It's nice to be posted...

This morning, Neil called and informed me that my name was in Arab News 'coz one of my shot during the concert of Prime Note Ensemble (PNE) in ARAMCO, Al-Khobar last Thursday was chosen by Ka Pepe (Jose De Luna) to be posted in one of the review page of Arab News... last Tuesday, Ka Pepe emailed me and he was asking for a copy of my shots during the concert and he's saying that he will post it on Arab News... Wow! Syempre flattered ako and the same time proud... But, I am not expecting na tototohanin ni Ka Pepe yun... I thought biro lang and one of his way of motivating us to enhace our skills in photography... But not! He really post it! Yepeeee... When Irwin came home while I was playing RAN Online, he also told me the good news and he brought with him the newspaper... Nice! Itatabi ko ito and ipapa frame ko pa!

Thank you Ka Pepe for selecting one of my shot and posting it... Kingdomwide mababasa ang name ko, ay hindi lang pala Kingdomwide, kundi buong Middle East... Hahahaha... Ang babaw no!? But maybe this will be the start of my new career... Ahihihi... Asa daw ba? Who knows!?

I like to thank also kneeko for lending his spare battery and speedlite flash... Kung hindi siguro sa flash and battery mo hindi mapipili yung shots ko... Also masterbetong for buying my battery grip... Kung hindi mo nabili yung grip hindi ko mahihiram yung battery ni kneeko... Hahahahaa... And to all my friends and family... Thank you all... Naks parang feeling ko nanalo ako nang award ha! Hahahaha... But for me, I can say that this is one acheivement for me and I am very proud of it... Sana meron pang next time... ASA!

Canon Battery Grip BG-E3

Another accessory of my Canon EOS 400D camera was fulfill... Thanks to masterbetong for he's support and helping me... He is the one who choose ang bought this battery grip from Hidalgo... It’s a Canon Battery Grip BG-E3 with two battery holder options are provided - both holder were slide into the end of the BG-E3. One option allows two Canon NB-2LH batteries to be utilized (allowing about twice as many shots without a battery change). The other option allows 6 pcs. of AA size batteries to be used. So now I can check my camera set-up anytime without hesitation and make more shots… But the problem, battery is not included so I need to buy another Canon battery or rechargeable AA size battery which is cheaper but it will added more weight... then there is another accessory can be added and that is the Canon E1-Hand strap for more stable handling especially shooting in vertical position...

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For Canon NB-2LH batteries................................For 6 pcs. of AA size batteries
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Anyhow there are so many advantages in this accessory, with this BG-E3 It lets you take pictures conveniently in vertical mode, with 5 of the camera's most useful buttons and 7 of its most useful functions duplicated on the vertical grip. An on/off switch lets you disable the grip, to avoid releasing the shutter by mistake. I noticed also that while using my SIGMA 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO DG MACRO telephoto lens is more easier to control than before...

Next target is... Canon Speedlite 580EX II Flash, as of now I don't have any idea how much is the selling price here in K.S.A.... I wish the cost is cheaper or less than what I saw on the reviews...

Our Little Princess

9 years ago was the day when our first little angle sent to us to this world... She's Alleona Dominique, who is cuddly and sweet... The eldest of our three kids... Her Grandpa also called her Pipay 'Coz, once when she was young we cut all her hair due to allergy, so in short she was bald and Pipoy was the character name of Larry Silva who is a bald comedy actor... So there where she got her name Pipay...

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Today is was her 9th Birthday... I order Pancit Palabok and added with loaf's and soda... Then we order two family size piza... Wallah! Birthday celebration na here together with my relatives and friends... Wala nga lang drinking session... Hehehehe... Alam nyo naman dito medyo strict!

Haaayyy... How I miss her, her lambing, arte, kulit, and sapi which she mana from her Mom... I remember pag may sapi sya, tatahimik at magmumukmok sa isang tabi... Ayaw magpahawak at ang itsura, mukhang si sadaka 'coz of her hair... Kaya ang sarap-sarap nya lalong asarin and later on lalambingin ko till sa mapangiti ko sya... But before mo mapangiti yan daming hampas at sabunot mo munang tatanggapin from her... But sometimes, dinadaan nalang nya sa tulog then when she woke up... Wala na ang sapi!

9 years nalang and Debut na nya! Waaahhh... Tanda ko na! Magkakaroon na ako nang Princess... Don't worry anak, on that day, looking young parin ako... Lahat ng guest mo will ask if I am really your Dad 'coz I will be your escort too... Hehehehe... Feeling young pala hindi looking young...

Well, with regards to our wish... Ammm... We know naman that all parents wish all the best for their kids, they will give everything just for them... For them to be happy, live well, have a great future, success and a better life... Now through prayers and with his grace is the best gift you have... Happy Birthday anak...

Thanks to all my friends and relatives who's here with me celebrating my daughters simple birthday even were miles away to each other... Also to Ka Raoul, thank you...

Game Boy Advance SP

Again I bought 3 unit of GameBoy Advance SP for my chikitings... Niwala kasi yung unang pinadala ko before and as a birthday gift ko narin sa aking little girl... Yung isang unit naman kasi is ayaw gamitin ni Lean 'coz hindi sya SP... Buti nalang at mapagbigay si Kuya kaya yung unit nya ang laging pinag-aagawan.... So now, para hindi sila mag-agawan... The best solution is ibili sila tigi-tigisa... Well may mga freebies naman and discounts... I got 10 Riyals discount in each games and and 5 Riyals discount in each unit plus free silicon crystal protection which is 10 Riyals each... So in total naka discount ako ng 75 Riyals... Not Bad!

