<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3218/2687406754_f5b6223511

<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3218/2687406754_f5b6223511_o.jpg"> http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/ <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3147/2655800900_7bde4f8ba2.jpg?v=0"> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:00:28 -0000 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:22:39 -0000 <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3218/2687406754_f5b6223511_o.jpg"> http://images.thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/logo http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com 100 100 the multiply header and the perpetual laziness though my chosen base multiply theme (MOD) originally had no alloted space for a header a sudden burst of enthusiasm hit me a week ago (or was it two?)  to design my own header... with the creative juices flowing like mentos and coke i started right away... then there was the movies... naruto and bleach... and my bed... so i was able to accomplish this: <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3049/2655927508_792a01f6b2.jpg?v=0" border="0"> a blotch of orange and text. great. that was productive. ugly... today... a week after, give or take a week. hey... who's keeping track of time? still unfinished (thanks to smashing magazine for the illustration): <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3218/2687406754_20b47f5315.jpg?v=0" border="0"> and there's my bed... http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/journal/item/38/the_multiply_header_and_the_perpetual_laziness Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:22:39 -0000 Drowning the Lomo Hype. i was never someone who'd just go and jump into a bandwagon. fads and hypes were never my thing. maybe im just too much of a non-conformist. maybe im just too critical on my art. maybe. in any case... i think lomo sucks. hard eh? id like to delete that last statement but i think my backspace key just got broken... ...then i think i should just rephrase it. selling the lomo exclusivity and making the majority its consumer definitely rakes of bullshit.  be different and capture shots that veers away from the 'rules' (take note of the quotes) of traditional photography. lomography tells you to express individuality, in that sense it is special, but at the same time it takes no skill at all, because in lomo a bad shot is never a bad shot. a blurred photo is not blurred... its just uhmmm...a lomo effect. right? so how can lomo be so special, when everyone else is doing it? and then we have the word. lomo. LOMO. LOMO LOMO. by being the exact opposite of what most try to achiev... http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/journal/item/37/Drowning_the_Lomo_Hype._ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:11:36 -0000 DOA Kasumi by Max Factory 1:6 scale <img src="http://images.thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/image/3/photos/59/500x500/3/5.jpg?et=hXvVnwkgwmUNKPfe%2BxNrqQ&nmid=105159398" align="right"> Bought the figure more than a year ago, only had the chance to take photos this afternoon. i really liek her eyes. :D if you speak 'japanese'... you know what i mean. hehehehe. all photos were taken at around 5 in the afternoon. used ambient light. Some info on Kasumi: Kasumi, also known as "the Kunoichi of Destiny", is a female ninja skilled in the Mugen Tenshin Style of Ninjutsu. She was to become the 18th Master of the Mugen Tenshin Ninja Clan, but ran away in order to enter the Dead or Alive tournament. There, she hoped to defeat Raidou, the man responsible for crippling her brother Hayate. By leaving the secretive ninja clan, she became a nukenin (runaway shinobi). This means that she must live on the run from her former comrades every day as they seek to silence the "traitorous" Kasumi. Eventually, Kasumi kills Raidou and wins the tournament. http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/photos/album/59/DOA_Kasumi_by_Max_Factory_16_scale Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:11:08 -0000 Proofs of Dorkiness A few days ago i decided to finally give my toys the well deserved 'attention' after more than two years of gathering dust. a pair of paint brushes, my gitzo rocket air, a piece of wet cloth and im off to restoring them to their former shining glory. after cleaning up, i decided to move some of them to the top shelf of my computer rack. as i stare and admire my handiwork, i've come to realize (not that i haven't figured that out before) that on these racks of toys and MP3 players and gadget bags and accessories and game consoles and speakers and comic books and magazines and wireless things and caps and empty boxes and a few other things that emptied my pockets a few times darn too many lies the money that should have been on my bank account right now. but come to think of it... i dont have a bank account ...right now im practically broke... but still I got them and Im happy. hehehehe. most would say its a waste of money... maybe it is... but the thing is, i don't care. now, why... http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/photos/album/58/Proofs_of_Dorkiness Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:37:35 -0000 Mico's Little Angel cant remember her name. hehehe. our planned shoot yesterday was canceled due to the unexpected shower.  