my newest favorite jumping picture

taken in pulo diyot snorkeling area. after getting tired from snorkeling, we decided to jump off the boat for fun and photos (of course!).

pulo diyot is the name on the map, but the locals call it virgin island. we weren't able to dock the beach because the owner of the island was coming and tourists were not allowed to enter. too bad. the beach looked very promising.

DDE #3

i'm a month old today!

i spent the last few days with m.angie and her friends at malapascua and bantayan island. most of the time i was just inside my bag because i might get wet. but it was fun riding the boat, though a little scary. i might need to go back to the shop if i got wet. so i'd rather be not wet.

i've discovered two new ways to make use of my abilities. i've always known about my continuous shots feature but this was the trip where i had the most fun with it. my models did a lot of funny poses so i took one pixie after another. it's funny when you see the results. like a cartoon missing a few frames... well that was it actually. hehe! t.jan was the funniest person during the trip which was quite new. must be the fresh bantayan air. hehe!

we also played with my shutter speed. since it was already dark, m.angie and ther friends tried to write their name with light. and it was so spectacular! except m.angie took a long time to learn it. t.ninin did it quickly and so did t.ray. t.mia and t.miah had a hard time as well... but they seemed to enjoy a lot.

there is so much to tell about the trip but i think my pixies will do a better job at it. i'm just glad to have spent my first month being fully utilized. there is so much to learn about me! and i'd like to know that about myself too.

i wonder how the next few months would go with me? i hope it's as exciting and adventurous. :)

DDE #1

Dixie’s Diary Entry #1

Wow. I was only a week old and I was already off to my first major adventure. It’s T.Kit that I have to thank because M.Angie (mommy angie) wasn’t sure if she should bring me along her Bukidnon trip. She was afraid that I might get beat up from the three-hour motorcycle ride. But t.kit told her she might regret not bringing me along. He told her to just keep me in a snug and tight in my bag wrapped in Ziploc. M.Angie took T.Kit’s advice and brought me along. Yey! I was so excited for my first trip out of Matina.

And so I went along with m.angie and her officemates. I rode with K.Don during the motorcycle up. Since I was wrapped up nicely, I didn’t feel anything much and actually traveled well. Can’t say the same for m.angie whose shoulders hurt because she had to carry her bag during the two-hour ride.

When we finally arrived at our first stop, I was finally out of the bag and the Ziploc. Ooooh! The fresh air! And the wonderful view! There was green everywhere, lots of trees and grass. And the sky was so blue and the clouds so white. I couldn’t wait to take my shots. Click, click, click I went. But I could sense m.angie wasn’t too happy because the teacher ended her class by eight thirty when it was supposed to end at eleven. Uh-oh.

We had to make our way up the mountain on foot this time. The motorcycle can’t make it through since the road was too rough. Yey! That means I can take more pixies! And it was fun snapping away, especially since it was tabo or what they call market day. Many of the people were gathering at the spillway to sell their wares and buy whatever they need. I took pixies of people on the way to the tabo. They all seemed shy. Maybe because they are not used to have their pixies taken. But they were all so beautiful!

I took pixies of flowers and the people and the children. The children were the best pixies to take. Their chocolatey skins, radiant smiles and vibrant eyes. They were always shy at the start, but eventually they get used to me. When they see me, they start giggling which makes their pixies more beautiful.

I think I made m.angie happy because I took lots and lots of vibrant pixies. She was telling t.jan how happy she was because I took better ones than meechee, the office Canon Powershot A640. ( Sssshhh… meechee might get mad.) There were even some interesting accidental shots here and there. So cool!

Imagine, just two days in Bukidnon and I took 450++ shots! I was that excited. Good thing I have a good memory to take all those in. That many, despite the fact I had to hide in my bag on the way down because it was raining. I was just glad m.angie covered us (meechie and tasha, m.angie’s old Kodak C330) up in her giant silver rain poncho. We were all safe and dry in our bags. Despite that, I had so much fun during my first trip. The pixies are here and here.

kadayawan 2007: photo documentation

it is that time of the year again when the city of davao comes alive with people and activities. streets are colored with fruits selling cheap and tasting sweet. i've probably devoured 10 kilos worth of mangosteen in five days!

this year was complete attendance and more, as friends from manila flew over to enjoy our yearly tradition of a crazy August weekend. it may be quite a while since another gathering of this number may happen. if that be the case, it was a fitting swan song for a tradition that brings the barkadayawan/fuhkers (fun house kids) together.

friday at pawikan sanctuary in punta dumalag, matina.
thanks to sherwin for allowing us to tag along. :)

lesbian lovers in their bikinis sitting on the painful dead corals
just to have a nice photo shoot.
nice backs, girls!

welcome to davao, tubero!
fuhktastic four with shiva and dave at the imago concert.
huwag niyo na hanapin yung imago, noh! kami ang bida.

yummy slipper lobster in garlic sauce at pards ilustre.
chris and edward, our waiters, must have enjoyed serving us
as we threw hirits back and forth at each other. tatit has video of crazy lunch. abangan!

huli kami! because we were so noisy we were caught in the net with the squid and lobster.

aldevinco is for photo shoots. the wares for sale are our props.

it would have tatit's first street dancing. unfortunately, it ended early this year. darn. we were able to get pictures of the dancers commissioned by marco polo though. pretty little lass, ain't she?

surprise despedida for tatit who is going to netherlands.
the whole barkadayawan/fuhkers friends were present. and guests, too!
thanks to kitoy, morten harket and mon salas for the belly-aching laughter ;p.
neuken in the keuken. badankt!

punta ng inamong falls! look at that beauty.
arakan valley, entering through marahan in davao city.

trekkers in the midst of cogon!
seedlings donated for the rehabilitation of the place.

sugarfree to cap a tiring day.

Holy Week photos

chema's by the sea resort, samal island

canibad, samal island

lanuza, surigao del sur(f)

(click the photo to see the album)

a new toy!

but it's not mine. but of the children's program (the program i am handling). which makes it as good as mine as long as i am employed by this foundation. bwahahahahaa!!!

'cept, i am getting it end of the month pa because it's sitting in the manila office waiting for somebody to go here or somebody to go there.

tasha (my near-decrepit digicam) will be having a little bit of rest in the meantime. or not. i love tasha despite her irritable quirks.

and look at this review. o-hah! (sayang di umabot sa baguio trip. tsk tsk.)

new toy, new toy! *grin, grin!*