Day 325 Feb 27, 2012

Cyma salad:

This has got to be one of the best salads in town. This isn't the first time I've had it... and this will definitely not be the last (far as I'm concerned). Its surprisingly good because of its nuts, the cheese (of which I'm guessing its aged cheddar), the fresh greens (mostly romaine lettuce) and honey roasted wall nuts - add to this a semi-sweet vinaigrette, and you have the makings of said salad.

Mind you, what I've just described is my analysis of said salad; based on my taste buds. Having said that, I hope to reproduce said salad some time at home, and see if I've got it right. This particular instance, however, I'm simply enjoying this (plus a seafood soup and chicken kebab) with Barbie.

Day 324 Feb 26, 2012

New gadget:

Some may say it would be bad timing to get an iPad these days - what with the iPad 3 rumored to be released in a few weeks - but to Barbie and me, we did not really think of this. It was simply the thought of thinking if we needed one; and I can honestly say I can use one (better than surfing the net with my cell phone and squinting at the small text). Timing-wise, I'm also coming off from paying for Bryce's laptop - and besides, having this will allow all four of us (Barbie, Bryce, Bernice and me) to surf the net via WiFi.

So welcome to our household iPad... its been a long time coming, but its not as if this is the first Apple hardware we have. After all, I count at least three different iPods (of shapes and sizes). Still, this may very well be our largest Apple tool to date (not just in size consideration) with its 64MB capacity. Honestly speaking, I don't know if the memory is too much or just enough - guess I'll find out soon enough.

Meanwhile, there's nothing like opening an Apple box for the very first time and appreciate the stylishness of the box - opening the box is, in itself an experience... great simplicity, minimalism and cleanliness - perfect reflection to the iPad itself. I wonder if anyone noticed this as they opened their iPad boxes.

Day 323 Feb 25, 2012

New shirt!

Yup! Those are head shots of four Marvel super heroes - namely Spidey, Cap, Shell head and the Hulk. It's my second Marvel Comics designed shirt (though its my first one bought in a clothing store)... you see, although there is a local distributor of Marvel-character designed shirts, the Asian sizes do not match my build (for some reason, they just make up to XL, when I need a 2XL or 3XL), hence for the past months, I was a disappointed customer - wanting differing designed shirts, but frustrated when no size fit my frame.

Thus would the story progress this way - and I had to contend myself with getting shirts for my kids instead... that is, until I found this particular shirt. Now, as you can see, I am a proud owner of a Marvel shirt. One thing nice about this shirt is its thin cotton that allows the shirt to breathe - plus the fact that in weather such as this (really hot weather) would naturally want to feel pride.

This picture was simply taken by Bernice, and just shows that this is a great shot of the shirt. There was a few others regarding design - and I'm just relaxing with a cup of Cafe Mocha at Krispy Kreme. (or is that Crispy Cream?)

So yeah, consider this my semi-regular attempt at having my mug shot taken for the benefit of my project 365.

Day 322 Feb 24, 2012

Aquarium garden:

How I wish my aquarium would somehow look like this. I mean, I'd certainly like to have one designed this way - with a school of Cardinal Tetras and a few shrimps, plus a couple of glass cleaner types. That would be a cool project to have.

Maybe I can have this done sometime... and I need not get the people who've done this, to help. Granted it looks like a tree trunk has been submerged into this aquarium... but somehow I know that isn't really a trunk, and the roots are probably several driftwood put together... but it really is a nice-looking tree trunk, and the plants do look like grass, so the illusion keeps well with the design of a seeming field. Where did this picture get taken? An exhibit for several planted aquarium, located at Tiendesitas.

Day 321 Feb 23, 2012

Sunlight:

I guess its been a while since I took some outside shots - and I can imagine why. I'm not a fan of the searing temperature that we're all experiencing, so I rarely bother looking around to find some possibly great shot when it comes to anything under this hemisphere's sun..

Today, however, as Fiel and I ended our class relatively earlier than usual, I found the time to drive to Johnson and Johnson (from the Piazza), arrive a bit early for Barbie's scheduled work clock-off, and wound up looking at my surroundings while waiting inside the car (with the engine and air conditioner running) - this after I read a few pages from the book I brought. It was then that I saw this plant (and the other plants) around the garden, and what got my attention was how the sunlight was hitting them. Now mind you, being plants, the sunlight was nourishment for these plants - and I liked the way the light and shadows were playing along this one.

