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Typhoon Basyang (International Name: Conson) is wreaking havoc outside my bedroom window and I'm too scared to sleep. Heartbreaking memories and loss of Typhoons Ondoy, Pepeng and Milenyo are still too fresh on most Filipinos' minds as evident on the number of Twitter friends on my feed who are still wide awake and scared like me. :(

It's already blackout here in Laguna and in most  part of Metro Manila. Toppled billboards and flying GI sheets are already being reported. I'm currently using my SMART Bro Prepaid Plug-it so I can get news and advisories on the typhoon while I finish some work for tomorrow. I hope that Philippines will wake up to a better, nicer and sunshine-y weather in the morning. Let's all wish and pray.

On a personal note (and as a diversion to all these Basyang shenanigans), here's a mirror project that I did last week when I was in Cebu for a business trip. The picture was taken at Waterfront Hotel in Lahug. This is also my entry for my 52 Weeks Photo Project for Week 27. I've been neglecting the project in the last few weeks so its about time that I catch up.




I hardly post photos of myself lately but I love the all natural vibe that the above picture brings. Be safe, everyone!

My 52 Weeks Photo Entry for Week 23 is a yummy one!



These are the Dipped Pringles at Chocolate Fire which you can order either milk or dark. I love them because of the deadly combination of salty potato chips and sweetness of chocolates.

Chocolate Fire
PDCP Building
Leviste cor. Rufino St.
Makati City
Tel. No. +632 840 FIRE (3473)
Facebook Fan Page: Chocolate Fire

Here are my photos for Weeks 12 to 14 of my Project 52. I haven't been neglecting the project. I was just busy last week thus I wasn't able to post the photos.

WEEK 12: MINE IS PURPLE!
The photo for Week 12 is, of course, my new MacBook Pro in Speck Satin Purple cover. A lot of people are telling me to remove the cover so that they can see the spanking aluminum unibody design. What's the point in buying a Pro, right? But I love the Purple color and I love how it looks on my MBP so it's going to stick in there - for a while at least.



WEEK 13: LAKE & MOUNTAIN
I spent Maundy Thursday and Good Friday with some of my favorite people - Witt, Tin & Ylette - in San Pablo City. The photo below was taken in one of our walks in Sampaloc Lake, the largest of the Seven Lakes in the city. The shot was taken with the majestic and miraculous Mount Banahaw in the background.

More photos of our San Pablo sojourn soon!



WEEK 14: SUMMER SHOES
I was at the mall last Friday and I fell in like with these wedges. I am not really fond of wearing bulky platform shoes but this pair is so summer-y so I decided to buy it. There are other colors of this style but I chose yellow to match my newly-bought yellow statement tops.

This is definitely going to be my summer & election shoes!

This week's entry for Project 52 Weeks:



The Yellow Army is in town! Along with the personalities are various Noynoy & Mar election paraphernalia, collaterals and other wearable stuff like this Noynoy Baller ID.

Election in the Philippines is less than two months and I'm pretty decided that I am with the Yellow Army! Noynoy & Mar for the win!

Here's my entry for Week 9 of my 52 Weeks Photo Project. I really did skip posting the entries for Weeks 7 and 8 since I am planning to write in length about it.



I collect Starbucks City Mugs. I began collecting in 2008 and I now have 15 city and country mugs from various places all over the globe. Most of them were gifts from family and friends.

I am not into Starbucks and the whole coffee culture but I absolutely adore these mugs. The above is part of the Collectors Series City Mugs which came out in the late 90's. This is my favorite set because of its vibrant colors and designs. Too bad it was phased out just when I decided to start my collection. There are still some in e-bay but they are very expensive especially the Euro city mugs like Paris, Rome & Florence.

The current collection is the '08 Icon Edition in regular and mini versions. It's a pretty big set with Philppine city designs for Manila, Cebu, Batangas, Boracay, Bacolod and Pampanga.

Here is my 52 Weeks entry for the 6th week of the year.


Last week was a pretty big week for celebrations since Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year both fell on the same date. I was planning to post either a mushy and cheesy Valentine photo or an oriental Chinese one for this week's entry. I failed on both. I ran out of camera battery when Witt and I had our Pre-Valentine's Dinner at Mesa; and we were not able to go to Binondo for Chinese New Year as planned. So I chose these yummy-looking Strawberry Mousse instead since it's somehow Heart-y because of its red and pink colors.

These sinfully delicious Strawberry Mousse is from Dusit Thani Hotel. We had our National Cascade last Monday and these were the stars from the dessert buffet. Absolutely yummy!

I also had some Tiramisu (outtake) shots which I would also like to share:



I must've gained 5 lbs. from this experience!

P.S.
Happy Blog Birthday! It's been 6 wonderful years! :)

These are not your regular and ordinary fruits and veggies.
These fruits and vegetables came from our very own (not virtual) farm.

My mom has a farm land which is being maintained and tilled by farmer tenants. It's harvest season so we got a bunch of veggies and fruits from them. Dry season are for squash, watermelons, melons and corn; while wet season is for rice.

Here is my 52 Weeks Project entry for this week:



I found these Inca (and somewhat scary) lanterns hanging at the Second Floor of Conggo Grill at Westgate in Alabang where we had our Canossa Highschool mini-reunion and get-together last Friday.

Our good friend, Che, came home from the US for a vacation so we decided to meet-up and catch up. What a fun evening! It was great seeing everyone again.

Here is my 52 Weeks Project entry for the Week 2 of the year:



I found this artistic candle holder at the clubhouse of Bonifacio Heights last Wednesday where we had our group's strategic planning. I love its uniqueness and the intertwined wire leaves and twigs so I took a snap.

This is also my first attempt in post-processing with multi-layers. I like the light and soft effect of the photo and the shadows that were captured.

Happy New Year!

As part of my resolution for the year, I committed myself to taking more photos compared to last year. I vowed to devote some of my time this year to photography. I also got myself a Flickr Pro account where I will document the beautiful pictures and memories of the year.

As motivation, I started a 52 Weeks Photo Project where I will upload one photo a week and make short descriptions about it. I began the project this week and will cross-post here whatever I will upload on my Flickr - so that guarantees at least four blog posts a month. Yey me!

Here's my first entry:



The first wedding of the year was Francis and Cleng's last January 3 at Madre De Dios Chapel at Tagaytay Midlands, Tagaytay City, Philippines. The wedding was also my 11th "bridesmaidship".

This much-awaited celebration was 11 years in the making. It was grand, fun and truly nice. The whole event was well-prepared and memorable. Beautiful couple, fabulous gowns, the priest's sermon was good, the food were sumptuous, and the entertainment provided was the talk of the town!

Best Wishes, Francis & Cleng!