May 20, 2012
8 months and the baby was out. LOL.
Every now and then I will post photos I have taken and edited with my iPad/iPhone. The photos in iPhoto of the Day are not only awesome, but are too awesome for sharing on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter/Tumblr, and deserve a blog post of their own.
May 15, 2012
Today is not a great day for me.
In fact, there is a chance that it may come down
As a memorable moment,
A turning point of my life.
Today I felt I was caught off-guard,
Felt that I have no choice,
Felt vulnerable with the current turn of events.
I asked why,
I asked how,
And what for.
I began to question my importance,
My worth,
If my contributions are enough
Or just left unnoticed.
I felt like I was hanging from nothing,
With a vague vision of where to fall.
Is it “just because”?
Or is it a question of my worth?
I need to understand.
Because I think I know my worth,
And if they don’t see that,
Then maybe it’s time to find somebody
Who will.
May 11, 2012
I spotted these two guys seemingly having a very serious conversation in the woods of Kawah Putih Crater Park in Bandung, Indonesia.
Every now and then I will post photos I have taken and edited with my iPad/iPhone. The photos in iPhoto of the Day are not only awesome, but are too awesome for sharing on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter/Tumblr, and deserve a blog post of their own.
May 7, 2012
Note to Self Singles: Huwag kang mapressure sa mga friends mo’ng nagpapakasal. Kung nagtataka ka bakit ikaw hindi pa, isipin mo na lang–excited lang sila. Enjoy life. Take your time! =)
May 1, 2012
Every now and then I will post photos I have taken and edited with my iPad/iPhone. The photos in iPhoto of the Day are not only awesome, but are too awesome for sharing on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter/Tumblr, and deserve a blog post of their own.
April 14, 2012
Like the previous years, this time I didn’t plan any out-of-town vacation on holy week. Before 2012, the main reason why it was so is because our family is busy during this time since we celebrate our barangay fiesta on Easter Sundays and we are usually swamped beginning Black Saturdays. However, this year our parish church was assigned to have St. Monica as our new patron saint in lieu of The Resurrection, so starting this year we will be celebrating our fiesta on my birthday (May 4).
Nevertheless, my holy week was a blast. Having been in Jakarta for 3 months, my spontaneous decisions led me to a fruitful and adventure-pack Lent. I guess I was able to make up for all the events that I missed during the time that I was away.
Maundy Thursday. I surprised my college friends (I didn’t tell them that I was already in Manila) and joined them in our yearly Visita Iglesia. We visited the churches in Rizal so that we can also check out Antipolo Chapel.
San Geronimo Parish Church in Morong, Rizal
The Group I was with. Great guys.
Food trip. Fish balls!
San Ildefonso Parish Church in Tanay, Rizal
During our ride home, we were caught in traffic because we didn’t know that there are so many pilgrims walking up to Antipolo during Maundy Thursday nights. Half of Ortigas Avenue was closed and eventually we were forced to take an alternative route.
Good Friday. After the tiring Visita Iglesia, I was able to go home to Cavite at mid-day. At night I attended the procession of The Sepulchre in Tanza. It was my first time attending it in Tanza since I always go to our barangay procession instead. I was with my highschool friends.
Image of St. Mary Magdalene
Food trip again. Pancit Luglog!
Black Saturday. Early morning my highschool friends suddenly planned to go to Tagaytay to visit Caleruega and check out some resorts for our first ever out-of-town summer vacation this year.
Breakfast with Jates and Arni at Bag of Beans
Caleruega Chapel
Well, part of our plans for that day was to go to Batangas to check out some resorts. However, when we were on our way there, we were stuck in traffic due to the bridge that was being reconstructed (yes, during holy week). Before we knew it, we were already caught in a seemingly endless traffic and opted to look for alternative route to go back to Tagaytay. The ocular led to a roadtrip all around Batangas.
Easter Sunday. I spent time with my “long-lost” friend in highschool in Tagaytay (again). Good times.
Abbey at Tides Tagaytay. After our pizza dinner.
I missed this girl.
Easter Monday. Went back to Antipolo with the family. Afterwards I treated them for lunch in Friday’s BGC High Street. After that they left me behind since I live near the area and office work resumes the day after.
We left Tanza at 5:30 AM. We ended up reaching Antipolo at 6:30 AM. So early.
We waited for two hours in High Street because shops and restaurants don’t open until 11:00 AM.
While we were waiting in High Street, we decided to cool off in the open Krispy Kreme. Since we have kids with us, the Krispy Kreme crew gave them free donuts a few times. My family were forced to leave the shop after a few minutes because they were about to give us our tenth to twelfth donut! It was nearing a dozen, all free!