So did I need to get out under the hot sun to take the shot? Of course not. I used my telephoto lens to get a close up of the plant without the need to get out of the car. Great huh?

Day 320 Feb 22, 2012

Bones in town:

Bones Balce (person seen on the left) lives in Australia - he's been there long enough to have garnered citizenship, and I was surprised to see his comment in Facebook one time implying that he was here.

Well, thanks to the above-mentioned FB, I got to get into contact with Bones (despite an apparently very hectic schedule) and share coffee time with him at the Coffee Beanery in the Shang.

I've met Bones and known him while he was still in High School, as a friend to Deke Amador. By college, he was too busy with his many NGOs and other advocacy-related organizations like coops to sit still ans touch base. So meeting up with him now... specially that he is based in the land 'down under', is a rare situation indeed. The guy has mellowed a bit it seems, but the intellect and love for social improvements for the Philippines is still very much present in him.

Good to see you again Bones, nice to see you still helping the Philippines - even if you're already an Aussie. Mighty good of you 'mate'... and see you around - if not in FB, then possibly here as well.

Day 319, Feb 21, 2012

Morning at the Piazza:

These days, it feels like summer has arrived (a bit early for  its time), which means that its hot and the sun is really shining intensely. Well apparently, I was not the only one to notice such a temperature as even the pigeons at the Piazza use whatever shade they can find to relax. I guess, this the equivalent of our lazing under a hut or tree - by the beach, just watching the ocean's waves lap towards the beach (yes I miss going to the beach).

Apparently, its too hot to forage for food, and so they just swoop under the mall's outdoor bench and enjoy the breeze (what little there is of it) under the bench's shade. Later in the afternoon, they'll start flying around again, and hopefully, they'll get to be fed by some visitors... but that's some time in the afternoon. Meanwhile, its energy conservation and relaxation.

Day 318, Feb 20, 2012

Spa time!

I've had this rather stiff neck for the past two days - possibly due to my not sleeping in a proper position (due to my not having the needed space to lie down properly on), plus the possibility that my back got exposed to the coldness of the air-conditioned room.

Well, lucky for me (and I'm definitely not complaining about this fact) that I don't have any training for today - thus allowing me to go to the spa. And since Barbie also has no work this day (due to her arriving from Bali yesterday) then it was serendipitous that she too needed a massage. So off to the spa we went - taking 90  minutes of relaxing kneading and oils. Lord knows we needed this... and though my stiff neck isn't entirely gone, at least I got de-stressed and my back aches are gone... replaced, as it is, by the lingering aches due ot said massage (I did ask for a hard massage, after all). As the picture points out, we had our massage at the Ahavia in San Juan.

Day 317, Feb 19, 2012

New Book:

I don't know if I bought a book on how to write comics before, I can't think of one right now. But even if I had, a book written by Stan is one that is hard to ignore. I bought another book (the companion to this one) on how to draw comics - and even if Stan was the main man in said book, it was more his collecting suggestions from others - or his comments in his capacity of being an editor stating what he was looking for in art, as opposed to his directly talking about his artistic experience.

But this new book... this is different. After all, Stan was the writer behind such hits as Fantastic Four, Spider-man, Avengers, Captain America, Thor... and a whole lot more. The Marvel (comics) Universe as we know it would possibly not have morphed into the force that it is without Stan's contributions on the writing and editing portion. Truth to say, he did not do it alone... but he sure was a cornerstone one cannot ignore.

So I definitely got this... not that I'm planning to come up with my own comic some time soon (but who knows?). Nope, my buying this book is more curiosity with what Stan 'the man' Lee has to say about writing comics from his decades of experience... not just from the technical perspective - but from the viewpoint of a thankful fan as well.

Day 316, Feb 18, 2012

Fables Deluxe 4!

This one was literally one year in the waiting. I mean, I'm a fan of the series - yet I find the need to wait for the deluxe version, for I feel that it is the better - more appropriate version to collect.

This is not to say that I'm tempted to read forward - to find out what is happening to the characters I liked. But for some reason - and I am really surprised by this, I was able to hold off getting or reading the paperbacks. Sure, I'm not updated with the stories - but who cares? This is not really a shared universe with the heroes I normally read - so there was no real urgency to hurry up reading these stories.

