E S P I Y A N G ~ M A N D I R I G M A

The Ultimate Gift... A very touching movie...

2007-09-24T12:46:00.000+03:00

I really want to post and share this movie that we’ve watched before... The title of the movie is The Ultimate Gift, that touched my heart and keep my tears falling... a Fox Faith Movies production also the distributor of The Passion of the Christ a Mel Gibson film, Love's Abiding Joy from the best selling author Janette Oke and film by Michael Landon Jr., One Nigt with the King, and End of the Spear which both movie I have too...

Nakaka-touch talaga itong movie and I would recommend this to anyone, especially to families... This movie is one of the most powerful touching movie... It has a message about a young man who has to find out there is more to life then money, that being apart of a family who loves you is the most important thing in life. Finding the ultimate gift is like finding your place in the world, what are you here for? What is your purpose? There is an incredible amount of value in this message and it is something people of all ages can learn from. Kaya If you not seen this movie... Try to watch it and for sure it will change you in some means...

If you want to know some brief story of this movie please see below links... But I recommend not too, ‘Coz for me I think mas magandang panoorin yung movie if you don’t have any idea where the story goes... Mas nakaka excite and wala kang ini-expect ‘coz of what you read in reviews... But you have your choices, so here is the links... I suggest that it’s better to see these links after you watched the movie...

The Ultimate Gift (Wikipedia)

The Ultimate Gift (Official Site)

Here are some products I can refer too...

The ultimate tools for families wanting to connect in joyful, meaningful ways...

~ The Twelve Gift ~

The Gift of Work (The Family Values Journal & Key)
The Gift of Problems (Words of Wisdom)
The Gift of Friends (I'm Always with You )
The Gift of Giving (Gift of Values)
The Gift of Gratitude (Thanksgiving Album & Leaves)
The Gift of Family (Family Tree Poster & Leaves, Family Tree Poster Extra Leaves)
The Gift of Learning (Family Tree Booklets)
The Gift of Money (The Birthday Book)
The Gift of Laughter (Conversation Starters)
The Gift of a Day (Family Fun Box & Family Fun Pad)
The Gift of Dreams (Time Capsule)
The Gift of Love (which leads to the Ultimate Gift) (Dear Sweet Child Letter Box)

I guess each one of us have already some of those gift but, we don't give enough importance on the other gift which is just around us waiting to be notice and to be practice... I remember before, on the 3rd day or the last day of our youth encounter with my classmate way back from our fourth year high school days... The lecturer told us... Sa paglabas naming ng cursillo house, after three weeks or less ay may babalik ulit sa mga dating kalokohan, sa mga bisyo and so on... for short makakalimutan ang mga good moral values na natutunan namin… which is normal daw… but she challenge us to try practicing it everyday up to malampasan namin ang three weeks and so on… Well, actually medyo mahirap, but I keep on practicing it up to now… Eventhough hindi ko nagagawa lahat but I’ll keep and trying on doing those… And one effect sa akin is paminsan-minsan emotional ako and I guess normal naman sa atin…

I really love to watch this kinds of movie and there are many more on my lists, some of those are...

Beyond The Gates of Splendor

The Last Sin Eater

Love's Abiding Joy

Flicka

and more... Sad to say, it's hard to find a copy of those films here... Kaya if you have a copies, maybe you can make one for me... or kaya gift nyo nalang sa akin... Thanks...

It's nice to be posted...

2007-09-06T13:51:00.000+03:00

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

2007-09-05T09:52:00.000+03:00

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

2007-09-01T17:55:00.000+03:00

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...

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

2007-08-25T22:11:00.000+03:00

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?

RAN Online

2007-08-13T20:46:00.000+03:00

I've been busy playing RAN Online this past weeks.... Medyo adict mode na nga ako kalalaro at pagpapa level-up nang character ko... and yun po ang reason kaya medyo hindi ako nakakapagupate nang aking blog... Sorry po... Hooked na ako sa paglalaro nang online games... I started playing this online games since 2004, but I am not aware of how to create a great character... Lately ko lang nalaman how to play this game... As I said before, I started playing this game since my vacation last 2004... Natigil ang paglalaro ko when I go back here in KSA... Before kasi I install it here and hindi sya nag work so since then hindi na ako nakapaglaro kung kaya napagiwanan yung una kong character... Then when I was on vacation last May this year I saw Jan, my brother in-law still playing this game... Medyo nagkainterest ulit ako, lalo na nang malaman ko na mamaw na ang character nya... So I copy all the patch he got and the installer... Then while I was on sick leave because nga po pilay and naka-cast ako, I install it and I'm suprise! Walah! It works! Yepeee... So since then, laging palevel mode and syempre para di mapagiwanan nang mga ka batch...

