NiKKi aNd fRiEnDs

whew, all the things happened so fast..just few months back i got "Nikki"(my nikon d300) ..then my friends and i planned for a EURO trip ..i got so excited and thought of bringing Nikki with me.but its not enough, nikki will be bored if she alone will be there..so i decided to grab some of her new friends from the grandstore...and now i am broke..sooo broke!waaaahhhhh = (

Nikki - Nikon d300 dslr


Toto - the manfrotto tripod with ballhead hand grip

Louie - Lowepro Vertex 200 all weather camera backpack

Sig - 10-20mm 4-5.6f Ultra Wide Angle lens with silver and gold reflectors
Pancake - NIkkor 50mm 1.8f


so friends, romans, countrymen..lend me your ears!! ahaha.(william shakespeare - julius ceasar).

ROMA ITALIA!!! aquí venimos !!

just one darn mistake i did, went shooting with a small size picture format...eeerrr!!!!

lesson learned : ALWAYS SHOOT IN LARGE FORMATS!!!!

next stop will be Basic Photography Class, neither with LiftForm or OPPPS at the OWWA Consulate Office Dubai..it depends on the timings to which club i will be taking the class...

NOTE: To all of my friends that is so eager for a pictorial, prepare yourselves..winter is approaching, and a lot of holidays..we'll do an outdoor shoot in the desert and construction areas..

pHoTogRaPhy - ROME

during the Eid Al Fitr holiday (holidays after Ramadan) we had our first Eurotrip...destination, ROMA, ITALIA..sobrang excited ang lolo mo since Rome and Vatican City ay dream place ko to visit..imagine mas maapreciate ko na ung history classes ko, ancient architecture, barroque, romanesque, gothic, rennaisance, ung mga nakasulat sa bible (Romans), ung mga ancient roman civilization na dati i can only see sa book, pictures, Tv..ung mga "Romanians"(sabi ni catz..hahaha = ) peace!) hayy its truely a dream come true..syempre di magpapaiwan si Nikki (my Nikon D300) for capturing the views with the rest of the gang Toto(my tripod) ,Louie (my camera backpack) and SIG (10-20mm UWA lens)...

here are few of the shots after a bit of PP(post processing)

the Coliseum - Rome

long exposure,tripod mount,super low iso,10-20mm,shutter on timer

started its construction between 70-72 a.d. under Emperor Vespasian and completed
on 80 a.d. under Titus. gladiators,fighters were real soldiers and prisoners that are participating
on the events...naks, history dude! go back to history..ehhehe = )

Colosseo via Foro Romano Colosseo Via Arco di Constantino

Window Anfiteatro
view that you'll see pag dumungaw ka sa bintana ng hallway papunta sa servisi(toilet)
ayus parang sa quiapo lng or sa mga boarding house ng U-Belt

whirlpool - Musei Vaticani

my favorite shot, the staircase on the vatican museum exit

hmm..thats it for now..im still looking on other shots..it was a 4 day stay, hours of walking and sight seeing, 4 gb of CF card..its gonna be one hell of a bunch & lotsa pictures to scan..hehehe

vOlteS V : GX-31 sOuL oF cHogoKin aRRiVeS

wuhhoooo!!!!! after a few days of waiting, finally my GX-31 VolTes V SoUL oF cHogoKin fiNallY aRRiVed....




yEah bAbY yEaH! dRooL dRooL!!

im trying to control myself not to open the package 'til i reached home, but it was'nt enough. i took the cutter and immediately open it at the office, in my desk and with my project manager around..wheww..bwahahaha(sinister laugh) no one can stop me from opening this box..

VoLT cRuiSer - stEvE

VoLT bOmBeR - mArK

VoLT pAnZeR - bIg BeRt

VoLT fRiGaTe - LittLe jOhN


VoLT LaNdEr - jAmiE

and when i reached home...this scenario will explain further..hahaha = )

uLtRa eLeCtRo mAgnEtIc tAp !!


bLaZiNg sWoRd!!

