"Travel only with thy equals or thy betters. If there are none, travel alone."

"Travel only with thy equals or thy betters. If there are none, travel alone." http://livethedream.multiply.com/ <table style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><embed src="http://apps.rockyou.com/rockyou.swf?instanceid=45963588&ver=102906" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="lt" wmode="transparent" name="rockyou" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer'/" height="242" width="725"></td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 1px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 0px;" filter:alpha(opacity="60);-moz-opacity:.60;opacity:.60;" align="left"><img src="http://apps.rockyou.com/dot.gif?w=SS&d=114FB&c=1&id=45963588&=.gif"><a target="_BLANK" href="http://www.rockyou.com/?type=slideshow&refid=45963588"><img style="border: 0px none ;" src="http://apps.rockyou.com/images/tail_logo.gif"></a></td><td style="padding: 1px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 0px;" filter:alpha(opacity="60);-moz-opacity:.60;opacity:.60;" align="right"><a style="padding-right: 0px;" target="_BLANK" href="http://www.rockyou.com/slideshow_create.php?refid=45963588&source=cyo"><img style="border: 0px none ;" src="http://apps.rockyou.com/images/tail_create.gif"></a><a style="padding-right: 0px;" target="_BLANK" href="http://www.rockyou.com/show_my_gallery.php?instanceid=45963588"><img style="border: 0px none ;" src="http://apps.rockyou.com/images/tail_view.gif"></a></td></tr></tbody></table> Fri, 1 Aug 2008 17:21:34 -0000 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:45:38 -0000 "Travel only with thy equals or thy betters. If there are none, travel alone." http://images.livethedream.multiply.com/logo http://livethedream.multiply.com 100 100 The World Is Just Awesome I love this ad! I love the whole world, boom de yada, boom de yada, boom de yada, boom... http://livethedream.multiply.com/links/item/3/The_World_Is_Just_Awesome Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:45:38 -0000 Batam EB with the Pinoygraphers http://livethedream.multiply.com/photos/album/74/Batam_EB_with_the_Pinoygraphers Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:11:39 -0000 Don't Think, Just Shoot Photos from my new toy camera, a Lomo LC-A+. Scanned from print. http://livethedream.multiply.com/photos/album/73/Dont_Think_Just_Shoot Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:47:32 -0000 VIETNAM: North to South My ultimate travel adventure in 2007 with buddy Lu Yi --- Vietnam from the tip down to its tail. HANOI --- We didn't expect much from Hanoi but we fell in love with its Old Quarter. Busy, noisy and full of character, it is a street photographer's delight. SAPA --- This place in the highlands of northwest Vietnam is like Sagada but with loads of costumed ethnic minority people. We did the Sapa Market. We trekked with the Black Hmongs. Went on a day-trip to BAC HA and gawked at the colorful people. Sapa/Bac Ha is my 2nd fave, after Halong. HALONG BAY --- We realized that to cruise Halong Bay, one can either go budget (under US$50, with a million other people in the boat) or high end (over US$100). There's no mid range. We searched the length of Ma May Street in Hanoi for a suitable cruise. Following a lengthy deliberation, we, the backpackers with credit cards, finally decided to splurge on a 2-day cruise onboard a stylish junk that fits only 6 stylish people. Nyaha! Halong Bay ... http://livethedream.multiply.com/photos/album/72/VIETNAM_North_to_South Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:50:57 -0000 Tami and Yuyeth A long-overdue post. We shot Tami and Yuyeth at the Tang Dynasty ruins in Dec last year. Now that I have the time, I'm finding that I don't have many photos to post. Haaay... Anyway, it was a fun shoot and the girls were so patient. These are for you girls. http://livethedream.multiply.com/photos/album/71/Tami_and_Yuyeth Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:26:07 -0000 Tumauini 2.0 A weekend with my nieces in http://livethedream.multiply.com/photos/album/70/Tumauini_2.0 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:15:40 -0000 Mountain Province, Philippines Ah, finally, Sagada!!! Went there over the New Year with my cousin Ivo and his girl Dina. Our trio multiplied as Ivo's friend Gawani joined us and played host to us, and Swedish solo traveler Ellen somehow got stuck with us =). We met Aussie girls Sarah and Ami at the caves. And then there's Ivo's energetic mates from UP