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Jeepney along Pedro Gil Street and more on old edits

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:44:56 GMT

While going through my Lightroom library as part of an unplanned and unorganized effort to revisit old images, I came across this photo I originally edited in black and white. I had shared it on Instagram a few years ago, during a phase when I was exploring monochrome treatments for my street photography. I re-edited

Harbour Square and revisiting old photographs

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 22:34:44 GMT

Lately, I’ve found myself revisiting my old Lightroom library from pre-pandemic times, digging through countless images I had imported over the years but never took the time to open, let alone edit. It feels like discovering a time capsule of forgotten moments, each frame carrying a slice of a day I barely remember. One photo

Morning rush along Lubiran Street

Sun, 22 Jun 2025 14:18:44 GMT

Just another jeepney shot I took while on a morning walk along Lubiran Street in Santa Mesa, Manila. Taken 5 March 2024. I remember having breakfast in one of the neighborhood carinderias then taking a brief walk while grabbing some supplies for the day. I should make it a point to take more walks in

Shōgun

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:30:35 GMT

“How beautiful life is, and how sad. There is no past and no future, only a limitless now” When I learned that James Clavell’s Shōgun would have a mini-series adaptation and it was going to be streamed on family-friendly Disney+, in the Philippines, because FX is under its wing here, I had a really good

Tsambatography 101: Avoid getting hit by bikes.

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 17:25:18 GMT

Walking along Ongpin Street in Binondo (Chinatown) in Manila, I almost missed this shot because I remembered having to quickly step back to not get myself hit by the motorbike that I captured in the foreground. Reminding myself that awareness of your surroundings and reflexes matter. Keep safe while taking pictures on the street. I’ve

Carriedo Street and me walking around this 2024

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 18:12:13 GMT

Took a walk with some friends a few weeks ago to help scratch a common itch (taking photos, just to be clear). I haven’t been walking a lot for the past few months due to my usual busy nocturnal schedule and getting out and getting some decent sun, and a few beers, was a good

hooked on playing Cities: Skylines 2

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 08:33:26 GMT

I finally narrowed down my graphics settings for the game on my laptop. Not perfect but I can manage to play with decent textures and capture game footage at the same time. So I tried streaming my gameplay on Twitch on a new city. Seems everything went well, no crashes. I haven’t used OBS in

Status update | 9 November 2023

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 22:15:02 GMT

that’s it, 2 days off rice and bread is done, got served with a bowl of champorado by the wife

Status update | 8 November 2023

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 05:05:57 GMT

on my 2nd day today of not having any rice or bread, still putting a little sugar in my coffee Let’s see how long I can last before going for a double quarter pounder… #medyohealthy

Long halloween weekend, You are what you play

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 19:23:58 GMT

So here is a screenshot of my steam library faves and the number of hours I have put in on some games over the years. Take note, some of the games listed here came out more than five years ago. I’ve spent an inordinate number of hours playing over this recent long weekend. A combination

Processing loss

Fri, 11 Aug 2023 18:21:37 GMT

My grandmother died almost two weeks ago. She was 96. Also my aunt, our dear Tita Malu, died a few months before my grandma. Dealing with loss is something I have been really terrible with. I feel the loss; I feel pain; I feel the grief; I feel all of these things and experience them

A new home for my body of work

Thu, 13 Jul 2023 07:58:18 GMT

This was then at a time when I was still pretty much a graphic designer working for the Shangri-La Group (Makati Shangri-La, Manila) and when most of what I was doing were artworks for print. If you happened to dine at Makati Shangri-La’s Circles Event Cafe or red, or with any other restaurant from 2004

I miss you, Baguio

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 19:32:06 GMT

This love-hate thing we have going has me longing for your cool breeze, your laid back vibe that makes lazy afternoons strolling up and down Session Road good exercise, and to the everyday Baguio things such as having fried rice with egg for breakfast in Cathy’s (sa may sakayan ng PNR jeepney) or having coffee

Katori Shintō-ryū

Wed, 22 Feb 2023 16:21:06 GMT

To be honest, I know nothing about Japanese martial arts and culture, except from what I have read from the novel Shōgun by James Clavell as a teenager, and from what I picked up in cartoons, pop-culture, toys, 80s television, and video games. Shōgun was a good read back in my teenage days, but it

Status update | 4 February 2023

Sat, 04 Feb 2023 03:50:04 GMT

Sweet.

Know your cuts of meat

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 16:45:32 GMT

I’m not ashamed to admit that I crop my photos in Lightroom. But I mostly crop just to straighten them vertically or to force an image to conform with certain aspect ratios suited for sharing on social media, like stories, among others. I don’t have a gazillion pixels on my camera and cropping for any

I sold my Sony A6000 for cheap, that, and a little Toy Story moment

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:46:53 GMT

I got this camera at the height of its popularity back in 2014 and has been with me everyday until late 2015 when I upgraded to full frame. The Sony Alpha A6000, which was Sony’s rebrand of the NEX system, had phenomenal autofocus and was capable of shooting continuously at 11 fps with subject tracking

Status update | 2 February 2023

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 16:37:29 GMT

Billions of dollars went into ChatGPT and this is one of the first things I decided to ask it…

Getting back into it

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 23:11:02 GMT

Sometime between December of 2021 and January of 2022 or roughly two years since the pandemic hit, I found myself outside shooting on the streets again. The pandemic changed so much of my routine and by this time I have eased into our new lifestyle. It was also how I got reacquainted with my neighborhood,

So much to say, so much to say…

Tue, 24 Jan 2023 22:12:46 GMT

Open up my head and let me out… argh! I can’t seem to shake this DMB tune off my head. I went silent from April of 2020 up to now. With the exception of a few posts on my IG and personal socmed accounts, I pretty much erased my presence digitally. At some point I

Status update | 12 January 2023

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 16:28:34 GMT

saying hello world, after such a long hiatus…

Happy Easter.

