..and yet another baby!

She's Mikaila Jordin, the daughter of my long lost friend, Joy. She was christened last 30 August 2009 at San Agustin Church in Intramuros, Manila, and I am one of the 30 ninangs!!! Yup, 30! :D Joy has had her fair share of life's struggles and I am happy that everything just seems to be falling into place for her lately. :)

"He has made everything beautiful in his time..." - Ecclesiastes 3:11

Markus Aeon

"A new baby is like the beginning of all things - wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities." - Anonymous

My friend's second baby boy! (Ba't ako ayaw magka-boy? haha!) This photo was taken at the reception (Max's Restaurant, Sucat, Parañaque) after his christening last Sunday, 16 August 2009. Isn't he handsome? :)

The Red Wall Experience

Here's my collection of portraits of people who are close to my heart with the 'famous' (at least, to those who've experienced it :D) red wall in the background:

My eldest daughter Sofia, and her helium-filled pet Cutie-cutie :D

My youngest daughter, Tallulah My youngest brother, Mar

My eldest brother Marlon and my youngest sister Eunice :DMy second youngest brother, Martin

My second eldest brother, Mark (in his mala-Dingdong Dantes pose..haha!)

My one and only sister, Eunice My nieces, Nicole, Tricia, Sabel and Izy My nieces Mae and Lyan with Sofiamore nieces and nephews and in-laws Don't you just love those writings on the wall? :D more to follow!

"The family. We were a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste, coveting one another's desserts, hiding shampoo, borrowing money, locking each other out of our rooms, inflicting pain and kissing to heal it in the same instant, loving, laughing, defending, and trying to figure out the common thread that bound us all together." - ~Erma Bombeck

365 Days of Being 32!

It's my birthday today! I am starting a new '365 project' and I hope I won't miss a single day this time (my fingers are crossed!). No more excuses this time. If I don 't have my DSLR with me, my handy dandy cellphone camera or someone else's camera should save the day. If I missed a day due to the 'after effect' of epidural (I had it twice!), I am giving myself 24 hours to take a photo for the day I missed. So again, the goal is to take at least one photo a day for an entire year (before I turn 33, sheesh! :D). I hope to learn more about myself through this project and at the same time realize that every single day is a blessing that should not be taken for granted. You can check the album here!

Back to Basics

I attended Jo Avila's Basic Photography Seminar for the past two Sundays (February 14 & 22) in his studio at Greenhills, San Juan. This was sort of a refresher for me since I've already attended FPPF's Basic and Advance photo workshop long ago when it was only me and my Nikon F60. And ever since I went 'digital' with my Nikon D80, I just figured out all the camera settings by myself and I've been processing my photos only through Picasa, Picture Project and through some 'tools' I am familiar with at Photoshop, and so I thought it was time to get to know more about my gear and learn 'more' about 'basic' (hehe..) Photoshop and Color Management. So there, all the while I thought going digital would make my life easier, but I was so wrong..hehe.

Anyway, First Sunday was like deja vu - it was f/stops all over again, haha! - but in fairness, Jo Avila made it all not-so-complicated, or maybe I wasn't just listening before, haha! Second Sunday was about basic photoshop and color management, which is the main reason why I signed up for this seminar. Now, I better start 'practicing' everything that I've learned from the seminar bago ako malito uli..hehe. (Honey, I need a new laptop!) :D

Crumpler's Beer for Bags Promo!

On my way to the office this morning, I heard over the radio about the Crumpler Beer for Bags Promo which is happening from February 21 to February 26 only at Bonifacio High Street! Check out the link and see which items you need to bring to get that Crumpler bag. I said 'items,' because aside from beers, you also need to bring food items like barbecue sauce, Doritos, Cheetos, Tabasco, and chicharon (promise!) depending on which bag you like. Cute 'no? haha! I know you still need to shell out some cash to buy the beers, etc. in exchange for the bags, but still, the prices of the bags are 30% to 50% cheaper when bought with beer than with cash, so that's 50 to 70% discount! Plus, for every bag you buy, you also get a ticket to Crumpler's Beer for Bags Party on February 27, 8pm, at Warehouse 135a, where all those beers and food items collected will be served!

By the way, the promo is for 18 years old and above only! :D

Valentine's at Payatas

"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." - 1 Corinthians 13:13 (New International Version)

So where did I spend Valentine's Day? My Flickr group had another outreach project which we called "Capture a Heart" and we distributed goods (bigas, canned goods, and toys!) to the kids of Payatas in Quezon City. We had a short program, and then we served lunch, and then the kids lined up to get their bags of goodies to bring home to their families. Tapos, kami naman kumain - the best ang ensaladang ampalaya ni Manang! - hehe. Now, that's what you call a 'date'! Here are the photos! :)

By the way, Danny and I are having our date next week..puede ba namang wala? :D