Haaayyy... Iba na nga ang mga games ngayon... Almost lahat interactive and digital... Unlike before na masaya na ako sa Tex, Shato, Taguan, Taching Ball, Moro-Moro, Sipa, Tumbang Preso, Patintero, Super Tramp and more... But now a days, PC Games na, Online games... Playstaion 3, Game Boy, PSP, X-Box, Magic Cards and more... Paano na kaya pag nagsilaki ang mga chikiting? Ano na kaya ang usong games on that time? Anong technology naman kaya ang mauuso at maiimbento?

What a bad day...

This is what I look like when my left foot was covered by plaster cast due to what happened last basketball game... I do shoot of my self for me to see what I look like with this plaster cast on my left foot... Well, it was last 14th of July 2007 when our Company Doctor check my ankle and gave me referral to go to the hospital and have an ex-ray of my left foot... Well, medyo makirot nga that time and for my own sake, after office hours me with my office mate and together with my uncle go to the hospital for check-up and ex-ray, the findings was not that critical and the Doctor told me that it’s just a swollen ligament... So he ask me if I like to put cast on it and take a sick leave for 7 days or let it be and see what happen... So syempre, I will follow his advise and syempre good for me too 'coz makakapag sick leave ako for 7 days... Yepeeee! Sarap buhay! Hehehehe... But that’s not what happen, iniisip ko rin na medyo maraming trabaho and at the end ako rin naman ang gagawa nang mga work na mapepending so I decided to take 3 days sick leave instead of 7 days... But, medyo aggressive and parang walang paki itong acting Superintendent ko, palibhasa gustong magpasikat kaya he asked me to go to work in the morning even 4 hours just to finish the daily report and then I can go and rest. Akala nya ganon lang kadali yung sinasabi nya... kaya nga sick leave eh... But what to do yani!? Eh di suundin ang utos nang amo... But I do it only for 3 days, then the following week medyo on and off ako sa work...




Ang hirap pala ma-sprain! You can not take a bath properly, bawal kasing mabasa... kaya, I sat on the floor and my foot was raised on a plastic chair while I'm taking a bath, and I did that for two weeks... Hirap! Kaya yesterday, me, Eton and Irwin go to hospital and I asked the Doctor to remove my cast... Kahit na hindi pa daw pwede... For me it's better to removed it, mas nahihirapan akong mag-work habang naka-cast ako... Now I am feeling well even there is a little swollen on my left foot... I just put some creme on it and drink a pain reliver to lessen the pain...

So maybe it will take a monhts before it will completely heal and I hope I can still play basketball. If not... Magpipiko nalang ako...

Tatay's Birthday

This photo’s was taken during Tatay’s birthday which was last May 25, 2007. Tagal na no!? Sorry now lang po na-post its because lately ko lang kasi na tapos i-process. Actually ang dami ko pang pictures na kailangan i-edit... Hirap talaga pag naging trigger happy ka sa pag shoot nang camera and then all of the shots kailangan pleasing and eye catching...

Anyway, we celebrate his birthday at Pugpog Resort in Pulilan, Bulacan... It has 3 running water pools kaya kahit medyo crowded, kahit papaano ay napi-filtered ang bawat pool and at the same time dumadaloy ang tubig... sa madaling salita, medyo malinis ang pool... They said the first pool built there was like a fish pond made of hollow block and cemented so rough ang pagkakagawa and they used a water pump to fill the water in that create a noise sounds PUG-PUG-PUG-PUG... So they named the pool PUGPOG and as years pass by they add 2 more pools till it became a resort...

Sabay ko narin ang pag greet nang Happy Father's Day...

2007 Pulilan Town Fiesta

This is very late to be post... The Fiesta was last 14th & 15th of May, but as I told before sa dami nang lakad and kompormiso kaya nagkanda-delay-delay ang aking post... There is a time that I took shoot the graduation of my cousin... She graduated in St. Luke's College of Medecine and Wow! ha! May cousin na me na Doctora! and I am very proud of her...

Actually dapat nga may lakad din ako ngayon kaya lang medyo pasaway talaga ang mga chikiting kung kaya't hindi nalang ako umalis at bantayan ko muna ang mga mababait at makukulit kong chikiting... Haaayyy... Sana magsilaki na sila!

By the way, busugin ko nalang ang inyong mga mata sa mga photo which was taken during the Pulilan Town Fiesta... I hope magustuhan ninyo...

I would like also to thank masterbetong for his effort and for granting my invitation... Kahit na sobra ang init at ang layo nang biyahe ay pinaunlakan ni master ang aking imbitasyon... At sa lahat nang aking mga naging bisita... Pasensya na po kung hindi ko kayo gaano naasikaso...

Masterbetong on the move...

While waiting for the parade...

The Participants

The Majorettes and other Participants

The Water Bufalo (Carabao/Kalabaw)

Well, sobra po ba ang dami nang aking shots... pasensya na at medyo trigger happy sa shutter ang inyong lingkod... Medyo napasarap lang, kung kaya pati ang aking ibang bisita ay napaghintay ko nang matagal... Paumanhin po ulit sa inyo...