My Lolo's Birthday

Oh! It's the 29th of December and it's my Lolo's Birthday. He was already 78 years of age I think. I'm not sure with it. Anyway the important is I know it's his birthday. *haha! bad grandchild*. As to continue, we were invited, of course. I met my cousins and other relatives. We had our chit-chat and later on we grab for our evening's food. Unfortunately, in the middle of the celebration everything turned dark. Damn! Loss of current again. Too bad for wrong time. But it also gave me benefit because I was able to captured photos which was great on my eye's lens. I got two photos on it.

A candle placed outside the house. It really catched my attentiont that time. So I immediately grabbed for my pink digi cam.

My little cousin's toy. It looks cute because it twinkle like a star and has attractive colors.

The current loss didn't last. After couple of minutes, there was light again. We continued the occasion with laughters. Happy Birthday Tatay! *We used to call him tatay instead of lolo*

I really like my captures here. So, I hope you too like my shots. =]

First Homemade Header

I didn't noticed the time that it was already five in the morning. I had spent my attention on this header graphic design for my obsessed blog. OhMahGod! I can hear our neighborhood's radio singing which means they are already awake. And me, making this one last post for now, is still awake with my eyes wide open. Actually I'm not yet sleepy but I have to because I'll be having a visitor later.

Anyways. Here's my first ever homemade header for my one and only obsessed blog. duh!

As you can see, I already applied it on my header. And there's still an existing problem that I can't solve. I've been through many trials and errors yet I'm still not successful. How dare ...! Will somebody help me? Just notify me if you're up to. Tnx! I'll truly appreciate it.

Logo Design

For me to expose my capability in the field of logo design, I accidentally joined a logo design contest last week. It was on-the-spot logo making held at school. But because of lack of time, the deadline for the logo design had been extended. It now due before the midnight of January 3, 2009.

There were two logos that were opened for design: (a) Chicco de Caffe - is the brand of an authentic Italian Cafe which will be located along Roxas Avenue, Davao City. Chicco means bean; (b) Kreios - is a holding company of the coffee shop business. The term means leader, master and ruler.

I made two logos for Chicco de Caffe. Here's my design.

So, how's my design? Is it acceptable? *Hehe*

Christmas Party Escapade

Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008.

We, the Z2 people, celebrated our Christmas Party in a very simple yet in a fun way. There was no exchange of gifts due to financial issues*haha*. The important for us were not gifts but yummy chunks!*wee~* Even though we did't have gifts yet we had food delights such as brownies, cakes, siopao, fruit salad, etc. Everything was really delicious that it made our tummy so full and then uttered some burps. *burp!*

Anyways. Couples of my classmates who were used to be my friends in college invited me to go with them at the Mall and have our sort of pictorials at Lito Sy Studio. I went with them after the mini party and proceeded at the said studio. The studio was just one of the stolls at Gaisano Mall. It was very formal and elegant in nature. Inside, there were great photographs hanged on the walls and it really amazed me how beautiful it was.

After choosing a best layout for us, we fixed ourselves to look representable in front of the lens. It took us about dozens of minutes in making our faces and gestures pleasing to our own eyes. Finally, we agreed to start the sort of pictorial. The photographer with his cam took lot of photos. in profession. First we did formal postures then suddenly turned to wacky. We did numerous of poses. The image below is one of them.*I modified it to make it livelier =]*

Our names were arranged according to our positions
from left to right and top to bottom.

More varied photos at http://gheltac.multiply.com/

My Chuck

I wanna share my pair of converse shoes. My generous mom bought me this thing. I forgot when was the time she bought this for me. Actually I was with her and I'm the one who chose it,of course.

I don't have nothing to utter right now. I just want to share my pair of shoes. That's all folks!

Anyways.
Obviously, I edited the photo above. I used the manga pages as its background. Others are just the product of things I learned in photo editing. So how's my talent for it? Do I seem to be a pro? hahah! Just kidding!

Uncertained Clouds

It was Monday afternoon when I took a glimpse onto the sky. I was fascinated the way the clouds formed covering the monotonous sky. So I hurriedly grabbed for my pink digital cam and let its lens exposed towards the image.

The two photos below were being adjusted in terms of its level adjustments to make it more contrasting. I used photoshop cs2 in doing so.

The captured photos portray something uncertain to the eyes which caused me to name this post as "Uncertained Clouds".

It Has Been A Long Day [Part II]

yThe continuation.....

It was one o'clock in the afternoon, when I finally arrived at my beloved hometown. I took off from the bus beside the Phoenix gasoline station and headed to the numerous yellow multicabs in the front of KCC Mall. From that point I was able to reach my home which I missed so much.

At home, I met my grandmother alone at the house. My mother that time was out of sight because she was attending a kriska session on the neighborhood. But later on she arrived and we finally met each other after a week. I blessed to her and then we exchanged kisses on each others cheeks. (We used to it already since then)

I took some rest for almost three hours at home; surfing the net and updating my accounts on several sites. After those surfing and updating, I asked permission to my mom that I will be going to the city to meet my special someone and my loved friends. She agreed and then I bid goodbyes to her to grandma.

At the mall, I met with Ian(my ss).We watched the movie Bolt, a walt disney pictures by John Travolta and Miley Cyrus. It was fully awesome because of its 3D-animation. The movie was fabulous and it would really fits to children and grown-ups as well as to families. The movie was all about love, loyalty, trust to one's self and most of all about the value of friendship.

Anyways, let me go back to the story. After watching the movie, we went to the department store and there we met one of our former classmates. We talked for awhile and then separated ways. We moved out from the mall and we bid farewell to each other. We actually celebrated our eight monthsary just in a simple way but it was already the best for us.

