visual crap

San Pedro, Laguna

Friday the 13th. Sir Roy and I head out to San Pedro, Laguna. We go to
the wrong munisipyo -- an understandable mistake since the last name
of the mayor of Muntinlupa is "San Pedro." A fact that complicates
matters when asking for directions to the Municipality of San Pedro.
We get a flat tire. I see two flooded barangays -- you think they're
uninhabited ghost towns, but then you hear people singing karaoke or
see people playing cards on the roof. Favorite memories: creative
modes of transportation (raft with monobloc chairs and an umbrella! a
freezer!); men fishing; a Christmas tree and a woman in a blue
house-dress explaining, with a smile, that the tree is there because
they want to be happy even if they're underwater.

Corregidor: The Fake Warship

Corregidor: The Paddler Pros

These guys paddled from Corregidor to Caylabne -- frickin' far.

Corregidor: Sights

I joined the 5-km novice race and my partner and I came in 8th out of
14 (all) and 1st out of 2 (media)

Camaya Coast

yellow.

today is ninoy day. decided to take pictures of yellow flowers in our
garden. trying to figure out vignetting as well.

Eclipse

Afternoon in the Garden of Good and Evil (aka 4 Aruego)

i've always liked our garden. i didn't know that i liked flowers until
i saw those little blue violet ones. that's pa mowing our lawn in the
last pic.

Angono, Rizal: Balaw Balaw

This is what a restaurant in the art capital of the Philippines looks
like. They serve exotic food, so exotic that two items on the menu
(sawa and bayawak) had to be taken off because they're endangered.
Balaw Balaw = shrimp paste. The one food shot I took is of their
specialty, Minaluto. Last two pictures were taken at the studio of
Salvador Juban, Botong's apprentice.

Angono, Rizal: Bahay na Botong (Botong's House)

House/studio of National Artist Carlos "Botong" V. Francisco in
Angono, Rizal. The painting (second picture) is by his grandson, who
was named after him. Check out the magazine porn! I badly wanted to
leaf through those disintegrating issues of Life and National
Geographic.