For The Kids 2011

Thanks for this Andrew Pamorada!

The FTK is an annual mini-Olympics made especially for children with special needs like Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Mentally Retarded (MR), Autism (AU), Low Vision/Blind (LV), Deaf, Cerebral Palsy (CP), and Down Syndrome (DS). Back in 1986, it began as a small project organized by the DLSU-Center for Social Concern and Action (COSCA) in partnership with the University’s Physical Education Department. They pulled off the first event with 50 participating kids from different centers and SPED schools.

I wasn't able to join last year activity. So I said to myself that I wouldn't miss it this time.

The pics;

More from here.

Hope to see some of these kids again next FTK 2012!

PhotoWorldAsia 2011

It's just only a week before this happens.

From PhotoWorldManila.com.

PhotoWorld Asia 2011 will be held from January 27 to February 1 at the Glorietta Activity Center for the trade show, and at the Asian Institute of Management in Makati for the educational convention.

Guest speakers include master portraitist Hanson Fong and Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom expert Julieanne Kost of the United States, Canadian travel photographer Stuart Dee and Triston Yeo of Singapore.

The distinguished Filipino speakers include Dr. Vicente Pido (The Doctor is INto Photography), Kris Fabi Carlos (“Amorsoloesque”), Emil Davocol and Paul Yan with a slideshow of inspirational images, Rudy Fontanilla (Portraiture), John Chua (Advocacy Photography) and Niccolo Cosme (Fashion Photography). Dieter Nicolai and Phillip Kim of Germany will also make an exposition about B+W Filters.

Some shops from "Hidalgo" are showcasing their  products for this almost week-long activity. So for those who want to buy from them, need not to travel to Quiapo  and worry some "scary moments" that they've read & circulating from some forum sites.

Other people were saying that this event is "money-magnet". You be the judge! ;-P

My PPG Collections

I think this blog entry can serve as a prelude...

At the end of 2010, I was able to have a total of 7. I was aiming to make it at least 10 but wasn't able to make the cut. Anyhow, 7 is still 7!!! Lucky number too, as they say. So I do hope that this 2011, would be much luckier year for me. :-)

Anyways, here's the pics;

1st PPG 

2nd PPG

3rd PPG

4th PPG

5th PPG

6th PPG

and lastly, my 7th PPG

Thanks for viewing! Hopefully I can make some updates here in the coming days, weeks or months to come. ;-P

"Lone" Fisherman

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A fisherman or fisher is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish. Worldwide, there are about 38 million commercial and subsistence fishermen and fish farmers. The term can also be applied to recreational fishermen and may be used to describe both men and women. Fishing has existed as a means of obtaining food since the Mesolithic period.

From Wikipedia.

A snap I took sometime last 2009, at Manila Bay near SM MOA (Mall of Asia), San Miguel by the Bay area, MOA Grounds, Pasay City Philippines.

Me & my family, together with my brother-in-law's family, went for some morning exercises in the area when I chanced-upon the said fisherman and immediately took this snap.

Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro Trip

(26 December 2010 to 01 January 2011)

This is actually my third trip to this town. First was with my mother-in-law (her husband is already staying for quite sometime in my brother-in-law's almost newly-constructed house), the second was with my wife and her 8-year old (then) nephew, Marc. I've been to Mindoro (Puerto Galera) once before, so traveling by RORO ship is not new to me. But rather a first-time RORO ride for my 10-year old daughter. She already experienced riding in an airplane sometime last 2008 so I know she wouldn't feel dizzy. On the way to Calapan Pier, she didn't. But on our way back to Batangas Pier, we encountered a "rocky" trip due to strong winds, so she felt a little dizziness.

Anyways, this trip is supposed to be a 3 to 4 days after-Christmas vacation for me and my family, but was extend till after New Year as suggested by my brother-in-law's wife. She told that we take the opportunity of spending New Year there together with our in-laws while her husband is here. True - that it's a rare opportunity for my brother-in-law to spend the holidays here due to the nature of his job.

This time I was able to go to Buktot Beach Resort (photos credited to original photographer and site owner) which the local folks calls the "Boracay" of Mindoro (I am already intrigued on how it looks like since I heard it the last time I was there). But I (we) was only able to take just a glimpse as we needed to go elsewhere more important. The following day, we opted to take a dip on the beach but too lazy to go back to Buktot as it's a little far on where their house is and thus we just settled to a nearby beach located in San Antonio. The beach area is near the once "Landing" (Paliparan) area where it now used to be a pasture for cows.   

I somehow managed to take some photos and here's some;

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I'll try to update and add more pictures on this blog as soon as I get some time to edit more images.

Now going back to Buktot Beach Resort, hopefully on my next visit, I can have the luxury and the opportunity of exploring its "white" sand. Till then...


Additional images (07 January 2011 update);

 

 Album's link...