Images after the rain...

"SOLACE"

"MORNING DEW"

"Sunbathing"

"Mispollenation"

Yo!

And so it has been raining every afternoon for the past few days. It spoils the Session in Bloom but who cares?

The good thing about an afternoon rain that extends to the night is you get a refreshing sight in the morning. So here are some samples of the shots that i got the past few mornings.

There is really something mystical about the rain...and so i shall write about it soon.

Ciao!

Butterflies....

Yo!

As i was encoding Bespren (Complete) i suddenly felt so much buterflies in my stomach. LOL

Yes the original and complete story is a major kilig to be honest. Im giggling like a little gay boy nyahahaha. Anyway as i was encoding...i decided to make the story up to date. So its easier to relate to. It may seem that it is newly written but not really. The story has been set a long time ago i just added present twists LMAO!

I took a break a while ago and i was so lucky to find lots of butterflies around the neighborhood. So here are the sample pics again.

Thats it for now...

Oh did you know i have a Xtinct X10 Mini phone! Oh yeah! Its so Xtinct ahahaha.

Ciao!

March Madness

"Gimme some love"

"Separate Lives"

"Dancing Bird"

"Camouflage"

"Wassup"

Yo!

I am really fickle minded! LMAO! I said i wont blog but here i am. I said i wont take shots, but i did for the past two days. I said i will not write but i did.

I LIED! Hahahahaha! So sue me!

How can you not take out your camera for a cute dog? How can you not take out your camera when the butterflies are teasing you? You just have to. Oh well i did take lots of shots and here are some samples.

So i decided to take a week of from my Comm works, i was supposed to start them but i made a challenge to myself. I am going to finish them in two weeks so that i would be vacant by the last week of March. Then i saw my scrap pad and i was tempted to encode Bespren.

A lot do not believe that the one posted on the blog was just a scrap and crappy copy. Well i dont blame them because i made sure the story seemed complete. But of course it isnt and i held back the really juicy stuff and major storyline.

As i was encoding Bespren yesterday i just kept smiling the whole time since the whole story came back to my mind. On the blog i held back key scenes, now i know why people only like Pipoy ahahaha. I didnt include the best scenes of Annika. The story is about them two and not Pipoy alone. So the Complete story you get to see the two characters as a whole.

So how many chapters was in the blog? Fifteen and less than 100 pages. So how many chapters does the complete one have? More than 20 but less than 40, with almost 300 pages.

Ho hum i suddenly got bored...

Ciao!

Quick Reaction

Yo!

Just came back home from an eco walk of sorts LOL.

Lesson learned!!! Always be alert and keep your camera on Hahahaha!

Imagine as we were all focusing on a certain object, i just tried to reposition myself to get a better angle and BOOM! There it was, a very rare bird. So what do i do? Alert my companions and tell them about it and risk that bird flying away once it notices the commotion? Or be selfish for the sake of taking quick photos of that rare bird?

Nyahahaha! I did the latter. Sorry guys but i just had to, or else that bird would have flown away. And so i was able to take three decent shots....well i was at speed shot mode, i actually got several but only three stood out. Its just sad because i couldnt move as quickly as i wanted since i didnt want to scare that bird away.

After showing my companions what i got oh boy they were a bit mad but i did explain. So as a sign of good faith i decided to turn off my camera and just accompany them. I sat down far away and BOOM! Bad idea. A really big butterfly landed nearby, i shouted and called their attention. They came running and the butterfly flew away.

"Did you get it?" they asked. Nyahahaha. Even if the GE X5 can turn on in two seconds, i was not able to get a shot since i called their attention. So i sat down again and another butterfly came close. Selfishness has its benefits ahahahahaha.

Ive been taking shots daily since Monday, so its time for me to sit back and go back to what i do best....

So i might not be blogging for a few days as March enters. I am going to be busy with comm works again. As for Bespren...well its just there. I got a new Bespren story by the way. Still thinking about names but definitely they will be best friends. The girl is an aspiring singer, while the guy is just there to always support her. It has a cool twist too ahahaha.

Resbak...its just there. I actually have another story in mind...its about Frank ahaha. Then a vampire, and a boxer and a love story between a human being and an angel or something like that.

I am so going to watch American Idol season ten weekly now! My favorites are Casey Abrams, Jacob Lusk, Scotty Mcreery and of course Thia Megia (Half Pinay as they say).

In terms of voice and belting it out i would go for Jacob Lusk, geez you should see this guy sing. He could go really low and then belt it out in a high pitch girly voice.

Casey Abrams is the musician. He auditioned with his blown organ ahahaha. I dont know what that thing is called and i am sorry. It has a piano and you blow it so its a blown organ ahahaha. Then in a solo performance he blew me away by singing and playing a bass. Oh yeah the traditional bass guitar, yeah the big one and not the electric. Damn! He was soooooo good.

As for Scotty, well he has a major deep voice. As deep as under the ocean voice ahahaha. You should hear him. But he is a cowboy of sorts, at 17 and with that voice oh man you should hear him and you wouldnt believe it comes from him. He is more of a country singer but hey he can trade punches if he goes out of his comfort zone.

As for Thia, well what can i say? Pinay yan e! She is really and it even seems she isnt trying that much. I would really agree with her voice coach in Vegas, that terror of a lady did really push her and it did wonders for Thia as she was praised by the judges.

Anyway thats it for now.

Ciao!

I do hope you like the pics. Most of them are at my FB account. Flickr can only accomodate 300MB a month so by March i might post my other pics there.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulitox/

Parade of Floats

Watch the live streaming of the parade here

http://www.livestream.com/panagbenga

Yo!

The sun was playing tricks a while ago. There were dark clouds but now the sun is cooperating LOL. There were supposed to be 24 floats for today's parade but one had an accident just a while ago as it was heading towards the starting area.

