30^th of March, 2010

to start off 2010, i had the opportunity to visit my ethnic roots, the Philippines. The family, the culture, the FOOD!… no words can express the enjoyment i had for the brief time was there. I can also say that this trip has even strengthened my aspirations to become a physician… but ill elaborate more on that in a later time.

I will be displaying a series of blogs dedicated to my travels to a diverse and marvelous country undermined by what is displayed by television media and its true essence covered up by travelling brochures… the Philippines in its natural state… or at least in the Cebu region.

…stay tuned!

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30^th of March 2010

As the name suggests, Philfest is a huge annual Filipino festival in Oldsmar, Florida, an overkill of Filipino culture displayed for the public. Originally I was not going to shoot this event (due to my MCAT studies taking precedence over everything), but I was requested by an individual that I DARE NOT say no to…. and I don’t regret it.

This segment is about the younger portion of our dance troupe (the ones I sometimes question whether they do this for fun, or if they’re forced to… haha). There are the youngins of the main troupe: PPAC, the really young ones: Indak Pambata (meaning “children’s steps”), and the branch that deals with modern dance: PYC.

Despite being youths, they displayed a valor and maturity that even some adults cannot compare to. That was proven at PhilFest, being a headline in the cultural presentations, (Vinta was AWESOME by the way), showing patience and tolerance during the Flores de PhilFest parade, and lastly taking 1^st place at PhilFest Revolutions (a hip-hop competition). Congratulations on your accomplishments and know that those accomplishments are not ignored.

… again, its for the kids!

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…Flores De PhilFest

…classic!!!

…PhilFest Revolutions 2010

…can always count on running into friends here

…lounging around before the awards ceremony

…1st place… enough said

…UCF FSA

…and the party goes on

28th of March, 2010

dude… talk about a long hiatus (i should make a blog about it).

a while back, a friend of mine was in need of portriats for his modeling auditions… so of course, i provided the service. kinda looks like an Abercrombie shoot, which it was intended for.

best of luck on your modeling endeavors Brandon.

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26^th of January, 2010

Before my trip to the Philippines, an acquaintance of mine, Grace had an interest in photography. So, she requested that I would give her a small lesson on it. Given that this outing was more a learning experience, I decided to do some work on a new style of editing. The area we shot at was in Ybor City, which has a strong historical background in itself. Because of the historical aura of Ybor, giving my photos an antique/sepia look would seem proper.

While we were walking around, we kept running into these old pianos around the street.

Just keep on shooting.

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