Laboy #1: Asia Pop Comic Con: Day 2 & 3

The biggest, baddest comic con this side of the planet? Probably!

Asia Pop Comic Con (APCC) is an event granted to third-world mortals of the Philippines by probably the gods of Disney and Marvel and whoever's at the helm of the organization. This unbelievably awesome event was one I'd probably look forward to every year as long as I have money to spare. This is the first time in a long time I flew above the clouds in nerdgasmic joy.

It's just about every overgrown kid's dream come true the moment I arrived at the event's doorsteps at the World Trade Convention Center in Pasay...
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Lakbayin #6: Barkin' Blends Dog Cafe

Canines. You just gotta love 'em. Domesticated or wild, they're one of the most lovable things on earth, especially dogs. They're not nicknamed "man's best friend" for nothing. It was this fondness for these friends that I acted on a simple bit of info from my Facebook newsfeed.

Woof goes the dog, and I rushed to inviting my girlfriend Robie to the place for our anniversary date. Being the pooch lover that I am I really miss having a dog companion around, and it's even better that le girl is a dog lover too! So off we went, knowing what we're looking for, but definitely got a surprise beyond what we were prepared for.

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Kwento #2: Shooting dietary delights

Portraits are the "in" thing today. From selfies to glamor shoots, they're everywhere (but here in Manila, it's mostly at NAPAW haha). Taking a break from the sea of faces (and occasional heavenly bodies, as well as cats, and cat-related memes), I took the opportunity to join a local camera store's in-house food photography workshop.

And in that short two-hour lecture, I learned how to shoot stuff like this:

I was successful in my attempt to restrain myself from eating it on set.

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Lakbayin #2: Of the spokes of the sun and rays of the wheel

As the saying goes, "the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step", I took my first. But it was not a step, but perhaps more of a ...roll. The day was February 7, 2014.

I've been planning for the longest time to set out and go explore, even if it's just around town. It took forever to get me to do it- but somehow this time, I did. Without planning. Without hesitation.