enRol!!!!!

light balloons

"Light Balloons" at Chek's Reception.....

We attended our cousins (2 of them) wedding day and took some
shots of the events...


"Ate Lhyza"

It was a whole day event for the clan as Ate Lhyza's wedding was
held first in Batangas then we rushed to Laguna in the afternoon
to attend the second wedding, Chek's wedding.


"ABBIE!!!" Iyakin ka pa den!


"Chek"

it was one tiring day, but was worth it to see the whole clan's
bond with each other..


Ingatz sa lahat :D

Still to try out those GND filters o bought, hahaha :D

more coffee + fraps

while downloading The Used albums, got time to edit my photos
captured on my phone, not bad in square format, hehehehe :D
mostly it's a story about all in a days work during work days:D

Sana nga lang... isang huling hirit pa bago mag tapos ang tag-init
OUTING Ulet!!!! bitin pa ko, hahahaha :D

Ingatz to all,
Rak en rol!

OPTIMUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the best Transformers movie yet... asteeg ang Revenge of the Fallen
we wanted to see it in IMAX, but the tropa decided not to due to it
has only limited scences shot in IMAX... pero pag tinopak ako,
baka panoorin ko ulet sa IMAX hahaha, the best talaga si Optimus
Prime at Bumblebee. the coolest robot fighting scene, hahahah,
comment lang... madali yatang natalo yung mga kalaban, o talagang
sobrang lakas lang ni Optimus Prime :D

Linkin Park Vid Revenge of the fallen OST, New Divide:
New Divide

Congrats Eric and Sockie

Went to Ibaan Batangas yesterday noon to attend Eric and Sockie's
Wedding day,





The usual Tropapips sa magugulo ang umattend, nag katamaran nga
lang mag overnight dahil walang dalang damit yung iba kaya,
deretso uwian na ( ako lang pala... ) dahil naovertakan ko si Melvin
at may plano pala silang tumambay... hahaha, oh well, *race mode
to home* :D



Nag kita kits din kami ng High School Barkada... konting inuman
at kwentuhan that night, mahirap ng magkaayaan nowadays, hahahah
:D

isa n lang rant... YUNG FLASH PIN KO NAG STUCK UP!!!!!!!
kala ko hinde ko na matatangal yung flash gun sa Camera
mukahang sira na yung flash pin lock :(

i wonder how much would Nikon charge for repair...

Inagtz to all.
Rak En Rol!!!!! :D

a mimicking bird and a talking dog.... hmmmm

They say this will be on 3D, i dunno if this will be shown in IMAX
but sana makapanood naman ako sa IMAX!!!!!!

See link below to see the trailer :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mfgH5_sFLk

makulit tong movie na to, hahahaha :D

Pictures grabbed from Pixar Site :D

Happy Movie Hunting

turning 81

our Lola turned 81 this past month of May... Happy Birthday :D




at hinde pa kinakailangan uminom ng Arthro.... :D

Ingatz to All :D

Never Mind the fancy clothes....

Never Mind the fancy clothes and advertisments....

Subaru Fans....... patience is a virtue :D



Ingatz to all
Inagtz sa Daan :D

Number 718 and coudn't be more happier!!!!

Hats down and Congrats to all CPA passers who took the exam
this past days of May 2009, especially to my dear sister
with all the torturous reviews and sleepness nights

Natapos na din, hahahaha :D

Congrats ulet!

I-Import na ang mga Lechon, hahahaha!

Monuments and Melodies

Due to lack of FM radio signals during weekday mornings at work
just this now did i heard of Incubus's upcoming 2 CD Compilation
albums... Greatest hits and Rarities compilation of sorts...

Here's what I've dug up during this evening surf...

MONUMENTS AND MELODIES TRACKLISTING:
DISC ONE

Black Heart Inertia
Drive
Megalomaniac
Anna-Molly
Love Hurts
Wish You Were Here
Warning
Stellar
Talk Shows On Mute
Pardon Me
Dig
Oil And Water
Are You In?
Nice To Know You
Midnight Swim

DISC TWO

Neither Of Us Can See
Look Alive
While All The Vultures Feed
Pantomime
Anything
Punch Drunk
Admiration
Martini
A Certain Shade Of Green (Acoustic)
Monuments And Melodies
Let’s Go Crazy


On top of that... just watched the Alive at Red Rocks Concert DVD
here at home.... asteeg talaga hehehehe.. bakit ba masarap maki
sing along pag concert crowds na ang kumakanta.... feels like you're
there too, one with the crowd...

Amphitheater pala yung Red Rocks and is located at Colorado....
One cool Amphitheater... :D

Ingatz to all :D
PisLabRakEnRol!

