Adventures

Flickr Link: Lost

Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?'
'That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,' said the Cat.
'I don't much care where--' said Alice.
'Then it doesn't matter which way you go,' said the Cat.
'--so long as I get SOMEWHERE,' Alice added as an explanation.
'Oh, you're sure to do that,' said the Cat, `if you only walk long enough.'

- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

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Drive Thru / Bike Thru

Flickr Link: A Bike-thru Drive-Thru

I had a big smile on my face when I took this photo. I just thought it was sweet. And funny.

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Chasing Light 7.0

[1]Flickr Link: Batangas, Philippines



[2]Flickr Link: Batangas, Philippines

My sister and I went to the Chasing Light 7.0 Landscape Photography Workshop last weekend.

It was a great experience! We learned a lot regarding the technical aspects of landscape photography, met new friends, but most importantly, we left the workshop inspired by the lecturers' love of landscape photography. They have true passion and it shows in the powerful images that they have produced.

Here are more details about their workshop as well as their personal image galleries:

• Chasing Light: http://chasinglight.multiply.com/
• Edwin Martinez: website | flickr
• Jay Jallorina: website

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Fort Santiago

[1]Flickr Link: Fort Santiago



[2]Flickr Link: Fort Santiago



[3]Flickr Link: Fort Santiago



[4]Flickr Link: Fort Santiago

While in the Philippines, I decided to take a photography workshop with the Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation (FPPF). I must say I enjoyed the workshop a lot. I not only learned technical aspects of photography and composition, I also left the workshop inspired by the lecturers.

And the class was a fun bunch!

Here are some photos I took during the first day of the workshop.

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Manny Pacquiao

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These photos were taken the day Manny Pacquiao arrived in Manila after his fight with Cotto in Las Vegas. His motorcade passed right in front of my sister's office building. I did not bring my dslr but was able to borrow a point and shoot camera.

I do not know much about Pacquiao. So, I grabbed the information below from Wikipedia.

Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao (pronounced /ˈpækjaʊ/, /pa'kjaw/ in Cebuano and Tagalog, also in Bikol; born December 17, 1978), more commonly known as Manny Pacquiao, is a Filipino professional boxer.

He is currently the WBO welterweight world champion, IBO and Ring Magazine light welterweight champion, and is rated by Ring Magazine as the #1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world.

He is also the former WBC lightweight world champion, WBC super featherweight world champion, IBF super bantamweight world champion, and WBC flyweight world champion. Furthermore, he is the former Ring Magazine featherweight and super featherweight champion.

The Filipino boxing superstar is the first boxer to win seven world titles in seven different weight divisions. In addition, he is the only boxer to win the lineal championship ("the man who beat the man") in four different weight classes.

Statistics

Real NameEmmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao

Nickname(s)Pac-Man; Fighting Pride of the Philippines; The Mexicutioner

Rated atWelterweight

Height5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m)

Birth dateDecember 17, 1978 (1978-12-17) (age 30)

StanceSouthpaw

Total fights55

Wins50

Wins by KO38

Losses3

Draws2

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At the Incheon Airport

Flickr Link: At the Incheon International Airport

I snapped this photo at the Incheon International Airport in Korea. I was waiting for my flight to Manila.

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Good Morning, Chicago!

[1]Flickr Link: Sunrise at the Adler Planetarium



[2]Flickr Link: Sunrise at the Adler Planetarium



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[10]Flickr Link: Sunrise at the Adler Planetarium

These are photos taken at around 6:30 am last October at the Adler Planetarium.

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At the Main Street Metra Station

[1]Flickr Link: At the Metra Station



[2]Flickr Link: At the Metra Station



[3]Flickr Link: At the Metra Station



[4]Flickr Link: At the Metra Station

I haven't been good at posting to my blog lately... I've been taking a lot of photos this summer. It's just that it takes a while for me to load and review them on my computer.

Here are a few I took back in September with my friend Ji. It's actually in the same train station where the bench photo from the last post was taken from.