The only time I read and bought a Fables story outside of the deluxe volumes was the stand alone Snow White hardbound regarding the Arabian stories. I felt that it was a safe purchase, as it did not interfere with the story chronology I was reading from the deluxe volumes - and just to give an indicator of just how much stories are out there, I am reading year 4 (yes, each deluxe volume represents a year) so I'm somewhere in issue 37. Meanwhile, in the regular series, the issues are already beyond 100. So go figure... I'm reading stories several years old as far as the loyal followers of the comic book versions was concerned. But as I said, I don't mind. In fact, there are other ways to read this if I even wanted to. A friend even gave me soft copies of the complete (by then) run. I have yet to read them - not saying I won't... but for now, I'll just enjoy this fourth volume.

Addendum: wouldn't you know it... said Snow White Arabian story I mentioned happens to be half of Vol.4? Nuts...

Day 315, Feb 17, 2012

Swing Night at Vogue:

It was supposed to be a night of dancing - and it was. Trouble is, I haven't danced in so long a time, I'm probably not just rusty... but rusted out of such an activity. After all, at my best, I was a very amateurish swing dancer (preferring the less coordination-intensive dances by individuals - but being envious of how others seemed to make this dance look seamless and easy).

As it was, I didn't dance this evening, but I did like meeting friends - we talked a bit, and naturally, I tried taking pictures (though the evening wasn't conducive to experimenting, so I just set things to automatic). Still, it was a nice night. I decided to head home a bit early - after all, talking, taking pictures and listening to good 80's dance music does have its limits.

Day 314, Feb 16, 2012

PADD class:

This is not the first time I'm conducting the Packaged Application Detailed Design class - but it's the first time I'm doing this by myself.

Normally, I'd have either Jinkee or Gina doing this with me - and there is a good reason for this. PADD is known to be a very talk-intensive conduct... now, consider that when you add the fact that this is a 3-day course. Ouch... right?

Unfortunately, for this particular conduct, I can neither get help from GIna and Jinkee, as they both are assigned to other conducts. This will definitely be a challenge for me - but there is one silver lining to this... I get to control the pacing of the conduct, and this may mean that I can make adjustments (like what I did today) regarding timing, pacing and discussion. Even then, I finished the training for day 2 at 5:30pm exactly (same with day 1). Now I have to rest, so I can be ready to conduct day 3... at this point, I'm simply taking this one day at a time... and I'm glad that there's just one more day to go.

Day 313, Feb 15, 2012

Inside a droplet:

It started out as an experiment in getting a picture of a droplet a lot closer than I did the last time. It would up in my getting real close... closer than I expected. In fact, this entire green thing that seems unfocused is the droplet itself (note the slight light reflection on the lower right?), and I actually got an almost microscopic picture of the bubble's inside - specifically the small air bubbles trapped between the water and the leaf.

The semi-circular pattern is possibly because of the bubble's rounded top.  As pictures go - this has to be one of my more surreal shots. So how did I do this? I used my lens and connected it to a reverse ring - trick taught me by my sister-in-law, Bea for taking those really close shots for small things. The ring allowed me to do this hands free from holding the lens in place. I also got my gorilla tripod for that added stability - though in hindsight, I think I needed a slightly taller tripod (or my monopod), as the gorilla tripod could not reach certain leafs, forcing me to look to lower ones.

But once everything was set up, it was just a matter of focusing and capturing the shot. Oh yeah... I definitely got the leaf close up too - after having moved away a bit from this real close encounter.

Day 312, Feb 14, 2012

Valentine dessert:

Its not as if we had plans, but Barbie and I did talk about meeting after work - even if I was at the UBP, owing to the fact that she decided to take the day off, so she was in the Greenhills area - though the plans would be that we'd meet in Shang (which is seemingly closer to UBP).

But, due to certain delays, we ended up meeting in Greenhills and having dinner in Chili's instead. The ambiance was naturally Valentine's themed - and what we got was definitely filling. Form there, we ent to Cara Mia to get a cake for her mom - and while waiting for said cake, we got a scoop of ice cream. To our surprise, the scoop arrived in the shape of a rose (or at least, as close as they could make it). It was a little gesture, but worth taking a picture of... and isn't it appropriate that we opted to get strawberry? It was a great ending to our dinner... and once we had the cake, we finished our ice cream and headed on home.

Day 311, Feb 13, 2012

Overcast skies:

This is the view from the 33rd floor of the Union Bank Plaza, by Meralco Avenue. The view overlooks the Pasig, Cainta, Marikina, Antipolo and even the Laguna de Bay area and the silhouette of the Sierra Madres... that is, on a clear day.

