All Souls’ Day Photos

WE went to visit my father’s and my brother’s grave at a public cemetery yesterday. Unlike last year, there were fewer people in the cemetery. I dunno why.

I took some pics but I only found these ones worth sharing:

Krus sa Comon

The Krus sa Comon is as a cross erected for those whose dead loved ones are buried in far places. In lieu of their inability to visit their graves, people light candles instead and say their prayers.

Libingan

Not very far from the Krus sa Comon, I found this grave which has the name, date of death and date of birth of the dead inscribed on the sepulchre itself instead of on a tombstone. In fairness to the family of the dead, the suman hung on half-buried cross indicates that she has not been forgotten.

The Road Less Traveled

We passed by another road. This road is actually a dried up creek and serves as a floodway when heavy rain pours. I spotted this boy and snapped a photo of him.

Patterns @ Alabel’s Kasadyaan Festival

WE VISITED the AGRI-FISHERY FAIR as part of the 8th Kasadyaan Festival of Alabel, Sarangani Province.

What caught my attention were the colorful geometric designs of the maths in the booth of Barangay Paraiso. I took a snapshot of those mats using my cellphone camera so you can see them as well.

The mats reminded me of the two men I mentioned in my Youngblood article published ages ago.

Happy Kasadyaan Festival, fellow Alabelians!

Ladol Again

Early morning at Ladol Beach

I ONCE featured Ladol Beach here before. One of  the two pictures I posted even appeared (without my permission) on a local newspaper.

Ladol is not really a tourist spot material, being too close to the town’s residential and industrial areas, but for the ordinary people of Alabel it is a valuable resource.

Ladol teems with life

Despite the silt carried by frequent floods to the shores of Ladol, local fishermen and fish cage operators can still manage a good catch from its waters. With its shabby cottages and a shoreline that is occasionally covered with driftwood and trash, it has witnessed numerous family gatherings.

Last summer, I had an intimate affair with Ladol beach, visiting her each day–just before the sun set below the horizon. And here are some pictures I took using my phone’s camera:

A docked fishing boat

Two friends on the shore

A driftwood

Tarpaulin Design for TOSP NCR Awarding Ceremonies

I WAS asked by Aethen to create a tarpaulin design for the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines-National Capital Region Awarding Ceremonies. I owed him for allowing me to stay at his apartment during my stay in Manila. I hope this one is a good payment. Lol.

The content is copied from the tarp they used last year. They wanted it to be minimalistic so I limited the colors to those that are present in the TOSP-AC logo. I lightened the colors a bit so that they wouldn’t appear too sharp. They wanted either a picture of Jose Rizal or of his statue at Luneta Park. Since they used the latter for last year’s tarp, I used Rizal’s face pic instead. It took me about roughly a quarter of an hour to finish it.

I don’t know if they actually used it. I know he edited this for Bicol Region.

A Broken Chair, A Broken Window, and a Dead Tree

HERE ARE pictures I took while administering the National Achievement Test at Kawas National High School, Alabel, Sarangani Province.

Even if this chair is broken, it is equipped with a built-in board game called Dama.

If you are student in this school and you’re pissed with your teacher, you can just jump out through the window.

After jumping out the window, say to yourself, welcome to the world!

Turn Your Photos into Postcards!

IF YOU know Photoshop, Corel Photopaint, GIMP, and other similar applications, turning your photos into postcards is no brainer.

But for those who are not into graphic designing or those who do not have time to edit their pictures, but like to give their photos a different look, or use it as greetting gards, PS Print Printing is just a few clicks away.

What PS Print does is print your photos during your vacations, events you attended, or even those you take everyday as beautiful cards you can give your friends. They have cool design templates that can can be modified and personalized for you.

PS Print offers quality print outs at afforable rates. Transacting with them is easy.  You’ll just have to choose a product, review your order, upload your files and approve it.

If you want to make sure that it’s worth your time and money, you can order free samples! I just did and I’ll just wait for it to arrive at my doorstep.

Aside from postcard printing, they also print business cards, stickers, custom postcards, custom greeting cards, posters and more.

Streets of Zamboanga

I LOVE old cities. I love the street. Zamboanga City has that good combination.

I was in Zamboanga last week and here are the pictures I took while in the backseat of a pickup truck using a borrowed digicam: