One shot moments: Seize life with Canon

It was originally my cousin’s idea in joining the contest. I was so busy with my loads of school work when suddenly he told me that he won in the contest and that I should join too. I remembered to have stocked some photos from this year’s feast of the Black Nazarene. Actually, it is part of my yearly devotion to attend and shoot during the feast. It was some kind of intricate adventure for me that unleash my wild side and go with the flow of excitement, following the replica throughout the procession as my will could take me. To my luck, it exactly fit the theme of the contest. Seize your adventure with Canon. Barely 2 months after I joined the contest, I received a text message informing me that I was one of the lucky winners of the month. The Canon Powershot A490 was then delivered to our house through mail.

Sakripisyo

   The Tagalog term for sacrifice, the act of exchanging one’s comfort in trade of something that the heart desires, would be fittest way to describe the faith of the Nazarene’s devotees. It is the one thing that drives them to procession of the Black Nazarene each and every year. The exhaustion, pain, sweat, and all these things that you could get along the not less than 12 hours of non-stopping procession all around Quiapo could make you wonder for what the devotees are wishing for or what do they exchanged it with. Health maybe on the first list and wealth maybe the last. Those Millions of bare-footed, faithful devotees that I am talking about had stayed in the Quirino Grandstand for the overnight vigil and in the morning they marched their way from the Quirino Grandstand towards Quiapo church, passing along the way some familiar spots like Hidalgo, the photographer’s haven.

    The replica, which was actually the one being paraded around the town because the original image was too fragile to move, was being pulled by two very sturdy ropes. Sometimes those ropes intertwined and they name it “Otso” or 8 because it is similar to the figure of the number eight. Devotees consider that clinging on to the rope and helping to pull the Black Nazarene is part of their undying devotion. Aside from devotes, the yearly procession also attracts tourist and photographers alike. I hope that whatever brings you there, we must always put to mind that faith alone is not enough. What we do to our neighbor counts. Thank you and God Bless!

    

Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife

  If ever you are so chocked from the smog of the urban cities in Manila, the doors of the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife in Quezon City are always open to you. Named from the slain hero of Edsa, Sen. Benigno ”Ninoy” Aquino Jr., it is located at the heart of Quezon city near the Quezon Memorial Circle.

This 65-hectare man-made beauty is open everyday of the week, from Monday to Sunday, from 7:00am-5:00pm. It offers spectacular scenery, a relaxing ambience, and a variety of animals you wouldn’t encounter during your everyday venture on the busy streets of Metro Manila.

The entrance fee is so affordable that even a poor “juan dela cruz” could enjoy the place without worrying about his empty pocket. They only charge P8 for an adult and they even give out discounts to students. It’s an ideal place where a family could enjoy a quality time with each other. A sanctuary for lovers where they could be as close with each other as their will would take them, and they won’t even have to worry on what the world would has to say to them. It could also be a starting place where a germ of friendship could bloom into a lifetime memory.

 

The Ultimate Myxperience

The Myx 10^th anniversary was celebrated with a bash as it held it’s annual Myx Mo concert with the theme, I heart Myx.

It was actually my first time to go to the said event and I was pretty excited about it. Added to the fact that I was part of a few very lucky individuals, courtesy of my friend Jairus Bien Jimenez, that had been blessed to have

an access not only to the concert grounds for free but also ultimately at the backstage giving me the chance to mingle with the stars. I had come across the country’s celebrities , pop idols, and rock stars in which I pushed my luck and took my chances to grab a photo with them.

Artist from different kind  of genres had come and participated, greeting Myx a Happy 10^th anniversary while showcasing their talents to the crowd. They serenaded and rocked the concert grounds alternatively keeping the boredom totally out of the picture throughout the event.

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I'm Josh, 20 years of age currently residing at Malabon in the Philippines. This is my blog , Everyday Pinoy. It aims to share my experience to the world on how it would  be to live in the Philippines on a day-to-day basis. I do hope that it would produce an enriching experience for me since it is my first time to create a blog. I  do also hope that those that would follow my blog could also get something fruitful from it.