Hypothetically speaking

I'm just toying with the idea of buying either a Mac Mini, a digital camera (a Canon), a PDA Palm with Bluetooth or a T-630 cellphone. Hypothetically that is. After lurking in Flickr and reading an e-group exchange amongst camerabugs, I realized that photography will remain a casual hobby for me and not a serious source of extra income. I mean I'm simply loaded with print design jobs. So in the end, whatever that will help my present career will have to be the next buy and that is the Mac Mini; which ironically will find its way to my artist, who still uses an upgraded G3 500mhz beige Mac Tower. Yikes! So there it goes. Gone even before I get to buy it. Now to source out the money.

Rocking at 15

Rocking at 15,
originally uploaded by Stitch.

John (2nd from left) turned 15 last Saturday. He invited his classmates for dinner. They sang some videoke songs. At 15, John has a band, a girlfriend (wearing pink sleeves), is a badminton champion in school. What more can he ask for? Still a lot, I guess. Oh yeah, John is one of the sons of an officemate who lives next door to our office.

Happy birthday John!

kite flying

kite flying,
originally uploaded by Stitch.

I went to a small modest carnival in Angeles City last Sunday. It was suppose to be a hot air balloon exhibit. But I came late. So I ended up with pictures of kites and the carnival. Half of the crowd were children. Its nice for kids to have simple pleasures such as kite-flying and seeing and ridding a simple carnival. I should have tried that train ride through the horror booth.

Flowers for you

I dedicate this flower collage to the “women” of my life. Beginning with my mother.

Good times and bad

Even though the peso currency is appreciating, it will take sometime for businesses to feel it; and that is assuming it will continue to appreciate or maintain its current level. Well, I'm no economist so my benchmark for economic growth is actual savings of people, quality of life, support of basic needs, etc. And for the last two years, I see that the ordinary working man is not fairing well in those areas. The good thing about it is people still manage to smile and know how to have some clean fun. Take a look at the picture below of some officemates enjoying a few rounds of beer during our Christmas party last December. It was our most austere celebration; it took place in the office garage; we had a few parlor games and jokes and a raffle (even the gifts from our suppliers were very modest compared to the previous years). It was fun nonetheless and we felt a bit melancholic since another hard year has passed. We can only hope for a better year.

Undecided

relaxed,
originally uploaded by Stitch.

Anne might transfer school. She is in grade 7 and going to high school next school year. There is a good offer from an exclusive school that's nearly as “good” or better than her present school. But the decision is her's. She has to study harder; she will lose her friends; the school is in the other side of town. Well, I'm just her “unofficial” godfather and will leave the decision to her. The school in the other side of town looks interesting though.

Blaarrghh!!!

Hullo. I never used a blog before but I have a journal somewhere else. And I also post my photos in 3 different websites. I'm not exactly all over the place but I think my paper work is. I mean so many papers are scattered on my table and its so disconcerting to arrange them everyday. You see, I work in a printing press so paper is in abundance. Catch you later. I'm not much of a talker really.

Oh yes, here's a photocollage I composed today. It's for a photoshop tennis match I have in another website. Hope you like. It's to commemorate Lent which starts today—Ash Wednesday.