ppc-hk shirt

i haven't shown you our cool photo club shirt, have i? we've had it since september.

im sure this is one of the coolest designs you'll ever see... especially if:

1) you're a photographer
2) you're pinoy
3) you're a pinoy photographer

here it is, as modeled by b unknowingly.

blsm the hiker

my last hike was almost a year ago. now i realize that my knees are already brittle that i get tired easily. haaay... effects of old age. anyway, here's one photo of me taken by my fellow photographer romeo. we're only halfway the trail here. you should have seen us when we finished the hike at almost 10pm. we totally abused our legs and back that we still get muscle pains three days after the hike.



and another one, waaaahhhh!! a definite fave!



ill post my photos in a bit.

ppc-hk group photo

i super love this pic. it's not so often that the photographers have nice photos of themselves. photo taken from our tai o shoot from tito vic's cam. he captioned it "who farted?", each one of us showing a unique constipated look.

click to enlarge and see the pinoy photographers in hk.

banig

natatandaan mo ba si banig? ung pinay singing sensation nung late 80's. napanood ko sa youtube kagabi ung performances nya nung 11 y/o pa lang sya. grabe ang galing nya! sana pag nagkababy ako ganun din ka-bibo.

re-cast

i've got more lines now. i got this email last night:

POMPEY - tapster, bawd and clown; AND
The Boy - who accompanies Mariana. This is a singing part. (170 lines total)

a boy? a singing boy? i need more luck!

158 lines

the best thing about relocating in a foreign land is the opportunity to start anew. you just have to be brave and go beyond your abilities. you have plenty of time to create a good impression. people judge the brand new you. you don't have to worry about your past which you think you could never escape. distance is so powerful that it heals all wounds, opens a world of possibilities, and gives you a lot of opportunities to self-discovery. you realize that it's an exciting world out there and you can be much larger than life if you only have the drive.

in more than two years, i have been a totally different person. i am a modern day hero as what the crappy govt ads say, an unselfish breadwinner, a gf to a bf, a hiker, a snorkeler, an NGO trainer, a program host, a photographer, and now... A THEATRE ACTRESS!!! woohoo! i got some parts in the play. not really one of the major roles but i still think they are essential to the story.

the audition wasn't as dramatic as what you see in reality shows. it's not as traumatic but it gives you the feeling that you have to get serious because it IS serious.

and dig this: i get to play four roles! that's two plus two! three plus one! waaahhhh!!!

here's a part of the email that i got from the director/producer:

So, without much further ado, please allow me to welcome you to the ensemble of one of Shakespeare’s enigmatic comedies or “problem plays” as they are known now, by offering you the role(s) of :

POMPEY, the Clown, Tapster and Parcel-Bawd, with a total of 158 lines.


amongst all four, pompey is the one with the most number of lines.

but wait, did you see the number of lines? 158! that's a lot of lines! way much more than the table of elements! or a deck of cards times three! waaahhh!!! good luck to me.

this will be fun!

ppc-hk in action

semi-stolen shot of mine, as taken by mike a.

osyasya, i've two days of hiking. later we'll go to sunset peak. then tomorrow i'll see petra again.. nakuuu... i hope her proposed hike trail isn't as difficult as the previous ones.

two years na kame!

dalawang taon na kami ng blog ko. dalawang taon na naming binabagtas ang paghanga at pagkamuhi ng ibang tao. ilang beses ko din sya pinaglaban. paki ba nila? e blog ko naman to. kung gusto nila i-air ang side nila e di gumawa din sila ng blog, diba?

aaahhh basta.. pagsulat ang isa sa mga therapies ko.. pakiramdam ko writer ako two lifetimes ago.. prinsesa ung last haha..

pero seryoso, i like composing emails to clients and suppliers - tapos dadagdagan ko ng motivating or sales factor sa huli. i also enjoy doing the minutes for ppc-hk. ang boring ng mga pinagmimitingan minsan pero nalalagyan ko ng creative and naughty comments once in a while. oh well, kailangan nila magtiis... ako lang ang may tyagang gumawa nun para sa kanila. haha!

nga pala, nameet ko si arnel pineda kagabi.. ayoko sana ipost kase ang taba taba ko dito. pero dahil pinagyabang ko na, ilalagay ko na din... promise nagwowork out ako pag gabi. pero buset naman kase pag sabado at linggo. lamon kung lamon kame ni b. tig - 2 takal kame ng bigas -- every meal!!! syet!