Sun, 12 Apr 2020 05:23:38 GMT

‪It takes an awful lot of courage and faith to be able to say “Happy Easter, He has risen” in such trying times as this.‬ ‪Be thankful for your faith. Trust me, that void when one is without it can be taxing.‬

This is the new normal

Tue, 10 Mar 2020 16:30:38 GMT

Today the Department of Health have announced a few more COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila, bringing the number of confirmed infected to 33 as of 6:00pm (March 10, 2020). The actual number may be higher as some analysts estimate the figure to be closer to 200 or more. Classes are suspended and some employers have

No longer on Webfaction hosting

Mon, 23 Sep 2019 07:00:24 GMT

Note: I wrote this last March 2019 and somehow got busy and never posted it. I am due to revamp my blog soon and will be breaking things again. There’s no real reason why I have to post this note here but I just wanted to see how reusable blocks work on Gutenberg. From 2009

Status update | 19 August 2019

Sun, 18 Aug 2019 19:22:47 GMT

Chinatown and slums – Cities: Skylines – Republica de Malate – Episode 002

Mon, 15 Apr 2019 15:52:58 GMT

I’ve managed to squeeze in 4 hours of footage into two separate, 35-minute episodes building this city-state’s Chinese quarter. Major cities around the world have some sort of Chinatown in their areas and Republica de Malate is no exception. Located in Southeast Asia, Republica de Malate’s citizens are a mix of Malay, Filipino, Chinese, Spanish

Cities: Skylines – Republica de Malate – Episode 001

Sat, 13 Apr 2019 16:00:33 GMT

I just published the first of a series of videos I’m working on in my free time. I call this Republica de Malate and the setting is a fictional city-state located somewhere in Southeast Asia. I’ve played Cities: Skylines from the day it launched in 2015 and after almost 2000 hours on this game, I

Juan Luna St., Binondo, Manila

Fri, 15 Mar 2019 15:29:57 GMT

This man was actually making his way through the crowd while doing some muted strumming that only a fellow musician could recognize from a crowd. I first heard the percussive notes and quickly panned to my left and then found myself right in front of him, took the shot, exchanged smiles and moved on. Juan

Shooting street and totally forgetting about the photos.

Wed, 20 Feb 2019 16:42:34 GMT

Looking for opportunities where I can play around with light is always a thing that I’m on the lookout for. Most of the time I’d go out, walk a few kilometers, shoot and not get a single decent photograph. Somewhat disappointed, I’d end up shelving all my files for review at a later time and

Quiapo church.

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 08:32:58 GMT

I love how this makes me feel like I am looking at a painting. It’s as if time stood still with every one deciding to pose for a photo. Captured at 1/250 on one bright afternoon back in 2017, this photo was basically shelved and forgotten until I decided to run through my old photos

Still house cleaning

Thu, 27 Dec 2018 14:17:22 GMT

There’s a lot to clean up and fix on archondigital.com before I can begin development and migration into a new theme. Today I’ve managed to screw up the comments section by removing Facebook comments (and Disqus) and installing Jetpack, which I intend to keep as my commenting tool probably for the long term. Importing or

Almost 2019

Sun, 23 Dec 2018 13:42:51 GMT

“Got a lot on my mind/plate”, seemed to me as the usual excuse I give myself on why I just don’t go ahead and start writing again on this platform. Too much noise, too many distractions, real-life, actual work, etc… and the list goes on and on. These things I keep using as excuses to

Updating my neglected blog to WordPress 5.0 and Gutenberg

Mon, 10 Dec 2018 17:21:39 GMT

Neglected, not abandoned. Yes, archondigital.com is still very much alive. I’ve been as always, consistently inconsistent with updating content on this for as far as I could remember. A lot of this has to do with me being busy (I’ve given this excuse here numerous times too) but that really is what it is, I

Status update | 6 December 2018

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 04:41:21 GMT

Played GTAV when I had nothing to play to test on my livestreaming rig while prepping for a client event. just test streaming for an event later… what better way to test than to goof around in #GTAVPosted by Archon Digital on Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Life is a blur.

Thu, 30 Aug 2018 13:46:03 GMT

One of those unplanned walks where I end up shooting on my way home after an afternoon of meetings. It was a Friday and I was having a difficult time getting a ride. This photo is part of a self-project/series I am working on called Buhay Jeepney where I take photos of everyday people commuting using

Status update | 8 February 2018

Thu, 08 Feb 2018 20:28:35 GMT

So, it’s 2018 now. It’s February and this is the first time I’m posting in months. I’ve neglected this blog for quite some time and this space doesn’t deserve to be neglected as such.

Sale! Carriedo, Sta. Cruz, Manila at night.

Fri, 06 Oct 2017 12:53:57 GMT

A vendor selling street food in Carriedo Street, Sta. Cruz, Manila. Taken last September 1, 2017. I haven’t been out much on the streets since getting the Sony RX100 Mark V, but this photo I took at night just blew me away. This image is from a one-inch sensor, a lowly, point-and-shoot camera.

That look though…

Sun, 27 Aug 2017 05:24:45 GMT

A jeepney driver and his partner plying the streets of Ermita, Manila. Taking that late afternoon stroll looking out for Jeepney scenes and I run into this young couple. It was as if the entire scene unfolded in slow motion as they passed me, their eyes in sync looking at the lens. I just had

Status update | 15 August 2017

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 14:32:22 GMT

We drafted the framework for an Open Government Licensing Policy into our draft EO on the National Government Digital Service (Committee) back in the previous administration. Too bad it never got signed. But here is the jist of what an Open License is all about and why it is important. https://blog.okfn.org/2017/06/08/the-state-of-open-licensing-in-2017/

Father & child. Baguio City public market.

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 08:30:18 GMT

A father clutching his child while walking past vendors at the public market in Baguio City. I took this photo while spending time off after a just concluded event where I opted to stay behind for an extra day to relive what used to be my everyday life in Baguio a few years back. Something

Status update | 15 August 2017

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 07:34:55 GMT

Uber is gone for now and I want to write something about the entire fiasco as it affects me and my family a great deal. But I will not write it without first waiting for my anger to subside. I want to fair; to Uber, to the LTFRB and to Taxi drivers and yes, even

Sampaguita vendor, Quiapo and the Sony RX100V

Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:20:45 GMT

A sampaguita vendor takes a moment to relish the sweet, thick fragrance of the fresh flowers that she sells at the plaza right outside of the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila. * * * I took the plunge and downgraded my gear from full frame to 1-inch sensor. A few months

Dagonoy Market. San Andres Bukid, Manila

Wed, 19 Jul 2017 10:31:35 GMT

A child sprints and jumps over an empty crate which doubles as part of an obstacle course put up by children playing just outside Dagonoy Market in San Andres Bukid, Manila. Taken last July 8, 2017. First posted on my Instagram. EXIF is available on Flickr. * * * I’ve recently been going on impromptu

Buhay Jeepney: Are we there yet?

