
Tigbauan, my beloved hometown, is a municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. It is located 23 kilometers southwest of Iloilo City.
It acquired its name, like the majority of town centers, after a topographical distinction unique to the region — in this case after the Tigbao, a local name for a type of grass that used to swarm the countryside.

…the most unforgettable moment happened when I was aiming my camera in front of the Siberian Tiger. Darn, its coat looks really beautiful and clean. But this feline looks angry though. Parang ayaw pakuha ng picture. It keeps on walking back and forth. Parang taong hindi mapakali. Then suddenly it turned its back on me. Gee, what a great angle. Only the tiger’s behind is visible. What a rare moment. So then focused my camera and….

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Lost in Lanterns. A Vietnamese girl inspects each lantern for tonight’s festival
We had no idea there would a festival in Hué at this time of the year. The Guide Books nor the internet doesn’t have any information on this, so we felt fortunate to have witnessed their celebration of the Chao Mung Festival 2006 in Hué. We were also worried at first since we don’t have any reservations in any hotel there. Thanks to Lee Tien, one of the Easy Riders, a group of Motorcyclist we met in Da Nang, he managed to book us a Hotel in Hué since there was an influx of tourists who are also attending the festival, most popular lodgings are taken. They booked us a double bed room in Ngoc Mai hotel, a bit distant from the central city but manageable enough and the rooms are elegant and cheap for $12 USD per night.
I finally had the time to scan the pictures from December 29, 2005 when I visited my hometown Bocaue, Bulacan. All pictures were
taken using Nikon F3 35mm film camera.
You will always see me armed with my Canon Powershot and my cellphone camera ready to take photos that amuse or entertain me. My photo adventures have a lot of inside story that I’d like to share. I am also curious if my fellow photo bloggers encounter the same experiences like me.

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orange and lemon

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I’ve been to the Walled City countless time, but it was my first time to see Baluarte San Diego, La Manille’s first line of defense.

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after my experiments on the milk project last year, i decided to take on the elusive action shots of liquid once again…

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