To continue..
Ian went home while me, I went to Dunkin Doughnut branch at the Pioneer to meet my treasured friends, the Apocalypse. I'm so glad to see them again and it fully filled my heart with happiness. There's nothing comparable whenever I hang out with them.(It really felt good to meet your special someone and later on your friends. Right?)

Instead of composing notes to describe the happenings during that night, it would be best to show the photos we captured and I will just add some captions to it.

At Dunkin Doughnut (Pioneer):

Perfect!


The Apocalypse Family(we're not yet complete here)


c ferdz lang ang naiba. waaah! pkyut! hehe.
[peace!]


Ang kyut noh? Dapat solo. Nkisali p tlga yang nka Mr. Bean.
[courtesy of tanchi, the cam owner.]

At the town of Pioneer:

At the mini bridge
[ala ako. aku ung photographer. tsk!]


Oh common! We're the little kids. lol
[ang poise tan. haha!]


The Urban Gigs.
[Behind the City Hall of Gensan]


At Oval Plaza with the sweet cotton candies.

After eating for awhile, we bid goodbyes to each other with 'beso-beso'. Farewell will always be. Still, Apocalypse is a never-ending story. So ironic, isn't it?

Fun-filled night!

It Has Been A Long Day [Part I]

Dec. 6, 08 - Obviously it's the sixth day of December. Nineteen more days and Christmas Day will bloom out! This day also is a special day for me. You'll know it later

Anyway.
It was Saturday morning, I have to rise from my bed and be ready for my three-hour history make-up class. (Damn it! Nkauwi n sna ako ng gensan nung dec. 5 kng hndi lng s make-up class n 'toh.) Anyways, to continue my day... After preparing myself for that damn make-up class, I left for school at eight o'clock with a classmate who's also my dorm mate.

We arrived at school and proceeded at Finster Bldg., Room 408. We waited for our history teacher for an hour and to our disappoinment she didn't came. So we decided to left the room and departed to each other's ways. While me, I got irritated of what had happened. *duh!*

I went back to my dorm and fixed the things I need to bring then I left. Then I rode a jeepney going to the Ecoland Terminal in Davao. When I arrived, there's a one-stop Holiday Bus to Gensan which is ready to leave the terminal but I prefered the Yellow Bus Line because it was a non-stop ride.

In the bus, I have to wait for three hours before I reach Gensan. Boredom was drowning me over so I decided to take some photos of mine.

There's no place like home.

... to be continued on the next post.

Blue Jeans: The Apocalypse

I wanna share a music video which I'll cherish for a lifetime. This video is entitled "Blue Jeans" by kami nAPO muna and later on revived by Rocksteddy. I'm pretty sure that the song is obviously familiar. Anyways, this video was done during our high school days as seniors at school year 2007-08. It served as our project in our computer class. (If we were not required to submit such kind of music video, we don't actually have this one right now.)

Blue Jeans.
What comes first in your mind when you hear the word 'blue jeans'? For me, as the word strikes to me, I can remember Apocalypse(It's actually the official name of our 'barkadas'). This video serves as a treasure where our moments were reminisced. It maybe 'just a music video' for others but for us it's not. There are certain expressed things behind it that we truly treasure. It's the FRIENDSHIP we built and shared since we were in high school. Thus, the video really means a lot to us.

For the casts' acknowledgement, let me name them(us); Kristan Jan Franco, Ferdinand Tan, Roman Gerard Podico, Jorge Almirante Jr., Angel Ytac, Frances Mel Baja and Lilian dela Cruz.

Thumbs up to Apocalypse!

The Silhouette

This entry composes a silhouette image taken nearby the seashore during the crack of the dawn. It was at Dolores Tropicana Beach Resort, one of the known beaches in Gensan, on one of the days during my first semester as a 'freshy'. The occasion was a thanksgiving celebration for my elder sister who passed the nursing board exam last June 2008(not sure of the month).

The image shows a silhouette of the man's half face raising towards the gloomy skies with the suns splendid rays. I may interpret this one as a man tends to permit a view towards his gloomy future , strengthening his faith for him to overcome not only his obstacles in life but also those who may trespass him. The sun's monotonous rays represents the hope rooted on his character which is actually the reason to pursue his dreams. "Life's not easy, yet don't lose HOPE."

Ian's Colletion

Another post of mine. Another thing to share.

I took this images a few months ago. Actually, I uploaded these photos on my two friendster accounts. These were the pieces drawn by Ian Frondoza. I asked these from him and I immediately took some photos of it through the aid of my pink T70 sony digital camera. After I transferred to my computer, I enhanced its appearance using photoshop cs 2. First, I desaturate it then I adjusted the levels. So below were the outputs:

The Skull

Abstract I

Abstract II

Some of Ian's pieces were found on my friendster accounts. If we're friends, you can view it and may leave some comments. But if not, you better add me. Here are my accounts:

tricks15_gelboom@yahoo.com
ketzer_jam15@yahoo.com.

Happy viewing!

Tour to ADDU

I'm a freshman student of Ateneo de Davao University (ADDU) under the Computer Studies Division. I enrolled at BS-IT (Bachelor of Science in Information Technology). I'm recently attending my second semester of this school year 2008-09.

In connection with these details, I would share a tour of my beloved university. Here are some pics I captured. Take a peek!

The University's Flag Pole Area

Center Lounge at 6th Floor, Finster Bldg.

Beside our room in FYDP 2 at 7th Floor, Finster Bldg.

The Canisius Building

Near 6pm view of Finster Bldg.(left) with parols and Canisius Bldg.(right)

So, how do you find our school? Actually, lot of areas I have not shown yet. I'll post other photos soon. Enjoy the view! :]