NACPA Roadshow

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Today I attended the NACPA (sorry, I forgot and meaning, heheheh) Roadshow, an early walkathon which supposedly to start 6:00 a.m. but got delayed by a forgivable 30 minutes. I don’t mind waking up early, specially if it means a break from the usual work routine, it’s a breather.

The event was spearheaded by the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas and participated by the different agencies of our good old government. The marchers were segregated by t-shirt color schemes from yellow, blue, red and green and some in between. I wore blue during the whole parade thingee but the actual color of my group was green. I got my green tees late on to the parade so I changed clothing after we arrived at the Cebu Sports Center. Enough about that thank you.

Well, I really don’t have a say on the whole theme of the event but it really boils down to the governments continuing its fight against graft and corruption and to somehow solidify the publics trust on the government and the agencies under it which all coincides with the recent circus our government is into yet again for the nth time now in PGMAs term.

The event lasted for about half the day which started with the parade and then followed by speeches from different prominent officials and followed by cheers and confetti and ended with an intermission number from the Sinulog 2008 winning contingent after which the crowd dispersed in good cheer and some even cared to hopped to the different booths that were lined up at the oval of the complex which comprised of different agencies offering there services like the Dept. of Health catering to a free BP and medical check up and so on. All in all, it was cool to be part of it, even for a jaded me.

a little self Promotion here

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Relative to my on going quest, interest, whatever regarding digital photography and digital editing, a friend of mine and I decided to make a yahoo group site where we can possibly exchange views, critic photos and what nots and hopefully gain a little (?) insight on our ever growing hobby. Its my first try to make a Yahoo Group  (it wouldve been nifty and cool if Google has this feature, or am I living in a rock that I didnt know they have one) and I AM HUMBLY INVITING ALL BISAYA ENTHUSIAST, HOBBYIST and AMATEUR PHOTOGeeks out there to come and join the commotion and make the group fruitful.

And before I forget, click on the add link logo below, bottom right corner of this here blog.

And yes, I almost forgot,...its Mga Bisayang Maniniyot (in rough translation, "The Visayan Photographers") Yahoo Groups....pathetic?hope not...ehehheheheh....

Dread...a good friend of mine

GEZZZZZZ.....I really need to write something...not just something....something interesting....I've been doing this from almost a year now and I have in part fulfilled the overall theme of this here blog site (read the title and description of my profile on the right hand corner) which is my haphazard albeit confusing mix of thoughts on paper (cyber paper that is), my beans so to speak, spilled and all. But yet, I can’t seem to put out or blog out a thing or two for a weeks duration. It would have been good to have postings of about once a day to fill this blog and get it moving about. If I could get away with a terrible way overdue new years resolution, that would be it. Quantity over Quality (what quality?!) as they say. Rightly so! This feeling of dread that I can't post something is making itself felt lately. 

my stab at Digital photo/editing 1

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From here on en, I'll be posting some of my attempts at digital photography and editing in this here blog. Last post I showcased some and decided to showcase some more, if all of u in cyberspace dont mind me doing so, anyways, this is my sight and a care too little if it were a sight for cyber sore eyes for some. Its just another bean to my many beans spilled here. hahahaha..(insert generic thriller audio FX here) besides, I dont have anything interesting to post. These things make good addition to this site..hmmmm

Ok, just a quick info on the composition above. I shot it with my humble digicam and its the volume knob of my bass guitar Stormbringer in macro focus and edited afterwards with a very subtle orton effect and slight lens flare filter in the middle. As usual, I cant really tell for sure if I got it right because, as I mentioned a couple of post back, I have yet to replace my aging defective and color impaired monitor.

Enjoy.

digital photos and my pathetic editing endeavours

Supermutt Earth1

Supermutt Earth2

Sinulog 2008

Digital Cloning1

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It has been awhile, yeah, I know. hehehe...Just an update. I've been busy with the usuals such as work and stuff that usually take most of my time. I've recently finished reading a good book by Terry Brooks (fantasist extraordinaire) about writing which hopefully be stored in my coconut shell for good use someday (and the futility carries on...hmmmm).

Well, I recently got interested in digital photography and thinking of adding it up to my pile of know hows and what nots. You'll never know when this might come in handy someday. Anyways, it actually helped in propagating my FLICKR account (check it out, why dont ya) with uploads from what I took with my humble digital camera (a Sony DSC-S650 and I'm terribly contemplating on purchasing a more capable point and shoot digicam that will suit my ever growing interest on the field). I got to read and learn a wee bit about focusing, exposures and techniques that I have yet to apply and get a first hand experience. All of these led me to brush up my meager Photoshop skills and apply whatever appropriate tweaks that I can handle, being an amateur and all. Things like filtering to maximize focus, sharpening, blurring and digitally cloning and changing the levels and such to make a passable photo product. All in all editing the pictures on a banged up and defective computer monitor, so I can’t really maximize the potential editing and possibilities and just guess what its final outcome only. I have a new found respect to digital photography, hope my interest doesn’t wane and I can make good out of it.

As an added update. Hellfest IV will be up and coming this March 15 and 16 and my band is in slow gear as of the moment with a possible new drummer on the helm. So, things are looking up and hopefully we will take part of this yearly metalfest gig.Nuff said.

My other blogsite

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Just wanna let you know that I've just recently added a blogsite dedicated to my softer, more intimate side, the poetic side that is but its not really limited to poetry altogether. Maybe some short story or vignette thrown in if I have the material or some artistic photo shots that I have done and stuff or anything art related so to speak. So, prepare to get bored (or better blown) away. Having this site updated is hard enough, now I'm putting up with this other one, sort of like adding insult to injury, haha. Well, as much as I can handle and take. I just want to make a home for my artistic works and maybe somehow connect to an audience (yah, right!). This blogsite is a mixed bag and kinda like a journal of my boring existence, thus the blogsite name, Chummy’s Beans, beans being my life events and thoughts on something. So, I’ve decided to make another one to represent my artistic side. Hope I made the right decision. Regarding copyright to all the things that will posted into that site, well, I don’t mind if someone uses it for something as long as one would ask permission from me via email and make a deal or two.

Heres the link to my additional blogsite…. http://frompoetry2obliteration.blogspot.com …check it out, alright.

The title is partly inspired from a Napalm Death album “From Enslavement to Obliteration”. A kick-ass album, mind you.

I haven't really written anything new so mostly I'll be posting early works that I can manage to encode and dig up in my box (my box filer, not my head, unfortunately). Maybe something interesting here and there. Hope you enjoy it. Comments are really appreciated and welcomed.

And yes, I've been busy of late. Its our Annual Report making at the office, keeps me tied up and shit. Meaning fewer post than already is.