Sun, 02 Jul 2017 11:10:07 GMT

I’ll be honest with you. These days I’d mostly take an Uber or GrabCar when getting around the Metro. Only because most of where I need to go would take longer if I took a jeep. But that said, I still love taking photos of these old beasts and the people they ferry from location

Buhay Jeepney: Monday na naman bukas.

Sun, 28 May 2017 11:29:50 GMT

To say that traffic in Metro Manila is beyond redemption is an understatement. Traffic here is so bad, it let’s you cycle through all the five stages of grief, after which you still end up stuck at the same gridlocked junction as before. The cycle repeats itself at almost every bottleneck, and so at the end of your commute,

passport.gov.ph – Expired SSL certificate on the PH Passport Portal for the past 12 days

Mon, 22 May 2017 13:06:44 GMT

A public portal used by citizens for passport applications (passport.gov.ph) suddenly becomes unsecure due to an expired SSL certificate and no one can do anything about it because, bureaucracy. Last May 12, 2017, the SSL certificate of the Passport Portal of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) here in the Philippines expired. I noticed this Thursday

Buhay Jeepney: Belat

Fri, 19 May 2017 13:42:26 GMT

A photo of a woman on a moving jeepney taken at night along Pedro Gil Street in Ermita. I haven’t posted anything lately as I’m still finding time to go through photos that I took the past two months. There’s just too many jeepney photos to choose from and there’s no simple way but to

Buhay Jeepney: Taft Ave. corner Vito Cruz St.

Tue, 25 Apr 2017 11:43:12 GMT

Whenever I’m on foot or commuting during the evening rush or at later parts of the night, I’d take photos of jeepneys and the drivers or passengers. It has become a habit the past few months and it soon evolved into a series which I will soon start sharing and putting up on a special

Street photography at night in P. Burgos Street, Makati City

Mon, 10 Apr 2017 12:21:09 GMT

That night I went out and took photos in the red light district of Makati with fellow street photographers Jonathan and RJ. We spent some time around these telco workers who were installing what I think was an LTE radio antenna that night in the corner of Makati Avenue and P. Burgos Street in Makati. Jonathan was

Review: Webfaction hosting still sucks

Mon, 10 Apr 2017 10:37:57 GMT

Eight years on Webfaction and I’m still hosting my sites with them. So yeah, Webfaction hosting doesn’t suck at all, sorry for the click bait. I only mentioned ‘Webfaction hosting still sucks’ as an inside joke within friends since we don’t really have much to complain about. I’ve been using Webfaction on most WordPress websites that I run,

Taft Avenue corner Vito Cruz Street, Manila

Sun, 02 Apr 2017 19:07:19 GMT

After a meeting on that scorching hot afternoon of March 23, 2017, I find myself walking along Taft Ave. from Quirino Ave. and taking photos on the way. The weather felt like it was in the 40s (Celsius) though it was probably around 33-35 degrees that day. I end up in the corner of Taft Avenue and

Outbreak

Tue, 14 Mar 2017 22:38:29 GMT

Down with the flu. It started with the runny nose on Friday afternoon, then the sneezing by evening and by Sunday I was coughing like a dog gone mad with the collar on a little too tight. Even while feeling really sick, I still took the kids this Monday to school through Uber and by the time

How to not get mugged while vlogging at night – VLOG Episode 004

Sat, 04 Mar 2017 10:58:18 GMT

I go out a lot at night shooting street and this is one of the better routes that I normally ply in the dark. It’s hard to do street photography and be completely discreet, plus film yourself and speak at the same time, so I did not shoot along the way except for a few

Reunited with the Sony A6000 – VLOG Episode 003

Mon, 20 Feb 2017 05:07:47 GMT

After one or almost a year and-a-half, I’m using the Sony A6000 again. Still feeling a little separation anxiety for not having my everyday camera with me, I went and met up with my brother to get my Sony A6000 which has been with him since last year. It was weird finding the camera a

Eastwood POV Street Photography – VLOG Episode 002

Thu, 02 Feb 2017 10:30:26 GMT

I can’t seem to say ‘Eastwood’ without letting out a tiny smirk. Got out of the office early and somehow ended up in C5 Road in Libis, QC and shot some photos while waiting for some friends who were busy shopping. I’m using music now from our friends in the local blues scene. The song

Chinese New Year, Binondo, Manila – VLOG Episode 001

Wed, 01 Feb 2017 10:52:51 GMT

I finally mustered enough courage to face the camera and produce my first vlog. Please like and subscribe or let me know what you think through the comments. BTW, I’ve been meaning to make a 10-minute video but as I edited I started cutting out entire parts of my footage as I found it boring.

New Year 2017, back to old domain archondigital.com

Fri, 27 Jan 2017 12:23:49 GMT

Yes, I know it’s been weeks too late, but it’s still January and it’s also Chinese New Year now, so this still counts as a New Year’s post. The blog is now fully migrated back to archondigital.com and if you’re wondering why I moved it in the first place, and why I keep moving it around, everything

Status update | 6 December 2016

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 13:50:20 GMT

Change is scamming.

Wooden wares. Juan Luna St., Binondo, Manila.

Mon, 05 Dec 2016 14:42:04 GMT

Walking through the crowded Juan Luna street in Binondo, I found myself smack, right in front of this person pushing a cart full of wooden kitchenwares. I was fortunate to have my 28mm on my camera or else I would’ve had to crouch or probably missed this shot. Choosing the 28mm over the 50mm was a good

Sta. Elena St., Binondo, Manila

Sun, 04 Dec 2016 05:18:31 GMT

Two female vendors selling Angpao (little red envelopes), signaling the start of the holiday season in Chinatown. Sta. Elena St., Binondo, Manila. Taken through my usual route, cutting through Lucky Chinatown walk on my way to Juan Luna St. I was still deciding if I would go 50mm or 28mm for my walk yesterday and just quickly snapped

Breakfast at Plaza Rueda

Sat, 26 Nov 2016 19:17:24 GMT

A street vendor prepares breakfast for this family of three, with the morning rush hour traffic serving as a backdrop to their daily routine. Plaza Rueda, Ermita, Manila. Breakfast from street food vendors, a cup of instant coffee and the occasional cigarette, seems the practical choice for the everyday, masa commuter, at least in these parts.

