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I'm adding RSS feed capability to this blog. Just to check it out and see how it works.

This should be fun.

--Andoy

I have not been posting in this journal recently. Which is a shame. But things are looking up and maybe I'd get this blog up and running again. And soon.

Till then, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all!

--Andoy
24 December 2009

Her Morning Elegance by Orin Lavie

Found this nice stop motion animation music video. Great to watch. The tune is catchy in a late 1970's sort of way.




--Andoy
22 March 2009

UPIS Huling Kodakan, Feb. 28, 2009

Some pictures I took last Saturday at the UPIS grounds. It was a gathering for a last picture-taking before a big part of the grounds was taken over by the C-5. In fact, the construction area was already cordoned off and parents had voiced a concern for the safety of their kids over the ongoing construction.

From UPIS Huling Kodakan

From UPIS Huling Kodakan

From UPIS Huling Kodakan

The above sculpture was formerly a wider work. Unfortunately, one-third had broken off. And the main character's penis was defaced. A castrated Oblation. This is vandalism. Of course, I could be wrong. Anything could have happened which may have caused this to be in such a sorry state.

From UPIS Huling Kodakan

From UPIS Huling Kodakan

From UPIS Huling Kodakan

From UPIS Huling Kodakan

From UPIS Huling Kodakan

That's Mario and Aleli, two former high school classmates.

From UPIS Huling Kodakan

Herman Kraft. Another UPIS class of 1980 batchmate.

From UPIS Huling Kodakan

From UPIS Huling Kodakan

From UPIS Huling Kodakan

From UPIS Huling Kodakan

From UPIS Huling Kodakan

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From UPIS Huling Kodakan

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From UPIS Huling Kodakan

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From UPIS Huling Kodakan

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From UPIS Huling Kodakan

The construction area was to widen Katipunan into a full-width highway segment of the C-5. A view of the construction area. Click here to view the full-resolution picture in a new window. Caution: This is a wide picture.

From UPIS Huling Kodakan

This is another panoramic view of the UPIS grounds in front of the flagpole. It was taken across the street. Click here to view the full-resolution picture in a new window. Caution: This is a very wide picture.

All construction pictures were taken with a Kodak KZ740, stitched on Ubuntu Linux 8.04 using Hugin Panorama Creator and cropped using GIMP Image Editor. The group pictures were taken side-by-side with a Kodak KZ740 and a Canon Powershot A720, stitched on Ubuntu Linux 8.04 using Hugin Panorama Creator and cropped with GIMP Image Editor.


--Andoy

Darwi at UST

Had a walking trip and a brief tour with Darwi at UST. We forgot to bring a camera, so her phone camera had to do. The knee support was for the injury she sustained about two weeks ago.

From Darwi at UST (Feb. 2, 2009)

From Darwi at UST (Feb. 2, 2009)

From Darwi at UST (Feb. 2, 2009)

From Darwi at UST (Feb. 2, 2009)

The campus was being spruced up in preparation of the quadricentennial (400 year anniversary) of the university. The giant UST letters were just there I guess. This was the first time I ever stepped foot on the campus. It was not a matter of culture shock. In a way, it was more of being in a different milieu or environment. It was fun actually.

--Andoy
2 February 2009

Naruto Shippuuden 93: Hindi Mayabang!

I have been watching Naruto for several years now. I first heard about it in 2004, the summer before I started my personal blogs, when a colleague and fellow call center agent brought some VCDs of the series. I didn't watch it then. But I did get hooked later when my brother introduced me to the series.

It's a good story, and more engaging than the normal, growth and development of the usual anime of the ugly duckling/underdog/asshole main character in an environment where he is surrounded by cool bishounen colleagues (and villains), trainers, supporters and naysayers. The usual problem in animation and crops up, where the drawing sometimes suffers. There are the usual reasons of deadlines and change in artists and crew. But Naruto, the series has suffered more specially after the 140th episode of the original series.

In Naruto Shippuuden, the story picks up after several years of training away from the village. And the drawings a lot more consistent. But the latest episode I saw, had the artists flexing their muscles. Hindi mayabang ang dating. Some stills from one scene:

From Naruto

From Naruto

From Naruto

From Naruto

I'm looking forward to more surprises from the artists.

--Andoy
26 January 2009

Kenneth's Angono Trip

Kenneth's class had an educational trip to Angono, and here are some pictures. Of particular note are these photos of him and his t-shirt. And on the bus as well.