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11:41 am  •  27 January 2012  •  8,700 notes

An amazing song by one of my childhood friends, Clara. I haven’t stop listening to it since I first heard it. I’m on my 1238746938749th replay. Haha!

1:23 am  •  27 January 2012  •  4 notes

I have always loved this song. Hearing Boyce Avenue and Alex Goot sing it made me fall in love with it all over again.

8:24 pm  •  23 January 2012  •  2 notes

beamarquez:

Nom nom chocolate marble!

Us girls gathered again from all corners of Manila for a sleepover that last holiday, November 30. At midnight, I ordered my usual Mcdonald’s delivery to console myself for being too late to make a last order at BonChon that night. (I even ran. #tears) The next day, the girls also made me feel better by eating at Pancake House to satisfy my other constant craving - waffles (which only worsened after the one over at Starbucks didn’t make up for it. Heehee. Choosy.) Happy tummies!

I think we spent more time together in just these few months than the past couple of years. I’ll miss being complete again because it’s Erika’s turn to go to Singapore for the NUS exchange program next year. So excited for her! :)

Mmm.. Craving for pan chicken and a chocolate marble waffle again now.

{Erika, Bea, Bea, Elle} ♥

AGAIN, I’m so late. Only saw this now. Miss you girls! We’ll be complete again when Erika comes back from Singapore a couple of months from now :)

7:53 pm  •  23 January 2012  •  40 notes

Taken by my friend, GJ, an amazing photographer. I sometimes check out his site just to be inspired. I happened to be doing that tonight and I couldn’t help but share this lovely photo with all of you. Check out his site for more, and be inspired too! :)

11:14 pm  •  22 January 2012  •  23 notes

… and cute little bunnies.

Just some pictures from Avilon Zoo. The reptiles were taken last Friday, for my Photojournalism class. It was my first time to go to a zoo by myself. It was a good experience.

The pictures of the birds and bunnies were taken last December, during Christmas vacation.

Here we go, let’s start with the birds.

I just love owls. Their eyes are so enticing! (above)

Here’s a random fun fact about peacocks (see more here): The word peacock actually refers to the male bird but the word is commonly used to refer to both sexes of this species (below).

Next, reptiles. This time I was able to take pictures of their names (as in the species).

This is a Salt Water Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) (below).

I had a hard time taking pictures of it because it stayed in the water the whole time. And it didn’t really move so much. I wasn’t at all inspired while taking its picture.

Now this is an African Spurred Tortois (Geochelone sulcata) I took it just as it started yawning, teehee (below).

Spurs can live up to about 80 years. The oldest known of this species was known to live 56 years. Read more about it here.

I zoomed in on its face while I was editing this picture (above). I was half amazed, one fourth disgusted and one fourth scared. Wait a minute… is my math even correct?

This is a Pig-nosed turtle and some Parrot Cichlids (below).

I wasn’t able to get the names of these lizards (below). I was too focused on trying to get good shots of them without showing my reflection on the glass.

It was hard to capture this lizard with it’s tongue out. I was only able to get one good enough picture of it (below).

Now this is a Green Iguana (below). It looked so sad, all alone in it’s cage. Come to think of it, most of the animals looked really sad and pitiful.

“Whatchu looking at?” (below)

Now finally, the bunnies! When we went there last December, my brother and cousin were able to feed these cute little bunnies and guinea pigs (below). 

I enjoyed my time in the zoo, even if I was all alone. I think I’ll start making it a habit. The zoo is a cool place, although some of the animals are pitiful being locked up in those cages and having to constantly deal with people staring at them and taking pictures of them.

I am always reminded of how great God is, how he was able to uniquely design each creature. It’s so mind-blowing!

Genesis 1:25 “God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.”

7:46 pm  •  22 January 2012  •  5 notes

I made a post about this a week ago but for some reason it was published even if it was still a draft. I was supposed to just edit it then post it, but I got frustrated with it because I didn’t feel inspired. So I just deleted. But now, I feel like I should just post it.

So my Photojourn classmates and I went to Quiapo two Sundays ago to cover the Black Nazarene. For those who don’t know what that is, check this out. 

A top shot from the Jollibee restaurant we retreated to when it started raining (above).

I couldn’t resist doing a bokeh shot. I wasn’t feeling at all creative or inspired that day, so I decided to just go with the classic, unimaginative, and I must say, lazy effect (above).

The crowd was just…. wow (below). 

It was a bit of a hassle especially when it started raining. There were so many people in the Quiapo church and our group got separated. The group I was with decided to buy rain coats. I know how stupid it looks, but we wore those rain coats like a boss. 

I’ll try to show you the picture when my classmate posts.

Anyway, we headed for Quirino Grand Stand after exhausting all our creativity in Quiapo church (below).

Saw a couple of people preparing for the procession the next day (below).

No, that woman is not crazy. She was just covering herself with that plastic-foil-looking thing because it was raining, and I just happened to take her photo as she yawned (above).

Just a couple of media people preparing for the coverage for the next day (below).

It’s cool how you can kinda see the droplets of rain falling. Just noticed it now, haha! (below)

Saw a couple of people setting up tents in the open field in front of the grand stand. I was so amazed (below).

This girl started packing up her stuff and moving them a bit closer to the grand stand. I don’t know how much difference it made though (below).

There were also a lot of people selling handkerchiefs for people to rub on the Black Nazarene (below).

I guess this man couldn’t pick which one to buy (above).

