Pop Art Ba Ito?

Last week, my friends and I went to Anawangin and Capones Island to enjoy the long weekend of our dear nation. Of course, it was FUN!

I was not as camera addict as I was during my first trip to Anawangin, plus the camera I used extensively – Kodak V1253 digicam – gave me images with red strips, so there I got only a few really good shots.

Some of the few good shots I had was taken with that digicam. It’s almost heartbreaking to send them to trash. Thanks to Adobe Photoshop, the interest of my friend Shei, plus some tutorials in the web, here are some of them.

The cast of the Capones Island-Anawangin Zambales February 24-25 Trip:

Donald, the organizer

Kate kulet, hindi halatang makulet

Roland, pwedeng mag-swimming instructor

Ed, the master

JD, the law student

Bebang, still my favorite subject

The UP Centennial Planner

I finally got it!

Today, February 18, the 49th day of the year, I got my UP Centennial Planner. Yey! Finally.

I’ve read a comment somewhere in UP Centennial’s Multiply site saying some negative reaction about the planner, making me think that it will look like some lousy planner diyan sa tabi-tabi, may tatak UP nga lang.

Despite that not so good review, I was still excited to get my own copy of that once-in-a-lifetime UP planner. UP photographers are great as the multiply site showed really great images of that planner. So, factor in the bad review, I expected a not so great product. Pero UP nga e, so I still expected a beautiful one.

I was not disappointed! Okay, it was not as great and fine and superb as I wanted it to be (and even expected it to be), I still liked it. Loved it. Loving it! Kahit may typo error (that was frustrating somehow — a little detail missed).

O, ayan ang kahawig niya. Kaso di ko pa magamit, wala akong pang-sulat e.    —–>>>

The Pawikan Craze

In spite of everything, I joined the 2007 Pawikan Festival!

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Elison Hotel, Balanga, Bataan. This was where we stayed for the night.

While waiting for the Walk to start.

The Walk for a Cause, joining the force of the LANDBANK in Bataan, with scenic view feasting my eyes and senses.

At the Conservation Center in Nagbalayong.

A little baby pawikan in the hands of a young lady.

Bebang’s Chikiting waiting for the mini bus in Nagbalayong plaza.

In the old mini bus that we rode on our way to SBMA.

QUICK INFO

Transportation:

We took a cab — P105. Cheaper method — Take the MRT and alight at the Taft Station. The bus terminal is at the north-bound side of EDSA.

We rode the Genesis bus to reach Balanga — P136. In Balanga Genesis terminal, we took a tricycle to go to our hotel — P24 at P8 each.

From Balanga to Morong, we took the bus ride arranged by the tourism office. That was a long one-hour ride for a hungry person like me.
Accommodation:

We were supposed to camp in Morong. However, at 11:00 PM there was no transportation available anymore to get us there. Hence, we stayed for a while in a local hotel. Courtesy of the Bataan Tourism Office, we were booked at Elison Hotel.

The hotel was quite expensive for our budget — P1,350 for the three of us.
That’s an air-conditioned room with two beds, with an extra cushioned folding bed, cable TV, hot water, a couple packs of bath essentials and a nice comfort room.

Food:

For the Thursday dinner, we had Jollibee.

For the Friday breakfast, we had small ube breads in packs of 6 — P6 each or P12 for the two packs.

For the early lunch, we had pasta at a local small carinderia in Nagbalayong — P10 each for the pasta (palabok and spaghetti), P5 each pancake, and P7.50 for a bottle of Cheers. Our total bill was P55 — very affordable. The people were very warm, too.

Wait for the full blast chronicle of our trip when Ed and Bebang finally upload our pics.

Save the Pawikan, Don’t Litter

30-11-07_0906, originally uploaded by thortz.

In a celebration like the Pawikan Festival with hundreds of people joining the event, it is not surprising to see some trash scattered out of place.

However, this event — the 2007 Pawikan Festival — is celebrated as a way, among others, to promote the conservation of the endangered pawikans. Throwing trash properly is a basic responsibility of every citizen in preserving the beauty of our environment. It is actually every Filipino’s responsibility as prescribed by the law.

Help save Mother Earth

On April 10, 2006

Browsing through old (uhm, more than a year old) pictures, I found this:

From April 10, 200…

Lunch date at some sort of an Italian restaurant in Makati.  I forgot the name of the place, where exactly it is in Makati, and all I remember was that we had pizza and pasta.

I wonder when I’ll have time with my friends from my first job.  Hmm…  Hope they’re having a great time

Here are the other pictures: