Summer Shots

Summer's on the Groove! ...says on my leitmotif of today's season.

Summer is what I'm waiting for. After almost ten months of struggles on my duties as a freshy, happiness governed the all-of-me sensation. I can't wait to be with my love one's again from the time I wake up until I close my eyes, to be at home and never be alone, to see the smiling and loving faces of the people I missed so much.

Anyways, enough for that emotional thought. This time, I wanna share some pieces of my hardly-taken photos for this summer.

Toy Car. It was my Mama's Christmas gift to my Kuya last December.

Candle. It was black out and I was alone. To throw my cowardness, I took photos. =)

And..

Lately, I can't help myself but stared to nothing. I was running out of stuffs to do and it discomforted me. How about surfing the net? Well, my slothfulness just occurred. Who the hell in this country wouldn't feel slothful when the sun strikes to its highest amplitude? I guess nobody and I'm one. So to cover down all these vanities, I decided to roam around the bush of our own dwelling. And thank God for His priceless nature, I got these natural pieces.

Unknown. Anybody knows what's the name of this plant? Mom said its root is an onion. *whow*

Mushroom. These are just one but taken in different angle. I found it on our backyard and it startled me. woot!

That's all for my shots this time. I'll share some soon. So what can you say to these pieces? Comment now and be eager to share yours.

Plurk Fiesta: Orange Bistro

March 28, 2009 - It was the day full of "first time" thingy.

The day before March 28, my plurk friends, Tanchi and Rammyboi, were insisting me to come with them on Plurk Fiesta at Orange Bistro. At first, I was hesitant to agree because I'm a shy person and I'm not use to it (being shy). But lately, I gave them a "yes," which meant I will come along with them. I immediately asked a permission to Sir Avel, through sending a private plurk, if I could join the said activity. He then replied saying, 'bring your laptop and camera.' So, that's it.

It was quarter to 3:00 pm when I met up with Tanchi and Ikang at KCC and rushed to the venue. The "first times" started upon arriving at Orange Bistro.

It was my first time to be at Orange Bistro. As you can see on the photos above, the place is so cool, pleasing to the eyes, comforting and magnificent. Everything was well-arranged and presentable. Every sides really fit to each other as how it was managed by Mr. Philip Teng, the owner.

Attending on Plurk Fiestas like this is my newest affiliation. It was a great opportunity to me cause I met new faces and at the same time I earned new friends. Even though I wasn't able to memorized all their names, I'm pretty sure I could remember them through their faces (I got a high photographic memory..haha). Anyways, it was nice meeting my plurkmates and co-bloggers. Before I forget, the head of Davao Bloggers was also with us, Mr. Blogie (upper left on the photo above).

(Photos - courtesy of Tanchi)

After greeting everybody, Orange Bistro served us some of their dishes. These were Angel's Hair, Nachos, Dumplings, Pomodoro, Spaghetti Meat Sauce, Chicharong Bulaklak, Orange Bistro Burger, and Flavored Vegetarian Plate. Along with these was their Special Orange Iced Tea which has a good taste different from other Iced Tea. Afterwards, the sweet delicacies were served on our table such as the Carrot Cake and the one with a cookie in it (I don't know how it is called).

I proudly recommend to everyone to visit this one-of-a-kind dining area in Gensan with your family and friends. It is located at J. Catolico Avenue, Lagao. With their good service, delicious foods, wifi access and a pleasant place, there's nothing to look for if you want to unwind yourself and be relaxed.

Plurk Fiesta @ Orange Bistro was a "thumbs up" experience!

PS - I would like to thank Tanchi for the photos and Rammyboi for the Discrete Mathematics Book. =)

Jack's Ridge Escapade

Last February 16, I was with my mom, sis and my sis' bf at Jack's Ridge of Davao City. We had our dinner there then a little bit strolling mode.

Jack's Ridge is a resort and restaurant located at Shrine Hills, Matina, Davao City. It gives you a magnificent view of Davao Gulf's horizon. It is best viewed during dark time cause you'll really appreciate Davao's attractiveness. The shining shimmering splendid lights of Davao were so cool. And I guess it would put your stress off and be enjoyed of the night's horizon.

I have photos to share for you to give you a glance of the highly appreciated Jack's Ridge of Davao.

You'll see these three views as you enter the place.

This is the Taklobo's main entrance. It's the restaurant were we had our dinner with delicious dishes and desserts.


They are the Lumads whom was believed to be the first settlers of the place. It waas built beside Taklobo's entrance.


The first photo is one of the "tambayans" of the resort. While the second photo is the Karlo's Coffee Shop with wireless fidelity.

Jack's Ridge has also historical events regarding the Japanese and American colonizers. For more informations, visit Jack's Ridge site:

www.jacksridgedavao.com

It will show you more photos about the place.

Well, that's how beautiful Jack's Ridge is. No bet, Davao is very proud of this great treasure. I hope to visit there again soon during day time cause I never tried it since my first visit.

