rAnDoM tHoUgHts + mUsIc

saturday, sept 28, 2009.  manila was caught off-guard by the wrath of typhoon ondoy (international name 'ketsana').  in just a short span of 6 hours, rain poured with a volume more than that of hurricane katrina.  the result?  flood reaching as high as more than 20ft in some areas.  more than 200 deaths.  thousands left homeless.  it was really a tragedy.  fortunately the area where i live was spared from all of these.  thank you God.

Ondoy's Trail of Fury from Glenn Omanio on Vimeo.

 

Rafael Nadal gets the 2008 Olympic gold and now ranks number 1 in tennis.  Ole! Bravo, Rafa!

Can you tell why i think this guy (Juan Martin Del Potro) is hot on the tennis court?







it's the "form", dude...


But no worries Rafa, you will always be in my heart... :)



By the way, the Fed just lost his match against US' Blake.  Goodbye, Olympic Medal...

some photos on our trip to Baguio City, Philippines...{Click on the image to view larger picture}

This was in Saud Beach in Pagudpod, Ilocos Norte:

We checked out the windmills in Bangui, Ilocos Norte, along the way towards Pagudpud...

We even stopped by to enjoy halo-halo "by-the-highway":

...Then we went to climb the Cape Bojeador Lighthouse in Burgos, Ilocos Norte...

 

More to come: Our pictures in Vigan and Enchanted Kingdom !!!

 

One thing I like about the company I'm currently working in is its Community Programs which give us, the employees, the opportunity to help.  Middle of this year we had the chance to lend a hand to Gawad Kalinga, a non-profit organization that builds houses for the needy.  There we helped paint newly constructed houses and did some minor construction work.  Then last week, we had a Christmas Party for Bukid Kabataan, an orphanage, and we distributed gifts, played games with the kids, eat, had fun!  Of course, this would not be complete without the usual photo *shoots*...

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cee managed to sneak in and take photos of my former room.  this is where i used to stay when i was working in another part of asia.

these brought back memories...

...drinking/sessions

...weekly tambayan

...nightly chats

...nightly burning of the phone lines

...personal recording studio

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...and my immaculate white sink!

thanks, cee.

this reminiscing would not be complete without this song...

some pics of my 2 "little" kids on their school field trip.

La Mesa Eco-Park, Quezon City.  11 October 2007.