Plaza Rueda, Taft Ave., Manila

Fri, 25 Nov 2016 19:33:04 GMT

An old woman selling various beverages to people on their way to work in front of Plaza Rueda, Taft Ave., Manila. For the past three days, I’ve been at the hospital attending to a family medical emergency. And every morning, I’d walk into the plaza across the street and would get breakfast while watching people go about the morning

Car shows get all the love

Sat, 12 Nov 2016 23:32:54 GMT

The car show event was full of photographers taking pictures of ‘not cars’. So in one of my walks last Saturday, I ran into this car show event being setup mid-afternoon. The car show event had a booth that gave out free energy drinks, which was perfect, since I must’ve walked four kilometers by then

Paseo Palisoc Circle, Manila

Sat, 12 Nov 2016 15:30:35 GMT

Life imitates art, in this case old-timer, bikers captured in what, to myself, looked like a Michelangelo painting. These three elderly men were having a lively discussion about biking, their loved ones and other random topics. Today I walked a total of 12,098 steps, a distance covering 7.5 kms from Pedro Gil St. to Paseo

Monday morning walk, Brgy. Kapitolyo, Pasig

Wed, 09 Nov 2016 21:15:14 GMT

The breakfast club. Brgy., Kapitolyo, Pasig. I started shooting with the Summicron again on my way to work this Monday morning. It has been a while since I last used this lens so I plan on shelving the Super wide Heliar for the next few weeks. It feels good to shoot at 35mm focal length

Divisoria, Manila

Mon, 07 Nov 2016 09:15:11 GMT

On candids, Divisoria and editing on Adobe Lightroom for mobile. Another totally pointless post aiming to fill a blank text box from on my CMS. I really just want to post pictures now.

Help Eugene Geronimo a.k.a. @Ugin_x, a fellow street photographer, in his battle with cancer

Thu, 03 Nov 2016 15:15:05 GMT

My friend and fellow street photography hobbyist, Eugene Geronimo, a.k.a., @ugin_x, was diagnosed in October of last year with nasopharyngeal cancer. We used to go and shoot the streets of Manila together before he became ill. Eugene’s battle with cancer is not yet over and he needs our help now more than ever. Eugene recently

End Impunity. Our freedom is under siege.

Wed, 02 Nov 2016 04:33:29 GMT

I’d hate to admit, but even as I try my best to not delve into political commentary, the situation everyday compels me to write about what is on my mind. This random image I took yesterday of the National Press Club’s compound from behind a barbed wire fence further convinced me that I should start writing

All Souls Day

Wed, 02 Nov 2016 02:16:00 GMT

Red candles beside the Santo Cristo de Longos Shrine in Ongpin St., Binondo (Chinatown), Manila. Taken during my walk yesterday afternoon. Yes, my feet are still sore from that long walk. I should do that more often again.

Ormoc, Leyte

Tue, 01 Nov 2016 18:45:29 GMT

Ormoc was brief but it was great, they were celebrating their 69th city charter day when we got to the port on our way to Cebu two weeks ago. Took this photo right before we boarded that SuperCat. Clear skies, no pollution, I barely did any editing. Transferred from my A7SII to my iPhone and uploaded here

Noodle man

Tue, 01 Nov 2016 15:25:52 GMT

Noodle man. Ongpin St., Chinatown, Manila. Had a blast shooting with another Instagram user who took the time to meet up and shoot street with me earlier. My phone says I walked a total of 14,059 steps for 11.3km and took six flights of stairs. Seems pretty accurate from how my feet are sore now.

Meet Rubik, our new furball of joy

Thu, 27 Oct 2016 14:16:30 GMT

This is Rubik, our new furry bundle of fleas and joy. He’s so far doing okay, loves to snuggle up to whoever is sleeping and is somewhat more clingy than our previous cat. Our first cat, Peabo died last August which broke the kids’ hearts and so I just had to get a new one.

Status update | 27 October 2016

Thu, 27 Oct 2016 14:02:54 GMT

Status update | 1 November 2016

Thu, 13 Oct 2016 05:23:18 GMT

Nope. Abe didn’t really say it.

Bonifacio High Street, BGC Taguig

Fri, 09 Sep 2016 10:59:24 GMT

Rain kept people I’m meeting from arriving on time, so here I am taking a few pics while waiting. Shot, transferred to my phone and uploaded without any edits, I just love how this Voigtlander lens and Sony body renders its colors.

Mock battles. Intramuros, Manila

Tue, 30 Aug 2016 04:11:28 GMT

The old walled city of Intramuros, I’d remember myself as a kid let loose on its walls and ruins, reenacting countless sieges and mock battles. It was the 80’s after all, a time without such distractions as the Internet and Social Media, when playing outdoors was part of every kid’s daily routine. I remember a time

Liang Seah Street, Singapore

Mon, 01 Aug 2016 02:11:19 GMT

This was from the day I got the Voigtländer Super Wide-Heliar 15mm f/4.5 Aspherical III. I took a quick stroll back to our hotel going through side streets and was blown away at how incredibly sharp this lens was. Add to that being paired with a Sony A7SII, this beast of metal and glass has been in my

Singalong, my hood.

Sun, 17 Jul 2016 15:37:42 GMT

This is the neighbourhood I grew up in. I go around and take photos around all the time but rarely publish any of them. I had the privilege of moving away during my teen years to study up north, in Baguio, it was one of the best decisions my parents made for me. Studying up north kept me away

Under the Eiffel

Fri, 08 Jul 2016 05:52:42 GMT

The Eiffel had French and Korean flags that day, I assumed it was for some holiday or diplomatic visit. Spent my free time back then walking around with a Samyang 14mm Ultra Wide-Angle f/2.8 IF ED UMC lens on my Sony A6000.

Status update | 24 June 2016

Fri, 24 Jun 2016 11:24:42 GMT

Twitter will never die. As long as there are people who make accounts like this, Twitter will live forever.

Status update | 23 June 2016

Thu, 23 Jun 2016 01:05:49 GMT

The Jesus cabbie #ihateMondays

Sun, 19 Jun 2016 23:49:13 GMT

Starting to change my schedule to an early morning one by taking my kids to school, so this in effect revives my #ihateMondays series again because of the commute. That, and I’m off to a meeting in two hours. Status update | 19 June 2016 Jesus cabbie Music was comforting, you close your eyes and all

Status update | 19 June 2016

Sun, 19 Jun 2016 22:43:06 GMT

…in a cab on my way to QC, driver playing gospel country tunes, I close my eyes & suddenly I’m on a Greyhound bound for Nashville, TN

Tap Station. Adriatico St., Ermita, Manila

Thu, 16 Jun 2016 03:09:40 GMT

They have a good selection of home brewed beers, their stout is one of the best in the area. Served cold, I occasionally find myself stopping by for a drink due this ridiculous summer heat that we’ve been having these past few months. Taken using a Minolta MD W.Rokkor-X 28mm 1:2.8 lens at 1/100s f/4 ISO 4000. See image

Status update | 16 June 2016

Wed, 15 Jun 2016 17:36:22 GMT

Never compromise, always strive for perfection, but never let it get in the way of accomplishing your tasks. One must learn to strike a balance between the two.

