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Birthdays and COVID-19
Manila, Philippines and select provinces have been under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) again for about a month now. Under GCQ, people over 21 years but below 60 years old can go out to do groceries, errands, and other essential activities provided they wear a face shield and a face mask underneath. This is the Philippine government’s main way of helping curb the increase in COVID-19 cases in…
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BIPOC: What Does It Mean?
https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-is-bipoc.html
I saw an open call for art submissions made by people who identified as “BIPOC.” One quick Google search on the acronym led me to reading this New York Times article. I still can’t fully understand the inclusivity of this term, but as a Southeast Asian (i.e. “not white)”, this was an insightful read for me.
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The best 21st century innovation
The best 21st century innovation
I think one of the coolest innovations of the 21st century has to be the built-in camera in cell/smartphones. Standalone camera equipment was never cheap to begin with, moreso if you wanted the latest gadgets. Back in 1997, I remember my Dad was still taking photos at my elementary school graduation with his all-manual Pentax SLR, because we didn’t own those automatic compact film cameras which…
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That Thing Called FOMO
That Thing Called FOMO
I was talking online to a friend the other day about social media and being disconnected despite the ease of connectivity, thanks to the internet. It wasn’t a groundbreaking idea, but what really gets me is how people will react if someone they know goes offline for good.
I’m not talking about a brief social media hiatus when one comes back a few weeks later from a really long trip and lots of…
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What's on your playlist nowadays?
What’s on your playlist nowadays?
I’ve always been a music lover, and am proud to say my cassette tape and CD collections from my youth (we’re talking a few decades’ old!) are still alive and playable. As I grew older and took on more adult responsibilities (paying my own bills, getting married, taking care of a child), my music-listening time has dwindled significantly.
Nowadays I really only get to listen to music when I’m…
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Pictures of You
The Philippines’ capital and a few other nearby provinces will once again be under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) effective midnight tonight. The news broke late last night and I hardly slept because of it. I woke up with a heavy feeling of what’s to come in the days ahead.
MECQ basically means people ought to be staying home, public transportation will come to a halt, and offices…
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A message to Filipino frontliners
A message to Filipino frontliners
Manila was on lockdown since mid-March 2020, and it’s been almost half a year since I’ve hugged anyone apart from my husband and son. It’s been tough on me, but far tougher on the frontliners leading this war against COVID-19. And I’m not just talking about those in the medical field. GrabFood and Food Panda delivery drivers, security guards manning buildings and shopping malls, bagger boys at…
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Friendships & Oktoberfests
A long time ago back in college, my high school friends and I thought of a cool way to celebrate the October and November birthday babies. We would throw one big birthday bash one weekend in October. It would be held at my childhood home and start around noontime until the wee hours of the next day. There would be lots of food, potluck style. And since we were all turning 18 that time, it was…
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How Light Behaves
The following photos were taken one summer morning a few years ago at a nearby surfing resort about two hours away from Manila. Light is such an interesting photographic subject, because much like people light is unpredictable and moody. One moment it can be bright as the sun itself, and gloomy in a snap. So the key to photographing light is patience and a snappy trigger finger.
Crystal Beach…
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Traveling in Mono: Anawangin Cove
Traveling in Mono: Anawangin Cove
Anawangin, Zambales, Philippines
Photos taken with a Canon EOS 400D, Canon 10-22mm lens
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Analog Travel: Away in Anawangin
Analog Travel: Away in Anawangin
On this particular trip, I brought along my Canon DSLR and my Pentax SLR and took photographs with both. I must say that my grandfather’s vintage SLR put my then-modern Canon EOS 400D to shame! Truly nothing beats taking photos with good ol’ fashioned film, knowing how to work with the available light, and seeing your photos embellished with film grain/noise.
Anawangin, Zambales, Philippines
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