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Half-Life: March 2009
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Saturday, March 07, 2009. Diving the Weekend Away. March 07, 2009. One warm but overcast weekend in March, a number of friends and I went to Anilao to dive. It was the first time I'd be out in the open water after I got certified by. Anilao is reknowned for its captivating dive sites, as well as the diversity of its marine life. It is one of the most highly regarded dive destination in the country as well as being very accessible from Metro Manila. There is a karaoke machine on a treehouse, a stage set c...
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Half-Life: October 2006
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Friday, October 20, 2006. Mt Famy, Siniloan, Laguna. August 13, 2006. It pays to take note of lectures and instructions. Sometimes, proper techniques may appear counter-intuitive. The proper thing to do when facing a vertical wall is to lean comfortably back to give you mobility and control over your descent. Intuitively, you'd want to hug the wall and cry out to your mommy. Buruwisan Falls is part of a series of falls in Mt. Famy, Siniloan, Laguna. It is a mere three hours drive from Quezon City and ano...
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Half-Life: August 2006
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Tuesday, August 08, 2006. Tignoan, Real, Quezon. June 13, 2006. Real, Quezon, it is an adventure waiting to happen at your doorstep. No Plans, No Idea. There is something appealing about having a backpack and not having a plan. I left home with only the knowledge that I was suppose to go to Quezon Province. Even that was indefinite until I got off the bus and found my foot planted firmly in Quezon soil. A Swig of Beer for Stories. Siesta over; let's walk. To ensure our safety and to act as guides, four y...
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Half-Life: October 2008
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Saturday, October 11, 2008. Cavorting on the Surface. Anilao, Municipality of Mabini. If there is something I must do before I die, it would be to dive into the deep blue sea. One weekend, I accepted an invitation from friends to go with them to Anilao, Batangas. As a fish sanctuary, Anilao was teeming with vibrant marine life. I stayed near the surface, having no diving license to speak of. It is easy to ignore, or dismiss things that are not obvious. There is a whole world underneath the surface of the...
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Half-Life: July 2008
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008. Bikeout: Licau-Licau and Wawa Dam. Bikeout: Licau-Licau and Wawa Dam. UP, Diliman - Mun. San Mateo - Mun. Rodriguez - Licau-Licau. July 13, 2008. Sunday turned out to be a very interesting day. ‘twas good that I didn’t chicken out of the plan to bike to Licau-Licau come hell or high waters on Sunday. It was something I was meaning to do even before I bought my bike. On one of my earlier hikes up the trail to Mt. Maranat where Wawa Dam could be seen a fair distance away. What we di...
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Half-Life: April 2006
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Sunday, April 23, 2006. The problem with photography as a hobby is the acquisition cost of equipment that you need to produce respectable results. So, you try to make your hobby get up from its lazy butt and go earn something so next time you buy a silly photo gadget with a ridiculous price, you won? T feel bad about it. So, I've been covering small events here and there for a minimal fee. Most of my shots from these events are of interest only to the one contracting the coverage. Thursday, April 06, 2006.
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Half-Life: December 2005
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Tuesday, December 27, 2005. Immaculate Conception Church at Night. It is true that in the Philippines, towns spring about and grow around churches. As with Immaculate Conception, the city had grown like a noose around the church. Its architecture had long been lost to the confusion of repetitive block-like structures of modern buildings. Whatever façade it may have had, there is not enough space for you to back up enough to get a sweeping view of the structure. I had to bracket for this shot. I wante...
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Half-Life: November 2005
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Tuesday, November 29, 2005. Nueva Vizcaya - Benguet. November 26-28, 2005. This climb was mostly visual for me - though of a different kind. The three days spent in the wilderness were appraised within the bounds of a 36 by 24mm film frame. With the lenses you were born with, you look and see beauty without having to recompose or needing to frame or be aware of the direction of the light. It was a simple matter of seeing something beautiful and then remembering. Anxiety results from that cognizance that ...
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Half-Life: Cavorting on the Surface
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Saturday, October 11, 2008. Cavorting on the Surface. Anilao, Municipality of Mabini. If there is something I must do before I die, it would be to dive into the deep blue sea. One weekend, I accepted an invitation from friends to go with them to Anilao, Batangas. As a fish sanctuary, Anilao was teeming with vibrant marine life. I stayed near the surface, having no diving license to speak of. It is easy to ignore, or dismiss things that are not obvious. There is a whole world underneath the surface of the...
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Half-Life: October 2005
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Sunday, October 23, 2005. It has been ages since I last touched a paintbrush - perhaps about a decade since I last completed a painting. It troubles me to see an unfinished painting. It calls out to me. It teases, provokes and belittles the person in me that daubs the paint. I don't trust my eyes and hands to produce a painting of any worth. I trust my mind in conceiving, and bringing to imagined existence these images and scenes, but beyond the musing lies nothing but empty ambitions. May 11, 2003.