Before kasi everytime na magle-level-up, add lang ako nang add nang skill points... But now I know how, kaya medyo maganda na ang character na build ko... Medyo weak parin sya but time will come... Lalakas din sya... Hehehehehe... Kailan kaya sya magiging Master?

What a bad day...

2007-07-31T18:29:00.000+03:00

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...

Kwento muna...

2007-07-22T15:10:00.001+03:00

Yap! I got a new layout... Sorry for I don’t give more time to edit and make this layout nicer than before. You will notice that my links to all my blogger friend are gone and now I am trying to put it back... one thing I forgot is to back up or download my previous layout before changing these, kaya all widgets and sidebars links are gone... luckily I have another blog account in wordpress and what I did is copy all the links and HTML codes and paste it here... Hehehehe, hindi kasi makontento sa layout...

Anyway, back to the blogger world, for the past days there are so many things happened... One is when I got a minor injury while playing basketball, Grabeh! Noong naramdaman kong parang napa-pilipit ang paa ko, kinabahan na ako agad... ang akala nang mga referee’s ay natisod lang ako... So I asked for substitute and Nilo Espino, President and Organizer of the league with my team mates assists me to our bench and then he took off my shoes at medyo na shocked sila! Hindi sa amoy ha! Na shocked sila at lalo na ako ‘Coz parang crispy pata agad ang paa ko dahil sa laki nang maga... This is the first time I experienced ma-sprain... Medyo physical kasi ang laro that night and medyo malalaki ang kalaban... Our contender Dabarkads is one of the strong team in our bracket and they are also willing to win that game... That is why the game is so tight and you will see all players from both teams are aggressive and put their best on that game. For me, this is one of the best game, parang championship ang game pero nasa elimination palang... When Dabarkads points from the rainbow area, one of our team mates, either Marlon or Ryan will answer and make a 3 points shots, the power rebound of Oplas is a big help also plus the contribution of all teams... Kaya ako ang nakontibute ko nalang is sumigaw, mag-abot nang tubig at mang-asar nang kalaban... Hehehehe... Injury po, kaya sa bench lang ako... Anyway, we won the game by leading 4 points and make our standing 2L/1W. Imagine! Tinalo namin yung isa sa pinakamalakas na team sa bracket namin! And yun ang first win namin...

Update...

2007-07-18T01:04:00.000+03:00

Ang hirap magbago nang layout... Nagsisisi nga ako kung bakit binago-bago ko pa ang layout nitong blog ko... When I check my layout using my computer in office, okay naman... medyo hindi lang ako satisfied doon sa links nang Home, About & Photo Gallery... Ang gusto ko kasi mangyari ay mailagay siya sa bandang left side... But still! Ayaw nyang maalis sa center... And then, when I check this layout using my PC here at home... Waaaahhhh... Ibang layout naman ang lumalabas! Lalo na sa aking Home Page... Now I am trying to make a post and check ko po kung mababago nga ang layout... Wheeewww... Hirap talaga nang pakapa-kapa lang... Anyway, masaya narin ako 'Coz kahit papaano, kahit hindi ko napagaralan ito noong college... Medyo na ge-get ko naman ang logic kung paano ayusin ang mga code...

Well, hope later maayos ko nga ito... Napagiiwanan na ako nang post ni Pareng Kneeko and Pareng Masterbetong... Hindi ko tuloy ma post yung mga latest shots ko... I hope makapa ko na ito... Or if you have any recommendation, please advice me...

Thanks...

Tatay's Birthday

2007-06-17T13:03:00.000+03:00

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...

