Around April of 2005, we organized a 5-day youth camp -- composed of about 70 teenagers -- in Camiguin Island, an island province just off north of the mainland of Mindanao. We were all camped at Ardent Hot Springs, one of the tourist destinations in this paradise-like island. It is at the foot of -- if I'm not mistaken -- Mt. Hibok-hibok, an active volcano thus the hot springs at Ardent. According to some, the whole island is
Back in 2003, I had the privilege of attending a seminar in Singapore and while there, I was able to buy a simple Mercury digital camera with 3.1 megapixels. The price was within my reach so I bought it. It was not just a camera, it was also a webcam -- very handy. This was during the time when laptops did not yet have built-in webcams. It was also able to record sound -- audio only -- if you want to, aside from being able to take videos as well. It was a great camera until
One of the most exciting vacation that my family and I had was when we had the opportunity to visit Cambodia in December 2007. It never occurred to me that I would be able to set foot in Cambodia. But it was truly a blessing that was so unexpected. My sister who was then living in Phnom Penh invited us to visit them. What an opportunity!
We visited several tourist spots but the highlight of our vacation was our visit to the world-famous
Here's something that's really worth sharing. Here's somebody who is making an impact in the Philippines and his fame is spreading throughout the whole world. I don't know him that much and of course he doesn't know me. All I know is what I see on his Facebook account. He seems to belong to the upper class of society and I heard -- not so sure about it though -- he is the brother of Gloria Diaz, the beauty queen. His name is
Some years ago, we were about to board the plane in Davao when I saw a little girl who took a ride on her mom's luggage. I thought it was amusing so I took this shot. She must have been tired of traveling or maybe she was just having fun. I guess she's already a teenager by now. :)
This is one lesson I learned years ago in photography. You never know when
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