Plastic

Okay so my boyfriend won a powerbank from one of the orgs in UP. It was great because he absolutely needs one since he always gets lowbatt. But Raymond keeps forgetting to  charge the powerbank, let alone bring it, so he gave it to me instead. He told me that the cable wasn't working anymore, which was fine because I have cables for my other powerbank.

When I tried charging it, none of my cables worked. Apparently, the ports sank down so none of the cables were able to reach it.

What it looks like from the outside. Pretty average. You wouldn't think that it's fake or not.

I was able to remove the cap and slide the whole thing down. I watched a xiaomi 5400 dismantle job on youtube and this one hardly looks like the one on the video. first of all, it should have screws to lock it in place.

Second, why is there masking tape? I'm preeettty sure that Xiaomi won't use masking tape on their powerbanks.

Third. Apparently the ports didn't sink, they fell out of place. The motherboard or whatever you call it (I'm an artist, not an engineer. Sorry for my illiteracy in electronics) kept falling out.

Anyway. I used electrical tape to stick that motherboard thing to the frame (again, my apologies for not knowing the right terms) so it won't fall out of place again. Then, I put it back in the case. I left out the cap so that I could charge it first.

Tadaaah. Trust me, my boyfriend's an engineer.

 Lol. That made no sense.

Anyway! This is probably the most worthless blog post ever.

Bye.

Hay Nako Globe.

I used to complain incessantly on my twitter about:

1. How bad my signal is
2. The unfair Fair Use Policy for Supersurf 
3. Their annoying flood of texts about me exceeding my Data Usage.
4. The incessant calls about paying my bill when I've already paid.
5. Etc etc etc.

Then the Insert-Name-Here of Globe would always ALWAYS reply even if I didn't tag globe.

Case in point: Here

Okay. Enough of that. Here's where the "fun" begins.

Eventscapade: Unleashed 4

Honestly, I'm just really speechless with how this event turned out so I'll just thank a bunch of people here:

Thank you to Weedoo Manila and 15 strong for letting me capture the most precious moments during your event.

To Kaye and Pat for being the most assiduous and patient people ever.

To Kel, Mohit, Aaron, and Chef Ed for always bullying me and allowing me to bully you in return.

To Jess for being the best roomie and model ever. LMPK ka pa rin.

To Cmart for agreeing to let me be your official Photographer.

To Raffy and JM for helping me out during the event. Mas pro talaga kayo sakin.

To The DJs for entertaining not just the crowd but also me. You guys are the reason why the Unleashed Ravers call me "Yung Babaeng Photographer na laging sumawayaw sa stage at kung saan man"

Lastly, To Sr Brod Marc Marasigan. You are the reason why I was able to live my dream. When you first got me to photograph you, I didn't expect that so many people would appreciate my art. My career has gone up since then. Thank you so much. Thank you to Cheena as well for teaching me how to be humble. Yes. Big thing yun sakin. HAHAHA.

Okay guys, here you go. Unleashed 4. :)

Recalculating: Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB)

My dad recently contacted me if I had a few days to spare from work for work (lol). The Chairman of the Freeport of Bataan, who happens to be my godfather by baptism, Atty. Deo Custodio (Upsilon Sigma Phi batch 91) contacted Pops if we could make an AVP for them. Pops needed me to shoot some photos.

It's funny how, back then, Pops wan't at all too keen about my photography being my profession. As an award winning indie film director, he wanted me to either be an a.) Actress or b.) a director as well (to follow his footsteps). It took him 6 years to finally accept that this was what I wanted to do. I'm really glad that he's more than happy with it. "Ipagpatuloy mo yan para soon enough ikaw na DOP (Director of Photography) ko". (Keep pursuing that so that someday you'll be my DOP)

Hay nako, Pops.

Anyway. At first, I thought of it as just work. Take photos here. Take Photos there. Edit. Send. Typical landscape shots of the area. When I got to Mariveles, where the Freeport was,  I was just so amazed at how beautifully serene the whole area was. All of the locations that they sent us were PERFECT places for shoots.

Note: I used a Canon 60D here with only 2 lenses. A Sigma 10-20mm f/2.8 and a canon 50mm f/1.4

This is the Lighthouse by the bay in Mariveles. This place overlooks the Bataan Coal Powerplant (bottom left of the photo). I woke up at 4 am just to take this damn photo. And I shit you not, it was definitly worth it. This photo doesn't do the sunruse any justice, actually. I only did minor edits with this one. 

It's a Throwback Thursday Kind of Post

How I Got Caught Up in This Shit World of Photography

You guys may have noticed the layout change (Specifically the banner and the background). I used my original watermark, added a triangle thing on it for no purpose whatsoever, and voila. My blog looks like a raver's blog. Yikes. D:

Its actually quite interesting where this photo came from. The background is actually the base of Aracama's DJ booth.

This is the original photo. See? Interestingggg.

Ah and get this. The background is from the same picture as well.

Trippyyyyyyy

The fusion of lights and sounds is what makes my job so intoxicatingly addictive. Normally, I would be so critical with photos, judging every aspect of it from here to there. There is a lot of crab mentality in Photography. The path has always been difficult for me because of it. I went through a lot of shit to get where I am today.