tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84100612024-09-08T21:31:52.003+08:00blah-blah-gerRespect clause: You may copy and post the images for personal use, but please do not build on it, and acknowledge your source by mentioning this blog. Thanks!Nick Ballesteroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410061.post-1169635725212048812007-01-24T18:48:00.000+08:002007-01-24T18:48:45.976+08:00Merging blogsHello Guest! It's been a wonderful journey with you these past couple of years. I have decided to merge this blog with my main blog (watson.online). Life has been very busy and it's only January! So rather than having guilt pangs about not being able to update, I will merge blogs instead.Unfortunately, I'm having a problem migrating to the new Blogger so until then, I won't be able to do Nick Ballesteroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410061.post-1166679087735950362006-12-21T13:31:00.000+08:002006-12-21T13:31:27.753+08:00A Christmas greeting from our family to yoursNick Ballesteroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410061.post-1160474434076103802006-10-10T17:59:00.000+08:002006-10-10T18:00:34.086+08:00Society of RichnessNick Ballesteroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410061.post-1160456319665827502006-10-10T12:55:00.000+08:002006-10-10T12:58:39.676+08:00Early morning in front of our officeWish our streets are always this traffic-free. Taken at 5:30AM near our office while waiting for our service for an occular inspection.Nick Ballesteroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410061.post-1159263385024936522006-09-26T17:34:00.001+08:002006-09-26T18:44:48.103+08:00Yoshinoya and SudokuNick Ballesteroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410061.post-1157088012499304442006-09-01T13:18:00.000+08:002006-09-01T13:20:12.510+08:00A wonderful sunsetI was in a cab yesterday on my way to the World Trade Center when I caught glimpses of the sunset beyond as the light played between the buildings and houses. A bright orange hue with fluffy clouds in the horizon. Beautiful.Nick Ballesteroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410061.post-1153996747090188952006-07-27T18:38:00.000+08:002006-07-27T18:39:07.100+08:00Baguio VegetablesNick Ballesteroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410061.post-1150974903071173812006-06-22T19:14:00.000+08:002006-06-23T13:49:07.100+08:00Jo-Lo's First BirthdayHappy birthday, Jo-Lo!Head on to watson.online for more photos!Nick Ballesteroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410061.post-1150379704783788912006-06-15T21:54:00.000+08:002006-06-15T21:55:04.793+08:00It's Jo-Lo's First Birthday!Jo-Lo's celebrating his first birthday in Baguio City this coming Sunday! Yipee!Nick Ballesteroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410061.post-1149655310831862692006-06-07T12:40:00.000+08:002006-06-07T12:41:50.843+08:00The start of classes is the start of the rainy seasonPhotos taken in Baguio CityNick Ballesteroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410061.post-1148301809010074632006-05-22T20:42:00.000+08:002006-05-22T20:43:29.020+08:00Am I sleeping?Nick Ballesteroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410061.post-1146721970348076132006-05-04T13:52:00.000+08:002006-05-04T13:52:50.360+08:00The Mansion House in Baguio CityNick Ballesteroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410061.post-1145358078306452012006-04-18T18:57:00.000+08:002006-04-18T19:01:18.320+08:00Boracay in the SummerNick Ballesteroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410061.post-1143630537800617392006-03-29T19:04:00.000+08:002006-03-29T19:08:57.816+08:00Flowers and ButterfliesThis butterfly visited our campsite when we had an overnight trip at Taytay Falls in Majayjay, Laguna last weekend. It was huge!Flowers in bloom at a house in Gibraltar, Baguio City. Taken a couple of weekends ago.Nick Ballesteroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410061.post-1137827908740190382006-01-21T15:10:00.000+08:002006-01-21T15:18:28.750+08:00Pack of WolvesOnce upon a time, there was a bunch of officemates who found some things in common: humor, food, clothes, food, movies, food, sports, food, games, food, and more food. The story of how the name came to be is an inside joke, but the name became something we associated ourselves with and resulted in roll-call of the members when we get together.