Plaza Miranda. Quiapo, Manila.

Wed, 15 Jun 2016 16:04:50 GMT

This is the first time I took my 15mm lens for a walk. It was one of those Sundays where I didn’t have any plans set, so I decided to take photos from Quiapo to Escolta, then from there to Plaza Mexico, Intramuros and into Liwasang Bonifacio. Ran into a lot of interesting subjects too.

Ongoing: Moving back from Jekyll to WordPress

Mon, 13 Jun 2016 22:30:31 GMT

This is my lousy attempt at trying to live blog my migration from Jekyll to WordPress. Please bear with me, apologies for the 404s. × June 14, 2016, 6:30amI am at the moment migrating my site back from Jekyll into WordPress. You may encounter some dead links throughout the site as I am still choosing

Status update | 13 June 2016

Sun, 12 Jun 2016 16:34:26 GMT

Looking forward to not being too busy after June 30.

Carriedo Again

Mon, 23 May 2016 16:32:16 GMT

Took a little walk down Quiapo and Sta. Cruz again. I managed to take this photo before the security guard at the LRT station could stop me.Taken using a Voigtlander Super Wide-Heliar 15mm f/4.5 Aspherical III lens at 1/800s f/11 ISO1600. See image on Flickr for EXIF.

Status update | 13 June 2016

Tue, 17 May 2016 20:19:45 GMT

hmmm, I’m toying with the idea of switching my blog back to #WordPress from #Jekyll, just for kicks. #learningneverends

Facebook for Business Philippines launch

Sat, 23 Apr 2016 18:33:16 GMT

Facebook announced the opening of its offices in Manila along with their launch of Facebook for Business Philippines this Thursday morning of April 21 at an event held at the Shooting Gallery in Makati. In a Facebook post, Dan Neary, Facebook’s vice president for the Asia Pacific region mentioned the Philippines as “a highly engaged

Debunking Five Nights In Pyongyang – East Asia Tribune

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 07:36:14 GMT

This Saturday morning, I woke up to this well-written article entitled, Five Nights in Pyongyang, supposedly from accounts of an investigative journalist going by the byline Chu Jingyi, for a publication called the East Asia Tribune. It was an awesome read, too awesome you’d be left asking if the story checks out at all. Read

Fire breathing. Binondo, Manila

Tue, 23 Feb 2016 20:15:03 GMT

Last year, I told myself that I will arrive much earlier to be able to take more photos of this year’s Chinese New Year celebrations compared to last one. I ended up spending the entire day taking photos, but I got sick almost immediately after and totally forgot about it. It was by the end

Streets of Manila: Fishball Vendor

Tue, 19 Jan 2016 21:10:41 GMT

Almost everyday at work, we eat at this place (from where I was standing when I took this photo). The scene is almost the same everytime I am there. A vendor passing by while other people smoke, chat or have drinks after they finished eating. Taken using a Leica Summicron-M 1:2/35mm ASPH lens at 1/500s f/8

Devotee, Palanca St., Quiapo

Sat, 09 Jan 2016 21:16:08 GMT

A devotee making his way through the thick crowds. I encountered a lot of tired but determined faces throughout the day. Took this while I was on a 35mm lens in a dimly lit part of the covered sidewalk, trying to get near a lamp post ahead to help secure my position and was my

Palanca St., Quiapo

Fri, 08 Jan 2016 21:21:39 GMT

Like birds on a power line. Construction workers and patrons patiently wait for the Black Nazarene to pass at the Translacion of the 2016 Feast of the Black Nazarene. This is my first time to shoot during the Feast of the Black Nazarene. You may browse through my other entries from this event here. Taken

Happy New Year, Welcome 2016

Fri, 01 Jan 2016 21:26:15 GMT

2015 was a good year in general. I got to meet new people, launched a startup, and learned much from the past year’s experiences. I am looking forward to a much better one. This year will also be my last 180 days of working on the Official Gazette and Open Data PH. We’ll see where

Meat Market, Tagaytay

Thu, 31 Dec 2015 21:33:07 GMT

Took a day trip on Rizal Day to get to Tagaytay’s Mahogany meat market, which is popular for their Bulalo and fresh Batangas beef. Taken using a Leica Summicron-M 1:2/35mm ASPH lens at 1/250s f/8 ISO 800. See image on Flickr for EXIF. Posted originally on my Instagram.

Manila bay, Sony A7SII and Jupiter 37A 135mm

Tue, 29 Dec 2015 21:35:24 GMT

I’d have to admit that yes, I am a gear addict. I love using and pushing whatever it is that is latest and within my reach. I also love vintage mechanical stuff, old printing machines, old cameras and lenses, mechanical watches, etc… Mirrorless cameras allow me to marry these two passions of mine into a

Manila by Night: Not so lucky

Wed, 16 Dec 2015 10:52:44 GMT

Capitol Commoners braving the rain to get a ride home. I’ve been stuck in the vicinity of Capitol Commons in Pasig since 9:00pm due to that day’s traffic gridlock. And since I’m already soaked and bored, I took out my camera, wrapped it with a rain cover and started shooting. Uber was at x5 surge

Manila by Night: Commuting in the Dark

Fri, 20 Nov 2015 11:44:10 GMT

A visually-impared, elderly man and his guide waits for a bus along EDSA in the late evening. This was taken during the just recently concluded APEC Ministerial and Economic Leaders’ meetings held in Manila from November 16 to 19. Night street photography can be very frustrating if you don’t have gear and glass that can

Streets of Manila: Carriedo Fountain

Tue, 17 Nov 2015 20:56:45 GMT

Got hold of the new Sony A7SII this Sunday and immediately took it for a walk from late afternoon to evening. I shot this right before the sun set, handheld at 1/5s, using the camera’s in-body image stabilization (IBIS). Non-Steadyshot (OSS) lenses can only make use of the camera body’s built-in stabilization hence the 3-axis.