That was how my week was. There were a lot of boo-boos, changes in plans and repetitive venues, but it was the spontaneous trips and the company of my loved ones that made my vacation a great and jam-packed one for the first time.
March 22, 2012
I like how the edits turned out. The details are amazing.
Every now and then I will post photos I have taken and edited with my iPad/iPhone. The photos in iPhoto of the Day are not only awesome, but are too awesome for sharing on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter/Tumblr, and deserve a blog post of their own.
March 12, 2012
Every now and then I will post photos I have taken and edited with my iPad/iPhone. The photos in iPhoto of the Day are not only awesome, but are too awesome for sharing on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter/Tumblr, and deserve a blog post of their own.
March 7, 2012
I’m a sucker for all things awesome. I enjoy being amazed over new things I’ve never heard of. I’m like a kid who glows his eyes when he sees or learns about something groundbreaking. And what stuff could be more exciting and new than all products brought to us by the constant advancement of technology?
Yes, I’m always excited about the newest consumer gadgets around. If you’re gonna check out the blogs I read on my Flipboard, you would never doubt my love for anything tech. From announcements to keynotes, to actual product launches and reviews, you’ll be sure I’d be the person to speak with for such stuff (well, I could never admit I know everything, but I could say I’m probably familiar with most of it).
One of the bad (I’d say good; I’ll explain later) effects of knowing all these things is the urge to own the newest stuff. Having been a follower of tech sites, I begin to see some products that are just launched recently as old news, or old stuff, because I already learned about them a few months ago during the products’ announcement. That’s why aside from awesome things, I’m a sucker for the latest, greatest ones.
Most of the things I have are latest models by the time I acquired them. I even went to great lengths as to order some of them internationally and then seek assistance from my friends abroad to help me get them in my hands the soonest possible way. Some may think it’s stupid, but everybody knows that it wouldn’t take a year before your gadget becomes replaced by a new model with greater features. And definitely everybody who owns the previous models, especially when they just purchased one a few days ago, won’t be too happy about it. So I say take it while it’s hot.
Currently I own a MacBook, an iPhone 4S, an iPad 2, a Kindle, a Lumix LX5 camera, and a Flip Mino HD, plus a number of accessories/cases for each of them. It certainly is a lot, but I still use them all, and for me there’s a need for every single one of them. Each has its own use, and I’m not regretting acquiring any of them.
I use my MacBook when I need some resource-intensive tasks, and as a media center for all my photos, videos and files. I use my iPhone as my primary phone, and my iPad as my portable computer (and temporary storage of my travel photos and videos) when I’m away. When I need to read leisurely, I use my Kindle; it’s such a great pleasure reading on a non-backlit device. And finally, I use my LX5 and my Flip to capture all my life’s significant moments. An all-in-one device such as a smartphone can surely replace all that, but if you seek perfection, you will need to have a device that’s developed to handle specific, dedicated tasks.
Am I a gadget addict? You may say so. But I’d like to think of myself as an enthusiast, somebody who is ready to embrace the future and participate in exploring how these gadgets evolve and how they could change our lives forever. With that, I will continue to look forward to what the world will bring us every single day.
February 12, 2012
When I was younger, I can’t wait to fall in love. I tried to be the righteous guy who wanted to find the perfect girl for him. It always take a long time for me to find one, and whenever I do, it also scared me to step up and tell her how I feel. A few times I tried, and of these few times all I got was rejection.
At one time while I was too busy mending my broken heart, a girl made me feel how to be appreciated. I felt my importance, I felt that I was special. But because I was too blinded by my emotions over another person, I wasn’t able to see that she may be the one. When it occurred to me to consider, it was too late. I had another chance, but I dropped the ball. That’s when I realized, when you are hurt, you also have the capability to hurt other people. We didn’t end up together.
A few years back, I decided to wait. With all my failed attempts at having a relationship, I thought I may not yet be ready to love. I thought that I may need to take things slowly and wait for the right time for everything to be in their proper places. So I learned to be alone. To do things alone. To think, speak, and act independently.
I felt happy. I felt contented. I considered the last few years to be the best of my life. I lived and cherished every single moment of being single.
Now that I had the chance to be away from the Philippines, I’ve learned more about living single and enjoying life. I’ve been used to spending my weekends inside my hotel room, going to malls alone and eating alone. Sometimes I even find myself not choosing to go out and spend more time for leisure, because I became too comfortable doing things solo.
I thought I was doing well, but I still feel empty.
Looking back at how my life had been, and at how my lovelife had been, I think I know what will make me feel complete. Maybe I need to fall in love again. Maybe I need to feel that I am special again. I know I’ve experienced these two things before, but this time I need to make sure that they happen at the same time, and with the same person. As for when, I still don’t know.
But I have to be ready.
