Wednesday was my wife's birthday. At 9:00 pm, the three of us (my gorgeous wife, our cute little son, and me) headed to T. Morato to have some dinner in an old restaurant unsuitably named "A Taste of LA". Part of really enjoying food served in any restaurant is the ambience. In which case, this restaurant failed miserably. The place looked passé with floors and walls suffering from discoloration. I did not savor a bit of LA in it. LA is vibrant and snappy, the resto is dull and feeble save for the laughing obviously-drunken-men. My wife thought that the place being antediluvian is part of the atmosphere but I know she secretly hated it. She's disgusted at everything that looks dirty and smells moldy.The waiter that took our order is well-mannered and spoke good English, a rare commodity in the food-serving industry here. On the other hand, our food arrived a little late which is a very familiar scene.

I was recently awarded as photographer of the month of July in one of the photography forums in my place for winning the July contest themed "Window". An article about me was posted in the website, which was of course flattering. I pasted the article below:

Last Saturday, I went to this photography workshop conducted by my idol Manuel Librodo (check his work http://www.pbase.com/manny_librodo). It was awesome how Manny shared his secrets and techniques, so unselfish. And it was great to hear the stories behind his photographs. Here are some photos I took.

Last Saturday, June 24, I went to this small town fiesta with my precious Canon DSLR on one hand and my son on the other. They call it the Feast of St. John the Baptist where all the people are engaged in a waterbath. The main activity of this feast is town folks shoot or pour each other with water so don't expect to go home dry. Not even your armpit will escape the water baptism. You'll see people arm themselves with their own brand of weapons: squirt guns, water bottles, dippers, pails, or just about anything that can hold water, except the mouth of course or that would be totally disgusting.