Mountaineers. All made this trip so much fun. We did the so-called Cave Connection --- that's 4.5 hours of caving adventure that started by going down a hole at the Lumiang Burial Cave and emerging at the cavernous Sumaging Cave. It was the wildest thing I've done last year after swimming with the whale sharks. We joined Gawani's family in welcoming the new year in their windswept hometown of Besao. There, we witnessed how the Igorot people celebrate the new year with a Gong!!! http://livethedream.multiply.com/photos/album/69/Mountain_Province_Philippines Thu, 3 Jan 2008 08:56:31 -0000 How to get a new Barbie for Christmas My niece showed us http://livethedream.multiply.com/photos/album/67/How_to_get_a_new_Barbie_for_Christmas Thu, 3 Jan 2008 07:04:42 -0000 The Vietnam Travelers Planning for this Vietnam trip involved many nights researching on the net. The Vietnam forums are full of warnings about scams. I have not felt so anxious about a trip, especially that we were traveling independently. I flew into Hanoi where I met with my intrepid travel buddy Lu Yi. Together, we traversed Vietnam from the north on the border with China, down to the south where Cambodia is a few paddles away. The warnings I read about turned out to be true. We experienced a couple of them. But they were easily outweighed by the great experience we had and by the helpful local people we met along the way. Vietnam is a beautiful country with smiling, hardworking people. No wonder people go over in droves to visit. I've not seen so many travelers since Bangkok. I'm still sorting through the gazillions of travel photos I took. For now, I thought I'd post the ones with our faces in them as there's not that many =) http://livethedream.multiply.com/photos/album/66/The_Vietnam_Travelers Mon, 5 Nov 2007 13:03:15 -0000 Photojourn Workshop With Rey Mondez Some photos I took around Little India, Singapore during the workshop. Rey Mondez is a multi-awarded wedding photographer/photojournalist from Manila. Check out his works at <a href=http://www.reymondez.ph/Index.php>http://www.reymondez.ph/Index.php</a> Idol ko na si Rey Mondez! http://livethedream.multiply.com/photos/album/65/Photojourn_Workshop_With_Rey_Mondez Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:04:59 -0000 A Brush With GOD A comic email exchange I had this morning with a client ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi D, Could you pls arrange for my user profile to have authority to the command GETXXXX? I could not load the XX9999 from the server and had to borrow L's profile. Thank you Ruby ------------------------------------------------------------------- D forwards email to someone referred to as GOD: Hello GOD, can you heal Ruby's pain... ------------------------------------------------------------------- GOD emails Ruby: All the billions of people around the world, GOD has chosen to bless you !!! Try again. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Ruby: Haha, I nearly deleted this, I thought it's a junk mail... Thank you GOD ------------------------------------------------------------------- God: Well you're not getting any more blessing from GOD for the rest ... http://livethedream.multiply.com/journal/item/4/A_Brush_With_GOD Fri, 5 Oct 2007 06:04:00 -0000 Kapitan Florencio Last weekend, I was on the Cebu Pacific evening flight from Manila to Singapore. Flying on a budget airline means you provide your own entertainment. Mine came in the form of an iPod cranked to full blast to drown my seatmate's snoring. In no time, I joined my seatmate in a little duet. Then a woman's voice came over the speakers. I thought it was one of the crew announcing something but the voice said "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking...". What?! I sat upright and listened in awe as the Captain went on and delivered the usual blah about the flight and weather condition. Not that I'm so interested about Singapore weather but in the many miles that I have flown, this is the first time that a sister is THE pilot. Her name is Mayra Florencio. I listened intently to everything the Captain said like I was receiving instructions for an emergency landing. When she finished, I felt like getting down on my knees, thrust both arms up and down and praise: "You ... http://livethedream.multiply.com/journal/item/2/Kapitan_Florencio Sat, 18 Aug 2007 14:12:00 -0000 Kikay Kids Early morning play with my promdi nieces. They let me document their kikay moment without wanting to see the screen after every shot. They went thru my