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leimide: Ahihihi. Late-night doodle. Club Manila East, see you...

Fri, 24 May 2013 01:02:33 +0800

leimide:

Ahihihi. Late-night doodle. Club Manila East, see you later!

Last trip this summer, hopefully. My bank account has been weeping endlessly.

Life’s a highway.Baler - San Luis, AuroraApril 29,...

Sat, 04 May 2013 10:04:28 +0800

Life’s a highway.
Baler - San Luis, Aurora
April 29, 2013

Falling in love with Baler, with its blue skies and green fields.

leimide: This falls is soo worth the 30-min trek. @superbianxx...

Fri, 03 May 2013 12:37:01 +0800

leimide:

This falls is soo worth the 30-min trek. @superbianxx #baler #adventure

Ditumabo Falls in San Luis, Aurora
April 28, 2013

The beauty of the Ditumabo Falls is totally worth the 30-45 min. trek. The water is so clear and refreshing that it washed away all the sweat and fatigue we had from the unexpected rocky trek. This is definitely worth a second visit.

My third surfing attempt, this time at Sabang Beach,...

Fri, 03 May 2013 09:27:57 +0800

My third surfing attempt, this time at Sabang Beach, Baler. Thank you to Mahdox Surf School for my morning session and to Aliya Surf Camp for the afternoon session.

I would like to make myself believe that I am getting the hang of surfing. For my first two attempts (both in San Juan, La Union), my proudest moment was just being able to stand on my board long enough to call out my friends and reach the shore. This time, however, I was also able to control my board over multiple waves and it felt really great.

I guess credit goes to my instructor from Aliya Surf Camp - Ms. Roxy (or Roxie, I’ll never know). I never had a female surf instructor before so I was really excited and somehow intimidated when they told me that she will be my instructor. She seems haughty at first, skipping the basic demo and immediately asking if I have already managed to stand on the board. Apparently, she isn’t fond of teaching beginners.

One of the best part of having her as an instructor is that she makes me feel comfortable. We chatted a lot while waiting for good waves, she gave me tips on how to paddle against the waves, and bragged about me to her fellow instructors whenever I get the waves right. Girl power, she says. I would definitely love to get more lessons from her the next time I’m in town.

For those interested, surfing lessons in Baler cost about PHP 350. This includes board rental and a 1-hr lesson. That’s 50 bucks cheaper than La Union.

Just got home from Baler

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:38:32 +0800

My whole body is aching. I wasn’t prepared for the trek this morning.

Hopefully I’ll be able to post something tomorrow.

Ciao~

Off to a weekend surfing trip later. My ideal beach survival kit...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:19:27 +0800

Off to a weekend surfing trip later. My ideal beach survival kit includes a frisbee, an underwater film camera, and a good book.

Taal lake at dawn.Club Balai Isabel, Talisay BatangasApril 19,...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:17:40 +0800

Taal lake at dawn.
Club Balai Isabel, Talisay Batangas
April 19, 2013

leimide: All geared up for surfvivor baler! #film #analog...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:28:58 +0800

leimide:

All geared up for surfvivor baler! #film #analog #35mm

The films I ordered from Lomo Loco Shop have arrived! Too bad I didn’t get to use it for our Batangas trip but they’ll definitely be loaded for our Baler surfing trip this Saturday.

Five rolls of happiness! Expired Fujifilm Superia 400 and Lomography Color 400.

leimide: Perfect weather for a lakeside afternoon nap. #summer...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:21:03 +0800

leimide:

Perfect weather for a lakeside afternoon nap. #summer #GSCNeonSummer

Late update is late. I’ve been home from Batangas since yesterday evening and spent the entire Saturday sleeping.

And I wish I knew how to transfer Instagram access from my primary blog to this one.

Summer Komikon 2013 loots: Kikomachine Komix Blg.9: Ilayo Mo...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:30:41 +0800

Summer Komikon 2013 loots:

Kikomachine Komix Blg.9: Ilayo Mo Kami sa Apoy ng Impyerno, Musikada, Kubori Kikiam #8, Bakemono High Book One, and Kolsenter Komiks, Trese 2 & 4 (not in pic, borrowed by my friend who bought book 1 & 3), and a free The Hobbit tumbler from 7-Eleven.

