Tranquility
“The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.”
~Marcus Tullius Cicero
Archive for the Category Travels
Exploring Singapore
Singapore is a tiny, tiny country and some of my friends told me you could explore most of it in 4 days. But because of my stupid allergies (I know, excuses, excuses, excuses), I wasn’t able to maximize my stay there. Add to that the fact that I’m lazy as hell and so I only got to photograph a few spots. Anyhoo, few places explored whatever, my vacation was still definitely a blast.
Anyway, what’s a trip without photos, eh? The following are shots from those rare times that I actually hauled my ass out and sauntered around the streets of Singapore.
Camera: Nikon D80
Lenses: AF-S Zoom-Nikkor ED 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF DX VR (Thanks Gyabo!), Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor.
Strobe: Nikon SB-600
Den ganzen Beitrag lesen…
Experiencing Phuket
Phuket was amazing. But I’m not sure it’s amazing enough to compare with the beaches back in Pinas. The only thing Phuket has on Boracay or Palawan, etc is that it is very very convenient for a common traveler to go there. Also, the food was amazingly affordable, at least compared to the food prices here in Tokyo.
I enjoyed taking pictures in Patong Beach where we stayed and around the islands that were included in the tour. Here are some of those shots.
Harajuku Golden Week
During the recent Golden Week while Toio was here, we found ourselves dragging our butts to Harajuku. Apparently everyone else thought the same thing. And so we found ourselves stuck between people even before we got out of the Harajuku station. Here’s a shot of the throng just after we squeezed ourselves out:
Weeeee!
It’s finally snowboarding season. Enjoyed the trip to Ishiuchimaruyama in Niigata-ken. I can’t wait for the next one.
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At dahil diyan, me sa re-post ako ng past kwento from one of the snobo trips last year:
“Istoryang Tebukuro”
Umupo ako sumandali, inalis ang kaliwang glove para ayusin ang aking ponytail. Kita mo nga naman, nuknukan ng pagka-vain. Hinahangin na nang malakas, tinatangay na ng blizzard, gusto pang ayusin ang buhok.
Lumipad ang left-hand glove. Papunta sa may gilid. Na mataas ang snow.
Haaay, Pinas
I just recently came back from a two-week vacay at my home country, the Philippines, and I’m still struggling to get my ass back in gear for work and life here in Japan. For 14 days, I gobbled down practically any Pinoy food that I could get my hands on. Matter of fact, the moment I got out of the NAIA Terminal 3 gate, I was facing two Jolly Hotdogs (from Jollibee) that the brats — er, siblings pala, bought before they went to the airport to pick me up.
My 2008 in Photographs
Well, seeing that I got myself into this very expensive hobby this year, I might as well chronicle 2008 with, well, photos.
I was very very excited to finally start 2008 (if you must know, my 2007 was pure hell) that I got myself dragged to far far away Sea Paradise to watch the *meh* fireworks and get my ass frozen. We got stuck at Higashi-Kanagawa (for n loooooong hours) waiting for the first train. It was less than five degrees celsius. I am never going to do that again. Ever.
So anyhoo, let’s go take a look at what happened to my year ^_^ (warning, very long post ahead).
Autumn
My sorrow, when she’s here with me,
Thinks these dark days of autumn rain
Are beautiful as days can be;
She loves the bare, the withered tree;
She walks the sodden pasture lane.
Robert Frost
My November Guest
Last Saturday we trudged over to Tachikawa City to roam around the Showa Park. The colors were awesome. It was one of the best photo-sessions in my short lifespan as a pseudo-picture-taker. I dunno if it was because the reds and yellows and oranges were so vivid or maybe because I was just in the right mood. Either way, it was fun, fun, fun. Also, spending the day with awesome friends didn’t hurt. A big shout-out to Guia, Jac, Mayen, Vanush, Sheen, Meemers, and Moogs for such a great day.
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