Hold close to your heart

Thu, 12 Nov 2015 01:05:24 GMT

Hold close to your heart those that are dearest to you. And yes, I’m talking about your iPhone. The guy in the background didn’t take the man’s phone but just minutes later offered me a watch and an iPhone 6. He must be a good salesman, selling wares in the streets at night at such

Humans of San Andres Bukid: Not much to say

Fri, 06 Nov 2015 01:11:42 GMT

“Every day I fight these little battles inside. My mind is a warzone. To keep things to myself or to spill out my guts, I must be really terrible at this, for I fail, every single time.” Manong, Resident Tambay I This post is part of my Humans of San Andres Bukid series. I live

Humans of San Andres Bukid: Urban bliss

Mon, 02 Nov 2015 01:16:38 GMT

“…if we have not found the heaven within, we have not found the heaven without” James Hilton, Lost Horizon A kid refreshing himself from the urban heat with clean water. These are everyday scenes of people in this part of Manila where junkshops and homes exist right next to each other. In the background are

Happy Halloween

Sat, 31 Oct 2015 01:23:16 GMT

This was an accidental click. It was pitch black and I was just trying to measure the light and take a photo of the metalwork when this figure literally popped into my frame as my eye was on the EFV, startling me. I almost jumped, but found myself clicking as I was catching my breath.

Master and follower, Paris

Mon, 26 Oct 2015 01:25:56 GMT

A man and his tiny dog, walking the streets of Paris. The last time I was here in Paris{:target=”_blank”}, I only had an iPhone 5s with me and used that to shoot around{:target=”_blank”}. Taken with a Sony A6000 and a Leica Summicron-M 1/2:35mm ASPH 35mm lens at 1/400s f/2.8 ISO 320. See image on Flickr{:target=”_blank”}

Humans of San Andres Bukid: Eksena sa Jeep

Thu, 22 Oct 2015 01:55:58 GMT

Jeepney passenger at the intersection of San Andres St. corner Osmeña Ave., Manila. This post is the first in my Humans of San Andres Bukid and Commuting in Manila series, a subset of my Streets of Manila set of images. Taken with a Sony A6000 and a Nikon Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 AI-S lens at 1/125s

How to load Clearing Lightbox using a URI hash on Foundation 5

Tue, 20 Oct 2015 02:00:12 GMT

I want to share how I made the Clearing Lightbox feature of Foundation 5 to be triggered by adding a location hash in your URI. The idea is to be able to share a page and, by adding a hash, have it load with the gallery already open when sharing photos or other media. I

Binondo, Manila

Mon, 19 Oct 2015 21:03:04 GMT

I went for a brief walk in Chinatown with a friend last August and captured this young man pulling an overloaded cart as I was about to sit down on a bench. Carts like these are the lifeblood of businesses in this district. It also appears most of these workers appear to be minors or

How to Disable Disqus & Google Adsense when running Jekyll on localhost

Sun, 18 Oct 2015 04:23:46 GMT

When I migrated my WordPress website to Jekyll, one of the things that I forgot to do was disable Disqus comments and Google Adsense on my localhost when running Jekyll locally. It was one of those things that I used to do from PHP when I was still on WordPress. This had me end up

Turning 36, friends, family and Dengue.

Thu, 08 Oct 2015 12:24:51 GMT

Today I turn 36, and I am writing this down on a markdown editor on my iPhone while lying on my side, bored and tethered to a hospital bed a few inches short for my height, where I’ve been stuck since yesterday after being diagnosed with dengue fever. I will probably post this late since

Luneta debate society

Sun, 13 Sep 2015 02:06:11 GMT

Long before those Fliptop rap battles were being posted on Youtube, there were these guys who would debate every late Sunday afternoons and evenings at the Luneta near the chess plaza. They would debate on any topic ranging from politics to religion, from everyday life to science. Taken with a Sony A6000 using a Nikkor

Manila Street Photography: Cigar man. POV

Fri, 21 Aug 2015 02:15:23 GMT

I was with a group of four on one of those roughly planned photo walks, in the rain, on our way to the port area when we ran into this man who just lit up a cigar. “Sayang“, I said while motioning with my hand and camera if I could shoot so as not to

Bayaw by the river

Sat, 18 Jul 2015 02:29:32 GMT

It was raining, we were stuck in traffic and passed under a bridge and this is where I found this man taking a nap on the levee by the river. Taken with a Sony A6000 using a Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 AI-S lens at 1/60s f/1.2 ISO 1600. See image on Flickr for EXIF. Posted originally

Selfie generation

Sun, 03 May 2015 04:49:41 GMT

The image is from one of the solo photowalks that I took sometime back in March. It was on a weekend when I had nothing better to do but walk around with a camera and creep strangers out. Spent that entire day taking pictures and just sort of forgot about these until today. I thought

Backpacks and the flu

Fri, 01 May 2015 04:53:39 GMT

I was down with the flu the past few days and while recovering the other day, was able to check out Lightroom, for photos I took, which I have not been able to do for the past few weeks. While going through months of images, I realized that I have this weird thing about gravitating

Packed train station

Mon, 16 Feb 2015 20:13:20 GMT

Started the day early since it was the 4th day of the Papal visit and was anticipating thick crowds and closed streets. There was a slight drizzle and people were using the lenght of the LRT along Taft avenue as a giant covered walkway. All available entrances to LRT stations along Taft avenue were full

Killing in the name

Sat, 14 Feb 2015 05:04:23 GMT

They start ’em young. While on my way to test a friend’s vintage lens in the street, I ran into a procession, mostly of children taking turns carrying a replica of the Nazarene in a procession on one of the side streets of Manila. This while the religious and some of our so-called “statesmen” call

Clarity

Mon, 02 Feb 2015 16:10:53 GMT

In the land of Gibberish, the man who makes sense, the man who speaks clearly, clearly speaks nonsense. Jarod Kintz, This Book Has No Title

Throwback – The Sony Cybershot DSC-U10

Sun, 01 Feb 2015 15:42:37 GMT

Remembering my first digital camera, a tiny pocket camera from Sony.

Heroes, the SAF44

Fri, 30 Jan 2015 05:07:28 GMT

They served and laid down their lives to protect our liberties. The very liberties that allow us to live free and speak our minds, no matter what our opinions are, are the very same liberties that they have fought and died for. The very liberties that allow me to post this tribute is because of

Notre Dame, Paris

Tue, 11 Nov 2014 05:37:57 GMT

Taken while roaming the streets of Paris last September. I got separated from my group earlier in the day and had to walk and skip some tourist spots as I made my way on foot to one of the museums.

