Archive for December, 2008
ending the year
Aside from all the parties and drinking sessions, this extended vacation has been quite a busy few days. And although work is taking a back seat at the moment, some of the events that have transpired can just tire you out… but in a good way.
Here are a few shots from my phone cam…
[baby thea just waking up]
[(ba)thor still asleep]
[at city kart, posing by the podium]
[allana and her foxy ears and loose tooth]
[anshel getting injected]
[getting ready for the tooth extraction]
[peachy celebrates her 30th]
[mr. speed stacks, curly]
[tres chic allana showing off her missing tooth]
[pink to red]
[flowers galore]Yehey Kainan @ Kapihan
No, it’s not a blogger event. And no, it’s not even a Yehey sponsored event…
As I wrote in one of my earlier posts, Yehey Kainan @ Kapihan is actually an eatery in one of the malls located in Caloocan. My friend Belle, just sent me these photos yesterday.
Pretty funny if you think about it. Yehey name, Yahoo font. Wonder what their food tastes like.
online photo haven
Photography lovers and netizens, here’s a bit of good news… for a change. You can now purchase all your photographic needs at Hidalgo prices online.
I recently stumbled across Online Hidalgo over at Multiply, thanks to a tip from Euge.
In this shop, you can purchase the various latest products offered by most Camera providers, without having to deal with the huge mark ups that most malls place on their stock. And you can pay via GCash, PayPal, via Bank transfer and. of course, COD.
Finally, a local online retailer with cheap prices and convenient modes of payment. Now to save up!
DOT and MTV casual dinner
As part of an ongoing campaign to promote our beautiful country, DOT and long time partner MTV hosted a casual dinner tonight, over at The O Lounge of Alchemy.
The topic: DOTs (and MTVs) plans for next year. The guests of honor: none other than Tourism secretary himself, Joseph “Ace” Durano and Undersecretary Edu Jarque.
And as an added treat, Christine Gambito (Happy Slip, to the uninitiated) was also present at the event, to add a little color to the festivities.
Through a candid gathering, Secretary Durano made a few plans for next year known. The biggest of which is a culminating event to take place sometime in November entitled Rockipelago — a massive gathering of Fil-Am musical performers. Of course, names were withheld, so as to keep a tight lid on the bands involved… but a few hints were dropped, so we can all speculate.
Being that this was the first time the DOT got involved with an event as informal as the one held last night, i.e. a casual dinner with bloggers, it was quite surprising to see Secretary Durano and Undersecretary Jarque so at ease. In fact, Sec. Durano was so comfortable, he was the one cracking a few jokes to get the bloggers in a light mood.
As the evening progressed, and ideas were exchanged, we were even treated to a bit of magic by Kel Fabie.
All in all, I think it was a good night. Bloggers were given the privilege to find out first hand some of the plans that the DOT will be rolling out next year, together with MTV… and Secretary Durano was able to gather some insight into the mind of a blogger.
Watch out for more info in the coming months, as we see some of these plans unfold.
Here are some photos from the event…
[happy slip is in manila]
[christine and Sec. Durano enjoying Kel's magic]
[group shot with MTV Asia Director for Marketing Partnerships Yvonne Tey, Undersecretary Edu Jarque, Happy Slip and DOT Secretary Ace Durano]seeing spots
As part of my ongoing experiments, here is another shot of various lights, taken out of focus.
one more cup of coffee
Coffee, over the years, has become one of my addictions. More so, during the colder days and freon filled office hours.
Yehey's PoPinoyan partay
With bands, food and booze aplenty, it was all smiles at the Yehey! PoPinoyan Christmas party last night at Grilla Bar and Grill along Kalayaan.
Clients, partners, bloggers, users and Yehey! employees mingled with each other in an eventful evening, hosted by poet / writer / actor / host Juddah Paolo.
A full buffet, free flowing alcohol, a few prizes and some great, up and coming bands fueled the party atmosphere, as Yehey! gave thanks to everyone that braved the traffic and attended the party, as well as recognize the support that everyone gave for a fruitful 2008.
