Shot with my Hipstamatic for iPhone
Lens: John S
Flash: Off
Film: Ina’s 1969
everything was perfect except for the late night and early morning noise coming from the room next to ours…
From Ces’ iPhone
Ces Anciano
…yeehaw! M gets the day before and after Christmas weekend off! i guess, we are spending Christmas… in NY! Sam really misses the city and wants to see Rockefeller again. anyone who wants a meet up, let me know so we can plan ahead!!!:) 5 hours ago clear
—I hope so! We do want to relive our past Christmases back in New York and maybe this is the best time! Aside from the fact that we also miss our friends and relatives there. Let’s face it, we do have more friends and we have relatives there compared here. And we can’t wait! It’s a good thing M has more days off this year than the past years too, then we’ll have more days to spend out there and probably leave one for just relaxing here at home…
really touch. it’s been 2 days since we got back from a 4-day fun-filled and gastronomic Connecticut vacation which started off with my niece’s wedding on Sunday. i even had the privilege to act as secondary photographer which is great. tiring but great. so far so good outcome too. this is what i am supposedly be working on right now, post processing so i can show you how it turned out and submit the final copy to the couple and of course, post on my photography website. it hasn’t been updated for months and it’s about time i do so. this hobby is slowly turning into a professional endeavor for me. i hope soon i can have my own photography business.
i’ll have to start off with unpacking though! haha! nah, i have started and it’s no fun. doing the first load of laundry and i don’t look forward to more. but then again, nobody will do it, and i can’t work in a conducive manner when my world is a big mess. ahhh!!! i miss binging and chatting and just playing, pure fun and family time is always the best!
yeah! wait for the comeback of the Celtics you 3-pointer you Kobe! hahaha! what can i say, MVP and he definitely deserves it. but my homey older Celtics players, I still got your six! and we shall return! with a vengeance!!! 
Ito ay kuha noong nakaraang Sabado sa Canobie Lake Park kung saan may target shooting at ito ang isa sa mga targets! wehehehe! neat huh? to all Lakers fans, pardon me. 
it was one great finals, upto the very last few seconds!
Lahok para sa Litratong Pinoy—PAGBABALIK. Abangan din ang aking pagbabalik! saan? I’m also taking this chance to apologize for not doing my own rounds in your entries, but i promise to TRY this time, especially because it’s summa time! no more school for us!!!
in memory of my father-in-law, who passed away early this morning…we will miss you, dad!
timing na naman ang tema natin ngayong linggo. May your soul rest in peace, dad. We love you!An entry to Litratong Pinoy..BULAKLAK.
Kabilin bilinan sa kanya…laging itali ang strap ng Wii remote. Ang tanong…ginagawa ba? Hindi!:( acting lang yang kuha na yan…haha!
Lahok para sa Litratong Pinoy—NAKATALI.
…my take on this theme, a heart healthy dish. a bowl of warm and delicious vegetable noodle soup, or any kind to most will always be comfort food…but more importantly, it’s good for someone who needs to cut down on sugar and carbs . shhh…this will be our little secret, ok? he doesn’t want me to talk about it here on my blog. maybe it’s just a result of the depression that came with the sudden realization, and a very recent one too [just last week, ironically...even before i thought of this theme] that he is now a diabetic. he must’ve had Diabetes for a time now, we just didn’t know since he hates going to the doctor. this time though, i made sure that he is scheduled for his annual check up, whether he liked it or not. and this is what we found out, unfortunately. incurable and genetic as it is, we are still thankful that it’s a disease that can easily be controlled with the right food, change of lifestyle and correct attitude.
i still have so much to learn about it, believe me. unprepared as we are about this, we have decided to take those special classes for Diabetes soon.
so what’s this chocolate cupcake doing in this post, you may ask? since day 1, i have been researching and shopping for ’special’ food and ingredients for M. it has slowly dawned on us that this is a total change of diet and lifestyle not only for him, but for all of us. the children being very susceptible on having the disease too…has to be educated as well.