stuff and used my Lenspen as makeup brush. Cute! Hay, how I'll miss them... I've added photos of the kids at a kiddie spa in Fun Ranch, Ortigas. http://livethedream.multiply.com/photos/album/62/Kikay_Kids Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:21:47 -0000 Ayutthaya, Thailand Wats, wats everywhere. At the end of our 2-day trip to Ayutthaya, we swore we didn't want to see another wat =) Ayutthaya is a mere 2-hr train ride from Bangkok. But there's so many, er, wats to see in this charming place that a day trip will be suicide. We stayed at a backpackers place called PU Inn. Like Bangkok, the street food was a delight. And the wats... less ornate version of Angkor but they amazed me just the same. http://livethedream.multiply.com/photos/album/61/Ayutthaya_Thailand Mon, 6 Aug 2007 14:18:35 -0000 One Night In Bangkok One day and one night. That's exactly how long I stayed in Bangkok. My cousin Lorelei and I went to visit our good friend Jofelle in Bangkok. Saw the usual touristy sights, feasted on yummy street food and went on a shopping and shooting spree at Chatuchak market. Had an early night's rest (no Patpong for us) for the following day we're off to Ayutthaya. By the way, Jof gave me copies of the Asianews magazine that published my Boracay and Beijing photos in 2 of their issues. What to do upon seeing your photo published for the first time? Squeal in delight, that's what I did. It was gratis tho. Sana next time may bayad na hehe. http://livethedream.multiply.com/photos/album/59/One_Night_In_Bangkok Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:50:56 -0000 Isang Araw Sa Singapore Linggo, walang trabaho. Ako'y batong bato Paalam sa flatmate, mag-o-Orchard lang ako Saan nga ba ang punta, kundi sa Lucky Plaza Sa Jologs ay nag-order, masarap na beef tapa Lakad lakad sa Orchard. Daming sale na nakita Hindi naman maka-shopping. Ubos na kasi ang pera People-watching sa Orchard. Nilabas ang dalang camera Kuha ako nang kuha 'til makarating sa Mustafa Daming tao sa Serangoon, ang araw super init Mga lalaking naglalakad, kamay magkakapit Siksikan sa Serangoon, ang amoy kakaiba Hindi ko alintana, basta lamang makakuha Sige shoot nang shoot, ako'y tuwa tuwa Hindi ko namalayan, maggagabi na pala Noon ko naalala, kailangan kong magplantsa Sangkatutak kong labada, siguradong tuyo na http://livethedream.multiply.com/photos/album/58/Isang_Araw_Sa_Singapore Thu, 5 Jul 2007 09:13:13 -0000 pinoygraphers@sg photo exhibit <A href="/photos/hi-res/upload/RnqijAoKCoEAAETm3NI1"><IMG class=alignright src="http://images.livethedream.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RnqijAoKCoEAAETm3NI1/DSC_0080%20copy.jpg?et=ipcEVd%2C%2B6Q3iYR5vpNA25g" border=0></A>This is a first. That's why I'm blogging about it.    <IMG src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/wink.png"> My entry to the pinoygraphers@sg photo exhibit held at the Singapore Management University to celebrate the 109th Philippine Independence Day. Many thanks to Bhong Odal for making this possible.  Ayos!   <IMG src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/thumbs_up.png"> http://livethedream.multiply.com/journal/item/1/pinoygrapherssg_photo_exhibit Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:14:07 -0000 Model Shoot Trying a different genre of photography. Our models were Singapore-based Filipino models Suzette and Didith, a ballerina named Lisabelle and her mom Louise. http://livethedream.multiply.com/photos/album/57/Model_Shoot Thu, 31 May 2007 16:15:08 -0000 Singapore Supports Sorsogon Singapore Supports Sorsogon is the project that brought us -- 23 volunteers from Singapore and Manila -- to the sleepy town of Prieto Diaz in Sorsogon province. We helped to build houses for Gawad Kalinga. The beneficiaries are the families whose houses are constantly battered by typhoons. They are a hardy bunch of people. Lots of lessons learned from this trip including why construction workers eat like construction workers. We helped to build for only a few days. The beneficiaries have been toiling for 2 months. Volunteer groups came before us but there are 50+ houses yet to be built. I hope more volunteers help out before the next typhoon season comes. Photos taken with a Canon Powershot G7. http://livethedream.multiply.com/photos/album/56/Singapore_Supports_Sorsogon Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:35:46 -0000 Road Trip to Sepang Ten photography enthusiasts drove from Singapore to Sepang to watch the Malaysian Grand Prix. Endured 2 hours waiting in line at the sauna