Unfortunately, its not a clear day as the weather is rainy... which naturally means its an overcast and cloudy sky. Some say there's a typhoon - but neither the rains nor winds validate such.

This picture also means that I'm back in UBP doing some conducts again in this site for Accenture. As I always say, the UBP has a nice near-panoramic view of the East. This shot proves it.

Day 310, Feb 12, 2012

Lights and shades:

This picture is just a simple appreciation of how white shapes can be better gleaned when taking their respective shadows into consideration. Back then (in my first project 365), I had a similar play with whites - and now I just wanted to take this shot of three white vases against a white wall, with the vases framed by dark colored wood. This is from Barbie's and Bernice's skin clinic, and in this instance, I accompanied Barbie to get a diamond peel before her business trip.

If I had control of the clinic's lighting, I would have wanted to move them to lessen the shade - then again, the current shot does emphasize the difference between a well lit, a partially shaded and a nearly full shaded vase - so in that sense, the differences are more visible. 

Day 309, Feb 11, 2012

Weekend afternoon entertainment:

Every Saturday afternoon, the Promenade in Greenhills arranges as its entertainment a blind man (who's name escapes me as of this moment) to play with the grand piano that is located just a bit under the two crisscrossing escalators, rendering timeless classics  and relatively new hits alike. His voice is good, and it is a nice way for people who aren't too much on the go, to just sit back and watch him from the promenade's dining area - or, if you're like me, to sit back and enjoy coffee at the 2nd floor of the Figaro, where I can listen to his rendition of said songs.

In point of fact, this is not the first time I've heard him play. In fact, the first time, I literally just sat down and watch him do his pieces - that is, until I had to leave Promenade - or, as in another time, I stayed until he had done his set.

This particular shot had to be accomplished with my telephoto lens from the 2nd floor - then I just needed to crop all the unnecessary background 'noise' to try and focus on the man ans the piano. Yeah... soon as I remember his voice, I'll post it here so I can be fair to the man. Meanwhile, I hope to hear him play again, in some future weekend when I'm in Greenhills (which is almost every weekend).

Day 308, Feb 10, 2012

Chamomile tea anyone?

Friday at last! Time to unwind, and when it is unwinding that needs to be done, there's one way for us (Barbie and I) to do just that - and its to have a cup of Chamomile tea.

Whether at home or outside, we look for this as much as possible. Of course, there's another reason - mostly if we feel we've eaten too much, and might need help with our food digestion, then tea is most welcome as well.

This particular shot is in Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf; for a second day in a row meeting here - and though it might make some sense to get out of McKinley ASAP, before the rush hour traffic - there will ahve to be some slow down time, and Friday... after a long week's work effort done, is the perfect example of when sipping tea and relaxing should be done. Definitely a TGIF moment.

Day 307, Feb 09, 2012

Shades on a bright afternoon:

When I'm assigned to McKinley, Barbie and I try to meet up after work, so we con go home together. Naturally, we consider where to meet and someplace in Piazza is the default understanding. Often, we try to meet in Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf for several reasons -  great food (snacks), great coffee or tea (depending on our mood) and WiFi connectivity (should we need it). So yeah... other places - like Figaro's or Dunkin Donut Cafe may be acceptable as a meeting spot, but they can't compare to CBTL on all aspects. In fact, meeting in the latter two places are normally an offshoot to CBTL being full.

In this particularly sunny afternoon, Barbie decides not to take her shades (my Christmas gift to her) off, as CBTL's indoor illumination is very bright... owing to the mostly glass walls receiving the very bright outside sunlit surroundings - even at so late a time as 5:30pm.

This, in turn, allowed me to take this shot (one of several), and I must say that its a good picture - without (ahem) being too biased.

Day 306, Feb 08, 2012

Early Birds:

I've seen these birds show up at times - and I can say that its a species that I've not seen when I was young. They're roughly 3 times bigger than your typical brown maya birds - yet as they seem to be appearing more frequently, I can't say I've got anything against them.

First time I saw such a species was in Johnson and Johnson, and I was obviously curious about them - and tried getting a picture. At best (as this was during my pre-telephoto lens days), I would capture a picture that had them at a distance... and I would be a bit frustrated that this was as good as it would get - until I got my zoom lens that is.

This particular picture was definitely unplanned. As I got out of the car, en route to the Accenture office in McKinley, I spotted these two perched at the makeshift fence that the car had backed up on. I grabbed my camera, carefully (so as not to startle the birds) changed lens, leaned on my car's roof for support - and shot a few pics of them. Apparently, they were grooming themselves  - probably just got up (notice how sleepy they still look in the picture?), and were preparing for the day ahead. Lucky me, I was in the right place, at the right time. It's situations or opportuniites like this that I bring my camera around.

