An old friend from my alma mater, Ateneo De Manila University, was attending a conference in Malaysia last week and I had the chance to visit her at her hotel — the picturesque Pullman Lakeside Putrajaya.
The sprawling hotel — as its name indicates — is located right next to the man-made Putrajaya Lake, which [...]
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Foreword: This is a long overdue post on my June 2009 trip to Cape Point, South Africa. You may click on each photograph to see its slightly larger version in another tab or window, depending on your browser.
As I stood on the viewing deck of the lighthouse, bracing myself against the bitter cold of the [...]
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Photo taken at Boulders Beach, Simon’s Town, South Africa, where the penguins roam freely within close proximity to humans.
For years I have been haunted by images of places and people and things that I haven’t been able to take photos of, either because I didn’t have a camera at that time or because circumstances prevented me from taking them. Here is the list of the 10 photos I wish I’ve taken, arranged in [...]
I came across this old photograph of one of my Chinese ancestors…
…and couldn’t help but notice his uncanny resemblance to RoundBoy. They’ve got the same eyes, the same smile…