VoltEsV sOuL oF ChOgOkIn

hmmm...i just posted about voltes V yesterday and now i got news for you..i ordered one for myself.yup. i was a little "depress" yesterday so i decided to surf the net kasi di nman ako masyado busy. hinahanap ko actually ung website ng photography tips and guide that was saved on my web browser bookmark.it so happen na nakita ko ung www.betatoys.com, andun ung VOltes V G-31 pero it is still out of stock. i checked some websites, it turned out ganun din...pero dahil nga sa sobrang dream ko un..naghanap pa din ako..and luckily i found one site na merong stock nung gusto ko.www.hlj.com.manggagaling pa ung shipment from japan.i freak out! did'nt know what to do.should i call my GF and tell her kung oorder ako or just order nlng i'll tell her after..hmmm, mabilis ang pangyayari..samakatuwid..inorder ko sya.hehehe di ako napigilan sarili ko..i was looking and searching for so long para sa availability nung toy na yun..truely it is a collectors item...then i clicked the button and presto! ordered na sya....



next scenario..how would i tell my GF?hehehe paktay tayo neto..so i decided to call her after few hours, thinking and planning on what exact words should i say para di ako mayari...

xandz : "labs, naalala mo po ung voltes v ni kuya alejo?"
catz : "oo, bkit?"
xandz: "available na sya eh, umorder ako"
catz : "nagpapaalam ka ba or iniinform mo lng ako na umorder kna?"
xandz" "actually, naka order npo ako..hehehe"

it turned out well nman..wala na sya magawa, na order ko na eh..hahaha.tnx labs.

tOy - vOLTes V SoUL oF cHogoKin GX-31

Recently we had a fellowship and gathering in one of our church mate's house. Kuya Alejo and Ate Toni's place in Satwa...fellow ministry workers and friends where already at the place when catz and i arrived..the moment i stepped into their door, the nicest "thing" that a child can ever imagine to have...placed nicely and neatly on a secured transparent stand with dividers, gorgeously positioned as if they are ready for battle..slowly as i walked to the living room, the whole place seems to stop moving..my eye never lost its focus on that "thing"...then it became clear to me..VOLTES V Soul of Chogokin GX-31 Die Cast Robot Figure.

Voltes V

shux!!! its every boys dream to have...after 20 years of watching and dreaming about Voltes V..finally, i saw it! i had my first encounter..close encounter..though not intimate, but we had something in between..the spark on every child's eye(ngaun ko lng na-feel ulet)..it was so amazing!!!

Kuya Alejo said " ang ganda noh!, cge tingnan mo lng..wag lang hahawakan.kahit asawa ko di pa nahahawakan yan."(nice isn't it! have a closer look, but dont touch it.even my wife have'nt touched it yet.)

UFAC 1st Anniversary

wow..1 year has gone by that quick..ang bilis ng panahon..i can still remember how hard it is to set up a game and complete equipments just to play airsoft, but now after one year, everything has changed!..thanks to the organizers,tema leaders,supporters and officers of UFAC-GAF...sir Ramses "Cuervo" Ruidera..a big thanks to you sir..

"before"
Night Ops Sierra Game Site Sept 7,2007
around 30 players 4 teams

"after"
25 registered teams over 500 players and still counting

"final 4"
final 4 teams and marshalls at the recently concluded
OP : LIBERTY

sept 4-5 Palma Beach Hotel and Resort Umm Al Quain UAE

UFAC-GAF 1st year anniversary was held. battle of the bands, food trippings, jamming sessions, inuman sessions and black Ops was held....

Airsofters with "the Usherettes"

"Magdalo Acoustica"im in the middle

the place is on FIRE!


with fellow photographers
Dugong with MC TwistedMC Dugong throwin' sum' lyrics

pHoTogRaPhy - pOrtRaIts

last friday was the birthday and party for my beloved ate bing..visitors came,friends, romans and countrymen..lolz...catz friend (which happen to be a camera addict) tintin and tonton came to the party...the next was an impromtu portrait pictorial..check this out..\m/yeah!