Day 305, Feb 07, 2012

Fun!

Technical trainings that we (that is to say, my colleagues and I) conduct are serious matters - after all, when you discuss such things as Project planning, analysis, design, development and testing - one wonders how such topics can be presented in an interesting manner. It does take some imagination and a lot of analogies.

We really try doing this - and aside from the usual activities and lectures/discussions, I find it useful to pace our topics - to avoid too much information overload, and inject some fun activities. This particular picture captures such fun by way of a reverse charades game, where one person needs to guess the actions of the rest of the team - this activity is a prime example of needing to be assertive to communicate (no one can guess what the item/topic is if the team is passive), be imaginative (you need to know how best to communicate), and act in conjunction with others (if they act out in unison, it does make guessing easier).

As of now, this game is unique to our Application Testing School conducts, and the activity is courtesy of Tess. I wonder how it will look like if this conduct is not privy to such fun... I'll bet it will be less conducive. This is a prime example of facilitators going beyond what is asked. Tess does this - as do other colleagues of mine. I've done it in the past as well.

Day 304, Feb 06, 2012

Markers:

These items are quite indispensable to me and my colleagues whenever we conduct any training - after all, they are essential to our ability to write or draw our ideas while imparting knowledge, wisdom or just plain ideas to our participants. It can be a tool for writing (of course), pointing (to a limited extent), deciding (in a spin the bottle manner) or  - if the need arises, a projectile (not to worry, its an idea I hardly use).

They help when we ask our participants to likewise write or draw their thoughts, answers and collaborative conclusions to certain activities. There was even a time when these markers came with a wider variety of colors (and in some instances, smells even). When I conduct workshops - both in or outside of Accenture, I try to make sure I've a set of markers - just in case I need to write or draw ideas. Yup... such simple, mundane tools when you think about it - yet evidently useful in allowing us to be better communicators.

Day 303, Feb 05, 2012

New Jacket:

This jacket was something I purchased in my LSGH homecoming the night before - I was intending to get one for myself... unfortunately, due to some limited planning on the manufacturer's part, they did not consider the fact that a lot of the alumni wouldn't fit in the usual student sizes... hence nothing that I liked fit me, so... I just decided to get a jacket for Bryce instead.

I liked this particular design because it showed the basic La Salle design; complete with the stylized LS letters that; when combined with the traditional colors of Green and White, symbolizes the school I studied in - the same school that Bryce now attends for his college.

On the bright side, the makers of the jacket did give me their number, so I can order and have said jacket delivered to my place (with an additional delivery charge of Php100), and I just might order one jacket. But will I order one exactly like the design I got for Bryce? Why not? It is a cool design. Then again, if I can make some changes to the current design, I'd opt for a more predominant green (maybe make the white sleeves green as well) - after all, great looking as white can be, it can easily be dirtied. Hence the reason I'd go for an all green design.

Meanwhile, it really is nice seeing Bryce enjoy his new jacket.

Day 302, Feb 04, 2012

A Verde Homecoming!

Yup, its another LSGH homecoming, and once again, I get to mingle with people I normally see at least every February, July (or August) and December. I refer to our 'Bastardic' get togethers - and normally, we enjoy visiting our old Alma Mater during every first weekend of February.

As you can see with the picture I took, my batch mates (not all of them seen in this picture, mind you) are enjoying the night with each other's company. It was just too bad that I would up having my camera batteries dying out on me that evening (it was a very busy day, so I was unable to recharge the battery before going to the homecoming). Too bad, I would have wanted to get a whole lot more shots.

I like the shot's background - on the left side, you can see portions of the evening's stage, while on the right side, you can see a portion of the St. Benilde's lighted ceiling - so it really shows where this event was happening.

Day 301, Feb 03, 2012

Friday night!

This little get together was an imprompo'tu thing. It started with Gina just mentioning that she wanted to drink Friday, and I readily said 'sure, let's do it.' or something similar.

Gina then started texting the usual suspects - in this case, Jingo and Brian, while also asking a few more friends/colleagues if they wanted to join us. When Brian and Jingo agreed - we know it was a 'go', and Gina started asking Batchie and/or her yaya to prepare some pulutan.