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Last Day Today

[1]Flickr Link: Main Street Metra Bench



[2]Flickr Link: Main Street Metra Bench



[3]Flickr Link: Main Street Metra Bench

Today is my last day at work. As I mentioned in my a post from last month (Outsourced), several positions in the company I am working for will be outsourced to Ireland.

I was browsing through my photos and I came across a photo I took of a train station bench. I noticed the word "World" and took a closer look. It said,

Worlds the limit if you take advantage

And of course, now I have to be better at conserving cash too! ;)

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Misty Friday

[1]Flickr Link: Misty October Night



[2]Flickr Link: Misty October Night



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[5]Flickr Link: Misty October Night

My cousin Maricar and I met up last Friday to take photos and have some drinks afterwards. It was raining when we met up after work but we still tried to take photos of the Wrigley Building. We took these shots from Wacker Drive on Wabash Ave.

Then, we decided to head over by Foster Avenue Beach to take some shots of the lake in the fog.

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33 Yesterday

Flickr Link: I'm 33!

Yay! I turned 33 yesterday!

Ever the Trekkie, my husband wished me to "Live Long and Prosper".

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Chicago Full Moon Fire Jam

[1]Flickr Link: Chicago Full Moon Fire Jam



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[4]Flickr Link: Chicago Full Moon Fire Jam

My friend and I went to the Chicago Full Moon Fire Jam by Pyrotechniq, which is a fire and performance art troupe based in Chicago and Iowa.

It was my first time trying to shoot something like this. I'm not really happy with the shots I've taken but thought I'd share in case you have any suggestions on what I can do next time to improve my shots. :)

There's one more scheduled for November. I think I will go again :)

Visit their website at: http://www.pyrotechniq.org/content/chicago-full-moon-fire-jam

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Outside the Milwaukee Art Museum

Flickr Link: Outside the Milwaukee Art Museum

From my visit to the Milwaukee Art Museum.

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Outsourced

[1]Flickr Link: God Bless America



[2]Flickr Link: God Bless America



[3]Flickr Link: God Bless America


Add an "IRELAND" sticker to the suitcase, please!

[4]Flickr Link: God Bless America

For almost a year and a half I have been working at 401 North Michigan Avenue. It is also called the Pioneer Plaza.

Right on Pioneer Plaza is the "God Bless America" by sculptor J. Seward Johnson.

I like it. "Oh, the American Gothic in 3D..." I said to myself when I first saw it. My friend told me that he had read something about the sculpture having a deeper meaning as signified by the suitcase with stickers but I really didn't look it up. So since it was installed, I pass by this sculpture as I go to my secure and comfortable job.

On Monday, October 5, my secure and comfortable job is no more. That morning, we went into a department meeting and found out that our jobs are being outsourced to Ireland. There was shock all around. Nobody can believe what they had just heard.

Being into photography, I occasionally bring my camera to work. That day I just happened to have it with me. So, after the meeting, I told my friend that I want to document this day.

So anyway, we walked around the plaza and I took my photos. As I was taking photos of the God Bless America sculpture, I asked my friend again if he remembered what the suitcase meant.

He said, "Outsourcing".

Perfect.

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A Sweet Moment with Grandma

Flickr Link: Aristea and Grandma

Aristea (ar-is'-te-a ) turned one last month. I love this photo of her sharing cake with her grandma. :)

She is a lovely little girl. She is full of energy and happiness. Her smile makes your heart melt.

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Beautiful Maria

Flickr Link: Maria



Flickr Link: Maria

This is my friends' daughter, Maria. She is such an adorable little baby! So goood!

I wish I took more photos of her but I was so distracted that my SB-900 is stuck in the hot shoe of my camera. So, I just created 2 versions of the same photo.

Let me know what you think! :)

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Trash the Dress!

Flickr Link: Trash The Dress - 1



Flickr Link: Trash The Dress - 2



Flickr Link: Trash The Dress - 3



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Flickr Link: Trash The Dress - 10

Another photography meetup group I joined is one called Meet Your Muse. The photos above were taken from the "Trash the Dress" meetup that the group had organized.

It was a fun shoot!

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