Philippine Motor Show

2007-06-14T10:31:00.000+03:00

It’s been more than 15 days when I and master together with his co-Pipho met and attend the Philippine Motor Show at the World Trade in Manila. The call time is 10:00AM, so I charge my battery, check my camera, and prepare all my things the night before, (Excited ba!?) ‘Coz ang alam namin ni Master is matutuloy ang shoot namin sa wedding ng friend ni Kneeko, but maybe because of so many activities Kneeko had been through... and maybe pagod pa sa biyahe from France... Kaya ang pag remind or even text sa amin ni Master ay nakaligtaan nya na hindi pala sya makaka attend sa wedding... Well, okies lang yun Bro! Just don’t forget our pasalubong! Hehehehe... Buti nalang at nayakag ako ni Master sa motor show and pasalamat narin kami dahil may motor show, dahil kung wala... saan kaya kami maglilibot?

Anyway, I don’t have enough story to tell, kaya stop na muna ang kwento ‘coz marami pa po akong pics na ipo-process... so you may start criticizing my photo’s...

Master with Pipho Members & Pareng Eton

B M W

H U M M E R

C L A S S I C S

M O D I F I E D

The Models

2007 Pulilan Town Fiesta

2007-05-24T10:08:00.001+03:00

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...

My In-Laws Garden

2007-05-24T09:44:00.000+03:00

Sorry for delay posting... It's because of too many photo's for post editing and commitments wiht friends and family, that is why I update my blog very seldom... Anyway, just want to share my shots of flowers from my Mother In-Law simple garden... She loves orchids eventhough she is very busy on their business and taking care of our chikitings, she also spent some extra time taking care of her garden...

To make this short just check my shots of some of her flowers...

That's it... actually there's some more but I can't take a good angle and make a shot... Kukulit kasi nang mga chikiting! Next post will be the Pulilan Town Fiesta... Napagiiwaan na ako ni Master, buti pa sya laging updated... Haayyy...

On my way home...

2007-05-18T09:33:00.001+03:00

It's been 8 days since I arrived here sa Pinas! Whheeww! Grabeh ang init! Kung sa Gitnang Silangan ay mainit, ngunit hindi gaya dito na kakaiba ang init! Nakakairita at malagkit sa balat! Pero, iba parin kapag nandito ka sa sarili mong Bayan... Malaya kang nakakagalaw at magastos! Hahahaha... Kaya ito ako ngayon pahinga muna at medyo paubos na ang budget... Nagbayad po kasi nang tuition fee nang mga chikiting at kinapos pa kaya dag-dag na naman sa listahan...

Anyway, magbalik tanaw po muna tayo sa araw na akoy pauwi... Syempre excited at may halong kagalakan ang aking nararamdaman sa aking pagbalik, kahit na nakakpagod ang biyahe... Nakakapadod dahil sa schedule nang aking flight... Bahrain to Hong Kong, Hong Kong to Manila... Noong una ay nag bus kami papuntang Bahrain at inabot kami nang halos kulang-kulang 3 hours papuntang Bahrain Airport... Then pagdating namin sa airport ay delay pa ang flight nang 1 hour... so what to do yani!? wait-wait-wait! Then when the plane arrived unahan agad sa gate para makapasok na... So while the utility crue are cleaning the plane isa-isa na rin kaming pinapapasok... then ito pa! ang flight pala namin is babalik pala nang Saudi! Destination is Riyadh! Haayyyy... so back to Kingdom kami... and wait for another hour... eh ang sikip pa sa pwesto ko and nandon pa ako mismo beside the window... kaya while stop over in Riyadh... gamit na ako nang C.R. 'coz pag balik ko for sure doon na ako ulit sa Hong Kong makakapag C.R. Buti nalang at okay lang magsho-shoot, kaya yun nalang ang pinagkaabalahan ko...

So after an hour, ready to fly na kami... back to seat na ang lahat and fastened seat belt na ako, kuha parin ako nang kuha hanggang sitahin ako nang isa sa flight attendant... Kaya kunwari, off na yung camera... eh medyo pasaway din minsan kaya on ulit then shot-shot-shot! Natigilan ko lang noong siniserve na nila ang dinner namin... then, after I ate my dinner when the attendant took my plates may pinamimigay silang catalogue and medyo natawa ako kasi I didn't expect na yung gustong-gusto kong mapanood na ang balak ko pa nga eh bumili nang DVD copy ay sya palang ipapalabas... Music & Lyrics, kaya 3 times ko syang inulit panoorin kahit na nakakatulugan ko na... So now, I've seen that movie, nawalan na tuloy ako nang interes na bumili pa nang copy... Eh, 3 times ko ba namang panoorin... bibili pa ba ako noon!?