(salamat kay kuya tony para sa picture, at kay kuya jong para sa invite)

alam mo isa sa mga plano ko sa buhay? iprint tong blog ko.. saka ko na ififigure out kung pano mapiprint ung videos.. pero once in a while, nangarap din akong gumawa ng autobiography -- kahanay ng mga world figures kumbaga.. pero syempre ung akin mas personal.. medyo sablay nga lang sa english minsan. haha!!

and lastly, papunta nakong audition in a bit para sa shakespearean play. sana makakuha kahit pokpok role lang. o kaya tindera. ung mga walang speaking lines. ung tipong nadadaan lang at nakikiusyoso.. haha! o sige na, wish me luck.

let's do this for fun!

yaiks!! i look so bad now! need to shape up. tapos neg neg na ako kakasnorkel! sorry this is one of my most unflattering shots eva!!!!

due to public demand about my post on "tory", pagkakatuwaan ko na din ang sarili ko.

here's the pic with my troy (chinese version) plus the girl who stole zac efron from me by supposedly copying my looks. haha! yaiks!



naku vanessa, nakalamang ka lang ng isang linggong workout at nose lift. babawiin ko din si zac sa yo! hmmmpppp!

comment! comment!

pap smear

i had a pap smear check up two days ago. i was thinking of relaying how it was done but that would be awkward. but to satisfy your curiosity, yes they really insert something IN there! twice! yaiks..

wish me luck! i hope nothing's wrong with my vajayjay.

update after a month!

syeeettt!!! all this anticipation is k-i-l-l-i-n-g me!

ocean park - entrada gratuita

the best things in life are free! i could not agree more! b was able to redeem the points his boss acquired from her groceries and we got twin tickets to ocean park for free! it's b's first time and it's my third but im still mesmerized by the magic of it all. we came on a sunday and surprisingly there were not much people around. well it must be the chinese version of all saint's day that's why majority of the locals stayed home. just about the right time for us! we were able to go to all rides.

for those who have been to ocean park hk, you'll relate how bloody scary THE ABYSS was! syet! all your arrogant, strong, rude, adventurous, strong nerve will just chicken out in this ride. i could feel my toenails shaking from all the excitement and fear. we also coincidentally went there on a Halloween, so there were creepy creatures roaming around the park. You have to give them credit for dressing up and doing their make-up – and doing it everyday!

Ocean park is not just an amusement park. It may be a place for adventurous souls but it is really a haven for geeks like me! With all the marine life awareness, it’s one of my visions of paradise.

Oh, don’t forget the cable car! Me like cable cars! Yeeyyyy!

Pictures! Pictures!

moscow pics

i went to moscow more than a month ago. i just didn't have that enthusiasm to post pictures these days.

i got four lenses now, a new camera bag, an insanely powerful hard drive to store images, but i feel somehow unable to produce good images.

it's like the more techniques you know, the more you'd realize that you're talentless to begin with. the more you'd realize that you still have a lot to learn and then youll doubt if you really have "it" when you get serious about it. now you're aware that your photos are overexposed, or not in the proper framing, etc..

before, i was only taking photos just because i like documenting stuff. but now i really want it to be a serious hobby. i've invested so much money on this already, so i better take it seriously.

it's never too late. but i need to act soon.

due to some limited factors, im afraid i wasn't able to produce an image as nice as my train photo last year. we were using the metro every day but i never got the chance to get one decent train shot.

so here are the images that had been edited by lightroom, photomatix and photoshop cs3:






whilst these are the unedited images. as raw as they could get.

when a door closes, a window opens

i did not get my dream job.

i did not even get an interview.

you know what can really piss me off? applying for a position, not getting a reply, and then i'll see that they'd post the same job advert a month later. did they actually look at my resume? i know it's not over the top, but it's pretty damn worthy of consideration.