Well reports say that it lost brakes so the driver had to ram it elsewhere because they were going down a slope. So that leaves us with 23 floats but come on twenty three floats is already a lot. Well i do hope they are all eye candy worthy and not just a car or truck being covered with assorted flowers.

To be honest i didnt like the parade yesterday. It was utterly boring, sorry for being honest. The only part i liked was when the Northern Luzon college band performed. So to the organizers if you think upping the tempo of the theme would do you wonders then think again.

The parade was too fast! Geez! And even if they performed in the Athletic Bowl, seriously it was boring! Next year lighten up on the rules and themes. Just make the street dancers do what they want to entertain the crowd!

The parade of yesteryears were far better. Lighten up on the tradition themes!

So Enjoy the live streaming as i will go watch now LOL.

Ciao!

Panagbenga Live Stream

Yo!

Good day to all! Baguio City was designed for 25 thousand people only. Seriously that was the plan of the Americans who occupied this city years ago. Currently Baguio has 250 thousand residents, well not all are from here, there are lots of students from other places coming to Baguio to study.

You cant blame them since Saint Louis University is here, and its one of the best Universities in our country. I am not saying that because i graduated from there but trust me on this one.

But right now for Panagbenga...we do have double. Yep, as always during these days Baguio has 500 thousand people. So can you imagine how crowded it is up here? All hotels, motels, transient houses are fully booked and some even choosing to camp out. Well the latter good luck to you people because its too cold ahahaha.

Years ago the parades were scheduled in the afternoon but after one Panagbenga where it rained everything changed. I remember that certain festival, even if it was raining hard the parade went through. Even if the coordinators were telling the participants to stop and take shelter...oh no the Baguio peeps decided to continue with the show to entertain the tourists.

Majority of the contestants were children, oh yeah elementary children. Under the rain they strutted, danced and just kept performing. After the parade lots of them got really sick but you have to give them credit. Para sa ikakasaya ng masa sabi nila.

So after that coordinators decided to reschedule and now we do have the parades in the morning. That is why as early as 5 in the morning, Session Road is already crowded, literally. Oh and you cant just squeeze yourself, youre going to get hell ahahaha. Seriously, no one wants to move once they have a good spot. If you stand youre going to get bashed and picked on so better sit down so everyone can watch the parade.

My all time favorite participants...the PMA band! But they are already in the hall of fame but still they participate each year to entertain the crowd. Its best if you watch them at the Athletic bowl...Melvin Jones this year i think. The PMA band will never disappoint i tell you.

As for the floats...Baguio Country Club is already in the hall of fame, because they make really good floats!!! This year i dont know who is going to slug it out, it might be SM.

Funny fact, when we peeps here the parade of floats...we always imagine that giant swan ahahaha. Silver swan soy sauce ahahaha and their catch is alway Angelica Panganiban. I dont know if they still participate but years before they were always there.

Country Club Floats will still be the best...i cant forget their paradise float...geez it even had a waterfall!

Anyway stop talking about the parades. For some who get irritated with the crowd you can opt to go somewhere else. We do have resorts here by the way ahahaha. Try Asin Hot Springs. Yes they have hot water pools.

If you want you tons of waterfalls then proceed to Kennon road area. There are lots of them there. If you want some extreme adventure then proceed to Marcos highway, Tuba area i think and you will be treated to an eco park of sorts and some more surprises.

Try trecking to the top of the radars. Mount Sto Tomas is always a treat. If youre too lazy to treck dont worry there is a winding road to the top. If you want a little adventure then you can opt to go vertical ahahaha. Its not a difficult climb, its just alright but once youre on top the view is magnificent. Just dont say its still Baguio or else the people there would get mad ahahaha. Its a good photo op by the way and if you decide to be more adventurous, from the radars hike some more and you will end up at Kennon area and for sure youre going to see lots of waterfalls.

Now, if you really want to experience being above the clouds, hike to Mount Pulag. Oh boy youre going to get a major treat because that is one of the highest peaks in our country. Its too cold up there so dress up and never forget your camera trust me.

Forget about the popular scenic spots of Baguio. You can always come back for them. I would suggest opting for the less known because usually when other people see your photos they would be more amazed and be asking "Saan yan?!!!" ahahaha.

Anyway i just suggest you avoid the crowds if you want to have fun.

Hot coffee...channel 12 on TV showing Sessionroad now...yup too many people already. its only 7AM and parade starts in an hour.

Ciao!

Panagbenga Live Stream

http://www.livestream.com/panagbenga

Yellow Fever

Yo!

Little did i know that today was February 25. Seriously, lately i am not paying attention much on the date or even what day it is.

I promised myself that i would stay inside the house and write...after coffee...my GE X5 was strapped around my neck again and i was outside taking a stroll. My goal was to find a stash of Sunflowers and Pine cones.

After thirty minutes i did find some Sunflowers but they were too far away. Yes the camera has 15 times optical zoom but still the flowers were so small. I activated the digital zoom, now i got 85 times zoom but the price is even the slightest shake the picture would be blurry.

I do have a tripod but i was too lazy to take it with me and so i rolled out my connections ahahaha. I am close with few carpenters nearby, i asked them to deliver some Sunflowers to my home and so they did. The pine cone was easy since there are lots of pine trees around. I managed to find two on the ground so everything was okay now.

I will be posting some pics here and the rest would be in my FB album while the once i find nice will be posted on my Flickr account.

Yellow Fever Set

http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulitox/sets/72157626007285709/

Main Account

http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulitox/

I saw yellow today ahahaha.

Baguio peeps do stay home since a lot of people are flocking to the city already. Tomorrow will not be a good day to go around the city trust me ahahahaha.

Ciao!