Archive for August, 2009

26
Aug
09

Igo, Tapsing ug Sipyat – Photography Made Accessible

This is it!

If you are in Cebu, we are inviting you to a photography workshop on September 12 and 13.

So what’s the difference of this workshop to the other photography workshops?

1. We are professionals but we are not professional photographers. As such, we have no trade secrets to keep, instead we have learnings to share. These learnings come from more than 5 years of high spirited photography.

2. This is not our sole source of income, as such the price is kept at the lowest possible. During the first day of the workshop, snacks will be served in the morning and in the afternoon, lunch will be buffet styled, and flowing iced-tea for the entire day.

3. We will demystify photography for you. And that means you don’t need high end gears to make great (or “OMG!”) pictures. We will help you how to make great pictures with the camera that you have.

If you are interested, please visit the site below for details.

http://igotapsingsipyat.wordpress.com

 

22
Aug
09

among other things…

I am now itching for new adventures. I am crossing my fingers for the weather to be cooperative in the following days so as not to spoil my peripatetic plans.

But before that new adventure post, these are just some things that I want to share with you…

  • IGO, SIPYAT, TAPSING.  My friends and I have decided that the time has come to share the joys of photography to other people. As such, we are now finalizing the details and materials for a 2-day basic photography workshop here in Cebu (this will keep me busy for a month or so). It is designed for those who have a camera whether P&S or SLR. And since the concept and the rationale is to share, the workshop fees will just be enough to cover the logistics.  And we mean, break-even!!! [Read: it's affordable, below PhP800.00, and where in the photography world will you find this price for a workshop? :) ]

So if you are in Cebu, and you are interested, you may email this address for a reservation: coolwaterworks[at]gmail[dot]com.  There will be three instructors (myself included) and there are only 20 slots available. We will be publising more details soon…

  • MAREEYAH DOT COM. This site is worth a visit. It is an archive of knowledge, fun, and adventure. Plenty of ideas are in store to spark your everyday life: from the sensible how-to articles, fantastic wedding planning, entertaining fiction, and many more. Well, what would you expect from a person whose mind is like a cornucopia of knowledge. I know, because Mareeyah is a friend, and she took everyone by surprise when she once represented our school in THE prestigious Academic Excellence contest in our province. Like me, she is a staple of many academic contests, and definitely a mind to beat.
  • A DASH OF DEJAVU. Another blog I frequently visit. Although, I still try to find the connection of dejavus in the posts, the blog gives a mixture of book reviews, random thoughts, delicious recipes and travels. This is owned by another friend whose mind and opinion I greatly respect - I should because he is one of the best minds I ever met.
  • SFC-MEPZ Chapter Site. I have recently published a new site, this time for my Singles for Christ chapter. All achievements would not be of use and of meaning if not brought back to the service in the Lord’s vineyard. And this is one aspect I am also passionate. Together with my brothers and sisters in the community, we will prove to you that being in a Christian community is more fun than you think it is.

So that’s it for now. Bear with me… :)

17
Aug
09

Matters of Fact

I am back.

In my short existence here in the blogosphere, I have received and declined many tags… Recently, I was tagged as a “kreativ” blogger. I ruminated whether I needed to respond to this misspelt tag or not. :)

Out of having no new adventures to post, I decided to list down several facts about me, some of which you may have read somewhere in my old posts… Just to set the record straight, this is not in accordance with the rules of the recent tag (so no ill-feelings for those who have tagged me before).

Here goes…

>>> I sang Gary V.’s “How Did You Know?” three times in public. In all those times, a bride was walking down the isle…. Yes, I used to croon at weddings. The first time I sang this song was during the wedding of my household head in Singles for Christ.

>>> I have been to every province of Western Visayas when I was in high school. I joined many regional academic contests and a field trip. The first of them was the Philippine Math Olympiad. I developed lasting friendships through this contest. The last was a field trip. I woke up late. I caught up with my classmates after 4 hours in another island (that’s without the aid of cellphones, just pure guts).

>>> I have joined in only one photo contest. I was my school’s representative in the Regional Secondary Press Schools (RSSPC) Photojournalism contest. I lost. The film I submitted to the contest was entirely exposed.

>>> I wanted to be a doctor. However, my father told me that if I decide to take the course, he might only be wearing his underwear. I took up Engineering instead. No regrets, I was on full academic scholarship when I was in college.

>>> My weakest subject in college was Physics. Due to the lacking one percent in my grade for this subject I was immediately disqualified from the “laude” spot, and so I stopped dreaming. Ironically, I ended up doing tutorials (and making money) on this subject for many years.

>>> I don’t drink and I don’t smoke. I am allergic to alchol and I have sinusitis.

>>> I am a stickler for general information. When there are discussions and I am really sure of my facts, my expression would always be “I’ll bet my one-month salary!”.

>>> My favorite writer is Khalil Gibran. The imagery of his words are just brilliant. However, some of his essays suggest that he is a panentheist.

>>> My most favorite Bible verse is Psalm 46:10 – “Be still and know that I am God.” I read it during the time when I was having my on-the-job training in Laguna Technopark. My allowance got delayed for a week. God sent many angels that week…

And that’s it… I’ll be posting a new adventure soon….

12
Aug
09

Wordless Days (i’m sick)

12
Aug
09

For the Coffee Table Book – Issue #15

Sauté. The aroma of garlic and onions is perhaps the most vivid scent that I remember from my childhood.

Sautéing garlic and onions fills an important role in Philippine cuisines and in the history of Filipino cooking…

Imagine how reliving it may have been for the tired and wounded Katipuneros when Melchora Aquino decided to slaughter and cook her many domestic animals to feed them. Surely, the smell of garlic and onions sizzling in oil would have signaled relief.

Communal cooking characterizes Filipino feasts. In times and in places where catering services were unheard of, cooking is done in the yard. Having been gifted with the time and in a place when this was practiced (and it still is), it was pure delight to walk the streets during fiestas and to smell the aroma of food wafting in the air. It was an olfactory high. Of course, prominent in the scents is the smell of sautéed garlic and onions.

In family celebrations and even in sad times, again in a not so distant time and place, cooking awakened helpful spirits. Neighbors seemed to be duty bound to help. The parade of men and women carrying woks, large cauldrons and ladles was a common sight.  The aroma of sautéed garlic and onions would mean a feeding of the bayanihan spirit.




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