Domain migration from archondigital.com to archon.digital

Fri, 07 Nov 2014 06:29:05 GMT

Just migrated my site to the new .digital top level domain. The whole thing, including setting up 301 redirects in Apache, moving my old domain to a tiny PHP app on my Webfaction and making changes to Google Analytics, Webmaster tools and Disqus all took less than an hour. Though I hope I wasn’t forgetting

Mona Lisa Mobbed

Fri, 07 Nov 2014 06:05:19 GMT

It’s literally the most famous painting in the world as no other painting is visited by droves of tourists that line up all day and push against each other, just to catch a glimpse, or take an obligatory selfie, of this masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci. Honestly, I was more amused with the idea of

The Sony QX100 lens-style camera for smartphones

Thu, 16 Oct 2014 06:33:00 GMT

The Sony QX100 lens-style camera is a camera that you can pair with your Android or iPhone to for taking photos and is designed to bump up the image quality of what you can take with your mobile phone. It is a marriage between your rarely used point-and-shoot and with your most used everyday shooter,

Today is Independence Republic Day

Fri, 04 Jul 2014 15:30:58 GMT

The Philippines used to celebrate its Independence day every July 4 since gaining freedom in 1946 from the Americans. The date was only moved to June 12 after the late President Diosdado Macapagal issued Proclamation No. 28, s. 1962.

Caramel Pale Pilsen Macchiato Venti Please!

Mon, 23 Jun 2014 16:36:07 GMT

Starbucks starbucks din pag may time…

Moving from WordPress to Jekyll

Fri, 20 Jun 2014 04:29:55 GMT

As of today, Archon Digital is now running on Jekyll and is being hosted on Github Pages. Everything seems to work fine and I’m happy the transition went really well considering I was migrating in between breaks, meetings, at night and over the weekend. The original idea was only to migrate the old /v5/ parts of the site but after spending time reading Jekyll’s documentation, I decided to move eve

Jai Alai Manila, the Sky Room and lost memories

Sat, 03 May 2014 16:48:09 GMT

This is where Dad used to play during his pro pelotari days. An elegant Art Deco structure that has been part of Manila’s history for as long as I can remember. Its Sky Room was also once the playground of the elite back in the City’s glory days.

The Eye

Fri, 21 Mar 2014 16:52:30 GMT

It’s like a giant cyclops from an alternate dimension, a single robotic eyeball looking down on us little people below, watching our every move. No, this is not the set of a movie on fictional dystopian societies, the photo is actually the ceiling artwork in the Mabini Hall of the Department of Foreign Affairs in Pasay City.

WordPress 3.8 responsive dashboard

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 17:20:08 GMT

The WordPress 3.8 dashboard has gone responsive and it’s gorgeous. I’m posting this now from my iPhone 5 through the default iOS Safari browser and I must say I’m really impressed. The guys at Automattic has definitely moved in the right direction on this one. From my phone, I was able to tinker with the

MacBook Pro hard drive and Mavericks install goes kaput

Tue, 29 Oct 2013 18:49:19 GMT

A few days ago, the hard drive on the 17″ MacBook Pro (July 2011) I’ve been using for work has died. It stopped working after I ran into an error with OS X Mavericks’ installation. I had to copy my files via terminal using the recovery start up on OS X so I could work on

(mt) Media Temple was just acquired by GoDaddy and I’m not sure if that’s a good thing

Tue, 15 Oct 2013 16:27:30 GMT

(mt) Media Temple was just acquired by GoDaddy, one of the best hosting companies that both graphic designers and web designers love to use and one of the best around taken over by what is known as one of the worst hosting company that ever existed.

Newsweek says goodbye to print. #lastprintissue

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 18:42:13 GMT

A sad day for print. Their farewell cover artwork highlights the stark contrast between traditional printing by portraying print as a classic, black and white New York city skyline photo with Newsweek’s office building in the foreground and the modern, web-centric hashtag headline, #lastprintissue.

Never Forget

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 02:05:39 GMT

(note: This article was published in Nov of 2012) Three years ago, 58 innocent men and women were violently murdered in Maguindanao by the Ampatuan clan and their henchmen. The following names are those of the journalists, lawyers, members and aides of the clan’s political rival and those unfortunate motorists who just happened to be

It’s more fun in the Philippines – vector and raster template

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:32:06 GMT

Note: The Department of Tourism has released a new logo and typeface for the tourism campaign of the Philippines. Check it out on their website. I’m keeping these old logos here (and fixed the original download links) for documentation purposes. × The Department of Tourism’s new brand campaign to attract visitors to the country focuses on

Webfaction, Hosting that Sucks

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:06:30 GMT

After 10 months of hosting under Webfaction, I’d like to give some insight and clarify a few points on as to why Webfaction sucks.

LinkWithin-Inspired YARPP Template

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:04:47 GMT

Yesterday, after reading a forum entry on CMF about LinkWithin, I immediately went and installed it on my site just to test and see if it worked as discussed by the forum members. The plugin seemed fine with the only two issues I have is that Linkwithin has a link back to it’s own site

Fallout 3 is Almost There, So Close I Can Smell it Now

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:54:37 GMT

War… War never changes. The wait has been sooooooo long but is definitely worth it. Fallout 3 will soon be released and Archon Digital will be ready as soon as it comes out in the U.S. market.

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Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:49:30 GMT

Happy Birthday to Me! Today marks another year of learning and enjoying all the things that life has to offer. A perfect time to reflect on my present status, my faith and also reviewing my personal and career goals. God has been kind to me and has always been there to keep me strong and

Ynzal Loses Apple Reseller Status

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:27:26 GMT

Ynzal Marketing, one of the country’s leading Apple resellers has been stripped off its Authorized Apple Reseller Status. A copy of Apple’s termination letter was posted on Ynzal‘s website along with their public announcement. The company has also posted a copy of their appeal for reconsideration on their website. Scores of Mac users in the Philippines showed their support by launching

Inspiration or the Lack of It

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:47:20 GMT

Archon Digital began as my rant blog for every little evil thing I can think off after a long and stressful day at work. It has since included a few sneak peaks into my world and into the stuff I really am passionate about. This evolution has been for the good as there not many

Firefox 3 Download Day: Setting a New World Record

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:35:14 GMT

Today is D-Day. I got a friendly e-mail reminder from spreadfirefox.com on Download Day (17:00 UTC on June 18, 2008) for the official release of Firefox 3. The guys from Mozilla Foundation are on a mission to set a Guinness World Record for the most software downloaded in 24 hours. Firefox 3 is Mozilla’s latest stable release of the