After the Application Analysis class, I, for one, was glad we'd be having this. And even if I had to fetch Bernice in Greenhills, do the groceries and get home, I was determined to be a part of this 'winding down' with friends - some of whom were not able to join our January Bacardi session (I, of course refer to Gina and Brian).  We loosened up with some beer, Jingo brought wine and I brought some Jagermeister. So yeah... we did enjoy each other's company, stories and discussions. It was a perfect end to a work week.

Jingo took the shot - I chose it because most of us (except Jingo) were in the picture. Again, this would have been better had I brought the tripod. Perhaps I should keep it in the car's trunk - but then again, I was using the black car during Fridays, so I might have forgotten it in the other car's trunk anyway. So... two tripods - one in each car?

Hnh, yeah... right.

Day 300, Feb 02, 2012

My bag... sometimes.

This is a Camelback, as the label proudly announces - and for military people, or weekend warriors (like I used to be), this means its not a large backpack at all - after all, these bags are designed to primarily carry a few liters of water - specially for dessert missions.

I don't use it for water though. Instead I find it useful when carrying 'light' - meaning not carrying too many stuff at all - so its for convenience. Its large enough to fit a book or two (though not the very large or thick ones) so I'm not sure if, say, a hardbound copy of Harry Potter 7 would fit into this... but it can definitely fit several comic books (with backing boards, of course). It can carry my cell phone chargers as well, and yes... I can squeeze in a few cans of drinks here too.

So yeah... this bag is what I use when I don't plan to carry too many stuff. As for the photo, I decided to go macro shot with the label... hopefully capturing some of the bag's texture as well. So yeah... sue me if it alsmost looks like a product shoot again. Guess I've got a hangover from the previous product shoot.

On a side note once again... post 300!!!

Now it really is a countdown with the remaining 65 (or 66, since its a leap year) days for year two of my project 365.

Day 299, Feb 01, 2012

Suddenly... Analysis:

Why such a title? Simple... this was not originally scheduled to be my training. In fact, as I said two days back, I was looking forward to having a week-long vacation. On one hand, I was glad for the rest - on the other, I was rather worried about the pay cut I'd be having due to this.

Lucky for me, a colleague (Fiel) felt sick, and had to request I take over from him starting with day 3 of his training. So suddenly, my 'vacation' was cut short after the two days, and unfortunately, I was unable to finish all the needed home chores I had planned... but, at least, I know I'd be paid for these three days. The training in particular was Analysis, and I get to partner with Gina.

Let me just say that prior to this sudden change of assignments, I was getting worried that February would match the dearth performance of January's conducts. I guess God (or kismet or fate) has other plans, after all.

Whichever the case, I'm grateful - I just hope my better luck is not always at a friend's (or worse, my family's) expense.

Day 298, Jan 31, 2012

Product shoot:

Yup, I'm doing this - not professionally (as I'm not getting paid to do it), so that Barbie's office mate can use the pictures (this is just one of several) for presentation purposes.

Normally, they'd tap some other professional photographer - and chances are they still would, had this been a more formal marketing thrust. But in this case, the sudden need (so lack of time to contact a pro) and possibly even budgetary constraints, made Barbie think of me. Personally, I welcomed the challenge - after all, I've not been in too many product shoots (though there was the food blog which I could count).

I definitely learned a few lessons while doing this - foremost being I may need a product shoot tent (a small one) for times like this... and another is that I should use a tripod, as I tend to move... specially should this shoot last longer than a few minutes. I have this... in fact, I've got two tripods, so this should not be a problem for me.

Another possible lesson learned? I need to invest in lighting. So yeah... more lighting and the product tent. I'll need to save up for the light - as for the tent, I think I can get them easily enough in Greenhills. I've seen them in the past - I just did not think I'd be needing them - not yet, at least. Apparently, I was wrong. Oh well...

Day 297, Jan 30, 2012

New batch!

Got these comics, and a trade of Daredevil yesterday, but its only just today that I can enjoy reading these titles. As it turns out, I've got a long vacation (unplanned) so I can just look at this as my catch up time with some of the things I need to do at home.

But before I do those home chores, I'm going to sit back and enjoy these titles. Of the comics shown here, I'm looking forward to reading Aquaman, Captain America and Bucky, X-force and Justice League. Naturally, I'm also looking forward to reading the first few issues of Mark Waid's Daredevil. I've seen reviews about this new direction of DD, and prior to my getting this compilation, I was really searching for back issues of DD; with little success.

Now, I need not search. I'm relatively updated with DD.