Four Days to Project 365

I completely bailed on my Project 365. Well, since compromise had been my philosophy for a time now, lemme snap that one! Uploading a picture every single day seems to be impossible in my case. I don’t have my internet connection at my place and bringing an SLR everywhere I go is just a drag. I’ve spent considerable amount re-thinking about it.  Project 365 is all about taking a photo everyday – on my dictionary, it will be defined as taking seven pictures a week. Come to think of it, it still makes sense. It’s just that I can cram all seven photos in a day, and still call it Project 365, and yes, that still is 365 photos in a year! As long as I compile 365 pictures in a year, I’m good.

I originally planned on making a jumpstart on November 1st. Hmmm, how many weeks had passed since then… Hahahah!  I do have a few pictures that are worthy posting online – I will publish them, but not part of my Project 365. This time, I’ll stand to my oath. I WILL START MY PROJECT 365 ON NOVEMBER 25.

Photo here should have been Photo 1/365 - 11.01 - althea, "At the cemetery. Althea had been one of the people who my Lola enjoyed being with when she was alive. She acts old but charming at the same time."

Flickr vs Picasa Web

A little early this year, I decided that Multiply will be a repository of my photos - that is before I had my SLR. I never imagined that I will go into photography, and by taking pictures worth megabytes, it just is such a shame to be shrinking them down to what the site can handle.

There are a couple of other platforms that does let you keep detail online. I chose Flickr . I'm big on minimalism and I get that with Flickr. I also tried Picasa Web Albums , which is from Google. It you to store up to 1 Gigabyte of space for the whole lifetime of your account. Well, well, well, Flickr goes beyond that - I can upload pictures of up to 100 Megabyte every month. By that single reason,  I am choosing Flickr over Picasa Web Albums.

So there - you will not see any new photos in my Multiply account. And yes - no more gibberish on binog.net, everything goes to Multiply. Flickr will be my photoblog. Binog.net will now have photos that I can't help posting, with a little story on the side of it - literally on the side of it!

Photo on the side "10.16 - dawn before flight to PPS" from my Flickr with this caption - "Testing my gear before the trip! I guess they are right, if you are shooting the same scene, every shot is not going to look like the previous one. I think I will get there. Hahaha!"

Duet with Queency of Daughters 5 Band

I’ve been singing solo in a band since college but I never had a chance to have a decent duet with a girl. It just takes my breath away remembering that I just did last Thursday, and guess what, with my crush from Daughters 5 Band – Queency Villanueva. :D Happiness, hahaha! Came the 18th of November, the whole team went for a drink at Pier One, Fort Strip in Bonifacio Global City. Buckets of beer came in with delicious food.  We drank a couple of beer when the waiter served another plate. I gave the waiter my request. Good thing he was a good messenger, he gave it straight to Jurilou, who read out the request right there and then. Soon, they called me. Wohoho! And there we had it, Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang with Queency and me singing. I felt a connection with her while singing, which I did not expect. Whenever I'm on stage, I always feel all the crap build up, until all the nerves sink in. That's why usually, I end up doing better on rehearsals. Haha! But this one is different, it felt believable - I was understanding all the words um letting out. I'll definitely come back for a reprise! Too bad, no video of this one, but I totally enjoyed it. They were friendly enough to let us rob them from their other fans to take a picture on our table. They are really really nice. :D I have a couple more photos of that night right here:

Burning Fat Doesn't Need To Be Expensive

in the shower room

Corporate life is indeed the ultimate catalyst to a very unhealthy lifestyle. You sit down on your desk ALL DAY. I’m not sure if it’s just me, but I feel like eating every now and then. The harder part is when you have workmates who invite you to eat out. It’s not all about the delicious food turning into belly, its killing my budget! I’ve been feeling very heavy and it does call for a work-out done religiously. I’m already into badminton, but it does seem like it’s not enough. I need more fat burning.

Then came this blast about a corporate account offered at Slimmer’s World Pasay Road. It did seem inviting so I hopped right in, with a gym buddy, Rap. Discount is just irresistible. For six months, we just needed to pay 4,590 pesos. And there, we started our routine to the gym. We go three times a week and tomorrow is our 12th day.

The place is very accessible. It’s near Ayala MRT Station and it actually is just at the back of Dusit Hotel. The trainers there are very helpful, and it won’t be a problem if it turns out to be your first visit to a gym. The best part of a gym day? The hot shower! After sweating it all out, it is just exactly what you need to feel good and comfy. Interested much? Try to shoot Janet Dugos a message. Her mobile is 0916-640-1814. I was able to snap some photos on our first few visits, check them out below.

Daughter's 5 Band

I've been pretty lazy in the blogosphere, but this one is too hard to let go. Archie gave our team a treat at Pier One, Fort Strip last Thursday and turns out, it was not all about food and booze - it was the freaking, good music that made the night. It even got us on our feet, to the dance floor - or was that space even meant for dancing? We might just been out of our minds then...

Meet the Daughters 5 Band!

Jury Villanueva (eldest) - Keyboards / Vocals
April Villanueva (2nd sister) - Lead and Rhythm Guitar / Vocals
Apple Villanueva (3rd sister) - Bass Guitar / Vocals
Queen Villanueva (4th sister) - Drums and Percussions / Vocals
Twinkle Villanueva (youngest) - Violin, Keyboards, Percussions / Vocals

Admit it, they all look pretty, but you have to see them play! Curious much? Go ahead and search them on YouTube, they have a couple of videos online. Start with this one, click ME!

To Leave Blogger or Not To? | How to Mail a Blog Post

I've been wanting to make a Project 365, that is, to take a picture every single day for one year. I think this will better my photography. There's just this one big problem that I'm boggling about - where do I put it?

Option Number One - Tumblr. Well, there are a couple of neat themes for a photo blog there, but I'm looking for something that I can access at work. Blocks are all over the place and it really gives a pain in the ass. It's sort of like twitter that is in the form of a real blog, but no, I'm not in it for it.

Two - Wordpress. A lot of people that I know who is into blogging choose Wordpress. It's quite intriguing but it would mean a lot of catching up to do. I cannot afford that right now, its busy at work, and I'd rather spend more time on taking photos instead of working out something new.

Woot, Three has got to be a real lucky number for me - stay with Blogger. The only reason I thought twice is because my Adsense got blocked. Darn! I thought I already had extra income, but I blew it. But I guess, I'll stay. I've been on it for years now. Its also not workable in the office but I found a work around! I think its an old trick from the book, but thank God, I found it. Maybe most platforms support this since everything is going mobile and handy.All it takes is send an e-mail. Check how it works for Blogger HERE. On a quick shot, its going to your Blogger Dashboard, then going to Settings >> Email & Mobile, fill up the Mail-to-Blogger form and your all set! When you want to post via e-mail, just put what you set up on the recipient's field. You can do the same with Multiply - login and go to http://multiply.com/setup/post-via-email. Other platforms probably have this capability as well, check it out.

And folks, expect Day One tomorrow! :)