Number One Dad: Special Father’s Day Wine Label

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:31:27 GMT

Father’s Day had me work on a special wine label to be pasted to some real expensive wine bottles which was given to top male executives from corporate clients of the hotel. I had to prepare something personalized and quick yet remain classy. The idea was to come up with an elegant gift for that

Permalink Migration on WordPress

Sun, 18 May 2008 17:08:56 GMT

It has been one of those things you knew you had to do but was near the bottom of your very long to-do list. But after a few days of thinking it over and browsing the web and eventually looking for the right plugins, I managed to migrate my permalink structure to a more keyword

Saying Goodbye to the Grid

Sat, 03 May 2008 17:27:24 GMT

I fell in love with the grid (gs) back when I signed up and up to the last minute. It was easy for me to ignore the issues with loading times, downtime and other problems as I was one happy customer. Mediatemple is family, but you just can’t stay at home for the rest of

A New Slice of Life – Slicehost

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:31:53 GMT

One of the main things that I do find interesting with blogging has never really been about making money online but more on the design part of things. Two weeks ago I got myself a 256 slice from Slicehost. I figured this was a worthwhile investment for most of the sites I run (for myself and

Firefox 3 Beta 4

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:39:28 GMT

Just this morning I installed the latest beta from Mozilla Firefox. This is the first time I am installing the beta to give it a road test. Since I first started using it, I immediately noticed how faster the beta is as compared to the current version and it appears to not consume too much

Malu Fernandez is My Tita

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:45:46 GMT

“If blogging is such a slacker job then maybe that makes me bad at slacking off.” — Archon Digital

People Power – Worth It or Worthless?

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:35:56 GMT

It bothers me that to this day, no significant political change can cure this lingering cancer of corruption in our nation. This malignant and ruptured anomaly continues to worsen our people’s way of life. It has grown to the point where we all have to make a stand and face this problem head on. I

Losing it

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:39:08 GMT

I finally got myself into a weight management program. This decision was long overdue and was finally made into a workable three-month program. It is being run by the company I work for as part of their wellness program for employees and management. finally got myself into a weight management program. This decision was long

Pantone Goe: Is it Worth the Switch?

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:33:02 GMT

Pantone’s latest product, the PANTONE® Goe System is a completely new color inspiration / specification system introduced last September 2007. Our team received our own set just this January 2008 and we have been tinkering with it (and still learning) since. Here is our first encounter and review of the good and not so good

A Blank WordPress Theme

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:10:15 GMT

Sometime middle of 2007, I found this blank wordpress theme and started using it as a base for theme designs I am working on. Tinkering with it helped me learn about creating a fully widgetized theme by editing and adding a few lines to the functions.php and sidebar.php files. The CSS file has german comments which is

Getting in the Zone

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:26:19 GMT

Writing has been very elusive to me lately. Working long hours has been draining but fun at the same time and I can’t seem to blame anyone but myself for getting the writer’s block. The following video is a perfect example on Archon’s sentiments whenever he finds it hard to finish a post. It brings

Tossed Data Salad

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:00:45 GMT

How would you feel if you find out that your personal and financial data is being passed from one amateur telemarketer to another?

Setting My Priorities Right

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:03:09 GMT

The past five years has been a on-and-off relationship between me and blogging. I can never figure out why I could not last for a few months posting regularly. Over the course of five years, I have been able to setup numerous personal blogs but never actually run them properly. Was I lacking in something?

Needs a Re-design

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:05:39 GMT

This site needs some drastic changes in its basic design. Posted during the 2nd version of Archon Digital I played around with different types of wordpress loops as well as other cross-browser hacks in CSS to help get this site to look the way it is. It is nowhere near perfect, but hey I’m no

The Mighty Pen

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:07:33 GMT

Gunshots fired. The sound of sporadic gunfire can be heard from where I am at the moment, in our office on the third floor less than a hundred meters from the Manila Peninsula.

Online at Home with Smart Bro

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:48:09 GMT

Just had wireless internet installed at home. This means we’d be able to log on a lot more often and update the site. I am also about to re-design this site and you’ll see more of that in the next few weeks as I now have more time to be online. This is just my

Baby Boy Steve

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:53:02 GMT

I am now the proud father of three beautiful and wonderful kids, Steven John, my third child, was born this August 9, 2007 at the Manila Doctor’s Hospital. Picture will be posted here as soon as my card reader is working again My post came late because I did not have time to sit and

No Hero

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:51:22 GMT

One cannot always be a hero, but one can always be human. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Benevolence or heroic antics? Archon would never play hero for the sake of being credited for something heroic, not for anything, whether it be about work or family. Helping should be something natural, something you would enjoy doing and

Lost in Space

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:57:35 GMT

Today the Printshop, Tomorrow the World! The overlord is at it again. His mind drifts into the vastness of the universe seeking for something he has never seen. It seems like ages but then again a good idea can never be taken lightly.

Going for third

Sun, 22 Jul 2007 17:59:08 GMT

Why just two when you can have all three? We’re expecting our third child sometime next month. According to the latest ultrasound results my wife will be due by Aug 24 hopefully she makes it to giving birth on that date as the doctor said she might give birth earlier due to some very early

A Red Orange Sunset

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:11:41 GMT

Time to leave, but too lazy to go… Traffic is really bad. Another workday has ended, but the overlord still doesn’t want to leave his post. He glances at the red-orange sunset and senses the impending rush of all the other primitive lifeforms around him. They all wish to retreat to their so called “homes”.

One Step at a Time

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:05:45 GMT

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single ‘line of ’… some nerd quoting Chinese philosophy I decided to make this a live trial of what I want to accomplish for the site’s look. My goal is for this to will evolve from being my simple web design/css/php playground to a full-fledged site

Lesson of the Day

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:58:31 GMT

What would you do or how would you react if you got hell after volunteering or providing a solution to what you thought was an impending production problem at work? How did I react? I just took it as hell came, neither smiling nor showing any sign that I was affected whatever was said. Of

New MacPro

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 17:07:39 GMT

The MacPro we ordered last May for the printshop finally arrived. A wonderful 2 x 3Ghz Dual-Core Intel Xeon with 4GB of DDR2 RAM. I will be writing a series of posts on this Mac about my experience with this wonderful piece of hardware as well as the software that we bought to go along