18 Candle Wishes

-These canldes were from a friend's debut-

Yeah! Midterms were finally over. Studying, reviewing, solving - was so time consuming. hahah! Anyways..Now, that I'm back, I would like to share my wants after all the days of my life. Take a peek and hopefully you'll leave some comments. tnx in advance! =D

- be one of the dean's lister?? *mygosh! mangyari p kya? haha..*

- to be with my dad at Dubai. *i hope this coming vacation. yeahh..this could be cooool.*

- be with the Apocalypse. *miss them so much. oohh. missing the old times.*

- grab a DSLR. *I’m longing for it. suuuper!*

- also, grab a new phone. *yung touch screen. demanding. Hahah*

- play with roller skates. *It was my favorite hobby when my siblings and I were still young.*

- go to Lake Agco at Kidapwan. *hot spring*

- make a slideshow of me and my friends. *Apocalypse*

- go back to the times I thought I’d never be. *high school was soo coooool!*

- be good in programming. *yah. programming. im not mistaking. waaa*

- go to Samal Island again. *weeeeeehh!*

- island hopping! *how i really wish*

- to end the sem as fast as time can. *I’m bored*

- to shift course?? *but i don’t think so that i should*

- grabe a CAR! *wheeew! Dats great! Hhahha..*

- have a new hairdo. *what do i think? Hhhmmmm...*

- be totally dead for awhile. *near death experience i mean...*

- be a pro designer, photographer, journalist and pianist. *crap. Mrami p akong kakaining bigas..hahhaha!*

On My Way Home

Since the day before I was enrolled in a university at Davao City, I accepted the fact that my days would be on numerous trips taking back and forth from Gensan to Davao and reverse. I had took the risk of being exhausted after three hours from a trip. For so many times of transportation between the two developing cities, I already familiarized the places I passed by. Then there was one moment where boredom killed me softly. So to overcome it, I took photos which is my habit and also my passion.

Yellow Bus Lines. It's the name of the bus I used to ride.

Sulop Stop Over. The place where the nonstop buses stops for awhile. 10 minutes I think

So ironic. It is called nonstop bus but it stops. weird..

Passed By. One of the views on the way to Baluyan Road. This side is an overlooking of the dozens of mountains and a little part of the ocean's bluish white scene.


Baluyan Road. It's a zigzag road which I hated most along the way cause it makes me feel dizzy. *rrr*

The bottom line for all of these thoughts is that every time I'm going home, I don't think of the tiredness that may affect in me cause what I'm always thinking is I'll be meeting again my love ones. These are my family, friends and my special someone.

Clouds Over Horizon

Beyond nature exists the panoramic clouds. I know other people took those expressive clouds for granted. But for those who appreciates little things, like me, they dug up the deepest side of it as if everything what the eyes can capture has its own unique thoughts.

I have here different photo shoots of clouds beneath the skies on different horizons and sides.

Morning Impression. I took it standing on the 6th story of the school building.

Afternoon Shot. I had it outside our house while starring above.

Twilight Side. I took it before our math night class.

Sunset. I took it also before our math night class but on the other side of the horizon.

Clouds, as what I've said, are expressive in their own ways. If you'll notice how they are formed you'll truly be amazed of what it meant to express. Then you'll realize how magnificent the taken for granted thing by others.

My point here is don't take things for granted. Appreciate and give importance not only to things you needed but also to those simple silent one.

Gifts Last 2008

I know every individual, either rich or poor, received gifts from the family, friends and relatives. The gifts may also came from a classmate on a Christmas Party. It might also came from someone who's special to you. But take note, the gifts I'm referring to is not just the material things but also those came from someone's deepest heart, the abstract. This could be love and respect that may be enough to show how sincere the heart is.

No matter where the gifts came from and what the gifts are, we should remind ourselves that each has an embarked value to be cherished and to be thanked. To all who received gifts, be thankful because it's just an implication that there people loving and caring for you.

Like you, I also received gifts from people who painted colors to my life. For now, I'll show you the photos I captured the other day which are material gifts I had on the year 2008. Take a shot.

I Turned Eighteen.

Each figurine has a pair of wings which signifies that they are "angels". Maybe they'd given me that kind because I was named Angel.(Except the lady in lavander because she's from my precious cake.)


Group of stuff toys. These lacks two because I brought the them at my dormitory.


These are the assorted gifts and it lacks one, the bracelet. I lost it unknowingly. I just wore it and after the day I notice it left my wrist without notification. *Damn!*

Gifts from Dad.

Chocolates, I love it the most.* Yummy!*

My Gift and His.

Ian and me exchanged gifts.

I guess I already shared gifts I had last 2008. So now, it's your turn to share something cool. Take a post and I'll surely drop you some comments. (If you'll announce me of your new post.)

From the bottom of my hypothalamus, have a prosperous year of the ox!

Drop some comments here and thanks for the effort of reading my posts.

The Girl Who Turned Eighteen

Last July 15, 2008 was the turning point of the girl into a lady. It was one of the most significant event in her life that she couldn't erase. She's so lucky to be able to survive on her eighteen years of existence in this panoramic world. She had been from ups and downs and so with from twists and turns. From everything she had been through in life, she was able to identify the right one from wrong. And all the things she had encountered were all her sources to move on to the incoming future.

She was just once a facile little girl who's trying to cherish every moment in her day. She easily laugh on the corniest joke and she even smile when people seem to scream on feet. She had met many faces from the day she was labored from her mom's tummy. Despite from her family's figures, she had also met lot of props in her story from kindergarten until she attended on college.

Life for her is just simple. For her, just be yourself and everything would flow fine. Just as standing to the front of the crowd is not easy for her. Yet she could able to stand with all her confidence by just trusting to herself and not pretending to be somebody else because she knew that she's unique in her own simple way.

Her life is so lovely, isn't it? Oh gosh! I think I forgot to mention her name. Ladies and gentlemen, the girl who turned to a lady, Miss Angel Mosqueza Ytac. And crap, it was difficult to recall everything about me before.

Anyway, let me share some photos during my debut last July 19, 08. I celebrated it on that day because it was saturday so that all my former classmates way back from high school can attend and so with my bountiful treasured friends. Here are the modified photos:

These are some of the events during my debut.


These are the tokens on that occasion. Give credits mama and ate because they were all responsible for my awaited birthday to be successful.

The celebration was filled with fun and every moment of it were being treasured.

Well, how about you guys? Share something also and later you'll realize how does it feel. Good Luck!

Please leave some comments and it would be highly appreciated. Thanks for visiting!

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. =]

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!

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."

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! :]