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Here's one last image from 2009. Towards the later part of the year, I haven't been able to update the blog. I'll try to attend to it much regularly. Also, I'll practise more to produce technically better and consistently creative photos in 2010. :)I wish everyone a learning-filled and prosperous year ahead! Cheers!

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Mid this year, I returned to Quiapo with a conspicuous DSLR camera. (Earlier, I shot around Quiapo and Divisoria with a point-and-shoot. Click here for the entry.) A few shots after taking out the camera, a sampaguita vendor acosted me, "Oi, Anong kinukunan mo?" ("Hey, what are you taking a shot of?")I told her, "Ay, practise lang po. 'Wag kayong mag-alala 'di po kayo nasama." (Oh, it's just

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I am borrowing another blogger's style of unravelling gifts through a series of photos. This is one of the best presents ever, so special that I was compelled to do such an entry.I felt like Carrie with Aleksandr Petrovsky's ribboned giftbox. My hands (slightly) trembled as I pulled out the bow...I knew what they were when I held one. But my excitement by no means didn't lessen.Bunny! (I was

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Repairs, refurbishing and redesigning my flat (well, the first floor) are finally done. Take a peek at my humble abode. (Image above: Light fixture from a worn out electric fan)As previously posted (click here), the supposed theme is a fusion of industrial and colonial. I think I need a little bit more of industrial... But in any case I achieved my objectives, which include creating a very green

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...Since the last post. When I had time and planned to update, misfortune and opportunity came. Typhoon Ondoy delayed several of my activities including the preparations for my flat. I got flooded waist-deep.When I woke up, the modem and router were already submerged and my camera Winter got soaked inside the bag. The ottomans were floating on ankle-deep water, which was fast-rising. Fortunately,

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More of a teaser actually as I still want to keep the pieces, textures and other elements under wraps.My closest and those who are connected with me via Facebook know that I've been obsessed fixing up my apartment. I've been doing so for various reasons ranging from the practical to personal.The planned style is a fusion of industrial and colonial. I hope I achieve a decent interpretation of the

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Foblow is an official/ a qualified nominee to the Philippine Blog Awards this year. Just received the email this morning. Ikea lucky cats, work your charm! :PA maneki neko (lucky cat) iPhone/ iPod Touch wallpaper awaits after the jump.This long line of cats were beckoning good fortune outside an Ikea distributor's showroom. Hence, me calling them "Ikea lucky cats." :)Fopaper is a category in

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“Pwede ba mag girdle sa loob ng bathing suit?!” (Translation: “Can one wear a gridle inside a bathing suit?!”), commented a flabbergasted Eugene Domingo during the presscon of her first lead movie, Kimmy Dora: Kambal sa Kiyeme.This was the reaction of the screen and theatre actress, and now “bagong reyna ng komedya” (T: “new queen of comedy”) to a question from one of the members of the media.

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For lunch today, I decided to head to the Mall of Asia. I was terribly hungry (It was around 3:00 PM.), saw Red Ribbon and decided to treat myself with one of their combos with a slice of cake.Some force found a way of reminding me I'll be turning a year older in a few days.I wasn't thrilled. The cookies and cream cake didn't turn things around...And yes, people looked at me wondering why I was

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I think some of the best experiences come in pairs such as events that contrast and highlight each other, and perhaps those that complement each other creating a better story.Here are more photos from the trip to the University of the Philippines Los Banos (previous post here). Set in pairs, these images show stark contrasts such as the living and the dead and heightened reactions such as creepy

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Shots from a recent trip to the Museum of Natural History in the University of the Philippines Los Banos.Veiled MushroomCobra CurvesFishes in Coffee JarsAscaris WormsBottled ChildAccording to the Laguna government website, "The museum established on September 30, 1976 has more than 200,000 biological collections of Philippine plants, animals, microorganism and other biota that showcase the rich

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The bus ceiling contraption has two faces.

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Figura #3, a sculpture by Arturo Luz at the Ayala Museum/ Greenbelt Mall Park

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I think a city is defined not just by its skyline but by its landscape, particularly the sculptures and specially shaped pieces that its people get to live with and not just see from a distance.Here are some urban sculptures found in different areas of my city, Makati.Reclining. I've seen this reclining man at King's Court building ever since I went to a nearby school for my elementary education.

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Windy DayIt was windy and rainy last week, particularly in the afternoons and evenings. The weather's mood inspires this month's Fopaper. Feel free to download and set in your iPhone or iPod Touch. One more after the jump...Hangers Click here for all Fopapers.

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Here are some photos of Metro Manila I've taken for the past few weeks...Pink and Blue. You know you're in Metro Manila when you see these colors in a major road. Katipunan, Quezon City.Store Guard. I got scolded for this one. I asked permission from an elderly guy standing outside the store, thinking he was the owner. He noded. Apparently, it was the guy in red. Binondo, Manila.Spring Feeling.

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Last week while waiting for a meeting, this tabloid headline caught my attention. I wondered what the story behind "I Love My Rapist" was. As I should have expected... There really was no psychoanalysis in the article, i.e. how a victim could have fallen in love with the abuser. However to my surprise, the lead was so graphic, more precisely, pornographic. Tighter shot of the lead after the

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Light StrokesInspired by Poolga.com, I am making available these iPhone and iPod Touch wallpapers from some photos that I've taken. Feel free to download and set them in yours. One more fopaper (yes, I'm branding another category in this blog) after the jump. Eye Up Close More to come! :)

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"Plop"If you think that jacket looks familiar, you probably might have seen it from the fashion week posting a few days ago. Fashion blogger Khaz bought it off the runway along with other beautiful things. Combining the jacket with dark hues, pops of color and a Marc Jacobs Carter bag (not in photo - will leave it to his blog to detail his look), Khaz is indeed a fashion rebel.The bag is one of

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Fashionable enough? Shoes I wore during a show I wasn’t able to see much of fashion week this time. I went to a few shows as I was going around Metro Manila looking for furniture and home accessories. Nonetheless, here are some collections I saw during Philippine Fashion Week Holiday 2009.Inspired by Siem Reap. I was told by Beautiful Things blogger Khaz that designer Don Protasio works in

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I've been wondering for quite sometime if I should. For the past year, this blog has relied on an amazing point-and-shoot camera. But during the last month, I've been taking lessons on photography using a digital slr. And I've been wondering if I should integrate the shots taken using the new camera in this blog.I am not sure why I am hesitant. There seems to be nothing wrong with it, right?

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Foblow is now in Twitter. Twit with me! Click here to follow Foblow and recieve updates.Oh, and the bird in the photo... That's Tacao, a Martinez bird also known as a Philippine starling. He doesn't actually "tweet" but talks. Specifically, he "bangs."Video after the jump.Tacao lives at my family's garage. Here, he is exposed to television. (Yes, there's a TV in the garage.) And I guess he

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Today was the last day of the summer fashion workshop for kids. (Previous/related entry here.) I made these ribbons to reward their enthusiasm and acknowledge their unique sense of style. :)

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We made tiaras among other style-related crafts in the School of Fashion and the Art’s summer workshop for kids. One added a feather and a veil in hers and called herself an Arabian Nights Princess. Another had a carnival queen theme. But all of them were feeling the day as style divas and having their very own crowning moments.And oh, the photo above? That’s lunch lady Jing helping us out and

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