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I really don’t have a lot of experience taking photos of guys, so I was pretty happy that Phillip agreed to let me blind him for about two hours with constant camera flashes. Thanks, Phillip!
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One of the best things about living in Bangkok is having beautiful islands to escape to quite easily. The city’s been a drag lately, and I’ve been restless, so I decided to spend Halloween weekend on Koh Samet with my friend, Arunee. We left Bangkok at an ungodly hour in the morning and by 10:30AM we were surrounded by fine white sand and turquoise waters. Got photos that I really like, a tan, and some pretty funny memories, plus Arunee and I made some new friends. Overall, it was a pretty awesome weekend getaway. I love Koh Samet!
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I went on a three-day, three-night vacation in Vang Vieng, Laos with Louis, Trevor and Sarah (who paid for transpo + hotel for my birthday, thanks Sarah!). Great distraction from the dreariness that I’ve started to feel toward Bangkok! The locals (and customer service) were nicer than in Thailand, The Elephant Crossing Hotel was an excellent choice for lodgings, the scenery was gorgeous, tubing was relaxing and getting drunk by the river was fun. Stopped for bit in Vientiane for lunch on the way back to Bangkok then back to reality. I definitely wouldn’t mind a repeat trip sometime in the near future.
Got some nice photos from the waterproof disposable camera too!
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I went to Tagaytay in Philippines with a few good friends of mine for some good food and fresher air; it was sunny during the day, when I was too distracted with stuffing my face to take much photos, but the clouds started rolling in during the late afternoon and I managed to snap a few shots before heading back to the city.
Back in Makati…lots of lights.
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I hadn’t been back to Philippines since I left last year, so I figured that right after my 23rd birthday would be a good time to go. My parents bought me the plane ticket as a birthday present, and off I went for a week to see old friends and family, and it was AWESOME.
I’ve expressed a lot of disdain for the way the system works in Philippines (by system, I mean government and by “the way the system works” I mean that corruption is fucking abound in it) and about what a terrible place Manila can be to live in, but whatever negativity I may harbour towards the place itself, it’s the people that I know that make me want to keep going back. I don’t know if I can even express properly how great it was to see familiar faces again and to relax for a whole week. It was just what I needed.
Also, my friends are awesome for giving me a first night back that was heaps fun! Friends showed up at Inez’s place, where I was crashing for most of the week, and after a little pre-gaming in the apartment, we all went to Robot, where a lot of vodka was consumed and a lot of dancing happened. I don’t remember taking a single picture that night, but there ended up being a crapload taken by everyone except me.
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Since this is the first post, I shall it make one about a first. The first roll of film I shot with the first medium format camera I ever bought: a Yashica-A.
My friend Sarah and I went to an area in Bangkok (forgot where though) were there was a traintrack, some really rusty trains and, if you walk a bit further down the soi and under the bridge next to the track, you’ll encounter heaps of interesting-looking Thai people just going about their day. Those photos will be posted here some other time. I only took photos of the tracks and Sarah (and me), and one shot of the view from my condo, with the Yashica-A. Used Ektacolor Pro 160 and some massive guessing at exposure.
Obviously I need to work on holding the camera straight and remembering which frames were already exposed! I like double exposures, but in moderation. I also like the contrast in these but I’m going to try and dial it down a notch or two for the next few film rolls I’m gonna shoot. But so far I am loving the Yashica-A! It makes me think super hard about a photo before I take it. It’s a nice way to finally begin dipping more than a toe into film photography.
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