They were selling balls, balloons and kites too. I don’t know why. Maybe so that the kids could occupy themselves while their parents risked their lives (above).

I was amused with this man. I’m sure he was a devotee too. I was really hoping that he wouldn’t be trampled on in the stampede that was sure to take place the next day (above).

This was the line of people who wanted to touch the feet of the Black Nazarene, in hopes that it would heal them from their sicknesses and forgive them of their sins (above).

This marshall didn’t seem too amused (above).

One man was even interviewed by TV 5. The reporter asked him why he was lining up, where he came from and how long he has taking part in this practice. I forgot what his exact answers were, but I do remember him saying that he came from a far province and that he has been doing this regularly for the past years (above).

I loved the look of this man. He was just so photogenic, I couldn’t help but take his picture (above).

He even smiled at me later on as walked past me towards the grand stand (above).

More marshalls (below).

I forgot why the little boy was doing that (below).

Jiru, one of the upper batch men, saw me taking a picture of the oil on the wet ground. He told me what it was called but I forgot… (below).

In the end, we found out that we didn’t have to cover the event anymore because of the terrorist threat. Read more about it here and here.

I didn’t regret anything though. It was a great bonding experience with my classmates, all of whom are from the upper batch (at least those that I went with). It was tiring, but still worth it. I made a lot of new friends :)

8:02 am  •  22 January 2012

crazylikeapril:

First shoot for the year! 

Special thanks to Honey Dizon, who is my lovely model for this shoot. The super cute girl I knew from my preschool days is now a very gorgeous lady! <3 I can’t wait to do covers with you this summer! (I’m working behind-the-scenes, of course XD) 

Here is a favorite of mine: 

Lovely shots by my friend, April. 

This girl’s got that killer combination of knowing how to take pictures + knowing how to apply make up + being super gorgeous + knowing how to model. Not to mention that she also has a great personality! 

Check out her tumblr for more shots ;)

9:37 pm  •  7 January 2012  •  8 notes

To: suntariaaaaanne, joshuamarc  & pauloreyes626 

Thank you all! I’m glad you liked them :3

11:30 pm  •  3 January 2012

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! Here’s to 2012 and all that’s in store for us. (Taken in Tagaytay Highlands)

10:35 pm  •  3 January 2012  •  10 notes

jdbtruebelieber:

only4truebeliebers:

Justin Bieber ft. Jaden Smith - Happy NewYear 

Oh Justin :3

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3:00 pm  •  2 January 2012  •  6,125 notes

joshuamarc:

urbanewildlife:

Plastic pollution in Manila Bay, the Philippines. Other countries including South Africa, Kenya, Uganda and China have introduced bans on single-use plastic bags.

Read the whole article here.

Photograph: Joshua Mark Dalupang/EPA

Took this photo last May. Haha. Guardian used it. Yay! :D 

Awesome! You already!

4:00 am  •  2 January 2012  •  15 notes

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2012 in London, England. Thousands of people gathered in central London to ring in the New Year with a spectacular fireworks display.

I can’t even imagine how happy I’d feel if I’d get to see this live… much less take awesome pictures of it!

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11:36 pm  •  1 January 2012  •  22,551 notes

cameronleahylovers:

The Downtown Fiction / Super Bass (Nicki Minaj cover)

I’m loving this.

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11:10 pm  •  1 January 2012  •  124 notes

sojourn: a temporary stay; stop; stop over; vacation

This was my second Lantern Parade in UP Diliman, and by golly I enjoyed it even more this year.

Read more about it here in the article of Tinig ng Plaridel where some of my shots were used.

As I was looking for a parking spot, I saw Marko walking along the road. So I picked him up and we decided to walk around the academic oval together.

(above) “Klayre’s here somewhere,” said Marko (right) while taking a video of the parade. Then suddenly Klayre (left) appeared out of nowhere. Perfect timing!

Sjay was there too! (above)

This girl really reminded me of my friend, Almira (below).

I love this shot. It looks just like a McDonald’s commercial (below).

CMC freshies, JM and Yski, ready to march with our college “lantern” (below).

Zorro! (above).

And of course Marko just had to take a picture with him (above), though I don’t think Zorro was too pleased (below). HAHA!

My best shot of the day (below).

As we were walking towards AS I saw my friend and noticed her cute headband. So as she was sitting by the curb, I stood beside her and tried to take her from above. It was kinda difficult because I’m a tad bit short… at least I got the shot (below).

My AIESEC org mates (above & below).

RH Bill advocates (below).

Asian Institute of Tourism (below).

College of Human Kinetics (below).

Forgot what college…. (below).

Our Dean, from the College of Mass Communication (below).

College of Music (below).

Again, I forgot what college (below).

My friend and former classmate, Alma Concepcion, modeling (I guess that’s what you call it.. or probably “being a muse” is more appropriate) for the College of Home Economics (below).

My lovely “twin”, Alex, was also with her (below, right).

Another AIESEC friend, Tisa (below).

Now this is me covering the event, while the rest of the world was enjoying the parade. I look harassed. This was taken by my classmate, Jodesz (below).

Well that wasn’t entirely true. In the middle of the parade, I decided that I had enough shots so I just sat down on the road with my friends, Nikki and etc. That’s why I don’t have shots of the Fine Arts lanterns that paraded along AS later in the evening.

It was at that time when I realized, sometimes there are perks to being a mere spectator in the sidelines.

8:07 am  •  20 December 2011  •  2 notes