October 30, 2011
we arrived in istanbul at about 530am on saturday am. and i was in desperate need of turkish coffee to get me thru the long yet anticipated day ahead…

our delightful tour guide, ensar islamoglu, greeted us and we drove into the OLD CITY of istanbul and found turksh coffee ...
October 28, 2011
not only has this amazing woman been a subject on my blog several times (their engagement session last december and then their vancouver & manila weddings this year!) she has sucessfully stocked my tshirt drawer with some of my favorite tshirts! these are my current faves i own:

i have known ...
October 27, 2011
that’s right, blog readers…this week has been crazy with trying to get ready for TURKEY tomoro. and instead of trying to sit in front of my computer and do 9 blog posts to schedule while i’m gone, i have decided on this instead, which i think you ...
October 25, 2011
honestly.
i cant think of anything better in regards to doing what you love.
i love love. i have blogged lots on my job as a love photographer, photographing couples in love, be it their lifestyle sessions, or their wedding days. there is nothing that i love more than photographing ...
October 21, 2011
when i first met cj it was in the form of a paper version of her at a party my friends, blue olive, had a number of years ago.

isn’t that rad or what?! :)
you see, cj was invited to the photogs party but she lives on vancouver island ...
October 20, 2011
3-in1. instant coffee phenomena here in the philippines, and probably most of SE Asia. i dont mind it at all. especially when you’re in a hurry and NEED your coffee fix. there are sooo many brands and types. my fave right now is NESCAFE brown & creamy. :)

lover, on the ...
October 16, 2011
…being married to your best friend.
happy birthday, Lover! :)
xotrace
October 14, 2011
john mateos ong. his bio says this:
In 1990, at the age of 18, during my 1st year in College in De La Salle University, I started my events management career by founding “Concepts Plus.” But the industry wasn’t really ready yet for below-the-line events marketing. Three years ...
October 13, 2011
i have been to the desert once. not like the sahara or anything.
but to a nevada desert…in the USA.

it was amazing. i have never seen anything like it.
the way the ground was all cracked…how the tumble weeds ACTUALLY tumbled by. the sky’s reflection in ...
October 12, 2011
in August i was asked by Benz of WeddingsAtWork.com if i’d like to do a podcast interview. i had NEVER been interviewed and the last time i heard my voice recorded was back in junior high when my friend and i would record us singing Rick Astley songs ...
October 11, 2011
this week would have been the week i head off to delightful ITALY. but things didn’t work out to go this fall.

so instead of pining my heart out about not being there, i decided to do the opposite - start dreaming about next year’s efforts to take a ...
October 10, 2011
yes..it’s true. i have not blogged for 2 weeks. HOLY COW. the first week of blogging absence was due to the typhoons and such. all the commotion and power out for some hours. ya. it totally fell by the way side.
and i didn’t even forewarn… [side ...