For Curry's that makes our life taste a little different

last week, Cad showed up, and having a new alias in Singapore...
mariaCurrydad Curry for short, hahahaha :D (peace :D)

the guys have been busy... so some pips did not show up,

To Cad... Thanks and Ingatz sila sau :D

hinde na kita i bubuzz sa YM pa nagluluto ka or naglalaba :D

anyhow... i tweaked some photos for some vintage effect that
Stell learned and surfed the net for some tips :D

newly weds, Ian and Glynis, and soon to newly weds be Cad and Dei



Master, Gina, Ako, Madz



Salamat kay Ian at Glynis sa Pics

Oist Cad!!! mag share ka naman.....


Ingatz to all :D

Where's that Spyder?

Having headaches with photoshop and some monitor calibrations,
hehehe... the solution... lomo effect cross processing :D

waddayouknow... it turned out to be cool hahahaha :D

So now im in the market for a sypder 2 express!!!! *ting*
instant wishlist, hahahaha :D

Ingatz to all!
Calibrate your monitors! :D

Cheers to the memories!

It's been a long time since we last gathered.... at pag nagsama sama
puro talaga kalokohan, hahaha, .... nakakamiss....

last time we were together was last December... nung wedding ni
Gina, and then kahapon ang recent gathering... sa wedding naman ni
Ian at Glynis. Congratz ulet Ian at Glynis! Liked the Rock Ambiance
of the event, hahahaha, wala lang awards na pinamigay hahaha :D

Parang naging photo ops tuloy yung event para sa barkada, hahaha

Will be posting the edited ones pag nagawa na yung PC sa haus :D

Nasend ko na den yung Resized pictures!


Pero hinde pa rin kumpleto ang tropa :(



Field Trip naman tau !

Kita Kits! :D
Ingatz to all!

Grade D!

Ive checked my Lakbayan grade for how much ive travelled the
Philippines is this is the result i got, hahahaha :D

Always been in Luzon :D

Hopefully malibot ko ang PINAS!

My Lakbayan grade is D!

Ingatz to all :D

Ilocos eye candies

I still can't get enough of those views that I've seen through this
past Ilocos summer trip. And just want to share these amazing views
that I've seen.

to view more of our trip shots here's a link of my multiply album

http://ebetmagpantay.multiply.com/photos/album/13/Vigan_-_Pagudpud_Summer_April_2009

Calle Crisologo in Vigan


Bantay Abot Cliff Side View


Bangui Windmills


Kabigan Falls


A view of Patapat Bridge


Hope you have a great and meaningful summer just as we did

Ingatz to all! :D

Pagudpud... Summer of 2009 :D

April 3, 2009

After imbitahin kumain ng hapunan sa Fiesta ng Real sa aming
Boarding haus na tinitirahan, we got our gear and went to our pick
up point.

And there we were... waiting for our van in Calamba..
our destination... PAGUDPUD!

Kasama ang usual Office Gang sa kakulitan at kalokohan.....
alas... natuluy din, we left Calanba already past 9 pm i think.
12 plus hour ride by land with namamanhid na cheeks ng aking pwet,
dagdagan pa ng upuan na walang head rests... bukul sa ulo at
mga naglakutukan na mga leeg habang tulog. All i can say is that
it was one cool at asteeg na trip :D

the trip was scheduled for 3 days and 2 nights

we toured around Vigan, Chavits Baluarte, Ilocos ... Marcos region
plus his musuems... The Malacanang of the North, and Pagudpud.


While in Pagudpud, we went to The boundery of Ilocos Norte and
Cagayan just correct me if iam wrong :D), treked Kabigan falls, got
to see the patapat viaduct, the so called Paraiso ni Anton
( Who's Anton? ) Blue Lagoon, Saud Beach for the Sunset Viewing,
Bangui Windmill Farm for the Sunrise, some Sand dunes kung saan
daw nag shoot ng Panday, pero hinde namin nakita si panday
hehehe, si Lizardo lang, hahahaha :D

hind lang namin napuntahan ay yung Fort Ilocandia :D pero ok lang
kahit hinde namin nakita kase wala naman sa itenerary ng tour yun.

anyhow, thanks to our F1 van driver and tour guides na nag libot sa
amin sa NORTE, this is their link http://explorenorth.multiply.com/journal/item/8

Still have to edit some of those pictures i got and prepare them
for printing and uploading :D

Ingatz to all and Have a Great Summer Ahead!

then there was four....

String History...

Blue Sleek Lumanog Guitar from Dad... then was accidentally wacked
in our home... used it for about 9 years.

After that incident, I was eyeing on an electric guitar since then
but did not yet have enough funds to buy one...

