tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361537062026-09-07T13:26:44.228+08:00on photography, on travel, on writing, on mountain climbing, on urban life, on commuting, on eating out, on just about anything...oh, and on sunsets, and beach, and...zherwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16685936497172486126noreply@blogger.comBlogger240125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36153706.post-75025407183931245102013-06-21T15:55:00.002+08:002013-06-26T10:06:42.489+08:00

(NOTE: This is not an expert techie review, just the point of view of an ordinary person who sees it as it is.) When Nokia Philippines announced that they are conducting a 5-day Test Drive of their Nokia Lumia 720 smartphone, the Nokia loyalist in me did not spare a minute to sign on and be part of the program. Maybe I signed on at the right time, I immediately received a confirmation on the

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Another quick post but with tons of pictures. :) Following UK-South Korea's pace setting performances, expectations for Italy and the Netherlands went skyhigh, and boy, they gladly faced the challenge and the competition just got stiffer! Italy, that early, can be a dark horse and can easily place within the top 5, but the top spot still belongs to UK.

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This post is three weeks late, so to make up for the delay, here are the pictures, Enjoy! United Kingdom: one word: WINNER! The Adele/Skyfall set, in terms of fireworks and music synchronization and design, is the best that I've seen so far. South Korea: The UK's set is a tough act to follow. Though South Korea's performance is notably good (as expected they

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February 24. Second week of the 2013 Philippine International Pyromusical Competition. If the opening weekend was saved by Finland's performance, the second Saturday between Taiwan and Spain was much better, and I was seated again at my favorite spot: the breakwater, the prize for being number seven in line. :) The more than two hours of waiting can be a bit of a bore, so I let it pass

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February 16. Opening Weekend of the much anticipated 2013 Philippine International Pyromusical Competition. I expected it to be huge and I also prepared myself for thousands of people who would at the SM Mall of Asia to witness the first salvo of the competition courtesy of Japan and last year's runner-up, Finland. I came at around 6 o'clock, and that early, all the best possible location for

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Quite a long title, huh? :) But you know, it is that time of the year again when Manila Bay will be lighten by the spectacular explosion of colors and the sky would be painted again by fireworks! Now on its 4th year, the Philippine International Pyromusical Competition will be held at the SM Mall of Asia breakwaters on six Saturdays starting February 16, 2013. As grabbed from the

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Lyn and I went out one weekend and found ourselves in MOA. Nowadays, going out just the two of us is a rare opportunity and it has been a while since we went out just the two of us and without our daughter. Years ago, we make it as a weekend habit to discover new things, trying out new restaurants and staying away from the usual stuff. And this is not an exemption. But since I am no longer

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I KNOW. It's been months after the Aliwan Fiesta. And it's been so typical that I have a delayed post. Forgive me, but I long for the time when blogging is the only online vice I have, back to the time when Facebook is not yet that big, Friendster is only social media everyone's have and it's on Multiply where we share pictures. Oh well, Facebook wouldn't be called game-changer for nothing, and

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Even from Kalaw Avenue, I can hear the sweet beatings of drums from afar. It means one thing, it will start in a while. I just had my lunch, quick lunch actually, from a fast food, and my plan of coming earlier than 12 noon did not materialize.  I arrived a little past one, and when I reached the mobilization area, it was some sort of de ja vu: participants with their full costumes sitting

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and I am dreaming of the beach... Quezon    Coron Batangas Pagudpud Zambales and Caramoan, and Marinduque, and Pearl Farm, and Tawi-tawi, and Zamboanga, and Batanes, and the 7000 others. If only I can teleport, jump from one place to another and freeze the time, I'll do that in one weekend. I am just an ordinary mortal and can only dream of it, so for the mean

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It's all over: on prime time tv, on billboards, on your Sunday paper, on four corners of the grocery, even under the escalator complete with a promo girl. You won't miss it as your friends are also talking about it on Facebook and some strangers on the MRT or the shuttle service. Magnum Ice Cream. Yeah, the P50 ice cream that's making the rounds of its media glitz and successfully