this…is called LOW-FAT VEGETABLE CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE. i was treated to a trip to the full house on a Saturday morning FLOUR, a very popular bakery in Boston, well..it was featured in one of Food Network’s shows that i cannot remember which one exactly at this moment, pardon me. and so i chose a few sweets for myself and Samia, who has a sweet tooth just like dad!:(… just as i was going to pay for my loot, came right in front of me was this guy from the kitchen with a full tray of freshly-baked chocolate cupcakes, so it seems. i don’t know why i asked for its exact name, but i did. and was so delighted to learn that it’s the healthier version of the sinful dessert! yay! he deserves some prize for being a good boy the whole week…don’t you think? and so he had it for dessert after lunch.
and as Marco himself puts it…this is like a ‘wake up call’ which should be taken in a positive way. it’s not the end of the world and so….here’s to a whole new HEALTHY-er and HEARTY-er life ahead!!!
is a bi-monthly FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY meme, Pinoy style!
Advance Happy V Day to all!!!
…back to more macro shots, i am. with the following settings…in a portable studio, sitting on top of a mirror, a gray backdrop cloth, 2 fill lights…with some natural light.
Camera Model Name
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi
Firmware
Firmware Version 1.0.9
Shooting Date/Time
2/1/2010 00:27:40
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/6Sec.
Av(Aperture Value)
F5.6
Metering Modes
Evaluative metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
100
Lens
EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS…………….. with a 10mm macro filter
Focal Length
55.0 mm
Image size
4272 x 2848………………………………resized.
Image Quality
RAW
Flash
Off
White Balance
Tungsten
AF mode
Manual (MF)
Picture Style
Portrait…………………………………..d’oh! haha!
Parameters
Tone Curve : Standard
do critique!
ang band ring na ito ay akin! akin na ngayon. malungkot man isipin, ibinigay ito sa akin ng mama ko noong huling bisita nila dito sa amin sa Massachusetts halos 2 taon na ang nakakaraan. alam nya na type na type ko itong singsing na ito, dahil kanya ito. maski na inaalok nya sa akin ito noon, hindi ko tinatanggap dahil alam kong gusto rin nya ito. ang nakapagtataka nga lang pilit nya itong ibinigay sa akin sa kahuli hulihang pagkakataon. hindi ko rin alam kung bakit sa panahong iyon, akin na rin itong tinanggap. malungkot. na masaya kasi napasa-aKIN na rin itong minimithi kong palamuti!
an entry to Litratong Pinoy…with the theme…AKIN. and for more bling action, i discovered this nifty unique gifts for her accessories that would be good for anyone who loves artisan hand-crafted jewelries.
finally my website is back to working order. thanks to Anton! my virtual tech support. haha! it turns out my previous theme has been corrupted by all things SPAM! and so now i can go back to that blogging feeling that has been stashed in the dumpster for a very long time.
here’s wishing my sweet little man a happy happy 8th birthday! i hope he’s happy with his loot!:) the lego set that he so badly wants over a party.
Happy nth! birthday again to my dear M. we did not do much on a supposedly very special milestone in one’s lifetime. o alam nyo na ang edad nya? life begins nga! hee!
bakit? overtime! ang lolo ninyo! sabado, which was his exact birthday, at maging noong linggo. pero ayos lang. sa panahon ngayon, wala tayong karapatang magreklamo, ika nga.
kaya dito kami nauwi…nanginain sa isang malapit na restoran na matagal na naming minamataan. A Cantonese-Polynesian Restaurant in the city.
Great food…love the peking duck combo platter! it has everything under it too! prawns, beef, mushrooms, carrots, water chestnuts, french beans. even the kids loved their chicken teriyaki, cheese roll and pork ribs platter! friendly and prompt service, fairly priced and according to my kids…it’s like a hotel inside. must be the glimmering mini chandeliers and the smell. the smell of clean, if i may say so. we are definitely coming back.
The Cathay Pacific Restaurant
111 Hancock St
North Quincy, MA 02171
(617) 328-1115
Lahok para sa 
na may temang…Lahat ay Payak. Btw, the day ended up with a surprise home-made coffee and walnut birthday cake! Sorry, the cake photos aren’t as good due to poor lighting and let’s-get-this-over-and-done-with-moment photo shoot. sheesh!