Ok let's continue... So we arrive in Hong Kong late... delay nang 30 minutes so I don't have enough time para maglibot... kaya pila na ako agad kasi transfer kami nang plane... medyo iilan nga lang sa mga chinese ang nakakaintindi at marunong mag english... hirap magtanong sa kanila... kaya no choice talaga ako kung hindi bumalik nalang sa pila at baka maligaw pa ako at lalong ma delay ang paguwi ko... then pag dating naman dito sa Pinas... Hayyyy... sobrang accomodating nang mga Filipino! (KUNO) sa Duty Free palang habang pumipili ka ask sila nang ask then later pag dating sa cashier... may mataray mayroon namang bolera... at ang experience ko, nakalimutan pa nang cashier yung liqour na pinili ko... so balik ulit me sa cashier para bayaran... then, palabas nang airport... Si Ate hiningi yung ticket ko para sa baggage claim... check nya kung yung sticker is same number na nasa ticket ko... then after she checked and approved... Sabihan ba naman ako na "Sige pwede ka na umalis laya ka na!" Wow! Shock ako! Kaya nasagot ko agad sya na Salamat Warden! and nasabi ko sa sarili ko na... Nasa Pilipinas na nga talaga ako!

And there are those photo... Master later I will post those carabao's... but first yung mga flowers daw muna ni Mother... Just one at a time... Tonight I will do it... sana walang bisita at nang hindi mapurnada... Malaya, next time nalang din po yung sitsaron... gusto mo pati sitsaron bulaklak... Mmmmmm... Rapsa!

2 Days to go...

2007-05-07T08:56:00.000+03:00

Haaayyy... excited na akong makapagbakasyon ulit! I have 2 days left and makapagbabakasyon na naman at malalasap ko na naman ang simoy nang Pilipinas. Yeepeee... Sa dami nang mga napagkasunduang lakad sa tingin ko ay iilan lamang dito ang maiisakatuparan... Sana sa loob nang three weeks kong bakasyon at kakapiranggot kong budget ay maisagawa sana ang mga balakin namin at matugunan ang mga kompormisong napagusapan.

Pero bago ang lahat, syempre uunahin ko muna ay ang kaarawan nang mga chikiting... Sa katunayan nga ay kaarawan ngayon noong aming pangalawang supling na si Baste at ang susunod naman ay ang kaarawan ni Lean sa 14 May, na natatapat din sa fiesta ni San Isidro Labrador... Kaya sabay-sabay na ang handaan para medyo makatipid... Inimbitahan ko si master at ang kanyang mga ka-liga at sana ay makapunta sila nang maaga upang makaiwas sa traffic at masaksihan din nila ang mga nagluluhurang kalabaw.

Pero teka-teka, anong oras na at tila yata hindi ko pa nakikita ni anino nang aking magiging kapalit... Hmmm, mukhang umurong na yata at ayaw nang pumwesto dito... Huwag naman po sana... baka maudlot pa ang pag-uwi ko ha! Tawagan ko muna ang Procurement at nang matanong kung anong nanyari!? Para maasikaso na agad ang dapat asikasuhin... Inshallah walang problema... Haaayyy...

Continuation! (Nang malaman ko ang tugon)

Imbyerbna ang Lolo! hindi dumating ang aking magiging kapalit ko dito kung kaya at aking tinawagan ang mga taga Procurement... Aba! at ayaw sagutin ang aking mag tawag... Pinatawagan ko sa mga tropa at ilang ring lang ay sinagot agad! Ano ang ibig sabihin noon!? Ayaw talagang sagutin ang aking tawag or talagang wala sya sa kanyang desk at na tiyempuhan lang nang tawagan sya ni Bien! Anyway, okay lang yun basta ang gusto ko lang malaman ay kung ano na ang nanyari sa aking magiging kapalit, kaya in-e-mail ko nalang at doon siguro sa e-mail ko eh medyo natauhan ang Lolo! kung kaya't tawag agad siya sa akin pagkabasa nya nang e-mail at sabay hingi nang paunmanhin... Okay! Forgiven ang Lolo... Now tinanong ko kung bakit wala ang kapalit ko at ang sabi ay hindi daw nya alam... kaya't pinatawagan ko sa kanya ang coordinator na nag-supply para alamin kung ano ang nanyari... sa kasamaang palad at sa di inaasahang panyayari... Biglaan daw uuwi nang Pilipinas sa kadahilanang yumao daw ang pinakamamahal na asawa... Noong una ay medyo naniwala ako, pero napagtanto ko na bakit hindi man lamang ipinagbigay alam kaagad dito sa amin nang kanyang coordinator ang nanyari upang hindi kami naghihintay at umaasa na papasok sya... Kung hindi pa tinawagan ay hindi pa namin malalaman ang sitwasyon... Kaya naisip ko na maaring isang palusot lamang ito ni Kabayan at wala na syang maidahilan kung kaya't kinakailangang mag rason sya... Pero kung totoo naman ang kanyang dahilan... akoy nakikiramay sa kanya, subalit kung ito'y pawang kasinungalingan lamang... sana ay wag naman magkatoto sa kanyang asawa...

Flowers in Desert...

2007-05-02T14:04:00.000+03:00

May or Mayo ang pang limang buwan sa taon nang gregorya at alam nang karamihan ay ang buwan nang mga Pyestahan, Santacruzan at Flores De Mayo... Dito sa gitnang silangan ay wala akong alam na okasyon o ano mang pagdiriwang na ginaganap tuwing Mayo, (Eh ano pa nga ba naman ang buhay dito no! Asa ka pa!) hindi tulad sa atin na masaya at halos lingo-lingo ay may kasayahan sa Plaza, at lalo na kapag Santacruzan ang usapan... May mga galing pa sa iba’t-ibang lalawigan upang sumagala at mag eskorte.

Samantala bago mapunta sa mga bulaklak nang Reyna Elena at Reyna Emperatriz... ibang bulaklak muna ang Ibabahagi ko, tutal ay napapanahon naman kaya mamumulak-lak po muna ang aking blog.

Isama ko narin po itong nag-iisang insekto na napagtripan namin... Hindi ko inakalang makakagawa ako nang ganitong kuha... At dahil sa resulta nang isang kuha na ito ay lalo akong nagkainterisadong magkukuha nang MACRO...

Ngayong nalalapit na ang aking pag-uwi, tiyak na mapapalaban ako at ang aking camera... mas maraming subject at mas malaya akong makakuha nang kahit ano... Lalo na sa aking mga chikiting at sa kapiyestahan ni San Isidro Labrador, Pulilan, Bulacan... Sana makapunta si master sa amin, at si kneeko naman ay tiyak na malabong makapunta, sa kadahilanang sya ay abala kaka-awit sa France. Good luck sa inyo Pre! Sana sa mga susunod ninyong paglalakbay ay makasama na ako...

PAALALA! huwag kalimutan ang pasalubong namin...

Flores de Mayo at Santacruzan

2007-05-01T15:21:00.000+03:00

Flores, from Spanish flores or "flowers," also known as Flores de Mayo (flowers of May), Flores de Maria (flowers of Mary) or alay (offering), may refer to the whole Flower Festival celebrated in the month of May in honor of the Virgin Mary.

In the Tagalog region, this custom and celebration started after the proclamation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception in 1854 and after the publication circa 1867 of Mariano Sevilla's translation of the devotional Flores de Maria or Mariquit na Bulaclac na sa Pagninilaynilay sa Buong Buan nang Mayo ay Inihahandog nang manga Devoto cay Maria Santisima (The Flowers of Mary or the Beautiful Flowers that in the Meditations During the Whole Month of May are Offered by Devotees to Mary the Holiest). (http://www.filipino.com.au/categ/culture/floresdemayo.htm)

A Santacruzan is a religious-historical beauty pagent held in many cities, towns and even smll villages throughout the Philippines during the month of May. One of the most colorful May-time festivals in the Philippines which depicts the finding of the Holy Cross by Queen Helena, mother of Constantine the Great. Many movie and television personalities participate in the events and are featured as major sagalas and escorts. (http://www.intas-travel.com/incentives/fiesta_floresdemayo.html)

The festivity commemorates the search of the Holy Cross by Queen Helena (Reina Elena) and her son, the newly converted emperor Constantine. After the Holy Cross was found in Jerusalem and brought back to rome, there was a joyful celebration for thanksgiving.

Nine days of prayer (a novena) in honor of the Holy Cross precedes the Flores de Mayo or Santacruzan. This festival was introduced by the Spaniards in the Philippines and has since become part of Filipino traditions identified with youth, love and romance.

Source: http://www.hagonoy.com/lbcorpus/halbc007.html

Gadgets...

2007-04-27T14:32:00.000+03:00

I bought two slightly used SIGMA lens early of this Month from Sir Ricky S. Santos who is one of our senior member of Desert Foxs. A telephoto zoom lens SIGMA 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO DG MACRO and the another zoom lens which is SIGMA 18-125mm F3.5-5.6 DC that can be use from wide angle to telephoto, zoom lens that can capture a wide range of subjects.

He sell it to me including the filter for a very cheap price kaya I grab it agad. 'Coz nakakapanghinayang naman kung hindi ko pa bibihlin pareho... And another reason is it will help me to enhance more my skills... Kaya I think for a freshman like me okay lang na pag-aralan ko muna and to master how to use these types of lens bago ako bumili nang ina-aspire kong Canon lens which is EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM and Canon MACRO lens. Medyo may kamahalan nga lang kaya for sure imposible ko pang mabili ang mga yan sa ngayon...

Totoo nga ang paalalang sinambit sa akin ni masterbetong na "ihanda ko na ang aking bulsa!" Talagang magastos nga pala ang pag-aaral nang potograpiya... Ngunit gayon pa man ay masasabi ko na ring isa itong oportunidad sa akin at pwedeng pagkakitaan. Lalo na sa kagaya kong manggagawa sa ibang bansa na umaasa at inaasam na sa ating lupang tinubaan parin pumirme at magkaroon nang pangkabuhayan...

Some of my shots...

2007-04-23T08:30:00.000+03:00

I need to post this photo's... It's been a long time since I edited those but, now ko lang po siya na-upload, 'coz ngayon lang po ako nakakasingit paunti-unti dito sa office...

Here are some shots which was taken inside my room, actually medyo marami-maraming shots din po ang nagawa ko that time but I choose this three first to be posted 'coz It shows three different compositions which is the MOVING, LIGHT & MACRO.

Ito naman pong shots na ito is comparison or difference between night and day shot nang Mosque, which I've seen everytime I open my window... At first medyo nagiging alarm clock ko because of the early morning shouts calling all for prayer... then later nasanay narin ako... Five times ba naman everyday nagsisigaw isabay mo pa yung Mosque sa tapat namin, ewan ko lang pag hindi mo pa nakabisado...

The last three shots I've made was taken during the despedida of our friend Edgar Reyes. First we went to Edgar's apartment to help him pack some of his belongings and syempre nandoon na rin yung hakot nang pamana and I remember na maganda nga palang kunan ang round about from his window, so after namin mahakot ang amnig mga namana, we go back to his apartment and I took several shots. Medyo po may kahirapan sa kadahilanang hindi ko po nadala ang aking tripod and handheld lang kaya blur ang pagkakakuha... Then the next one is habang naghihintay nang order napagdiskitahan kong kunan ang glass then naisip ko na idag-dag sa composition yung scoop... And the other one is the PATAYA's mixed sea food which is not that expensive but taste expensive... Siguro kung sa atin mo ito bibilin medyo mahal... because of the common recipe or ingredients which is sea food.

Medyo pinagsabay-sabay ko na ang pag-post nang pics it's because medyo marami-rami pang shots ang kinakailangang i-post... Trigger happy kasi eh! Kaka-adict... Kaya watch out for more and hope ma-ayos ko agad before end of April.

The 5th Heritage Festival

2007-04-19T10:37:00.000+03:00

At last! Another mission accomplished... Napatunayan na naman ang kasabihan sa atin na "Kapag may Tiyaga, May Nilaga" Hehehehe... If there is will, there's a way nga naman talaga, Kasi nga naman, kahit na nagloloko ang aking P.C. at medyo po busy dito sa work, naisisingit ko parin na kahit paunti-unti, ay na gawa kong ayusin at lagyan nang borloloy ang mga shots ko sa ginanap na Heritage Festival Exibit here in Al-Fanateer Conventioan Hall, Jubail, K.S.A.

