Showing posts with label Canon Powershot A470. Show all posts
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Thursday, January 15

Litratong Pinoy: Asul





Ang pang-ipit sa buhok na nasa larawan sa itaas ay mahalaga sa akin dahil regalo ito ng dalawang pamangkin ko noong nakaraang Pasko. Nakakatuwa dahil kahit na alam kong umaasa lang sila sa baon na bigay ng kanilang mga magulang ay naisipan pa rin nila akong bigyan ng regalo. Hindi na mahalaga kung magkano man ito o kung saan nabili. Ang mahalaga ay ang naipadama nila sa aking saya dahil sa mumunting alay na ito.

The clip that is shown in the picture above is very important to me because this is a gift from my niece and nephew last Christmas. I am so honored to receive it because I know that they saved an awful part of their allowance for them to buy Christmas gifts. It doesn't matter whether it's cheap. What matters is the joy that they made me feel.


Narito naman ang larawan ng aking paboritong asul na hikaw. Mumurahin din lang yan, nabili ko sa tiangge ng singkwenta pesos. Isa lang ito sa mga "wala lang" moments ko habang nagi-eksperimento sa aking kamera. Maganda naman ang kinalabasan hindi ba?

Here is a photo of my favorite blue earrings. This pair is cheap as I was only able to buy them for Php 50 (a dollar or so). This was taken during one of my "whatever" moments; experimenting with the focusing capabilities of my PS camera. The shot is not that bad, don't you agree?




Thursday, December 18

Litratong Pinoy: Karoling





Karaniwan nang nakikita ang mga batang lansangang nangangaroling kapag panahon ng kapaskuhan sa Pilipinas. Dala-dala ang kanilang mga sariling gawang instrumento at baon ang mga sinaulong Christmas songs, nakikipag-patintero sila sa mga sasakyan sa kalsada para sa kakaunting barya. Nakakatuwa dahil naipagpapatuloy nga ang atin nang nakagawiang tradisyong pangangaroling tuwing Kapaskuhan. Ngunit nakakalungkot rin na dahil sa kahirapan ay kinakailangan ng ilang musmos na sa kalsada ay makipagsapalaran.

Ang larawang ito ay kuha ko habang habang ang aking sasakyan ay nakatigil sa lansangan isang hapon pagpunta ko sa trabaho. Sa pagmamadali at dahil sa salaming marumi, ang aking larawan ay malabo.

It's a common sight to see children caroling in the streets during Christmastime in the Philippines. Armed with their self-made instruments and memorized Christmas carols, they roam the streets without considering the danger of passing cars just so they can have a few coins. It's nice to know that our Filipino tradition of singing carols during Christmastime is passed on to these children. However, it is still a sad fact that because of poverty, the safety of these children are compromised.

This photo was taken on the way to work one afternoon. It came out blurry because I had to shoot quickly before the light turned green and my windshield wasn't that clean.