we'll be rescheduling it next week and hope that it'll be bright and cloudy by then.  we don't want the day to be a total waste so we just clicked away despite the bad weather (trans: we barely had enough light to produce a decent photo). so again... its CS3 to the rescue. <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3167/2636534088_8b110d9dfb.jpg?v=0" border="0"> http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/journal/item/36/Micos_Little_Angel Fri, 4 Jul 2008 13:38:11 -0000 Monster Downhill: La Grande Conche http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/video/item/1/Monster_Downhill_La_Grande_Conche Thu, 3 Jul 2008 10:04:34 -0000 Something for Ninong something new for the grunge gallery. original photo had a winter theme, filtered the hazy forest background to make it look something like smog. added some vectors and typography to boot. during his younger years edison (ninong to his friends) lived his share of a grunge lifestyle... no matter how you define it. he may not look like it today but he was a spirited adventurer, traveller, bmx biker, breakdancer and probably most things audacious and exciting you may think of, oh, and he was an NBI agent, working the shadows even before he graduated college. right now he resides in shanghai working as the Operations Director for a US-based outsourcing company. <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/image/2/photos/45/500x500/2/edison01.jpg?et=ebcDxuEx3jPFi65zZWZoqA&nmid=94542862" border="0"> http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/journal/item/35/Something_for_Ninong Wed, 2 Jul 2008 09:04:23 -0000 Set Card ni Caloi 3:00 am. di makatulog. di ko pa nasubukan gumawa ng setcard. masubukan nga. <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/image/2/photos/57/500x500/11/caloi%20SETCARD.jpg?et=SiEe%2CczRGh09ubYf78h8Cg&nmid=102861124" border="0"> <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/image/2/photos/5/500x500/3/credits.jpg?et=frKrfrVkg43uZQrs0wFiQg&nmid=76425223" border="0">eto <a href="http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/57/11?xurl=http%3A%2F%2Fthespongklongfiles.multiply.com%2Fphotos%2Falbum%2F57%2FThe_Carlos_T._Calma_Vanity_Project%2311">full size</a> mas malinaw. http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/journal/item/33/Set_Card_ni_Caloi Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:40:57 -0000 The Carlos T. Calma Vanity Project I was finally able to find a bit of time to go thru Caloi's photos. More to be uploaded soon... http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/photos/album/57/The_Carlos_T._Calma_Vanity_Project Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:45:43 -0000 Bday gift namin ni Malu kay Dads <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/image/2/photos/41/500x500/10/dads2.jpg?et=%2BzlcNSQp1%2CrbyLesrrp35Q&nmid=90780014" border="0">eto pina-print tapos pina-frame <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/image/2/photos/41/500x500/11/dads.jpg?et=fsBi6de9zOBOr%2BKpauDBFw&nmid=90780014" border="0">eto header para sa multiply http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/journal/item/32/Bday_gift_namin_ni_Malu_kay_Dads Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:13:53 -0000 Uninspired im a five-second wonder. my words begged tears from unfamiliar eyes but these tears do dry up even before they fall. if words can indeed be robbed, then yes.. right now im broke. badtrip. http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/journal/item/30/Uninspired Thu, 5 Jun 2008 18:56:20 -0000 Happy tonight, my words again failed me. http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/journal/item/29/Happy Tue, 3 Jun 2008 16:09:44 -0000 Juliet http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/photos/album/56/Juliet Tue, 27 May 2008 07:23:58 -0000 College: When your friends were not yet that fat. the waning days of college. worry-free life.  <a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/SDO-kgoKCmUAAGX@WUw1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SDO-kgoKCmUAAGX@WUw1/PICT0011.JPG?et=CdYuSG7nA9eMwyJBWWrnOw&nmid=0" border="0"></img></a> http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/journal/item/28/College_When_your_friends_were_not_yet_that_fat. Wed, 21 May 2008 06:37:43 -0000 Capones Approx two weeks ago i had the chance to to visit Capones Island with Dads Noel and Malu. The moment our boat neared the rocky shores I immediately fell in love with the island... but when we reached the lighthouse clearing... i... lost my words. everything is so perfect. without question a shutterbug's haven. the landscape, the ruins, the wall textures and tones, the shadows casted by the sun thru the windows,  ... everything is just spot on. ... I think I need to call Manong Jay soon. <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/image/13/photos/51/500x500/1/capones%20cover.jpg?et=FAXEc%2BDvo6NUlX7YWbfQfA&nmid=95879002" border="0"></img> <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/image/2/photos/51/500x500/5/capones2.jpg?et=9mM86W7APk6d3Bg%2Bu6ML8Q&nmid=95879002" border="0"> </img><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/image/2/photos/51/500x500/6/capones3.jpg?et=pK1YHOKfLwgWUN1LYATVdg&nmid=95879002" border="0"></img><a href="http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/photos/album/51#">Click here for the Zambales Road/Boat Trip Gallery</a> http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/journal/item/27/Capones Wed, 21 May 2008 06:05:12 -0000 Noel & Dads ulit. Dads may bago... sensya na natagalan. <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3125/2627165679_a8cc596972.jpg" border="0"> http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/journal/item/26/Noel_Dads_ulit. Wed, 21 May 2008 03:37:54 -0000 Cocoon & Ciococo When i was still in Sh, this posh ( and by posh, i mean... never in my life that ill buy something there posh) silk garments/beddings shop asked me to take photos of their shop and their products. Back then i still don't have an SLR, just my trusty S1IS, the lighting... lets say there's much to be desired...and... sadly no real experience both in photog and pp... and the skills... just ... hhhmmm...so-so. And if you'll ask me, my shots sucked. but hey! amidst the excuses for the crappy shots, my photos graced the pages of two magazines, Men's Uno and Totally Shanghai. anyway. cant help myself share this and just to give you an idea how insanely priced their items are...how about 150 to 250K petot for a set of silk covers for your