The temporary title of this blog post was, “How to take pictures of your Bohol day tour with a 50mm 1.8f manual focus lens,” because I may have destroyed my go-to 18-55mm zoom lens for good when I went to Sagada before Christmas. It’s really hard to shoot with a fast lens when traveling, but, as… Continue reading Bohol Island in a Day Tour
For our first morning in Tokyo — our second day in the city — we went to the Ueno district. Edison and Angel came prepared, of course. Now, we had a choice between the Tokyo National Museum and Ueno Zoo. Now, as you will see, the idea of seeing pandas won. Our zoo visit was spent rushing… Continue reading Tokyo: A Morning at Ueno Zoo
I’ve waxed poetic about Chiang Mai, but I haven’t told you yet about my favorite experience there: spending a day feeding, bathing, and mostly hanging around watching a herd of gentle giants at the Elephant Nature Park. Elephant Nature Park is a rescue and rehabilitation center about an hour’s drive north of Chiang Mai. Our… Continue reading A Day at the Elephant Nature Park
Yep, you read that right. I took this picture in Binondo during the Chinese New Year. I couldn’t get a better picture, though. For the uninformed: this is quite a common sight in marketplaces and town plazas here in my country. Children buy them (or get their parents to), and these colorful little chicks presumably grow… Continue reading Some colored chicks
Ang Lakwatserang Guro 