It took almost a month para piliin at ayusin ang mga shots na ito upang aking maibahagi at pagmalaki narin na nagkakaroon na nang improvement ang aking mga shots... Masayang libangan at pag-aralan talaga ang potograpiya at sa tingin ko ay mahaba-haba parin ang aking babay-bayin upang ma-arok at makamit ang talagang tagumpay... Para mapagkakitaan narin! Hehehehe... Kaya sa ngayon, ito po ang ilan sa aking mga obra (Kuno)...

Slamat nga pala kay Ginoong Neil Inf. Ortega na nagtiyagang samahan ako upang maisagawa ang mga kuha kong ito... Kahit na hindi na sya mangiti sa inip at gutom na dinanas namin... Hehehehe! Ginoong Neil, wag pong madadala ha!? Sa susunod food preparation naman ang hanapin natin para busog tayo while taking shots...

Update...

2007-03-24T13:05:00.000+03:00

Medyo matagal-tagal ko rin hindi na update ang aking blog. Sa kadahilanang nais kong mapaganda at malagyan nang isang presentableng pahina na kung saan pwede kong ilagay ang aking mga larawang nakuhanan upang ang mga ito ay maibahagi sa inyo. (Tagalog na tagalog ba!?) Sa kakahanap nang mga sites dumami na nang dumami ang aking blog ngunit pare-pareho lamang ang mga nakasaad. Hindi kasi ako mapakali hanggang hindi ko nagustuhan... Isa pang problema ay ang pagloloko nang aking computer... Bumalik na naman kasi ang kanyang sakit na basta-basta nalang magre-restart... Ipinasuri ko na nga siya ngunit pansamantalang gamitan lamang at nanumbalik na naman ang kanyang kalokohan... at sa ngayon, totally ayaw na nyang magboot, sa tingin ko ay tinamaan na naman ang O.S. kung kaya’t kinakailangan na namang i-format at mawawala na naman ang aking mga shots na hindi ko na back-up... Nakapanghihinayang, Hindi ko man lamang na back-up, kaya simula ngayon, Pagkatandaan! ang lahat nang mga proyekto ay dapat na laging may kopyang nakatabi...

Ito nga pala ang isang blog na napili kong lipatan... ( www.newspy23.i.ph ) Nagustuhan ko ang estilo nang paunang pahina at ang aking hinahanap na karagdagang presentasyon nang mga larawan... Ang hindi ko lang nagustuhan dito ay ang pag-lakip nang larawan sa aking sinasaad. Nikakailangan pa kasing baguhin ang sukat nang bawat isa lalo na kung napalaki ang larawan, hindi kahintulad sa ibang blog na pag-upload mo ay automatic nang maayos ang sukat, at medyo may kabagalan ang pag-open nang site.

Master, baka meron kang suhesyon at alam na pwede kong lipatan nang blog ko... payo naman dyan... alam kong malawak ang iyong kaalaman pag dating sa larangan nang ganitong bagay-bagay...

Pahabol! Isama ko na rito ang mga naiwang larawang na dapat ay noon ko pa nagawa...

Ilalagay ko na rin ito sa aking bagong blog... Parang pinahihirapan ko lalo ang sarili ko, kasi kinakailangang pati yung isa ay ma-update ko din... Baka kaya mayari ako nang pulis dito sa I.T. namin... Hehehehehe...

More Digital Photo...

2007-03-16T22:16:00.000+03:00

Well kagagaling lang namin sa practice nang basketball sa Najrani Camp ngayon, and medyo pagod pa... Kaya bibilisan ko na ang aking pag-post dito... Hirap nang walang practice! Grabeh!

Anyway, here are the continuation nang aking shots noong umatend kami ng Horse Show... Sensya na at wala akong gaanong masabi... mabilisan na ito...

Edited na po yan and croped na kaya medyo dinagdagan ko nang sharpness and kaunting ayos nang brightness... May kalayuan kasi ang aking pwesto and hindi pa zoom lens ang gamit ko kundi yung 18~55mm which is inculeded sa kit ang aking gamit... Pag nakayanan ko nang bumili nang EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM maybe medyo mae-enhance ko pa ang aking skills... Kaso Kailan kaya iyo!? Yung ang isang malaking tanong!

Desert Foxes EB

2007-03-15T15:31:00.000+03:00

As I said to my last post entitled Photo Practice... There is an event "Spring Horse Show" at the Saudi Aramco Dhahran which was organized by Saudi Aramco Arabian Horse Association (DAHA), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. We was invited by a group of photographers here in Kingdom called Desert Foxes which lead by Mr. Jose "Ka Pepe" De Luna... Together with Don Trinidad, Ross Valerio and his Family, around 5:30pm of Mrach 8, 2007 we traveled from Jubail going to Khobar and stayed in ARWAD Suites for one night and the day after, early in the morning we meet some contigent from other places of Kingdom at Al-Ramaniah Shopping Center...

As a wanabie, I really enjoy and lucky to be one of them and meet professional photographers who shared their skills and teached me to practice and improve myself in this kind of art...

Here are some of my shots during the event...

Walking with her horse...

Checking for safety...

Getting ready...

What a cute little rider with a sweet smile...

Look at the camera... Ok! 1.. 2.. GOTCHA!

warming up...

Another cute little rider...

Huh! Shy type...

Got to go back...

All are ready for the event...

Hmmm... nice horse! Hehehehehe...

Also, try to visit Kneeko's homepage to see his compositions... and check the Digital Photographer Philippines forum, "DESERT FOXES: Big, big, big EB in KSA" for more eye catching photo's by the members of Desert Foxes...

Wait for my next posts and I will post more photo's but first, I need to edit those before posting... Para naman po okay sa mga viewers...

Photo Practice...

2007-03-07T23:50:00.000+03:00

Medyo kakapagod ang biyahe ngayon pero kinakailangan ko nang i-post ang mg una kong kuha dahil matatambakan na ako nang aking mga experimento at bukas ay magkakaroon nang Horse Show na gaganapin sa Saudi Aramco, Daharan, kung kayat kinakailangan paghandaan.

At upang maibahagi at makakuha na rin nang mga komento at payo... ito po ang ilang resulta nang aking kuha... Nawa ay magustuhan nang karamihan ang aking nakayanan...

(Macro) Flowers

Hook attached in a Old wooden beam

Chain that support ang give happiness to every child...

Sa ngayon ay ito lamang ang aking maibabahagi... Hindi ko pa kasi tapos lagyan nang border at pangalan ang ibang proyektong aking pinagaaralan... Hindi ko akalain na makakatiyempo rin ako nang ganyang mga kuha, nawa ay matutunan ko rin ang pagkuha nang landscape and portrait at maragdagan pa ang aking kaalaman sa larangan nang potograpiya...

Ang Pagtitipon...

2007-03-06T00:43:00.000+03:00

As per request by Donald "Diego" Salviejo... I-post ko na raw ang practice shoot ko noong datnan namin silang nagkakasiyahan sa aming building... Kaya habang iniispin ng BEAC ang aking mga labahin, isinabay ko ang pag-gawa ng post na ito para ma-ibahagi kay Master.

Pagkagaling namin sa Khobar noong araw na inampon ko ang Rebel 400D, amin nang dinatnan ang mga Diego na nagkakasiyahan... kung kaya't nabinyagan ang aking bagong SLR Camera noon ding gabing yun... Buti nalang at mahaba-haba pa ang charge nang battery at naibigay ang kagustuhan nilang makita at masubukan ang kakayahan nang camera...

Patnubay nang magulang ay kinakailangan sa mga litratong masisilayan...

MGA GWAPUHONG

(L-R) Romel, Ariel, Renz, Tirso, Donald

Carlo at syempre ang inyong lingkod...

Tila yata mapula ang kutis ni Diego dito...

May nag text yata kay Romel, (si Fafa ba yan!?) At ang Tirso panay higop sa kanyang Juice...

Aba! Ang Bida... (What's Up!?)

"Banatan mo BIDA!"
Ika nga ni Kabise na nagagalak dahil sa naganap na pagtitipon...

Pagkalipas nang ilang oras ay isa-isa nang nawala ang mga Gwapuhong... Ang bida ay umakyat at dumiretso sa aking silid, siguro nag-tiyat o kaya sinamantala na naman ang sarili... Si Bien ay diretso narin sa kanyang silid... Si Kabise, nakatulog naman ay doon na nakatulog sa kanilang sofa, Si Amboy patatas naman ay ginawang unan ni Romel at si Diego ay nabuhay at kumanta buong magdamag... Sayang at wala si Kneeko, medyo kasi abala sa kanilang campaign ng Yabang Pinoy na ginanap sa Khobar noon ding gabing yaon...