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Was it all yellow?

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on August 6, 2009
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I just thought I’d share this. It’s a song written by my uncle a few decades ago entitled “Maynila”.

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Back then, whenever my folks would listen to it, I get lost trying to find its meaning, being a kid and all at that time. I’d usually forward it to the next song which I found to be more amusing. A few years before that, I vaguely remember being smothered with all kinds of yellow paraphernalia that had the name “NINOY” on them; made to stand in one corner, and have my picture taken by my uncle or my dad. It’s one of the few memories that I managed to dig up from the deepest recesses of my mind. Here’s a photo I found somewhere deep within my grandmother’s baul:

The kid Ninoy mascot

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Fringe benefits (?)

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on January 28, 2009
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One of the perks (or perils, to some) of working around people who are quite knowledgable in Photoshop is that sometimes, no matter how hard you try, your face will eventually show up on someone else’s torso. Some will retaliate and some will take it seriously and ignore you for a week. While some, well, they hold internal contests.

Yesterday, a colleague buzzed us a link of another colleague’s glamour photo whose name shall not be divulged in this post:

A few seconds later, another colleague sent out a YM blast about a design contest of sorts. Whoever edits this photo best will win a prize (a toy at his discretion, he said). After a few minutes, I came up with a couple of comps. But this one won the third prize just this morning, as judged by the victim himself:

And the spoils of the skirmish:

Hotwheels Chevy Camaro® Concept

Officemates pillaged a few neat stuff, too:

2nd Place wins Watchmen Issue No. 1

1st place gets a Captain America® Bobble Head

1st place gets a Captain America® Bobble Head

You probably know why they obscured their faces.

I love this office these people. Great job! ;)

So… you think you can un-watermark?

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eehgow
on October 14, 2008
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A few days ago, a colleague shared this:

Watermark?

I’ll be nice and not comment on the haphazardly done faux-”floor” that looks like someone just bled to death on the entire set. Maybe someone forgot to clean up after himself? Stock photo geeks would know that the familiar watermark over the puzzle pieces tells us that the photo is from iStockphoto. I did a quick search using the keywords “jigsaw puzzle” but apparently somebody did a good job in using one that isn’t easily searchable. And besides, I don’t like the idea of spending the entire day going through over a thousand images just to find the exact photo.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for free (and nice) stuff. But I also believe that when you do something not legal, you’d make all the effort not to get caught.

The words “copyright” and “infringement” come to mind.

CCM!: Day One - India Street

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on July 27, 2008
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I was jolted from deep slumber by the sound of hastily made footsteps. I stared at the ceiling and realized that I was not in my room. After a quick recount of the events that happened the previous day, I gathered that I was in another country, in my uncle’s house, in my cousin’s room, on a queen size mattress which I got from my uncle after getting a slightly used one from one of his Filipino friends who wanted to get rid it.

I went downstairs and saw my uncle and my aunt having breakfast, while my cousin Miko zoomed around the place getting ready for school and Jaf was playing the piano. After having a quick cup of coffee (I didn’t even comb my hair, not that it needed it anyway xD), my uncle asked me to go with him to drive Miko to school. He was already opening the gate when I came back from washing (short of splashing water on) my face.

It was only until I sat on the passenger seat that I came to realize how beautiful the sky was that morning.

Kuching Morning Sky

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Cuti Cuti Malaysia: Day Zero (MNL - BKI - KCH)

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on July 22, 2008
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Cuti Cuti Malaysia

After months of planning, my Malaysia trip finally pushed through. Along with it came my newest, most sought after and most expensive gadget yet, my very own Nikon D80! Talk about good timing! Of course, acquiring this new toy entailed one small problem: post-processing tons of photos — one of the many reasons why I wasn’t able to blog everyday during the entire trip. But hey, I’m not one to complain, am I?

I left for Malaysia last week, July 9, taking a Philtranco bus going to Clark where an AirAsia flight would take me to Kota Kinabalu and then to Kuching the following morning. But not before bidding my office friends farewell. Poor things, I thought, they’d be stuck with work while wander off in another part of the globe. Haha.

There were a lot of firsts on this trip, the actual trip being one of them — taking connecting flights; spending the night in a lodge with only the knowledge of it being run by a Filipino; binge eating a lot of Roti Canai and Nasi Lemak (bear in mind that I haven’t been eating rice lately, but I made this trip an exception); eating dimsum with ketchup (Yup. Not soy sauce and calamansi); walking around a town I haven’t been to before; taking photos in public where one would normally lose his camera (and his dominant arm, sometimes) the moment he takes his eyes off it; going to the rainforest music festival and getting to toy with an Angklung; among many others. I plan on going into detail of each day I spent there sometime this week on a daily basis (I hope).

Kuching = Cat

More photos of Day Zero can be found here.