Then, while i was still dreaming about a electric guitar, My brother
who had his OJT in Cebu bought a acoustic guitar for himself...
so I occasionally borrowed his gear since I dont have one

Then just recently... I began hearing low frequency sounds clearly
*exagerrates :D* not that have acquired a superpower because of
some solar eclipse :D but I started to appreciate the bass lines
more... and considering that i can only play guitar, a little
piano.... and a triangle *ting!!!!!*. i wanted to add one more
in my arsenal, the BASS!

Six Strings there were... then there was four....maybe pag malupets
na tau, add lang ng add hanggang maka six strings ulet, hahahaha :D

So the hunt begins for this Ibanez SR530IPT!!!!!!

Patulong MIB!!!! :D


Ingatz to all :D

3 for the ROAD!!!! EHEADS DA BEST!!!!

it was a night to remember as the Eraserheads performed at MOA
concert grounds last night March 7, 2009. The so called
"The Final Set" The Eraserheads Reunion Concert was a BLAST!

From the Intuititive countdown of scrambled letters instead of the
usual numbers, from ground rocking sets of ALCOHOL to mellow sets
of Pare ko to the reggae at makulit na rendition of Marcus ng
Wag mo ng itanong to the SOLO pa emote performce of KAILAN
by Ely, ASTEEEGGG!!!!!!!!! TALAGA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They also Paid tribute to the Masta Rappa Francis M. by singing a
part of his Kaleidoscope World song and the bands own rendition
of Super Proxy!!

Then the show Ended with a Flaming Sticker Happy Piano and
Fireworks while singing Ang Huling El Bimbo.

It was every one's assumption na tapos na nga an concert....
most of the people were walking thru the exits and almost
every one has gone gone out of the venue....

Buti na lang at medyo tinatamad pa kaming lumabas ng Venue then
just suddenly we heard *BITIN PA BA KAYO!!!!!!!*

"TAWAGIN NYO SI ELY ...... TAWAGIN NYO SI MARCUS!!!!!!"

people once more rushed in the venue, those who were last
were now in the front, hahahaha :D as for us... we stayed in
the same cool place... THE FIRST AID AREA :D

and now people were shouting *MARCUS!... MARCUS!.... MARCUS!!!*

ELY: "OK.... 3 FOR THE ROAD!!!!! wala to sa set list namen"
EBET: *raising my fist with the usual rock sign that i always do*
"WOHOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

they sang 3 more songs!!!!

THE ONLY MISHAP THAT I DID NOT LIKE IS THAT TIM YAP HAS TO
RUIN A SIMPLE ERASERHEADS SONG!!! *BOOOO* and why did you
have to do that Tim!!!

Over all, it was truly the best Eheads Concert for a long Time,

Cant wait for the DVD and the Album to come out!!!!!


PISLABANDRAKENROL
Ingatz to all :D

uso pa noon ang cassette tapes....

'twas in the high school days when the hype began, where music,
kalokohan, kulitan, ay kung ano ano pang mga kabalastugan ang
pinagmulan. Met my never dying bardakada there, inuman, puyatan
hanggang umaga, mga road trip kung saan saan with matching
soundtrack ng albums na Eraserheads, RiverMaya at Parokya.

At pag nagkayayaan, walang tanggihan, ika nga ni Mignon
( tata Migz ) "ang mahalaga masaya" - words coming out of a time
experienced *on the brink of drunkness* man ( Migz hinde ko
sinabe kung gano ka katanda ha...).

Eto na nakabili nako! hahahaha! Paging Ely, Rayms, Buddy and
Marcus this better be good! You charge you're own country men
like were foreigners or sumthing....

Anyhow I Bought the ticket anyway... for old tym's sake *wohooo!!!*
The only Eraserheads album I have is the Fuitcake and it's on a
cassette tape ( for the generation ipod it's the media that came
before the CD or the MP3 )... the other tapes and CD's I borrowed
from my tropapips :D hahaha.

Kita kits na lang sa sabado para Ituloy ang Ligaya.

PisLabandRakenRol!!!! :D

Ingatz to all :D

sightings and surveys

dropped by Honda Alabang this afternoon and i saw the new city,
if the commercials and picutres are good, the real thing is
actually coool!!!! astig yung new look , hehehe :D

anyhow,
i stumbled upon this survey for Former Mapuans while on the Net.
nag try lang ako kung marami akong masasagutan :D