called Johor Bahru Immigration. Stopped by Malacca and KL and did the touristy thing. Then on to the Sepang circuit for an explosion of sounds, sights and sweat. A punishing 3-day trip but a good chance to learn from the photography masters. It was also my first F1 race. Not that I'm a fan now. Photos taken with Nikon D200 and some with Canon G7. http://livethedream.multiply.com/photos/album/55/Road_Trip_to_Sepang Sat, 14 Apr 2007 09:48:23 -0000 Swimming with the Whale Shark! The Spotter stands high up a ledge on the boat and scans the bay for a sign of the butanding (whale shark). When he spots one, he signals to our Butanding Interaction Officer (BIO), the boat slows down to a stop and... "READY!" Upon hearing this command from our BIO, we'd scurry and put on our fins and masks. Then we'd jump off the boat and swim after the butanding. The first sight of the giant fish gliding just a few feet below us drew underwater squeals of awe and delight. The plankton-rich waters of Donsol made it hard to see the whole body of the butanding hence the need to swim after it or dive down for a closer look. Each interaction lasted from a few seconds to a few glorious minutes. They were so adrenalin-charged that we're exhausted by the 6th butanding. Plus, putting the mask and fins on and off each time was a real bummer. As our travel buddy Luis had nicely put it: "Punyeta, pagod na kami"... So, we just viewed the next 2 butandings from the comfort of our boat. ... http://livethedream.multiply.com/photos/album/53/Swimming_with_the_Whale_Shark Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:16:40 -0000 My Playlist http://livethedream.multiply.com/music/item/25/My_Playlist Thu, 22 Mar 2007 06:17:38 -0000 Davao Pat and I hit Davao with no set itinerary. We made new friends and had loads of fun with them. We stayed in a hotel filled to the brim with artwork by prolific Mindanao artist Kublai Millan. We walked along its dimly lit corridors half expecting the art installations to come alive and grab us. The trip had its many unforgettable firsts for me: 1. First time that I forgot to take Polgas along with me 2. First trip with my new camera 3. First time that I forgot to pack my cam's battery charger and spare battery (!!!) 4. First time (and hopefully not the last) to meet with my Multiply friend Maej 5. First time to have acupuncture (better than massage) Many many thanks to Mandy and Maej who made sure that we dined in the best holes-in-the-wall in Davao, that we didnt have to take the jeepney to the airport, for showing us around the city and last but not the least, for introducing us to the high of acupunture aah, aah, ooh, ooh, yeesss, zzzzz!... Catch Maej at <a href="http://maej.multiply.com">http://maej.multi... http://livethedream.multiply.com/photos/album/50/Davao Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:01:24 -0000 My Flickr Daily ramblings...A photo a day (well, when I have the time)... Where photos that dont quite fit or make it to Multiply end up... <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/live-the-dream/2002605224/" title="Blard by live-the-dream, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2176/2002605224_b28d2cf558.jpg" width="500" height="335" alt="Blard" /></a> http://livethedream.multiply.com/links/item/2/My_Flickr Wed, 28 Feb 2007 02:11:54 -0000 Shanghai girl in Manila My Chinese friend Luyi came to visit over Christmas and we did a whirlwind tour of Manila, Boracay and Palawan. All in one week. Gasp! She remarked on how beautiful the islands are, that shopping is so much better in Manila than Shanghai and that our firecrackers are pffft! hee http://livethedream.multiply.com/photos/album/48/Shanghai_girl_in_Manila Sat, 27 Jan 2007 05:05:32 -0000 Hala Bira! Now I know why the Kalibo Ati-Atihan is called the mother of all Philippine festivals. Its fun, its rowdy, its solemn religious processions alternating with street dancing and binge drinking. The pounding of the drums makes even the unwilling to stomp their feet. For me, the highlight was after the sunday Mass at the plaza when the priest shouted "Viva kay Senor Santo Nino", and the crowd roared "Viva!" and hoisted their Santo Ninos in celebration. Then all the drums beat furiously in unison, playing one tune, as the street dancing resumed. Its amazing. Love it, love it... Plus I got the bonus of homestaying in a funky old house and meeting many interesting http://livethedream.multiply.com/photos/album/46/Hala_Bira Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:48:22 -0000