two lamps

Two lamps
City Sports Complex Cebu
Taken while we were waiting for our Christmas party to start. They have a lot of lamps like this, I just thought of it as something weird at first due to its position. But that's just part of the design.

magic lollipop

My officemate's son eating a lollipop. hehe

kids and fountain

Still in Greenbelt

They also have a fountain at the center. It's nice cause a lot of kids usually play with the water, like I always did when I was also a kid.

greenbelt park

Park in Greenbelt

I love this place! It's clean and it looks homey. hehe. Really, I like the trees, there are different shops nearby (coffee and food) that you can just eat and chill.

shower fountain

A weird looking fountain in Greenbelt.

Weird but I like it. hehe.

paid off my Olympus SW790!

I paid off my camera! I'm so happy that after 9 months of 0% interest, I'm finally free of paying every month for my Olympus SW790 baby.

I'm also glad that I've been receiving compliments from people with the different pictures that I took of this waterproof camera. Although in this blog, I did do some minor editing, cropping and sharpening, I'm glad that it's not anything major.

I need to get my camera cleaned though, I haven't had it checked since my trip in Siargao. However, I'm afraid that if I have it cleaned, then it wouldn't be restored as compact as it was first bought. I'm still thinking twice. But I know I need to have it cleaned cause it's still under warranty. I still have around 3 months for my warranty to be over and definitely, I don't want to pay extra.

I was a bit hesitant cause I've been debating whether I should buy this or the Pentax W30 since they're both waterproof. I've been able to create an entry out of it - Olympus SW 790 vs Pentax w30. But since I started getting those compliments (which is the time when i just purchased it), I knew I made the right decision.

Now that I have a point-and-shoot camera, I'm now wanting to buy a Professional DSLR. But I know that'll be far off for now since I'm still on a tight budget cause I'm going back to school. I need to update my accounts which are really big.

Oh well, let's hope I can get a Pro DSLR soon.

wreath

Wreath

Christmas is in the air. I took this shot in Glorietta in Manila. One of the shops outside had this as their decoration. It was big that it covered one part of the glass pane. Nice isn't it? Makes you feel the warmth of the season.

kid and his pop on a wedding

Binondo Church

There was a wedding going on, I took a snapshot of a father and his kid.

binondo church

Binondo Church

After we went to Divisoria (a shopping district well-known for cheap finds), we walked to Binondo Church and took a picture of the place.

rising over the building

Ortigas

Was at a building in Manila (Ortigas Building) for a business trip and the first thing that caught my eye when the sun was just rising was the sun (of course). It blended well with the tainted glass of the building. I couldn't help but take a few snapshots in order to capture the moment.

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Still in the process of collecting my photos and posting new ones. I spent around 3 weeks in Manila that's why I couldn't update this site as well as my other blogs. Anyway, I hope I can catch up fast as it seems that I'm all caught up with my posts.

We'll see.

bridge and water

bridge and water
A makeshift bridge created for people/trekkers/locales who pass by going to Kawasan falls.

green forest

Kawasan Falls, Badian
This was taken during our trek to Kawasan falls in Cebu. I just love the green scenery of the location.

debbie

Dalutan Island, Biliran
Leyte
Took a picture of a colleague at work, who willingly became my model subject during a holy week trip.

fisherman

Pilar, Siargao

Again, a picture of our neighbor during our stay in Siargao. I was able to take a snapshot of this old man. The water was becoming dirty and he was paddling back to his home.

houses

The house on the left side is the place where we stayed while we were in Siargao. It was our last day in Pilar and I had to go and take my last dip in the cool water. I took my Olympus waterproof camera as I swam to take a good picture of this.

black ship

Pilar, Siargao.

It was our last night in Siargao, we saw a ship that docked near the house we were staying. It was a night of fun as videoke bars were alive and people were drunk.

under the bridge

The new bridge connecting Cebu and Mactan islands. We were going home from Siargao and we always pass by under.

belltower

Belltower, Cathedral
Dumaguete City

kids swimming

Pilar, Siargao
This was on my last day in Siargao, I couldn't resist taking a dip in the water. With my Olympus SW 790, I kept on swimming when kids in the town joined me. As always, Filipinos has a knack of posing for pictures even if they don't know the owner of the camera. hehe. And it never fails to amaze them that I'm able to get my camera wet without worry.

amphitheater

This is my favorite spot in Silliman University, Dumaguete City; the amphitheater.

I love the calmness of the place, especially around 4pm, when the sun has just set and the climate isn't hot. Whenever I'd drop by Dumaguete, I'd make it a point that when I meet my friends who are still studying, the location would be this one.

It's just nice, sitting on those green benches, sipping a glass of mango shake and resting while letting the time pass.

Silliman Church

Silliman University Church

friends

Rizal Boulevard
Dumaguete City

Took a picture of my friends in Dumaguete, they were the ones who toured me around the place. I set my Olympus SW790 on night mode and made sure that it my subjects wouldn't move.

boulevard

Rizal Boulevard
Dumaguete City

I got stranded in Dumaguete because the boat that I booked left me because I overslept. Since I was at the pier, and near the famous Rizal Boulevard, I got the chance to take some pictures of the place; which was my only consolation.

lamp post

Lamp Post
Rizal Boulevard
Dumaguete City

casaroro

Casaroro Falls
Valencia, Negros Oriental

fountain

fountain
Valencia, Negros Oriental

Just got back from Casaroro falls. We stopped by a place that my friends know and saw a fountain in Valencia.