My brother decided to leave Tokyo after 5 years. He’s now in Florida for a while and may or may not return to Japan in June. — We’re leaving early tomorrow morning for Puerto Galera – white sandy beaches on the next island south of Luzon (the island we live on here in the Philippines). I’ve heard many mixed reviews of how to best get there. Essentially there are three main ways: small open catamaran style ‘bancas’ (one sank inRead more
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Japan earthquake: tsunami warning for Philippines within the hour
Hoping Manila will be unaffected by the potential tsunami after the earthquake in Japan. My brother lives in Tokyo. He checked in and is fine. Hope aftershocks will not be a problem. Also concerned about family and friends in Jakarta. Indonesia doesn’t need another disaster. Keep safe.Read more
Happy holidays and random ramblings
Wishing you all a happy holiday and hope 2010 brought some good things into your life. We’ve decided to stay in the Philippines for the holiday. I have about 3 1/2 weeks off from work, but will need to take care of other work in this time. It’s not that bad, especially considering where we’re living now, but it’s still tough knowing the vast majority of my coworkers are scattered across the globe or relaxing on white sandy beaches whileRead more
CNN Go featuring my photos and writing from the MassKara Festival, Bacolod
CNN Go is now featuring my photos and writing from the MassKara Festival I photographed last weekend in Bacolod, Visayas. I’ll be posting more photos from the festival soon, but am in the midst of packing for Japan! Leaving tomorrow morning for 11 days in Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, amongst others. My brother is also a photographer, living in Tokyo, so we should hopefully get some good shots. Really looking forward to this trip! Check out the full article here. TheyRead more
Disco Jeepney
The interior of a Jeepney found in Guadalupe, Manila. In case you didn’t see the previous post, check out the exterior of this thing – I take it he’s a Transformers fan.Read more
Photographing Manila as an expat
Took a stroll the other day with a fellow photography enthusiast and Novita through a part of Manila most expats would never dare explore. Between that area and the area we live in, “Fort Bonifacio”, there’s a massive, imposing wall reaching 5 meters in some places. I wasn’t sure if it was keeping them out, or keeping us walled in. The security guards near one entrance just smiled and said there’s no way we could enter. Of course that didn’tRead more