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We just had an event at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila a couple of days back.  We were asked to come at around 6 in the evening, and since Roxas Boulevard is notorious for a sudden build up of vehicles for no apparent reason/s, the traffic paranoid that we are came early, 5 o'clock to be exact!  We were seated at the lobby waiting for the clock to strike 6, I am almost feeling the

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Another first for 2012, at least for me. :)   I had my first taste of the Chinese New Year in Binondo, and now, I got to cover for the first time, the Makati Caracol 2012. This the financial district's version of the Mardigras, though it may not be as grand, it can be as colorful and as noisy. I went to the Ayala Triangle a little past one, as I plan to shoot the participants

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It's that time of the year again when colors will be exploding on a dark night sky, and it's that time of the year again when I would be sitting in Manila Bay's seawall for at least four hours a few minutes before sun down and up to the last explosion of colors. It's the 2012 Philippine International Pyromusical competition!  Now on its 3rd year, the competition attracted 11

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At last, after years of waiting, I finally experienced Chinese New Year in Binondo!!! It's a good thing that, for the first time (ever?), the celebration to welcome the year of dragon was declared a special non-working holiday by the Malacañang, and that's the primary reason why I can go there and got a first hand experience of the festivity.  And according to some, the declaration

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Three years, well, almost three years. That's how long I've evaded the call to travel.  It was a choice, actually, and no regrets whatsoever.  But when I got the chance, I didn't let it pass and the experience awakened what I thought I already lost (if I have it, in the first place hehe). The recent little Batangas adventure in Blue Coral Beach Resort was a breath of fresh air.&

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There are things that are memorable, there are memories that are unforgettable, and there are moments that are simply treasurable. We took our daughter to the beach for the first time, her first outing and also me and lyn's first in three years (yes, that loooong).  The excited parents packed her two-piece bikini (that was bought by her mommyla) while almost forgetting their swimming

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"The world doesn't revolve around you,it revolves around the sun."makes sense, right? and has a scientific basis to back it up. :)just make our families our world, and love will be our sun.happy weekend!

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okay, so much about me being back, or the promise to be back. :)i just can't find the time.i used to rave here even the smallest thing, but now, i just can't find the time.i used to rant here even the smallest thing (thus the reklamador in me), but now, i just can't find the time.i used to post loads of pictures of even the smallest things here, but now, i just can't...um, wait, i have time, even

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and this signals my return to blogging...Have a meaningful Holy week everyone. :)

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alas-singko pa lang ng umaga, dumadagundong na ang pakiramdam ko. dumaan ang alas-sais, ang almusal, hindi pa rin nagbabago. madilim sa kwarto ko at di makakapasok ang araw, pero parang nagliliwanag ang lahat kapag napapatingin ako sa salamin at naiisip kung bakit ako nandito.masarap ang almusal, mainit at solb sa kwentuhan, relaks-relaks daw dapat at wag magpapanic pero sa bawat sulyap

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Fiesta is a celebration, and the Philippines being a land with all kinds of fiestas (we tend to celebrate all things imaginable hehe) just makes us the land of celebrations. And whenever there's a celebration, smile (and laughter, lots of them) follows.I was able to catch some of those smiles in the recent Aliwan Fiesta, and even if was so hot on that day, it was raining with ready smiles. Here

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Dubbed as the Philippines' Grandest Fiesta, this festival gathered the country's most celebrated festivals in one place, imagine the combined colors and energy of Sinulog, Dinagyang, Panagbenga and a lot more, there's so much color, so much energy and so hoooot (figuratively and literally speaking) to shoot.I was there last weekend, and despite the raging El Niño, participants, lots of

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eto ay para sa mga araw nahabang ang iba'y gumagalaako nama'y monitor ang kaharapkeyboard ang kausapat mouse ang hawak.medyo grounded lang, hindi maka-travel. hindi makapag-shoot. pero hindi ako nagre-reklamo, nami-miss ko lang ang tawag ng dagat, ang kinang ng sunset, ang hampas ng hangin sa bundok, ang bigat ng backpack, ang putik at alikabok sa sapatos...kaya nung makasilip ako ng

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have a meaningful Holy week everyone. Be safe and God Bless. :)

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