arrrggggg!!! you have no idea how i badly i wanted that job! i've been dreaming of the things that i could do with it - how i can reach out to others, touch lives, empower women, empower pinoys... only to be deprived of an interview!

well if it's not for me, then the universe will just conspire for me not to get it. sheeet!!! when i was a kid, and blackouts used to be a normal part of lifestyle back then, i used to lie on our roof for hours waiting for a shooting star. i was highly influenced by those tv shows that say wishing for a shooting star can make your dreams come true. i waited and waited. only to get disappointed every time. now i am feeling that feeling again.

you have no idea how i hate my job now. for all the pressure, fatigue and thanklessness, i was actually surprised that i haven't reached my boiling point. im one of the most pretentious persons i know, and i never thought that i could fool myself to wake up everyday and tell myself that it will be alright to go to work. it gets worse everytime.

anyway, i have some things to look forward to. it's the last two months of the year and bitterness isn't the way to end it. lemme tell you a secret...

1. im going to meet arnel pineda!!! yihaaa!!! so dont brag about your previous arnel pineda encounters. this is arnel pineda, POST-journey! ha! beat that! international beauty na ito! migs ayesa, and then arnel pineda! they'll be holding an exclusive concert for a hk company, but i happened to have some connections.. so there! lunch out with one of the pinoys who made us proud.

2. im going to see sarah geronimo again! i could not get enough of her feb concert this year. sarah overdose! did i say that im her number 1 fan in hk???

3. im auditioning for a shakespearean play. i have zilch knowledge in theatre. i was actually very lousy during our hs skits, but somehow this got me excited. i hope i get a part, even a very small one. if not, i can always help during production. it'll be easier because i won't get stage fright. after all those hosting stints, i still get sick nervous.

4. we may go to guilin. have you watched the painted veil by ed norton? yes, that setting! ooohhhhh... excited already!

5. emmy and i may go to bohol and kota kinabalu next year! lord, please let there be a money shower in my house.. i promise ill be nice this christmas if all my financial woes will fade away.

6. and... and... im going to apply for a mexican scholarship... please wish me luck. i really need to go back to school. the program that im applying for is really what i want. all my interests rolled into one - spanish, south east asia, monthly stipend. what more can i ask for? oh yes, a money shower.

i have to go now. i still owe you some pictures! ok, ok.. next post.

funny celebrity look alike story

ok, so which Hollywood celebrity do you think i look like?

i have this super freaking funny incident while i was in canton last week. i was asking for prices from a guy of about my age manning one of the booths.

he was getting fidgety with his camera for some apparent reason. i ignored his mannerisms and proceeded with business as usual.

then, this conversation. he's t:

t: you look like the one from the movie! i like her so much. do you know who i'm talking about?
b: no. i know im not a celebrity. (puzzled. there's no way i'd look like a chinese celebrity)
t: no, you really look like her. do you know "musical group"?
b: could you be talking about "high school musical"?
t: yes! that one! you look like the girl there!
b: oh really? maybe just because we're both brown. im from the philippines. and her parent is from there, too.
t: you see my name, tory? it's almost like the boy from that movie! just change the order of the two letters.
b: oh, ok. if you think so. thank you.
t: can we take a picture?
b: ok.
t: ill send you by email the picture, ok?
b: alright. thank you. i have to go now.


syeeeeettt?? vanessa hudgens? see zac efron? you can like me too!!

and it doesn't end there! the guy emailed me today. he really lived up to his promise of sending me the pic by email. it goes:

Dear (my name):
hello~~do you remember the HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL ?
i'm very glad to see you in the 10th China inport export fair!
long time no recive your massage i have a bit of thinking with you hehe ~~
i say i will give you the photo with you and me because i 'am handsome and you beautful ~
ok ,last time you ask me the plat and mug's price i think i give you the price have alittle high i'm sorry to here that since if you have any things i hope you can call me and take the massage
i thing we can build the good business!

THANK YOU /BEST WISHES FOR YOU ~!

Tory Miao



zac efron! we belong together! yihaaa!!! haha!