As an added treat, and to celebrate our Pinoy Pop Culture, a few hundred lucky guests also got to take home a t-shirt with their favorite lines from movies, songs and various other popular media over the past few decades.
Thanks to everyone who made it.
Here are a few photos to browse through…
[the banners]
[sample PoPinoyan shirts]
[our host, Juddah Paolo]
[kel showing off some of his special brand of magic]
[hamming it up for the camera]
jayson and marie tie the knot
Yes, it’s another wedding photo set from one of the Yehey peeps.
I didn’t have my camera on this occasion, as I was running around the preceding days, so my mind was kind of “out of it”. But, as I am often seen doing, I pulled out my cam phone and took a few snaps.
better photos over at Jay’s multiply site.
more cam phone photos
As I really haven’t had much time to write, these past few weeks, I will simply put a few photos that I had taken during yosi breaks, meals and time with the kiddos.
[allana on the carousel]
[anshel on his horse]
[mirror shot]
[posing by the tree at EK -- the kiddos had their field trip to the Lucky Me factory, as well as Enchanted Kingdom (which was conveniently very close by)]
[jonas's famous pares -- before hitting divisoria, we stopped by Jonas for a bit of a bite]
[pipe dreams]
[goodbye lolo pat -- denizens of the Katipunan area know him as Father Pat of the dela Strada parish... but we know him as lolo pat. Recently, he passed away at the age of 77. we will sorely miss him.]
[pangan likes to say "s'over"]
[cross]prodigal father
Most of us are familiar with the parable of the Prodigal Son. Right now, I feel like the tables have turned.
After much promise to be mindful and conscious of our TeamYehey Blog, I have fallen into a rut of forgetfulness and neglect, leaving one of my baby projects gathering dust, so to speak.
As I have just written in one of the new posts, it has been a while — two months to be more precise (the exact number of days I can’t determine… or am just too lazy to count). But with a renewed sense of fidelity and vigor, I will strive to update the blog. Hopefully with the rest of the team, so as to let all of you in, on what’s going on.
new lomo photos
My friend Linsy gave me a roll of 35mm Fuji slide film a while back, but I never got around to using it. So when I sent the roll in to Digiprint, I was excited to see what came back.
Here are a few samples…
[busy streets of divi]
[need i say more?]
[halfway]
[orange sunset]
[rakenroll]shadow play and out of focus photography
There are days when I don’t feel like going the traditional route with photography. And recently, I have enjoyed taking photos out of focus. At times, the results come out pretty neat.
Here are a few samples…
Shoot to Move the Nation
The Outlook Pointe Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting and creating initiatives anchored on passion for country in the areas of Arts, Education, Environment, Enterprise, and Alliances is currently holding a photo contest entitled Moving Stills | Shoot to Move the Nation.
Your assignment: to “Capture the dignity of the Filipino worker in one frame”.
You can download the Application Form or visit their website for more info on the contest.
Yehey! Popinoyan
In case you still haven’t done so, you can register for Yehey!’s Christmas party and celebrate what it is to be Pinoy. And if you’re one of the first 50 to get in line, we’re also giving you a chance to come up with Pinoy Pop culture taglines / statements that you can place on a t-shirt for you to take home.
So if you’re proud to be Pinoy and want a chance to take home a few cool prizes, as well as celebrate with Yehey!, make sure to register for the party!
Make Your Own SuperBowl Blogger's Event
A few bloggers were invited to partake in sampling new dishes that Super Bowl of China has to offer, this Yule season, including their new Christmas Roasts of Whole Chicken Stuffed w/ Holiday Machang and Christmas Ham.
To make things more interesting, bloggers were also given a chance to decorate their own bowls, to celebrate the festive season.
Here are some photos from the event.
more photos on multiply
Az’s photos
web magazine’s take on the event
edelwiza’s version
check out CelestialMajesty’s photos
Jay and Chez get hitched
My good friend and fellow photo enthusiast Jay finally tied the knot with his long time girlfriend Chez, last night, in a music filled ceremony.
Here are a few photos…