ANO ANG STUDENT NUMBER MO?
= 1999XXXXXX ( for confidentiality reasons, hahahaha )
ANO ANG FIRST CHOICE MO NA COURSE?
= ECE
SECOND CHOICE?
= Computer Engineering
ANO COURSE KINUHA MO?
= Syempre yung First Choice
NAG-SHIFT KA BA?
= hinde
CHINITO/CHINITA KA BA?
= hinde... baket hinde naman kadamihan ang intsik sa Mapua ah
NAKAPAG-DORM KA BA?
= hinde.. uwian lage
NAKA UNO KA BA?
= dalawang beses lang, hahaha elective pa ata yun...
NAGKA-3?
= sa Calculus na subject yata, :D
LAGI KA BANG PUMAPASOK SA KLASE?
= must.... go... to.... class ... *physically present!!!!!*
NAABUTAN MO BANG MAG ROTC?
= oo FOXTROT kame!
PINIKA IIWASANG PARUSA SA ROTC
= ahitan ng mukhang HITLER pag nakitang hinde ka nag ahit
at mag ubos ng oras habang nakabilad sa arawan
MAY SCHOLARSHIP KA BA?
= nagkaroon naman kahit papaano
ILANG UNITS NA ANG NAIPASA MO?
= lahat
NANGARAP KA BA NA MAG-CUM LAUDE?
= minsan
BAKIT?
= para konti lang babayaran namin sa tuition
FAVE PROF/S:
= nada
WORST PROF/S:
= yung mga nabansagang TERROR
FAVE SUBJECT/S:
= Drawing at Comm, aircon kase yung room :D
WORST SUBJECT:
= hinde naman worse... nag suffer lang naman kame hahahaha :D
FAVE BUILDING:
= South!!!!
PABORITONG TAMBAYAN:
= Fire Exit then IECEP
PABORITONG KAINAN:
= Manangs!
MAGKANO BA ANG BINABAYAD MO SA JEEP?
= 5 lang yata
LAGI KA BA SA LIBRARY?
= nagpapalamig kase mainit sa labas
NAGPUNTA KA BA SA GUIDANCE?
= nung kinuha yung paper weight na yearbook
MAY CRUSH KA BA SA CAMPUS?
= si XXXXXXX, ano n nga kaya ang nangyri dun?
ANU-ANO ANG MGA NAGING PE MO.
= bumili ng ticket at manood ng NCAA, hahahaha
MUSTA NAMAN ANG BLOCK NYO?
= A109, young eager minds na nakasurvie den, hahahaha
MEMORIZE MO BA ANG ALMA MATER SONG?
= alam ko lang yung ending... M and I and the T :D
MEMBER KA BA NG VARSITY TEAM?
= hinde
NAKA-PERFECT KA NA BA NG EXAM?
= nangarap, hahahaha

VIVA MAPUA!!

Full Moon Glory

Shot this with a kit lens from my cam, asteeg diba :D
I wanted to use the RAW file but due to the frequent
hanging of Lightroom while exporting Raw files, I decided
to use the Jpeg file instead.

They say that the moon will be seen at its biggest this
year this past saturday because of it's alighment with
the earth and the sun and other fatcors. So this night
i waited for clear skies and here it is :D

Anyhow, Fisrt week of work, Last monday, nakakatamad pang
bumangon, hahahaha inaantok pero dahil kailangan magbanat ng
buto, hala sige, pasok, hahahaha...

Got to see balik bayans also this week ( Hi Stell!!! ).
Went to a gig of a show band that has a song list of
80's songs, old school!!!!! :D

Also Advance Hapi Bday to Marwin! *Libre naman dyan!!!*

Ingatz to All :D

au revoir 2008 et bonjour 2009

The past year has been a blast, its been a year of firsts for me,
some things I've been very proud and there are some that im not,
lets just concentrate on the lighter side of things :D

It was a year that I've pursued my long dream of having my own
camera... isang malufets na camera, hahahaha, i started
longing for it when i was is college and now i have it,
hahahah :D

It was also the year that I've first used my passport, first time
to ride a plane and be hopping around a foreign country...
Singapore!! although it was for training purposes, it was fun :D
I got to visit my friends na nag eskapo sa Singapore para
mag hanap buhay. tyaga tyaga my friends. :D

I got transferred to another group in the Company that I'm working
for... and that Company had again acquired a new name because of
a business merger.

Got to see my High School Tropa before the year ends, although
we can't be complete due to conflicting work schedules, we still
had a fun time catching up with each other.

Kahit na hinde nagkitakita for a while, basta pag nagsama sama
hahaha puro paden kalokohan :D

Also got acquainted with new friends as well.

Even though you think that your life might not have been great this
past year, learn to see through it, somewhere, some how, this has
been a blessing for us.

Life and God has been good not only for me but for my Family and
Friends this year. Count your blessings and not the mishaps that
have transpired through the year I Know mostly will agree that
Living in 2008 has been great.

Greetings for a Great 2009!!!!

Ingatz to all :D