Naks, rubbing elbows daw with comic artists. Toto Madayag of...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:03:17 +0800

Naks, rubbing elbows daw with comic artists.

Toto Madayag of Kolsenter Komiks, Budjette Tan of Trese, Manix Abrera of Kikomachine Komix, Lyndon Gregorio of Beerkada, Elbert Or of Bakemono High, and Michael David of Kubori Kikiam.

They’re a bunch of nice guys, very down to earth and more than willing to be geeky with you. Oh, and I’m actually surprised that Michael David remembers me!

Summer Komikon 2013
April 13, Bayanihan Center

indiohistorian: Saw this nice #trivia at Bagoong Club today....

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:15:38 +0800

indiohistorian:

Saw this nice #trivia at Bagoong Club today. Very timely. #history #worldwar2 #Bataan

Interesting trivia for the Day of Valor.

lady-rinoa: [Event] Summer Komikon 2013 Love komiks? Then the...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:39:58 +0800

lady-rinoa:

[Event] Summer Komikon 2013

Love komiks? Then the Summer Komikon 2013 is the right event for you!

Located at the Bayanihan…

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Summer Komikon 2013
April 13, 2013
Bayanihan Center, Pasig City

I’ll be there to get the new volume of Kikomachine Komix and have it signed by Manix Abrera himself. He’s such a good guy, very friendly and down-to-earth. I’m also hoping to see Carlo Vergara so I could have my Zsazsa Zaturnnah signed too. I missed him last year - he went out for lunch when I was about to get his autograph.

Oh, and I heard that the Bakemono High comics will launch its first book so I’m looking forward to that. I’ve enjoyed reading them in K-Zone mags a few years back.

leimide: Perfect weather for a morning jog. (at UP Academic...

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:16:13 +0800

leimide:

Perfect weather for a morning jog. (at UP Academic Oval)

Trying to resume the Sunday habit of morning jog around the oval.

leimide: I’m loving this month’s issue of sidetrip....

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:49:41 +0800

leimide:

I’m loving this month’s issue of sidetrip. #morefuninPH #surfing #philippines

Sidetrip Travel Magazine’s The Surfing Issue features:

12 Surf spots to drive you insane
Luke Landrigan on teaching special kids to surf
Surfing and skimboarding beginner’s guide

I’m totally loving their illustration of Philippine surf spots that I wish I could have it blown up and posted on my bedroom wall.

UPDATE: Weekend project #1: DONE! I had it printed at Fax,...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:35:42 +0800

UPDATE:

Weekend project #1: DONE!

I had it printed at Fax, Parcel, and Print for 50 bucks (size A4) while frame’s at 100 bucks from National Bookstore.

I can’t wait to work on our Palawan pictures.

leimide: Ohai thar, baby Nina. Ninang Leah missed you alot. :)...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:34:40 +0800

leimide:

Ohai thar, baby Nina. Ninang Leah missed you alot. :) (at Krispy Kreme)

Say hello to my cute little inaanak, baby Nina.

leimide: Jake seems to be planning on some April Fools’ prank...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:12:17 +0800

leimide:

Jake seems to be planning on some April Fools’ prank on Captain and Spidey. #easter #adventuretime #avengers #spiderman

Happy Easter everyone!

My cousin, Han, made these uber cute Easter eggs! Iron Man and Hulk were already eaten before I could get a snapshot.

Today’s quick doodle. I haven’t been sketching in a...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 23:41:22 +0800

Today’s quick doodle.

I haven’t been sketching in a while. I am stuck in this phase wherein I don’t think I draw the same way I used to so I’ll just quit altogether. This is probably my most decent drawing in a while.

P.S. I purposely hid the hands because god knows how I suck on drawing them.

Done with weekend project #1. All that’s left to do is to...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:01:10 +0800

Done with weekend project #1. All that’s left to do is to send this over to a printing and get a frame that will fit.

This is part of my weekend project series. I have been trying to figure out what to do with travel photos stored on my hard drive and this is what I came up with. It’s some sort of a lomo wall but not quite because this one looks like a person-with-OCD’s nightmare.

I arranged the photos on an A4-sized paper with Photoshop, then I’ll be sending it over to probably Fax and Parcel and have it printed. If it comes out good, I’ll be framing it and it will find a nice place at the staircase wall.