[L-R] Sarah, Dessa, Gay, Harry, Francis, Gen. The Nick Ballesteroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410061.post-1136524542738662692006-01-06T13:08:00.000+08:002006-01-21T15:56:01.810+08:00Mongolian BarbecueI've had Mongolian Barbecue a couple of times already but I haven't acquired the taste. It's where you get to dump all sorts of veggies onto your bowl, your choice of meat (pork, beef, chicken, or shrimp), then you are asked if you want it spicy, sweet, etc. and they put in the spice to make it so then they cook everything up. You can come back for a number of times.The first time I tried it in Nick Ballesteroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410061.post-1135823387422219502005-12-29T10:29:00.000+08:002005-12-29T10:35:47.380+08:00Happy New Year too!Nick Ballesteroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410061.post-1135079618480725022005-12-20T19:52:00.000+08:002005-12-20T19:53:38.493+08:00Astroboy peddling ceramic pots in Baguio CitySighted along Marcos HighwayNick Ballesteroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410061.post-1133240049239320802005-11-29T12:43:00.000+08:002005-11-29T13:01:46.523+08:00It's Christmas time in the cityThank goodness for the ber months! I am thankful because the climate becomes cooler and I can bear walking around. The streets come alive with the Christmas lanters popularized in Pampanga, with their synchronized light displays that sure to bring color to any window.A miscellaneous photo: The "jungle" set against the urban jungleNick Ballesteroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410061.post-1131252118886597382005-11-06T12:18:00.000+08:002005-12-20T19:54:42.710+08:00Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club a.k.a. where was I during my birthday?Our company had our yearly golf tournament last October 28 at the Isao Aoki Course in Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club at General Trias, Cavite. I was part of the advance party, so off we went on the 27th. This was also my birthday, so I spent it working. Bwahuhuhu.The clubhouse was a dream. Japanese-inspired architecture. It was but a fleeting moment though that we were able to appreciate the Nick Ballesteroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410061.post-1130912674364733252005-11-02T14:20:00.000+08:002005-11-02T14:29:05.726+08:00The urban legend carMeowok once posted a photo about this pink Honda car that frequents their neighborhood with a Spoon sticker on it. I wondered if it's one and the same. At any rate, here is the photo taken from our neighborhood:Nick Ballesteroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410061.post-1130239750578436522005-10-25T19:05:00.000+08:002005-10-25T19:34:29.853+08:00Colorful Street foodI contributed to the recent Lasang Pinoy III blogging event at watson.online here and here. Here is an additional photo for this topic. Barbecue! From the regular beef and pork, to the more unique gastronomic challenges such as the chicken head and those with colorful names: betamax (blood cubes), IUD (chicken intestines), Adidas (chicken feet).Technorati tag: lasangpinoy3Nick Ballesteroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410061.post-1129969653474639392005-10-22T16:22:00.000+08:002005-10-23T17:07:42.900+08:00Nature amidst the concrete jungleWe were walking from Anson's to Glorietta when a clear expanse of the sky greeted us. It was actually darker but I switched my phone to night mode and the result looked like the sun is about to set, but that bright orb is actually the moon already.I miss the Baguio night sky in Burnham Park, where you see the stars shimmering brightly, unobstructed by the urban nightlights .This is one of my Nick Ballesteroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410061.post-1128569690144847672005-10-06T11:26:00.000+08:002005-10-06T11:37:48.436+08:00The fish that didn't get awayI saw these fish in a grocery store in Baguio. They are a wierd lot. I haven't seen the likes of them before, though I have read many a biology and aquarium fish books in my education years.Nick Ballesteroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410061.post-1127969985514448422005-09-29T12:54:00.000+08:002005-09-29T19:48:16.693+08:00Beach photosI have some more shots from the beach taken at Candon, La Union where my wife and I visited her good friend Tita Rem last weekend. Here is the post about that.We were not able to go to the beach this year because of lots of reasons, but it was great seeing the ocean again, even if it meant just standing by the shore listening to the raging waves and taking photos with the late afternoon sun.As INick Ballesteroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.com3