bed? nah. i think i'll pass. http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/photos/album/55/Cocoon_Ciococo Fri, 16 May 2008 01:22:11 -0000 View from my window(s) after almost two months, i think im actually missing Shanghai. never thought its possible since i hated...really hated the city... or maybe not, maybe i just missed home that much back then that i thought that to live there is the worst thing that could ever happen to me. come to think of it, sans the people, it could be the ideal* place to live in. well... depending on how you define ideal. wont bother to give out details as im not really fond of talking about my life there. http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/photos/album/54/View_from_my_windows Thu, 15 May 2008 15:53:53 -0000 Shanghai: Winter 2008 they say that it was Shanghai's worst snow storm in 50 years. Since it rarely snows in Sh, 'worst' is not really that bad. And its really great that at least i experienced it before i left the famed city. Saya! http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/photos/album/53/Shanghai_Winter_2008 Thu, 15 May 2008 02:05:44 -0000 Jep Barrera's deviantART gallery http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/links/item/2/Jep_Barreras_deviantART_gallery Thu, 15 May 2008 01:28:56 -0000 Noel and Dads: Prenup daw. hehe. could've worked more on the post process. dami pang flaws... pero nitamad na ako. will just save it for the real prenup. that's soon... right dads? ;D maya na yung iba http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/photos/album/52/Noel_and_Dads_Prenup_daw._hehe. Wed, 14 May 2008 01:55:01 -0000 Zambales Road/Boat Trip: Pundakit - Capones - Anawangin - Punta de Uian - Subic saka na ako magkwento. pictures muna. unedited photos: <a href="http://coffeeaddictus.multiply.com/photos/album/137/Anawangin_Photo-Ops">noel's</a> <a href="http://coffeeaddictus.multiply.com/photos/album/136/AnawanginCaponesPundakit_Escapades">dads'</a> <a href="http://maluwees.multiply.com/photos/album/52/roadtrip_kung_roadtrip">malu's</a> <a href=" http://coffeeaddictus.multiply.com/photos/album/138/More_Zambales_Pics?replies_read=1">mine</a> http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/photos/album/51/Zambales_RoadBoat_Trip_Pundakit_-_Capones_-_Anawangin_-_Punta_de_Uian_-_Subic Tue, 13 May 2008 17:11:21 -0000 Almost a year ago... this is probably the most spontaneous thing i have ever written... it feels like breaking a hundred shackles of pretensions. if i could pull out strings of thoughts from my mind and lay them out on paper it would definitely look like this: I'm having a hard time believing everything you're saying. Not because I want to. It's because I know you too well. You might be thinking, here I am again, trying to pretend to know it all. That might be true.  But you can’t deny the fact that I'm right. I know you too well, as much as I know myself. And thats whats scaring you right now. And you needed someone. Now you got that someone. Later on he’ll also know you well. Maybe. One thing that I do believe is that you did fall for someone. I know how it feels, believe me. What you're going thru right now... I’ve been there. This might come as a shock to you. And I am not making this one up. But the thing is, I handled what happened to me pretty well. Because you were there. That's the di... http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/journal/item/25/Almost_a_year_ago... Tue, 13 May 2008 07:58:08 -0000 Chloe & Razmo http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/photos/album/50/Chloe_Razmo Fri, 9 May 2008 09:00:15 -0000 The Seven Levels of Photographers <--- a must read The Seven Levels of Photographers A Spiritual and <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=satire" target="_blank">Satirical</a> Guide. I summarize this into 2 levels <a href="http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/2-kinds-of-photographers.htm">here</a>. © 2007 KenRockwell.com (I'm using the Western convention of "he" to refer to both genders) Artist: Top Level 7 (equivalent to "Heaven" in Christian mythology) This is the highest level. An artist fixes his imagination in a tangible form called a photograph. He captures the spirit of place or person, real or imagined, in this photograph and the viewer responds to this. An artist is a complete master of his tools. When creating art an artist transcends common existence as his spirit flies up to meet that which he is capturing. He may practice and learn his tools while he is not creating, however when creating the camera becomes an extension of his mind. No conscious thought is expended on the technical issues with which he is a virtuoso while creating photographs. To make a music... http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/journal/item/24/The_Seven_Levels_of_Photographers_---_a_must_read Fri, 9 May 2008 00:42:27 -0000 Juliet Most of you know that i have two brothers and no sister. My parents wanted to have at least one daughter, but they decided long ago that 3 pain in ass boys should be enough. about two years ago, our house helper came 'packaged' with her youngest daughter (she have 5 more children in bataan).  Recently, our helper decided that she needs to go back to bataan, as hard as it is for her, she asked my parents if they could adopt Juliet... of course for the usual financial/better future reasons. we really haven't decided yet if we'll adopt Juliet legally, but right now she's living with us and it seems my parents are happy with their anak anakan. so hopefully everything will work out for the best. this morning i was slumped on the floor of our terrace taking photos of my bike (im really frustrated that i cant go out to shoot) when Juliet approached me and said "kuya ako na lang". so we had our mini photshoot right there and then. most of the shots are on the same eyelevel and framing... http://thespongklongfiles.multiply.com/journal/item/23/Juliet Thu, 8 May 2008 13:31:41 -0000